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Which US President nominated Sandra Day O'Connor and Antonin Scalia to the Supreme Court?
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President Ronald Reagan nominated Sandra Day O'Connor to the US Supreme Court in 1981, and Antonin Scalia in 1986.
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Who did President Reagan nominate as the first woman to serve on the US Supreme Court?
Ronald Reagan nominated and appointed Sandra Day O'Connor as the first woman to serve on the Supreme Court in 1981. O'Connor retired in January 2006.
In what year did President Reagan appoint the first woman to the US Supreme Court?
Ronald Reagan nominated the first female member of the US Supreme Court, Sandra Day O'Connor, in 1981. She was sworn in on September 25, 1981, and retired in 2006.
Who are the women of the US Supreme Court and which Presidents nominated them?
There have only been four women on the US Supreme Court in the nation's history. President Reagan appointed Sandra Day O'Connor as the first female justice in 1981.Sandra Day O'Connor......President Reagan, 1981....retired 2006Ruth Bader Ginsburg.......President Clinton, 1993....activeSonia Sotomayor............President Obama, 2009....activeElena Kagan..................President Obama, 2010.....active
What US President nominated Sandra Day O'Connor to the US Supreme Court?
President Ronald Reagan appointed Sandra Day O'Connor, the first woman to serve on the Supreme Court, in 1981.O'Connor retired in January 2006 and was succeeded by sitting Justice Samuel Alito.
Which president was the first to appoint an woman to the supreme court?
Reagon was the first president to appoint a woman to the supreme court
Who nominated the justice who has been on the US Supreme Court longest?
President Ronald Reagan nominated senior Justice Antonin Scalia to the US Supreme Court in 1986. Justice Scalia will have served 25 years on September 26, 2011.
In what year was Justice Antonin Scalia appointed to the US Supreme Court?
President Ronald Reagan appointed Antonin Scalia to the US Supreme Court in 1986.
Who appointed US Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia?
President Ronald Reagan nominated Antonin Scalia to the US Supreme Court in 1986 to replace William Rehnquist as Associate Justice, upon Rehnquist's elevation to Chief Justice. Justice Scalia's commission was approved by a unanimous Senate vote of 98-0.
When did Justice Antonin Scalia join the US Supreme Court?
President Ronald Reagan nominated Antonin Scalia to the US Supreme Court in 1986 to replace William Rehnquist as Associate Justice, upon Rehnquist's elevation to Chief Justice. Justice Scalia was confirmed by a vote of 98-0 on September 26, 1986.
Which President nominated the secord African-American justice to the US Supreme Court?
President George HW Bush nominated Justice Clarence Thomas to the US Supreme Court in 1991.
How does someone get appointed to the Supreme Court?
Be nominated by the President and then confirmed by the Senate.
Which US President nominated Thurgood Marshall to the Supreme Court?
President Lyndon B. Johnson nominated former NAACP Legal Defense fund lawyer Thurgood Marshall to the US Supreme Court in 1967.
Sandra Day O'Connor and Antonin Scalia were two of President Ronald Reagan's?
US Supreme Court appointees.
What is Antonin Scalia known for?
Antonin Scalia is primarily known for being a United States Supreme court justice and for being a general counsel under United States President Nixon.
A US Supreme Court Justice must be nominated by the president and then confirmed by?
The senate
How are supreme court justices selected?
the president appoints them and the congress questions them
When is the last time a supreme justice was nominated by the president and voted down by the senate?
yes
