Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer Set to Retire
Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer is said to be retiring at the end of his term. The 83-year Breyer is one of three liberal justices on the Supreme Court, who…
WASHINGTON, DC – APRIL 21: Supreme Court Associate Justice Stephen Breyer participates in a panel on “Lessons from the Past for the Future of Human Rights: A Conversation” at the Gewirz Student Center on the campus of the Georgetown University Law Center April 21, 2014 in Washington, DC. Organized by the law center, the New York Review of Books and the Bingham Centre for the Rule of Law the forum focused on the future of human rights. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer is said to be retiring at the end of his term. The 83-year Breyer is one of three liberal justices on the Supreme Court, who has served on the bench for 27 years. His retirement comes after much urging from progressives who urged him to step aside with Democrats in control of three major branches of government.
Breyer's retirement will give President Joe Biden his first opportunity to pick a replacement. As commonplace with supreme court nominees, a strenuous, political battle will likely ensue between Republicans and Democrats on whomever the President nominates.
Breyer was nominated by President Bill Clinton back in 1994, and assumed his seat on the dais on August 3 of that year. Prior to his time as a Supreme Court justice, Breyer served on the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit for 15 years.
A graduate of Stanford University, Breyer served in the Army from 1957-65 and attained the rank of Corporal.
