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Senate Confirms Brett Kavanaugh To U.S. Supreme Court

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am800-news-brett-kavanaugh-getty-1.8466297 UNITED STATES - SEPTEMBER 27: Judge Brett Kavanaugh testifies during the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on his nomination be an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, focusing on allegations of sexual assault by Kavanaugh against Christine Blasey Ford in the early 1980s. (Photo By Tom Williams-Pool/Getty Images) (Pool/Judge Brett Kavanaugh testifies during the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on his nomination be an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, focusing on allegations of sexual assault by Kavanaugh against Christine Blasey Ford in the early 1980s. (Photo By Tom Williams-Pool/Getty Images))

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He was voted in by one of the narrowest margins ever for a Supreme Court nominee

It came down to one of the narrowest votes for a Supreme Court Nominee in history, but the Senate has confirmed Brett Kavanaugh as an associate justice of the Supreme Court.

Kavanaugh was confirmed 50-48 Saturday as the vote unfolded with protesters shouting from the gallery.

The vote ends the fight to block the appointment amid accusations that Kavanaugh sexually assaulted women in the '80s. — accusations he denied under oath.

— with files from CTV News