The United States Senate has officially confirmed Judge Amy Coney Barrett as a U.S. Supreme Court justice in a 52-48 vote, despite pushback from Democrats who fought to stop the Republican-led upper chamber from moving forward with President Donald Trump's nominee to replace the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg ahead of Election Day.
Barrett, 48, is expected to attend a ceremony at the White House on Monday evening following her confirmation, where she will reportedly take the constitutional oath administered by Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, a White House official told Fox News.
The outlet noted that "Thomas has long been considered one of the more conservative justices on the Court, along with Barrett's mentor, the late Justice Antonin Scalia."
President Trump said earlier in the day that the celebration at the White House would be "not a large event, just a very nice event."
