Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts administers the Judicial Oath to Barrett on October 27, a day after she was confirmed by the Senate and took the Constitutional Oath. Joining her is her husband, Jesse, who is holding the Bible.
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President Donald Trump applauds Barrett after she was sworn in on October 26.
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Barrett is sworn in as a Supreme Court justice during a White House ceremony on October 26.
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White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows walks through the crowd before Barrett's swearing-in on October 26.
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Trump speaks before Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas administered the Constitutional Oath.
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Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell leaves the chamber after the final vote to confirm Barrett on October 26.
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A jogger takes a early morning run at the Capitol on October 26.
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Portraits of people who rely on the Affordable Care Act are seen in the seats of Democratic senators who boycotted the vote of the Senate Judiciary Committee on October 22. The vote to advance Barrett to the full Senate passed 12-0.
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US Sen. Lindsey Graham, the chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committe, hugs US Sen. Dianne Feinstein, the top Democrat on the committee, after the fourth day of Barrett's confirmation hearings.
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Lawyers Randall D. Noel and Pamela J. Roberts testify on the fourth and final day of Barrett's confirmation hearings. After questioning Barrett for two days, the Senate Judiciary Committee was hearing from outside witnesses.
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A photo of the late Ruth Bader Ginsburg is seen at the seat of US Sen. Chris Coons, a Democrat from Delaware.
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An American flag flies outside the US Capitol on October 15.
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People practice social distancing during the hearing on October 14.
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Democrats tried to pin down Barrett on a number of topics she could hear in the future. Barrett often declined to engage with senators on key issues, citing a standard not to discuss cases that she could be hearing in the future.
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For the second day of Barrett's questioning, the Affordable Care Act was a dominant topic on both sides of the aisle. A week after the election, the Supreme Court will hear on a Republican effort to strike down the law.
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A staffer adjusts Barrett's microphone on October 14. There were technical difficulties with the hearing room's audio system, causing a couple of delays.
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Barrett testifies on the third day of her confirmation hearings.
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Barrett answers a question on October 13.
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Barrett holds up a blank piece of paper after US Sen. John Cornyn, a Republican from Texas, asked her what notes she was using during her testimony.
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Coons speaks at the Barrett hearing on October 13. A week after Election Day, the Supreme Court is set to hear the case California v. Texas, which is challenging the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act.
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Barrett said that she had not discussed specific cases, like the upcoming challenge to the Affordable Care Act, with Trump or anyone else when she was nominated. "I was never asked, and if I had been that would've been a short conversation," Barrett said when she was asked whether she had committed to vote to repeal the Affordable Care Act.
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US Sen. Thom Tillis, a Republican from North Carolina who recently tested positive for Covid-19, puts his hand under his face mask while Barrett testifies on October 13. Tillis announced during the hearing that he's participating in two studies. He said he enrolled in the studies during his time in quarantine. "Because this is being aired, I hope anyone who has recovered from Covid will do their part to try heal this country from the health challenges that Covid has presented us," Tillis said. "I intend to do my part."
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Barrett introduces her family during her hearing on October 13. She and her husband, Jesse, have seven children.
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Democratic Sens. Feinstein and Dick Durbin speak to each other during Barrett's testimony on October 13.
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Barrett's opening statement focused on how her mentor, the late Justice Antonin Scalia, influenced her career and the opportunity to be nominated to the Supreme Court. "His judicial philosophy was straightforward: A judge must apply the law as written, not as the judge wishes it were," she said on Monday, October 12. "Sometimes that approach meant reaching results that he did not like. But as he put it in one of his best known opinions, that is what it means to say we have a government of laws, not of men."
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"I have been nominated to fill Justice Ginsburg's seat, but no one will ever take her place," Barrett said in her opening statement. "I will be forever grateful for the path she marked and the life she led."
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Barrett stands to be sworn in on October 12.
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Barrett is sworn in for testimony on October 12. It was her first day of confirmation hearings.
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Durbin, a Democrat from Illinois, makes his opening statement on October 12. Democrats argued that Republicans should not be pushing ahead with the nomination, referencing how Senate Republicans blocked consideration of Merrick Garland after his nomination by former President Obama in 2016.
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US Sen. Kamala Harris, the Democratic vice presidential nominee, speaks via video conference on October 12.
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US Sen. Cory Booker, a Democrat from New Jersey, speaks during the first day of the hearings. Behind him were photographs of people who would be impacted by the elimination of the Affordable Care Act.
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Barrett's husband, Jesse, sits at right along with some of the family's seven children.
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US Sen. Mike Lee, a Republican from Utah, holds up a copy of the US Constitution while speaking on October 12. Lee tested positive for the coronavirus shortly after attending Barrett's nomination ceremony on September 26. He has been cleared by his physician to attend the hearings, he said.
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US Sen. Mazie Hirono, a Democrat from Hawaii, wears a face mask depicting the late Ruth Bader Ginsburg.
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Barrett leaves during a short break on October 12.
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Cornyn looks through his notes on October 12.
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US Sen. Chuck Grassley, a Republican from Iowa, makes his opening statement.
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Barrett arrives for her confirmation hearing on October 12.
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Lee, second from left, talks with US Sen. Lindsey Graham, the chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, on October 12.
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Barrett wears a mask as she arrives at the Hart Senate Office Building on October 12. Barrett kept her mask on as she listened to senators kick off the hearing.
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Graham talks with Feinstein, the most senior Democrat on the Senate Judiciary Committee, before the start of Barrett's hearing.
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People show their support for Barrett in front of the Supreme Court on October 12.
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Barrett's desk is set up before she appeared before the Senate Judiciary Committee on October 12.
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Barrett's children arrive for her hearing on October 12.
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Barrett arrives for her hearing.
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A room in the Hart Senate Office Building is set up on October 9, ahead of Barrett's confirmation hearings.
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From left, US Reps. Veronica Escobar, Jackie Speier, Norma Torres, Deb Haaland, Sheila Jackson Lee, Katherine Clark and Jan Schakowsky, along with members of the Democratic Women's Caucus, deliver a letter to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell's office on October 2. They were calling for the nomination process to be stopped until after the presidential inauguration.
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Barrett meets with a senator on October 1.
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Barrett meets with McConnell on September 29. McConnell called Barrett "exceedingly well-qualified" and an "exceptionally impressive jurist," and he has vowed that there will be a quick confirmation vote.
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Barrett and Vice President Mike Pence arrive at the Capitol for her meetings with senators on September 29. The Supreme Court is seen behind them.
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US Sen. Mike Lee and his wife, Sharon, chat with Barrett during a private reception inside the White House after Barrett's nomination ceremony on September 26. Lee later tested positive for the coronavirus.
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US Sen. Thom Tillis, who also later tested positive for coronavirus, talks to Barrett during the White House reception on September 26. At left, President Trump and first lady Melania Trump talk with US Sen. Kelly Loeffler.
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Barrett smiles as Trump introduces her as his Supreme Court nominee on September 26.
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Barrett approaches the podium during the Rose Garden event on September 26. At least 12 people who attended the event — including President Trump — have since tested positive for coronavirus.
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Barrett and her family walk into the Rose Garden for the nomination ceremony.
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Barrett and her family meet with the President and first lady in the Oval Office on September 26.
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Conservative women who support Barrett's nomination pray while touching the Supreme Court's doors on September 26. Another woman lies on the ground nearby, mourning the death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.
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