claim: "since 1900, six (u.s. supreme court) justices have been confirmed during election years, including justice anthony kennedy, who was confirmed in the final year of the reagan administration."
author: mark herring
evidence_1: feb 13, 2016 ... in the wake of the death of justice antonin scalia, questions have arisen ...  supreme court justices during a presidential election year. the historical record  does not reveal any instances since at least 1900 of the president failing to ... a  democratic-controlled senate confirmed kennedy (who followed ...
evidence_2: feb 13, 2016 ... justice anthony kennedy was the last supreme court justice to be confirmed  during an ... for the president to nominate a candidate during an election year. ...  igor volsky, a staffer at the liberal center for american progress, responded with  a tweet listing justices who have been confirmed in election years:.
evidence_3: "since 1900, six (u.s. supreme court) justices have been confirmed during  election years, including justice anthony kennedy, who was confirmed in the  final year of the reagan administration." — politifact virginia on tuesday, march  29th, ...
evidence_4: since the supreme court was established in 1789, presidents have submitted  163 nominations for the court, including those for chief justice. of this total, 126  were confirmed (7 declined to serve). this chart ... john g. roberts, jr. rehnquist , sep 6, 2005, 78-22 no. ... anthony m. kennedy, powell, nov 30, 1987, 97-0 no.
evidence_5: feb 15, 2016 ... since 1900, the senate has voted on eight supreme court ... six were confirmed.  ... of justice antonin scalia has been unfilled for more than 400 days, ... argued  that a justice should not be seated during an election year. ... on average, a  nominee has been confirmed, rejected or withdrawn within 25 days.