List of federal judges appointed by James Buchanan

Following is a list of all Article III United States federal judges appointed by President James Buchanan 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 Buchanan appointed 8 Article III federal judges, including 1 Associate Justice to the Supreme Court of the United States, and 7 judges to the United States district courts. Buchanan appointed no judges to the United States circuit courts during his time in office.

Buchanan appointed 2 judges to the United States Court of Claims, an Article I tribunal.

United States Supreme Court justices

# Justice Seat State Former justice Nominationdate Confirmationdate Beganactive service Endedactive service Maine

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, 1860, confirmed by the United States Senate on January 30, 1860, and received commission on January 30, 1860.

Specialty courts (Article I)

United States Court of Claims

# Judge Nominationdate Confirmationdate Began activeservice Ended activeservice

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Sources Federal Judicial Center