<Table> <Tr> <Th colspan="4"> Supreme Court nominees who never served on the Court </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Nominee </Th> <Th> Year </Th> <Th> Nominated by </Th> <Th> Outcome </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Robert Harrison </Td> <Td> 1789 </Td> <Td> Washington </Td> <Td> Declined </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Levi Lincoln </Td> <Td> 1811 </Td> <Td> Madison </Td> <Td> Declined </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Alexander Wolcott </Td> <Td> 1811 </Td> <Td> Madison </Td> <Td> Rejected , 9 -- 24 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> John Quincy Adams </Td> <Td> 1811 </Td> <Td> Madison </Td> <Td> Declined </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> John J. Crittenden </Td> <Td> 1828 </Td> <Td> J.Q. Adams </Td> <Td> Postponed </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> William Smith </Td> <Td> 1837 </Td> <Td> Jackson </Td> <Td> Declined </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> John C. Spencer </Td> <Td> 1844 </Td> <Td> Tyler </Td> <Td> Rejected , 21 -- 26 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Reuben H. Walworth </Td> <Td> 1844 </Td> <Td> Tyler </Td> <Td> Withdrawn </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Edward King </Td> <Td> 1845 </Td> <Td> Tyler </Td> <Td> Withdrawn </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> John M. Read </Td> <Td> 1845 </Td> <Td> Tyler </Td> <Td> No Action </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> George W. Woodward </Td> <Td> 1845 </Td> <Td> Polk </Td> <Td> Rejected , 20 -- 29 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Edward A. Bradford </Td> <Td> 1852 </Td> <Td> Fillmore </Td> <Td> No Action </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> George E. Badger </Td> <Td> 1853 </Td> <Td> Fillmore </Td> <Td> Postponed </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> William C. Micou </Td> <Td> 1853 </Td> <Td> Fillmore </Td> <Td> No Action </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Jeremiah S. Black </Td> <Td> 1861 </Td> <Td> Buchanan </Td> <Td> Rejected , 25 -- 26 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Henry Stanbery </Td> <Td> 1866 </Td> <Td> A. Johnson </Td> <Td> Nullified </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Ebenezer R. Hoar </Td> <Td> 1869 </Td> <Td> Grant </Td> <Td> Rejected , 24 -- 33 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Edwin Stanton </Td> <Td> 1869 </Td> <Td> Grant </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> George Henry Williams </Td> <Td> 1873 </Td> <Td> Grant </Td> <Td> Postponed </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Caleb Cushing </Td> <Td> 1874 </Td> <Td> Grant </Td> <Td> Withdrawn </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Roscoe Conkling </Td> <Td> 1882 </Td> <Td> Arthur </Td> <Td> Declined </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> William B. Hornblower </Td> <Td> 1893 </Td> <Td> Cleveland </Td> <Td> Rejected , 24 -- 30 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Wheeler Hazard Peckham </Td> <Td> 1894 </Td> <Td> Cleveland </Td> <Td> Rejected , 32 -- 41 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> John J. Parker </Td> <Td> 1930 </Td> <Td> Hoover </Td> <Td> Rejected , 39 -- 41 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Homer Thornberry </Td> <Td> 1968 </Td> <Td> L.B. Johnson </Td> <Td> Nullified </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Clement Haynsworth </Td> <Td> 1969 </Td> <Td> Nixon </Td> <Td> Rejected , 45 -- 55 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> G. Harrold Carswell </Td> <Td> 1970 </Td> <Td> Nixon </Td> <Td> Rejected , 45 -- 51 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Robert H. Bork </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Reagan </Td> <Td> Rejected , 42 -- 58 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Harriet Miers </Td> <Td> 2005 </Td> <Td> G.W. Bush </Td> <Td> Withdrawn </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Merrick Garland </Td> <Td> 2016 </Td> <Td> Obama </Td> <Td> No Action </Td> </Tr> </Table>
