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As the first president, George Washington appointed the entire federal judiciary. His record of eleven Supreme Court appointments still stands. Ronald Reagan appointed 383 federal judges, more than any other president. Following is a list indicating the number of Article III federal judicial appointments made by each president of the United ...
List of federal judges appointed by William Howard Taft; List of federal judges appointed by Zachary Taylor; List of federal judges appointed by Harry S. Truman; List of federal judges appointed by Donald Trump; List of federal judges appointed by John Tyler
As of September 18, 2024, of the 680 district court judges, 370 were appointed by Democratic presidents compared to 267 by Republican ones. Within the individual circuit jurisdictions, Democratic presidents have appointed majorities in 8 circuits while Republican presidents have appointed a majority in 4 circuits. [5] [6]
This is a comprehensive list of all Article III and Article IV United States federal judges appointed by President Joe Biden, as well as a partial list of Article I federal judicial appointments, excluding appointments to the District of Columbia judiciary. [1]
The first president, George Washington, won a unanimous vote of the Electoral College. [4] Grover Cleveland served two non-consecutive terms and is therefore counted as the 22nd and 24th president of the United States, giving rise to the discrepancy between the number of presidencies and the number of individuals who have served as president. [5]
The president has the plenary power to nominate and to appoint, while the Senate possesses the plenary power to reject or confirm the nominee prior to their appointment. [1] [2] Of the 163 nominations that presidents have submitted for the court, 137 have progressed to a full-Senate vote. 126 were confirmed by the Senate, while 11 were rejected.
United States federal judges appointed by Warren G. Harding (3 C, 5 P) United States federal judges appointed by Benjamin Harrison (1 C, 43 P) United States federal judges appointed by Rutherford B. Hayes (1 C, 23 P)
Following is a list of all Article III United States federal judges appointed by President Bill Clinton during his presidency. [1] In total Clinton appointed 378 Article III federal judges, including two justices to the Supreme Court of the United States, 66 judges to the United States Courts of Appeals, 305 judges to the United States district courts and 5 judges to the United States Court of ...