Does US history have anything to offer regarding the "typical" length of a Supreme Court vacancy?

by thirdhistorian
bettinafairchild

Sure. The New York Times has helpfully made a chart showing the length of time it took for each supreme court justice to be confirmed (or rejected). You can see it here: http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2016/02/13/us/how-long-does-it-take-to-confirm-a-supreme-court-nominee.html

They said that a new justice is usually nominated within 25 days, then there is a confirmation process that in the past 50 years has taken usually 2 to 3 months. The longest time for a successful nominee was 125 days, for Brandeis, who was extremely controversial.