List of federal judges appointed by Rutherford B. Hayes

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President Rutherford B. Hayes.

Following is a list of all Article III United States federal judges appointed by President Rutherford B. Hayes during his presidency. [1] In total Hayes made 22 Article III federal judicial appointments, including 2 Justices to the Supreme Court of the United States, 4 judges to the United States circuit courts, and 16 judges to the United States district courts.

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Hayes appointed 2 judges to the United States Court of Claims, an Article I tribunal.

United States Supreme Court justices

#Justice Seat StateFormer justiceNomination
date		Confirmation
date		Began
active service		Ended
active service
1 John Marshall Harlan 8 Kentucky David Davis October 16, 1877November 29, 1877November 29, 1877October 14, 1911
2 William Burnham Woods 3 Ohio William Strong December 15, 1880December 21, 1880December 21, 1880May 14, 1887

Hayes also nominated Stanley Matthews to the Supreme Court, but the United States Senate did not act on the nomination; Matthews was renominated by Hayes' successor, James A. Garfield, and was confirmed.

Circuit courts

#JudgeCircuitNomination
date		Confirmation
date		Began active
service		Ended active
service
1 John Baxter Sixth October 25, 1877 [Rn 1] December 13, 1877December 13, 1877April 2, 1886
2 Samuel Blatchford Second February 15, 1878March 4, 1878March 4, 1878March 22, 1882 [2]
3 John Lowell First December 16, 1878December 18, 1878December 18, 1878May 1, 1884
4 George W. McCrary Eighth December 1, 1879December 9, 1879December 9, 1879March 18, 1884

District courts

#JudgeCourt
[Note 1] 		Nomination
date		Confirmation
date		Began active
service		Ended active
service
1 Hoyt Henry Wheeler D. Vt. March 15, 1877March 16, 1877March 16, 1877September 30, 1906
2 Romanzo Bunn W.D. Wis. October 25, 1877October 30, 1877October 30, 1877January 9, 1905
3 William Gardner Choate S.D.N.Y. March 14, 1878March 25, 1878March 25, 1878June 1, 1881
4 Eli Shelby Hammond W.D. Tenn. June 15, 1878June 17, 1878June 17, 1878December 17, 1904
5 Thomas Leverett Nelson D. Mass. January 7, 1879January 10, 1879January 10, 1879November 21, 1897
6 Alexander Burton Hagner D.D.C. January 17, 1879January 21, 1879January 21, 1879June 1, 1903
7 William Butler E.D. Pa. February 12, 1879February 19, 1879February 19, 1879January 31, 1899
8 Walter Smith Cox D.D.C. February 26, 1879March 1, 1879March 1, 1879July 1, 1899
9 Andrew Phelps McCormick N.D. Tex. April 7, 1879April 10, 1879April 10, 1879March 22, 1892 [2]
10 Thomas John Morris D. Md. July 1, 1879July 1, 1879July 1, 1879June 6, 1912
11 Charles Pinckney James D.D.C. December 1, 1879December 10, 1879July 24, 1879 [3] December 1, 1892
12 William Hercules Hays D. Ky. December 1, 1879December 10, 1879September 6, 1879 [3] March 7, 1880
13 Marcus W. Acheson W.D. Pa. January 6, 1880January 14, 1880January 14, 1880February 9, 1891 [2]
14 John W. Barr D. Ky. April 9, 1880April 16, 1880April 16, 1880February 21, 1899
15 David M. Key E.D. Tenn.
M.D. Tenn. 		May 19, 1880May 27, 1880May 27, 1880January 21, 1895
16 Ezekiel B. Turner W.D. Tex. December 14, 1880 [Rn 2] December 20, 1880November 18, 1880 [4] June 2, 1888

Specialty courts (Article I)

United States Court of Claims

#JudgeNomination
date		Confirmation
date		Began active
service		Ended active
service
1 Bancroft Davis December 12, 1877December 14, 1877December 14, 1877December 9, 1881 [5]
2 William H. Hunt April 18, 1878May 15, 1878May 15, 1878March 11, 1881

Notes

Renominations
  1. ↑ Renominated on December 6, 1877.
  2. ↑ Previously nominated to the Northern District of Texas on March 1, 1879. Renominated on March 19, 1879. That nomination was rejected on April 2, 1879. Renominated to the Western District of Texas on December 14, 1880.

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 3 Elevated
  3. 1 2 Recess appointment; formally nominated on December 1, 1879, confirmed by the United States Senate on December 10, 1879, and received commission on December 10, 1879.
  4. ↑ Recess appointment; formally nominated on December 14, 1880, confirmed by the United States Senate on December 20, 1880, and received commission on December 20, 1880.
  5. ↑ Davis resigned from the Court of Claims, and was re-appointed the following year by Chester A. Arthur.

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