confirmation hearing
Nominee approval process
A confirmation hearing is a formal proceeding where a legislative body questions a nominee for an appointed position before voting on approval.
In the United States, Senate confirmation hearings examine presidential nominees for cabinet posts, federal judgeships, and other high offices: The Supreme Court confirmation hearing lasted three days.
These hearings can become contentious political theater when the nomination is controversial.
- senateLegislative governing body
- Capitol HillCongressional district and synecdoche
- testimonySworn statement as evidence
- opening statementFirst formal address
- nomineeOne proposed for position
advise and consent · judicial nominee · Supreme Court · vetting · questioning · gavel · oath · sworn in · judiciary · cabinet · qualifications · scrutiny · approval · grilling · committee · politics · appointee · credentials
- political eventselection, campaign, debate, vote, rally
- speechesspeech, addresses, historic speeches, lecture, soliloquy
- Congresssenator, representative, senators, House, bill
- Congressional proceedingsvotes, debates, roll call, testimony, markup session
- Federal Courtsfederal court, federal courts, district court, district courts, circuit court
- hearingsoversight committee, select committee, sworn testimony, testimony, witness testimony
confirmation hearingconfirmation vote
Approval of an appointee
floor vote · Senate vote · final vote · roll call vote · appointment
confirmation hearingrejection
Denial of acceptance
withdrawal · filibuster · defeat · recess appointment · dismissal
confirmation hearingimpeachment hearing
Legislative proceeding to remove officials
impeachment trial · ethics investigation · oversight hearing · resignation
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