Supreme Court Justice Breyer Dismisses Retirement Calls

'I decided on balance, I wouldn't retire'

Associate Justice Stephen Breyer sits during a group photograph of the justices at the Supreme Court on April 23, 2021. Erin Schaff-Pool/Getty Images

Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer says he doesn’t intend to retire yet amid a growing push by congressional Democrats and left-leaning groups for him to resign during President Joe Biden’s first term so Biden can nominate his replacement.

During a Sept. 12 interview on “Fox News Sunday,” Breyer, a Clinton appointee, brushed off the calls for him to retire, but said those who are urging him to do so are “entitled to their opinion.”