The retirement paves the way for Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, confirmed last April to fill Breyer’s forthcoming vacancy, to join Justices Sonia Sotomayor and Elena Kagan on the court’s left-leaning bloc.
Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer will officially step down from his post on Thursday, ending a nearly three-decade tenure on the nation’s highest court, according to a letter from the White House.
The retirement paves the way for Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, confirmed last April to fill Breyer’s forthcoming vacancy, to join Justices Sonia Sotomayor and Elena Kagan on the court’s left-leaning bloc. Jackson, the court’s first Black female justice, faced contentious confirmation hearings before being confirmed with a 53-47 by the Senate.
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Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer will officially retire on Thursday after nearly three decades on the court.
The retirement paves the way for Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to fill his vacancy. https://t.co/rqL1FlDlNb
— POLITICO (@politico) June 29, 2022
NEW: Justice Breyer has sent a letter to President Biden informing him that his retirement will be effective 24 hours from now: at noon on Thursday, June 30. pic.twitter.com/3nLsKkPKCB
— Steven Mazie (@stevenmazie) June 29, 2022
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