Donald Trump gets to make Supreme Court appointments for the next four years. That has some Democrats asking — quietly — if Justice Sonia Sotomayor should step down while President Joe Biden can still name a replacement.

Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor has made clear she has no plans to step down, according to people close to her, despite calls from some on the left that President Joe Biden should be allowed to try to name a successor before President-elect Donald Trump takes office.

The difference between what the answer should be—and what it will be—tells you almost everything you need to know about today’s Democratic Party.

Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor is not expected to retire as some Democrats panic about Donald Trump's return to office.

Justice Sonia Sotomayor reportedly has no plans to retire from the United States Supreme Court ahead of Donald Trump’s inauguration. Sotomayor, who recently turned 70 years-old, has faced pressure from several liberal activists who say she ought to step down and allow Democrats to fill her seat with a younger successor before a second Trump administration takes control in January.

Some liberal activists have called for the 70-year-old Obama appointee to retire before Trump can fill her seat.

Donald Trump's victory has turned Democrats' eyes to the Supreme Court, where President Joe Biden could still wield some power before exiting office in January. The Nation justice correspondent Elie Mystal,

Republican Presidential candidate Donald Trump emerged out victorious in the US Presidential Elections 2024. Following the victory of US President- elect Donald Trump, a significant speculation have come to light that if the oldest justices of Supreme Court should end up retiring or not.