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President Barack Obama made two successful appointments to the Supreme Court of the United States. The first was Judge Sonia Sotomayor [1] to fill the vacancy created by the retirement of Justice David H. Souter. [2] . Sotomayor was confirmed by the United States Senate on August 6, 2009, by a vote of 68–31.
17 mar 2016 · video. A finely tuned nomination trajectory – honed by the successes of his past nominations and forged by the intensely political prism of the process — was soon underway, as described to CNN...
26 cze 2015 · The Supreme Court ruled on marriage equality, President Obama paid tribute to Reverend Pinckney and his eight parishioners in Charleston, and the White House shone with pride for all to see. To mark the anniversary of that fateful day, we created a retrospective video and collected reflections of many who experienced it firsthand.
Filling a Supreme Court vacancy is not a political prerogative — it is a basic function and fundamental obligation for both the Executive and the Legislative branches. Learn about President Obama's Supreme Court nominee and track progress towards the confirmation.
16 mar 2016 · President Obama said he had chosen Merrick B. Garland, a judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, as his nominee for the Supreme Court....
29 cze 2018 · Merrick Garland was nominated to the Supreme Court by President Barack Obama in March 2016. The Senate never voted on his nomination.
26 maj 2009 · So why did Sonia Sotomayor get the nod as Barack Obama's first pick for the Supreme Court? Of the four women in final contention for...
