Supreme Court Nominations
List of nominations to the Supreme Court of the United States
Nominations to the Supreme Court are considered to be official when the Senate receives a signed nomination letter from the president naming the nominee, which ...
Research Guides: U.S. Supreme Court Nominations: Introduction
Guide to the publications by and concerning nominees to the Supreme Court from 2005 to the present, including nomination and other congressional documents.
Current Members - Supreme Court
John G. Roberts, Chief Justice of the United States. John G. Roberts, Jr., Chief Justice of the United States, ; Clarence Thomas, Associate Justice, ; Samuel A.
About Judicial Nominations | Historical Overview - U.S. Senate
The Senate generally deferred to the president's choices to sit on the Supreme Court, typically confirming the appointments within days of nomination and often ...
Nominees Confirmed - U.S. Supreme Court Nominations
U.S. Supreme Court Nominations · Ketanji Brown Jackson · Amy Coney Barrett · Brett Kavanaugh · Neil Gorsuch · Elena Kagan · Sonia Sotomayor ...
Appointments of the Justices | Supreme Court Historical Society
Since the Supreme Court was established in 1789, presidents have submitted 163 nominations for the Court, including those for chief justice.
Nomination & Confirmation Process - Supreme Court Nominations ...
This guide explains the nomination process and suggests resources for further research into the nominations of more recently confirmed Supreme Court Justices.
Nomination and confirmation to the Supreme Court of the United ...
In modern practice, Supreme Court nominations are first referred to the Senate Judiciary Committee before being considered by the full Senate. ... Once that ...
Nomination Hearings for Supreme Court Justices - Senate.gov
Nomination Hearings for Supreme Court Justices. Listed below are the dates of selected Supreme Court nominees' hearings before the Senate Judiciary Committee ...
Nomination Process | United States Courts
Article III judges, including Justices of the Supreme Court, are appointed by the President with the advice and consent of the Senate.
Frequently Asked Questions: General Information - Supreme Court
FAQs - General Information · The President nominates someone for a vacancy on the Court and the Senate votes to confirm the nominee, which requires a simple ...
ArtII.S2.C2.3.5 Appointments of Justices to the Supreme Court
The Appointments Clause provides that the President shall appoint, subject to Senate confirmation, Judges of the supreme Court, and all other officers of the ...
Supreme Court Nomination Hearings - GovInfo
This page contains Supreme Court Nomination Hearings from 1971 to the present. Hearings are listed alphabetically by last name of the Supreme Court Justice ...
Judgeship Appointments By President | United States Courts
Judgeship Appointments By President ... Supreme Court justices, court of appeals judges, and district court judges are nominated by the President and confirmed by ...
Supreme Court Nominations - American Bar Association
Supreme Court Nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson, Nominated: 2/28/2022, More Information, Amy Coney Barrett, Associate Justice Amy Coney Barrett, Associate Justice ...
History of Supreme Court Nominations - HeinOnline
Featuring the definitive documented history of Supreme Court nominations, as well as links to related government documents and scholarly articles.
Supreme Court Nominations, 1789 to 2020: Actions by the Senate ...
It was the 164th time a President of the United States has nominated someone to be a Supreme Court Justice. The Barrett nomination received four days of ...
Justices 1789 to Present - Supreme Court
Thomas, Clarence, Georgia, Bush, G. H. W., October 23, 1991 ; Ginsburg, Ruth Bader, New York, Clinton, August 10, 1993 ...
The U.S. Supreme Court Nomination Process - Rock the Vote
1. The President nominates a candidate to the Supreme Court. 2. The nomination is sent to the Senate Judiciary Committee opens a new window for consideration.
Ketanji Brown Jackson to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court
On February 25, 2022, President Joe Biden nominated Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to become the 116th Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court.