One week before the election: US Senate confirms Amy Coney Barrett in the Supreme Court

Amy Coney Barrett was confirmed by the US Senate.

Donald Trump had previously proposed her as constitutional judge.

Now nothing stands in the way of their swearing-in.

• The Republicans in the

  US Senate

  voted for

  Amy Coney Barrett

  on Monday

  .

• Now nothing stands in the way of the new constitutional judge being sworn in.

• An important victory for Trump.

Update from October 27, 4.50 a.m.:

A good week before the

, the

 confirmed

the

as the new constitutional

judge on Monday evening

.

"This is an important day for America," said

, who nominated the 48-year-old in September to succeed the left-liberal constitutional judge Ruth Bader Ginsburg for the Supreme Court.

With the controversial appointment of his candidate, the president is celebrating an important success in the final spurt of the election campaign.

52 of the 100 senators

voted for Barrett in the final vote on Monday evening.

When the result of the vote was called, applause broke out in the ranks of the Republicans in the Senate.

The Republicans have a majority in the Congress Chamber with 53 Senators.

A confirmation from Barrett was therefore considered almost certain.

Only one Republican senator took the side of the opposition Democrats, who voted unanimously against Barrett.

This will now

into the Supreme Court

before the

.

Trump received Barrett for a swearing-in ceremony on the White House lawn after the Senate vote.

The President spoke of a "significant day" for the United States and the country's constitution and rule of law.

Barrett, who took an oath on the Constitution, promised not to be guided by her personal beliefs as a constitutional judge.

She will carry out her work at the Supreme Court “regardless of political camps and my own preferences”.

On Tuesday, Barrett will take her oath of office in the Supreme Court.

With the appointment of the 48-year-old, Trump can

score points in the

the

with right-wing voters, for whom conservative constitutional judges are a core concern.

The conservative majority in the powerful Supreme Court will be expanded to six to three judges by the appointment of Barrett - and secured for years or even decades.

Constitutional judges in the US are appointed for life.

Before Barrett, Trump had already appointed two conservative lawyers to constitutional judges since taking office: Neil Gorsuch in 2017 and Brett Kavanaugh in 2018. Because the Supreme Court often has the last word on major disputes, the political orientation of the court is of crucial importance.

Original article from October 23: Washington, DC

- The first step was the nomination by US President

, now

also made the second step: The Judiciary Committee of the Senate approved the candidate for the Supreme Court on Thursday USA approved.

The

reports

.

The opposition

boycotted the vote.

Video: Pro and counter protests in Washington on the election of judges in the USA

The

is highly controversial.

The Democrats criticize that such an important position will be filled shortly before the

*.

Should Barrett also take the next step, approval by the entire US Senate, and be appointed as a constitutional judge, the

the highest court in the USA will continue

to strengthen

: then six of the nine judges would have such an orientation.

Constitutional judges are appointed for

.

Because the

have a majority in the Senate of 53 out of 100 Senators, Barrett's confirmation is almost certain.

The 48-year-old would move into the Supreme Court before the presidential election on November 3rd.

Amy Coney Barrett: Next, the entire US Senate has to vote for the candidate

Last week,

the judicial committee held

a

that lasted

several days

, during which the devout Catholic Barrett had to answer questions from 22 senators - including

*, the runner-up for Democratic presidential candidate

.

During the questioning, she repeatedly avoided critical questions.

One of her main statements: She sees the office as constitutional judge not as a political office, but as a legal one.

US President Trump nominated Barrett to succeed the late left-liberal constitutional

at the end of September

.