Which president appointed each justice

It excludes those appointed to certain specialized courts, such as the U. White judges in this analysis include only those who identify as single-race non-Hispanic, as reported by the Federal Judicial Center. Non-White judges include those who identify as Black, Hispanic, Asian, Native American or another race or ethnicity, as well as those who identify as multiracial or multiethnic. Trump stands out for the large number of federal appeals court judges he appointed in only four years.

Not surprisingly, the overall number of judges appointed by Trump in his single term is well below the totals of recent two-term presidents, including Obama , George W. Bush and Bill Clinton Trump appointed 54 federal appellate judges in four years, one short of the 55 Obama appointed in twice as much time. The three Supreme Court justices he appointed — Neil Gorsuch, Brett Kavanaugh and Amy Coney Barrett — are the most by any president since Ronald Reagan who appointed four and the most by any one-term president since Herbert Hoover though Richard Nixon appointed four in his first four years in office.

Gorsuch, Kavanaugh and Barrett are all age 55 or younger. A Pew Research Center analysis in found that past justices who were appointed to the court when they were 55 or younger ended up serving for an average of nearly two decades. Trump was slightly more likely than other recent GOP presidents to appoint women to the federal judiciary, but less likely to do so than the last two Democratic presidents. During his two terms in office, President Ronald Reagan made judicial appointments.

Rehnquist , Anthony M. Robert Bork's nomination was rejected by a Senate vote of During his term in office, President Carter made judicial appointments. During his term in office, President Ford made 65 judicial appointments.

During his terms in office, President Nixon made judicial appointments. Clement Haynsworth, Jr. Harrold Carswell was rejected by a vote of During his term in office, President Johnson made judicial appointments. After Fortas withdrew his nomination for Chief Justice, the nomination of Thornberry was voided. For a full list of Johnson's nominees, see: Federal judges nominated by Lyndon Johnson. During his partial term in office, President Kennedy made judicial appointments.

For a full list of Johnson's nominees, see: Federal judges nominated by John F. During his terms in office, President Eisenhower made judicial appointments.

For a full list of Eisenhower's nominees, see: Federal judges nominated by Dwight Eisenhower. During his terms in office, President Truman made judicial appointments. For a full list of Truman's nominees, see: Federal judges nominated by Harry Truman.

During his four terms in office, Roosevelt made judicial appointments. During his term in office, President Hoover nominated 62 judges to the federal courts. John Parker's nomination was rejected by a Senate vote of For a full list of Hoover's nominees, see: Federal judges nominated by Herbert Hoover. During his terms in office, President Coolidge nominated 78 federal judges.

For a full list of Coolidge's nominees, see: Federal judges nominated by Calvin Coolidge. During his term in office, President Harding nominated 52 judges to the federal courts. For a full list of Harding's nominees, see: Federal judges nominated by Warren Harding. During his terms in office, President Wilson nominated 71 federal judges. For a full list of Wilson's nominees, see: Federal judges nominated by Woodrow Wilson.

During his term in office, President William Howard Taft nominated 56 judges to the federal courts. He was appointed Chief Justice by Warren Harding. During his terms in office, President Theodore Roosevelt nominated 74 federal judges. For a full list of Roosevelt's nominees, see: Federal judges nominated by Theodore Roosevelt.

During his terms in office, President William McKinley nominated 35 judges to the federal courts. During his two non-consecutive terms in office, President Grover Cleveland nominated 41 federal judges. In his second term William Hornblower was rejected by a Senate vote of , while Wheeler Peckham Rufus' brother was rejected by a vote of For a full list of judges nominated by President Cleveland, see: Federal judges nominated by Grover Cleveland.

During his term in office, President Benjamin Harrison nominated 42 judges to federal courts. For a full list of judges nominated by President Harrison, see: Federal judges nominated by Benjamin Harrison. During his term in office, President Chester Arthur nominated 19 federal judges. He nominated three individuals to serve on the Supreme Court, though Roscoe Conkling declined the offer. Horace Gray and Samuel Blatchford joined the court. For a full list of judges nominated by President Arthur, see: Federal judges nominated by Chester Arthur.

Chief Justices. Associate Justices. View Timeline Version. The first meeting of the Court was scheduled to take place in New York City on Monday, February 1, , but the lack of a quorum only three of the six Justices were present delayed the official opening until the following day, Tuesday, February 2, The six man Supreme Court met at the national capital first New York City, then Philadelphia twice a year; one session began the first Monday in February, and the other the first Monday in August.

The Unites States circuit courts met twice a year at the district courts, creating numerous sessions a year in several different states. Each justice was assigned to one of three geographical circuits and traveled to the designated meeting places within the districts of that circuit. This meant that each early Supreme Court justice spent many months on the road and logged thousands of travel miles by horseback and carriage.