There's no set time for process. There's traditional but that's not set in stone + they could say no to nominee.
"Once the Judiciary Committee completes its investigation of the nominee, he or she testifies in hearings before the committee. On average, for Supreme Court nominees who have receive hearings from 1975 to the present, the nominee’s first hearing occurred 41 days after his or her nomination was formally submitted to the Senate by the President."
Fricking GOP had better block brain dead Biteme from appointing a replacement.
So the thing is, under which legal path would they be able to do this?
There's no set time for process. There's traditional but that's not set in stone + they could say no to nominee.
"Once the Judiciary Committee completes its investigation of the nominee, he or she testifies in hearings before the committee. On average, for Supreme Court nominees who have receive hearings from 1975 to the present, the nominee’s first hearing occurred 41 days after his or her nomination was formally submitted to the Senate by the President."
https://crsreports.congress.gov/product/pdf/R/R44236