Supreme Court Justice Bill Clinton

WASHINGTON (CNN) — It is a title that would be sure to bring either fear or cheer to many Americans, depending on your political leanings: Supreme Court Justice Bill Clinton.

That provocative possibility has long been whispered in legal and political circles ever since Sen. Hillary Clinton became a viable candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination. Now a respected conservative law professor has openly predicted a future President Clinton would name her husband to the high court if a vacancy occurred.

Pepperdine Law School's Douglas Kmiec said, "The former president would be intrigued by court service and many would cheer him on."

Kmiec worked in the Reagan and Bush 41 White Houses as a top lawyer, but said he has no personal or political "disdain" for Bill Clinton.

CNN talked with several political and legal analysts of both ideological stripes, and while several laughed at the possibility, none would rule it out completely. And all those who spoke did so on background only.

There is precedent for such a nomination: William Howard Taft, who called his time as chief justice, from 1921 to 1930, the most rewarding of his career. He was president from 1909 to 1913.

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This story is just too weird to comment on other than to say..possible yes,probable..NO

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Nominating the fox to rule the henhouse?...

I hope someone tries it...The nomination process itself would be a circus...

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I'm all for Bill Clinton being a Supreme Court Justice...

But then again I don't mind liberal activist judges.

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I think BC would be a good pick for a lot of things. But not that. I hope if a lefty is elected that they get a chance to nominate a couple of 18 yr. olds. So they can drive the right nuts for decades.

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Typical...

Heaven forbid anybody elect a judge for being a good judge...Instead, let's just see what partisan advantage we can get...

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Define good judge.

Scalia? Ginsberg?

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I agree but I think there has been a shift to the right on the court. So I am looking for balance. I don't trust either side left to their own.

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Taft probably enjoyed being a Supreme Court justice more than being president.

No doubt about it..

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Thats because he could take his pants off under that robe

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