Sherman Retires After Two Decades on the Court | San Antonio News

San Antonio News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! · Jul 1, 2026 · 1m

After two decades on the Supreme Court beat, veteran journalist Mark Sherman reflects on a courtroom that’s dramatically shifted right — a transformation fueled by surprise vacancies, political battles, and strategic retirements. He recalls Justice Breyer’s early rebuke of the court’s conservative turn as a pivotal moment that revealed the justices’ humanity. The 2016 death of Antonin Scalia and the GOP’s refusal to confirm Merrick Garland cemented the conservative majority. Sherman also notes how justices now often time retirements to install ideological successors — even if they deny being…