# Bakers Dozen **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [August 4, 2010, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173 "2010-08-04T17:56:40Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3073
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2018, 3:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/61447 "2018-09-19T03:58:47Z")
Interesting Moments and People in the Nomination and Vetting Process (Supreme Court or otherwise) 1. Christine Blasey accuses Brett Kavanaugh of sexual assault 2. During Robert Bork’s confirmation hearings, a list of his video rentals was published 3. Anita Hill accuses Clarence Thomas of sexual harassment ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2018, 4:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/61448 "2018-09-19T04:29:12Z")
Interesting Moments and People in the Nomination and Vetting Process (Supreme Court or otherwise) 1. Christine Blasey accuses Brett Kavanaugh of sexual assault 2. During Robert Bork’s confirmation hearings, a list of his video rentals was published 3. Anita Hill accuses Clarence Thomas of sexual harassment 4. Nothing was said during the Merrick Garland hearing ---
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2018, 6:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/61449 "2018-09-19T06:16:51Z")
Interesting Moments and People in the Nomination and Vetting Process (Supreme Court or otherwise) 1. Christine Blasey accuses Brett Kavanaugh of sexual assault 2. During Robert Bork’s confirmation hearings, a list of his video rentals was published 3. Anita Hill accuses Clarence Thomas of sexual harassment 4. Nothing was said during the Merrick Garland hearing 5. In 1968 the Senate conducts its first ever filibuster against a Supreme Court nominee, Abraham Fortas, and prevents his promotion from Associate Justice to Chief Justice. ---
**Author:** ![Bayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bayaker/32/3454_2.png) [@Bayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bayaker)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2018, 12:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/61450 "2018-09-19T12:08:27Z")
Interesting Moments and People in the Nomination and Vetting Process (Supreme Court or otherwise) 1. Christine Blasey accuses Brett Kavanaugh of sexual assault 2. During Robert Bork’s confirmation hearings, a list of his video rentals was published 3. Anita Hill accuses Clarence Thomas of sexual harassment 4. Nothing was said during the Merrick Garland hearing 5. In 1968 the Senate conducts its first ever filibuster against a Supreme Court nominee, Abraham Fortas, and prevents his promotion from Associate Justice to Chief Justice. 6. John Rutledge sat on the 1st SC bench, heard no cases & resigned, was a recess appointment by Washington to Chief Justice, became the 1st rejection & only recess rejection when the Senate convened. ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2018, 1:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/61451 "2018-09-19T13:05:25Z")
Interesting Moments and People in the Nomination and Vetting Process (Supreme Court or otherwise) 1. Christine Blasey accuses Brett Kavanaugh of sexual assault 2. During Robert Bork’s confirmation hearings, a list of his video rentals was published 3. Anita Hill accuses Clarence Thomas of sexual harassment 4. Nothing was said during the Merrick Garland hearing 5. In 1968 the Senate conducts its first ever filibuster against a Supreme Court nominee, Abraham Fortas, and prevents his promotion from Associate Justice to Chief Justice. 6. John Rutledge sat on the 1st SC bench, heard no cases & resigned, was a recess appointment by Washington to Chief Justice, became the 1st rejection & only recess rejection when the Senate convened. 7. Louis Brandeis was nominated to SCOTUS by President Wilson in 1916; conservative Republican opposition was so strong that the Senate Judiciary Committee, for the first time, held a public hearing on the nomination. Brandeis’s work for unions and socially-liberal causes was an issue, as was, less overtly, his Jewish faith. He was eventually confirmed, 47-22. ---
**Author:** ![Knowed\_Out](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/knowed_out/32/7380_2.png) [@Knowed\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knowed_Out)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2018, 1:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/61452 "2018-09-19T13:11:05Z")
Interesting Moments and People in the Nomination and Vetting Process (Supreme Court or otherwise) 1. Christine Blasey accuses Brett Kavanaugh of sexual assault 2. During Robert Bork’s confirmation hearings, a list of his video rentals was published 3. Anita Hill accuses Clarence Thomas of sexual harassment 4. Nothing was said during the Merrick Garland hearing 5. In 1968 the Senate conducts its first ever filibuster against a Supreme Court nominee, Abraham Fortas, and prevents his promotion from Associate Justice to Chief Justice. 6. John Rutledge sat on the 1st SC bench, heard no cases & resigned, was a recess appointment by Washington to Chief Justice, became the 1st rejection & only recess rejection when the Senate convened. 7. Louis Brandeis was nominated to SCOTUS by President Wilson in 1916; conservative Republican opposition was so strong that the Senate Judiciary Committee, for the first time, held a public hearing on the nomination. Brandeis’s work for unions and socially-liberal causes was an issue, as was, less overtly, his Jewish faith. He was eventually confirmed, 47-22. 8. John Tower, George H.W. Bush’s nominee for secretary of Defense, was rejected based on investigations by the Senate Armed Services Committee, which he formerly chaired. ---
