The Third Juvenile of the Supreme Court

However, only three were subsequently nominated by a president who failed to win the popular vote. Stephen G. Breyer was nominated by Bill Clinton in 1994, after Clinton had won only 43% of the popular vote, but that was a function of Ross Perot’s strong third-party candidacy. Even Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. and Samuel A. Alito Jr. was also appointed by a president who won the popular vote: George W. Bush, after Bush won re-election in 2004.