Supreme Court Justice Breyer will retire, allow Biden to replace him

[Melensdad]

Look for a quick nomination, if this is true. There will be a huge fight after the 2022 election if Breyer holds out too long so the Democrats will have to move fast to get another uber-liberal on the bench.

From JUST THE NEWS:

Justice Breyer to retire from Supreme Court, report

Retirement would give President Biden opportunity to nominate replacement.

justthenews.com

Justice Breyer to retire from Supreme Court, report​

Retirement would give President Biden opportunity to nominate replacement​

Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer will step down from his post at the end of the court's current term, according to a report from NBC News.​

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Breyer is one of the three remaining Democrat-appointed justices on the high court. Should he retire, it will present President Biden with an opportunity to appoint a liberal-leaning justice who could sit on the court for many years to come, and for the moment, preserve the 6-3 split between conservative-leaning and liberal-leaning justices.​

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Breyer, who is 83, is the oldest member of the court. He had faced consistent pressure from liberal groups to retire, especially following the death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, whose passing allowed then-President Donald Trump to appoint Justice Amy Coney Barrett. ​

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Biden will likely act quickly to appoint a new justice who will be ready to serve by the time the court's new term begins in early October. The president has previously committed to appointing a black woman to the court, if afforded the opportunity to do so.​

 

[Melensdad]

And a view from ZeroHedge, which also cites NBC as the original source of the information.

ZeroHedge

ZeroHedge - On a long enough timeline, the survival rate for everyone drops to zero

www.zerohedge.com

Liberal Supreme Court Justice Breyer Plans To Retire Before Midterms: NBC​

BY TYLER DURDEN
WEDNESDAY, JAN 26, 2022 - 12:02 PM
In a midday headline that rocked Washington, NBC News reports that Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer, one of the minority of liberal justices on the Court, is planning to retire before the midterms to give President Biden a chance to nominate and install a replacement.

Minutes ago, White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki tweeted a statement that neither confirmed, nor denied, the NBC News report, but simply said that each justice must make their own decision about when to retire.

Supreme Court justices are appointed for life, but a justice can decide to retire at any time. Some progressives had hoped to push Breyer toward retirement given his age. One group called "Demand Justice" even sent a billboard truck driving around the Supreme Court building in April with the message: "Breyer, retire. It's time for a Black woman Supreme Court justice," a reference to President Biden's vow to nominate a Black woman to the court.
However, the campaign to push for Breyer's retirement never really gained momentum in the Senate, which is responsible for voting on judicial nominations. Only a handful of Democrats have suggested they would like to see Breyer, who was nominated to the court in 1994 by President Bill Clinton, retire of his own accord - at least this was the general attitude as recently as last fall, according to an NPR report.

Perhaps the possibility that Breyer has changed his mind is a sign that the Democratic leadership is lowering its expectations ahead of November's midterms as President Biden's approval rating continues to sink.

Even if he retires and is successfully replaced by Biden, Dems would simply be left with the same number of liberal-leaning SCOTUS seats as they had before.

Now it's time for Dems to hypocritically argue that it's 100% OK to nominate and confirm a SCOTUS justice before an election that could result in a change of which party controls Congress.

 

[FrancSevin]

Biden said he would nominate a woman of color? I'm sure Kamala would love the position.

 

[Melensdad]

Biden said he would nominate a woman of color...

Yes, he is clearly more concerned about the optics than the qualifications of the people he nominates for positions of power.

 

[pirate_girl]

Condi Rice?
Oh wait.. my bad.. not liberal enough..

 

[XeVfTEUtaAqJHTqq]

Too bad the Dems have been so mean to Manchin and Sinema. They are suddenly some very important people.

Should be an interesting clown show but ultimately it will just be the status quo.

 

[Doc]

I have to wonder if Hillary Clinton or Michelle Obama will be on Biden's short list.

 

[FrancSevin]

I have to wonder if Hillary Clinton or Michelle Obama will be on Biden's short list.

Has anyone told the President that these are his options? One wonders

 

[Melensdad]

A couple of front runners for Justice Breyer's seat.

Follow the link for the full story: https://www.zerohedge.com/political...ourt-justice-breyer-plans-retire-midterms-nbc

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Democratic insiders are whispering about Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, who was appointed last summer to the Washington DC Court of Appeals (seen as a stepping stone to the nation's highest court), being the top candidate since President Biden has said he would nominate a black woman, what would be a first for the court. But KBJ, as she has become known, isn't the only contender.​

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Ketanji Brown Jackson​

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According to NPR News, it's down to KBJ and California Supreme Court Justice Leondra Kruger. KBJ was on President Obama's shortlist for the court in 2016, and Kruger (also a black woman) served as assistant, and then deputy solicitor general in both Democratic and Republican administrations prior to her nomination to California's highest court.​

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Both women are young for SCOTUS: Brown Jackson is 51 and Kruger is 45. And both possess the legal credentials necessary to potentially attract a moderate Republican or two. There is no filibuster for SCOTUS nominees.​

 

[echo]

I trust they will appoint someone that knows something.

 

[mla2ofus]

I trust they will appoint someone that knows something.

I wouldn't bet on it. I just hope the nominee has more assets than race and gender.

 

[FrancSevin]

I wouldn't bet on it. I just hope the nominee has more assets than race and gender.

I feel for whomever that is. No matter their other qualifications, that will be what everyone remembers for which they got the job.

Affirmative action has it's purpose. However, I think it wrong to extend that concept to positions important as the SCOTUS. Skin color, sex, or any immutable action of one's birth, should not define their opportunities for success.

For example, Kamala Harris met the condition of Biden's promise to nominate a woman of color for VP. Look how well that turned out.