List of federal judges appointed by Andrew Jackson

Andrew Jackson

Following is a list of all Article III United States federal judges appointed by President Andrew Jackson during his term of office. In total Jackson appointed 23 Article III federal judges: 5 Justices to the Supreme Court of the United States and 18 judges to the United States district courts.

John Catron was nominated to the United States Supreme Court by President Jackson on the final day of his presidency, March 3, 1837. The United States Senate confirmed the nomination on March 8, 1837 and President Martin Van Buren issued his commission, and thus appointed him, the same day. Jackson nominated William Smith to the United States Supreme Court on his final day in office. The Senate confirmed Smith on March 8, 1837, but he declined the appointment.

United States Supreme Court justices

# Justice Seat State Former justice Nomination
date
Confirmation
date
Began
active service
Ended
active service
1 John McLean 6 Ohio Robert Trimble March 6, 1829 March 7, 1829 March 7, 1829 April 4, 1861
2 Henry Baldwin 3 Pennsylvania Bushrod Washington January 4, 1830 January 6, 1830 January 6, 1830 April 21, 1844
3 James Moore Wayne 5 Georgia William Johnson January 6, 1835 January 9, 1835 January 9, 1835 July 5, 1867
4 Philip P. Barbour 4 Virginia Gabriel Duvall December 28, 1835 March 15, 1836 March 15, 1836 February 25, 1841
5 Roger B. Taney Chief Maryland John Marshall December 28, 1835 March 15, 1836 March 15, 1836 October 12, 1864

District courts

# Judge Court
Nomination
date
Confirmation
date
Began active
service
Ended active
service
1 John Wilson Campbell D. Ohio March 6, 1829 March 7, 1829 March 7, 1829 September 24, 1833
2 Samuel Hadden Harper E.D. La.
W.D. La.
March 6, 1829 March 7, 1829 March 7, 1829 July 19, 1837
3 Philip P. Barbour E.D. Va. December 14, 1830 December 16, 1830 October 8, 1830 March 17, 1836
4 Matthew Harvey D.N.H. December 14, 1830 December 16, 1830 November 2, 1830 April 7, 1866
5 Thomas Irwin W.D. Pa. December 7, 1831 March 21, 1832 April 14, 1831 January 4, 1859
6 Powhatan Ellis D. Miss. July 13, 1832 July 14, 1832 July 14, 1832 January 5, 1836
7 Benjamin Tappan D. Ohio January 20, 1834 October 12, 1833 June 30, 1834
8 Morgan Welles Brown E.D. Tenn.
W.D. Tenn.
December 18, 1833 December 31, 1833 January 3, 1834 March 7, 1853
9 Thomas Bell Monroe D. Ky. February 20, 1834 March 6, 1834 March 8, 1834 September 18, 1861
10 Humphrey H. Leavitt D. Ohio June 28, 1834 June 28, 1834 June 30, 1834 April 1, 1871
11 Jesse Lynch Holman D. Ind. March 21, 1836 March 29, 1836 September 16, 1835 March 14, 1842
12 George Adams D. Miss. January 12, 1836 January 20, 1836 January 20, 1836 September 30, 1838
13 Upton Scott Heath D. Md. April 1, 1836 April 4, 1836 April 4, 1836 February 21, 1852
14 Peter V. Daniel E.D. Va. April 6, 1836 April 19, 1836 April 19, 1836 March 3, 1841
15 Robert William Wells D. Mo. June 16, 1836 June 27, 1836 June 27, 1836 September 22, 1864
16 Benjamin Johnson D. Ark. June 27, 1836 June 29, 1836 June 29, 1836 October 2, 1849
17 Andrew T. Judson D. Conn. June 28, 1836 July 4, 1836 July 4, 1836 March 17, 1853
18 Ross Wilkins D. Mich. July 2, 1836 July 2, 1836 January 26, 1837 February 18, 1870

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