President Biden has promised to nominate progressives to the United States Supreme Court if he wins a second term in office in the November election.
President Biden on Wednesday promised to nominate progressives to the Supreme Court if he wins a second term in the White House. Biden made the pledge at a 'Black Voters for Biden-Harris' rally in Philadelphia, where he predicted that more than one Supreme Court justice will retire in the next four years.
Biden's remarks also serve as a reminder that several justices are in their seventies. Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito, both conservatives appointed by Republican presidents, are 75 and 74, respectively. Sonia Sotomayor, a progressive appointed by President Obama, will turn 70 next month. If one or more justices retire, the next occupant of the White House will fill that vacancy and may reshape the composition of the court for decades. Former President Trump had three such opportunities during his term in office, appointing conservative Justices Neil Gorsuch, Brett Kavanaugh and Amy Coney Barret — who solidified the current conservative majority.
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