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===Court-packing proposal===
===Court-packing proposal===
In 1937, Robinson supported Roosevelt's "Judicial Procedures Reform Bill of 1937," also known as the Court Reorganization Act, the infamous court-packing scheme.<ref name=senate/> The plan would have permitted up to fifteen justices, one for each over the age of seventy who did not retire. It has been speculated that Roosevelt promised Robinson the next appointment to the high court, but Robinson's death made such a promise moot.<ref>{{cite book|page=120 |title=Scorpions: The Battles and Triumphs of FDR's Great Supreme Court Justices|author=Noah Feldman|publisher=12/Hachette |year=2010}}</ref> Robinson pushed strongly for the court-packing plan, but it was killed by the bipartisan [[Conservative Coalition]].<ref name=senate/>
In 1937, Robinson supported Roosevelt's "Judicial Procedures Reform Bill of 1937," also known as the Court Reorganization Act, the infamous court-packing scheme.<ref name=senate/> The plan would have permitted up to fifteen justices, one for each over the age of seventy who did not retire. It has been speculated that Roosevelt promised Robinson the next appointment to the high court, but Robinson's death made such a promise moot.<ref>{{cite book|page=120 |title=Scorpions: The Battles and Triumphs of FDR's Great Supreme Court Justices|author=Noah Feldman|publisher=Hachette Business Portal|year=2010}}</ref> Robinson pushed strongly for the court-packing plan, but it was killed by the bipartisan [[Conservative Coalition]].<ref name=senate/>
The strain of this fight over the court caused Robinson's friends to worry about his health.<ref name=senate/><ref name=politico>{{cite web|url=https://www.politico.com/story/2018/07/14/sen-robinson-dies-at-age-64-july-14-1937-703598|title=Sen. Joseph T. Robinson dies at age 64|date=July 14, 1937|publisher=politico.com|accessdate=February 24, 2021}}</ref> U.S. President [[Joe Biden]] in 2021 appointed a commission to study bringing back FDR's court-pacing plan.
The strain of this fight over the court caused Robinson's friends to worry about his health.<ref name=senate/><ref name=politico>{{cite web|url=https://www.politico.com/story/2018/07/14/sen-robinson-dies-at-age-64-july-14-1937-703598|title=Sen. Joseph T. Robinson dies at age 64|date=July 14, 1937|publisher=politico.com|accessdate=February 24, 2021}}</ref> U.S. President [[Joe Biden]] in 2021 appointed a commission to study bringing back FDR's court-pacing plan.