Because of an accident of timing, the recent news that Sally Rider was leaving the U.S. Supreme Court after five years as the administrative assistant to the chief justice triggered speculation that she was miffed about not being named to head the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts.
Her departure announcement on May 9 came three weeks after the appointment by her boss, Chief Justice John Roberts Jr., of James Duff (Rider’s predecessor in the assistant’s job) to the powerful position of administrator of the judicial branch. Rider was at Roberts’ side when he made the announcement.
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