Elena Kagan was confirmed 63-37 by the U.S. Senate today. 50 votes were needed.
Five Republicans voted for Kagan, while only one Democrat voted against her.
Kagan will become the 112th Justice and the fourth woman ever to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court.
Her confirmation process is viewed as less-than transparent.
Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell released a statement today, highlighting Kagan’s politically polarizing history:
“As we know, Ms Kagan does not have the judicial or private practice experience common to most modern-day Supreme Court justices; far from it. This is relevant not because one has to have prior judicial experience in order to be a good Supreme Court justice. That is not my view now, and it never has been. But the absence of judicial experience makes it all the more important that we look more closely at the kind of experience Ms. Kagan has had.
“And a review of Ms. Kagan’s experience reveals a woman who has spent much of her adult life not steeped in the practice of the law but in the art of politics. When we look at her resume, we find a woman who has worked fervently to advance the goals of the Democratic Party and liberal causes, usually at the expense of those with whom she disagrees politically or ideologically.”
Dr. Charmaine Yoest, president and CEO of Americans United for Life Action, said Kagan will likely become one of the most agenda-driven, pro-abortion justices.
“It is deeply troubling that the Senate voted to confirm Ms. Kagan without fully investigating her role in manipulating medical evidence during the partial-birth abortion debate in 1996-97,” said Yoest. “The American people want fair and impartial judges, and Justice Kagan’s negative impact will be felt for decades to come.”
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