Following is a list of all Article III United States federal judges appointed by President Woodrow Wilson 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 Wilson appointed 76 Article III federal judges, including 3 Justices to the Supreme Court of the United States, 20 judges to the United States Courts of Appeals, and 53 judges to the United States district courts.
Wilson made additional appointments to Article I tribunals. He made 4 appointments to the United States Court of Customs Appeals. He also made 4 appointments to the Board of General Appraisers, the forerunner of the United States Customs Court and later the United States Court of International Trade.
United States Supreme Court justices
# Justice Seat State Former justice Nominationdate Confirmationdate Began Endedactive service Ended 1 Tennessee 2 Massachusetts 3 Ohio
Courts of appeals
# Judge Circuit Nominationdate Confirmationdate Began activeservice Ended activeservice Ended seniorstatus Recess appointment; formally nominated on January 7, 1916, confirmed by the United States Senate on January 18, 1916, and received commission on January 18, 1916. Renominated on May 23, 1919. Recess appointment; formally nominated on May 23, 1919, confirmed by the United States Senate on June 24, 1919, and received commission on June 24, 1919.
District courts
# Judge CourtSee List of United States district and territorial courts Nominationdate Confirmationdate Began activeservice Ended activeservice Ended seniorstatus Recess appointment; formally nominated on July 2, 1913, confirmed by the United States Senate on July 21, 1913, and received commission on July 21, 1913. Recess appointment; formally nominated on April 12, 1913, confirmed by the United States Senate on April 24, 1913, and received commission on April 24, 1913. Elevated Elevated Elevated Elevated Elevated Laterally appointed Chief Justice of the same court.Elevated Laterally appointed Chief Justice, previously served as Associate Justice of the same court. Renominated on December 9, 1914. Recess appointment; formally nominated on January 4, 1916, confirmed by the United States Senate on January 24, 1916, and received commission on January 24, 1916. Elevated Elevated Elevated Recess appointment; formally nominated on December 15, 1916, confirmed by the United States Senate on January 2, 1917, and received commission on January 2, 1917. Elevated Renominated on March 3, 1917. Elevated Elevated Reassigned on March 1, 1929 to only the Southern District of Mississippi.Elevated Elevated Elevated Elevated
Specialty courts (Article I)
United States Court of Claims
# Judge Nominationdate Confirmationdate Began activeservice Ended activeservice Ended seniorstatus Recess appointment; formally nominated on January 7, 1916, confirmed by the United States Senate on January 17, 1916, and received commission on January 17, 1916.
Board of General Appraisers
# Judge Nominationdate Confirmationdate Began activeservice Ended activeservice Ended seniorstatus Reassigned by operation of law to the United States Customs Court on May 28, 1926.
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Renominations
References General
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Sources Federal Judicial Center