|
The Supreme Court of
1973
The Roe V. Wade Decision |
|
For/Agn
|
Justices |
Nominated
By |
Service |
| For |
William
O. Douglas |
Roosevelt (D) |
1939–1975 |
| For |
William
J. Brennan, Jr. |
Eisenhower (R) |
1956–1990 |
| For |
Potter
Stewart |
Eisenhower (R) |
1958–1981 |
| Against |
Byron
R. White |
Kennedy (D) |
1962–1993 |
| For |
Thurgood
Marshall |
Johnson (D) |
1967–1991 |
| For |
Warren
E. Burger |
Nixon (R) |
1969–1986 |
| For |
Harry
A. Blackmun |
Nixon (R) |
1970–1994 |
| For |
Lewis F.
Powell, Jr. |
Nixon (R) |
1972–1987 |
| Against |
William
H. Rehnquist |
Nixon (R) |
1972–2005 |
|
The Supreme Court of 2006
|
| . |
Justices |
Nominated
By |
Service |
| . |
Samuel A.
Alito, Jr. |
G.W. Bush (R) |
2006- |
| . |
John G.
Roberts, Jr. |
G.W. Bush (R) |
2005– |
| . |
John Paul
Stevens, Ill |
Ford (R) |
1975– |
| . |
Sandra Day
O'Connor |
Reagan (R) |
1981–2006 |
| . |
Antonin
Scalia |
Reagan (R) |
1986– |
| . |
Anthony
M. Kennedy |
Reagan (R) |
1988– |
| . |
David
H. Souter |
GHW Bush (R) |
1990– |
| . |
Clarence
Thomas |
GHW Bush (R) |
1991– |
| . |
Ruth
Bader Ginsburg |
Clinton (D) |
1993– |
| . |
Stephen
G. Breyer |
Clinton (D) |
1994– |
U.S. Senate Roll Call Votes on the Confirmation of Supreme Court Justices
Samuel A.
Alito, Jr., of New Jersey, to be an Associate Justice of the
Supreme Court of the United States, replacing Sandra Day O'Connor.
January 31, 2006 Nominated by George
W. Bush |
| Vote Counts: |
YEAs |
58 |
| . |
NAYs |
42 |
| YEAs
---58 |
Alexander (R-TN)
Allard (R-CO)
Allen (R-VA)
Bennett (R-UT)
Bond (R-MO)
Brownback (R-KS)
Bunning (R-KY)
Burns (R-MT)
Burr (R-NC)
Byrd (D-WV)
Chambliss (R-GA)
Coburn (R-OK)
Cochran (R-MS)
Coleman (R-MN)
Collins (R-ME)
Conrad (D-ND)
Cornyn (R-TX)
Craig (R-ID)
Crapo (R-ID)
DeMint (R-SC)
|
DeWine (R-OH)
Dole (R-NC)
Domenici (R-NM)
Ensign (R-NV)
Enzi (R-WY)
Frist (R-TN)
Graham (R-SC)
Grassley (R-IA)
Gregg (R-NH)
Hagel (R-NE)
Hatch (R-UT)
Hutchison (R-TX)
Inhofe (R-OK)
Isakson (R-GA)
Johnson (D-SD)
Kyl (R-AZ)
Lott (R-MS)
Lugar (R-IN)
Martinez (R-FL)
McCain (R-AZ)
|
McConnell (R-KY)
Murkowski (R-AK)
Nelson (D-NE)
Roberts (R-KS)
Santorum (R-PA)
Sessions (R-AL)
Shelby (R-AL)
Smith (R-OR)
Snowe (R-ME)
Specter (R-PA)
Stevens (R-AK)
Sununu (R-NH)
Talent (R-MO)
Thomas (R-WY)
Thune (R-SD)
Vitter (R-LA)
Voinovich (R-OH)
Warner (R-VA)
|
| NAYs
---42 |
Akaka (D-HI)
Baucus (D-MT)
Bayh (D-IN)
Biden (D-DE)
Bingaman (D-NM)
Boxer (D-CA)
Cantwell (D-WA)
Carper (D-DE)
Chafee (R-RI)
Clinton (D-NY)
Dayton (D-MN)
Dodd (D-CT)
Dorgan (D-ND)
Durbin (D-IL)
|
Feingold (D-WI)
Feinstein (D-CA)
Harkin (D-IA)
Inouye (D-HI)
Jeffords (I-VT)
Kennedy (D-MA)
Kerry (D-MA)
Kohl (D-WI)
Landrieu (D-LA)
Lautenberg (D-NJ)
Leahy (D-VT)
Levin (D-MI)
Lieberman (D-CT)
Lincoln (D-AR)
|
Menendez (D-NJ)
Mikulski (D-MD)
Murray (D-WA)
Nelson (D-FL)
Obama (D-IL)
Pryor (D-AR)
Reed (D-RI)
Reid (D-NV)
Rockefeller (D-WV)
Salazar (D-CO)
Sarbanes (D-MD)
Schumer (D-NY)
Stabenow (D-MI)
Wyden (D-OR)
|
John G. Roberts,
Jr., of Maryland, to be Chief Justice of the United States,
replacing
William Rehnquist.
