Federal judges nominated by Franklin Pierce

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Franklin Pierce, President from 1853-1857

Franklin Pierce was president of the United States from 1853 to 1857. During his time in office he had 19 judges successfully nominated and confirmed to the federal bench. Pierce also had two nominees decline their nomination.[1][2]









List of judges

First name Last name Court Term
Isaac Blackford Court of Claims 1855 - 1859
John Campbell Supreme Court 1853 - 1861
James Dunlop DC Appeals Court 1855 - 1863
Thomas DuVal Western District of Texas 1857 - 1880
John Gilchrist Court of Claims 1855 - 1858
William Giles District of Maryland 1854 - 1879
West Humphreys Western, Middle and Eastern Districts of Tennessee 1853 - 1862
Charles Ingersoll District of Connecticut 1853 - 1860
James Love District of Iowa 1856 - 1882
James Love Southern District of Iowa 1882 - 1891
Andrew Magrath District of South Carolina 1856 - 1860
Matthew McAllister Districts of California 1855 - 1863
McQueen McIntosh Northern District of Florida 1856 - 1861
William Merrick DC District Court 1855 - 1863
Isaac Ogier Southern District of California 1854 - 1861
George Scarburgh United States Court of Claims 1855 - 1861
David Smalley District of Vermont 1857 - 1877
Samuel Treat Eastern District of Missouri 1857 - 1887
Samuel Hubbel Treat Southern District of Illinois 1855 - 1887
Hiram Willson Northern District of Ohio 1855 - 1866


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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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.