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The committee begins hearings on the nomination of Judge Robert Bork to be associate justice of the Supreme Court. Former President Ford, Senators Dole and Danforth, and Congressman Fish pre…

Committee Members of the Senate Judiciary Committee made 10 minutes opening statements on the first day of Judge Souter’s confirmation hearing. Senators Humphrey and Rudman of New Hampshire …

Associate Justice William Rehnquist and members of the American Bar Association testified on Justice Rehnquist’s nomination to Chief Justice of the Supreme Court.

Judge Antonin Scalia responded to questions from committee members about his views regarding such topics as federal-state relationships, the Constitution, death penalty, abortion, national s…

The Senate Judiciary committee questioned United States Supreme Court nominee Robert Bork. Judge Bork’s hearings lasted 30 hours over 5 days, taking place in September of 1987. Committee mem…

Senate Judiciary Committee members continued to question Judge Ruth Bader Ginsburg during the first day of her Supreme Court confirmation hearings. Judge Ginsburg talked about her views on t…

Prior to confirmation hearings for Judge John Roberts, a compilation of Senate Judiciary hearings on the nomination of Justice Steven Breyer was shown. Justice Breyer’s three days of testim…

S.J.Res. 2, S.Res. 11, and S.Res. 12 were introduced. S.Res. 11, to commend the Secretary General of the United Nations was passed, as well as S.Res. 12, calling upon President Gorbachev to …

Prior to confirmation hearings for Judge John Roberts, a compilation of the initial Senate Judiciary hearings on the nomination of Justice Clarence Thomas was shown. Justice Thomas' testimon…

Prior to confirmation hearings for Judge John Roberts, a compilation of Senate Judiciary hearings on the nomination of Justice David Souter was shown. Justice Souter’s confirmation hearings …

Prior to the confirmation hearings for Judge John Roberts, a compilation of Senate Judiciary Committee hearings on the nomination of Judge Bork was shown. Judge Bork’s hearings lasted 30 hou…

Prior to confirmation hearings for Judge John Roberts, a compilation of the Senate Judiciary Committee hearings for Justice William Rehnquist’s nomination as Chief Justice was shown. Justice…

By 52 yeas to 48 nays, the Senate confirmed the nomination of Clarence Thomas of Georgia as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States.

The committee heard testimony from former government employees supporting U.S. Court of Appeals Judge Clarence Thomas in his reopened Supreme Court confirmation hearings. The former employee…

The committee heard testimony from John Doggett in support of U.S. Court of Appeals Judge Clarence Thomas in Judge Clarence Thomas' reopened Supreme Court confirmation hearings. The testimon…

The committee continued to hear testimony from a panel of supporters of U.S. Court of Appeals Judge Clarence Thomas in his reopened Supreme Court confirmation hearings. Witnesses in the seco…

The Senate Judiciary Committee heard testimony in support of U.S. Court of Appeals Judge Clarence Thomas from the second panel of witnesses on the third day of his reopened Supreme Court con…

The committee heard testimony from a panel of supporters of University of Oklahoma Law Professor Anita Hill to begin the third day of the reopened Supreme Court confirmation hearings for U.S…

The Senate Judiciary Committee continued to hear testimony from U.S. Court of Appeals Judge Clarence Thomas in his reopened Supreme Court confirmation hearings. Judge Thomas continued to res…

Following a break, Professor Anita Hill continued answering questions from senators.