Here's how long it's taken to confirm past Supreme Court justices

thank you. Thank you Mr. President. That was terribly nice. And believe me, I hold it right here. It's wonderful. And I thought about what I might say to you and I'd like to say something I enjoy is talking to high school students, Grammar school students, college students, even law school students. And and they'll come around and ask me what what what is the, what is it you find particularly meaningful about your job? What sort of gives you a thrill? And that's not such a tough question for me to answer. Uh it's the same thing. Day one almost up today. I don't know how many, but but the the what I say to them is look, I sit there on the bench and after we hear lots of cases and after a while, the impression it takes a while I have to admit. But the impression you get is, you know, as you well know this is a complicated country. There was more than 330 million people and my mother used to say it's every race, it's every religion and she would emphasize this and it's every point of view possible. And uh it's a kind of miracle when you sit there and see all those people in front of you, people that are so different in what they think. And yet they've decided to help solve their major differences under law. And when the students get too cynical, I say go, go look at what happens in countries that don't do that. And that's there. I can't take this around in my job. People have come to accept this constitution and they've come to accept the importance of the rule of law. And I want to make another point to them. I want to say, look, of course, people don't agree. But we have a country that is based on human rights, democracy and so forth. But I'll tell you what Lincoln thought, what Washington thought and what people today still think it's an experiment. It's an experiment. That's what they said. And Joanna paid each of our grandchildren a certain amount of money to memorize the Gettysburg address. And the reason the reason that that that what we want them to pick up there and what I want those students to pick up, if I can remember the first two lines, is that for four score and seven years ago, our fathers brought up, created upon this uh, here a new country, a country that was dedicated uh, to uh, liberty. And the proposition that all men are created equal, conceived in liberty. Those are his words and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal. He meant women too. And we are now engaged in a great civil war to determine whether that nation or any nation so conceived and so dedicated can long endure. See those are the words. I want to see an experiment. And that's what he thought. It's an experiment. And I found some letters that George Washington wrote where he said the same thing. It's an experiment that experiment existed then. Because even the liberals in europe, you know, they're looking over here and they say the great idea in principle, but it'll never work. But we'll show them. It does. That's what Washington thought and that's what Lincoln thought. And that's what people still think today. And I say, well I want you. And I'm talking to the students now. I said I want you to pick justice up. It's an experiment that's still going on. And I'll tell you something, you know, who will see whether that experiment works. It's you, my friend, it's you Mr high school students. It's you Mr college student that you mr law school students. It's us. But it's you it's that next generation. And the one after that my grandchildren and their Children, they'll determine whether the experiment still works. And of course I am an optimist. And I'm pretty sure it will. Does it surprise you that that's the thought that comes into my mind today, I don't know. But thank you

Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer's plans to retire from the high court after nearly three decades on the bench are set to pave the way for a speedy confirmation process for his eventual successor.Breyer, the court's senior liberal justice, had been facing intense retirement calls from some Democrats who feared that if he didn't step down while the party controlled the White House and held a razor-thin majority in the Senate, Republicans could have eventually been the party to determine the fate of his replacement. Already, Breyer's retirement plans have prompted Senate Democrats to begin eyeing a quick confirmation process for whomever President Joe Biden nominates to replace him, with Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer saying on Wednesday that he will follow a similar timeline to the one that Republicans employed to confirm Amy Coney Barrett to the court in 2020, according to a source familiar with this thinking.Senate Democrats only need a simple majority of 51 votes to confirm a new justice once one is formally nominated. Currently, there are just 48 Democrats in the Senate, with two independents who caucus with the party. Should no Republicans join Democrats in voting in favor of Biden's nominee, Vice President Kamala Harris would need to cast a tie-breaking vote in order to get the nominee over the finish line.Here's a look at how long it has taken to confirm past Supreme Court justices:Amy Coney Barrett (30 days)President announces nomination: Sept. 26, 2020Senate receives nomination: Sept. 29, 2020Confirmed: Oct. 26, 2020Brett Kavanaugh (89 days)President announces nomination: July 9, 2018Senate receives nomination: July 10, 2018Confirmed: Oct. 6, 2018Neil Gorsuch (66 days)President announces nomination: Jan. 31, 2017Senate receives nomination: Feb. 1, 2017Confirmed: April 7, 2017Elena Kagan (87 days)President announces nomination: May 10, 2010Senate receives nomination: May 10, 2010Confirmed: Aug. 5, 2010Sonia Sotomayor (72 days)President announces nomination: May 26, 2009Senate receives nomination: June 1, 2009Confirmed: Aug. 6, 2009Samuel Alito (92 days)President announces nomination: Oct. 31, 2005Senate receives nomination: Nov. 10, 2005Confirmed: Jan. 31, 2006John Roberts (72 days)President announces nomination: July 19, 2005Senate receives nomination: July 29, 2005Confirmed: Sept. 29, 2005(Note: Roberts was nominated twice by Bush but in immediate succession. The first was to replace Sandra Day O'Connor, but upon the death of William Rehnquist, his initial nomination was withdrawn and resubmitted as a nomination for Chief Justice. There are 23 days between his second nomination on September 6 and his confirmation.)Stephen Breyer (77 days)President announces nomination: May 13, 1994Senate receives nomination: May 17, 1994Confirmed: July 29, 1994Ruth Bader Ginsburg (50 days)President announces nomination: June 14, 1993Senate receives nomination: June 22, 1993Confirmed: Aug. 3, 1993Clarence Thomas (106 days) President announces nomination: July 1, 1991Senate receives nomination: July 8, 1991Confirmed: Oct. 15, 1991

