You all are forgetting the possibility they may never pick someone until after 2024.
Think about it: The Democrats are so obsessed with multiple identity politics that nobody will satisfy the majority and there will be huge amounts of screaming. Suppose they pick a black lesbian woman, that won’t be good enough because she isn’t muslim, or transsexual
They will fall in line. Sotomayor is 67. So under President Gavin Newsom in either '28 or '32, she will be 73 or 77 by then. Native Americans will demand to have their representation on the Supreme Court. Same with Asian Americans. And you can't ignore Latinos, especially since they're not fan of the "woke" movement by the Democratic Party. If Hispanics vote 45% for GOP by then, Democrats will have a tough time competing nationally.