Federal judges nominated by James Polk
James Polk was president of the United States from 1845 to 1849. During his time in office he had 10 judges successfully nominated and confirmed to the federal bench. Polk also had one nominee rejected by the Senate.[1][2]
List of judges
| First name | Last name | Court | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Levi | Woodbury | Supreme Court | 1846 - 1851 |
| Robert | Grier | Supreme Court | 1846 - 1870 |
| James | Dunlop | District of Columbia | 1846 - 1855 |
| John | Brockenbrough | Western District of Virginia | 1846 - 1861 |
| Isaac | Bronson | District of Florida | 1846 - 1847 |
| Isaac | Bronson | Northern District of Florida | 1847 - 1855 |
| John | Dyer | District of Iowa | 1847 - 1855 |
| John | Kane | Eastern District of Pennsylvania | 1846 - 1858 |
| William | Marvin | Southern District of Florida | 1847 - 1863 |
| Andrew | Miller | District of Wisconsin | 1848 - 1870 |
| Andrew | Miller | Eastern District of Wisconsin | 1870 - 1873 |
| John | Watrous | District of Texas | 1846 - 1857 |
| John | Watrous | Eastern District of Texas | 1857 - 1870 |
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
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.
See also
- Federal judicial appointments by president
- Current federal judicial vacancies
- Judicial vacancies in federal courts
- James Polk
External links
- Search Google News for this topic
- United States Courts
- Biographical Directory of Article III Federal Judges, 1789-present from the Federal Judicial Center
Footnotes
- ↑ Federal Judicial Center, "History of the Federal Judiciary - Biographical Directory of Federal Judges," accessed June 30, 2014 Select "Nominating President"
- ↑ Federal Judicial Center, "Unsuccessful Nominations and Recess Appointments," accessed March 23, 2015
- ↑ 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.
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