September 29, 2005 Nominated by George
W. Bush |
| Vote Counts: |
YEAs |
78 |
| . |
NAYs |
22 |
| YEAs
---78 |
Alexander (R-TN)
Allard (R-CO)
Allen (R-VA)
Baucus (D-MT)
Bennett (R-UT)
Bingaman (D-NM)
Bond (R-MO)
Brownback (R-KS)
Bunning (R-KY)
Burns (R-MT)
Burr (R-NC)
Byrd (D-WV)
Carper (D-DE)
Chafee (R-RI)
Chambliss (R-GA)
Coburn (R-OK)
Cochran (R-MS)
Coleman (R-MN)
Collins (R-ME)
Conrad (D-ND)
Cornyn (R-TX)
Craig (R-ID)
Crapo (R-ID)
DeMint (R-SC)
DeWine (R-OH)
Dodd (D-CT)
|
Dole (R-NC)
Domenici (R-NM)
Dorgan (D-ND)
Ensign (R-NV)
Enzi (R-WY)
Feingold (D-WI)
Frist (R-TN)
Graham (R-SC)
Grassley (R-IA)
Gregg (R-NH)
Hagel (R-NE)
Hatch (R-UT)
Hutchison (R-TX)
Inhofe (R-OK)
Isakson (R-GA)
Jeffords (I-VT)
Johnson (D-SD)
Kohl (D-WI)
Kyl (R-AZ)
Landrieu (D-LA)
Leahy (D-VT)
Levin (D-MI)
Lieberman (D-CT)
Lincoln (D-AR)
Lott (R-MS)
Lugar (R-IN)
|
Martinez (R-FL)
McCain (R-AZ)
McConnell (R-KY)
Murkowski (R-AK)
Murray (D-WA)
Nelson (D-FL)
Nelson (D-NE)
Pryor (D-AR)
Roberts (R-KS)
Rockefeller (D-WV)
Salazar (D-CO)
Santorum (R-PA)
Sessions (R-AL)
Shelby (R-AL)
Smith (R-OR)
Snowe (R-ME)
Specter (R-PA)
Stevens (R-AK)
Sununu (R-NH)
Talent (R-MO)
Thomas (R-WY)
Thune (R-SD)
Vitter (R-LA)
Voinovich (R-OH)
Warner (R-VA)
Wyden (D-OR)
|
| NAYs
---22 |
Akaka (D-HI)
Bayh (D-IN)
Biden (D-DE)
Boxer (D-CA)
Cantwell (D-WA)
Clinton (D-NY)
Corzine (D-NJ)
Dayton (D-MN)
|
Durbin (D-IL)
Feinstein (D-CA)
Harkin (D-IA)
Inouye (D-HI)
Kennedy (D-MA)
Kerry (D-MA)
Lautenberg (D-NJ)
Mikulski (D-MD)
|
Obama (D-IL)
Reed (D-RI)
Reid (D-NV)
Sarbanes (D-MD)
Schumer (D-NY)
Stabenow (D-MI)
|
David H. Souter, of New Hampshire, to
be an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States,
replacing
William Joseph Brennan, Jr.
