Federal judges nominated by Warren Harding

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Warren Harding, President from 1921-1923

Warren Harding was president of the United States from 1921 to 1923. During his time in office he had 56 judges successfully nominated and confirmed to the federal bench. Harding also had one nominee decline their nomination and two receive no vote from the Senate.[1][2]










List of judges

First name Last name Court Status Term
William Atwell Northern District of Texas Deceased 1923 - 1961
William Baker Northern District of West Virginia Deceased 1921 - 1954
William Barrett Southern District of Georgia Deceased 1922 - 1941
Oscar Bland United States Court of Customs Appeals Deceased 1923 - 1951
William Bondy Southern District of New York Deceased 1923 - 1964
Elisha Brewster District of Massachusetts Deceased 1922 - 1946
Pierce Butler Associate Justice, Supreme Court Deceased 1922 - 1939
Marcus Campbell Eastern District of New York Deceased 1923 - 1944
William Cant District of Minnesota Deceased 1923 - 1933
Adam Cliffe Northern District of Illinois Deceased 1922 - 1928
Robert Gibson Western District of Pennsylvania Deceased 1922 - 1949
Henry Goddard Southern District of New York Deceased 1923 - 1935
John Gore Middle District of Tennessee Deceased 1923 - 1939
Duncan Groner Eastern District of Virginia Elevated 1921 - 1931
Charles Hatfield United States Court of Customs Appeals Deceased 1923 - 1950
Smith Hickenlooper Southern District of Ohio Elevated 1923 - 1929
Xenophon Hicks Eastern District of Tennessee Elevated 1923 - 1928
Xenophon Hicks Middle District of Tennessee Elevated 1923 - 1928
Adolph Hoehling District of Columbia Resigned 1921 - 1927
Robert Inch Eastern District of New York Deceased 1923 - 1961
Fred Jacobs District of Arizona Deceased 1923 - 1958
William James Southern District of California Deceased 1923 - 1940
Paul Jones Northern District of Ohio Deceased 1923 - 1965
Thomas Kennedy District of Wyoming Deceased 1921 - 1957
William Kenyon Eighth Circuit Deceased 1922 - 1933
Robert Lewis Eighth Circuit Reassigned 1921 - 1929
Walter Lindley Eastern District of Illinois Elevated 1922 - 1949
James Lowell District of Massachusetts Deceased 1922 - 1933
Claude Luse Western District of Wisconsin Deceased 1921 - 1932
Julius Mayer Second Circuit Resigned 1921 - 1924
George McClintic Southern District of West Virginia Deceased 1921 - 1942
John McGee District of Minnesota Deceased 1923 - 1925
Charles McKeehan Eastern District of Pennsylvania Deceased 1923 - 1925
Andrew Miller District of North Dakota Deceased 1922 - 1960
George Morris District of New Hampshire Deceased 1921 - 1953
John Partridge Northern District of California Deceased 1923 - 1926
John Peters District of Maine Retired 1921 - 1953
Orie Phillips District of New Mexico Elevated 1923 - 1929
Albert Reeves Western District of Missouri Deceased 1923 - 1971
John Rose Fourth Circuit Deceased 1922 - 1927
John Ross Western District of Tennessee Deceased 1921 - 1925
Frank Rudkin Ninth Circuit Deceased 1923 - 1931
William Runyon District of New Jersey Deceased 1923 - 1931
Edward Sanford Associate Justice, Supreme Court Deceased 1923 - 1930
Frederic Schoonmaker Western District of Pennsylvania Deceased 1922 - 1945
George Scott Northern District of Iowa Deceased 1922 - 1948
Charles Simons Eastern District of Michigan Elevated 1923 - 1932
Morris Soper District of Maryland Elevated 1923 - 1931
George Sutherland Associate Justice, Supreme Court Deceased 1922 - 1942
John Symes District of Colorado Deceased 1922 - 1951
William Taft Chief Justice, Supreme Court Resigned 1921 - 1930
Edmund Waddill Fourth Circuit Deceased 1921 - 1931
John Webster Eastern District of Washington Deceased 1923 - 1962
James Wilkerson Northern District of Illinois Deceased 1922 - 1948
Francis Winslow Southern District of New York Resigned 1923 - 1929

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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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.