KalshiPoliticsUpdated 7m ago

Will Lawrence VanDyke become the next Justice on the Supreme Court?

As of Sep 28, 2026, 2:16 AM ET, Kalshi priced this market at 0.9% (little changed over 24 hours). It had $161.8 traded in the past 24 hours and a bid-ask spread of 1.2 pts.

Market probability
0.9%
Little changed over 24 hours
845 days until the event deadline
Deadline: January 20, 2029 at 11:59 PM ET

Too little market data to assess this move — treat the probability with caution.

This venue reports too little volume or book data for this market to judge the trading behind the price.

How credible was the move?

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Move validity

Is the move backed by real trading and depth?

Insufficient data

This venue reports too little volume or book data for this market to judge the trading behind the price.

Consensus stability

Has the market settled at the new probability?

Stable

The probability has held near its current level over the past several hours.

Contract clarity

Will the rules resolve without ambiguity?

High

The resolution rules are relatively specific, with a named source and a defined deadline.

What this market actually measures

If Lawrence VanDyke is the first person confirmed by the Senate to the position of Justice of the Supreme Court by January 20, 2029, then the market resolves to Yes.

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View full official resolution rules

If Lawrence VanDyke is the first person confirmed by the Senate to the position of Justice of the Supreme Court by January 20, 2029, then the market resolves to Yes.

Resolution source: If Lawrence VanDyke is the first person confirmed by the Senate to the position of Justice…

What could move this market next?

  • The market's deadline arrivesJanuary 20, 2029 at 11:59 PM ET

    The contract must resolve based on what has happened by this date.

Derived from the contract's own mechanics as of Sep 28, 2:23 AM ET. ProbCast does not list scheduled meetings, announcements, or data releases it cannot verify.

Advanced analysis (experimental)

Research signals — these models are still accumulating the history needed for full validation, and they can disagree with the headline read. Model confidence: low · expected error ±21 pts.

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What's happening

low classifier confidence
Thin market

Thin book and/or wide spread. Small orders can move this price disproportionately, so any single print is noisy and easily overread.

  • Thin book and/or wide spread.

Read with caution —Read the latest price with caution; conditions make it an unreliable summary right now.

More details — reliability score, dynamics, durability
Reliability score
9Low
Where the price path tends to go next1032 observed
  • Illiquid / quiet99%

Short-term motion of the price line (~1h), distinct from the environment above — not a prediction of the final outcome.

DurabilityMedium· half-life ~4d
PredictabilityStable

Secondary read: leaning toward Stale price.

A read-only classification of the market environment — how much weight the current price deserves as a read of consensus. It describes conditions, never a trade.

Market data

24h volume

$161.8

Liquidity

$0

Total volume

$17.5K

Category
Politics
Venue
Kalshi
Open interest
$12.8K
Spread
1.2 pts
Best bid
0.3%
Best ask
1.5%
7-day range
0.9% – 0.9%
Resolves
Jan 20, 2029
Resolution
If Lawrence VanDyke is the first person confirmed by the Senate to the position of Justice…
Change (pts)1H-0.16H-0.124H-0.17D-0.1

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