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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.
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 ...
Pages in category "United States federal judges appointed by Abraham Lincoln" The following 33 pages are in this category, out of 33 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
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 ...
A few days later, Herald correspondent S. P. Hanscom testified that Wikoff had told him earlier that the leaks came from Mary Todd Lincoln. [5] Due to the implication of his wife, Abraham Lincoln became the first sitting president to testify before a committee of Congress.
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 ...
Pages in category "United States Article I federal judges appointed by Abraham Lincoln" The following 12 pages are in this category, out of 12 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
The Supreme Court of the United States was established by the Constitution of the United States.Originally, the Judiciary Act of 1789 set the number of justices at six. . However, as the nation's boundaries grew across the continent and as Supreme Court justices in those days had to ride the circuit, an arduous process requiring long travel on horseback or carriage over harsh terrain that ...