In an unusual interview on 60 Minutes Sunday, Associate Justice Antonin Scalia of the Supreme Court chatted with Lesley Stahl before the 60 Minutes cameras.
It seems even Supreme Court Justices come out in public to promote their new books.
It was a pleasure to watch the Justice in an informal situation. He is a sharp legal mind with an acute sense of humor.
My favorite comment? After appointment to the Court by President Reagan in 1986, Justice Scalia indicates he had planned to leave the Court at 65 when Justices can retire with full pay (he was 50 when appointed). Now 72 and with no plans for retirement, he says he is working for free - since he has already earned his full pay pension.
Justice Scalia is a strict constructionist in Constitutional interpretation - or to use his word, an originalist.
His new book "Making your Case: The Art of Persuading Judges", co-authored with Bryan Garner (available at Amazon.com)
And Yes, Mr Justice... I bought the book.
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