Federal judges nominated by Theodore Roosevelt

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Theodore Roosevelt: Twenty-Sixth President of the United States, 1901-1909

Theodore Roosevelt was president of the United States from 1901 to 1909. During his time in office he had 78 judges successfully nominated and confirmed to the federal bench. Roosevelt had three withdrawn and eight rejected by the Senate.[1][2]






List of judges

First name Last name Court Status Term
Elmer Adams Eighth Circuit Deceased 1905 - 1916
Albert Anderson District of Indiana Elevated 1902 - 1925
George Atkinson Court of Claims Retired 1902 - 1916
Francis Baker Seventh Circuit Deceased 1902 - 1924
Samuel Barney Court of Claims Retired 1905 - 1919
Solomon Bethea Northern District of Illinois Deceased 1905 - 1909
Fenton Booth Court of Claims Deceased 1905 - 1947
Joseph Buffington Third Circuit Deceased 1906 - 1947
Waller Burns Southern District of Texas Deceased 1902 - 1917
Ralph Campbell Eastern District of Oklahoma Resigned 1907 - 1918
Roy Chamberlain Board of General Appraisers 1908 - 1913
Thomas Chatfield Eastern District of New York Deceased 1907 - 1922
Harry Clabaugh Chief Justice, District of Columbia Deceased 1903 - 1914
John Cotteral Western District of Oklahoma Elevated 1907 - 1928
Alfred Coxe Second Circuit Retired 1902 - 1917
Joseph Cross District of New Jersey Deceased 1905 - 1913
William Day Associate Justice, Supreme Court Retired 1903 - 1922
Alston Dayton Northern District of West Virginia Deceased 1905 - 1920
Frank Dietrich District of Idaho Elevated 1907 - 1927
Frederic Dodge District of Massachusetts Elevated 1905 - 1912
Charles Duell District of Columbia Circuit Resigned 1905 - 1906
David Dyer Eastern District of Missouri Deceased 1907 - 1924
Nathaniel Ewing Western District of Pennsylvania Resigned 1906 - 1908
Edward Farrington District of Nevada Deceased 1907 - 1929
Gustavus Finkelnburg Eastern District of Missouri Resigned 1905 - 1907
Rufus Foster Eastern District of Louisiana Elevated 1909 - 1925
Ashley Gould Associate Justice, District of Columbia Deceased 1902 - 1921
Clarence Hale District of Maine Deceased 1902 - 1934
Eugene Hay Board of General Appraisers 1903 - 1924
James Holland Eastern District of Pennsylvania Deceased 1904 - 1914
Oliver Holmes Associate Justice, Supreme Court Retired 1902 - 1932
George Holt Southern District of New York Retired 1903 - 1914
William Hook Eighth Circuit Deceased 1903 - 1921
Charles Hough Southern District of New York Elevated 1906 - 1916
Oscar Hundley Northern District of Alabama Nomination rejected 1907 - 1908
Oscar Hundley Northern District of Alabama Nomination rejected 1908 - 1909
William Hunt District of Montana Elevated 1904 - 1910
Thomas Jones Middle District of Alabama Deceased 1901 - 1914
Thomas Jones Northern District of Alabama Deceased 1901 - 1914
Loyal Knappen Western District of Michigan Elevated 1906 - 1910
Christian Kohlsaat Seventh Circuit Deceased 1905 - 1918
Kenesaw Landis Northern District of Illinois Resigned 1905 - 1922
William Lanning District of New Jersey Elevated 1904 - 1909
Robert Lewis District of Colorado Elevated 1906 - 1921
Francis Lowell First Circuit Deceased 1905 - 1911
James Martin District of Vermont Deceased 1906 - 1915
John McCall Western District of Tennessee Deceased 1905 - 1920
Charles McClelland United States Customs Court Retired (dec. 1944) 1903 - 1939
Louis McComas District of Columbia Circuit Deceased 1905 - 1907
Henry McDowell Western District of Virginia Deceased 1901 - 1933
William Moody Associate Justice, Supreme Court Resigned 1906 - 1910
Page Morris District of Minnesota Deceased 1903 - 1924
Thomas Munger District of Nebraska Deceased 1907 - 1941
Walter Noyes Second Circuit Resigned 1907 - 1913
Stanton Peelle Court of Claims, chief justice Retired 1906 - 1913
James Platt District of Connecticut Deceased 1902 - 1913
John Pollock District of Kansas Deceased 1903 - 1937
Jeter Pritchard Associate Justice, District of Columbia Elevated 1903 - 1904
Jeter Pritchard Fourth Circuit Deceased 1904 - 1921
Milton Purdy District of Minnesota Nomination rejected 1908 - 1909
Joseph Quarles Eastern District of Wisconsin Deceased 1905 - 1911
George Ray Northern District of New York Deceased 1902 - 1925
Henry Reed Northern District of Iowa Deceased 1904 - 1924
John Richards Sixth Circuit Deceased 1903 - 1909
Charles Robb District of Columbia Circuit Deceased 1906 - 1939
Arthur Sanborn Western District of Wisconsin Deceased 1905 - 1920
Edward Sanford Eastern District of Tennessee Elevated 1908 - 1923
Edward Sanford Middle District of Tennessee Elevated 1908 - 1923
John Sater Southern District of Ohio Retired 1907 - 1924
Eugene Saunders Eastern District of Louisiana Resigned 1907 - 1909
William Seaman Seventh Circuit Deceased 1905 - 1915
Seth Shepard District of Columbia Circuit Retired 1905 - 1917
William Sheppard Northern District of Florida Deceased 1907 - 1934
Wendell Stafford Associate Justice, District of Columbia Retired 1904 - 1934
Robert Tayler Northern District of Ohio Deceased 1905 - 1910
William Townsend Second Circuit Deceased 1902 - 1907
Willis Van Devanter Eighth Circuit Elevated 1903 - 1910
William Van Fleet Northern District of California Deceased 1907 - 1923
Josiah Van Orsdel District of Columbia Circuit Deceased 1907 - 1937
Byron Waite Board of General Appraisers Deceased 1902 - 1930
Henry Ward Second Circuit Retired 1907 - 1924
Edward Whitson Eastern District of Washington Deceased 1905 - 1910
Charles Wolverton District of Oregon Deceased 1905 - 1926
Daniel Wright Associate Justice, District of Columbia Resigned 1903 - 1914
Francis Wright United States Court of Claims Elevated 1903 - 1905
Francis Wright Eastern District of Illinois Deceased 1905 - 1917
James Young Western District of Pennsylvania Deceased 1908 - 1914

Historical context

Appointments by current president

See also: Federal judges nominated by Joe Biden

Since taking office, President Joe Biden (D) has nominated 251 individuals to federal judgeships on Article III courts. As of July 31, 2024, 206 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 August 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 August 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 August 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 August 1 of the fourth year of each president's term in office. At this point in the term, President Bill Clinton had the most district court appointments with 168.

See also

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.