Joseph Biden (47 images)

Sen. Joseph Biden, D-Del, Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, holds up a report on the family on September 10, 1991, during the confirmation hearings for Supreme Court nominee Judge Clarence Thomas. (UPI Photo/Cliff Owen/Files)

Senator Joseph Biden D-Delaware and Senator Edward Kennedy D-Massachusetts share a word during the confirmation hearings of Supreme Court nominee David Souter 9/14/1990.

Senator Joseph Biden D-Delaware waves from the back of a train as he and his family depart for Washington DC after announcing his candidacy for the Democratic nomination for President of the United States 6/9/1987.

Senator Joseph Biden D-Delaware is seen in this undated photo at a press conference in Washington DC.