Originally Posted by The_Jazz

dc, I disagree that she wouldn't be interested. I think she is, namely for the reason that it allows her to stay in power for exactly as long as she wishes. Granted she would be in the third of the three branches (among equals, of course), but the thing about the Court is that the "power structure" there is relatively flat. No one justice is any more important than another, and the Chief's job is really no different than the most junior member's.