Kavanaugh receives more written questions than every Supreme Court nominee in history combined
“Last week, Judge Kavanaugh sat before the Senate Judiciary Committee for well over 32 hours of statements and questions. In just the same way I handled the Gorsuch hearing, members had the opportunity to ask as many questions they wanted to ask,” Chairman Grassley said. “Submitting this many written questions appears to be just one more effort to gum up the process. It’s unnecessary and dilatory, especially when many have already decided to vote against Judge Kavanaugh. What more do they need to know to vote ‘no’?”
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Nominee
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#
QFRs
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Nominee
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#
QFRs
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Kavanaugh (2018)
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1287
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White (1962)
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0
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Gorsuch (2017)
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324
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Stewart (1959)
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0
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Kagan (2010)
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210
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Whittaker (1957)
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0
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Sotomayor (2009)
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214
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Brennan (1957)
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0
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Alito (2006)
|
99
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Harlan II (1955)
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0
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Roberts (2005)
|
231
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Warren (1954)
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0
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Breyer (1994)
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5
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Minton (1949)
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0
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Ginsburg (1993)
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20
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Clark (1949)
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0
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Thomas (1991)
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18
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Vinson (1946)
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0
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Souter (1990)
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4
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Burton (1945)
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0
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Kennedy (1987)
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47
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Rutledge (1943)
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0
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Bork (1987)
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15
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Jackson (1941)
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0
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Rehnquist (1986 CJ, 1971)
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44
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Byrnes (1941)
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0
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Scalia (1986)
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3
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Stone (1941)
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0
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O’Connor (1981)
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8
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Murphy (1940)
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0
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Stevens (1975)
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5
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Douglas (1939)
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0
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Powell (1971)
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0
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Frankfurter (1939)
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0
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Blackmun (1970)
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0
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Reed (1938)
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0*
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Carswell (1970)
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0
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Cardozo (1932)
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0*
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Haynsworth (1969)
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0
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Parker (1930)
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0*
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Burger (1969)
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0
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Stone (1925)
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0
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Thornberry (1968)
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0
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Butler (1922)
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0*
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Fortas (1965, 1968)
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0
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Brandeis (1916)
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0*
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Marshall (1968)
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0
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Williams (1873)
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0*
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Goldberg (1962)
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0
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Total
Other QFRs:
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1247
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