Breyer wants Supreme Court successor confirmed before retirement takes effect

Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer officially notified President Biden of his intent to resign at the end of the court’s current term.

"I am writing to tell you that I have decided to retire from regular active judicial service as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court, and to serve under the provisions of 28 U.S.C. 371(b)," Breyer wrote, referring to the statute dealing with retired justices and their ability to continue collecting a salary. "I intend this decision to take effect when the Court rises for the summer recess this year (typically late June or early July) assuming that by then my successor has been nominated and confirmed.