Federal judges nominated by John Tyler
John Tyler was president of the United States from 1841 to 1845. During his time in office, he nominated seven judges who were later successfully confirmed to the federal bench. In terms of Tyler's unsuccessful nominations, three of Tyler's nominees declined their nomination, four were withdrawn from consideration by the president, four nominations were rejected by the U.S. Senate, three nominations were not voted on by the Senate, and one nomination was deemed invalid after the vacancy did not occur.[1][2][3]
List of judges
| First name | Last name | Court | Term |
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| Samuel | Nelson | Supreme Court | 1845 - 1872 |
| Theodore | McCaleb | Eastern and Western Districts of Louisiana | 1841 - 1845 |
| Theodore | McCaleb | District of Louisiana | 1845 - 1849 |
| Theodore | McCaleb | Eastern District of Louisiana | 1849 - 1861 |
| Peleg | Sprague | District of Massachusetts | 1841 - 1865 |
| Elisha | Huntington | District of Indiana | 1842 - 1862 |
| Samuel | Prentiss | District of Vermont | 1842 - 1857 |
| Archibald | Randall | Eastern District of Pennsylvania | 1842 - 1846 |
| James | Halyburton | Eastern District of Virginia | 1844 - 1861 |
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.[4]
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
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.
See also
- Federal judicial appointments by president
- Current federal judicial vacancies
- Judicial vacancies in federal courts
- John Tyler
External links
- Search Google News for this topic
- United States Courts
- Biographical Directory of Article III Federal Judges, 1789-present from the Federal Judicial Center
Footnotes
- ↑ Federal Judicial Center, "History of the Federal Judiciary - Biographical Directory of Federal Judges," accessed June 30, 2014 Select "Nominating President"
- ↑ Federal Judicial Center, "Unsuccessful Nominations and Recess Appointments," accessed March 23, 2015
- ↑ Federal Judicial Center, "Unsuccessful Nominations and Recess Appointments," accessed January 28, 2021
- ↑ 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.
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Halyburton • Huntington • McCaleb • Nelson • Prentiss • Randall • Sprague | ||
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