Federal judges nominated by John Quincy Adams

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John Quincy Adams, President from 1825-1829

John Quincy Adams was president of the United States from 1825 to 1829. During his time in office he had 12 judges successfully nominated and confirmed to the federal bench. Adams also had two nominees decline their nomination and three nominees receive no vote from the Senate.[1][2]












List of judges

First name Last name Court Term
Robert Trimble Supreme Court 1826 - 1828
Alexander Caldwell Western District of Virginia 1826 - 1839
Alfred Conkling Northern District of New York 1825 - 1852
George Hay Eastern District of Virginia 1826 - 1830
Philip Pendleton Western District of Virginia 1825 - 1825
Samuel Betts Southern District of New York 1826 - 1867
John Boyle District of Kentucky 1827 - 1834
William Bristol United States District Court for the District of Connecticut 1826 - 1836
William Crawford Northern and Southern Districts of Alabama 1826 - 1849
William Crawford Middle District of Alabama 1839 - 1849
William Rossell District of New Jersey 1826 - 1840
William Creighton District of Ohio nominated in 1828; not confirmed
Joseph Hopkinson Eastern District of Pennsylvania 1829 - 1842


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.

See also

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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.
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