@Frank Apisa,
Frank, what I've found so far is Jimmy Kimmel said that Joe biden ought to nominate her, and that the Asian press announced it as done deal.
But this ifrom right now on WAPO:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/01/27/stephen-breyer-supreme-court-retire-live-updates/
Biden vows to nominate Black woman to succeed Breyer on Supreme Court
Latest updates
Civil rights organizations prepare to advocate for Biden’s Supreme Court pick
3:55 p.m.
Schumer says Senate process to confirm Breyer’s successor will move quickly
3:25 p.m.
How long does it take to confirm a Supreme Court justice nominee?
3:23 p.m.
Jackson was once highly praised by former GOP House speaker Paul Ryan
3:05 p.m.
White House defends Biden’s decision to nominate a Black woman to the Supreme Court
2:40 p.m.
Psaki says Republicans already warning of ‘radical’ unnamed nominee 'just obliterated their own credibility’
2:17 p.m.
Grassley said Biden’s nominee must be within the ‘legal mainstream’
2:03 p.m.
Key update
McConnell says Biden should not be influenced by ‘radical left’ when picking Supreme Court nominee
1:42 p.m.
Sinema says she looks forward to ‘thoughtfully examining’ Biden nominee on three criteria
1:18 p.m.
Manchin says it won’t bother him if the new justice is ‘more liberal’ than he is
1:10 p.m.
Key update
Biden hails Breyer as a ‘model public servant in a time of great division in this country’
12:56 p.m.
Clyburn backs J. Michelle Childs as best option to replace Breyer, says South Carolina senators would agree
12:39 p.m.
President Biden thanked Justice Stephen G. Breyer for his service and announced his intent to nominate the nation’s first Black woman to the Supreme Court. (Blair Guild/The Washington Post)
By John Wagner
Today at 10:50 a.m. EST|Updated today at 3:55 p.m. EST
President Biden vowed Thursday to nominate a Black woman to the Supreme Court by the end of February, saying “it’s long overdue.” His pledge came during a White House event with Justice Stephen G. Breyer, who told Biden in a letter released Thursday that he plans to retire at the end of the court’s current term, assuming his replacement is nominated and confirmed.
“I’m here today to express the nation’s gratitude to Justice Stephen Breyer for his remarkable career of public service and his clear-eyed commitment to making our country’s laws work for its people,” Biden said of Breyer, 83, who was nominated to the court in 1994 by President Bill Clinton.
Biden promised during the 2020 campaign to select a Black woman for any vacancy and maintained Thursday that he would fulfill that pledge. “I will select a nominee worthy of Justice Breyer’s legacy of excellence and decency,” Biden said.
Here’s what to know
Breyer’s retirement sets up a new election-year challenge as the deadlocked 50-50 Senate faces a Supreme Court confirmation fight focused on some of the most contentious issues in the nation’s cultural divide.
Breyer’s retirement abruptly puts a spotlight on a small circle of Black female jurists who are positioned to be chosen as Biden’s first pick to the Supreme Court.
In nearly three decades on the Supreme Court, Breyer routinely found himself on the losing side of contentious issues but managed to cultivate collegiality as a centrist problem-solver.
How a Supreme Court nominee becomes a justice: A potential justice nominated by the president must win confirmation in a divided Senate.
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