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The Supreme Court was created in 1789. The President nominates the justices, but appointments are made with the advice and consent of the Senate. VPC
President Obama could nominate a successor to Justice Antonin Scalia as soon as next week when the Senate returns from a week-long recess, the White House said Monday.
“As soon as the Senate returns, the president was very clear that he is going to to fulfill his constitutional responsibility to nominate a successor to Justice Scalia,” White House Principal Deputy Press Secretary Eric Schultz told reporters travelling with the president in Rancho Mirage, Calif. for a summit of Southeast Asian leaders.
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