The announcement could come as soon as Thursday, although Breyer plans to remain on the bench until a new Supreme Court nominee is confirmed, according to CNN.
Breyer’s retirement will give Biden his first chance to name a justice to the nation’s highest court.
Circuit Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson and California Supreme Court Justice Leondra Kruger, according to NPR.
Breyer has served on the Supreme Court since he was appointed to the role by President Bill Clinton in 1994.
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