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Issue

Courts & the Judiciary

9
tracked promises
86%
of scored promises kept
9
stated positions
9/0
declared / inferred
9
officials on record

Officials on Courts & the Judiciary

Officials on this issue
DChristopher A. Coons1100%1
RThom Tillis1100%1
DEdward J. Markey1100%1
RCindy Hyde-Smith1100%1
RJames C. Justice1100%1
RKevin Stitt1100%1
RLindsey Graham10%1
RChuck Grassley11
RCynthia M. Lummis11

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.

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  • 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.

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  • 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.

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  • 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.

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  • 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.

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  • Kevin StittStated position

    Create a dedicated system of business courts to handle commercial disputes, modeled on Delaware and Texas.

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  • 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.

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  • 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.

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  • 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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