There are 4 leading candidates. Here's how their past confirmation votes went down.
From CNN's Ted Barrett
July 9, 2018
Amy Coney Barrett was confirmed to her
seat on the Seventh Circuit on Oct. 31, 2017, just about 8 months ago.
The vote was 55-43, with Sens. McCaskill and Menendez not voting.
Notable votes:
- GOP: Sens. Collins, Murkowski and Paul voted yes.
- Democratic: Sens. Donnelly, Kaine and Manchin voted yes.
Raymond Kethledge was confirmed to his
seat on the Sixth Circuit on June 24, 2008, about 10 years ago.
He was approved by a voice vote, which means there was unanimous consent to
approve him without a recorded roll call vote signaling broad bipartisan support
for his confirmation.
Notable:
- GOP: Sens. Collins and Murkowski were both in the Senate at that time
- Democratic: 20 members of the current Democratic caucus were serving
then: Feinstein, Carper, Bill Nelson, Durbin, Cardin, Stabenow,
Klobuchar, McCaskill, Tester, Menendez, Schumer, Brown, Wyden, Casey, Reed,
Whitehouse, Leahy, Sanders, Cantwell, and Murray.
Thomas Hardiman was confirmed to the Third
Circuit on March 15, 2007, about 11 years ago.
The vote was overwhelmingly bipartisan, 95-0, with five senators not present,
including Durbin and McCain who are still serving.
Notable votes:
- GOP: Sens. Collins and Murkowski voted yes
- Democratic: 18 members of the Democratic caucus who are still serving
voted for Hardiman. They are: Brown, Cantwell, Cardin, Carper,
Casey, Feinstein, Klobuchar, Leahy, McCaskill, Menendez, Murray, Bill Nelson,
Sanders, Schumer, Stabenow, Tester, Whitehouse and Wyden
Brett Kavanaugh was confirmed to his
position on the Court of Appeals for DC on May 26, 2006, about 12 years ago.
The vote was bipartisan, 57-36, with seven senators not voting, including
Thune, who is the only one still serving.
Notable votes:
- GOP: Sens. Collins and Murkowski voted yes
- Democratic: Four Democrats voted yes, including Sen. Carper who is the
only one still serving. (Sens. Byrd, Landrieu and Ben Nelson are the
others three.)