8, 2018.ĪBC News' Geneva Sands, Veronica Stracqualursi, Erin Dooley and Margaret Chadbourn contributed to this story. His wife and two young daughters were by his side when he was sworn in later that day, and then again at a ceremonial swearing-in with Trump on Oct.

Kavanaugh was confirmed with 50 votes in favor, 48 votes against, and 1 vote present. 6, 2018, after senators were able to view the FBI report's findings, although Democrats expressed their concerns about the limited scope of the FBI's investigation. Seated from left: Stephen Breyer, Clarence Thomas, Chief Justice John Roberts, Ruth Bader Ginsburg (who died in 2020) and. The committee ended up voting in favor of recommending Kavanaugh's nomination to the full Senate, but with the caveat that the FBI spend a week investigating the sexual misconduct claims against Kavanaugh. Supreme Court pose for a group photo in 2018. Kavanaugh's wife, Ashley, was seated directly behind him during his testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee. The Senate Judiciary Committee allowed Ford and Kavanaugh to testify about the alleged incident, which Ford said took place in 1982. Two other women also publicly spoke about claims of sexual misconduct, which he also denied. Christine Blasey Ford came forward alleging that Kavanaugh sexually assaulted her when they were both in high school, a claim which Kavanaugh denied. (Fred Schilling/Collection of the Supreme Court of the United States/Getty Images) Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson was sworn in as the newest member of the Supreme Court on Thursday, becoming.

It was his actions before his legal career, however, that became major points of contention during his confirmation process.

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