Kennedy was a third choice. First came Bork, who should have been confirmed. Then came, ironically, Douglas Ginsburg, who had some problems relating to his activities as a law professor. Kennedy was the result of confirmation fatigue.
>> Then came, ironically, Douglas Ginsburg, who had some problems relating to his activities as a law professor <<
Yep, he was busted by the execrable plagiarist, Nina Totenberg, who discovered — horror of horrors — that Judge Ginsburg once had smoked some weed.