Federal judges nominated by James Monroe

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James Monroe, President from 1817-1825

James Monroe was president of the United States from 1817 to 1825. During his time in office he had 22 judges successfully nominated and confirmed to the federal bench. Monroe also had one nominee decline their nomination.^[1]^[2]

List of judges

First name	Last name	Court	Term
Smith	Thompson	Supreme Court	1823 - 1843
Albion	Parris	District of Maine	1818 - 1822
William	Shields	District of Mississippi	1818 - 1823
Jonathan	Walker	Western District of Pennsylvania	1818 - 1824
Benjamin	Parke	District of Indiana	1817 - 1835
William	Davies	District of Georgia	1819 - 1821
John	Jackson	Western District of Virginia	1819 - 1825
Nathaniel	Pope	District of Illinois	1819 - 1850
Theodorick	Bland	District of Maryland	1820 - 1824
Roger	Skinner	Northern District of New York	1820 - 1825
Charles	Tait	District of Alabama	1820 - 1824
Charles	Tait	Northern and Southern Districts of Alabama	1824 - 1826
Jeremiah	Cuyler	District of Georgia	1822 - 1839
John	Dick	District of Louisiana	1821 - 1823
John	Dick	Eastern and Western Districts of Louisiana	1823 - 1824
Ashur	Ware	District of Maine	1822 - 1866
James	Peck	District of Missouri	1822 - 1836
Willard	Hall	District of Delaware	1823 - 1871
Thomas	Lee	District of South Carolina	1823 - 1839
Peter	Randolph	District of Mississippi	1823 - 1832
Elias	Glenn	District of Maryland	1825 - 1836
John	Pitman	District of Rhode Island	1825 - 1864
Thomas	Robertson	Eastern and Western Districts of Louisiana	1824 - 1828
William	Wilkins	Western District of Pennsylvania	1824 - 1831

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.