<Ul> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> </Ul> <P> Justices of the Supreme Court of the United States are nominated by the President and are then confirmed by the Senate . Presidential administrations are listed below with any unsuccessful Supreme Court nominees--that is, individuals who were nominated and who either declined their own nomination, failed the confirmation vote in the Senate, or whose nomination was withdrawn by the president . </P> <P> 153 people have been nominated to the U.S. Supreme Court . Thirty nominees (including one nominated for promotion) have been unsuccessful on at least the first try . </P> <P> George Washington nominated six inaugural candidates to the Supreme Court in 1789, including lawyer and statesman John Jay as Chief Justice, which Jay accepted . Washington officially nominated Jay on September 24, 1789, the same day he signed the Judiciary Act of 1789 (which created the position of Chief Justice) into law and he was confirmed on September 26, 1789 . All of the other candidates accepted and were appointed as associate justices except for Robert H. Harrison, who declined to serve . The seat remained empty until the confirmation of James Iredell in 1790 . </P>

How many times has the senate rejected a supreme court nominee
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