List of federal judges appointed by Andrew Johnson

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President Andrew Johnson.

Following is a list of all United States federal judges appointed by President Andrew Johnson during his presidency.[1] Johnson appointed only nine Article III federal judges during his presidency, all to United States district courts. Andrew Johnson is one of only four presidents[2] who did not have an opportunity to appoint a judge to serve on the Supreme Court. In April, 1866 he nominated Henry Stanbery to fill the vacancy left with the death of John Catron, but the Republican Congress eliminated the seat.

District courts

Judge Court Began active
service		 Ended active
service
Samuel Blatchford S.D.N.Y. May 3, 1867[3] March 4, 1878
George Seabrook Bryan D.S.C. March 12, 1866 September 1, 1886
George Washington Brooks D.N.C. August 19, 1865[4] January 6, 1882[5]
Daniel Clark D.N.H. July 27, 1866 January 2, 1891
Elmer Scipio Dundy D. Neb. April 9, 1868 October 28, 1896
John Erskine N.D. Ga.
S.D. Ga.		 July 10, 1865[4] April 25, 1882
December 1, 1883
Edward Fox D. Me. May 31, 1866 December 14, 1881
Robert Andrews Hill S.D. Miss.
N.D. Miss.		 May 1, 1866 August 1, 1891
Charles Taylor Sherman N.D. Ohio March 2, 1867 November 25, 1872

Specialty courts

United States Court of Claims

Judge Began active
service		 Ended active
service
Samuel Milligan 1868 1874

Notes

References

General
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Specific
  1. ↑ All information on the names, terms of service, and details of appointment of federal judges is derived from the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public-domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
  2. ↑ The other three presidents are William Henry Harrison, Zachary Taylor and Jimmy Carter.
  3. ↑ Recess appointment; formally nominated on July 13, 1867, confirmed by the United States Senate on July 16, 1867, and received commission on July 16, 1867.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Recess appointment; formally nominated on December 20, 1865, confirmed by the United States Senate on January 22, 1866, and received commission on January 22, 1866.
  5. ↑ Reassigned by operation of law to the United States District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina, on June 4, 1872.

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