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I wouldn’t place too much weight on that “tradition.” Earl Warren announced his retirement in June 1968, smack in the middle of the presidential race, with his retirement to take effect upon confirmation of his replacement. Lyndon Johnson didn’t say “hey, the voters will elect a new president in November, so the winner should nominate the new Chief Justice”; he didn’t waste any time and nominated his buddy Justice Abe Fortas. After contentious confirmation hearings, the Senate held a cloture vote on October 1: needing 67 votes, the motion only got 45, and Fortas dropped out of consideration. Only then did LBJ decide to allow the next president to name the new Chief Justice, knowing full well that the Senate wouldn’t confirm an eleventh-hour nominee from him.