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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 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 December 20, 2024, of the 179 Courts of Appeals judges, 89 were appointed by Republican presidents, and 88 by Democratic presidents.
Biden had the most Article III judicial nominees confirmed during a president's first year in office since Ronald Reagan in 1981. [5] Biden appointed the most federal judges during the first two years of any presidency since John F. Kennedy. [6] Biden reached the milestone of 200 federal judicial confirmations on May 22, 2024.
Following is a list of all Article III United States federal judges appointed by President Ronald Reagan during his presidency. [1] In total Reagan appointed: four justices to the Supreme Court of the United States, including the appointment of a sitting associate justice as chief justice, 83 judges to the United States courts of appeals, 290 judges to the United States district courts and 6 ...
This is a list of positions filled by presidential appointment with Senate confirmation. Under the Appointments Clause of the United States Constitution and law of the United States , certain federal positions appointed by the president of the United States require confirmation ( advice and consent ) of the United States Senate .
Following is a comprehensive list of all Article III and Article IV United States federal judges appointed by President Barack Obama during his presidency, as well as a partial list of Article I federal judicial appointments, excluding appointments to the District of Columbia judiciary. [1]
The number is roughly 10% of the record 376 judges appointed by Ronald Reagan from 1981 to 1989, when the judiciary was much larger, [Note 2] and less than 5% of the number of active federal judges serving as of July 2010. [Note 3] Richard Peters Jr. served for over 36 years, the longest of Washington's appointments.