From time to time, the Standing Committee is asked by the Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee to testify at a confirmation hearing. The Standing Committee primarily testifies at hearings for Supreme Court nominees and in cases where the Standing Committee has rated a nominee "Not Qualified." Below are links to all of the written statements regarding specific nominees submitted by the Standing Committee to the Senate Judiciary Committee.

111th Congress

Elena Kagan, nominated to be an Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court
Sonia Sotomayor, nominated to be an Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court

109th Congress

Michael B. Wallace, nominated to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Vanessa L. Bryant, nominated to the U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut
Michael B. Wallace, nominated to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Brett M. Kavanaugh, nominated to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
Samuel A. Alito, Jr., nominated to be an Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court
Gregory F. Van Tatenhove, nominated to the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky
John G. Roberts, Jr., nominated to be Chief Justice of the United States

108th Congress

Roger T. Benitez, nominated to the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California
Dora L. Irizarry, nominated to the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York

107th Congress

David Bunning, nominated to the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky

103rd Congress

David A. Katz, nominated to the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio
David F. Hamilton, nominated to the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana
Alexander Williams, Jr., nominated to the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland
Stephen G. Breyer, nominated to be an Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court
Ruth Bader Ginsburg, nominated to be an Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court

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Elena Kagan

Sonia Sotomayor

Samuel A. Alito, Jr.

John G. Roberts, Jr.

Stephen G. Breyer

Ruth Bader Ginsburg

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