A total of eight Supreme Court nominees have failed to get a seat on the high bench . The Senate is expected to vote this week on President Trump's nominee for the vacant 9th Circuit seat, Judge Neil Gorsuch. Wheeler Peckham and William B. Hornblower rejected through home state courtesy . Newspaper claimed Alexander Wolcott 's nomination degraded the country .
A total of eight Supreme Court nominees have failed to get a seat on the high bench . Ebenezer Hoar got a thumbs down after blocking a well-trod route for patronage . Wheeler Peckham and William B. Hornblower rejected through home state courtesy . Newspaper claimed Alexander Wolcott 's nomination degraded the country .