Federal judges nominated by William McKinley

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William McKinley, President from 1897-1901

William McKinley was president of the United States from 1897 to 1901. During his time in office he had 35 judges successfully nominated and confirmed to the federal bench. McKinley had four nominees receive no vote from the Senate.

List of judges

First name Last name Court Status Term James Wickersham Territory of Alaska Deceased 1900 - 1908 George Adams Southern District of New York Deceased 1901 - 1911 Thomas Anderson Associate Justice, District of Columbia Deceased 1901 - 1916 Robert Archbald Middle District of Pennsylvania Elevated 1901 - 1911 Job Barnard Associate Justice, District of Columbia Retired 1899 - 1914 James Boyd Western District of North Carolina Deceased 1900 - 1935 Edward Bradford District of Delaware Retired 1897 - 1918 Harry Clabaugh Associate Justice, District of Columbia Elevated 1899 - 1903 Andrew Cochran Eastern District of Kentucky Deceased 1901 - 1934 William Day Sixth Circuit Elevated 1899 - 1903 John DeHaven Northern District of California Deceased 1897 - 1913 Marion De Vries Board of General Appraisers Elevated 1900 - 1910 Walter Evans District of Kentucky Reassigned 1899 - 1901 Hamilton Ewart Western District of North Carolina Nomination rejected 1898 - 1899 Hamilton Ewart Western District of North Carolina Nomination rejected 1899 - 1900 Israel Fischer Board of General Appraisers Deceased 1899 - 1940 George Gray Third Circuit Retired 1899 - 1914 Peter Grosscup Seventh Circuit Resigned 1899 - 1911 John Hazel Western District of New York Retired 1900 - 1931 William Hook District of Kansas Elevated 1899 - 1903 William Howell Board of General Appraisers Deceased 1899 - 1927 Otis Humphrey Southern District of Illinois Deceased 1901 - 1918 Benjamin Keller Southern District of West Virginia Deceased 1901 - 1921 Christian Kohlsaat Northern District of Illinois Elevated 1899 - 1905 Francis Lowell District of Massachusetts Elevated 1898 - 1905 Joseph McKenna Associate Justice, Supreme Court Retired 1898 - 1925 John McPherson Eastern District of Pennsylvania Elevated 1899 - 1912 Smith McPherson Southern District of Iowa Deceased 1900 - 1915 Edward Meek Northern District of Texas Deceased 1898 - 1939 William Morrow Ninth Circuit Deceased 1897 - 1929 Thomas Purnell Eastern District of North Carolina Deceased 1897 - 1908 Henry Severens Sixth Circuit Resigned 1900 - 1911 David Shelby Fifth Circuit Deceased 1899 - 1914 Asa Tenney Eastern District of New York Deceased 1897 - 1897 Edward Thomas Eastern District of New York Resigned 1898 - 1906 Albert Thompson Southern District of Ohio Deceased 1898 - 1910 Jacob Trieber Eastern District of Arkansas Deceased 1900 - 1927 Edmund Waddill Eastern District of Virginia Elevated 1898 - 1921 George Wanty Western District of Michigan Deceased 1900 - 1906 Francis Wing Northern District of Ohio Resigned 1901 - 1905

Historical context

Appointments by current president

See also: Federal judges nominated by Donald Trump

Since taking office for his second term, President Donald Trump (R) has not nominated any individuals to federal judgeships on Article III courts.

During his first term in office, President Donald Trump (R) nominated 274 individuals to federal judgeships. Trump made 245 judicial appointments. Of those appointments, 234 were Article III judges. Trump withdrew eight nominees and 143 received no vote from the Senate.

Ballotpedia publishes the federal vacancy count report tracking vacancies, nominations, and confirmations to all United States Article III federal courts each month. In the most recent report covering activity in March 2025, there were 43 Article III vacancies in the federal judiciary. To learn more about current vacancies in the federal judiciary, click here. The following chart from the monthly federal vacancy count report for March 1, 2025, details the number of appointments made by President Trump to each type of Article III federal court since taking office. This chart is updated at the start of each month with new appointments data.