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List of federal judges appointed by Joe Biden

List of federal judges appointed by Joe Biden

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This is a comprehensive list of all Article III and Article IV United States federal judges appointed by President Joe Biden as well as a partial list of Article I federal judicial appointments, excluding appointments to the District of Columbia judiciary.[1]

Joe Biden with his then-Supreme Court nominee, Ketanji Brown Jackson

As of April 10, 2024, the United States Senate has confirmed 193 Article III judges nominated by Biden: one associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, 41 judges for the United States courts of appeals, 149 judges for the United States district courts and two judges for the United States Court of International Trade. There are 20 nominations awaiting Senate action: four for the courts of appeals and 16 for the district courts. There are two vacancies on the U.S. courts of appeals and 39 vacancies on the U.S. district courts,[2][3] as well as 31 announced vacancies that may occur before the end of Biden's term (six for the courts of appeals and 25 for district courts).[Note 1][4][5] Biden has not made any recess appointments to the federal courts. Biden had the largest number of Article III judicial nominees confirmed during a president's first year in office since Ronald Reagan in 1981.[6]

Regarding Article I courts, as of September 21, 2023, the Senate has confirmed five judges nominated by Biden: four to the United States Court of Federal Claims and one to the United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces. There is one vacancy on the claims court and six vacancies on the United States Tax Court. On March 2, 2021, Biden designated Elaine D. Kaplan as Chief Judge of the Court of Federal Claims.[7]

Regarding Article IV territorial courts, as of April 16, 2024, there are two vacancies. The Senate has confirmed one Article IV judge nominated by Biden.

Supreme Court of the United States

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United States courts of appeals

 *  Denotes nomination pending before the Senate Judiciary Committee  **  Denotes nomination awaiting final confirmation by the full Senate

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United States district courts

 *  Denotes nomination pending before the Senate Judiciary Committee  **  Denotes nomination awaiting final confirmation by the full Senate

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United States Court of International Trade

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Specialty courts (Article I)

United States Court of Federal Claims

 *  Denotes nomination pending before the Senate Judiciary Committee  **  Denotes nomination awaiting final confirmation by the full Senate

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United States Tax Court

 *  Denotes nomination pending before the Senate Finance Committee  **  Denotes nomination reported by the Senate Finance Committee

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United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces

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Territorial courts (Article IV)

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See also

Notes

  1. This includes five courts of appeals and eight district court vacancies without set dates for the vacancies. In practice, this generally means that the judge will assume senior status upon the confirmation of their successor.
  2. The Federal Judicial Center notes that Jackson received her commission on April 8, 2022, however, Justice Stephen Breyer did not assume senior status until noon on June 30, 2022, at which time Jackson took her constitutional and judicial oaths soon after.
  3. Manglona was first appointed as judge by President Obama on July 29, 2011. Her commission expired on July 28, 2021, but she continued to serve until a successor was appointed. She was renominated to the position by President Biden and confirmed.
Courts
    Renominations
    1. Originally nominated on February 25, 2016, by President Obama. That nomination expired on January 3, 2017. Renominated by President Biden to a different seat on the same court on September 20, 2021.
    2. Initial nomination was returned on January 3, 2022. Subsequently renominated the same day.
    3. Initial nomination was returned on January 3, 2023. Subsequently renominated the same day.
    4. Initial nomination was returned on January 3, 2024. Subsequently renominated on January 8, 2024.
    5. Originally nominated on February 26, 2015, by President Obama. That nomination expired on January 3, 2017. Renominated by President Biden to a different seat on the same court on April 19, 2021.
    6. Originally nominated on April 28, 2016, by President Obama. That nomination expired on January 3, 2017. Renominated by President Biden to a different seat on the same court on April 19, 2021.
    7. Originally nominated on April 28, 2016, by President Obama. That nomination expired on January 3, 2017. Renominated by President Biden to a different seat on the same court on June 15, 2021.
    8. Originally nominated on September 8, 2020, by President Trump. That nomination expired on January 3, 2021. Renominated by President Biden on December 15, 2021.
    9. Originally nominated on April 28, 2016, by President Obama. That nomination expired on January 3, 2017. Renominated by President Biden on November 3, 2021. That nomination was returned on January 3, 2022. Subsequently renominated that same day.
    10. Originally nominated on February 12, 2020, by President Trump. That nomination expired on January 3, 2021. Renominated by President Biden on January 19, 2022.
    11. Initial nomination was returned on January 3, 2023. Subsequently renominated on January 23, 2023.
    12. Initial nomination was returned on January 3, 2022. Subsequently renominated the same day. Nomination returned on January 3, 2023. Subsequently renominated the same day.
    13. Originally nominated on January 10, 2024, to a seat on the Western District of Texas. Nomination withdrawn and renominated to a different seat on February 7, 2024.
    14. Originally nominated on May 21, 2014, by President Obama. That nomination was returned on December 16, 2014. Renominated on January 7, 2015, but was expired on January 3, 2017. Renominated by President Biden on July 13, 2021, but was withdrawn on October 5, 2021 to include corrected information. It was resubmitted on the same day.

    Confirmation votes
    Article III

    Supreme Court
    1. "On the Nomination (Confirmation: Ketanji Brown Jackson, of the District of Columbia, to be an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States)". United States Senate. April 7, 2022. Retrieved April 7, 2022.
    Votes
      Courts of appeals
      District courts
      1. "PN1967 — Stephen Henley Locher — The Judiciary". United States Senate. April 25, 2022. Retrieved July 14, 2022.
      2. "PN1687 — Jennifer H. Rearden — The Judiciary". United States Senate. January 19, 2022. Retrieved September 8, 2022.
      3. "PN98 — Matthew P. Brookman — The Judiciary". United States Senate. January 3, 2023. Retrieved March 29, 2023.
      4. "PN286 — Amanda K. Brailsford — The Judiciary". senate.gov. January 31, 2023. Retrieved May 4, 2023.
      5. "PN1106 — John David Russell — The Judiciary". United States Senate. December 19, 2023. Retrieved December 19, 2023.
      6. "PN1294 — Kelly Harrison Rankin — The Judiciary". United States Senate. March 7, 2024. Retrieved March 7, 2024.
      International Trade

      Article I

      Court of Federal Claims
      1. "PN1233 — Armando O. Bonilla — The Judiciary". United States Senate. October 5, 2021. Retrieved December 21, 2021.
      2. "PN805 — Carolyn N. Lerner — The Judiciary". United States Senate. July 13, 2021. Retrieved December 21, 2021.
      3. "PN770 — Philip S. Hadji — The Judiciary". United States Senate. June 8, 2023. Retrieved September 21, 2023.
      Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces

      Article IV


      References

      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. Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts. "Judicial Vacancies". Retrieved February 15, 2024.
      3. Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts. "Current Vacancies". Retrieved February 15, 2024.
      4. Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts. "Future Vacancies". Retrieved February 15, 2024.
      5. Edmondson, Catie (December 18, 2021). "Senate Confirms Biden's 40th Judge, Tying a Reagan-Era Record". The New York Times. Archived from the original on December 19, 2021. Retrieved December 19, 2021.
      6. "President Biden designates Elaine D. Kaplan as Chief Judge of the United States Court of Federal Claims". www.uscfc.uscourts.gov. March 2, 2021. Archived from the original on October 9, 2021. Retrieved March 3, 2021.
      7. Although under the Judiciary Act a judge must take the judicial oath "before performing the duties of his office",[8] this article uses the date they receive their commission as the date they begin service because this information is readily available from the Federal Judicial Center. When a judge receives their commission and takes their judicial oath on different days, this will result in inconsistencies with other articles.

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