Federal judges nominated by Martin Van Buren

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Martin Van Buren, President from 1837-1841

Martin Van Buren was president of the United States from 1837 to 1841. During his time in office he had 10 judges successfully nominated and confirmed to the federal bench. Van Buren had no unsuccessful nominations.[1][2]













List of judges

First name Last name Court Term
John McKinley Supreme Court 1837 - 1852
Peter Daniel Supreme Court 1841 - 1860
Mahlon Dickerson District of New Jersey 1840 - 1841
Philemon Dickerson District of New Jersey 1841 - 1862
Samuel Gholson Northern and Southern Districts of Mississippi 1839 - 1861
Robert Gilchrist District of South Carolina 1840 - 1856
Philip Lawrence Eastern and Western Districts of Louisiana 1837 - 1841
John Mason Eastern District of Virginia 1841 - 1844
John Nicholl District of Georgia 1840 - 1848
John Nicholl Northern and Southern Districts of Georgia 1848 - 1861
Isaac Pennybacker Western District of Virginia 1840 - 1845


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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