List of federal judges appointed by Andrew Johnson

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President Andrew Johnson.

Following is a list of all Article III United States federal judges appointed by President Andrew Johnson during his presidency. [1] Johnson appointed only 9 Article III federal judges during his presidency, all to United States district courts. Andrew Johnson is one of only four presidents [2] who did not have an opportunity to appoint a judge to serve on the Supreme Court. In April 1866 he nominated Henry Stanbery to fill the vacancy left with the death of John Catron, but the Republican Congress eliminated the seat with the passage of the Judicial Circuits Act. One of Johnson's district court appointees, Samuel Blatchford, would later be appointed to the Supreme Court by Chester A. Arthur.

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Johnson appointed 1 judge to the United States Court of Claims, an Article I tribunal.

District Courts

#JudgeCourt
[Note 1] 		Nomination
date		Confirmation
date		Began active
service		Ended active
service
1 John Erskine N.D. Ga.
S.D. Ga. 		December 20, 1865January 22, 1866July 10, 1865 [3] April 25, 1882
December 1, 1883
2 George Washington Brooks D.N.C. December 20, 1865January 22, 1866August 19, 1865 [3] June 4, 1872 [4]
3 George Seabrook Bryan D.S.C. February 9, 1866March 12, 1866March 12, 1866September 1, 1886
4 Robert Andrews Hill N.D. Miss.
S.D. Miss. 		March 27, 1866May 1, 1866May 1, 1866August 1, 1891
5 Edward Fox D. Me. May 28, 1866May 30, 1866May 31, 1866December 14, 1881
6 Daniel Clark D.N.H. July 27, 1866July 27, 1866July 27, 1866January 2, 1891
7 Charles Taylor Sherman N.D. Ohio March 2, 1867March 2, 1867March 2, 1867November 25, 1872
8 Samuel Blatchford S.D.N.Y. July 13, 1867July 16, 1867May 3, 1867 [5] March 4, 1878 [6]
9 Elmer Scipio Dundy D. Neb. April 4, 1868April 9, 1868April 9, 1868October 28, 1896

Specialty courts (Article I)

United States Court of Claims

#JudgeNomination
date		Confirmation
date		Began active
service		Ended active
service
1 Samuel Milligan July 23, 1868July 25, 1868July 25, 1868April 20, 1874

Notes

References

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  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. ↑ The other three presidents are William Henry Harrison, Zachary Taylor and Jimmy Carter.
  3. 1 2 Recess appointment; formally nominated on December 20, 1865, confirmed by the United States Senate on January 22, 1866, and received commission on January 22, 1866.
  4. ↑ Reassigned by operation of law to the United States District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina on June 4, 1872.
  5. ↑ Recess appointment; formally nominated on July 13, 1867, confirmed by the United States Senate on July 16, 1867, and received commission on July 16, 1867.
  6. ↑ Elevated

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