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Despite pressure on Sotomayor, Supreme Court unlikely to change before Trump takes office. Here's why.

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Sotomayor hasn't responded publicly to the chatter about a retirement, and she did not return a request for comment.

At 70 , she is not the oldest member of the Supreme Court ; she is newly into her tenure as the senior-most member of its liberal wing.

The circumstances of more than a decade ago are different from today , making it far from a sure thing that the Senate would confirm her replacement.

There will be another 20 vacancies in the coming weeks , and 11 nominees are pending for those seats.

"Hand wringing about the unknown doesn't help anyone right now," says Demand Justice director Maggie Jo Buchanan .

The Senate should be focused on working late, working weekends to get these talented individuals on the bench.

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