Who are some of the worst US Supreme Court nominees?

The three Supreme Court [in]justices that I pick as the worst in United States history each placed their own ideology ahead of the Constitution and the law. ... enslaved Africans always remained property, enslavers were free to bring them anywhere in the United States, including into free Northern states. read more

Here's a nice tidbit from One Of History's Worst Supreme Court Justices Was A Raging Anti-Semite: The dubious designation as one of the worst justices ever falls on James McReynolds, who wrote comments like "This makes me sick" on colleagues' circulating opinions. read more

Mr. Trump’s list has some striking omissions, among them Judge Brett M. Kavanaugh of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit and Paul D. Clement, who was solicitor general from 2005 to 2008 and often argues cases before the Supreme Court. Their perceived drawbacks say a lot about Mr. Trump’s priorities. Mr. read more

The Senate rejected Nixon's choice primarily on the grounds of inexperience — but Carswell's record of "vigorous belief in the priniciples of White Supremacy" certainly didn't help. read more