[20220218]IN11862_在参议院分裂严重的年份最高法院的提名.pdf

CRS INSIGHT Prepared for Members and Committees of Congress INSIGHTINSIGHTi i Supreme Court Nominations During Years with a Closely Divided Senate February 18, 2022 This Insight provides information and data related to Supreme Court nominations during years with a closely divided Senate. For the purpose of this Insight, a “closely divided” Senate is defined as one for which the margin that determined majority control of the chamber was two or fewer seats. Under such circumstances, there have been 17 Supreme Court nominations submitted to the Senate during years when it was closely dividedthese 17 nominations represent 10% of the 164 Supreme Court nominations submitted to the Senate since 1789. With Justice Stephen Breyer announcing, on January 27, 2022, his intention to retire, and President Joe Biden stating, on the same date, his intention to announce a nominee by the end of February 2022 for the anticipated vacancy on the Court, a nomination submitted this year to the Senate, with its present party division, would be the 18th Supreme Court nomination submitted to a closely divided Senate (under the definition provided above). Nominations Submitted During Past Presidencies The fi