Why the Fight Over the 9th Justice Was So Crucial
Things have certainly changed since John Jay was confirmed to be the chief justice of the U.S. Supreme Court on September 26, 1789—just two days after the Senate receied his nomination. And John Paul Stevens was confirmed 19 days after his nomination in 1975. Even Ruth Bader Ginsburg was confirmed within 42 days in a lopsided vote of 96 to 3 on August 3, 1993.