List of federal judges appointed by George W. Bush

Following is a list of all Article III United States federal judges appointed by President George W. Bush during his presidency, including a partial list of judges appointed under Article I.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.

In total Bush appointed 327 Article III federal judges, including two justices to the Supreme Court of the United States (including one chief justice), 62 judges to the United States courts of appeals, 261 judges to the United States district courts and 2 judges to the United States Court of International Trade. Additionally, he made appointments to various courts established under Article I and Article IV.

United States Supreme Court justices

# Justice Seat State Former justice Nominationdate Confirmationdate Confirmationvote Beganactive service Endedactive service Maryland Originally nominated on July 19, 2005, to the Associate Justice seat being vacated by Sandra Day O'Connor. Upon Rehnquist's death, the Associate Justice nomination was withdrawn and he was instead nominated to be Chief Justice. Incumbent Virginia Incumbent

Courts of appeals # Judge Circuit Nominationdate Confirmationdate Confirmationvote Began activeservice Ended activeservice Ended seniorstatus 93–1Recess appointment by Bill Clinton; subsequently nominated by George W. Bush, confirmed by the Senate, and received commission on July 25, 2001.Incumbent– 97–0Renominated on September 4, 2001, after the initial nomination expired.97–0Incumbent– Incumbent99–0Incumbent99–0Incumbent– 91–0Incumbent98–0Incumbent99–0Incumbent voice voteIncumbent– 98–0Incumbent95–0Incumbent64–35Incumbent85–0Incumbentvoice voteIncumbentvoice vote– 55–44Renominated on January 7, 2003, after the initial nomination expired.74–19IncumbentRenominated on September 4, 2001, and January 7, 2003.58–41Incumbent– 52–41Incumbent 97–0– 66–25IncumbentWas previously nominated by President George H. W. Bush on January 27, 1992 to a different seat on the same court. That nomination expired at the end of the term. Renominated by President George W. Bush on May 9, 2001 to a different seat on the same court. Renominated on September 4, 2001, and January 7, 2003.voice vote Elevated99–0Incumbent– 88–1– 96–0Incumbent93–094–1Incumbent– 86–0Incumbentvoice voteIncumbentRenominated on September 4, 2001, January 7, 2003, and February 6, 2004.N/AN/ARecess appointment; retired when appointment ended on December 8, 2004.– Renominated on March 12, 2004, and February 14, 2005.53–45Recess appointment; after Senate confirmation, received commission on June 10, 2005.Incumbent– Was previously nominated by President George H. W. Bush on September 11, 1991 to a different seat on the same court. That nomination expired at the end of the term. Renominated by President George W. Bush on November 21, 2003 to a different seat on the same court.96–097–1Incumbent– voice voteIncumbent voice vote70–27Incumbent Renominated on September 4, 2001, January 7, 2003, and February 14, 2005.55–43Incumbent– Renominated on February 14, 2005, after the initial nomination expired.56–43– Renominated on January 7, 2003, and February 14, 2005.96–0Incumbent 95–0Incumbent– 73–24– 97–0– 98–0Incumbent– 93–0Incumbent– Renominated on February 14, 2005, and January 25, 2006.57–36 Elevated81–0voice voteIncumbent– voice vote ElevatedOriginally nominated on February 14, 2006, to the Northern District of Oklahoma. The nomination was withdrawn on May 4, 2006. Subsequently nominated to the Tenth Circuit on May 4, 2006.67–30Incumbent– 92–0Incumbent– 91–0– Was originally nominated to a seat on December 16, 2005. Renominated on September 5, 2006, November 15, 2006, and January 9, 2007. Withdrawn and nominated to a different seat on the same court on January 16, 2007.94–0IncumbentRenominated on January 9, 2007, after the initial nomination expired.95–0Incumbent– 91–0Incumbent voice voteIncumbent– Originally nominated on June 6, 2006, to the Southern District of Mississippi. The nomination was returned on December 9, 2006. Subsequently nominated to the Fifth Circuit on January 9, 2007.59–38Incumbent– 93–0Incumbent– 96–0Incumbent– Was previously nominated by President Clinton on January 7, 1997 to a different seat on the same court. That nomination expired at the end of the term. Renominated by President Clinton on January 26, 1999. That nomination expired at the end of the term. Renominated by President Clinton on January 3, 2001. That nomination was withdrawn by President Bush on March 19, 2001. Renominated on April 15, 2008 to a different seat on the same court.63–32Incumbent Renominated on March 19, 2007, after the initial nomination expired.voice voteIncumbent–

