Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer to retire Thursday: 'It has been my great honor'

His announcement came after the Supreme Court made it known that it will issue its final opinions of the term Thursday morning.

Nine justices make up the Supreme Court: one chief justice and eight associate justices.

Breyer, who notified President Biden in January of his intent to retire at the end of the current term, updated the president in a letter Wednesday, after the Supreme Court made it known that it will issue its final opinions of the term Thursday morning. That statute allows justices to retain their title but step down from active duty and continue to collect a salary if they reach a certain age and serve for a designated number of years. Breyer, who is 83, is well beyond the required 10 years of service for those who retire at age 70 or older, as he has served on the Supreme Court since 1994.

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