Following is a comprehensive list of all Article III and Article IV United States federal judges appointed by President Barack Obama during his presidency, as well as a partial list of Article I federal judicial appointments, excluding appointments to the District of Columbia judiciary.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.
The total number of Obama Article III judgeship nominees to be confirmed by the United States Senate is 329, including two justices to the Supreme Court of the United States, 55 judges to the United States Courts of Appeals, 268 judges to the United States district courts, and four judges to the United States Court of International Trade. Obama did not make any recess appointments to the federal courts.
In terms of Article I courts, Obama made eight appointments to the United States Tax Court, three appointments to the United States Court of Federal Claims, three appointments to the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, two appointments to the United States Court of Military Commission Review, and two appointments to the United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces. He also elevated two chief judges of the Court of Federal Claims.
On the Article IV territorial courts, President Obama made two appointments and elevated one judge to the position of chief judge.
United States Supreme Court justices
# Justice Seat State Former justice Nominationdate Confirmationdate Confirmationvote Beganactive service Endedactive service New York David Souter Incumbent Massachusetts John Paul Stevens Incumbent
Courts of appeals
# Judge Circuit Nominationdate Confirmationdate Confirmationvote Began activeservice Ended activeservice Ended seniorstatus Incumbent Was previously nominated by President Clinton on October 12, 2000. That nomination expired at the end of the term. Renominated on April 2, 2009 by President Obama. Incumbent Incumbent Incumbent Incumbent Was previously nominated by President Clinton on August 5, 1999. That nomination expired at the end of the term. Renominated by President Clinton on January 3, 2001. That nomination was withdrawn on March 19, 2001 by President Bush. Renominated on November 4, 2009 by President Obama. Incumbent Incumbent Incumbent Incumbent Incumbent Incumbent Renominated on January 5, 2011, after the initial nomination expired. Incumbent Incumbent Incumbent Incumbent Incumbent Incumbent Incumbent Incumbent Incumbent Incumbent Incumbent Renominated on January 3, 2013, after the initial nomination expired. Incumbent Incumbent Incumbent Incumbent Incumbent Incumbent Incumbent Incumbent Incumbent Incumbent Incumbent Incumbent Renominated on January 6, 2014, after the initial nomination expired. Incumbent Incumbent Incumbent Incumbent Incumbent Incumbent Incumbent Incumbent Incumbent Renominated on January 4, 2013 and January 6, 2014. Incumbent Renominated on January 7, 2015, after the initial nomination expired. Incumbent Incumbent
District courts
# Judge CourtSee List of United States district and territorial courts Nominationdate Confirmationdate Confirmationvote Began activeservice Ended activeservice Ended seniorstatus Incumbent Incumbent Incumbent Incumbent Elevated Incumbent Was previously nominated by President Clinton to a different seat on the same court on May 27, 1999. That nomination expired at the end of the term. Renominated on August 6, 2009 to a different seat on the same court by President Obama. Incumbent Incumbent Incumbent Incumbent Incumbent Incumbent Incumbent Incumbent Incumbent Elevated Incumbent Incumbent Incumbent Incumbent Incumbent Incumbent Incumbent Incumbent Elevated Incumbent Elevated Incumbent Incumbent Incumbent Incumbent Incumbent Incumbent Incumbent Incumbent Incumbent Incumbent Incumbent Incumbent Elevated Was previously nominated by President Bush on July 23, 2008. That nomination expired on January 2, 2009. Renominated on July 14, 2010 by President Obama. Renominated on January 5, 2011, after the initial nomination expired Incumbent Incumbent Incumbent Incumbent Incumbent Incumbent Was previously nominated to a different seat on the same court by President Clinton on October 11, 1995, but withdrew her nomination. Initially nominated to a different seat on the same court on June 17, 2010 by President Obama, but that nomination was withdrawn and she was nominated to this seat on July 14, 2010, and renominated on January 5, 2011. Incumbent Incumbent Incumbent Incumbent Incumbent Incumbent