Federal judges nominated by John Quincy Adams

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John Quincy Adams, President from 1825-1829

John Quincy Adams was president of the United States from 1825 to 1829. During his time in office he had 12 judges successfully nominated and confirmed to the federal bench. Adams also had two nominees decline their nomination and three nominees receive no vote from the Senate.[1][2]












List of judges

First name Last name Court Term
Robert Trimble Supreme Court 1826 - 1828
Alexander Caldwell Western District of Virginia 1826 - 1839
Alfred Conkling Northern District of New York 1825 - 1852
George Hay Eastern District of Virginia 1826 - 1830
Philip Pendleton Western District of Virginia 1825 - 1825
Samuel Betts Southern District of New York 1826 - 1867
John Boyle District of Kentucky 1827 - 1834
William Bristol United States District Court for the District of Connecticut 1826 - 1836
William Crawford Northern and Southern Districts of Alabama 1826 - 1849
William Crawford Middle District of Alabama 1839 - 1849
William Rossell District of New Jersey 1826 - 1840
William Creighton District of Ohio nominated in 1828; not confirmed
Joseph Hopkinson Eastern District of Pennsylvania 1829 - 1842


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.[3] Of those appointments, 234 were Article III judges.[4] Trump withdrew eight nominees and 143 received no vote from the Senate.[5]

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.



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Footnotes

  1. ↑ Federal Judicial Center, "History of the Federal Judiciary - Biographical Directory of Federal Judges," accessed June 30, 2014 Select "Nominating President"
  2. ↑ Federal Judicial Center, "Unsuccessful Nominations and Recess Appointments," accessed March 23, 2015
  3. ↑ United States Courts, "Judgeship Appointments by President," accessed January 20, 2021
  4. ↑ Article III judges are appointed by the president and confirmed by the U.S. Senate in accordance with Article III of the United States Constitution. They serve for life.
  5. ↑ Federal Judicial Center, "Unsuccessful Nominations and Recess Appointments," accessed March 23, 2021
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