Unsuccessful Nominations To The Supreme Court of The United States - Table

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Failed Nominations to the Supreme Court of the United States
Nominee Year Nominated by Outcome
William Paterson 1793 Washington Withdrawn*
John Rutledge 1795 Washington Rejected, 10-14
Alexander Wolcott 1811 Madison Rejected, 9-24
John J. Crittenden 1828 J.Q. Adams Postponed**
Roger B. Taney 1835 Jackson Postponed*
John C. Spencer 1844 Tyler Rejected, 21-26†
Reuben H. Walworth 1844 Tyler Withdrawn**†
Edward King 1845 Tyler Withdrawn**†
John M. Read 1845 Tyler No Action
George W. Woodward 1845 Polk Rejected, 20-29
Edward A. Bradford 1852 Fillmore No Action
George E. Badger 1853 Fillmore Postponed***
William C. Micou 1853 Fillmore No Action
Jeremiah S. Black 1861 Buchanan Rejected, 25-26
Henry Stanberry 1866 A. Johnson Nullified‡
Ebenezer R. Hoar 1869 Grant Rejected, 24-23
George Henry Williams 1873 Grant Postponed***
Caleb Cushing 1874 Grant Withdrawn
Thomas Stanley Matthews 1881 Hayes No Action*
William B. Hornblower 1893 Cleveland Rejected, 24-30
Wheeler Hazard Peckham 1894 Cleveland Rejected, 32-41
John J. Parker 1930 Hoover Rejected, 39-41
Abe Fortas 1968 L.B. Johnson Withdrawn††
Homer Thornberry 1968 L.B. Johnson Nullified†‡
Clement Haynsworth 1969 Nixon Rejected, 45-55
G. Harrold Carswell 1970 Nixon Rejected, 45-51
Robert H. Bork 1987 Reagan Rejected, 42-58
Douglas H. Ginsburg 1987 Reagan Withdrawn
Harriet Miers 2005 G.W. Bush Withdrawn
Notes:
  • * Nomination re-submitted (not necessarily by same President) and confirmed.
  • ** Nomination postponed, not formally withdrawn, but no subsequent action taken.
  • *** Nomination postponed, and formally withdrawn.
  • † Nomination withdrawn, and re-submitted a second time. Postponed with no
    subsequent action.
  • ‡ Nomination voided by the Judicial Circuits Act of 1886 before consideration.
  • †† Nomination of Associate Justice for Chief Justice withdrawn.
  • †‡ Nomination for Associate Justice voided by withdrawal of Fortas' nomination.

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