Incumbent Incumbent Incumbent Renominated on September 13, 2010 and January 5, 2011. Incumbent Renominated on January 20, 2010, September 13, 2010 and January 5, 2011. Incumbent Incumbent Incumbent Incumbent Incumbent Incumbent Incumbent Incumbent Incumbent Incumbent Incumbent Incumbent Incumbent Incumbent Incumbent Incumbent Incumbent Incumbent Incumbent Incumbent Elevated Incumbent Incumbent Incumbent Incumbent Incumbent Incumbent Incumbent Incumbent Incumbent Incumbent Incumbent Incumbent Incumbent Incumbent Incumbent Incumbent Incumbent Incumbent Incumbent Incumbent Incumbent Incumbent Incumbent Incumbent Incumbent Incumbent Incumbent Elevated Incumbent Incumbent Elevated Incumbent Was previously nominated to a different seat on the same court by President Bush on October 11, 2008. That nomination expired on January 2, 2009. Renominated to a different seat on the same court on November 10, 2011 by President Obama. Incumbent Incumbent Incumbent Elevated Incumbent Incumbent Incumbent Incumbent Incumbent Incumbent Incumbent Incumbent Incumbent Incumbent Incumbent Incumbent Incumbent Incumbent Incumbent Incumbent Incumbent Incumbent Incumbent Incumbent Incumbent Incumbent Elevated Incumbent Incumbent Incumbent Incumbent Incumbent Incumbent Incumbent Incumbent Incumbent Incumbent Incumbent Elevated Incumbent Incumbent Incumbent Incumbent Incumbent Incumbent Incumbent Incumbent Incumbent Incumbent Incumbent Incumbent Incumbent Incumbent Incumbent Incumbent Incumbent Incumbent Incumbent Incumbent Incumbent Incumbent Incumbent Incumbent Incumbent Incumbent Incumbent Incumbent Incumbent Incumbent Incumbent Incumbent Incumbent Incumbent Incumbent Incumbent Incumbent Incumbent Incumbent Incumbent Incumbent Incumbent Incumbent Incumbent Incumbent Incumbent Incumbent Incumbent Incumbent Incumbent Elevated Incumbent Incumbent Incumbent Incumbent Incumbent Incumbent Was previously nominated by President Clinton to a different seat on the same court on June 26, 1997. That nomination expired at the end of the term. Renominated by President Clinton on January 26, 1999. That nomination was rejected by the Senate on October 5, 1999. Renominated on November 7, 2013 to a different seat on the same court by President Obama. Renominated on January 6, 2014, after the initial nomination expired. Incumbent Incumbent Incumbent Incumbent Incumbent Incumbent Incumbent Incumbent Incumbent Incumbent Incumbent Incumbent Incumbent Incumbent Incumbent Incumbent Incumbent Incumbent Incumbent Incumbent Incumbent Incumbent Incumbent Incumbent Incumbent Incumbent Incumbent Incumbent Incumbent Incumbent Incumbent Incumbent Incumbent Incumbent Incumbent Incumbent Incumbent Incumbent Incumbent Incumbent Incumbent Incumbent Incumbent Incumbent Incumbent Incumbent Incumbent
United States Court of International Trade (Article III)
# Judge Nominationdate Confirmationdate Confirmationvote Began activeservice Ended activeservice Ended seniorstatus Incumbent Incumbent Incumbent Incumbent
Specialty courts (Article I)
United States Court of Federal Claims
# Judge Nominationdate Confirmationdate Confirmationvote Began activeservice Ended activeservice Ended seniorstatus Incumbent Elevated
United States Tax Court
# Judge Nominationdate Confirmationdate Confirmationvote Began activeservice Ended activeservice Ended seniorstatus Incumbent Renominated on January 26, 2011, after the initial nomination expired. Incumbent Incumbent Incumbent Incumbent Incumbent Incumbent Incumbent Incumbent Incumbent Incumbent
United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims
# Judge Nominationdate Confirmationdate Confirmationvote Began activeservice Ended activeservice Ended seniorstatus Incumbent Incumbent
United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces
# Judge Nominationdate Confirmationdate Confirmationvote Began activeservice Ended activeservice Ended seniorstatus Renominated on March 21, 2013. Incumbent Incumbent
United States Court of Military Commission Review
# Judge Nominationdate Confirmationdate Confirmationvote Began activeservice Ended activeservice Ended seniorstatus Incumbent Incumbent
Territorial courts (Article IV)
# Judge Court Nominationdate Confirmationdate Confirmationvote Began activeservice Ended activeservice Ended seniorstatus Incumbent Incumbent
See also Federal Judicial Center Barack Obama judicial appointment controversies Barack Obama Supreme Court candidates
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