Jeffries Floats Packing Courts After Virginia Redistricting Collapse

According to the report, Jeffries participated in a private call Saturday with Virginia Democratic lawmakers and members of Congress following the court defeat.

Participants reportedly discussed “an unusual gambit to replace the entire state Supreme Court” in hopes of eventually restoring the invalidated congressional map.

The proposal reportedly involved lowering the mandatory retirement age for Virginia Supreme Court justices from 75 to as low as 54, which could immediately force multiple justices off the bench and allow the Democrat-controlled General Assembly to appoint replacements more favorable to the party’s redistricting goals.