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Breyer won’t retire

Justice Breyer: Not Planning to Retire, Don’t Know When

Newsmax: Justice Stephen Breyer, the Supreme Court’s oldest member, told CNN he has not decided when to retire from the bench.

Progressives and some other Democrats have encouraged Breyer to step down so President Joe Biden can name a younger liberal judge to the court while their party holds a slim control of the Senate.

When asked by CNN whether he had decided when to retire, Breyer said, “No.”

Breyer, nominated to his position by former President Bill Clinton in 1994, said two factors will determine his decision.

“Primarily, of course, health,” Breyer told CNN. “Second, the court.”

Many Supreme Court watchers have kept eyes on the Court to see if Breyer, who’ll turn 83 in August, would make an announcement during July’s first week when justices released their final opinions of the term. more here

9 Comments on Breyer won’t retire

  1. No worries. As long as they have that fat envelope full of naked pictures, nobody will have standing in Robertsland unless the Democrats WANT them to have standing, making the rest of the court pretty much moot…

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  2. “Breyer is likely an old school liberal and is aghast at what his party has become.”

    RBG wasn’t, the older she got the more strident she became.

    I would think this would be a golden time for an elderly lib SCOTUS judge. The Chief Justice and the last 2 appointed judges have no allegiance to anything and are easily malleable and persuadable.

    SCOTUS now stands at 3/3/3, 3 conservatives, 3 liberals, and 3 that on any given day can be talked into just about anything.

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