By Kaelan Deese | Washington Examiner
President-elect Donald Trump could have a chance to solidify the Supreme Court’s Republican-appointed majority for decades to come after he was elected to a second term in the White House on Tuesday.
Several of the high court’s Republican-appointed justices are in their 70s and may be tempted to retire with a Republican in the White House for the next four years. That decision would not change the balance of power on the court but could give Trump, who appointed three justices in his first term, an opportunity to extend the longevity of its 6-3 conservative majority.
John Roberts, the chief justice, is 70, while Justices Samuel Alito and Clarence Thomas are 74 and 76, respectively.