List of federal judges appointed by James Madison
Following is a list of all Article III United States federal judges appointed by President James Madison during his presidency.[1] In total Madison appointed 13 Article III federal judges, including 2 Justices to the Supreme Court of the United States, 2 judges to the United States circuit courts, and 9 judges to the United States district courts. One of Madison's district court appointments was in fact appointed twice, to succeed himself on the same court, having resigned from the first appointment to pursue another political office.
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President Madison appointed Joseph Story, the youngest person ever appointed to the Supreme Court, who went on to write many noted opinions. -
Robert Trimble, appointed as a district court judge by Madison, was later elevated to the Supreme Court by John Quincy Adams.
United States Supreme Court justices
[edit]| # | Justice | Seat | State | Former justice | Nomination date |
Confirmation date |
Began active service |
Ended active service |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gabriel Duvall | 4 | Maryland | Samuel Chase | November 15, 1811 | November 18, 1811 | November 18, 1811 | January 14, 1835 |
| 2 | Joseph Story | 2 | Massachusetts | William Cushing | November 15, 1811 | November 18, 1811 | November 18, 1811 | September 10, 1845 |
Circuit courts
[edit]| # | Judge | Circuit | Nomination date |
Confirmation date |
Began active service |
Ended active service |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Buckner Thruston | D.C. | December 12, 1809 | December 13, 1809 | December 14, 1809 | August 30, 1845 |
| 2 | James Sewall Morsell | D.C. | January 7, 1815 | January 11, 1815 | January 11, 1815 | March 3, 1863 |
District courts
[edit]| # | Judge | Court [Note 1] |
Nomination date |
Confirmation date |
Began active service |
Ended active service |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John Tyler Sr. | D. Va. | January 2, 1811 | January 3, 1811 | January 7, 1811 | January 6, 1813 |
| 2 | John Fisher | D. Del. | April 22, 1812 | April 23, 1812 | April 23, 1812 | April 22, 1823 |
| 3 | John Drayton | D.S.C. | May 4, 1812 | May 7, 1812 | May 7, 1812 | November 27, 1822 |
| 4 | William P. Van Ness | D.N.Y. | May 25, 1812 | May 26, 1812 | May 27, 1812 | September 6, 1826[2] |
| 5 | Dominic Augustin Hall | D. La. | May 27, 1812 | May 28, 1812 | June 1, 1812 | February 22, 1813 |
| 5.1 | Dominic Augustin Hall | D. La. | May 29, 1813 | June 1, 1813 | June 1, 1813 | December 19, 1820 |
| 6 | David Howell | D.R.I. | November 12, 1812 | November 16, 1812 | November 17, 1812 | July 30, 1824 |
| 7 | St. George Tucker | D. Va. | January 18, 1813 | January 19, 1813 | January 19, 1813 | June 30, 1825[3] |
| 8 | William Sanford Pennington | D.N.J. | January 8, 1816 | January 9, 1816 | July 19, 1815[4] | September 17, 1826 |
| 9 | Robert Trimble | D. Ky. | January 28, 1817 | January 31, 1817 | January 31, 1817 | May 9, 1826[5] |
Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- General
- "Judges of the United States Courts". Biographical Directory of Federal Judges. Federal Judicial Center. Archived from the original on 2016-07-30. Retrieved 2009-04-03.
- Specific
- ^ 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.
- ^ Reassigned by operation of law to the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York on April 9, 1814.
- ^ Reassigned by operation of law to the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia on February 4, 1819.
- ^ Recess appointment; formally nominated on January 8, 1816, confirmed by the United States Senate on January 9, 1816, and received commission on January 16, 1816.
- ^ Elevated
