How Tough is the Road to Becoming a Supreme Court Justice?
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For 200 years, Judicial appointments made by the President must go through the senate Judiciary committee before any vote is taken for confirmation. For Merrick Garland that process will be an uphill battle for not only him, but also for the judicial staff of the Senators looking to vote for or against him.
Once the President nominates someone for the court the real work begins for U.S. Senators. During the vetting process nominees are judged based on their previous court decisions, as well as their personal back ground.
Republican Senators like Jeff Sessions and Richard Shelby say they will not entertain the idea of confirming anyone this year. They say since it’s President Obama’s last term, the decision should be left to the next president. Charles Campbell is the associate dean for the Jones School of law at Faulkner University, but before his time at the University he served as Senator Jeff Sessions’ Deputy Chief Council in the Senate Judiciary Committee from 2006 to 2007. He says if Hillary Clinton wins in November, some republican senators might change their tone.
Merrick Garland is vying for the supreme court after the death of Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia last month.
