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President Biden formally announced the retirement of Justice Stephen Breyer on Thursday, a step that on Capitol Hill as Mr. Biden seeks to put his imprint on the Supreme Court.
Mr. Biden said he would name a successor by the end of February after a deliberate process, but he declined to answer questions about that process, saying that the day should be focused on Justice Breyer’s career.
Speaking with the justice by his side from the Roosevelt Room, Mr. Biden hailed the justice’s four decades on the federal bench, including almost 28 years on the Supreme Court.
Mr. Biden called it a “bittersweet day” and praised Justice Breyer for his “remarkable career of public service and his cleareyed commitment to making our laws work for the people.”