A confirmation for Judge Amy Coney Barrett before Election Day would be a quick but not unprecedented victory for President Donald Trump.
Trump has repeatedly pressed for a vote ahead of Election Day, which this year is Nov. 3. Trump has said that he wants a full court in case the election is contested, which lawyers warn looks increasingly likely, given the onslaught of Covid-19 related voting litigation.
Going back to the administration of President Gerald Ford, only two justices have been successfully confirmed in such a short period, Justices John Paul Stevens and Sandra Day O'Connor. O'Connor, the more recent of the two, was confirmed nearly 30 years ago, and both of those justices were confirmed unanimously. That situation is unlikely this year.
That is true. But no justice currently on the court was confirmed so quickly. As the Supreme Court has increasingly been seen as a political prize, fights over its members have grown more contentious — and longer. Justice Brett Kavanaugh, who was dogged by allegations of sexual misconduct that he denied, took 88 days to confirm, despite Republican control of the Senate.
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