List of presidents of the United States by judicial appointments
As of January 2020, there are 874 authorized Article III judgeships – 9 on the Supreme Court. Ronald Reagan has appointed the largest number of federal judges, with 383. William Henry Harrison is the only president to have appointed no federal judges. In some rare instances, a federal judge resigns their judgeship, and is later reappointed to a federal judgeship by a different president.
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As of January 2020, there are 874 authorized Article III judgeships – 9 on the Supreme Court. Ronald Reagan has appointed the largest number of federal judges, with 383. William Henry Harrison is the only president to have appointed no federal judges. In some rare instances, a federal judge resigns their judgeship, and is later reappointed to a federal judgeship – possibly even to the same court – by a different president. The list does not include nominees who were rejected by Congress before having served, but does include the twenty-two recess appointments who were not confirmed by the Senate after having served for some period.
The most famous instance of such a post-appointment rejection is that of George Washington’s recess appointment of John Rutledge as Chief Justice during a congressional recess in July, 1795. Because of Rutledge’s political views and occasional mental illness, the Senate rejected his nomination in December of that year, and Rutledge subsequently attempted suicide.
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