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    Federal judges nominated by Calvin Coolidge

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    Calvin Coolidge, President from 1923-1929

    Calvin Coolidge was president of the United States from 1923 to 1929. During his time in office he had 88 judges successfully nominated and confirmed to the federal bench. Coolidge also had one nominee decline their nomination, four withdraw, and 14 be rejected or not voted on by the Senate.[1][2]









    List of judges[edit]

    First name Last name Court Status Term
    Simon Adler Western District of New York Deceased 1927 - 1934
    Alexander Akerman Southern District of Florida Deceased 1929 - 1948
    Albert Anderson Seventh Circuit Deceased 1925 - 1938
    Harry Anderson Western District of Tennessee Deceased 1925 - 1935
    Robert Baltzell District of Indiana Reassigned 1925 - 1928
    Charlton Beattie Eastern District of Louisiana Deceased 1925 - 1925
    Fenton Booth Court of Claims Retired 1905 - 1939
    Wilbur Booth Eighth Circuit Deceased 1925 - 1944
    Wayne Borah Eastern District of Louisiana Elevated 1928 - 1949
    Charles Boynton Western District of Texas Deceased 1924 - 1954
    Frederick Bryant Northern District of New York Deceased 1927 - 1945
    Louis Burns Eastern District of Louisiana Deceased 1925 - 1928
    Warren Burrows District of Connecticut Resigned 1928 - 1930
    Charles Cavanah District of Idaho Deceased 1927 - 1953
    Harrie Chase Second Circuit Deceased 1929 - 1969
    William Clark District of New Jersey Elevated 1925 - 1938
    Genevieve Cline United States Customs Court Deceased 1928 - 1959
    Ernest Cochran Eastern District of South Carolina Deceased 1923 - 1934
    Frank Coleman Southern District of New York Deceased 1927 - 1934
    William Coleman District of Maryland Resigned 1927 - 1955
    John Cotteral Eighth Circuit Reassigned 1928 - 1929
    Elijah Cox Northern District of Mississippi Deceased 1929 - 1974
    Charles Davis Eastern District of Missouri Deceased 1924 - 1943
    Benjamin Dawkins Western District of Louisiana Deceased 1924 - 1966
    Charles Dawson Western District of Kentucky Resigned 1925 - 1935
    Bascom Deaver Middle District of Georgia Deceased 1928 - 1944
    Charles Dewey Southern District of Iowa Deceased 1928 - 1958
    Frank Dietrich Ninth Circuit Deceased 1927 - 1930
    Guy Fake District of New Jersey Deceased 1929 - 1957
    Rufus Foster Fifth Circuit Deceased 1925 - 1942
    Finis Garrett United States Court of Customs Appeals Deceased 1929 - 1956
    Peyton Gordon District of Columbia Deceased 1928 - 1946
    William Graham United States Court of Customs Appeals Deceased 1924 - 1937
    William Green United States Court of Claims Deceased 1928 - 1947
    George Hahn Northern District of Ohio Deceased 1928 - 1937
    Augustus Hand Second Circuit Deceased 1927 - 1954
    Learned Hand Second Circuit Deceased 1924 - 1961
    Johnson Hayes Middle District of North Carolina Deceased 1927 - 1970
    Edward Henning Southern District of California Resigned 1925 - 1929
    Smith Hickenlooper Sixth Circuit Deceased 1928 - 1933
    Xenophon Hicks Sixth Circuit Deceased 1928 - 1952
    Benson Hough Southern District of Ohio Deceased 1925 - 1935
    Albert Johnson Middle District of Pennsylvania Resigned 1925 - 1945
    Lake Jones Southern District of Florida Deceased 1924 - 1930
    Franklin Kennamer Eastern District of Oklahoma Reassigned 1924 - 1925
    Frank Kerrigan Northern District of California Deceased 1924 - 1935
    William Kirkpatrick Eastern District of Pennsylvania Deceased 1927 - 1970
    Ira Letts District of Rhode Island Resigned 1927 - 1935
    Harold Louderback Northern District of California Deceased 1928 - 1931
    George Martin District of Columbia Circuit Deceased 1924 - 1948
    John Martineau Eastern District of Arkansas Deceased 1928 - 1937
    Wallace McCamant Ninth Circuit Nomination rejected 1925 - 1926
    James McCarthy District of New Jersey Resigned 1928 - 1929
    Paul McCormick Southern District of California Deceased 1924 - 1960
    George McDermott District of Kansas Elevated 1928 - 1929
    John McNary District of Oregon Deceased 1927 - 1936
    Nelson McVicar Western District of Pennsylvania Deceased 1928 - 1960
    Isaac Meekins Eastern District of North Carolina Deceased 1925 - 1946
    Edward Moinet Eastern District of Michigan Deceased 1927 - 1952
    Joseph Molyneaux District of Minnesota Deceased 1925 - 1940
    Charles Moorman Western District of Kentucky Elevated 1924 - 1925
    Charles Moorman Sixth Circuit Deceased 1925 - 1938
    Grover Moscowitz Eastern District of New York Deceased 1925 - 1937
    John Moss United States Court of Claims Deceased 1926 - 1929
    Robert Nevin Southern District of Ohio Deceased 1929 - 1952
    Frank Norcross District of Nevada Deceased 1928 - 1952
    Elliott Northcott Fourth Circuit Deceased 1927 - 1946
    Merrill Otis Western District of Missouri Deceased 1925 - 1944
    John Parker Fourth Circuit Deceased 1925 - 1958
    Charles Pray District of Montana Deceased 1924 - 1963
    Fred Raymond Western District of Michigan Deceased 1925 - 1946
    Halsted Ritter Southern District of Florida Impeached 1929 - 1936
    John Sanborn District of Minnesota Elevated 1925 - 1932
    Nicholas Sinnott Court of Claims Deceased 1928 - 1929
    Thomas Slick District of Indiana Reassigned 1925 - 1938
    Adolphus St. Sure Northern District of California Deceased 1925 - 1949
    Harlan Stone Associate Justice, Supreme Court Elevated 1925 - 1941
    Thomas Swan Second Circuit Deceased 1926 - 1975
    George Taylor Eastern District of Tennessee Deceased 1928 - 1952
    Thomas Thacher Southern District of New York Resigned 1925 - 1930
    William Tilson Middle District of Georgia Nomination rejected 1926 - 1927
    William Tilson Middle District of Georgia Resigned 1927 - 1928
    William Tilson United States Customs Court Deceased 1928 - 1949
    Arba Van Valkenburgh Eighth Circuit Deceased 1925 - 1944
    Edgar Vaught Western District of Oklahoma Deceased 1928 - 1959
    Samuel West Northern District of Ohio Deceased 1928 - 1938
    Fred Wham Eastern District of Illinois Deceased 1927 - 1967
    Charles Woodward Northern District of Illinois Deceased 1929 - 1952
    George Young Board of General Appraisers Deceased 1924 - 1932

    Historical context[edit]

    Appointments by current president[edit]

    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 September 16, 2024, 209 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 September 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[edit]

    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 September 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 September 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 169.

    See also[edit]

    External links[edit]

    Footnotes[edit]

    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.
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