October 2, 1990 Nominated by George H.W. Bush |
| Vote Counts: |
YEAs |
90 |
| . |
NAYs |
9 |
| . |
Not Voting |
1 |
| YEAs---90
|
Armstrong (R-CO)
Baucus (D-MT)
Bentsen (D-TX)
Biden (D-DE)
Bingaman (D-NM)
Bond (R-MO)
Boren (D-OK)
Boschwitz (R-MN)
Breaux (D-LA)
Bryan (D-NV)
Bumpers (D-AR)
Burns (R-MT)
Byrd (D-WV)
Chafee (R-RI)
Coats (R-IN)
Cochran (R-MS)
Cohen (R-ME)
Conrad (D-ND)
D'Amato (R-NY)
Danforth (R-MO)
Daschle (D-SD)
DeConcini (D-AZ)
Dixon (D-IL)
Dodd (D-CT)
Dole (R-KS)
Domenici (R-NM)
Durenberger (R-MN)
Exon (D-NE)
Ford (D-KY)
Fowler (D-GA)
|
Garn (R-UT)
Glenn (D-OH)
Gore (D-TN)
Gorton (R-WA)
Graham (D-FL)
Gramm (R-TX)
Grassley (R-IA)
Harkin (D-IA)
Hatch (R-UT)
Hatfield (R-OR)
Heflin (D-AL)
Heinz (R-PA)
Helms (R-NC)
Hollings (D-SC)
Humphrey (R-NH)
Inouye (D-HI)
Jeffords (R-VT)
Johnston (D-LA)
Kassebaum (R-KS)
Kasten (R-WI)
Kerrey (D-NE)
Kohl (D-WI)
Leahy (D-VT)
Levin (D-MI)
Lieberman (D-CT)
Lott (R-MS)
Lugar (R-IN)
Mack (R-FL)
McCain (R-AZ)
McClure (R-ID)
|
McConnell (R-KY)
Metzenbaum (D-OH)
Mitchell (D-ME)
Moynihan (D-NY)
Murkowski (R-AK)
Nickles (R-OK)
Nunn (D-GA)
Packwood (R-OR)
Pell (D-RI)
Pressler (R-SD)
Pryor (D-AR)
Reid (D-NV)
Riegle (D-MI)
Robb (D-VA)
Rockefeller (D-WV)
Roth (R-DE)
Rudman (R-NH)
Sanford (D-NC)
Sarbanes (D-MD)
Sasser (D-TN)
Shelby (D-AL)
Simon (D-IL)
Simpson (R-WY)
Specter (R-PA)
Stevens (R-AK)
Symms (R-ID)
Thurmond (R-SC)
Wallop (R-WY)
Warner (R-VA)
Wirth (D-CO)
|
| NAYs ---9 |
Adams (D-WA)
Akaka (D-HI)
Bradley (D-NJ)
|
Burdick (D-ND)
Cranston (D-CA)
Kennedy (D-MA)
|
Kerry (D-MA)
Lautenberg (D-NJ)
Mikulski (D-MD)
|
| Not Voting - 1 |
| Wilson (R-CA) |
Stephen G. Breyer, of Massachusetts,
to be an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States,
replacing Harry A. Blackmun.
