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List of federal judges appointed by Andrew Jackson

List of federal judges appointed by Andrew Jackson

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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.

United States Supreme Court justices

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District courts

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Notes

  1. [N 1]
    See List of United States district and territorial courts
Renominations
  1. [R 1]
    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
  • "Judges of the United States Courts". Biographical Directory of Federal Judges. Federal Judicial Center. Archived from the original on 2016-07-30. Retrieved 2009-04-03.
Specific
  1. [1]
    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.
  2. [2]
    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.
  3. [3]
    Elevated.
  4. [4]
    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.
  5. [5]
    Recess appointment; the United States Senate later rejected the appointment.
  6. [6]
    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.
  7. [7]
    Reassigned by operation of law to the United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio on February 10, 1855.
  8. [8]
    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.
  9. [9]
    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.
  10. [10]
    Reassigned by operation of law to the United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri on March 3, 1857.
  11. [11]
    Reassigned by operation of law to the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan on February 24, 1863.

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