FILE - JUNE 27, 2018: Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy, first nominated to the high court by President Reagan and confirmed in 1988, will retire as associate justice effective July 31, according to a statement released by the court. WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 10: U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice Anthony Kennedy is seen during a ceremony in the Rose Garden at the White House April 10, 2017 in Washington, DC. Earlier in the day Gorsuch, 49, was sworn in as the 113th Associate Justice in a private ceremony at the Supreme Court.   Eric Thayer/Getty Images/AFP