Ted Cruz says he does not want Supreme Court job – CNNPolitics

While Cruz noted that it is “humbling” to be included on the President’s list, “it’s not the desire of my heart,” he told Fox Business News’ Maria Bartiromo on Sunday.

“I want to be in the political fight,” Cruz explained. “I want to be fighting to nominate and confirm three, four, five principled constitutionalist justices, but that’s not where I want to serve. I want to stay fighting right where I am in the US Senate.”

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Being a Supreme would seem to me boring and poorly paid, but very prestigious. From there you could become a big partner at a law firm, which would be boring but remunerative. Some justices are law professors, which at least gives you the chance of interesting work, but is poorly paid, relatively speaking.