What are the next stages in the process to name new Supreme Court justice?

Members of the Supreme Court pose for a group photo at the Supreme Court in Washington (Erin Schaff/AP)

President Joe Biden and Senate Democrats are expected to move quickly to fill the seat of retiring Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer, seizing the chance to energise their voting base ahead of November’s midterm elections, when control of Congress will be at stake.

The president promised during his campaign to name a black woman to the Supreme Court if a vacancy arises, and the White House reiterated that commitment.