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Senate confirms Obama's earliest judicial nominee after delay
November 20, 2009
[JURIST] The US Senate [official website] on Thursday voted 59-39 [roll call vote] to confirm Judge David Hamilton to the US Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit [official website], overcoming Republican opposition to secure President Barack Obama's first and longest-delayed judicial nominee. Se....... [more] 
Senate confirms Obama's Fourth Circuit nominee
November 10, 2009
[JURIST] The US Senate official website] on Monday confirmed Judge Andre Davis, President Barack Obama's nominee to the US Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit [official website], by a vote of 72-16 [roll call vote]. Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy (D-VT) [official website], the Davis....... [more]
Sotomayor confirmation debate begins in full Senate
August 5, 2009
[JURIST] The US Senate on Tuesday began debate [executive calendar, PDF] on the nomination of Sonia Sotomayor [WH profile; JURIST news archive] to the US Supreme Court. While it is believed that Sotomayor will be confirmed [CSPAN vote tally] to replace retiring Justice David Souter [official profile....... [more]
Senator Sessions opposes Sotomayor confirmation
July 27, 2009
[JURIST] Ranking Republican on the US Senate Judiciary Committee [official website] Jeff Sessions (R-AL) [official website] opposed the confirmation of Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor [WH profile] on Monday, maintaining that she lacks "deep-rooted convictions" [USA Today editorial] needed to r....... [more]
Sotomayor defends judicial record on second day of confirmation hearings
July 14, 2009
[JURIST] US Supreme Court [official website] nominee Sonia Sotomayor [WH profile; JURIST news archive] on Tuesday defended her judicial record and emphasized her reliance on precedent when deciding cases in response to confirmation questioning [materials] by the US Senate [official website]. Sotomay....... [more]
Sotomayor highlights 'fidelity to the law' in confirmation hearing
July 13, 2009
[JURIST] US Supreme Court [official website] nominee Sonia Sotomayor [WH profile; JURIST news archive] on Monday told the Senate Judiciary Committee [official website] during confirmation hearings [materials; video] that she would bring to the Court a judicial philosophy rooted in "fidelity to the l....... [more]
Senators split on Sotomayor judicial record as confirmaton hearings begin
July 13, 2009
[JURIST] The US Senate Judiciary Committee [official website] began confirmation hearings [materials; video] Monday for Supreme Court [official website] Associate Justice nominee Sonia Sotomayor [WH profile], with Democratic and Republican senators offered contrasting interpretations of Sotomayor's....... [more]
Sotomayor confirmation hearing scheduled for July 13
June 9, 2009
[JURIST] Confirmation hearings for US Supreme Court [official website] nominee Sonia Sotomayor [WH profile] will begin on July 13, as announced [statement text] Tuesday by Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy [official websites]. The committee released a schedule [fact sheet, PDF] for t....... [more]
Sotomayor nomination met with mixed reactions
May 27, 2009
[JURIST] Alabama Senator Jeff Sessions [official website], the top Republican on the Senate Judiciary Committee [official website], said Wednesday that he does not anticipate a filibuster [AP report] against US Supreme Court [official website] nominee Sonia Sotomayor [official profile]. Sessions add....... [more]
Obama nominates Sonia Sotomayor for Supreme Court
May 26, 2009
[JURIST] US President Barack Obama [WH profile] on Monday announced [press release] Sonia Sotomayor [official profile] as his nomination for the US Supreme Court [official website]. Sotomayor, currently a justice for the US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit [official website], would replace Ju....... [more]
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