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Posted by: Stacey Shrader Joslin on Oct 12, 2020

The U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee today began four days of hearings on the nomination of U.S. Supreme Court Justice nominee Judge Amy Coney Barrett. Today’s session focused on opening statements from committee members, introduction of the nominee and opening comments from Judge Barrett. The Washington Post has her statement. Committee Chair Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-SC, also announced today that Barrett has received a "well qualified" rating from a majority of the American Bar Association Standing Committee on the Federal Judiciary, while a minority of the committee rated her as “qualified.” The ABA Journal has more on that development. Hearings continue tomorrow and Wednesday with questions from committee members. On Thursday, interest groups in support of and opposed to Barrett’s nomination will testify.