History of Supreme Court Nominations

This database features the complete print series Supreme Court of the U.S. Hearings and Reports on Successful and Unsuccessful Nominations of Supreme Court Justices by the Senate Judiciary Committee, scholarly articles, and more!

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Browse by Justice

The Browse by Justice option allows users to quickly locate relevant documents for a Supreme Court nominee, including a link its correlating volume in Supreme Court of the U.S. Hearings and Reports on Successful and Unsuccessful Nominations of Supreme Court Justices by the Senate Judiciary Committee, relevant books, and scholarly articles.

Select the icon next to a nominee's name to view all available documents.

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With the Browse by Title option, users can use the A-Z index to browse by title, author, date, or subject.

Supreme Court Nominations

View the entire print version of Supreme Court of the U.S. Hearings and Reports on Successful and Unsuccessful Nominations of Supreme Court Justices by the Senate Judiciary Committee with this subcollection. Users can view all volume information, including year and name of the corresponding Supreme Court nominee.

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CRS Reports

Use the A-Z index provided to browse through relevant CRS Reports that discuss or mention members of the Supreme Court.

Other Related Works

Further your research on Supreme Court nominations with our curated list of books.

Scholarly Articles

Navigate to the Scholarly Articles subcollection to browse through scholarly articles related to the Supreme Court. Here users can sort through content by Article Title, Author, Most-Cited, Year (Newest First), and Year (Oldest First). Use the search bar to locate a specific article or title by name.

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