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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 ...
Abraham Lincoln. Following is a list of all Article III United States federal judges appointed by President Abraham Lincoln during his presidency. [1] In total Lincoln appointed 32 Article III federal judges, including 4 Associate Justices and 1 Chief Justice to the Supreme Court of the United States, and 27 judges to the United States district courts.
“A couple of weeks ago, we confirmed one of the most qualified Supreme Court judges in living memory to the bench,” Thune said in a Senate floor speech on Nov. 18, 2020, after Biden had won ...
Received three consecutive recess appointments to the same court; on the first two occasions, Congress adjourned without acting on the nomination, but confirmed the third recess appointment; thereafter served as an active judge until January 5, 1971, and in senior status until his death on February 13, 1994. Walter Heen: D. Haw. Carter
President-elect Trump on Tuesday called for the Senate to stop confirming judges before he is sworn into office, amid a frantic effort from Democrats to confirm President Biden’s nominees.
Democratic U.S. President Joe Biden secured his 235th appointment to the federal judiciary on Friday, narrowly surpassing President-elect Donald Trump's first-term tally by one with a record ...
He was nominated to the same position by President Lincoln on January 5, 1864. [2] He was confirmed by the United States Senate on January 25, 1864, and received his commission the same day. [ 2 ] Underwood was reassigned by operation of law to the United States District Court for the District of Virginia on June 11, 1864, to a new seat ...
The Senate on Friday confirmed President Biden’s 235th judicial nominee, surpassing the record of 234 judges confirmed during President-elect Trump’s first term in office. Senate Majority ...