**Author:** ![Cardigan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cardigan/32/187_2.png) [@Cardigan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardigan)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2018, 1:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/61453 "2018-09-19T13:12:00Z")
Interesting Moments and People in the Nomination and Vetting Process (Supreme Court or otherwise) 1. Christine Blasey accuses Brett Kavanaugh of sexual assault 2. During Robert Bork’s confirmation hearings, a list of his video rentals was published 3. Anita Hill accuses Clarence Thomas of sexual harassment 4. Nothing was said during the Merrick Garland hearing 5. In 1968 the Senate conducts its first ever filibuster against a Supreme Court nominee, Abraham Fortas, and prevents his promotion from Associate Justice to Chief Justice. 6. John Rutledge sat on the 1st SC bench, heard no cases & resigned, was a recess appointment by Washington to Chief Justice, became the 1st rejection & only recess rejection when the Senate convened. 7. Louis Brandeis was nominated to SCOTUS by President Wilson in 1916; conservative Republican opposition was so strong that the Senate Judiciary Committee, for the first time, held a public hearing on the nomination. Brandeis’s work for unions and socially-liberal causes was an issue, as was, less overtly, his Jewish faith. He was eventually confirmed, 47-22. 8. John Tower, George H.W. Bush’s nominee for secretary of Defense, was rejected based on investigations by the Senate Armed Services Committee, which he formerly chaired. 9. Doug Ginsburg admits to smoking ganga during the 60’s and 70’s, but called it a ‘mistake’ ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2018, 1:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/61454 "2018-09-19T13:22:17Z")
Interesting Moments and People in the Nomination and Vetting Process (Supreme Court or otherwise) 1. Christine Blasey accuses Brett Kavanaugh of sexual assault 2. During Robert Bork’s confirmation hearings, a list of his video rentals was published 3. Anita Hill accuses Clarence Thomas of sexual harassment 4. Nothing was said during the Merrick Garland hearing 5. In 1968 the Senate conducts its first ever filibuster against a Supreme Court nominee, Abraham Fortas, and prevents his promotion from Associate Justice to Chief Justice. 6. John Rutledge sat on the 1st SC bench, heard no cases & resigned, was a recess appointment by Washington to Chief Justice, became the 1st rejection & only recess rejection when the Senate convened. 7. Louis Brandeis was nominated to SCOTUS by President Wilson in 1916; conservative Republican opposition was so strong that the Senate Judiciary Committee, for the first time, held a public hearing on the nomination. Brandeis’s work for unions and socially-liberal causes was an issue, as was, less overtly, his Jewish faith. He was eventually confirmed, 47-22. 8. John Tower, George H.W. Bush’s nominee for secretary of Defense, was rejected based on investigations by the Senate Armed Services Committee, which he formerly chaired. 9. Doug Ginsburg admits to smoking ganga during the 60’s and 70’s, but called it a ‘mistake’ 10. Unbeknownst to Sen. William P. Fessenden, Republican of Maine, President Lincoln sent up his nomination to be Secretary of the Treasury while the senator was visiting him in the White House. The Senate confirmed him before Fessenden returned to Capitol Hill. Horrified, he tried to refuse the office but was persuaded to accept it as his patriotic duty. ---
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2018, 1:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/61455 "2018-09-19T13:32:25Z")
Interesting Moments and People in the Nomination and Vetting Process (Supreme Court or otherwise) 1. Christine Blasey accuses Brett Kavanaugh of sexual assault 2. During Robert Bork’s confirmation hearings, a list of his video rentals was published 3. Anita Hill accuses Clarence Thomas of sexual harassment 4. Nothing was said during the Merrick Garland hearing 5. In 1968 the Senate conducts its first ever filibuster against a Supreme Court nominee, Abraham Fortas, and prevents his promotion from Associate Justice to Chief Justice. 6. John Rutledge sat on the 1st SC bench, heard no cases & resigned, was a recess appointment by Washington to Chief Justice, became the 1st rejection & only recess rejection when the Senate convened. 7. Louis Brandeis was nominated to SCOTUS by President Wilson in 1916; conservative Republican opposition was so strong that the Senate Judiciary Committee, for the first time, held a public hearing on the nomination. Brandeis’s work for unions and socially-liberal causes was an issue, as was, less overtly, his Jewish faith. He was eventually confirmed, 47-22. 