The poll's release comes just three days after Supreme Court Justice David Souter announced he would step down from the high court after this year's session ends in late June.

民调是在最高法院法官大卫·索塔宣布他即将离任后的三天公布的，大卫·索塔会在六月下旬任满。

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The replacement of Justice Souter is not likely to radically change the ideological composition of the court.

VOA: standard.2009.05.03

Judge Sotomayor would replace retired Justice David Souter.

VOA: special.2009.07.18

If confirmed by the Senate, Sotomayor would replace retiring Supreme Court Justice David Souter, who was nominated by President George H.W.Bush in 1990.

VOA: standard.2009.05.31

Justice Souter was so disgusted by that ruling, and the partisanship it seemed to show, that he almost resigned.

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Before this, when they thought it more likely would be Justice Stevens or Justice Souter who might be retiring, it was mainly women.

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"I am willing to bet Justice Souter had never seen a file-sharing application, " said Tushnet, who is also an expert on cyber-age legal issues.

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