Let's talk about the next SCOTUS nomination and the calendar.
Been crunching some numbers.
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Been crunching some numbers.
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My math (based on CRS and other data), since Nixon-era it has taken:
- 19 days on average for a president to announce a SCOTUS nominee after a vacancy is known.
- 63 days on average after that for confirmation.
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- 19 days on average for a president to announce a SCOTUS nominee after a vacancy is known.
- 63 days on average after that for confirmation.
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Some disclosures:
- I'm not counting days for Rehnquist's chief justice nomination. (Was already on the court.)
- I combined the days for Roberts' original nomination + then CJ nomination.
- Do-overs reset the vacancy clock. So Alito is at 4 days, from withdrawal of Miers.
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- I'm not counting days for Rehnquist's chief justice nomination. (Was already on the court.)
- I combined the days for Roberts' original nomination + then CJ nomination.
- Do-overs reset the vacancy clock. So Alito is at 4 days, from withdrawal of Miers.
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Recently:
- Coney Barrett: nominated in 8 days, confirmed 27 days after that.
- Kavanaugh: nominated in 12 days, confirmed 88 days later.
- Gorsuch: nominated 11 days after Trump took office*, confirmed 65 days later.
- Kagan: nominated in 31 days, confirmed 87 days later.
- Coney Barrett: nominated in 8 days, confirmed 27 days after that.
- Kavanaugh: nominated in 12 days, confirmed 88 days later.
- Gorsuch: nominated 11 days after Trump took office*, confirmed 65 days later.
- Kagan: nominated in 31 days, confirmed 87 days later.
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