District courts #JudgeCourtSee: List of United States district and territorial courtsNominationdateConfirmationdateConfirmationvoteBegan activeserviceEnded activeserviceEnded seniorstatus93–095–097–0Incumbent98–0Incumbent99–0IncumbentIncumbent–Previously nominated to the same seat on September 17, 1992 by President George H. W. Bush. That nomination expired at the end of the term. Renominated to the same seat upon it becoming vacant again by President George W. Bush on August 2, 2001. Renominated on September 4, 2001.Was previously nominated by President George H. W. Bush on July 2, 1992 to a different seat on the same court. That nomination expired at the end of the term. Renominated by President George W. Bush on August 2, 2001 to a different seat on the same court. Renominated on September 4, 2001.83–098–0Incumbent98–0IncumbentIncumbent98–0Incumbentvoice voteIncumbentvoice voteIncumbentvoice voteIncumbentvoice voteElevated97–0Incumbentvoice voteIncumbent–97–0Incumbentvoice votevoice voteIncumbent81–0Incumbent83–0Incumbent75–0Incumbent93–0–92–0Incumbent–voice voteIncumbentvoice voteIncumbentvoice voteIncumbent–98–0Incumbent98–0Incumbent98–0Incumbent90–0Incumbent91–0Incumbent–97–0IncumbentWas previously nominated by President Clinton on July 30, 1998. That nomination expired at the end of the term. Renominated on January 26, 1999. That nomination expired at the end of the term. Renominated on January 23, 2002 by President Bush.94–0IncumbentPreviously nominated by George H. W. Bush to a different seat on the same court on March 20, 1992. The nomination expired at the end of the term. Subsequently renominated to a different seat on the same court by George W. Bush on January 23, 2002.99–0Incumbent–97–0Incumbent99–0Incumbent99–0Incumbent–98–0Incumbent98–0Incumbent97–0IncumbentWas previously nominated by President George H. W. Bush to a different seat on the same court on June 3, 1992. That nomination expired at the end of the term. Renominated by President George W. Bush on January 23, 2002 to a different seat on the same court.97–0–97–0Incumbent95–0Incumbent67–20–voice vote–96–0–96–0Incumbentvoice voteIncumbentWas previously nominated by President Clinton to a different seat on the same court on July 27, 2000. That nomination expired at the end of the term. Renominated by President Bush on March 21, 2002 to a different seat on the same court.voice voteIncumbentWas previously nominated by President George H. W. Bush to a different seat on the same court on September 9, 1992. That nomination expired at the end of the term. Renominated by President George W. Bush on March 21, 2002 to a different seat on the same court.voice vote–98–0Incumbent–voice voteElevatedvoice votevoice voteIncumbentvoice voteIncumbent88–082–0Incumbent88–0Incumbent92–0Incumbentvoice voteIncumbent–voice votevoice voteIncumbentvoice vote–voice vote– voice votevoice votevoice vote–voice voteElevatedvoice voteIncumbentvoice votevoice voteIncumbent–voice voteIncumbent–voice voteIncumbent–voice voteIncumbentvoice voteIncumbentvoice voteIncumbentWas previously nominated by President George H. W. Bush to a different seat on the same court on April 30, 1992. That nomination expired at the end of the term. Renominated by President George W. Bush on January 23, 2002 to a different seat on the same court.voice votevoice voteIncumbentvoice voteIncumbent94–091–091–0Incumbent–91–0–Was previously nominated by President George H. W. Bush on June 2, 1992 to a different seat on the same court. That nomination expired at the end of the term. Renominated by President George