Amy Coney Barrett Confirmed to Supreme Court

Against the strenuous objections of Democrats, Republicans confirmed their third Supreme Court Justice in as many years.

President Donald J. Trump and U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice Amy Coney Barrett stand together on the Blue Room balcony Monday, Oct. 26, 2020, following Justice Barrett’s swearing-in ceremony on the South Lawn of the White House. (Official White House Photo by Andrea Hanks)

On Monday night Judge Amy Coney Barrett was officially sworn in as Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett by Justice Clarence Thomas, after gaining 52–48 votes in the Republican-led Senate.

Republican Senator Susan Collins of Maine joined Senate Democrats in voting against Justice Barrett.

President Donald Trump opened the proceedings Monday night with an effusive speech praising Barrett, saying “She is one of our nation’s most brilliant legal scholars and she will make an outstanding Justice on the highest court in our land. Justice Barrett’s oath will be administered by the Court’s longest serving member currently on the bench; a man whose allegiance to the law has earned him the respect and the gratitude of all Americans: Justice Clarence Thomas.”

President Donald J. Trump looks on as U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice Clarence Thomas swears in Judge Amy Coney Barrett to be the Supreme Court’s 115th associate justice Monday, Oct. 23, 2020, on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, D.C. Justice Barrett is joined by her husband Jesse, holding the Bible, and their children. (Official White House Photo by Andrea Hanks)

The President then offered praise for the late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, saying “it is highly fitting that Justice Barrett fills the seat of a true pioneer for women: Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.”