Justice Stephen Breyer confirms retirement from US Supreme Court

Joe Biden is considering at least three judges for the vacancy on the Supreme Court as he prepares to quickly deliver on his campaign pledge to nominate the first black woman to the nation’s highest court

Stephen Breyer. Picture: AP Photo/Steven Senne, File

Joe Biden is meeting retiring Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer at the White House, lauding his long service and formally announcing the judge’s decision to retire.

The two are to deliver remarks in the Roosevelt Room a day after news broke of 83-year-old Justice Breyer’s upcoming retirement. He made it official on Thursday; the Supreme Court sent out his retirement letter just before the two were to meet.