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How are U.S. Supreme Court justices selected? Why does this process lead to a “vicious battle” between Democrats and Republicans?
The U.S. Supreme Court Essential Questions: How are federal judges selected? How does the ideological makeup of the U.S. Supreme Court impact public policy? Who are the justices of the Roberts Court?
Video Clip "I don't want to — I mean, I don't want to see him suffer, he's a nice guy," Senator John Kennedy (R – La.) told CNN in calling for his nomination to be withdrawn. "But you can't just walk into a federal courthouse for the very first time and say, 'Here I am, I think I want to be a judge.' It just doesn't work that way."
Trump judicial nominee Matthew Petersen pulls out after struggling to answer basic questions Matthew Petersen, a nominee to the federal judiciary, has withdrawn from consideration days after a video clip showed him unable to answer basic questions about legal procedure, the White House confirmed Monday. Petersen, nominated for a seat on the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, is the third Trump judicial pick to withdraw in the past week amid criticism from Democrats and others about their qualifications. White House spokesman Raj Shah confirmed that Trump had accepted Petersen’s withdrawal but declined to comment further. The video of Petersen that went viral Thursday captured five minutes of pointed questioning by Sen. John Neely Kennedy (R-La.) at Petersen’s confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee the day before… https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-judicial-nominee-who-struggled-to-answer-basic-questions-pulls-out/2017/12/18/eadf1326-e424-11e7-833f-155031558ff4_story.html?utm_term=.c71462416059
The Nomination and Confirmation of Sonia Sotomayor Questions from Senator Graham (R) Questions from Senator Franken (D) President Obama nominated Sonia Sotomayor to the U.S. Supreme Court on May 26, 2009 Sotomayor's confirmation hearings before the Senate Judiciary Committee began on July 13 and ended July 28, 2009. The Senate Judiciary Committee approved her nomination with a 13–6 vote. The vote was almost entirely along party lines, with no Democrats opposing her and only one Republican supporting her.
On August 6, 2009, Sotomayor was confirmed by the full Senate by a vote of 68 to 31. The vote was mostly along party lines (no Democrats opposed her and nine Republicans supported her). Sotomayor was sworn in on August 8, 2009, by Chief Justice John Roberts. She is only the third female to serve on the Supreme Court, and she is the first Latina.
What does this cartoon suggest about the “Roberts Court” after the death of Justice Scalia?
March 16, 2016 President Obama nominated Merrick Garland to fill the vacancy left by the death of Antonin Scalia (Feb 13, 2016), but the Senate refused to hold confirmation hearings.
Donald Trump won the election the following November and then nominated Neil Gorsuch on Jan. 31, 2017. The nomination was sent to the Senate floor on April 4, 2017, but Democratic Senators threatened a filibuster. Sixty votes would have been required to break the filibuster, so Republicans invoked the "nuclear option", eliminating the filibuster with respect to Supreme Court nominees Video Clip
The Gorsuch Nomination Timeline: • February 13, 2016 - Justice Antonin Scalia died unexpectedly • March 16, 2016 – President Obama nominated Merrick Garland to fill the vacancy • March 16, 2016 – Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell announced that Merrick Garland would not receive a hearing by the Senate Judiciary Committee “The next justice could fundamentally alter the direction of the Supreme Court and have a profound impact on our country, so of course the American people should have a say in the court’s direction," he said. "The Senate will continue to observe the 'Biden Rule' so the American people have a voice in this momentous decision. The American people may well elect a president who decides to nominate Judge Garland for Senate consideration. The next president may also nominate somebody very different. Either way, our view is this: Give the people a voice in filling this vacancy.“ - Mitch McConnell (R-Ky)
The Gorsuch Nomination Timeline: • February 13, 2016 - Justice Antonin Scalia died unexpectedly • March 16, 2016 – President Obama nominated Merrick Garland to fill the vacancy • March 16, 2016 – Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell announced that Merrick Garland would not receive a hearing by the Senate Judiciary Committee • November 8, 2016 – Donald Trump defeated Hillary Clinton in the presidential election • January 20, 2017 – Donald Trump is sworn-in as the President of the United States • January 31, 2017 – President Trump nominated Neil Gorsuch to fill the vacancy • April 3, 2017 – Senate Judiciary Committee approves Neil Gorsuch by a straight party-line vote of 11 to 9 • April 7, 2017 – Neil Gorsuch was confirmed by the Senate by a vote of 54 to 45
On July 9, 2018, President Trump nominated Judge Brett Kavanaugh to fill a vacant seat on the U.S. Supreme Court. Video Clip
Conservative Justices Liberal Justices Chief Justice Roberts Alito Sotomayor Kagan Thomas Breyer Ginsburg Gorsuch Kavanaugh
Other Notable Supreme Court Justices Thurgood Marshall First African-American U.S. Supreme Court JusticeServed: 1967 - 1991 Sandra Day O’ConnorFirst Female U.S. Supreme Court JusticeServed: 1981 - 2006
The U.S. Supreme Court Essential Questions: How are federal judges selected? How does the ideological makeup of the U.S. Supreme Court impact public policy? Who are the justices of the Roberts Court?
