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Supreme Court nomination history
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Nominee President To Replace Nominated to Chief Nomination Date Voice Roll Call No. Yay Nay Difference Action Action Date Delay
Brett Kavanaugh Trump Kennedy Jul 10, 2018 223 50 48 2 Confirmed Oct 6, 2018 88
Neil M. Gorsuch Trump Scalia Feb 1, 2017 111 54 45 9 Confirmed Apr 7, 2017 65
Merrick B. Garland Obama Scalia Mar 16, 2016 No action
Elena Kagan Obama Stevens May 10, 2010 229 63 37 26 Confirmed Aug 5, 2010 87
Sonia Sotomayor Obama Souter Jun 1, 2009 262 68 31 37 Confirmed Aug 6, 2009 66
Samuel A. Alito, Jr. Bush O'Connor Nov 10, 2005 2 58 42 16 Confirmed Jan 31, 2006 82
Harriet Miers Bush O'Connor Oct 7, 2005 Withdrawn Oct 28, 2005 21
John G. Roberts, Jr. Bush Rehnquist x Sep 6, 2005 245 78 22 56 Confirmed Sep 29, 2005 23
John G. Roberts, Jr. Bush O'Connor Jul 29, 2005 Withdrawn Sep 6, 2005 39
Stephen G. Breyer Clinton Blackmun May 17, 1994 242 87 9 78 Confirmed Jul 29, 1994 73
Ruth Bader Ginsburg Clinton White Jun 22, 1993 232 96 3 93 Confirmed Aug 3, 1993 42
Clarence Thomas Bush Marshall Jul 8, 1991 220 52 48 4 Confirmed Oct 15, 1991 99
David H. Souter Bush Brennan Jul 25, 1990 259 90 9 81 Confirmed Oct 2, 1990 69
Anthony M. Kennedy Reagan Powell Nov 30, 1987 16 97 0 97 Confirmed Feb 3, 1988 65
Robert H. Bork Reagan Powell Jul 7, 1987 348 42 58 -16 Rejected Oct 23, 1987 108
Antonin Scalia Reagan Rehnquist Jun 24, 1986 267 98 0 98 Confirmed Sep 17, 1986 85
William H. Rehnquist Reagan Burger Jun 20, 1986 266 65 33 32 Confirmed Sep 17, 1986 89
Sandra Day O'Connor Reagan Stewart Aug 19, 1981 274 99 0 99 Confirmed Sep 21, 1981 33
John Paul Stevens Ford Douglas Nov 28, 1975 603 98 0 98 Confirmed Dec 17, 1975 19
William H. Rehnquist Nixon Harlan Oct 22, 1971 450 68 26 42 Confirmed Dec 10, 1971 49
Lewis F. Powell, Jr. Nixon Black Oct 22, 1971 439 89 1 88 Confirmed Dec 6, 1971 45
Harry Blackmun Nixon Fortas Apr 15, 1970 143 94 0 94 Confirmed May 12, 1970 27
G. Harrold Carswell Nixon Fortas Jan 19, 1970 122 45 51 -6 Rejected Apr 8, 1970 79
Clement Haynsworth, Jr. Nixon Fortas Aug 21, 1969 154 45 55 -10 Rejected Nov 21, 1969 92
Warren Burger Nixon Warren x May 23, 1969 35 74 3 71 Confirmed Jun 9, 1969 17
Homer Thornberry Johnson Fortas Jun 26, 1968 Withdrawn Oct 4, 1968 100
Abe Fortas Johnson Warren Jun 26, 1968 Withdrawn Oct 4, 1968 100
Thurgood Marshall Johnson Clark Jun 13, 1967 240 69 11 58 Confirmed Aug 30, 1967 78
Abe Fortas Johnson Goldberg Jul 28, 1965 x Confirmed Aug 11, 1965 14
Arthur Goldberg Kennedy Frankfurter Aug 31, 1962 x Confirmed Sep 25, 1962 25
Byron White Kennedy Whittaker Apr 3, 1962 x Confirmed Apr 11, 1962 8
Potter Stewart Eisenhower Burton Jan 17, 1959 70 17 53 Confirmed May 5, 1959 108
Charles Whittaker Eisenhower Reed Mar 2, 1957 x Confirmed Mar 19, 1957 17
William Brennan, Jr. Eisenhower Minton Jan 14, 1957 x Confirmed Mar 19, 1957 64
John Harlan Eisenhower Jackson Jan 10, 1955 71 11 60 Confirmed Mar 16, 1955 65
