president biden says he will announce his nominee to replace supreme courtjustice stephen breyer by the end of february. and he s also confirmed today that he ll be nominating the first african american woman to the bench. justice breyer formally announced his retirement in the roosevelt room of the white house this afternoon. he will stand down he says when the court rises for the summer recess, assuming that by then, his successor has been nominated and confirmed. i have made no decision except one. the person i will nominate will be some one of extraordinary qualifications and character experience and integrity. that person will be the first black woman ever nominated to the united states supreme court. it s long overdue inmate view and i made that commitment during campaign for president and i will keep that commitment. joining us now is thiruvendran vignarajah a lawyer who served as a clerk forjustice stephen breyer.