In the first season , an outgoing Supreme Court Justice tells Jed Bartlet that he had been wanting to retire for 5 years , but waited `` for a Democrat '' because he did n't want a Republican President to replace him with a conservative justice ( the Justice then tells President Bartlet , snidely , `` Instead , I got you . '' )
In the first season , an outgoing Supreme Court Justice tells President Bartlet that he had been wanting to retire for 5 years , but waited `` for a Democrat . ''