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 70-year-old liberal justice plans to stay on the bench, as Donald Trump accuses Democrats of rushing to appoint judges.

Republicans have argued that it would be wise for Alito, who was appointed by President George W. Bush in 2006, and Justice Clarence Thomas, who is 76 and was appointed by President George H.W. Bush in 1991, to resign in favor of younger candidates who could continue the court’s conservative stance for many years to come.

The Supreme Court has said its mediation centre built as part of efforts to bolster alternative dispute resolution mechanisms in the country, is near completion. The Chief Judge of Nigeria, Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun,

According to a CNN report on Sunday (Nov. 10), recent discussions about Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor's potential retirement have been firmly put to rest by those in her inner circle, who affirm she has no intention of stepping down.

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 political power changes hands in January.

Brutinel, 66, spent 14 years on the Supreme Court, including five as its chief justice in which he shepherded the courts through the COVID pandemic.

Some Republicans have suggested the 74-year-old justice could step down to let President-elect Donald Trump appoint a younger conservative.

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.