Sentence examples similar to When the vacancy opens from inspiring English sources

He made good on his promise the following year when he nominated Arizona Court of Appeals Judge Sandra Day O'Connor to fill the vacancy opened by Potter Stewart's retirement.

When the next vacancy opens on the Supreme Court, we will be ready," her statement read.

President Wilson nominated Louis Brandeis to fill the vacancy, and the Senate confirmed him that June, just five months after the vacancy opened.

Ms. Womack said that when the next vacancy opened on the commission, the White House would nominate someone to fill it.

When the next vacancy opened on the Eighth Circuit, Burton and his allies favored the appointment of Charles Blood Smith.

Even if you don't, you can request to be relocated when a vacancy opens up.

The vacancies open the possibility of Patrick Ewing returning to the Knicks as an assistant next season.

They were angry that no Hispanic candidate was put forward when a vacancy opened up on the State Court of Appeals earlier this year, and even angrier when Gov. David A. Paterson did not appoint a Hispanic to the United States Senate seat vacated by Hillary Rodham Clinton this year.

Subsequently, Bill Clinton was reported by several sources to have considered José A. Cabranes for a Supreme Court nomination on both occasions when a Court vacancy opened during the Clinton presidency.

Fortune smiled again when a Senate vacancy opened up in January 2003.

Others worry such a change could come back to bite them when Democrats regain the majority and a Supreme Court vacancy opens up.