From the NYT: How Long Does It Take to Confirm a Supreme Court Nominee?

The NYT has a graphic showing how long the confirmation process took for all justices going back to day one. It's worth a quick look. Like most things involving the national government, the whole process takes longer.

- Click here for it.

The death of Justice Antonin Scalia has set off a partisan battle over whether the Senate will confirm a successor nominated by President Obama, whose term expires in 342 days. The Senate has never taken more than 125 days to vote on a successor from the time of nomination; on average, a nominee has been confirmed, rejected or withdrawn in 25 days. But few presidents have successfully filled vacancies announced in their final full year.

For more, click here for Supreme Court nominations present-1789 from the Senate's website.