Stephen Breyer Makes It Official He Leaves The Supreme Court On Thursday At Noon

She said Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson was prepared to “take the oaths” to begin her service as the 116th member of the court. The fact that the court will issue final opinions and orders on the same day reflects a more expedited timetable than in the past. It suggests that judges – who have received death threats from the publication of a draft opinion overturning Roe v. Wade – are willing to end their crucial and divisive tenure as soon as possible. There are two major issues that need to be resolved regarding the environment and migration. Breyer, who was appointed to the court in 1994 by then-President Bill Clinton, announced his retirement plans in January. The long-awaited decision was met with a collective sigh of relief from Democrats, who feared they might lose a seat to a future Republican president if the 83-year-old lawyer ignored a strong campaign of pressure from the left, which urged him to leave the court. had a clear path to replace him. A consistent liberal Supreme Court vote with a firm belief in the US system of government and a realistic view of the law, Breyer sought to focus legislation on how it could work for the average citizen. He was not caustic and hastened to say that the Supreme Court could not solve all the problems of society. He often stressed that the court should not be considered part of the political sphere, but acknowledged that some views may not be popular. In his last years in court, he was best known for a dispute he wrote in 2015 in a case involving execution by lethal injection. He took the opportunity to write separately and propose to the court to assume the constitutionality of the death penalty. In his opinion, Breyer wrote that after spending many years in court examining countless death penalty cases, he had come to question whether innocent people had been executed. He also feared that the sentence would be applied arbitrarily throughout the country. He noted that in some cases, death row inmates could spend years – sometimes in solitary confinement – awaiting execution. Jackson, Breyer’s replacement, was confirmed by the Senate in April by a 53-47 vote, with three Republicans joining the Democrats in voting in favor. Although her addition to the bench does not change the ideological balance of the field, Jackson will be the first black woman to serve in the country’s highest court. This story has been updated with additional details and background information. CNN’s Devan Cole and Wolf Blitzer contributed to this report.

title: “Stephen Breyer Makes It Official He Leaves The Supreme Court On Thursday At Noon " ShowToc: true date: “2022-12-18” author: “Melvin Davis”

She said Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson was prepared to “take the oaths” to begin her service as the 116th member of the court. The fact that the court will issue final opinions and orders on the same day reflects a more expedited timetable than in the past. It suggests that judges – who have received death threats from the publication of a draft opinion overturning Roe v. Wade – are willing to end their crucial and divisive tenure as soon as possible. There are two major issues that need to be resolved regarding the environment and migration. Breyer, who was appointed to the court in 1994 by then-President Bill Clinton, announced his retirement plans in January. The long-awaited decision was met with a collective sigh of relief from Democrats, who feared they might lose a seat to a future Republican president if the 83-year-old lawyer ignored a strong campaign of pressure from the left, which urged him to leave the court. had a clear path to replace him. A consistent liberal Supreme Court vote with a firm belief in the US system of government and a realistic view of the law, Breyer sought to focus legislation on how it could work for the average citizen. He was not caustic and hastened to say that the Supreme Court could not solve all the problems of society. He often stressed that the court should not be considered part of the political sphere, but acknowledged that some views may not be popular. In his last years in court, he was best known for a dispute he wrote in 2015 in a case involving execution by lethal injection. He took the opportunity to write separately and propose to the court to assume the constitutionality of the death penalty. In his opinion, Breyer wrote that after spending many years in court examining countless death penalty cases, he had come to question whether innocent people had been executed. He also feared that the sentence would be applied arbitrarily throughout the country. He noted that in some cases, death row inmates could spend years – sometimes in solitary confinement – awaiting execution. Jackson, Breyer’s replacement, was confirmed by the Senate in April by a 53-47 vote, with three Republicans joining the Democrats in voting in favor. Although her addition to the bench does not change the ideological balance of the field, Jackson will be the first black woman to serve in the country’s highest court. This story has been updated with additional details and background information. CNN’s Devan Cole and Wolf Blitzer contributed to this report.