8. John Tower, George H.W. Bush’s nominee for secretary of Defense, was rejected based on investigations by the Senate Armed Services Committee, which he formerly chaired. 9. Doug Ginsburg admits to smoking ganga during the 60’s and 70’s, but called it a ‘mistake’ 10. Unbeknownst to Sen. William P. Fessenden, Republican of Maine, President Lincoln sent up his nomination to be Secretary of the Treasury while the senator was visiting him in the White House. The Senate confirmed him before Fessenden returned to Capitol Hill. Horrified, he tried to refuse the office but was persuaded to accept it as his patriotic duty. 11. More Robert Bork, not mentioned in #2: Bork lost confirmation by a Senate vote of 42 to 58, largely due to his extreme conservative opinions on constitutional issues and his role in the Nixon Saturday Night Massacre. ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2018, 1:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/61456 "2018-09-19T13:45:58Z")
Interesting Moments and People in the Nomination and Vetting Process (Supreme Court or otherwise) 1. Christine Blasey accuses Brett Kavanaugh of sexual assault 2. During Robert Bork’s confirmation hearings, a list of his video rentals was published 3. Anita Hill accuses Clarence Thomas of sexual harassment 4. Nothing was said during the Merrick Garland hearing 5. In 1968 the Senate conducts its first ever filibuster against a Supreme Court nominee, Abraham Fortas, and prevents his promotion from Associate Justice to Chief Justice. 6. John Rutledge sat on the 1st SC bench, heard no cases & resigned, was a recess appointment by Washington to Chief Justice, became the 1st rejection & only recess rejection when the Senate convened. 7. Louis Brandeis was nominated to SCOTUS by President Wilson in 1916; conservative Republican opposition was so strong that the Senate Judiciary Committee, for the first time, held a public hearing on the nomination. Brandeis’s work for unions and socially-liberal causes was an issue, as was, less overtly, his Jewish faith. He was eventually confirmed, 47-22. 8. John Tower, George H.W. Bush’s nominee for secretary of Defense, was rejected based on investigations by the Senate Armed Services Committee, which he formerly chaired. 9. Doug Ginsburg admits to smoking ganga during the 60’s and 70’s, but called it a ‘mistake’ 10. Unbeknownst to Sen. William P. Fessenden, Republican of Maine, President Lincoln sent up his nomination to be Secretary of the Treasury while the senator was visiting him in the White House. The Senate confirmed him before Fessenden returned to Capitol Hill. Horrified, he tried to refuse the office but was persuaded to accept it as his patriotic duty. 11. More Robert Bork, not mentioned in #2: Bork lost confirmation by a Senate vote of 42 to 58, largely due to his extreme conservative opinions on constitutional issues and his role in the Nixon Saturday Night Massacre. 12. President Eisenhower made a recess appointment of William J. Brennan Jr. of New Jersey to SCOTUS in 1956, at least in part because he wished to appeal to Northeast Catholic voters that election year. Brennan was later easily confirmed by the Senate; only Sen. Joe McCarthy voted against him. ---
**Author:** ![gkster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gkster/32/14107_2.png) [@gkster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gkster)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2018, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/61457 "2018-09-19T16:25:22Z")
Interesting Moments and People in the Nomination and Vetting Process (Supreme Court or otherwise) 1. Christine Blasey accuses Brett Kavanaugh of sexual assault 2. During Robert Bork’s confirmation hearings, a list of his video rentals was published 3. Anita Hill accuses Clarence Thomas of sexual harassment 4. Nothing was said during the Merrick Garland hearing 5. In 1968 the Senate conducts its first ever filibuster against a Supreme Court nominee, Abraham Fortas, and prevents his promotion from Associate Justice to Chief Justice. 6. John Rutledge sat on the 1st SC bench, heard no cases & resigned, was a recess appointment by Washington to Chief Justice, became the 1st rejection & only recess rejection when the Senate convened. 7. Louis Brandeis was nominated to SCOTUS by President Wilson in 1916; conservative Republican opposition was so strong that the Senate Judiciary Committee, for the first time, held a public hearing on the nomination. Brandeis’s work for unions and socially-liberal causes was an issue, as was, less overtly, his Jewish faith. He was eventually confirmed, 47-22. 8. John Tower, George H.W. Bush’s nominee for secretary of Defense, was rejected based on investigations by the Senate Armed Services Committee, which he formerly chaired. 9. Doug Ginsburg admits to smoking ganga during the 60’s and 70’s, but called it a ‘mistake’ 10. Unbeknownst to Sen. William P. Fessenden, Republican of Maine, President Lincoln sent up his nomination to be Secretary of the Treasury while the senator was visiting him in the White House. The Senate confirmed him before Fessenden returned to Capitol Hill. Horrified, he tried to refuse the office but was persuaded to accept it as his patriotic duty. 11. More Robert Bork, not mentioned in #2: Bork lost confirmation by a Senate vote of 42 to 58, largely due to his extreme conservative opinions on constitutional issues and his role in the Nixon Saturday Night Massacre. 12. President Eisenhower made a recess appointment of William J. Brennan Jr. of New Jersey to SCOTUS in 1956, at least in part because he wished to appeal to Northeast Catholic voters that election year. Brennan was later easily confirmed by the Senate; only Sen. Joe McCarthy voted against him. 13. After five long Senate Judiciary Committee hearings, from June to August 1967, the Senate Judiciary Committee approved Thurgood Marshall’s nomination by 11 to 5. All five Southern members voted against his nomination. ---
