Judges are using retirements as leverage against Joe Biden.

…Behavior like Hurd's must stop. Retiring judges have no authority to dictate policy either to their successors or to the president. But with politics so polarized, presidents have a powerful interest in filling seats with their preferred nominees. By taking advantage of that fact, Hurd and other judges are exercising authority far outside their jurisdiction...

https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2022/08/president-joe-biden-court-reform-retiring-judges.html