List of federal judges appointed by James Buchanan

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President Buchanan.

Following is a list of all

United States district courts. Buchanan appointed no judges to the United States circuit courts
during his time in office.

Buchanan appointed 2 judges to the

Article I
tribunal.

  • Buchanan's only Supreme Court appointee, Nathan Clifford.
    Buchanan's only Supreme Court appointee, Nathan Clifford.
  • Asa Biggs, named by Buchanan to the United States District Court for the District of North Carolina.
    Asa Biggs, named by Buchanan to the
    United States District Court for the District of North Carolina
    .

United States Supreme Court justices

# Justice Seat State Former justice Nomination
date 		Confirmation
date 		Began
active service 		Ended
active service
1 Nathan Clifford 2 Maine Benjamin Robbins Curtis December 9, 1857 January 12, 1858 January 12, 1858 July 25, 1881

District courts

# Judge Court
[Note 1] 		Nomination
date 		Confirmation
date 		Began active
service 		Ended active
service
1 John Cadwalader E.D. Pa. April 19, 1858 April 24, 1858 April 24, 1858 January 26, 1879
2 Asa Biggs
D.N.C.
 		May 3, 1858 May 3, 1858 May 3, 1858 April 23, 1861
3 Rensselaer Nelson D. Minn. May 20, 1858 May 30, 1858 May 20, 1858 May 16, 1896
4 Wilson McCandless W.D. Pa. February 3, 1859 February 8, 1859 February 8, 1859 July 24, 1876
5 Matthew Deady D. Ore. March 7, 1859 March 9, 1859 March 9, 1859 March 24, 1893
6 William Giles Jones M.D. Ala.
N.D. Ala.
S.D. Ala. 		January 23, 1860 January 30, 1860 September 29, 1859[2] January 12, 1861
7 William Davis Shipman D. Conn. February 28, 1860 March 12, 1860 March 12, 1860 April 16, 1873

Specialty courts (Article I)

United States Court of Claims

# Judge Nomination
date 		Confirmation
date 		Began active
service 		Ended active
service
1 Edward G. Loring May 3, 1858 May 6, 1858 May 6, 1858 December 14, 1877
2 James Hughes January 12, 1860 January 18, 1860 January 18, 1860 December 1, 1864

Notes

  1. ^ See List of United States district and territorial courts

References

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
  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ Recess appointment; formally nominated on January 23, 1860, confirmed by the United States Senate on January 30, 1860, and received commission on January 30, 1860.

Sources

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