President George Washington attempted to appoint people.appointment Paterson to the Supreme Court on February 27 , 1793 , after the resignation of Associate Justice Thomas Johnson .

He would appoint people.appointment James L. Jones to serve as his National Security Advisor and nominate Governor of Arizona Janet Napolitano as Secretary of Homeland Security .

The resolution expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that Attorney General Eric H. Holder , Jr. should appoint people.appointment special counsel , without further delay , to investigate the targeting of conservative nonprofit advocacy groups by the Internal Revenue Service ( IRS ) .

On February 7 , 2014 Chief Justice John G. Roberts announced that he would appoint people.appointment to the United States Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court for a term starting May 18 , 2014 to a seat being vacated by Reggie Walton .