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Courts & the Judiciary
Federal and state courts, judicial nominations, and the Supreme Court.
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Officials on Courts & the Judiciary
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| DChristopher A. Coons | 1 | 100% | 1 |
| RMike Lee | 1 | 100% | 1 |
| RThom Tillis | 1 | 100% | 1 |
| DEdward J. Markey | 1 | 100% | 1 |
| RJim Banks | 1 | 100% | 1 |
| RCindy Hyde-Smith | 1 | 100% | 1 |
| RJames C. Justice | 1 | 100% | 1 |
| RKevin Stitt | 1 | 100% | 1 |
| IAngus S. King, Jr. | 1 | 100% | 1 |
| RLindsey Graham | 1 | 0% | 1 |
| RChuck Grassley | 1 | — | 1 |
| DJohn W. Hickenlooper | 1 | — | 1 |
| REric Schmitt | 1 | — | 1 |
| RTim Sheehy | 1 | — | 1 |
| RLarry Rhoden | 1 | — | 1 |
| RCynthia M. Lummis | 1 | — | 1 |
Positions on record
- James C. JusticeStated position
Committed to fight to confirm federal judges he describes as upholding the Constitution and the rule of law.
View position & sources → - Cindy Hyde-SmithStated position
Committed, as a U.S. Senator, to fight for and vote to confirm judicial nominees she describes as pro-life and constitutionally conservative.
View position & sources → - Jim BanksStated position
Pledged to vote only for federal judges and justices he says respect the Constitution and the right to life.
View position & sources → - Thom TillisStated position
Committed to preserving the Senate 'blue slip' tradition for judicial nominees and to opposing efforts to abolish it, which functionally requires home-state senators' sign-off before certain nominees advance.
No primary source on file — not verified against the record
View position & sources → - Chuck GrassleyStated position
As chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, committed to continue advancing and confirming President Trump's judicial nominees and fulfilling the Senate's confirmation responsibility.
View position & sources → - Larry RhodenStated position
Said his office is bringing forward two bills to protect the personal information of law enforcement, judges, legislators, and statewide officials by removing it from public voter files.
No primary source on file — not verified against the record
View position & sources → - Eric SchmittStated position
Introduced the End Chinese Lawfare Act, committing that it would bar any politically motivated Chinese court judgment from being recognized or enforced in the United States.
View position & sources → - Tim SheehyStated position
Committed to holding judges and government officials accountable for releasing violent offenders, sponsoring the JAIL Act.
View position & sources → - Cynthia M. LummisStated position
Introduced legislation with colleagues to curb judicial overreach and limit the ability of federal courts to obstruct the administration's agenda.
View position & sources → - John W. HickenlooperStated position
Committed to oppose every executive-branch nominee he judges to pose a genuine threat to Colorado residents.
View position & sources → - Mike LeeStated position
Joined nine other Republican senators in pledging to stop cooperating with Democratic legislative priorities and to block confirmation of the administration's political and judicial nominees, following the Trump New York verdict.
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View position & sources → - Kevin StittStated position
Create a dedicated system of business courts to handle commercial disputes, modeled on Delaware and Texas.
View position & sources → - Edward J. MarkeyStated position
As lead Senate sponsor of the Judiciary Act, committed to expanding the U.S. Supreme Court by adding four seats to create a 13-justice Court.
View position & sources → - Angus S. King, Jr.Stated position
Introduced bipartisan legislation with Sen. Lisa Murkowski to require the U.S. Supreme Court to adopt a binding code of conduct and appoint an official to review public complaints and potential conflicts.
View position & sources → - Christopher A. CoonsStated position
Pledged to vote against cloture on the pending Supreme Court nominee (Neil Gorsuch) unless Republicans and Democrats reached a reliable, trustworthy agreement preserving minority input on future nominees.
View position & sources → - Lindsey GrahamStated position
Commit that if a Supreme Court vacancy occurred in the last year of a Republican president's term, he would let the next president make the nomination, explicitly inviting the public to hold him to it.
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