Do the Supreme Court judges also change when the President changes? Why did the demand arise before the arrival of Donald Trump?

Washington: Donald Trump has won the US presidential election. He will become the 47th President of America. The next elected President Donald Trump will be sworn in on January 20, 2025. But before this a new debate has started in America. Many people have demanded to change the Supreme Court judge. Some people have demanded that President Joe Biden should announce a new Supreme Court judge before President-elect Donald Trump takes office. However, Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomore has made it clear that she has no plans to step down.

According to a CNN report, a person close to the judge said, “He is in excellent health and the court needs him more than ever.” Some progressives have suggested that Sotomayor, the most senior liberal on the Supreme Court, should step down so that Biden can try to name her replacement in the short term before Trump takes office in January.

Read- India will become silver if Donald Trump becomes President, this report of Moody’s is giving good news.

The possibility of Sotomayor retiring has been discussed for months so Biden can name a successor and ensure the seat remains a reliable vote for the liberal wing. A CNN legal analyst suggested that Vice President Kamala Harris could be nominated to replace Sonia Sotomayor on the US Supreme Court.

Can Trump change judges?
The nine-member judges in the US Supreme Court are appointed by the President and the US Senate. The US President can nominate any judge for the Supreme Court. After which voting is done on his name in the Senate. Only the votes received in this decide whether the nominated person will become a judge of the US Supreme Court or not. President Donald Trump is also a Republican and his party has secured majority in the Senate. In such a situation, they can make whomever they want as a judge in the Supreme Court.

Why is the demand rising to change the judge?
According to media reports, outgoing US President Joe Biden may convince the current Associate Justice, 70-year-old liberal Sonia Sotomore, to resign. After this, Kamala Harris can be appointed in her place. Actually, Justice Sotomore has become quite old. His health remains unwell and he also has type 1 diabetes.

Why the demand to make Kamala Harris a judge?
Now the question arises why the demand is being raised to make Kamala Harris a judge in the Supreme Court. Actually, Kamala Harris has a Doctor of Law degree. Apart from this, he has worked for the Prosecutor’s Office, Mayor’s Office and lawyers. She also served as San Francisco District Attorney and California Attorney General between 2011 and 2017.

Tags: Donald Trump, Joe Biden, world news

>

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *