Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer will retire, multiple news outlets reported Wednesday. The 83-year-old is the oldest member of the high court, and a leading liberal justice.
Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer will retire, multiple news outlets reported Wednesday.
Associate Justice Stephen Breyer poses during a group photoshoot at the Supreme Court in Washington, D.C., April 23, 2021. widely seen as one of Biden’s top candidates for the Supreme CourtDuring the 2020 campaign, Biden pledged to nominate the first Black woman to the high court when a vacancy arises.
For months, liberal activists had called for Breyer to retire while Democrats hold both the White House and the Senate — which could change after the midterm elections in November.
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