WUSA 9News Now At Noon April 9, 2010
this month. he says that he is leaving the bench when the court takes its annual summer break. our tara mergener has the latest on this story. >> reporter: supreme court justice john paul stevens sent this letter to the president this morning saying he'll retire this summer. his decision came as no surprise. he's hired just one law clerk last year instead of the usual four, and he said in several interviews that he planned to step down during president obama's term in the white house. stevens will turn 90 later this month. he is the oldest jutis on the -- justice on the high court an...