Steph,

George Bush Sr. nominated two Justices to the Supreme Court, Justice Souter in 1990, and Justice Thomas in 1991. Both were confirmed by the Senate. In the case you refer to, Bush v. Gore (00-949), December 12, 2000, one of the two, Justice Souter, dissented from the majority ruling.

Many people do believe that the Justices nominated by George Bush Sr. “gave” the election to George Bush Jr. but they are wrong.

http://supct.law.cornell.edu/supct/html/00-949.ZPC.html

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