Several other justices cited as "election year" confirmations also involved individuals who, like Woods, were both nominated and confirmed in December.
If nominated and confirmed, Judge Matsumoto would become the first Asian-American judge in that court.
The last time a justice was both nominated and confirmed in an election year was in 1940.
If nominated and confirmed, he would be the only supreme court justice without an Ivy League law degree.
He has often been mentioned as a possible nominee for the United States Supreme Court and would be the first Hispanic justice if nominated and confirmed.
If nominated and confirmed, Mr. Moore and Mr. Cain would hold two of 12 votes on the Federal Open Market Committee.
If nominated, and confirmed by the Senate, Judge Chin would join the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, known widely for its rulings in financial and white-collar cases, among others.
If nominated and confirmed, Lynch would become the first minority woman to serve as attorney general.
Seward did and was both nominated, and confirmed by the Senate, with minimal debate, on March 5, 1861.
If nominated and confirmed, he would be the third African American to sit on the nation's highest court.
In the last century, five Supreme Court justices were both nominated and confirmed during a presidential election year, and one additional justice was confirmed, although he had been nominated late the year before.
