Concerns regarding the ages and ethical issues of certain justices, such as Justices Clarence Thomas, Samuel Alito, Sonia Sotomayor, and Elena Kagan, have led politicians and media figures to demand their resignation over the years. Experts assert that regardless of who is elected president in November, the power balance will not alter, even though the people on the court may.
“People may evolve. For instance, Justice Sotomayor might resign if Harris prevailed. Or you could picture Justice Alito if a Republican were to win.
Alternatively, you could envision Justice Alito resigning if a Republican were elected,” John Yoo, the University of California at Berkeley’s Emanuel Heller Professor of Law, told News.
The ideological balance would remain unchanged, but the composition of the Court’s members might shift.
