Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer to Retire
thewrap.comwill remain on the bench until a replacement is confirmed after the end of the current Supreme Court term.Breyer, appointed by President Bill Clinton in 1994, is known as a judge with liberal-leaning ideology.
So the balance of the court will not change from its 6-3 conservative majority. But Breyer’s replacement will likely be much younger and able to serve on the court for decades.Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said in a statement Wednesday that Biden’s nominee “will receive a prompt hearing in the Senate Judiciary Committee, and will be considered and confirmed by the full United States Senate with all deliberate speed.”Sen.
Dick Durbin, the second-ranking Democrat from Illinois who serves as the Judiciary Committee chairman, said he looked forward to “moving the President’s nominee expeditiously through the Committee.” A Biden appointee will face issues that come before the court in a swiftly changing America.
In its most recent term, the Supreme Court has already heard cases that could overturn Roe v. Wade and expand gun rights. In another case, the high court blocked Biden’s vaccine mandate for large companies.
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