Posted on 09/23/2018 10:56:52 AM PDT by Allen In Texas Hill Country
I think tucker carlson may be the one who started this infinite cycle of erroneous info. he can start as soon as confirmed . mid-session is fine. gorsuch did same.
He can be seated as soon as he takes the oath. He cannot have a say on any case heard before he is sworn.
Usually they are sworn in by the VP or the Chief Justice.
Cucker is a nitwit.
When the Secretary of State issues his commission. Hopefully that would be within an hour or two of the result of the confirmation vote. However, it doesn’t have to be, and is up to the Secretary of State to actually prepare and sign a certificate that entitles Kavanaugh to take his seat on the Supreme Court.
This was the very issue that spawned the famous Supreme Court decision of two centuries ago, Marbury v. Madison. The Secretary of State refused to issue a commission for a magistrate.
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