FILE - Sen. Joseph Biden, D-Del., chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, right, talks to President Clinton's Supreme Court nominee Stephen Breyer on Capitol Hill in Washington, on May 17, 1994. Breyer said in a letter to President Joe Biden that his retirement will take effect on Thursday, June 30, 2022, at noon, after nearly 28 years on the nation’s highest court. (AP Photo/John Duricka, File)