Unsuccessful nominations to the Supreme Court of the United States
List of unsuccessful nominations
Following is a complete list of the 30 persons officially nominated to the Supreme Court, who for various reasons never served on the Court.

Unsuccessful nominations to the Supreme Court of the United States

Section Title: List of unsuccessful nominations
Table Section Text: Following is a complete list of the 30 persons officially nominated to the Supreme Court, who for various reasons never served on the Court.

Supreme Court nominees who never served on the Court

Nominee	Year	Nominated by	Outcome

Robert Harrison	1789	Washington	Declined

Levi Lincoln Sr.	1811	Madison	Declined

Alexander Wolcott	1811	Madison	Rejected, 9–24

John Quincy Adams	1811	Madison	Declined

John J. Crittenden	1828	J. Q. Adams	Postponed

William Smith	1837	Jackson	Declined

John C. Spencer	1844	Tyler	Rejected, 21–26

Reuben H. Walworth	1844	Tyler	Withdrawn

Edward King	1845	Tyler	Withdrawn

John M. Read	1845	Tyler	No action

George W. Woodward	1845	Polk	Rejected, 20–29

Edward A. Bradford	1852	Fillmore	No action

George E. Badger	1853	Fillmore	Postponed

William C. Micou	1853	Fillmore	No action

Jeremiah S. Black	1861	Buchanan	Rejected, 25–26

Henry Stanbery	1866	A. Johnson	Nullified

Ebenezer R. Hoar	1869	Grant	Rejected, 24–33

Edwin Stanton	1869	Grant	Died

George Henry Williams	1873	Grant	Postponed

Caleb Cushing	1874	Grant	Withdrawn

Roscoe Conkling	1882	Arthur	Declined

William B. Hornblower	1893	Cleveland	Rejected, 24–30

Wheeler Hazard Peckham	1894	Cleveland	Rejected, 32–41

John J. Parker	1930	Hoover	Rejected, 39–41

Homer Thornberry	1968	L. B. Johnson	Nullified

Clement Haynsworth	1969	Nixon	Rejected, 45–55

G. Harrold Carswell	1970	Nixon	Rejected, 45–51

Robert Bork	1987	Reagan	Rejected, 42–58

Harriet Miers	2005	G. W. Bush	Withdrawn

Merrick Garland	2016	Obama	No action

Sentence(s)

In 1837, Jackson nominated William Smith and John Catron.

final_sentence: In 1837, Jackson nominated William Smith and John Catron.