 After receiving the Supreme Court's list of nominees, the senate created a committee to review the nominees' credentials and backgrounds.On 24 November 1997, the Senate voted to remove the name of Supreme Court Vice-president Amphorn Thongprayoon, on the grounds that his credentials were dubious and on allegations that he had defaulted on three million baht in debt.The Supreme Court was furious, arguing the constitution did not empower the senate to do background checks or to reject Supreme Court nominees.