Federal judges nominated by Andrew Johnson

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Andrew Johnson, President from 1865-1869

Andrew Johnson was president of the United States from 1865 to 1869. During his time in office he had 10 judges successfully nominated and confirmed to the federal bench. Johnson also had one nominee decline their nomination, one withdrawn, and three rejected or not voted on by the U.S. Senate.[1][2]









List of judges

First name Last name Court Term
Samuel Blatchford Southern District of New York 1868 - 1878
George Brooks Albemarle, Cape Fear, and Pamptico 1866 - 1872
George Bryan District of South Carolina 1866 - 1886
Daniel Clark District of New Hampshire 1866 - 1891
Elmer Dundy District of Nebraska 1868 - 1896
John Erskine Northern District of Georgia 1866 - 1882
John Erskine Southern District of Georgia 1866 - 1883
Edward Fox District of Maine 1866 - 1881
Robert Hill Northern and Southern Districts of Mississippi 1866 - 1891
Samuel Milligan Court of Claims 1868 - 1874
Charles Sherman Northern District of Ohio 1867 - 1872


Historical context

Appointments by current president

See also: Federal judges nominated by Joe Biden

Since taking office, President Joe Biden (D) has nominated 245 individuals to federal judgeships on Article III courts. As of July 11, 2024, 198 of the nominees have been confirmed.[3]

Ballotpedia publishes the federal vacancy count report tracking vacancies, nominations, and confirmations to all United States Article III federal courts each month. In the most recent report covering activity in July 2024, there were 46 Article III vacancies in the federal judiciary. To learn more about current vacancies in the federal judiciary, click here.

The following chart from the monthly federal vacancy count report for July 1, 2024, details the number of appointments made by President Biden to each type of Article III federal court since taking office. This chart is updated at the start of each month with new appointments data.





Appointments since Theodore Roosevelt

See also: Federal judicial appointments by president

The following chart shows the total judgeship appointments made by each president from 1901 to 2021.

The following chart shows the judgeship appointments by court made by each president from 1901 to 2021. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit is abbreviated as USCAFC. The U.S. Court of Federal Claims, previously known as the U.S. Court of Claims, is abbreviated USCFC.

The following chart shows the average number of judicial appointments per year in office by presidents from 1901 to 2021.


The chart below shows the number of appeals court judges confirmed by the U.S. Senate through July 1 of the fourth year of each president's term in office. At this point in the term, President Trump had the most appeals court appointments with 53.


The chart below shows the number of district court judges confirmed by the U.S. Senate through July 1 of the fourth year of each president's term in office. At this point in the term, President Joe Biden had the most district court appointments with 156.

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External links

Footnotes

  1. Federal Judicial Center, "History of the Federal Judiciary - Biographical Directory of Federal Judges," accessed June 30, 2014 Select "Nominating President"
  2. Federal Judicial Center, "Unsuccessful Nominations and Recess Appointments," accessed March 23, 2015
  3. These figures are limited to Article III judges. Article III judges are appointed by the president and confirmed by the U.S. Senate in accordance with Article III of the United States Constitution. They serve for life.