July 29, 1994 Nominated by Bill Clinton |
| Vote Counts: |
YEAs |
87 |
| . |
NAYs |
9 |
| . |
Not Voting |
4 |
| YEAs ---87 |
Akaka (D-HI)
Baucus (D-MT)
Bennett (R-UT)
Biden (D-DE)
Bingaman (D-NM)
Bond (R-MO)
Boren (D-OK)
Boxer (D-CA)
Bradley (D-NJ)
Breaux (D-LA)
Brown (R-CO)
Bryan (D-NV)
Bumpers (D-AR)
Byrd (D-WV)
Campbell (D-CO)
Chafee (R-RI)
Cochran (R-MS)
Cohen (R-ME)
Conrad (D-ND)
Craig (R-ID)
D'Amato (R-NY)
Danforth (R-MO)
Daschle (D-SD)
DeConcini (D-AZ)
Dodd (D-CT)
Dole (R-KS)
Domenici (R-NM)
Dorgan (D-ND)
Exon (D-NE)
|
Faircloth (R-NC)
Feingold (D-WI)
Feinstein (D-CA)
Ford (D-KY)
Glenn (D-OH)
Gorton (R-WA)
Gramm (R-TX)
Grassley (R-IA)
Gregg (R-NH)
Harkin (D-IA)
Hatch (R-UT)
Hatfield (R-OR)
Heflin (D-AL)
Hollings (D-SC)
Hutchison (R-TX)
Inouye (D-HI)
Jeffords (R-VT)
Johnston (D-LA)
Kassebaum (R-KS)
Kempthorne (R-ID)
Kennedy (D-MA)
Kerrey (D-NE)
Kerry (D-MA)
Kohl (D-WI)
Lautenberg (D-NJ)
Leahy (D-VT)
Levin (D-MI)
Lieberman (D-CT)
Mack (R-FL)
|
Mathews (D-TN)
McCain (R-AZ)
McConnell (R-KY)
Metzenbaum (D-OH)
Mikulski (D-MD)
Mitchell (D-ME)
Moseley-Braun (D-IL)
Moynihan (D-NY)
Murray (D-WA)
Nunn (D-GA)
Packwood (R-OR)
Pressler (R-SD)
Pryor (D-AR)
Reid (D-NV)
Riegle (D-MI)
Robb (D-VA)
Rockefeller (D-WV)
Roth (R-DE)
Sarbanes (D-MD)
Sasser (D-TN)
Shelby (D-AL)
Simon (D-IL)
Simpson (R-WY)
Specter (R-PA)
Stevens (R-AK)
Thurmond (R-SC)
Warner (R-VA)
Wellstone (D-MN)
Wofford (D-PA)
|
| NAYs ---9 |
Burns (R-MT)
Coats (R-IN)
Coverdell (R-GA)
|
Helms (R-NC)
Lott (R-MS)
Lugar (R-IN)
|
Murkowski (R-AK)
Nickles (R-OK)
Smith (R-NH)
|
| Not Voting - 4 |
Durenberger (R-MN)
Graham (D-FL)
|
Pell (D-RI)
Wallop (R-WY)
|
Ruth
Bader Ginsburg, of New York, to be an Associate Justice of
the Supreme Court of the United States, replacing Byron R.
White.
August 3, 1993 Nominated by Bill Clinton |
| Vote Counts: |
YEAs |
96 |
| . |
NAYs |
3 |
| . |
Not Voting |
1 |
| YEAs
---96 |
Akaka (D-HI)
Baucus (D-MT)
Bennett (R-UT)
Biden (D-DE)
Bingaman (D-NM)
Bond (R-MO)
Boren (D-OK)
Boxer (D-CA)
Bradley (D-NJ)
Breaux (D-LA)
Brown (R-CO)
Bryan (D-NV)
Bumpers (D-AR)
Burns (R-MT)
Byrd (D-WV)
Campbell (D-CO)
Chafee (R-RI)
Coats (R-IN)
Cochran (R-MS)
Cohen (R-ME)
Conrad (D-ND)
Coverdell (R-GA)
Craig (R-ID)
D'Amato (R-NY)
Danforth (R-MO)
Daschle (D-SD)
DeConcini (D-AZ)
Dodd (D-CT)
Dole (R-KS)
Domenici (R-NM)
Dorgan (D-ND)
Durenberger (R-MN) |
Exon (D-NE)
Faircloth (R-NC)
Feingold (D-WI)
Feinstein (D-CA)
Ford (D-KY)
Glenn (D-OH)
Gorton (R-WA)
Graham (D-FL)
Gramm (R-TX)
Grassley (R-IA)
Gregg (R-NH)
Harkin (D-IA)
Hatch (R-UT)
Hatfield (R-OR)
Heflin (D-AL)
Hollings (D-SC)
Hutchison (R-TX)
Inouye (D-HI)
Jeffords (R-VT)
Johnston (D-LA)
Kassebaum (R-KS)
Kempthorne (R-ID)
Kennedy (D-MA)
Kerrey (D-NE)
Kerry (D-MA)
Kohl (D-WI)
Lautenberg (D-NJ)
Leahy (D-VT)
Levin (D-MI)
Lieberman (D-CT)
Lott (R-MS)
Lugar (R-IN) |
Mack (R-FL)
Mathews (D-TN)
McCain (R-AZ)
McConnell (R-KY)
Metzenbaum (D-OH)
Mikulski (D-MD)
Mitchell (D-ME)
Moseley-Braun (D-IL)
Moynihan (D-NY)
Murkowski (R-AK)
Murray (D-WA)
Nunn (D-GA)
Packwood (R-OR)
Pell (D-RI)
Pressler (R-SD)
Pryor (D-AR)
Reid (D-NV)
Robb (D-VA)
Rockefeller (D-WV)
Roth (R-DE)
Sarbanes (D-MD)
Sasser (D-TN)
Shelby (D-AL)
Simon (D-IL)
Simpson (R-WY)
Specter (R-PA)
Stevens (R-AK)
Thurmond (R-SC)
Wallop (R-WY)
Warner (R-VA)
Wellstone (D-MN)
Wofford (D-PA) |
| NAYs
---3 |
| Helms (R-NC) |
Nickles (R-OK) |
Smith (R-NH) |
| Not
Voting - 1 |
| Riegle (D-MI) |
Clarence Thomas, of
Georgia, to be an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United
States, replacing Thurgood Marshall.
