There have been 111 Justices in the Supreme Court of the United States. Only three have been women. If she is confirmed, Solicitor General Kagan will bring the Supreme Court to an historical high-water mark, with three women concurrently serving as Justices.

Surviving band members Bob Weir and Mickey Hart have participated in fundraisers for Leahy and his Political Action Committee the Green Mountain Victory Fund. R. " The book he is referring to is Lucky Child.

He is the chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee. A member of the Democratic Party Leahy has been the President pro tempore of the United States Senate since December 17 2012; as President pro tempore he is third in the presidential line of succession.