Third-ranking House Democrat James Clyburn backed a federal judge from his home state of South Carolina to replace retiring Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer on Wednesday — even predicting the choice would garner Republican support in the Senate. News broke earlier Wednesday that Breyer, the oldest member of the high court at 83, was stepping down at the end of this term. US District Judge J. Michelle Childs quickly emerged as one of the early front-runners to fill the vacancy. During his campaign, President Biden vowed to nominate a black woman to the court if an opening emerged during his administration, and many were quick to hold him to that pledge on Wednesday.
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