Los Angeles ? The Senate Judiciary Committee is postponing by one week its vote on the Supreme Court nomination of Elena Kagan after objections from the panel’s top Republican.

The committee had planned to vote on Kagan’s nomination Tuesday, but Alabama Sen. Jeff Sessions invoked his privilege and was granted a one-week delay. The vote will be held July 20.

“I think we are cooperating in a fair way to move this nominee forward,” Sessions said in asking for the automatic postponement.

Committee Chairman Patrick J. Leahy, D-Vt., said he thinks “everybody’s made up their mind” on how to vote.