Within a year after one was required. In fact among the first pieces of legislation passed by Congress was the Judiciary Act, and among Washington's first appointments were the Supreme Court. Why couldn't the confederate congress and president do the same? Other than a complete lack of respect for their constitution, I mean?
could it be that absent the IMPERIALIST WAR fomented by "DIShonest abe" that a CSSC would have been formed by 1862????
No.
you have a REAL BUG under your saddle about the POTCSA's "failure" to appoint a CSSC. that's YOUR problem, not mine.
neither of us will ever agree that the other is correct on this, so let's drop it now.
free dixie,sw