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Biden Expected to Nominate a Black Woman to the Supreme Court

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Biden Expected to Nominate a Black Woman to the Supreme Court

The president’s promise highlights a group that has struggled to become part of the very small pool of elite judges in the nation’s higher federal courts.

President Biden has said he hopes the diversity he has brought to the high ranks of the federal government will be a centerpiece of his legacy.
President Biden has said he hopes the diversity he has brought to the high ranks of the federal government will be a centerpiece of his legacy.
President Biden has said he hopes the diversity he has brought to the high ranks of the federal government will be a centerpiece of his legacy.Credit...Stefani Reynolds for The New York Times
Published Jan. 26, 2022Updated Jan. 28, 2022

Follow live coverage on Stephen Breyer’s retirement from the Supreme Court.

WASHINGTON — President Biden and his legal team have spent a year preparing for this moment: the chance to make good on his pledge to name the first Black woman to the Supreme Court at a time of continuing racial reckoning for the country.

The decision by Justice Stephen G. Breyer to retire will give Mr. Biden his most high-profile opportunity since taking office to reshape the federal judiciary, having already nominated dozens of district and appeals court judges from a range of racial, ethnic and legal backgrounds.

Correction: Jan. 27, 2022

An earlier version of this article referred incorrectly to the first appointment of a Black woman to serve as a federal appeals court judge. The appointment was made by President Jimmy Carter in 1979, not by President Gerald R. Ford in 1975.

Michael D. Shear is a veteran White House correspondent and two-time Pulitzer Prize winner who was a member of team that won the Public Service Medal for Covid coverage in 2020. He is the co-author of “Border Wars: Inside Trump's Assault on Immigration.” @shearm

Charlie Savage is a Washington-based national security and legal policy correspondent. A recipient of the Pulitzer Prize, he previously worked at The Boston Globe and The Miami Herald. His most recent book is “Power Wars: The Relentless Rise of Presidential Authority and Secrecy.” @charlie_savage • Facebook

A version of this article appears in print on Jan. 27, 2022, Section A, Page 1 of the New York edition with the headline: Chance to Name Black Woman as Pledged. Order Reprints | Today’s Paper | Subscribe
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