{"id":161193,"date":"2026-08-21T15:39:54","date_gmt":"2026-08-21T23:39:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/2026\/08\/21\/supreme-court-confirmation-isnt-always-a-sure-thing-just-ask-the-first-man-to-lose-one\/"},"modified":"2026-08-21T15:39:54","modified_gmt":"2026-08-21T23:39:54","slug":"supreme-court-confirmation-isnt-always-a-sure-thing-just-ask-the-first-man-to-lose-one","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/2026\/08\/21\/supreme-court-confirmation-isnt-always-a-sure-thing-just-ask-the-first-man-to-lose-one\/","title":{"rendered":"Supreme Court Confirmation Isn\u2019t Always A Sure Thing \u2014 Just Ask The First Man To Lose One"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><span>Ed. Note:<\/span> Welcome to our daily feature <a href=\"https:\/\/abovethelaw.com\/tag\/trivia-question-of-the-day\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Trivia Question of the Day!<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Which Supreme Court nominee was already serving as chief justice \u2014 installed by George Washington during a Senate recess and presiding over a full term \u2014 when the Senate came back, took up his nomination, and rejected him outright?<br \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Hint: It was the first time the Senate ever refused to confirm a Supreme Court nominee, and his 138 days remain the shortest tenure of any chief justice in history. What sank him was a fiery speech he\u2019d given back home denouncing a controversial treaty with Great Britain, enraging the Federalist senators who had just voted to ratify it.<\/strong><br \/><strong><em>See the answer on the next page.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/abovethelaw.com\/2026\/08\/supreme-court-confirmation-isnt-always-a-sure-thing-just-ask-the-first-man-to-lose-one\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Supreme Court Confirmation Isn\u2019t Always A Sure Thing \u2014 Just Ask The First Man To Lose One<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/abovethelaw.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Above the Law<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"post-single__featured-image post-single__featured-image--medium alignright\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"191\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/abovethelaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2017\/08\/George-Washington-300x191.jpg?resize=300%2C191&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" title=\"\"><\/figure>\n<p><em>Ed. Note: Welcome to our daily feature <a href=\"https:\/\/abovethelaw.com\/tag\/trivia-question-of-the-day\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Trivia Question of the Day!<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Which Supreme Court nominee was already serving as chief justice \u2014 installed by George Washington during a Senate recess and presiding over a full term \u2014 when the Senate came back, took up his nomination, and rejected him outright?<br \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Hint: It was the first time the Senate ever refused to confirm a Supreme Court nominee, and his 138 days remain the shortest tenure of any chief justice in history. What sank him was a fiery speech he\u2019d given back home denouncing a controversial treaty with Great Britain, enraging the Federalist senators who had just voted to ratify it.<\/strong><br \/><strong><em>See the answer on the next page.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>1<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/abovethelaw.com\/2026\/08\/supreme-court-confirmation-isnt-always-a-sure-thing-just-ask-the-first-man-to-lose-one\/2\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">2<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/abovethelaw.com\/2026\/08\/supreme-court-confirmation-isnt-always-a-sure-thing-just-ask-the-first-man-to-lose-one\/2\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Next \u00bb<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ed. Note: Welcome to our daily feature Trivia Question of the Day! Which Supreme Court nominee was already serving as chief justice \u2014 installed by George Washington during a Senate recess and presiding over a full term \u2014 when the Senate came back, took up his nomination, and rejected him outright? 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