October 15, 1991 Nominated by George H.W. Bush |
| Vote Counts: |
YEAs |
52 |
| . |
NAYs |
48 |
| YEAs
---52 |
Bond (R-MO)
Boren (D-OK)
Breaux (D-LA)
Brown (R-CO)
Burns (R-MT)
Chafee (R-RI)
Coats (R-IN)
Cochran (R-MS)
Cohen (R-ME)
Craig (R-ID)
D'Amato (R-NY)
Danforth (R-MO)
DeConcini (D-AZ)
Dixon (D-IL)
Dole (R-KS)
Domenici (R-NM)
Durenberger (R-MN)
Exon (D-NE) |
Fowler (D-GA)
Garn (R-UT)
Gorton (R-WA)
Gramm (R-TX)
Grassley (R-IA)
Hatch (R-UT)
Hatfield (R-OR)
Helms (R-NC)
Hollings (D-SC)
Johnston (D-LA)
Kassebaum (R-KS)
Kasten (R-WI)
Lott (R-MS)
Lugar (R-IN)
Mack (R-FL)
McCain (R-AZ)
McConnell (R-KY)
Murkowski (R-AK) |
Nickles (R-OK)
Nunn (D-GA)
Pressler (R-SD)
Robb (D-VA)
Roth (R-DE)
Rudman (R-NH)
Seymour (R-CA)
Shelby (D-AL)
Simpson (R-WY)
Smith (R-NH)
Specter (R-PA)
Stevens (R-AK)
Symms (R-ID)
Thurmond (R-SC)
Wallop (R-WY)
Warner (R-VA) |
| NAYs
---48 |
Adams (D-WA)
Akaka (D-HI)
Baucus (D-MT)
Bentsen (D-TX)
Biden (D-DE)
Bingaman (D-NM)
Bradley (D-NJ)
Bryan (D-NV)
Bumpers (D-AR)
Burdick, Quentin S (D-ND)
Byrd (D-WV)
Conrad (D-ND)
Cranston (D-CA)
Daschle (D-SD)
Dodd (D-CT)
Ford (D-KY) |
Glenn (D-OH)
Gore (D-TN)
Graham (D-FL)
Harkin (D-IA)
Heflin (D-AL)
Inouye (D-HI)
Jeffords (R-VT)
Kennedy (D-MA)
Kerrey (D-NE)
Kerry (D-MA)
Kohl (D-WI)
Lautenberg (D-NJ)
Leahy (D-VT)
Levin (D-MI)
Lieberman (D-CT)
Metzenbaum (D-OH) |
Mikulski (D-MD)
Mitchell (D-ME)
Moynihan (D-NY)
Packwood (R-OR)
Pell (D-RI)
Pryor (D-AR)
Reid (D-NV)
Riegle (D-MI)
Rockefeller (D-WV)
Sanford (D-NC)
Sarbanes (D-MD)
Sasser (D-TN)
Simon (D-IL)
Wellstone (D-MN)
Wirth (D-CO)
Wofford (D-PA) |
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