Grant Administrations - Grant and the Judiciary
Grant and the Judiciary
Grant appointed five men to the Supreme Court during his two terms, but on several occasions they were not his first choice. In 1869 Grant appointed Edwin M. Stanton of Pennsylvania as an associate justice, and the Senate quickly confirmed his appointment. But Stanton died on December 24, 1869, before taking his seat. At the same time as Stanton's appointment, Grant sent the nomination of his attorney general, Ebenezer Rockwood Hoar, to the Senate for confirmation to fill another associate justice's seat. Because of opposition by Senator Charles Sumner of Massachusetts, Hoar's nomination failed to receive Senate approval. In place of Stanton and Hoar, Grant nominated men more attuned to the Senate's wishes. Joseph P. Bradley of New Jersey and William Strong of Pennsylvania were both confirmed by the Senate in 1870. In 1872 Ward Hunt became Grant's final associate justice appointment.
Grant also ran into...
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