Senate Republicans voted to confirm President Donald Trumps's Supreme Court nominee Judge Amy Coney Barrett, on Oct. 26, marking a significant victory for the president and his campaign just days ahead of Election Day. The move is likely to make the high court more conservative centric for several years to come.

The vote was 52-48. Currently, in a tough re-election battle, Republican Senator Susan Collins of Maine was the only GOP senator to go against the party and support Democrats against the nomination. Collins said she is against Barrett's confirmation to the high court to the fact that it is too close to the Nov. 3 election to even consider a nominee.

This is the third time Trump has appointed a new Supreme Court justice during his tenure in office. The move gives Republicans an unmissable opportunity to deliver on the important conservative priority and campaign's assurance that it will transform the federal courts by making lifetime appointments.

The White House held a swearing-in ceremony for Barrett as a Supreme Court justice on Monday night on the south lawn. Among several other senators, Ron Johnson of Wisconsin, James Lankford of Oklahoma, Mike Lee of Utah, and Ted Cruz of Texas attended the ceremony.

The recently concluded event, which featured social distancing measures, draws a sharp contrast to Barrett's nomination announcement, which health experts described as a coronavirus super spreader event, NBC News reported. Barrett, 48, will not only be serving the court for several years but will also be giving conservatives a 6-3 majority on the Supreme Court.

This shift in the Supreme Court's make-up could have dramatic conclusions for a myriad of issues that could come before it, such as the future of former President Barack Obama's Affordable Care Act, as well as other potential disputes revolving around the upcoming election.

Holding a majority in the chamber, Senate Republicans have pushed ahead what can be touted as one of the fastest nomination proceedings until now, following the death of the late associate justice of the Supreme Court Ruth Bader Ginsburg last month. While the Republicans have rushed to confirm Barrett, Democrats have called the move a cynical power grab that could damage Ginsburg's legacy.

Before the final confirmation vote, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell pointed out that Barrett deserves to be confirmed to the Supreme Court by any objective standard, adding that Americans agree as well. She went on to announce that Barrett will be on the Supreme Court within just a few minutes.