Following is a list of all Article III United States federal judges appointed by President Andrew Jackson during his term of office.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 Jackson appointed 23 Article III federal judges: 5 Justices to the Supreme Court of the United States and 18 judges to the United States district courts.
John Catron was nominated to the United States Supreme Court by President Jackson on the final day of his presidency, March 3, 1837. The United States Senate confirmed the nomination on March 8, 1837, and president Martin Van Buren issued his commission, and thus appointed him, the same day. Jackson also nominated William Smith to the United States Supreme Court on his final day in office. Jackson and Smith had attended the Bullock's Creek Presbyterian school together as children in the Waxhaws. The Senate confirmed Smith on March 8, 1837, but he declined the appointment. Van Buren then appointed Alabama lawyer John McKinley, who had shared land speculation interests with Jackson dating back 20 years.
United States Supreme Court justices
# Justice Seat State Former justice Nominationdate Confirmationdate Beganactive service Endedactive service Ohio Pennsylvania Georgia Virginia Maryland Originally nominated on January 15, 1835, to the Associate Justice seat being vacated by Gabriel Duvall. That nomination was not voted on before the end of the session. On December 28, 1835, he was nominated to be Chief Justice.
District courts
# Judge CourtSee List of United States district and territorial courts Nominationdate Confirmationdate Began activeservice Ended activeservice Recess appointment; formally nominated on December 14, 1830, confirmed by the United States Senate on December 16, 1830, and received commission on December 16, 1830. Elevated. Recess appointment; formally nominated on December 7, 1831, confirmed by the United States Senate on March 21, 1832, and received commission on March 21, 1832. Recess appointment; the United States Senate later rejected the appointment. Further assigned by operation of law to the United States District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee on June 18, 1839, concurrent to his service in the Eastern and Western Districts. Reassigned by operation of law to the United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio on February 10, 1855. Recess appointment; formally nominated on March 21, 1836, confirmed by the United States Senate on March 29, 1836, and received commission on March 29, 1836. Reassigned by operation of law to the United States District Court for the Northern District of Mississippi and the United States District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi on June 18, 1838. Reassigned by operation of law to the United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri on March 3, 1857. Reassigned by operation of law to the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan on February 24, 1863.
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Sources Federal Judicial Center