**Author:** ![gkster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gkster/32/14107_2.png) [@gkster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gkster)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2018, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/61458 "2018-09-19T16:30:30Z")
New Category Fiction or film featuring courtroom scenes 1. _Pudd’nhead Wilson_ by Mark Twain ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2018, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/61459 "2018-09-19T16:35:50Z")
Fiction or film featuring courtroom scenes 1. Pudd’nhead Wilson by Mark Twain 2. To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2018, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/61460 "2018-09-19T16:41:32Z")
Fiction or film featuring courtroom scenes 1. _Pudd’nhead Wilson_ by Mark Twain 2. _To Kill a Mockingbird_ by Harper Lee 3. _The Caine Mutiny_ by Herman Wouk ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2018, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/61461 "2018-09-19T16:46:56Z")
Fiction or film featuring courtroom scenes 1. Pudd’nhead Wilson by Mark Twain 2. To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee 3. The Caine Mutiny by Herman Wouk 4. Native Son - Richard Wright ---
**Author:** ![tripthicket](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripthicket/32/297_2.png) [@tripthicket](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tripthicket)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2018, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/61462 "2018-09-19T16:54:37Z")
Fiction or film featuring courtroom scenes 1. Pudd’nhead Wilson by Mark Twain 2. To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee 3. The Caine Mutiny by Herman Wouk 4. Native Son - Richard Wright 5. A Few Good Men, directed by Rob Reiner, screenplay by Aaron Sorkin ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2018, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/61463 "2018-09-19T16:57:39Z")
Fiction or film featuring courtroom scenes 1. Pudd’nhead Wilson by Mark Twain 2. To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee 3. The Caine Mutiny by Herman Wouk 4. Native Son - Richard Wright 5. A Few Good Men, directed by Rob Reiner, screenplay by Aaron Sorkin 6. Inherit the Wind, by Jerome Lawrence & Robert E. Lee ---
**Author:** ![NDP](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ndp/32/55_2.png) [@NDP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NDP)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2018, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/61464 "2018-09-19T17:08:26Z")
Fiction or film featuring courtroom scenes 1. Pudd’nhead Wilson by Mark Twain 2. To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee 3. The Caine Mutiny by Herman Wouk 4. Native Son - Richard Wright 5. A Few Good Men, directed by Rob Reiner, screenplay by Aaron Sorkin 6. Inherit the Wind, by Jerome Lawrence & Robert E. Lee 7. Paths of Glory, directed by Stanley Kubrick ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2018, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/61465 "2018-09-19T17:21:38Z")
Fiction or film featuring courtroom scenes 1. Pudd’nhead Wilson by Mark Twain 2. To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee 3. The Caine Mutiny by Herman Wouk 4. Native Son - Richard Wright 5. A Few Good Men, directed by Rob Reiner, screenplay by Aaron Sorkin 6. Inherit the Wind, by Jerome Lawrence & Robert E. Lee 7. Paths of Glory, directed by Stanley Kubrick 8. _Judgment at Nuremberg_, directed by Stanley Kramer, written by Abby Mann ---
**Author:** ![Bayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bayaker/32/3454_2.png) [@Bayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bayaker)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2018, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/61466 "2018-09-19T17:28:53Z")
Fiction or film featuring courtroom scenes 1. Pudd’nhead Wilson by Mark Twain 2. To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee 3. The Caine Mutiny by Herman Wouk 4. Native Son - Richard Wright 5. A Few Good Men, directed by Rob Reiner, screenplay by Aaron Sorkin 6. Inherit the Wind, by Jerome Lawrence & Robert E. Lee 7. Paths of Glory, directed by Stanley Kubrick 8. Judgment at Nuremberg, directed by Stanley Kramer, written by Abby Mann 9. 81 of the 82 Perry Mason stories by Erle Stanley Gardner [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=3072) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=3074)