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This is a list of positions filled by presidential appointment with Senate confirmation.Under the Appointments Clause of the United States Constitution and law of the United States, certain federal positions appointed by the president of the United States require confirmation (advice and consent) of the United States Senate.
U.S. attorneys are appointed by the president of the United States [6] for a term of four years, [7] with appointments subject to confirmation by the Senate.A U.S. attorney continues in office, beyond the appointed term, until a successor is appointed and qualified. [8]
This is a list of United States attorneys appointed by the 46th president of the United States, Joe Biden.. As of July 11, 2024, President Biden has nominated 76 people to be U.S. attorneys: 68 of the nominations were confirmed by the U.S. Senate, 5 are being considered by the Senate, 1 was withdrawn after Senate confirmation, and 3 others were withdrawn before Senate action.
President Biden will make many nominations to key roles in the Department of Justice, including the attorney general, deputy attorney general, and solicitor general. As with all other nominations, almost all of them have to be confirmed by the United States Senate before they can start their service.
South Carolina attorney Adair Ford Boroughs has been a school teacher and a Democratic congressional candidate. Now she’s South Carolina’s US attorney after she was nominated by President ...
The last justice to be confirmed by a unanimous vote was Anthony Kennedy, 97–0, in 1988; the last to receive a two-thirds majority was Sonia Sotomayor, 68–31, in 2009. [77] The Senate voted to confirm Brett Kavanaugh in 2018 by a razor-thin 50–48–1 (51.02% favorable) margin that broke along party lines. [86]
To be confirmed, a nominee needs to get a simple majority vote in the Senate, which is 51 or more votes out of the 100 Senators. Only a small number of cabinet picks have not been approved by the ...
On February 8, Sessions was confirmed as United States Attorney General by the Senate in a vote of 52–47, with all the Republican senators and Democratic Senator Joe Manchin voting in favor of Sessions' confirmation and all other senators voting against Sessions' confirmation.