Sotomayer has no plans to step down

[stankeylegjones]

Hopefully this doesn’t backfire.

Sotomayor has no plans to resign from Supreme Court, sources say

Despite urgent speculation in liberal legal circles and some talk among Democratic senators of potentially outright urging Justice Sonia Sotomayor to resign, sources close to the senior liberal justice have told ABC News that she is not expected to step down in the middle of the term because of the 2024 election results.

 

[BubbaOtis]

No way a Biden nominee would get confirmed before Trump takes office. It would be a gift SCOTUS seat to Trump.

 

[ChapelHillSooner]

No way a Biden nominee would get confirmed before Trump takes office. It would be a gift SCOTUS seat to Trump.

It could be done. It wouldn’t be ideal but they would make sure it went through.

 

[Geisterfahrer]

No way a Biden nominee would get confirmed before Trump takes office. It would be a gift SCOTUS seat to Trump.

Wrong, they could ram it through just like Mitch did.

 

[finesse]

Wrong, they could ram it through just like Mitch did.

Wouldn't bet on holding either Manchin or Sinema.

 

[Geisterfahrer]

Wouldn't bet on holding either Manchin or Sinema.

Good point. Could see Manchin staying in line but who knows with Sinema.

 

[CRHeel94]

Swapping her out now would be incredibly stupid. That time was a year ago. Now she has to hold on four years.
I'm guessing Alito and Thomas retire in the next four years and are replaced by two more Trump appointees, locking in a conservative majority for the next 20 years or so.