The Senate must confirm the nominee for them to continue serving; of the two chief justices and eleven associate justices who have received recess appointments, only Chief Justice John Rutledge was not subsequently confirmed.
参议院必须确认被提名人是否能够继续任职；在休会期间任命的两名首席大法官和十一名大法官中，只有首席大法官约翰·拉特里奇随后并未得到参议院的确认。