Federal judges nominated by Millard Fillmore

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Millard Fillmore, President from 1850-1853

Millard Fillmore was president of the United States from 1850 to 1853. During his time in office he had five judges successfully nominated and confirmed to the federal bench. Fillmore also had two nominees decline their nomination, one withdrawn and four rejected or not voted on by the Senate.[1][2]










List of judges

First name Last name Court Term
Benjamin Curtis Supreme Court 1851 - 1857
James Jones Southern District of California 1850 - 1851
Ogden Hoffman Northern District of California & other courts 1851 - 1866, 1886 - 1891
John Glenn District of Maryland 1852 - 1853
Nathan Hall Northern District of Maryland 1852 - 1874


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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