Some SCOTUS nominations less than a year before presidential elections

[struggle4progress]

Last edited Sat Feb 13, 2016, 10:26 PM - Edit history (1)

Anthony Kennedy nominated by Reagan Nov 30, 1987 and confirmed
John Paul Stevens nominated by Ford Nov 28, 1975 and confirmed

Frank Murphy nominated by Roosevelt Jan 4, 1940 and confirmed
Benjamin Cardozo nominated by Hoover Feb 15, 1932 and confirmed
John Clarke nominated by Wilson Jul 14, 1916 and confirmed
Louis Brandeis nominated by Wilson Jan 28, 1916 and confirmed
Mahlon Pitney nominated by Taft Feb 19, 1912 and confirmed
Rufus Peckham nominated by Cleveland Dec 3, 1895 and confirmed
George Shiras, Jr. nominated by Harrison Jul 19, 1892 and confirmed
Melville Fuller nominated by Cleveland Apr 30, 1888 and confirmed
Lucius Lamar nominated by Cleveland Dec 6, 1887 and confirmed
Benjamin Curtis nominated by Fillmore Dec 11, 1851 and confirmed

See: http://www.senate.gov/pagelayout/reference/nominations/Nominations.htm

[randys1]

1. Nominate the following to replace

[NYC Liberal]

2. Scalia himself was approved less than 2 months before

the Senate midterm elections -- that Republicans lost.

[scarletwoman]

3. Thank you for posting this. These are good facts to know.

The GOP will be trying every argument they can muster to obstruct Obama from putting forward a SCOTUS nomination.

[Takket]

4. is there precident for a SCOTUS opening

less than 1 year from a new president where the sitting president does not nominate anyone?

[tanyev]

5. Yes, but Pres Obama is the most divisive President who ever stole the White House!

[DFW]

6. Earl Warren in 1954??

Something needs fixing there.

[struggle4progress]

7. Eisenhower gave Warren a recess appointment as CJ in October 1953

The actual nomination was in early 1954

[oberliner]

8. There was no presidential election in 1955 though

It was 1956.

[struggle4progress]

11. Oops! Thanks! I need to learn to divide by 4!

I'll fix it!

[DFW]

9. Ah, OK, I get it

I didn't know about the 1953 recess appointment

[malaise]

10. Kennedy was confirmed in February 1988

election year 1988

[stopwastingmymoney]

12. Marco jumped up quickly to lie about this just now

Did you hear it?

That motherfucker...

Oh god, Jeb is sick and tired of Barack Obama blaming his brother...smh

Sorry, I wander off topic, this is an interesting day

[book_worm]

13. Lyndon Johnson nominated Abe Fortas to replace CJ Warren in 1968

and Homer Thornberry to take Fortas' seat on the court. Both were blocked by the Senate.

[KelleyKramer]

14. Thanks for posting this

Facts are always helpful