Justice Stephen Breyer, his replacement and the future of the Supreme Court
On Point with Meghna Chakrabarti
WBUR
4.3 • 3.9K Ratings
🗓️ 28 January 2022
⏱️ 49 minutes
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Summary
Justice Stephen Breyer is retiring after more than two decades at the Supreme Court. Who might President Biden call to replace him? We discuss what Breyer’s replacement could mean for the court, and the weighty decisions that lie ahead. Jill Dash and David Savage join Kimberly Atkins Stohr.
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| 0:31.1 | Judge and Mrs. Breyer, welcome. |
| 0:35.5 | We're delighted to have you here. |
| 0:40.3 | In July 1994, then Senator Joe Biden led the confirmation hearings |
| 0:45.3 | of 55-year-old Stephen Breyer, a judge on the court of appeals for the first circuit, |
| 0:50.5 | who President Bill Clinton had tapped to fill a vacancy on the Supreme Court. |
| 0:54.8 | You're at the outset, Mr. Chairman, I'd like to thank this committee, |
| 0:59.2 | really for the serious attention that you all have paid to my nomination. |
| 1:04.5 | Yesterday, Justice Stephen Breyer officially announced that he will be retiring |
| 1:09.0 | at the end of the current Supreme Court term. |
| 1:11.8 | Nearly 28 years since he presided over those confirmation hearings, |
| 1:15.8 | not President Biden spoke of how Justice Breyer's time on the bench would be remembered. |
| 1:20.6 | His legacy includes his work as a leading scholar and jurist in the Administrative Law, |
| 1:24.9 | bringing his brilliance to bear to make government run more efficiently and effectively. |
| 1:30.0 | It includes his stature as a beacon of wisdom on our Constitution and what it means. |
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