Federal judges nominated by Benjamin Harrison

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Benjamin Harrison, President from 1889-1893

Benjamin Harrison was president of the United States from 1889 to 1893. During his time in office he had 43 judges successfully nominated and confirmed to the federal bench. Harrison had two nominees received no vote from the Senate.[1][2]









List of judges

First name Last name Court Term
David Brewer Supreme Court 1889 - 1910
Henry Brown Supreme Court 1890 - 1906
George Shiras Supreme Court 1892 - 1903
Howell Jackson Supreme Court 1893 - 1895
Stanton Peelle United States Court of Claims 1892 - 1906
Charles Ham Board of General Appraisers 1890 - 1902
James Jewell Board of General Appraisers 1890 - 1903
Wilbur Lunt Board of General Appraisers 1891 - 1907
George Sharpe Board of General Appraisers 1890 - 1899
Thaddeus Sharretts Board of General Appraisers 1890 - 1913
Ferdinand Shurtleff Board of General Appraisers 1890 - 1899
Henderson Somerville Board of General Appraisers 1890 - 1899
Joseph Stackpole Board of General Appraisers 1890 - 1891
George Tichenor Board of General Appraisers 1890 - 1902
Joseph Wilkinson Board of General Appraisers 1890 - 1900
Henry Caldwell Eighth Circuit 1890 - 1903
Marcus Acheson Third Circuit 1891 - 1906
William Putnam First Circuit 1892 - 1917
Nathaniel Shipman Second Circuit 1892 - 1902
George Dallas Third Circuit 1892 - 1909
Nathan Goff Fourth Circuit 1892 - 1913
William Taft Sixth Circuit 1892 - 1900
William Woods Seventh Circuit 1892 - 1901
William Gilbert Ninth Circuit 1892 - 1931
Joseph McKenna Ninth Circuit 1892 - 1897
Walter Sanborn Eighth Circuit 1892 - 1928
Andrew Bradley DC District Court 1889 - 1902
Alonzo Edgerton District of South Dakota 1890 - 1896
Edward Green District of New Jersey 1890 - 1896
Augustus Ricks Northern District of Ohio 1890 - 1906
Charles Swayne Northern District of Florida 1890 - 1907
David Bryant Eastern District of Texas 1890 - 1910
Cornelius Hanford District of Washington 1890 - 1905
Cornelius Hanford Western District of Washington 1905 - 1912
Thomas Hawley District of Nevada 1890 - 1906
Hiram Knowles District of Montana 1890 - 1904
John Riner District of Wyoming 1890 - 1923
Alfred Thomas District of North Dakota 1890 - 1896
John Williams Eastern District of Arkansas 1890 - 1900
Edgar Aldrich District of New Hampshire 1891 - 1921
James Beatty District of Idaho 1892 - 1907
William Morrow Northern District of California 1892 - 1897
Henry Niles Northern and Southern Districts of Mississippi 1892 - 1918
James Reed Western District of Pennsylvania 1891 - 1892
Henry Swan Eastern District of Michigan 1891 - 1911
John Woolson Southern District of Iowa 1892 - 1899
John Baker District of Indiana 1892 - 1902
Joseph Buffington Western District of Pennsylvania 1892 - 1906
Charles Cole DC District Court 1893 - 1901
Peter Grosscup Northern District of Illinois 1892 - 1899
Louis McComas DC District Court 1893 - 1899
Andrew McCormick Fifth Circuit 1892 - 1916
John Rector Northern District of Illinois 1892 - 1898
William Townsend District of Connecticut 1892 - 1902

Historical context

Appointments by current president

See also: Federal judges nominated by Joe Biden

Since taking office, President Joe Biden (D) has nominated 252 individuals to federal judgeships on Article III courts. As of November 21, 2024, 219 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 November 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 November 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 November 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 November 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 169.

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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.