John Harlan Eisenhower Jackson Nov 9, 1954 No action
Earl Warren Eisenhower Vinson x Jan 11, 1954 x Confirmed Mar 1, 1954 49
Sherman Minton Truman Rutledge Sep 15, 1949 48 16 32 Confirmed Oct 4, 1949 19
Tom Clark Truman Murphy Aug 2, 1949 73 8 65 Confirmed Aug 18, 1949 16
Fred Vinson Truman Stone x Jun 6, 1946 x Confirmed Jun 20, 1946 14
Harold Burton Truman Roberts Sep 18, 1945 x Confirmed Sep 19, 1945 1
Wiley Rutledge Roosevelt Byrnes Jan 11, 1943 x Confirmed Feb 8, 1943 28
Robert Jackson Roosevelt Stone Jun 12, 1941 x Confirmed Jul 7, 1941 25
James Byrnes Roosevelt McReynolds Jun 12, 1941 x Confirmed Jun 12, 1941 0
Harlan Stone Roosevelt Hughes Jun 12, 1941 x Confirmed Jun 27, 1941 15
Frank Murphy Roosevelt Butler Jan 4, 1940 x Confirmed Jan 16, 1940 12
William Douglas Roosevelt Brandeis Mar 20, 1939 62 4 58 Confirmed Apr 4, 1939 15
Felix Frankfurter Roosevelt Cardozo Jan 5, 1939 x Confirmed Jan 17, 1939 12
Stanley Reed Roosevelt Sutherland Jan 15, 1938 x Confirmed Jan 25, 1938 10
Hugo Black Roosevelt Van Devanter Aug 12, 1937 63 16 47 Confirmed Aug 17, 1937 5
Benjamin Cardozo Hoover Holmes Feb 15, 1932 x Confirmed Feb 24, 1932 9
Owen Roberts Hoover Sanford May 9, 1930 x Confirmed May 20, 1930 11
John Parker Hoover Sanford Mar 21, 1930 39 41 -2 Rejected May 7, 1930 47
Charles Hughes Hoover Taft x Feb 3, 1930 52 26 26 Confirmed Feb 13, 1930 10
Harlan Stone Coolidge McKenna Jan 5, 1925 71 6 65 Confirmed Feb 5, 1925 31
Edward Sanford Harding Pitney Jan 24, 1923 x Confirmed Jan 29, 1923 5
Pierce Butler Harding Day Dec 5, 1922 61 8 53 Confirmed Dec 21, 1922 16
Pierce Butler Harding Day Nov 21, 1922 No action
George Sutherland Harding Clarke Sep 5, 1922 x Confirmed Sep 5, 1922 0
William Taft Harding White x Jun 30, 1921 60 4 56 Confirmed Jun 30, 1921 0
John Clarke Wilson Hughes Jul 14, 1916 x Confirmed Jul 24, 1916 10
Louis Brandeis Wilson Lamar Jan 28, 1916 47 22 25 Confirmed Jun 1, 1916 125
James McReynolds Wilson Lurton Aug 19, 1914 44 6 38 Confirmed Aug 29, 1914 10
Mahlon Pitney Taft Harlan Feb 19, 1912 50 26 24 Confirmed Mar 13, 1912 23
Joseph Lamar Taft Moody Dec 12, 1910 x Confirmed Dec 15, 1910 3
Willis Van Devanter Taft White Dec 12, 1910 x Confirmed Dec 15, 1910 3
Edward White Taft Fuller Dec 12, 1910 x Confirmed Dec 12, 1910 0
Charles Hughes Taft Brewer Apr 25, 1910 x Confirmed May 2, 1910 7
Horace Lurton Taft Peckham Dec 13, 1909 x Confirmed Dec 20, 1909 7
William Moody Roosevelt Brown Dec 3, 1906 x Confirmed Dec 12, 1906 9
William Day Roosevelt Shiras Feb 19, 1903 x Confirmed Feb 23, 1903 4
Oliver Holmes Roosevelt Gray Dec 2, 1902 x Confirmed Dec 4, 1902 2
Joseph McKenna McKinley Field Dec 16, 1897 x Confirmed Jan 21, 1898 36
Rufus Peckham Cleveland Jackson Dec 3, 1895 x Confirmed Dec 9, 1895 6
Edward White Cleveland Blatchford Feb 19, 1894 x Confirmed Feb 19, 1894 0
Wheeler Peckham Cleveland Blatchford Jan 22, 1894 32 41 -9 Rejected Feb 16, 1894 25
William Hornblower Cleveland Blatchford Dec 5, 1893 24 30 -6 Rejected Jan 15, 1894 41
William Hornblower Cleveland Blatchford Sep 19, 1893 No action