<Table> <Tr> <Th colspan="4"> Supreme Court nominees who never served on the Court </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Nominee </Th> <Th> Year </Th> <Th> Nominated by </Th> <Th> Outcome </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Robert Harrison </Td> <Td> 1789 </Td> <Td> Washington </Td> <Td> Declined </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Levi Lincoln </Td> <Td> 1811 </Td> <Td> Madison </Td> <Td> Declined </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Alexander Wolcott </Td> <Td> 1811 </Td> <Td> Madison </Td> <Td> Rejected , 9 -- 24 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> John Quincy Adams </Td> <Td> 1811 </Td> <Td> Madison </Td> <Td> Declined </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> John J. Crittenden </Td> <Td> 1828 </Td> <Td> J.Q. Adams </Td> <Td> Postponed </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> William Smith </Td> <Td> 1837 </Td> <Td> Jackson </Td> <Td> Declined </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> John C. Spencer </Td> <Td> 1844 </Td> <Td> Tyler </Td> <Td> Rejected , 21 -- 26 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Reuben H. Walworth </Td> <Td> 1844 </Td> <Td> Tyler </Td> <Td> Withdrawn </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Edward King </Td> <Td> 1845 </Td> <Td> Tyler </Td> <Td> Withdrawn </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> John M. Read </Td> <Td> 1845 </Td> <Td> Tyler </Td> <Td> No Action </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> George W. Woodward </Td> <Td> 1845 </Td> <Td> Polk </Td> <Td> Rejected , 20 -- 29 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Edward A. Bradford </Td> <Td> 1852 </Td> <Td> Fillmore </Td> <Td> No Action </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> George E. Badger </Td> <Td> 1853 </Td> <Td> Fillmore </Td> <Td> Postponed </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> William C. Micou </Td> <Td> 1853 </Td> <Td> Fillmore </Td> <Td> No Action </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Jeremiah S. Black </Td> <Td> 1861 </Td> <Td> Buchanan </Td> <Td> Rejected , 25 -- 26 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Henry Stanbery </Td> <Td> 1866 </Td> <Td> A. Johnson </Td> <Td> Nullified </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Ebenezer R. Hoar </Td> <Td> 1869 </Td> <Td> Grant </Td> <Td> Rejected , 24 -- 33 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Edwin Stanton </Td> <Td> 1869 </Td> <Td> Grant </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> George Henry Williams </Td> <Td> 1873 </Td> <Td> Grant </Td> <Td> Postponed </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Caleb Cushing </Td> <Td> 1874 </Td> <Td> Grant </Td> <Td> Withdrawn </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Roscoe Conkling </Td> <Td> 1882 </Td> <Td> Arthur </Td> <Td> Declined </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> William B. Hornblower </Td> <Td> 1893 </Td> <Td> Cleveland </Td> <Td> Rejected , 24 -- 30 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Wheeler Hazard Peckham </Td> <Td> 1894 </Td> <Td> Cleveland </Td> <Td> Rejected , 32 -- 41 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> John J. Parker </Td> <Td> 1930 </Td> <Td> Hoover </Td> <Td> Rejected , 39 -- 41 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Homer Thornberry </Td> <Td> 1968 </Td> <Td> L.B. Johnson </Td> <Td> Nullified </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Clement Haynsworth </Td> <Td> 1969 </Td> <Td> Nixon </Td> <Td> Rejected , 45 -- 55 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> G. Harrold Carswell </Td> <Td> 1970 </Td> <Td> Nixon </Td> <Td> Rejected , 45 -- 51 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Robert H. Bork </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Reagan </Td> <Td> Rejected , 42 -- 58 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Harriet Miers </Td> <Td> 2005 </Td> <Td> G.W. Bush </Td> <Td> Withdrawn </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Merrick Garland </Td> <Td> 2016 </Td> <Td> Obama </Td> <Td> No Action </Td> </Tr> </Table>
who was the last supreme court nominee to be rejected
who was the last supreme court nominee to be rejected
Robert H. Bork
Robert H. Bork