Supreme Court Justice , Stephen Breyer , To Retire This Week.<br />Supreme Court Justice , Stephen Breyer , To Retire This Week.<br />Fox News reports that Supreme Court Justice <br />Stephen Breyer has announced that he will step down <br />from the nation's highest court effective June 30 at noon.<br />Fox News reports that Supreme Court Justice <br />Stephen Breyer has announced that he will step down <br />from the nation's highest court effective June 30 at noon.<br />In January, Breyer first notified <br />President Biden of his intent to <br />retire at the end of the current term.<br />In a June 29 letter, Breyer updated the president after <br />the Supreme Court made it known that it will issue its <br />final opinions of the term on the morning of June 30.<br />In a June 29 letter, Breyer updated the president after <br />the Supreme Court made it known that it will issue its <br />final opinions of the term on the morning of June 30.<br />The Court has announced that tomorrow, beginning at 10 a.m., it will hand down all remaining opinions ready during this Term, Stephen Breyer, Supreme Court Justice, via Fox News.<br />Accordingly, my retirement from <br />active service under the provisions of <br />28 U.S.C. § 371(b) will be effective <br />on Thursday, June 30, 2022, at noon, Stephen Breyer, Supreme Court Justice, via Fox News.<br />83-year-old Breyer has served <br />on the Supreme Court since 1994.<br />It has been my great honor to participate <br />as a judge in the effort to maintain <br />our Constitution and the Rule of Law, Stephen Breyer, Supreme Court Justice, via Fox News.<br />Breyer was nominated by President Bill Clinton. <br />He is the second-longest serving active justice.<br />President Biden has already nominated <br />D.C. Circuit Court Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson <br />to replace Breyer. .<br />Jackson's nomination <br />was confirmed by <br />the Senate in April.<br />Breyer noted Jackson's confirmation <br />in his retirement letter, saying she , "is prepared to take the prescribed oaths to begin <br />her service as the 116th member of this Court.".<br />Breyer noted Jackson's confirmation <br />in his retirement letter, saying she , "is prepared to take the prescribed oaths to begin <br />her service as the 116th member of this Court."