Howell Jackson Harrison Lamar Feb 2, 1893 x Confirmed Feb 18, 1893 16
George Shiras, Jr. Harrison Bradley Jul 19, 1892 x Confirmed Jul 26, 1892 7
Henry Brown Harrison Miller Dec 23, 1890 x Confirmed Dec 29, 1890 6
David Brewer Harrison Matthews Dec 4, 1889 53 11 42 Confirmed Dec 18, 1889 14
Melville Fuller Cleveland Waite x Apr 30, 1888 41 20 21 Confirmed Jul 20, 1888 81
Lucius Lamar Cleveland Woods Dec 6, 1887 32 28 4 Confirmed Jan 16, 1888 41
Samuel Blatchford Arthur Hunt Mar 13, 1882 x Confirmed Mar 22, 1882 9
Roscoe Conkling Arthur Hunt Feb 24, 1882 39 12 27 Declined Mar 2, 1882 6
Horace Gray Arthur Clifford Dec 19, 1881 51 5 46 Confirmed Dec 20, 1881 1
Stanley Matthews Garfield Swayne Mar 14, 1881 24 23 1 Confirmed May 12, 1881 59
Stanley Matthews Hayes Swayne Jan 26, 1881 No action
William Woods Hayes Strong Dec 15, 1880 39 8 31 Confirmed Dec 21, 1880 6
John Harlan Hayes Davis Oct 16, 1877 x Confirmed Nov 29, 1877 44
Morrison Waite Grant Chase x Jan 19, 1874 63 0 63 Confirmed Jan 21, 1874 2
Caleb Cushing Grant Chase x Jan 9, 1874 Withdrawn Jan 13, 1874 4
George Williams Grant Chase x Dec 1, 1873 Withdrawn Jan 8, 1874 38
Ward Hunt Grant Nelson Dec 3, 1872 x Confirmed Dec 11, 1872 8
Joseph Bradley Grant (new seat) Feb 7, 1870 46 9 37 Confirmed Mar 21, 1870 42
William Strong Grant Grier Feb 7, 1870 x Confirmed Feb 18, 1870 11
Edwin Stanton Grant Grier Dec 20, 1869 46 11 35 Confirmed Dec 20, 1869 0
Ebenezer Hoar Grant (new seat) Dec 14, 1869 24 33 -9 Rejected Feb 3, 1870 51
Henry Stanbery Johnson Catron Apr 16, 1866 No action
Salmon Chase Lincoln Taney x Dec 6, 1864 x Confirmed Dec 6, 1864 0
Stephen Field Lincoln (new seat) Mar 6, 1863 x Confirmed Mar 10, 1863 4
David Davis Lincoln Campbell Dec 1, 1862 x Confirmed Dec 8, 1862 7
Samuel Miller Lincoln Daniel Jul 16, 1862 x Confirmed Jul 16, 1862 0
Noah Swayne Lincoln McLean Jan 21, 1862 38 1 37 Confirmed Jan 24, 1862 3
Jeremiah Black Buchanan Daniel Feb 5, 1861 25 26 -1 Rejected Feb 21, 1861 16
Nathan Clifford Buchanan Curtis Dec 9, 1857 26 23 3 Confirmed Jan 12, 1858 34
John Campbell Pierce McKinley Mar 21, 1853 x Confirmed Mar 22, 1853 1
William Micou Fillmore McKinley Feb 14, 1853 No action
Geoge Badger Fillmore McKinley Jan 3, 1853 Withdrawn Feb 14, 1853 42
Edward Bradford Fillmore McKinley Aug 16, 1852 No action
Benjamin Curtis Fillmore Woodbury Dec 11, 1851 x Confirmed Dec 20, 1851 9
Robert Grier Polk Baldwin Aug 3, 1846 x Confirmed Aug 4, 1846 1
Levi Woodbury Polk Story Dec 23, 1845 x Confirmed Jan 3, 1846 11
George Woodward Polk Baldwin Dec 23, 1845 20 29 -9 Rejected Jan 22, 1846 30
John Read Tyler Baldwin Feb 7, 1845 No action
Samuel Nelson Tyler Thompson Feb 4, 1845 x Confirmed Feb 14, 1845 10
Reuben Walworth Tyler Thompson Dec 4, 1844 Withdrawn Feb 4, 1845 62
Edward King Tyler Baldwin Dec 4, 1844 Withdrawn Feb 7, 1845 65
Reuben Walworth Tyler Thompson Jun 17, 1844 No action Jun 17, 1844 0
John Spencer Tyler Thompson Jun 17, 1844 Withdrawn Jun 17, 1844 0
Edward King Tyler Baldwin Jun 5, 1844 29 18 11 P Jun 15, 1844 10
