List of presidents of the United States by judicial appointments information
As the first president, George Washington appointed the entire federal judiciary. His record of eleven Supreme Court appointments still stands.Ronald Reagan appointed 383 federal judges, more than any other president.
Following is a list indicating the number of Article III federal judicial appointments made by each president of the United States. The number of judicial offices has risen significantly from the time when Washington's 39 appointments were sufficient to maintain the entire federal judiciary for eight years. As of January 2020, there are 874 authorized Article III judgeships – 9 on the Supreme Court, 179 on the courts of appeals, 677 for the district courts including 10 temporary judgeships, and 9 on the United States Court of International Trade.[1]
To date, Ronald Reagan has appointed the largest number of federal judges, with 383, followed closely by Bill Clinton with 378. William Henry Harrison, who died 31 days after his inauguration, is the only president to have appointed no federal judges.
^Federal Judgeships, United States Courts.
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