The Supreme Court doesn't have any vacancies, but Republicans are keeping a close eye on Justices Alito and Thomas for potential retirements in Trump's second term.

The attention on potential Supreme Court vacancies has so far been driven entirely ... Thomas, at 76, is the oldest of the current nine justices, followed by Alito, at 74, and Sotomayor, who is 70. Chief Justice John Roberts, a George W.

Pundits and partisans are speculating about how Trump’s victory could affect the court’s composition. Here are a few scenarios.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President-elect Donald Trump, who moved the U.S. Supreme Court dramatically rightward in his first term, may get a chance to rejuvenate its 6-3 conservative majority by replacing some or all of its three most senior conservatives with younger jurists - and perhaps even expand it if a liberal justice leaves.

The eldest of the Supreme Court's liberal judges has no plans to resign, despite calls to allow Democrats to make an appointment ahead of Trump's inauguration.