Progressive United States Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer, 83, plans to step down at the end of his current term, that is, at the end of June, several American media reported on Wednesday.
The magistrate, who has been with the powerful institution for nearly 28 years, will announce his decision to the White House soon, according to anonymous sources cited by NBC and CNN and NPR radio.
His retirement will allow President Joe Biden to choose a successor and ensure he is confirmed by the Senate ahead of midterm elections scheduled for November, in which Democrats could lose control of the upper house. Currently, the court is made up of six conservative and three progressive judges.
The Democratic president promised that, if given the opportunity, he would nominate a black woman for the Supreme. The name of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, of the federal appeals court in Washington, is one of the most sought after for the position.
Appointments to the Supreme Court, which decides most major social issues in the United States, have been the subject of political battles for some years.
During his term, Republican Donald Trump appointed three judges, out of a total of nine, who firmly anchored the institution in conservatism. Its influence has been noticed since September, with a strong shift to the right.
The temple of the law invalidated the mandatory vaccination in large companies decreed by Biden and it seems that it will reconsider the right to abortion and expand the right to bear arms.
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