United States | Biden’s judges

More diverse appointments are set to reshape America’s judiciary

Democrats race to fill the courts

Schumer in a hurry
|Washington, DC

Editor’s note (January 26h 2021): Stephen Breyer, one of the Supreme Court’s three liberal justices, will retire at the end of the court’s current term. Joe Biden will nominate his successor, ensuring the court keeps its 6-3 split between conservatives and liberals. He has previously promised to put the first black woman on the court.

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