Reuben Walworth Tyler Thompson Mar 13, 1844 27 20 7 Withdrawn Jun 17, 1844 96
John Spencer Tyler Thompson Jan 8, 1844 21 26 -5 Rejected Jan 31, 1844 23
Peter Daniel Van Buren Barbour Feb 26, 1841 25 5 20 Confirmed Mar 2, 1841 4
John McKinley Van Buren (new seat) Sep 18, 1837 x Confirmed Sep 25, 1837 7
John Catron Jackson (new seat) Mar 3, 1837 28 15 13 Confirmed Mar 8, 1837 5
William Smith Jackson (new seat) Mar 3, 1837 23 18 5 Declined Mar 8, 1837 5
Philip Barbour Jackson Duvall Dec 28, 1835 30 11 19 Confirmed Mar 15, 1836 78
Roger Taney Jackson Marshall x Dec 28, 1835 29 15 14 Confirmed Mar 15, 1836 78
Roger Taney Jackson Duvall Jan 15, 1835 24 21 3 P Mar 3, 1835 47
James Wayne Jackson Johnson Jan 6, 1835 x Confirmed Jan 9, 1835 3
Henry Baldwin Jackson Washington Jan 4, 1830 41 2 39 Confirmed Jan 6, 1830 2
John McLean Jackson Trimble Mar 6, 1829 x Confirmed Mar 7, 1829 1
John Crittenden Adams Trimble Dec 17, 1828 23 17 6 P Feb 12, 1829 57
Robert Trimble Adams Todd Apr 11, 1826 27 5 22 Confirmed May 9, 1826 28
Smith Thompson Monroe Livingston Dec 5, 1823 x Confirmed Dec 9, 1823 4
Gabriel Duvall Madison Chase Nov 15, 1811 x Confirmed Nov 18, 1811 3
Joseph Story Madison Cushing Nov 15, 1811 x Confirmed Nov 18, 1811 3
John Quincy Adams Madison Cushing Feb 21, 1811 Declined Feb 22, 1811 1
Alexander Wolcott Madison Cushing Feb 4, 1811 9 24 -15 Rejected Feb 13, 1811 9
Levi Lincoln Madison Cushing Jan 2, 1811 Declined Jan 3, 1811 1
Thomas Todd Jefferson (new seat) Feb 28, 1807 x Confirmed Mar 2, 1807 2
H. Brockholst Livingston Jefferson Paterson Dec 13, 1806 x Confirmed Dec 17, 1806 4
William Johnson Jefferson Moore Mar 22, 1804 x Confirmed Mar 24, 1804 2
John Marshall Adams Ellsworth x Jan 20, 1801 x Confirmed Jan 27, 1801 7
John Jay Adams Ellsworth x Dec 18, 1800 Declined Dec 19, 1800 1
Alfred Moore Adams Iredell Dec 4, 1799 x Confirmed Dec 10, 1799 6
Bushrod Washington Adams Wilson Dec 19, 1798 x Confirmed Dec 20, 1798 1
Oliver Ellsworth Washington Jay x Mar 3, 1796 21 1 20 Confirmed Mar 4, 1796 1
Samuel Chase Washington Blair Jan 26, 1796 x Confirmed Jan 27, 1796 1
William Cushing Washington Jay Jan 26, 1796 Declined Jan 27, 1796 1
John Rutledge Washington Jay Dec 10, 1795 10 14 -4 Rejected Dec 15, 1795 5
William Paterson Washington Johnson Mar 4, 1793 x Confirmed Mar 4, 1793 0
William Paterson Washington Johnson Feb 27, 1793 Withdrawn Feb 28, 1793 1
Thomas Johnson Washington Rutledge Oct 31, 1791 x Confirmed Nov 7, 1791 7
James Iredell Washington Harrison Feb 8, 1790 x Confirmed Feb 10, 1790 2
John Blair Washington (new seat) Sep 24, 1789 x Confirmed Sep 26, 1789 2
James Wilson Washington (new seat) Sep 24, 1789 x Confirmed Sep 26, 1789 2
Robert Harrison Washington (new seat) Sep 24, 1789 Declined Sep 26, 1789 2
William Cushing Washington (new seat) Sep 24, 1789 x Confirmed Sep 26, 1789 2
John Rutledge Washington (new seat) Sep 24, 1789 x Confirmed Sep 26, 1789 2
John Jay Washington (new seat) x Sep 24, 1789 x Confirmed Sep 26, 1789 2
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