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SCOTUS trivia
The longest vacancy on the Supreme Court of the United States occurred between the departure and appointment of which two justices?
a) Justice Abe Fortas and Justice Harry Blackmun
b) Justice Lewis Franklin Powell and Justice Anthony Kennedy
c) Justice Antonin Scalia and Justice Neil Gorsuch
d) Justice Sandra Day O'Connor and Justice Samuel Alito
The correct answer: Justice Antonin Scalia and Justice Neil Gorsuch. The longest vacancy—when defined as the length of time elapsed between a Justice’s departure date and the swearing-in of their successor—was 422 days, following the death of Justice Antonin Scalia.
The other vacancy lengths were:
- Justice Abe Fortas and Justice Harry Blackmun: 391 days
- Justice Lewis Franklin Powell and Justice Anthony Kennedy: 237 days
- Justice Sandra Day O'Connor and Justice Samuel Alito: 0 days
Click here for more historical information on SCOTUS vacancies.
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