Nearly 60 female Nevada lawyers have signed on to an open letter to leaders of the Senate Judiciary Committee asking for an extensive investigation into the claim by Christine Blasey Ford that Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh sexually assaulted her more than 30 years ago.

“We respectfully request that the Senate Judiciary Committee demand a thorough investigation of Dr. Christine Blasey Ford’s allegations before recommending Judge Kavanaugh’s confirmation,” the letter said.

Blasey Ford accused Kavanaugh of sexually assaulting her when they were both high school students in the early 1980s.

As of Monday evening, the letter had 2,660 signatures, reflecting both men and women attorneys from law firms, public interest organizations, government agencies, private companies and universities. The signatories are Republicans, Democrats and Independents and come from diverse racial and ethnic backgrounds, sexual orientations, religious beliefs, political affiliations and viewpoints, the letter said.

Nevada had 57 women signatories and one male. Among them are Carly Krygier, who was in the audience at last year’s Las Vegas shooting; Ann C. McGinley, Co-Director UNLV Workplace Law Program; former ACLU-NV attorney Maggie McLetchie; and UNLV Law School professor Francine Lipman.

The letter, which was addressed to Chairman Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, and ranking member Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., comes as Grassley has notified the panel that it will vote on Kavanaugh’s nomination on Friday.

But in a subsequent tweet he held out the possibility that the vote could be delayed should the need arise.

The vote would come a day after a hearing that has been scheduled for the committee to hear from Blasey Ford directly and also to hear Kavanaugh respond to the allegation.