Main article: Robert Bork Supreme Court nomination Senators Jake Garn (R-UT) and Barry Goldwater (R-AZ) did not vote. Scalia was approved by the Senate by a vote of 98–0 on September 17, 1986. Two Democrats who voted for Rehnquist's nomination as Associate Justice voted against his nomination as Chief Justice, Thomas Eagleton (MO) and Robert Byrd (WV).Īfter deciding to elevate Rehnquist to Chief Justice, Reagan considered both Robert Bork and Antonin Scalia to fill the vacant seat left by Rehnquist's elevation, but ultimately chose the younger and more charismatic Scalia. ĭemocratic Senators who voted against Rehnquist's confirmation as an Associate Justice in 1971 and as Chief Justice in 1986 were Alan Cranston (CA), Daniel Inouye (HI), Edward M.
Senator Alan Simpson (R-WY) made public note on the Senate floor that Senator Garn's vote would have been to confirm had he been present. Rehnquist's elevation to Chief Justice was approved by the Senate by a vote of 65–33 on September 17, 1986. Rehnquist's confirmation was largely split along party lines, showing that he had not improved his standing among Senate Democrats since his contentious 1971 nomination to the Court. In his second term, Reagan elevated William Rehnquist to succeed Warren Burger as Chief Justice. O'Connor was approved by the Senate by a vote of 99–0 on September 21, 1981. That opportunity came in his first year in office when he nominated Sandra Day O'Connor to fill the vacancy created by the retirement of Justice Potter Stewart. 5.1 United States Supreme Court (considered for elevation to Chief Justice)ĭuring his 1980 campaign, Reagan pledged that, if given the opportunity, he would appoint the first female Supreme Court Justice.
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