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The Senate ultimately confirmed Gorsuch's nomination to the Supreme Court by a 54–45 vote on April 7, 2017 (all Republicans and three Democrats voted in his favor). Ten days after his confirmation, Gorsuch heard his first case as the 101st associate justice of the Court, in Anthony Perry vs. Merit Systems Protection Board. [2]
From 1975 until 2017, the threshold needed to invoke cloture for Supreme Court confirmation was three-fifths of all senators duly chosen and sworn-in (60 senators, if there was no more than one seat left vacant). [2] On April 7, 2017, the votes of Democratic senators managed to deny enough support for cloture on the nomination of Neil Gorsuch.
Confirmation date Confirmation vote Began service [5] Ended service 1: Neil Gorsuch: 9: Colorado: Antonin Scalia: February 1, 2017: April 7, 2017: 54–45 [SC 1 ...
The Senate hearing for President Trump's Supreme Court nominee begins next month, and one lawmaker says his confirmation -- one way or another -- is coming.
Senate Republicans on Thursday crushed a Democratic blockade of Trump's Supreme Court nominee, approving a rule change allowing for Gorsuch's confirmation.
Justice Neil Gorsuch and two partners sold a property they owned to the head of a major law firm with business before the Supreme Court days after Gorsuch’s confirmation, according to Politico.
Neil McGill Gorsuch (/ ˈ ɡ ɔːr s ʌ tʃ / GOR-sutch; [1] born August 29, 1967) is an American jurist who serves as an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. He was nominated by President Donald Trump on January 31, 2017, and has served since April 10, 2017.
Senator Chris Coons on Monday announced opposition to Trump's Supreme Court nominee, ensuring Democrats can block a vote to give Gorsuch the lifetime job.