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Durbin On Whether Justice Stephen Breyer Should Retire In 2021

He almost couldn't believe this was a question being asked.

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Justice Stephen Breyer (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Should he? You are asking me? I am going to leave this entirely up to him, obviously. Give me a break! I’ve been in this chair for four days.

— Senator Dick Durbin, Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, responding to a question from a New York Times reporter as to whether he thought Justice Stephen Breyer should retire this year, during a wide-ranging interview on his hopes for the Biden administration, including his ideas on the confirmation of judges and the expansion of the federal court system.

Staci ZaretskyStaci Zaretsky is a senior editor at Above the Law, where she’s worked since 2011. She’d love to hear from you, so please feel free to email her with any tips, questions, comments, or critiques. You can follow her on Twitter or connect with her on LinkedIn.

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