Long Supreme Court vacancies used to be more common "'A Republican bloodbath': GOP senators voice fears of a painful Trump defeat" By Drew DeSilver February 26, 2016 [...] We looked at every Supreme Court vacancy since the court was established (with six justices) in 1789-90. https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2016/02/26/long-supreme-court-vacancies-used-to-be-more-common/ 6 .. 9 .. why not 12, as in so many juries .. https://images.theweek.com/sites/default/files/cb101620dapr.jpg?resize=807x807