J. Michelle Childs Supreme Court nomination (Za Glutton)

Breyer's Resignation and Biden's Announcement
On January 26, 2022, Associate Justice of the Supreme Court Stephen Breyer announced that he would step down from the Court one month later due to health issues. President Biden was notified by Breyer before his announcement, and let the public know that his nominee to fill the vacancy would soon be announced. On February 3, 2022, Biden announced at the Rose Garden alongside Vice President Harris, that J. Michelle Childs, a US District Court Judge for the District of South Carolina, would be selected to fill the vacancy.

Republican Opposition
Mitch McConnell announced on Fox News that he would not support J. Michelle Childs' nomination, on the grounds that he believed that her nomination was a political favor to Jim Clyburn, and that President Biden should wait until the next Congress to announce a nominee

Hearings
J. Michelle Childs would appear before the Senate for hearings beginning on February 15th, 2022. They would continue throughout the year until her confirmation vote on March 29th, 2022.

Final Vote
On March 29th, 2022, the final vote for Childs' confirmation was 52-48, with all Democrats and 2 Republicans (Collins and Murkowski) voting to confirm.