William H. Taft After Precidency?
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Not too many years after being President, William H. Taft was appointed Chief Justice to the Supreme Court.  Among the Associate Justices he worked with were Oliver Wendell Holmes and William Brandise. (spelling)
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It is impossible for this to occur as an amendment to the Constitution after FDR's reign declared no one could hold the Chief Executive Office for more than two terms (consecutively or otherwise).  Thus, it would be impossible for someone to assume the number 2 position having already held the number 1 for two terms.
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I agree - he would be an excellent President for as long as he chose to serve, however it's not up to him. The Constitution would have to amended, as it currently does not allow anyone to serve more than two elected terms in office, so he will have to retire as of January 20, 2009. Currently, the longest tenure that anyone could serve in office would be three terms - that is if the President died on Inauguration Day, his Vice President would be eligible to serve out the rest of that term, plus two more terms, if he were to be elected on his own. This came about in the late 1940's and early 1950's, as Republicans wanted to prevent anyone from serving as long as Franklin D. Roosevelt did (who served just a tad more than 12 years, dying early in his 4th term).
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Woodrow Wilson, Thomas Jefferon, John F. Kennedy and George W. Bush
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President of The United States 1928-1932.
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He is expected to be confirmed this month.  He will take over for retiring Justice Sandra Day O'Connor.  He will not be able to rule on any cases that has been heard by the court with Justice O'Connor.  Those cases might have to be reheard by the court if there is a tie, since only 8 members of the court can vote on those cases.
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He was a lawyer.  He became governor of Arkansas before becoming President.
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Yes, it is important, The U.S. Supreme Justices when they retire or leave or die are apponted by the President, how do you think John Roberts and Samuel Alito became Supreme Court Justices?\nYes , the president does have power in this area when it involves the appointment of Supreme court justices
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no, when it was all said and done he will still go down in history as one of our GREATEST PRESIDENTS. i wish presidents could have more than 2 terms because i would have voted for him again!
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Presidents currently receive a pension of $157,000.00 per year.  Add to that Secret Service protection, office space and secretarial support and the final tab is closer to $2.5 million per year.\n\nA two-term President could serve in any other elective office except President.\n\nOne ex-President, William Howard Taft, served as Chief Justice of the Supreme Court.\n\nTheir status as "Elder Statesmen" offers former Presidents significant opportunities as consultants and public speakers as well, though it's hard to imagine our current occupant of the Oval Office making any headway in that manner once he's out of office in 2009.  Guess there's always The Comedy Channel...
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Actually, William Taft is usually considered the 27th president of the United States. This is because Grover Cleveland served two nonconsecutive terms, and is considered to be both the 22nd and the 24th presidents of the United States.\n\nOtherwise, yes it would be Wilson, but historically we usually refer to Taft as our 27th president and Wilson as the 28th.
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Hmm....William Howard Taft was pretty broad in the beam. Then there was Charles the Fat of France, Buddha (no disrespect meant to the religion, he WAS a pretty big dude) or Denny Hastert.
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Only if thats what he wants. I think he has retired from public office. The Iraq speech  was bad for him. He was too use to taking orders.
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On March 8, 1930, Taft died from complications of heart disease, high blood pressure, and inflammation of the bladder. His funeral was the first presidential funeral broadcast on radio. He was buried at Arlington National Cemetery. Taft and John F. Kennedy are the only Presidents buried at Arlington.\n\nHope this helps!\nhttp://www.americanpresident.org/history/williamhowardtaft/biography/LifeAfterPresidency.common.shtml
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Very good... \n\nI'd say until shortly after he appeals, and that process could take longer than the first.
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FDR, 1933-1945 in fact he set the precedent for future presidents only serving 2 terms
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There's actually 7 previous, garfield is the last, but garfield was shot while in office and did not serve a full term.  You'd have to go all the way back to fillmore for the last full term president.  Take a look at the president's vetos broken down at the link below