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List of federal judges appointed by Andrew Jackson
Following is a list of all Article III United States federal judges appointed by President Andrew Jackson during his term of office.[1] In total Jackson appointed 23 Article III federal judges: 5 Justices to the Supreme Court of the United States and 18 judges to the United States district courts.
Andrew Jackson
John Catron was nominated to the United States Supreme Court by President Jackson on the final day of his presidency, March 3, 1837. The United States Senate confirmed the nomination on March 8, 1837 and President Martin Van Buren issued his commission, and thus appointed him, the same day. Jackson nominated William Smith to the United States Supreme Court on his final day in office. The Senate confirmed Smith on March 8, 1837, but he declined the appointment.
Jackson appointed Roger Brooke Taney as Chief Justice of the United States.
Humphrey H. Leavitt served on the United States District Court for the District of Ohio until 1871.
United States Supreme Court justices
| # | Justice | Seat | State | Former justice | Nomination date | Confirmation date | Began active service | Ended active service |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John McLean | 6 | Ohio | Robert Trimble | March 6, 1829 | March 7, 1829 | March 7, 1829 | April 4, 1861 |
| 2 | Henry Baldwin | 3 | Pennsylvania | Bushrod Washington | January 4, 1830 | January 6, 1830 | January 6, 1830 | April 21, 1844 |
| 3 | James Moore Wayne | 5 | Georgia | William Johnson | January 6, 1835 | January 9, 1835 | January 9, 1835 | July 5, 1867 |
| 4 | Philip P. Barbour | 4 | Virginia | Gabriel Duvall | December 28, 1835 | March 15, 1836 | March 15, 1836 | February 25, 1841 |
| 5 | Roger B. Taney | Chief | Maryland | John Marshall | December 28, 1835[Rn 1] | March 15, 1836 | March 15, 1836 | October 12, 1864 |
District courts
| # | Judge | Court [Note 1] | Nomination date | Confirmation date | Began active service | Ended active service |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John Wilson Campbell | D. Ohio | March 6, 1829 | March 7, 1829 | March 7, 1829 | September 24, 1833 |
| 2 | Samuel Hadden Harper | E.D. La. W.D. La. | March 6, 1829 | March 7, 1829 | March 7, 1829 | July 19, 1837 |
| 3 | Philip P. Barbour | E.D. Va. | December 14, 1830 | December 16, 1830 | October 8, 1830[2] | March 17, 1836[3] |
| 4 | Matthew Harvey | D.N.H. | December 14, 1830 | December 16, 1830 | November 2, 1830[2] | April 7, 1866 |
| 5 | Thomas Irwin | W.D. Pa. | December 7, 1831 | March 21, 1832 | April 14, 1831[4] | January 4, 1859 |
| 6 | Powhatan Ellis | D. Miss. | July 13, 1832 | July 14, 1832 | July 14, 1832 | January 5, 1836 |
| 7 | Benjamin Tappan | D. Ohio | January 20, 1834 | – | October 12, 1833[5] | June 30, 1834 |
| 8 | Morgan Welles Brown | E.D. Tenn. W.D. Tenn. | December 18, 1833 | December 31, 1833 | January 3, 1834[6] | March 7, 1853 |
| 9 | Thomas Bell Monroe | D. Ky. | February 20, 1834 | March 6, 1834 | March 8, 1834 | September 18, 1861 |
| 10 | Humphrey H. Leavitt | D. Ohio | June 28, 1834 | June 28, 1834 | June 30, 1834 | April 1, 1871[7] |
| 11 | Jesse Lynch Holman | D. Ind. | March 21, 1836 | March 29, 1836 | September 16, 1835[8] | March 14, 1842 |
| 12 | George Adams | D. Miss. | January 12, 1836 | January 20, 1836 | January 20, 1836 | September 30, 1838[9] |
| 13 | Upton Scott Heath | D. Md. | April 1, 1836 | April 4, 1836 | April 4, 1836 | February 21, 1852 |
| 14 | Peter Vivian Daniel | E.D. Va. | April 6, 1836 | April 19, 1836 | April 19, 1836 | March 3, 1841[3] |
| 15 | Robert William Wells | D. Mo. | June 16, 1836 | June 27, 1836 | June 27, 1836 | September 22, 1864[10] |
| 16 | Benjamin Johnson | D. Ark. | June 27, 1836 | June 29, 1836 | June 29, 1836 | October 2, 1849 |
| 17 | Andrew T. Judson | D. Conn. | June 28, 1836 | July 4, 1836 | July 4, 1836 | March 17, 1853 |
| 18 | Ross Wilkins | D. Mich. | July 2, 1836 | July 2, 1836 | January 26, 1837 | February 18, 1870[11] |
Notes
- Renominations
- ^ Originally nominated on January 15, 1835, to the Associate Justice seat being vacated by Gabriel Duvall. That nomination was not voted on before the end of the session. On December 28, 1835, he was nominated to be Chief Justice.
References
- General
- . Biographical Directory of Federal Judges. Federal Judicial Center. Archived from the original on 2016-07-30. Retrieved 2009-04-03.
- Specific
- ^ All information on the names, terms of service, and details of appointment of federal judges is derived from the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public-domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
- ^ a b Recess appointment; formally nominated on December 14, 1830, confirmed by the United States Senate on December 16, 1830, and received commission on December 16, 1830.
- ^ a b Elevated.
- ^ Recess appointment; formally nominated on December 7, 1831, confirmed by the United States Senate on March 21, 1832, and received commission on March 21, 1832.
- ^ Recess appointment; the United States Senate later rejected the appointment.
- ^ Further assigned by operation of law to the United States District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee on June 18, 1839, concurrent to his service in the Eastern and Western Districts.
- ^ Reassigned by operation of law to the United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio on February 10, 1855.
- ^ Recess appointment; formally nominated on March 21, 1836, confirmed by the United States Senate on March 29, 1836, and received commission on March 29, 1836.
- ^ Reassigned by operation of law to the United States District Court for the Northern District of Mississippi and the United States District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi on June 18, 1838.
- ^ Reassigned by operation of law to the United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri on March 3, 1857.
- ^ Reassigned by operation of law to the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan on February 24, 1863.