Supreme Court Confirmation Hearings

Live scenes were shown prior to the start of the first day of Supreme Court nominee Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson’s…

In the first day of hearings on the appointment of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the U.S. Supreme Court seat of retiring Justice…

Live scenes were shown following the conclusion of the first day of Supreme Court nominee Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson’s…

Day two highlights of Supreme Court nominee Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson’s confirmation hearing include Committee Chair Dick Durbin…

Day one of Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearings for Supreme Court Nominee Judge Amy Coney Barrett began…

The first day of Supreme Court Nominee Judge Amy Coney Barrett’s confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary…

Senate Judiciary Committee members began questioning Supreme Court nominee Judge Amy Coney Barrett on various legal…

The Senate Judiciary Committee resumed questioning of Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett. Committee members from…

Part one, day one of Supreme Court nominee Judge Brett Kavanaugh’s confirmation hearing got underway with protests from…

Following more opening statements from senators and introductions from attorney Lisa Blatt, former Secretary of State…

Judge Brett Kavanaugh testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee on his nomination to serve on the Supreme Court.…

Judge Brett Kavanaugh testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee on his nomination to serve on the Supreme Court.…

Supreme Court nominee Judge Neil Gorsuch and Senate Judiciary Committee members gave opening statements for day one of…

Judge Neil Gorsuch testified for a second day as the Senate Judiciary Committee considered his nomination to the…

Judge Neil Gorsuch testifies for a second day as the Senate Judiciary Committee considered his nomination to the…

The Senate Judiciary Committee entered its third day of testimony on the nomination of Judge Neil Gorsuch to be an associate justice on…

Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan was shown arriving for the first day of her confirmation hearing. Attendees of the…

In the first day of hearings on the appointment of Solicitor General Elena Kagan to the U.S. Supreme Court seat vacated by the retirement of Justice…

In the first day of hearings on the appointment of Solicitor General Elena Kagan to the U.S. Supreme Court seat vacated by the retirement of Justice John Paul…

The Senate Judiciary Committee held its second day of hearings on the appointment of Elena Kagan to the U.S. Supreme Court seat vacated by the retirement…

In the first day of hearings on the appointment of Judge Sonia Sotomayor to the U.S. Supreme Court seat vacated by the…

In the first day of hearings on the appointment of Judge Sonia Sotomayor to the U.S. Supreme Court seat vacated by the retirement…

In the first day of hearings on the appointment of Judge Sonia Sotomayor to the U.S. Supreme Court seat vacated by the retirement…

In the first day of hearings on the appointment of Judge Sonia Sotomayor to the U.S. Supreme Court seat vacated by the retirement of…

The Senate Judiciary Committee began hearings on President Bush’s nomination of Judge Samuel Alito to the U.S. Supreme Court.…

On the second day of Senate Judiciary Committee hearings on Judge Alito’s nomination to the U.S. Supreme court, members began…

On the second day of Senate Judiciary Committee hearings on Judge Alito’s nomination to the U.S. Supreme court, members began…

On the second day of Senate Judiciary Committee hearings on Judge Alito’s nomination to the U.S. Supreme court, members began…

The Senate Judiciary Committee held a confirmation hearing on the appointment of Judge John Roberts to the U.S. Supreme…

The Senate Judiciary Committee held a confirmation hearing on the appointment of Judge John Roberts to the U.S. Supreme Court…

The Senate Judiciary Committee held a confirmation hearing on the appointment of Judge John Roberts to the U.S. Supreme Court…

The Senate Judiciary Committee held a confirmation hearing on the appointment of Judge John Roberts to the U.S. Supreme Court…

This was the first day of confirmation hearings on Judge Stephen Breyer, President Clinton’s second nominee to the…

The Senate committee heard testimony from Judge Stephen Breyer, Supreme Court Nominee, during the first day of his…

The committee heard testimony from Judge Breyer during the first day of his Supreme Court confirmation hearings. He…

The Senate Judiciary Committee, Chaired by Senator Joe Biden Jr. D-Delaware, heard testimony from Judge Stephen G.…

President Bill Clinton’s nominee for the Supreme Court, Ruth Bader Ginsburg appeared before the Senate Judiciary Committee…

The Senate Judiciary Committee heard testimony from Judge Ruth Bader Ginsburg during the first day of her Supreme Court…

Senate Judiciary Committee members continued to question Judge Ruth Bader Ginsburg during the first day of her Supreme…

Committee members continued to question Supreme Court nominee Judge Ruth Bader Ginsburg on the second day of her…

Members of the Senate Judiciary Committee made opening statements on the first day of Judge Clarence Thomas'…

Judge Thomas made an opening statement of approximately ten minutes to the committee, and members of the committee…

Committee members continued questioning Judge Thomas in confirmation proceedings. Questions, in thirty minute rounds,…

Members of the Senate Judiciary Committee continued questioning Judge Thomas on issues such as natural law.

Committee Members of the Senate Judiciary Committee made 10 minutes opening statements on the first day of Judge…

Judge Souter made his opening statement. Judiciary Committee members began their questioning of the nominee in…

The committee continued hearings on the confirmation of Judge Souter as associate justice of the Supreme Court,…

Senate Judiciary Committee members Senator Joseph Biden, Jr. D-Delaware, Senator Strom Thurmond R-SC, and Senator…

The committee began hearings on the nomination of Anthony M. Kennedy of California to be associate justice of the…

The Senate Judiciary committee continued hearings on the nomination of Anthony M. Kennedy to be an associate justice of…

The Senate Judiciary committee continued with the second part of the first day of hearings on the nomination of Judge…

The Senate Judiciary committee began its second day of hearings on the nomination of Judge Anthony M. Kennedy to be…

The committee begins hearings on the nomination of Judge Robert Bork to be associate justice of the Supreme Court. Former…

Senate Judiciary Committee Chair Joe Biden (D-DE) began the questioning of Judge Bork. Senator Robert Byrd, arriving…

The Senate Judiciary committee questioned United States Supreme Court nominee Robert Bork. Judge Bork’s hearings lasted 30 hours over 5 days, taking place…

During this morning session, committee members continue inquiry for approximately one-half hour each. In response to Bork’s…

Judge Antonin Scalia responded to questions from committee members about his views regarding such topics as…

Witnesses testified on day two of the Antonin Scalia’s confirmation hearing to be an Associate Justice of the Supreme…

Opening statements were made on the first day of the William Rehnquist confirmation hearings.

Associate Justice William Rehnquist and members of the American Bar Association testified on Justice Rehnquist’s…

Associate Justice William Rehnquist and other witnesses testified on his nomination to be the Chief Justice of the…