Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor to remain at post as some call for her to step down [View all]
Source: CNN
Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor has made clear she has no plans to step down, according to people close to her, despite calls from some on the left that President Joe Biden should try to name a successor before President-elect Donald Trump takes office.
“She’s in great health, and the court needs her now more than ever,” said one person close to the justice.
Some progressives have suggested Sotomayor, the most senior liberal on the conservative Supreme Court, should step down so that Biden could try to name a replacement in the short window before Trump takes office in January. Talk has simmered for months over the possibility of Sotomayor retiring so that Biden could name a successor and ensure the seat remains a reliable vote for the liberal wing, but that has gone nowhere.
Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders said Sunday that he doesn’t think Sotomayor should step down from the court.
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