Brett Kavanaugh has been officially sworn into his position as the US Supreme Court justice, with the senate confirmed the federal appeals court judge from the vote of 50 to 48.
This comes after the court saw Kavanaugh testify against public allegations of sexual assault in high school and university from three women.
The final vote was briefly delayed by noises from outside protesters, as well as yelling from the public gallery.
Democratic leaders such as Minority Leader Chuck Schumer describe the decision as a “distorted, unfair process”, however Republican officials suggesting that this was a “historic vote”.