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The following final results of the nomination process are tracked: confirmed – nominations confirmed by the Senate (including those of persons who subsequently declined to serve, or who died before taking office); withdrawn – nominations withdrawn by the president prior to a confirmation vote; rejected – nominations rejected by the Senate;
Marshall was confirmed by the U.S. Senate in a 69–11 vote on August 30, 1967, becoming the first African American member of the Court, and the court's first non-white justice. While opponents of the nomination in the United States Senate denied being motivated by racism, many supporters of racial segregation opposed the nomination.
On April 6, 2017, when considering the nomination of Neil Gorsuch, in a party-line vote the Republican Senate majority invoked the so-called "nuclear option", voting to reinterpret Senate Rule XXII and change the cloture vote threshold for Supreme Court nominations to a simple majority of senators present and voting.
(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 ...
In 1965, Johnson nominated his friend, high-profile Washington, D.C. lawyer Abe Fortas, to the Supreme Court, and he was confirmed by the United States Senate. In 1967, Johnson nominated United States Solicitor General Thurgood Marshall to the Supreme Court, and he also was confirmed by the Senate. In 1968, however, Johnson made two failed ...
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 ...
Confirmation date Confirmation vote Began active service Ended active service Ended retired service 1: David Souter: 3: New Hampshire: William J. Brennan Jr. July 25, 1990: October 2, 1990: 90–9 [2] October 3, 1990: June 29, 2009: Incumbent 2: Clarence Thomas: 10: Georgia: Thurgood Marshall: July 8, 1991: October 15, 1991: 52–48 [3] October ...
President-elect Donald Trump's demand for a recess to allow his top appointees to take office without a confirmation vote would be a ... to Senate confirmation — more than 1,300 — has grown by ...