(#4749) So many excellent choices so age is now my top criteria for replacing Breyer

      Leondra Kruger, an associate justice for the last 7 years on the California Supreme Court is my choice to succeed retiring Supreme Court justice Stephen Breyer. According to Amy Howe at SCOTUSblog, she has a similar record to Breyer, https://www.scotusblog.com/2022/01/profile-of-a-potential-nominee-leondra-kruger/. So getting a much younger version of Breyer is an attractive choice. Leondra is 45 years young so would have at least 25 to 30 years ahead of her on the Supreme Court should she be nominated. With Ketanji Brown Jackson next as my choice and her being 51 years old makes her a good choice if Kruger is not the top pick. J Michelle childs is 55 and for me getting to the point where she is dicey because of her age. She would still be an excellent choice but again the age makes me a bit uncomfortable.
     These are the top 3 picks that have a consensus among many observers. Of course there are others who may well be chosen above these three by President Biden but the odds are that one of the initial 3 will be the choice. Which is why I am looking hard at their ages. I would hope the next supreme court justice will have a long tenure to establish her force of will on the court. As well a long court career as a supreme court justice will keep the solid foundation of equality and fairness as a staple on the court into the next generation. She has voted similarly to how Breyer voted and for that we are fortunate. The court is already packed with right wing less than equality and fairness protectors.
     There are some republicans who are trying to influence President Biden to choose their choice out of the list of 3 candidates and of course they are for the oldest member of that group. I hope President Biden does not put the concept of bipartisanship ahead of intelligent strategy. The republican party wants us democrats to be bipartisan while they do not want themselves held to that standard. So we need to select the best overall candidate who will project out for at least one generation and possibly 2. This is our time and we will not get another crack at it if the voting rights protection bill doesn't pass. So we as democrats need to get the most for our buck while the choices are ours.