Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor has no plans to retire despite Democrats’s calls for her to do so.
Last week, American Faith reported that the recent Senate shift to a Republican majority in the 2024 election prompted some Democratic senators to consider the possibility of appointing a replacement while they still control the Senate for the next two months.
A person close to Sotomayor told The Wall Street Journal, “This is no time to lose her important voice on the court. She just turned 70 and takes better care of herself than anyone I know.”
Sotomayor was appointed by President Barack Obama in 2009.
Some conservatives have suggested Justices Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito retire before the 2026 midterm elections, where Republicans risk losing their majority. Should Trump appoint two Supreme Court Justices, the court would likely have a conservative majority for years.
New York University law professor Stephen Gillers told Newsweek, “Thomas is 76 and Alito is 74. If Trump wins and Republicans control the Senate, there will be great pressure on Thomas and Alito to retire in the next two years so they can be replaced with nominees in their 40s, who can serve for 30-40 more years.”