WASHINGTON —

Breyer, the court's senior liberal justice, had been facing intense retirement calls from some Democrats who feared that if he didn't step down while the party controlled the White House and held a razor-thin majority in the Senate, Republicans could have eventually been the party to determine the fate of his replacement.

Already, Breyer's retirement plans have prompted Senate Democrats to begin eyeing a quick confirmation process for whomever President Joe Biden nominates to replace him, with Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer saying on Wednesday that he will follow a similar timeline to the one that Republicans employed to confirm Amy Coney Barrett to the court in 2020, according to a source familiar with this thinking.

Senate Democrats only need a simple majority of 51 votes to confirm a new justice once one is formally nominated. Currently, there are just 48 Democrats in the Senate, with two independents who caucus with the party. Should no Republicans join Democrats in voting in favor of Biden's nominee, Vice President Kamala Harris would need to cast a tie-breaking vote in order to get the nominee over the finish line.

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Here's a look at how long it has taken to confirm past Supreme Court justices:

Amy Coney Barrett (30 days)

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President announces nomination: Sept. 26, 2020

Senate receives nomination: Sept. 29, 2020

Confirmed: Oct. 26, 2020

Brett Kavanaugh (89 days)

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President announces nomination: July 9, 2018

Senate receives nomination: July 10, 2018

Confirmed: Oct. 6, 2018

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Neil Gorsuch (66 days)

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President announces nomination: Jan. 31, 2017

Senate receives nomination: Feb. 1, 2017

Confirmed: April 7, 2017

Elena Kagan (87 days)

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President announces nomination: May 10, 2010

Senate receives nomination: May 10, 2010

Confirmed: Aug. 5, 2010

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Sonia Sotomayor (72 days)

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President announces nomination: May 26, 2009

Senate receives nomination: June 1, 2009

Confirmed: Aug. 6, 2009

Samuel Alito (92 days)

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President announces nomination: Oct. 31, 2005

Senate receives nomination: Nov. 10, 2005

Confirmed: Jan. 31, 2006

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John Roberts (72 days)

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President announces nomination: July 19, 2005

Senate receives nomination: July 29, 2005

Confirmed: Sept. 29, 2005

(Note: Roberts was nominated twice by Bush but in immediate succession. The first was to replace Sandra Day O'Connor, but upon the death of William Rehnquist, his initial nomination was withdrawn and resubmitted as a nomination for Chief Justice. There are 23 days between his second nomination on September 6 and his confirmation.)

Stephen Breyer (77 days)

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President announces nomination: May 13, 1994

Senate receives nomination: May 17, 1994

Confirmed: July 29, 1994

Ruth Bader Ginsburg (50 days)

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President announces nomination: June 14, 1993

Senate receives nomination: June 22, 1993

Confirmed: Aug. 3, 1993

Clarence Thomas (106 days)

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President announces nomination: July 1, 1991

Senate receives nomination: July 8, 1991

Confirmed: Oct. 15, 1991

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Amy Coney Barrett (30 days)

Brett Kavanaugh (89 days)

Neil Gorsuch (66 days)

Elena Kagan (87 days)

Sonia Sotomayor (72 days)

Samuel Alito (92 days)

John Roberts (72 days)

Stephen Breyer (77 days)

Ruth Bader Ginsburg (50 days)

Clarence Thomas (106 days)

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