List of federal judges appointed by Andrew Jackson

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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.

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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

#Justice Seat StateFormer justiceNomination
date		Confirmation
date		Began
active service		Ended
active service
1 John McLean 6 Ohio Robert Trimble March 6, 1829March 7, 1829March 7, 1829April 4, 1861
2 Henry Baldwin 3 Pennsylvania Bushrod Washington January 4, 1830January 6, 1830January 6, 1830April 21, 1844
3 James M. Wayne 5 Georgia William Johnson January 6, 1835January 9, 1835January 9, 1835July 5, 1867
4 Philip P. Barbour 4 Virginia Gabriel Duvall December 28, 1835March 15, 1836March 15, 1836February 25, 1841
5 Roger B. Taney Chief Maryland John Marshall December 28, 1835 [Rn 1] March 15, 1836March 15, 1836October 12, 1864

District courts

#JudgeCourt
[Note 1] 		Nomination
date		Confirmation
date		Began active
service		Ended active
service
1 John Wilson Campbell D. Ohio March 6, 1829March 7, 1829March 7, 1829September 24, 1833
2 Samuel Hadden Harper E.D. La.
W.D. La. 		March 6, 1829March 7, 1829March 7, 1829July 19, 1837
3 Philip P. Barbour E.D. Va. December 14, 1830December 16, 1830October 8, 1830 [2] March 17, 1836 [3]
4 Matthew Harvey D.N.H. December 14, 1830December 16, 1830November 2, 1830 [2] April 7, 1866
5 Thomas Irwin W.D. Pa. December 7, 1831March 21, 1832April 14, 1831 [4] January 4, 1859
6 Powhatan Ellis D. Miss. July 13, 1832July 14, 1832July 14, 1832January 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, 1833December 31, 1833January 3, 1834 [6] March 7, 1853
9 Thomas Bell Monroe D. Ky. February 20, 1834March 6, 1834March 8, 1834September 18, 1861
10 Humphrey H. Leavitt D. Ohio June 28, 1834June 28, 1834June 30, 1834April 1, 1871 [7]
11 Jesse Lynch Holman D. Ind. March 21, 1836March 29, 1836September 16, 1835 [8] March 14, 1842
12 George Adams D. Miss. January 12, 1836January 20, 1836January 20, 1836September 30, 1838 [9]
13 Upton Scott Heath D. Md. April 1, 1836April 4, 1836April 4, 1836February 21, 1852
14 Peter V. Daniel E.D. Va. April 6, 1836April 19, 1836April 19, 1836March 3, 1841 [3]
15 Robert William Wells D. Mo. June 16, 1836June 27, 1836June 27, 1836September 22, 1864 [10]
16 Benjamin Johnson D. Ark. June 27, 1836June 29, 1836June 29, 1836October 2, 1849
17 Andrew T. Judson D. Conn. June 28, 1836July 4, 1836July 4, 1836March 17, 1853
18 Ross Wilkins D. Mich. July 2, 1836July 2, 1836January 26, 1837February 18, 1870 [11]

Notes

Renominations
  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
Specific
  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. 1 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. 1 2 Elevated.
  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. ↑ Recess appointment; the United States Senate later rejected the appointment.
  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. ↑ Reassigned by operation of law to the United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio on February 10, 1855.
  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. ↑ 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. ↑ Reassigned by operation of law to the United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri on March 3, 1857.
  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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