Federal judges nominated by George Washington
George Washington was president of the United States from 1789 to 1797. During his time in office, Washington made 38 successful nominations to the federal bench, where the nominee was confirmed and received their judicial commission. Nine nominations were unsuccessful–six nominees declined their nomination, two nominees were withdrawn, and one nomination was rejected by the U.S. Senate.[1][2]
List of judges
Historical contextAppointments by current president
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] 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 RooseveltThe 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.
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