22 Sep 2020 7:06 pm
We are now less than 45 days from the election and a nominee has not even been named yet.The general process for filling vacancies on all of these courts is the same.
The president’s nomination is sent to the Senate and referred to the Judiciary Committee.
After evaluation of the nominee’s record and legal career, and a background investigation by the FBI, the Judiciary Committee holds a hearing at which a nominee testifies and answers Senators’ questions.
The Judiciary Committee then votes whether to report the nomination to the full Senate with a positive, negative, or no recommendation.
The full Senate then debates and votes on whether to give its consent and, if it does, the president signs the nominee’s commission and the new judge takes the oath of office required by federal law.
Over the past three decades, the Judiciary Committee has held a hearing an average of 45 days after a Supreme Court nomination and a final confirmation vote occurred an average of 26 days after that.
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