List of federal judges appointed by James Monroe
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Following is a list of all Article III United States federal judges appointed by President James Monroe during his presidency.[1] In total Monroe appointed 22 Article III federal judges, including 1 Justice to the Supreme Court of the United States and 21 judges to the United States district courts.
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Monroe appointed Smith Thompson to the Supreme Court. -
Willard Hall was appointed by Monroe to the District of Delaware, and continued serving on the court for forty years after Monroe's death.
United States Supreme Court justices
[edit]| # | Justice | Seat | State | Former justice | Nomination date |
Confirmation date |
Began active service |
Ended active service |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Smith Thompson | 1 | New York | Henry Brockholst Livingston | December 5, 1823 | December 9, 1823 | September 1, 1823[2] | December 18, 1843 |
District courts
[edit]| # | Judge | Court [Note 1] |
Nomination date |
Confirmation date |
Began active service |
Ended active service |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Benjamin Parke | D. Ind. | March 5, 1817[Rn 1] | March 5, 1817 | March 6, 1817 | July 12, 1835 |
| 2 | Albion Parris | D. Md. | January 27, 1818 | January 28, 1818 | January 28, 1818 | January 1, 1822 |
| 3 | William Bayard Shields | D. Miss. | April 20, 1818 | April 20, 1818 | April 20, 1818 | April 18, 1823 |
| 4 | Jonathan Hoge Walker | W.D. Pa. | April 20, 1818 | April 20, 1818 | April 20, 1818 | March 23, 1824 |
| 5 | William Davies | D. Ga. | January 11, 1819 | January 11, 1819 | January 14, 1819 | March 9, 1821 |
| 6 | John G. Jackson | W.D. Va. | February 20, 1819 | February 24, 1819 | February 24, 1819 | March 28, 1825 |
| 7 | Nathaniel Pope | D. Ill. | March 3, 1819 | March 3, 1819 | March 3, 1819 | January 23, 1850 |
| 8 | Theodorick Bland | D. Md. | January 3, 1820 | January 5, 1820 | November 23, 1819[3] | August 16, 1824 |
| 9 | Roger Skinner | N.D.N.Y. | January 3, 1820 | January 5, 1820 | November 24, 1819[3] | August 19, 1825 |
| 10 | Charles Tait | D. Ala. | May 10, 1820 | May 13, 1820 | May 13, 1820 | February 1, 1826[4] |
| 11 | John Dick | D. La. | March 1, 1821 | March 2, 1821 | March 2, 1821 | April 23, 1824[5] |
| 12 | Jeremiah La Touche Cuyler | D. Ga. | December 19, 1821 | January 10, 1822 | June 12, 1821[6] | May 7, 1839 |
| 13 | Ashur Ware | D. Me. | February 15, 1822 | February 15, 1822 | February 15, 1822 | May 31, 1866 |
| 14 | James H. Peck | D. Mo. | March 26, 1822 | April 5, 1822 | April 5, 1822 | April 29, 1836 |
| 15 | Thomas Lee | D.S.C. | February 7, 1823 | February 17, 1823 | February 17, 1823 | October 24, 1839 |
| 16 | Willard Hall | D. Del. | December 5, 1823 | December 9, 1823 | May 6, 1823[2] | December 6, 1871 |
| 17 | Peter Randolph | D. Miss. | December 5, 1823 | December 9, 1823 | June 25, 1823[2] | January 30, 1832 |
| 18 | William Wilkins | W.D. Pa. | May 10, 1824 | May 12, 1824 | May 12, 1824 | April 14, 1831 |
| 19 | Thomas B. Robertson | E.D. La. W.D. La. |
May 24, 1824 | May 26, 1824 | May 26, 1824 | October 5, 1828 |
| 20 | John Pitman | D.R.I. | December 16, 1824 | January 3, 1825 | August 4, 1824[7] | November 17, 1864 |
| 21 | Elias Glenn | D. Md. | December 16, 1824 | January 3, 1825 | August 31, 1824[7] | April 1, 1836 |
Notes
[edit]- Renominations
- ^ Previously nominated by President Madison on January 28, 1817. That nomination expired at the end of the term. Renominated on March 5, 1817 by President Monroe.
References
[edit]- General
- "Judges of the United States Courts". Biographical Directory of Federal Judges. Federal Judicial Center. Archived from the original on 2016-07-30. Retrieved 2009-04-03.
- Specific
- ^ All information on the names, terms of service, and details of appointment of federal judges is derived from the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public-domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
- ^ a b c Recess appointment; formally nominated on December 5, 1823, confirmed by the United States Senate on December 9, 1823, and received commission on December 9, 1823.
- ^ a b Recess appointment; formally nominated on January 3, 1820, confirmed by the United States Senate on January 5, 1820, and received commission on January 5, 1820.
- ^ On March 10, 1824, the District of Alabama was subdivided into the United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama and the United States District Court for the Southern District of Alabama. Tait was reassigned to both courts by operation of law, and continued serving as the sole federal judge for the state of Alabama until his resignation.
- ^ On March 3, 1821, the District of Louisiana was subdivided into the United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana and the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana. Dick was reassigned to both courts by operation of law, and continued serving as the sole federal judge for the state of Louisiana until his death.
- ^ Recess appointment; formally nominated on December 19, 1821, confirmed by the United States Senate on January 10, 1822, and received commission on January 10, 1822.
- ^ a b Recess appointment; formally nominated on December 16, 1824, confirmed by the United States Senate on January 3, 1825, and received commission on January 3, 1825.
