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Supreme Court Nominations, 1789 to the Present
Contents
Introduction...................................................................................................................................... 1
D escription of R eport's C ontents................................................................................................. 1
Findings from the N om inations Table ........................................................................................ 3
Number of Nominations and Nominees ............................................................................... 3
Presidents Who Made the Nominations ................................................................................. 3
Date That Nominations Were Received in Senate................................................................. 5
Referral of Nominations to Senate Judiciary Committee ...................................................... 5
Nominations That Received Public Confirmation Hearings ................................................. 6
A dvent of P ublic H earings .............................................................................................. . 6
L ength of H earings in D ays ............................................................................................ 8
Nominations Reported Out of Committee to Full Senate...................................................... 8
Reporting............................................................................................................................. 8
Reporting with a Favorable Recommendation............................................................... 9
Reporting Without Recommendation............................................................................. 9
Reporting with an Unfavorable Recommendation........................................................... 9
Nominations Not Reported Out of Committee.................................................................... 10
Final Action by the Senate or the President......................................................................... 10
Days from Date of Senate Receipt of Nomination to First Hearing.................................... 12
Days from Senate Receipt to Final Committee Vote .......................................................... 13
Days from Senate Receipt to Final Senate or Presidential Action....................................... 14
Recess Appointments to the Supreme Court ........................................................................ 16
Concluding Observations............................................................................................................... 16
Tables
Table 1. Nominations to the Supreme Court of the United States, 1789-August 5, 2010 ...... 18
Table 2. Senate Votes on Whether to Confirm Supreme Court Nominations: Number
Made by Voice Vote/Unanimous Consent (UC) or by Roll-Call Vote.................................... 42
Contacts
A uthor C ontact Inform ation...................................................................................................... 42Congressional Research Service
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