Following is a list of all Article III United States federal judges appointed by President Martin Van Buren 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 Van Buren appointed 11 Article III federal judges, including 3 Justices to the Supreme Court of the United States and 8 judges to the United States district courts.

John Catron was nominated to the United States Supreme Court by President Andrew Jackson on the final day of his presidency, March 3, 1837. The United States Senate confirmed the nomination on March 8, 1837 and President Van Buren issued his commission, and thus appointed him, the same day.

United States Supreme Court justices

# Justice Seat State Former justice Nominationdate Confirmationdate Beganactive service Endedactive service Nominated by Andrew Jackson but appointed by Martin Van Buren. Tennessee Nominated on March 3, 1837 by Andrew Jackson, confirmed on March 8, 1837 and received commission from Martin Van Buren on March 8, 1837. Alabama Recess appointment; formally nominated on September 18, 1837, confirmed by the United States Senate on September 25, 1837, and received commission on September 25, 1837. Virginia

District courts

# Judge CourtSee List of United States district and territorial courts Nominationdate Confirmationdate Began activeservice Ended activeservice Recess appointment; formally nominated on January 23, 1840, confirmed by the United States Senate on February 17, 1840, and received commission on February 17, 1840. On August 11, 1848, the District of Georgia was subdivided into the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia and the United States District Court for the Southern District of Georgia; Nicoll was reassigned by operation of law to both Districts, and remained the sole federal judge for the state of Georgia for the duration of his service.

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