[20220308]IN11878_总统对最高法院提名人的选择：历史语境中的克坦吉·布朗·杰克逊法官提名.pdf

CRS INSIGHT Prepared for Members and Committees of Congress INSIGHTINSIGHTi i Presidents Selection of a Supreme Court Nominee: The Nomination of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson in Historical Context March 8, 2022 This Insight provides historical information related to the selection of past Supreme Court nominees, as well as information about the recent selection of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to fill the anticipated vacancy created by Justice Stephen Breyers announcement that he would retire at the end of the Courts current term (assuming his successor is nominated and confirmed by then). For additional information related to a Presidents selection of a Supreme Court nominee, such as the criteria used to select a Supreme Court nominee, see CRS Report R44235. The information below is provided for comparative purposes and does not presume the outcome of Judge Jacksons nomination. Days Elapsed Until a Nominee Was Announced Figure 1 shows, for vacancies on the Supreme Court from 1975 to 2020, the number of days that elapsed between the date on which it was publicly known that a Justice was leaving the Court (due to retirement or death) and the date when a President publicly announced a nom