Amy Coney Barrett’s Supreme Court confirmation hearing began Monday as the Republican-led Senate charged ahead to replace the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg with President Trump’s pick, aiming to cement the conservative court majority before election day.
Barrett was wearing a face mask, as were all the roughly 100 people in the cavernous hearing room.
Barring a dramatic development, Republicans appear to have the votes to confirm the 48-year-old conservative appellate judge to a lifetime seat on the Supreme Court.
Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett is sworn in during a confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee, Monday, Oct. 12, 2020, on Capitol Hill in Washington.
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WASHINGTON, DC - OCTOBER 12: Supreme Court Justice nominee Judge Amy Coney Barrett departs following the Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearing for Supreme Court Justice on Capitol Hill on October 12, 2020 in Washington, DC. With less than a month until the presidential election, President Donald Trump tapped Amy Coney Barrett to be his third Supreme Court nominee in just four years. If confirmed, Barrett would replace the late Associate Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.
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Chairman Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) and ranking member Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) talk before the confirmation hearing.
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The children of Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett arrive on Capitol Hill before the start of her confirmation hearing.
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Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett speaks during a confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee, Monday, Oct. 12, 2020, on Capitol Hill in Washington.
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Supreme Court Justice nominee Judge Amy Coney Barrett removes her mask during the Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearing for Supreme Court Justice in the Hart Senate Office Building on October 12, 2020 in Washington, DC.
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Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett listens at the start of Monday’s hearing.
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Sen. Charles Grassley (R-Iowa) uses his phone before the hearing.
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Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett arrives at her Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington.
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The confirmation hearing room as proceedings get underway.
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Sen. Chuck Grassley arrives at the hearing, the start of what Lindsey Graham later said he expected to be a “long, contentious week.”
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Barrett takes a seat. Democrats are expected to stress her opposition to the Affordable Care Act during the hearings.
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A namecard for Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett rests on a desk prior to the hearing.
