Published May 29, 2025
That’s the title of my new Confirmation Tales post, which examines the professional experience of Supreme Court appointees from 1900 up until Nixon’s presidency—that is, before the massive shift to federal appellate judges. As I spell out, the hodgepodge of appointees during those seven decades includes six United States senators, ten senior Department of Justice officials, five state supreme court justices, and three governors.
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Edward Whelan is a Distinguished Senior Fellow of the Ethics and Public Policy Center and holds EPPC’s Antonin Scalia Chair in Constitutional Studies. He is the longest-serving President in EPPC’s history, having held that position from March 2004 through January 2021.
