The winds of change continue to swirl at the U.S. Supreme Court. Below are some resources for researching Supreme Court history, the nomination process, and current goings-on...

Nomination History: Georgetown University's law library has a nice guide to the nomination process along with some history of the process. Another good site for current and historical nomination material is the Library of Congress' nominations page. GPO links to historic and recent nomination hearings. The Senate's web site also has a nominations page with links to judicial biographies, statistics, and more. Wikipedia has a nice entry about the position of Chief Justice.

Current Nominations/Confirmations: The White House, the National Archives, and Yale's law library have pages devoted to recent and/or current judicial nominees. You can also read the latest re nominations at this DC firm's blog.

Supreme Court History: For information on the history of the Court, Chief Justices, and Associate Justices, see the site for the Supreme Court Historical Society. You can locate opinions organized by Justice at this Cornell LII web page!

Books of Interest: Seeking Justices: The Judging of Supreme Court Nominees, KF 8742 .C62 2004, held by Des Moines, Kansas City, and St. Louis. The Supreme Court and Its Justices, KF 8742 .A5 2001, held by Des Moines, St. Louis, and St. Paul. You can also check our online catalog for similar books or for biographies on specific justices.