Posted 4/4/2024, 6:48:37 PM
Calls Made for Justice Sotomayor to Retire Before Midterms to Avoid Risk of Trump Appointment
- Calls made for Justice Sotomayor, 69, to retire so Biden can appoint a replacement before midterms
- Sotomayor is a liberal justice, and some fear her seat could flip conservative if Trump wins in 2024
- Legal experts dismiss these calls, saying Sotomayor is sharp and could serve for 15+ more years
- Context is Justice Ginsburg's death weeks before 2020 election, allowing Trump to cement conservative Court majority
- Sotomayor retirement seen as way to avoid catastrophic outcome of Trump appointing another conservative justice