Federal judges nominated by Ulysses Grant

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Ulysses S. Grant, President from 1869-1877

Ulysses Grant was president of the United States from 1869 to 1877. During his time in office he had 48 judges successfully nominated and confirmed to the federal bench. Grant also had three nominees decline their nomination, one passed away prior to appointment, 11 withdrawn and 11 rejected or not voted on by the Senate.[1][2]









List of judges

First name Last name Court Term
Edward Billings Eastern District of Louisiana 1876 - 1893
Henry Blodgett Northern District of Illinois 1870 - 1892
Hugh Bond Fourth Circuit 1870 - 1893
Edward Bradford District of Delaware 1871 - 1884
Joseph Bradley Supreme Court 1870 - 1892
Henry Brown Eastern District of Michigan 1875 - 1890
John Bruce Northern and Middle Districts of Alabama 1875 - 1901
John Bruce Southern District of Alabama 1875 - 1886
Robert Dick Western District of North Carolina 1872 - 1898
John Dillon Eighth Circuit 1869 - 1879
Charles Drake Court of Claims 1870 - 1885
Thomas Drummond Seventh Circuit 1869 - 1884
Charles Dyer Eastern District of Wisconsin 1875 - 1888
Halmer Emmons Sixth Circuit 1870 - 1877
Cassius Foster District of Kansas 1874 - 1899
Walter Gresham District of Indiana 1869 - 1883
Moses Hallett District of Colorado 1877 - 1906
Edgar Hillyer District of Nevada 1869 - 1882
James Hopkins Western District of Wisconsin 1870 - 1877
James Howe Eastern District of Wisconsin 1873 - 1875
Robert Hughes Eastern District of Virginia 1874 - 1898
David Humphreys DC District Court 1870 - 1879
Ward Hunt Supreme Court 1872 - 1882
Alexander Johnson Second Circuit 1875 - 1878
Winthrop Ketcham Western District of Pennsylvania 1876 - 1879
John Knowles District of Rhode Island 1870 - 1881
James Locke Southern District of Florida 1872 - 1912
John Longyear Eastern District of Michigan 1870 - 1875
Arthur MacArthur DC District Court 1870 - 1887
William McKennan Third Circuit 1869 - 1891
John McKinney Southern District of Florida 1871 - 1871
Amos Morrill Eastern District of Texas 1872 - 1883
John Nixon District of New Jersey 1870 - 1889
Isaac Parker Western District of Arkansas 1875 - 1896
William Richardson Court of Claims 1874 - 1885
Alexander Rives Western District of Virginia 1871 - 1882
Lorenzo Sawyer Ninth Circuit 1870 - 1891
Thomas Settle Northern District of Florida 1877 - 1888
George Shepley First Circuit 1869 - 1878
Nathaniel Shipman District of Connecticut 1873 - 1892
William Story Western District of Arkansas 1871 - 1874
William Strong Supreme Court 1870 - 1880
Philip Swing Southern District of Ohio 1871 - 1882
Morrison Waite Supreme Court 1874 - 1888
William Wallace Northern District of New York 1874 - 1882
Martin Welker Northern District of Ohio 1873 - 1889
Joel Winch Eastern District of Texas nominated in 1870; not confirmed
Lewis Woodruff Second Circuit 1869 - 1875
William Woods Fifth Circuit 1869 - 1880


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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External links

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.