Federal judges nominated by William McKinley

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William McKinley, President from 1897-1901

William McKinley was president of the United States from 1897 to 1901. During his time in office he had 35 judges successfully nominated and confirmed to the federal bench. McKinley had four nominees receive no vote from the Senate.[1][2]









List of judges

First name Last name Court Status Term
James Wickersham Territory of Alaska Deceased 1900 - 1908
George Adams Southern District of New York Deceased 1901 - 1911
Thomas Anderson Associate Justice, District of Columbia Deceased 1901 - 1916
Robert Archbald Middle District of Pennsylvania Elevated 1901 - 1911
Job Barnard Associate Justice, District of Columbia Retired 1899 - 1914
James Boyd Western District of North Carolina Deceased 1900 - 1935
Edward Bradford District of Delaware Retired 1897 - 1918
Harry Clabaugh Associate Justice, District of Columbia Elevated 1899 - 1903
Andrew Cochran Eastern District of Kentucky Deceased 1901 - 1934
William Day Sixth Circuit Elevated 1899 - 1903
John DeHaven Northern District of California Deceased 1897 - 1913
Marion De Vries Board of General Appraisers Elevated 1900 - 1910
Walter Evans District of Kentucky Reassigned 1899 - 1901
Hamilton Ewart Western District of North Carolina Nomination rejected 1898 - 1899
Hamilton Ewart Western District of North Carolina Nomination rejected 1899 - 1900
Israel Fischer Board of General Appraisers Deceased 1899 - 1940
George Gray Third Circuit Retired 1899 - 1914
Peter Grosscup Seventh Circuit Resigned 1899 - 1911
John Hazel Western District of New York Retired 1900 - 1931
William Hook District of Kansas Elevated 1899 - 1903
William Howell Board of General Appraisers Deceased 1899 - 1927
Otis Humphrey Southern District of Illinois Deceased 1901 - 1918
Benjamin Keller Southern District of West Virginia Deceased 1901 - 1921
Christian Kohlsaat Northern District of Illinois Elevated 1899 - 1905
Francis Lowell District of Massachusetts Elevated 1898 - 1905
Joseph McKenna Associate Justice, Supreme Court Retired 1898 - 1925
John McPherson Eastern District of Pennsylvania Elevated 1899 - 1912
Smith McPherson Southern District of Iowa Deceased 1900 - 1915
Edward Meek Northern District of Texas Deceased 1898 - 1939
William Morrow Ninth Circuit Deceased 1897 - 1929
Thomas Purnell Eastern District of North Carolina Deceased 1897 - 1908
Henry Severens Sixth Circuit Resigned 1900 - 1911
David Shelby Fifth Circuit Deceased 1899 - 1914
Asa Tenney Eastern District of New York Deceased 1897 - 1897
Edward Thomas Eastern District of New York Resigned 1898 - 1906
Albert Thompson Southern District of Ohio Deceased 1898 - 1910
Jacob Trieber Eastern District of Arkansas Deceased 1900 - 1927
Edmund Waddill Eastern District of Virginia Elevated 1898 - 1921
George Wanty Western District of Michigan Deceased 1900 - 1906
Francis Wing Northern District of Ohio Resigned 1901 - 1905


Historical context

Appointments by current president

See also: Federal judges nominated by Joe Biden

Since taking office, President Joe Biden (D) has nominated 251 individuals to federal judgeships on Article III courts. As of July 31, 2024, 206 of the nominees have been confirmed.[3]

Ballotpedia publishes the federal vacancy count report tracking vacancies, nominations, and confirmations to all United States Article III federal courts each month. In the most recent report covering activity in August 2024, there were 46 Article III vacancies in the federal judiciary. To learn more about current vacancies in the federal judiciary, click here.

The following chart from the monthly federal vacancy count report for August 1, 2024, details the number of appointments made by President Biden to each type of Article III federal court since taking office. This chart is updated at the start of each month with new appointments data.





Appointments since Theodore Roosevelt

See also: Federal judicial appointments by president

The following chart shows the total judgeship appointments made by each president from 1901 to 2021.

The following chart shows the judgeship appointments by court made by each president from 1901 to 2021. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit is abbreviated as USCAFC. The U.S. Court of Federal Claims, previously known as the U.S. Court of Claims, is abbreviated USCFC.

The following chart shows the average number of judicial appointments per year in office by presidents from 1901 to 2021.


The chart below shows the number of appeals court judges confirmed by the U.S. Senate through August 1 of the fourth year of each president's term in office. At this point in the term, President Trump had the most appeals court appointments with 53.


The chart below shows the number of district court judges confirmed by the U.S. Senate through August 1 of the fourth year of each president's term in office. At this point in the term, President Bill Clinton had the most district court appointments with 168.

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External links

Footnotes

  1. Federal Judicial Center, "History of the Federal Judiciary - Biographical Directory of Federal Judges," accessed June 30, 2014 Select "Nominating President"
  2. Federal Judicial Center, "Unsuccessful Nominations and Recess Appointments," accessed March 23, 2015
  3. These figures are limited to Article III judges. Article III judges are appointed by the president and confirmed by the U.S. Senate in accordance with Article III of the United States Constitution. They serve for life.