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In total, John Adams appointed 23 Article III United States federal judges during his tenure (1797–1801) as President of the United States. Of these, 3 were appointments to the Supreme Court of the United States , 16 were to the United States circuit courts , and 4 to the United States district courts .
The circuit judge-ships were abolished in 1802, and the Justices continued to ride circuit until 1879. One of the judges on the Supreme Court appointed by Adams was Chief Justice John Marshall. The Act also reorganized the district courts, creating ten. These courts were to be presided over by the existing district judges in most cases.
John Quincy Adams. Following is a list of all Article III United States federal judges appointed by President John Quincy Adams during his presidency. [1] In total Adams appointed 12 Article III federal judges, including 1 Justice to the Supreme Court of the United States and 11 judges to the United States district courts.
As Adams filled these new positions during the final days of his presidency, opposition newspapers and politicians soon began referring to the appointees as "midnight judges." Most of these judges lost their posts when the Democratic-Republican-dominated 7th Congress approved the Judiciary Act of 1802 , abolishing the newly created courts, and ...
Pages in category "United States federal judges appointed by John Adams" The following 24 pages are in this category, out of 24 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
On May 7, 1930, Herbert Hoover's nomination of Appellate Judge John J. Parker for the Supreme Court was rejected by a vote of 39–41. [39] Parker was nominated to replace Edward Terry Sanford . The American Federation of Labor opposed Parker for his rulings that were favorable towards yellow dog contracts and the NAACP opposed Parker due to ...
A group of 13 conservative US federal judges are vowing to not hire Columbia Law students or undergraduates because of how the ... Trump-appointed judges say they’ll boycott Columbia grads over ...
As of June 30, 2022, of the 9 justices of the Supreme Court, 6 were appointed by a Republican president, and 3 were appointed by a Democratic president. [1] [2] [3] As of January 02, 2025, of the 179 Courts of Appeals judges, 89 were appointed by Republican presidents, and 88 by Democratic presidents.