President Donald Trump on Saturday announced conservative appellate judge Amy Coney Barrett as his third US Supreme Court appointment, setting off a scramble in the Republican-led Senate to confirm her before Election Day.
President Donald Trump on Saturday announced conservative appellate judge Amy Coney Barrett as his third US Supreme Court appointment, setting off a scramble in the Republican-led Senate to confirm her before Election Day in five-and-a-half weeks.
Like Mr Trump's two other appointees, Neil Gorsuch in 2017 and Brett Kavanaugh in 2018, Ms Barrett is young enough that she could serve for decades. Ms Barrett is the youngest Supreme Court nominee since conservative Clarence Thomas was 43 in 1991. A White House source said the nominee on Tuesday will begin the traditional courtesy calls on individual senators in their offices, with Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell up first. White House Counsel Pat Cipollone is expected to shepherd the nomination.
Republicans hold a 53-47 Senate majority. Only two Republican senators have opposed proceeding with the confirmation process.could cast a vote for overturning the landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade ruling legalizing abortion nationwide. Ms Barrett has staked out conservative legal positions in three years on the bench, voting in favour of one of Mr Trump's hardline immigration policies and showing support for expansive gun rights. She also authored a ruling making it easier for college students accused of campus sexual assaults to sue their institutions.
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