Supreme Court Nominations:
Hearings & Debates

Updated June 26, 2009.
Prepared by Cheryl Nyberg.

The Senate Judiciary Committee holds confirmation hearings on judicial nominees. The transcripts of these hearings are published and are available in print and online. This part of the guide identifies these sources.

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The Supreme Court of the United States: Hearings and Reports on Successful and Unsuccessful Nominations. KF8744.J8 at Classified Stacks
This multi-volume set compiles confirmation hearings and related documents.

Alito	Vols. 21-21D	Ginsburg	Vols. 15, 18 & 18A	Reed	Vol. 4
Black	Vol. 4	Goldberg	Vol. 6	Rehnquist	Vols. 8 & 12
Blackmun	Vol. 8			Roberts	Vols. 20-20C
Bork (unc)	Vol. 14	Harlan	Vol. 6	Scalia	Vol. 13
Brandeis	Vols. 1-3	Haynsworth (unc)	Vols. 10 & 17	Souter	Vol. 16
Brennan	Vol. 6	Jackson	Vol. 4	Stevens	Vol. 17
Breyer	Vols. 19 &19A	Kennedy	Vol. 15	Stewart	Vol. 6
Burger	Vol. 7	Marshall	Vol. 7	Stone	Vol. 4
Carswell (unc)	Vol. 11	Minton	Vol. 5	Thomas	Vol. 17
Clark	Vol. 5	Murphy	Vol. 4	Thornberry (unc)	Vols. 9 & 9A
Douglas	Vol. 4	O'Connor		Warren	Vol. 5
Fortas	Vols. 7, 9 & 9A	Parker	Vol. 9	White	Vol. 6
Frankfurther	Vol. 4	Powell	Vol. 8	Whittaker	Vol. 6

 

 

 

 

 

 

unc = unconfirmed

* Separately cataloged hearings are available for:

• Brandeis. KF8745.B72 U55 1916
• Souter. KF8745.S68 U55 1993
• Thomas. KF8745.T46 U55 1993

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Online

GPO Access, Senate Committee on the Judiciary, Supreme Court Nomination Hearings, 1971-date
Links to PDF files of the published confirmation hearings for Alito, Breyer, Ginsburg, Kennedy, O'Connor, Rehnquist, Roberts, Scalia, Souter, Stevens, and Thomas.

Law Library of Congress, Supreme Court Nominations--Confirmed
Links to floor debates and votes, hearings, and statements.

University of California-Riverside, Supreme Court Justice Nominations
Links to biographical information, hearings, and other sources.

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