Federal judges nominated by John Tyler

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John Tyler, President from 1841-1845
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John Tyler was president of the United States from 1841 to 1845. During his time in office, he nominated seven judges who were later successfully confirmed to the federal bench. In terms of Tyler's unsuccessful nominations, three of Tyler's nominees declined their nomination, four were withdrawn from consideration by the president, four nominations were rejected by the U.S. Senate, three nominations were not voted on by the Senate, and one nomination was deemed invalid after the vacancy did not occur.[1][2][3]









List of judges

First name Last name Court Term
Samuel Nelson Supreme Court 1845 - 1872
Theodore McCaleb Eastern and Western Districts of Louisiana 1841 - 1845
Theodore McCaleb District of Louisiana 1845 - 1849
Theodore McCaleb Eastern District of Louisiana 1849 - 1861
Peleg Sprague District of Massachusetts 1841 - 1865
Elisha Huntington District of Indiana 1842 - 1862
Samuel Prentiss District of Vermont 1842 - 1857
Archibald Randall Eastern District of Pennsylvania 1842 - 1846
James Halyburton Eastern District of Virginia 1844 - 1861

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.[4] Of those appointments, 234 were Article III judges.[5] Trump withdrew eight nominees and 143 received no vote from the Senate.[6]

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. ↑ Federal Judicial Center, "Unsuccessful Nominations and Recess Appointments," accessed January 28, 2021
  4. ↑ United States Courts, "Judgeship Appointments by President," accessed January 20, 2021
  5. ↑ 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.
  6. ↑ Federal Judicial Center, "Unsuccessful Nominations and Recess Appointments," accessed March 23, 2021
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