Justice Stephen Breyer retires after almost 28 years on the Supreme Court
Joe Biden has said he will choose a black woman as the liberal jurist’s successor
NOT SINCE 2010 has a Democratic president put a justice on the Supreme Court. Joe Biden will now have his chance. On January 26th sources close to Stephen Breyer, the 83-year-old dean of the court’s liberal bloc, said he will retire at the end of the court’s current term. In one sense, Mr Biden’s nomination will change little: a liberal will replace a liberal. But on the campaign trail he promised to nominate a black woman for the first time ever.
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