The confirmation process serves a critical function.
And, if California's confirmation process serves as an example and a wake-up call to our Senators here in Washington, we'll all have reason to celebrate again in the name of justice.
For Thomas, though, the confirmation hearings served as a metaphor for his larger struggles.
Weapons and fighters are able to cross the porous border freely, but until now there has never been confirmation that serving Russian soldiers were active inside Ukraine, despite repeated claims from Kiev and some circumstantial evidence.
Putin said that implementing peace in Ukraine was an internal matter for Poroshenko, despite the encounter being overshadowed by confirmation that serving Russian soldiers had been captured operating inside Ukraine.
If a Justice died or retired before his or her eighteen years were up, a substitute would be appointed via the usual process — Presidential nomination, Senate confirmation — to serve out the remainder.
Weapons and fighters can cross the porous border freely, but until now there has never been confirmation that serving Russian soldiers are active inside Ukraine, despite repeated claims from Kiev and some circumstantial evidence.
These confirmation tests serve two purposes.
Each governor appoints six members to the Board of Commissioners, who are subject to state senate confirmation and serve overlapping six-year terms without pay.
Prior to her confirmation, Jewell served in the private sector, most recently as President and Chief Executive Officer of Recreation Equipment, Inc. (REI).
