By Sam Dorman | Fox News Judge Amy Coney Barrett, fresh off her confirmation to serve as associate justice on the nation’s highest court, took her Constitutional Oath on Monday at the White House. The Supreme Court said in a press release that Barrett will be able to start her new role after Chief Justice John Roberts administers her Judicial Oath on Tuesday. Justice Clarence […]
Tag: Presidential Appointment
According to the United States Office of Government Ethics, a political appointee is “any employee who is appointed by the President, the Vice President, or agency head”. As of 2016, there are around 4,000 political appointment positions which an incoming administration needs to review, and fill or confirm, of which about 1,200 require Senate confirmation.