[20160316]IN10455_总统选举年最高法院提名（1900年至今）.pdf

CRS INSIGHTNominations to the Supreme Court During Presidential Election Years (1900-Present)March 16, 2016 (IN10455) | Related AuthorBarry J. McMillion |Barry J. McMillion, Analyst in American National Government (bmcmillioncrs.loc.gov, 7-6025)This CRS Insight provides data and analysis related to nominations made to the Supreme Court during presidential election years from 1900 to the present. As of this writing, there have been eight such nominations since 1900six to fill actual vacancies that existed at the time a President submitted a nomination to the Senate and two for anticipated future vacancies on the Court (i.e., vacancies that did not exist at the time a President submitted a nomination to the Senate). An anticipated vacancy, for example, arises when a sitting Justice announces his or her intention to retire upon Senate approval of a new Justice.This Insight is not intended to provide a comprehensive analysis of the Supreme Court nomination and confirmation process. For longer analyses on the Supreme Court selection and confirmation process, see CRS Report R44235 (addressing the selection of nominees by a President), CRS Report R44236 (addressing the role of the Senate