Following is a list of all Article III United States federal judges appointed by President William McKinley during his presidency.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 McKinley appointed 35 Article III federal judges, including 1 Justice to the Supreme Court of the United States, 6 judges to the United States Courts of Appeals, and 28 judges to the United States district courts.
Additionally, McKinley appointed 3 members of the Article I tribunal Board of General Appraisers (later the United States Customs Court).
From the establishment of the United States courts of appeals on June 16, 1891, until the abolition of the United States circuit courts on December 31, 1911, all United States Circuit Judges where jointly appointed to both the United States court of appeal and the United States circuit court for their respective circuit. Starting January 1, 1912, United States Circuit Judges served only on the United States court of appeal for their respective circuit.
United States Supreme Court justices
# Justice Seat State Former justice Nominationdate Confirmationdate Beganactive service Endedactive service California
Courts of appeals and circuit courts The United States circuit courts were abolished on January 1, 1912, the final day of service being December 31, 1911. # Judge Circuit Nominationdate Confirmationdate Began activeservice Ended activeservice Ended seniorstatus Elevated Recess appointment; formally nominated on December 11, 1899, confirmed by the United States Senate on December 18, 1899, and received commission on December 18, 1899.
District courts
# Judge CourtSee List of United States district and territorial courts Nominationdate Confirmationdate Began activeservice Ended activeservice Ended seniorstatus Elevated Elevated Renominated on December 13, 1898. Recess appointment; formally nominated on December 13, 1898, but no United States Senate vote. Recess appointment; formally nominated on December 19, 1899, but no United States Senate vote. Recess appointment; formally nominated on December 13, 1898, confirmed by the United States Senate on February 15, 1899, and received commission on February 15, 1899. Recess appointment; formally nominated on December 13, 1898, confirmed by the United States Senate on December 20, 1898, and received commission on December 20, 1898. Elevated Elevated Laterally appointed Chief Justice of the same court on May 1, 1903. Elevated Reassigned by operation of law to the United States District Court for the Western District of Kentucky on July 1, 1901. Recess appointment; formally nominated on December 11, 1899, confirmed by the United States Senate on December 19, 1899, and received commission on December 19, 1899. Recess appointment; formally nominated on December 15, 1900, confirmed by the United States Senate on January 9, 1901, and received commission on January 9, 1901. Recess appointment; formally nominated on December 4, 1900, confirmed by the United States Senate on January 9, 1901, and received commission on January 9, 1901. Recess appointment; formally nominated by Theodore Roosevelt on December 5, 1901, confirmed by the United States Senate on December 17, 1901, and received commission on December 17, 1901. Elevated Recess appointment; formally nominated by Theodore Roosevelt on December 5, 1901, confirmed by the United States Senate on February 4, 1902, and received commission on February 6, 1902.
Specialty courts (Article I)
Board of General Appraisers
# Judge Nominationdate Confirmationdate Began activeservice Ended activeservice Reassigned by operation of law to the United States Customs Court on May 28, 1926. Recess appointment; formally nominated on December 15, 1899, confirmed by the United States Senate on January 17, 1900, and received commission on January 22, 1900. Recess appointment; formally nominated on December 5, 1900, confirmed by the United States Senate on December 10, 1900, and received commission on December 10, 1900. Elevated.
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Sources Federal Judicial Center