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  2. Nomination and confirmation to the Supreme Court of the ...

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    The most recent rejection of a nominee by vote of the full Senate occurred in 1987, when it defeated Robert Bork's nomination by a 42–58 vote. [54] Senate debate on a nomination continues until ended by cloture, which allows debate to end and forces a final vote.

  3. List of confirmation votes for the Supreme Court of the ...

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    The last time a roll call vote on a nomination was unanimous was that of Anthony Kennedy on February 3, 1988. [ 3 ] The first of the eleven roll call votes to result in a rejection of a nomination was the December 15, 1795 vote on the nomination of John Rutledge for chief justice, and the most recent time was the October 23, 1987 vote on the ...

  4. List of nominations to the Supreme Court of the United States

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    The 1795 Rutledge nomination was the first Supreme Court nomination to be rejected by the Senate; the most recent nomination to be voted down was that of Robert Bork in 1987. [3] George Washington holds the record for most Supreme Court nominations, with 14 nominations (12 of which were confirmed).

  5. Republicans expect to confirm even more Supreme Court ... - AOL

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    GOP senators widely expect there would be at least one Supreme Court vacancy during a second Trump term — and if he defeats Vice President Kamala Harris, Republicans would be likely to control ...

  6. US Senate Democrats rush to confirm judges before Trump takes ...

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    (Reuters) -The U.S. Senate's Democratic majority began a crusade on Tuesday to confirm as many new federal judges nominated by President Joe Biden as possible to avoid leaving vacancies that ...

  7. Unsuccessful nominations to the Cabinet of the United States

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    Collins cited Tanden's deletion of over 1,000 of her tweets after the announcement of her nomination for a reason why she would not vote to confirm her which, according to Collins, "raises concerns about her commitment to transparency." [66] Senate panels which were set to vote on her nomination postponed consideration. [67]

  8. Explainer-How Trump could bypass the Senate to install his ...

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    Roughly 1,000 government positions require Senate confirmation through a majority vote in the 100-seat chamber. Most of Trump's Cabinet picks easily won confirmation during his first 2017-2021 ...

  9. Neil Gorsuch Supreme Court nomination - Wikipedia

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    The Senate ultimately confirmed Gorsuch's nomination to the Supreme Court by a 54–45 vote on April 7, 2017 (all Republicans and three Democrats voted in his favor). Ten days after his confirmation, Gorsuch heard his first case as the 101st associate justice of the Court, in Anthony Perry vs. Merit Systems Protection Board .