Conservatives outnumber liberals by 6-3, and Donald Trump’s three nominees pushed the court even further to the right.īiden has already met personally with at least one top nominee, Ketanji Brown Jackson, 51, Breyer’s former clerk worked at the U.S. Of those, 80% are women and 53% are people of color, according to the White House.īreyer’s replacement by another liberal justice would not change the ideological makeup of the court. It’s long overdue.”īy the end of his first year, Biden had won confirmation of 40 judges, the most since President Ronald Reagan. “And that person will be the first Black woman ever nominated to the United States Supreme Court. “I’ve made no decision except the one person I will nominate will e someone with extraordinary qualifications, character, experience and integrity,” Biden said as Breyer stood by. He installed five Black women on federal appeals courts, with three more nominations pending before the Senate.

Since Biden took office in January 2021, he has focused on nominating a diverse group of judges to the federal bench, not just in race but also in professional expertise. Watch Biden’s remarks in the player above.īreyer joined Biden at the White House, a day after news broke of the 83-year-old’s upcoming retirement. Supreme Court, saying it was “long overdue.” He praised retiring Justice Stephen Breyer as a model public servant and promised a nominee by the end of February. WASHINGTON (AP) - President Joe Biden on Thursday affirmed his pledge to nominate the first Black woman to the U.S.

Justice Overdue by Lisa Childs