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 submitted by the Standing Committee to the Senate Judiciary Committee since 1993.
Written Statements
117th Congress
- Ketanji Brown Jackson, nominated to be an Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court
116th Congress
- Amy Coney Barrett, nominated to be an Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court
- Kathryn K. Mizelle, nominated to the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida
- Lawrence J.C. VanDyke, nominated to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
- Sarah E. Pitlyk, nominated to the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri
- Justin R. Walker, nominated to the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Kentucky
115th Congress
- Jonathan A. Kobes, nominated to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
- Brett M. Kavanaugh, nominated to be an Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court
- John M. O'Connor, nominated to be U.S. District Court for the Northern, Eastern and Western Districts of Oklahoma
- Supplemental Statement, September 12, 2018
- Statement, August 21, 2018
- Magistrate Judge Charles B. Goodwin, nominated to the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma
- Leonard Steven Grasz, nominated to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
- Supplemental Statement, November 13, 2017
- Statement, October 30, 2017
- Brett J. Talley, nominated to the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Alabama
- Holly L. Teeter, nominated to the U.S. District Court for the District of Kansas
- Neil M. Gorsuch, nominated to be an Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court
114th Congress
- Merrick B. Garland, nominated to be an Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court
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