Supreme Court confirmation hearing for Judge Barrett set to begin Oct. 12

FILE - Judge Amy Coney Barrett, President Donald Trumps nominee for the U.S. Supreme Court, meets with Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Oct. 1, 2020. Barrett graduated with honors in 1994 from a small liberal arts school, Rhodes College in Memphis. Many alumni have posted a letter on social media expressing their opposition to Barrett's nomination to replace Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg on the U.S. Supreme Court after Ginsburg's death last month.(Demetrius Freeman/The Washington Post via AP, Pool)

WASHINGTON — The Senate Judiciary Committee will hold a hearing for Judge Amy Coney Barrett’s Supreme Court nomination, starting Monday, October 12th at 8am Central Time.

The hearing is expected to last three to four days. Opening statements by committee members and the nominee will occur on Monday, with questioning beginning on Tuesday.