W. Bush on September 12, 2002 to a different seat on the same court. That nomination expired at the end of the term. Renominated on January 7, 2003.91–0–ElevatedOriginally nominated on October 9, 2001 to the Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit. That nomination expired at the end of the term. Nominated to the Southern District of Alabama on January 7, 2003.voice voteIncumbent97–0Incumbent92–0Incumbentvoice voteIncumbent–97–0Incumbent93–0Incumbent99–0Incumbent99–0Incumbent99–0Incumbent91–0Incumbent–voice vote86–0Incumbent–voice vote–97–0Incumbent97–0–voice voteIncumbent92–0Incumbentvoice voteIncumbent89–0– 94–0Incumbentvoice voteIncumbent–91–0–voice voteIncumbent–voice voteIncumbent–95–0Incumbent96–0Incumbentvoice vote–voice vote92–0voice voteIncumbentvoice vote–voice vote–92–089–0Elevated89–094–091–093–0Incumbent95–0Incumbent–93–0Incumbent91–0Incumbent–voice vote–voice voteIncumbentvoice voteIncumbent98–0Incumbent82–0Incumbent–voice voteElevated86–0Incumbent97–095–096–0–voice vote92–0Incumbent96–089–0Incumbent93–0Incumbent95–0Incumbent–95–098–0–98–0Incumbent98–0Incumbent97–0Incumbent–97–0–97–0–99–0Incumbent99–0Incumbent98–198–0Incumbent–94–0–voice vote–voice voteIncumbentvoice voteIncumbent51–4692–191–0Incumbentvoice voteIncumbentvoice voteIncumbentvoice voteIncumbentvoice voteIncumbent95–0Incumbent98–0Incumbentvoice votevoice voteIncumbent–91–089–0–97–0voice voteIncumbentvoice voteIncumbentvoice voteIncumbent–voice voteIncumbent–voice vote–voice voteElevatedvoice voteIncumbent88–0–89–0Incumbent–voice voteIncumbent–voice vote–96–0Incumbent93–0Incumbentvoice voteIncumbent90–0Incumbent95–0Incumbent96–0–voice voteIncumbent–89–0Incumbent–98–098–0Incumbentvoice vote–voice voteIncumbent–93–0voice voteIncumbentvoice voteIncumbent–voice voteElevated87–0Incumbent97–0Incumbent–97–0–97–0Incumbent99–0Incumbentvoice voteIncumbent96–0Incumbent93–0Incumbent–voice voteIncumbent–95–0 –voice voteIncumbent–voice voteIncumbent–95–0Incumbentvoice voteIncumbent95–0Incumbent–91–0Incumbent99–0Elevated99–0Incumbentvoice voteIncumbent88–083–4Incumbentvoice voteIncumbent–voice voteIncumbent–96–0Incumbent–86–0Incumbent–voice voteIncumbent–90–0Incumbent–voice vote–voice voteIncumbentvoice voteIncumbent86–0Incumbent–voice voteIncumbent–voice voteElevatedvoice voteIncumbent–voice voteIncumbent–88–0Incumbent–voice voteIncumbent–voice voteIncumbentvoice voteIncumbent–94–0Incumbent–voice voteIncumbent–voice voteIncumbentOriginally nominated on June 28, 2006, to the Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit. Renominated on March 19, 2007. Nomination subsequently withdrawn on April 15, 2008 and nominated to the Eastern District of Michigan on the same day.voice voteIncumbent–97–0Incumbentvoice voteIncumbentvoice voteIncumbentvoice voteIncumbentvoice voteIncumbentvoice voteIncumbentunanimous consentIncumbentunanimous consentIncumbentunanimous consentIncumbent–unanimous consentIncumbentunanimous consentIncumbent–unanimous consentIncumbentunanimous consentIncumbentunanimous consent–unanimous consentIncumbentunanimous consentIncumbent

United States Court of International Trade

# Judge Nominationdate Confirmationdate Confirmationvote Began activeservice Ended activeservice Ended seniorstatus voice voteIncumbent82–0Incumbent

Specialty courts (Article I)

United States Court of Federal Claims

# Judge Nominationdate Confirmationdate Confirmationvote Began activeservice Ended activeservice Ended seniorstatusvoice vote–89–0Incumbent54–43Incumbentvoice voteIncumbentvoice votevoice voteDecember 24, 2024voice vote–voice vote–voice voteIncumbent