List of federal judges appointed by Donald Trump

This is a comprehensive list of all Article III and Article IV United States federal judges appointed by President Donald Trump, 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.

As of October 2, 2026, the United States Senate has confirmed 290 Article III judges nominated by Trump: three associate justices of the Supreme Court of the United States, 64 judges for the United States courts of appeals, 219 judges for the United States district courts, and four judges for the United States Court of International Trade. There are 16 nominations awaiting Senate action: Three for the courts of appeals, 13 for the district courts and none for the Trade Court. There are no vacancies on the U.S. courts of appeals, 25 vacancies on the U.S. district courts, and no vacancies on the U.S. Court of International Trade, as well as fifteen announced vacancies that may occur before the end of Trump's term (three for the courts of appeals and twelve for the district courts).This includes four court of appeals and three district court vacancies without set dates for the vacancies. In practice, this generally means that the judge will assume senior status upon the confirmation of their successor. Trump has not made any recess appointments to the federal courts.

In terms of Article I courts, Trump has made 43 appointments: 18 for the United States Court of Military Commission Review, 10 for the United States Court of Federal Claims, seven for the United States Tax Court, six for the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, and two for the United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces. There is one vacancy on the U.S. Tax Court and three on the Veteran Claims court. Trump designated Susan G. Braden, Margaret M. Sweeney, Eleni M. Roumel, and Matthew H. Solomson as chief judges of the Court of Federal Claims.

On the Article IV territorial courts, Trump has made two appointments. There is one vacancy on the U.S. territorial courts.

United States Supreme Court

First administration

# Justice Seat State Former justice Nominationdate Confirmationdate Confirmationvote Beganservice Endedservice Colorado Incumbent Maryland Incumbent 3 Indiana Incumbent

United States courts of appeals First administration

# Judge Circuit Nominationdate Confirmationdate Confirmationvote Began activeservice Ended activeservice Ended seniorstatus Incumbent Incumbent Incumbent Incumbent Elevated Incumbent Incumbent Incumbent Incumbent Incumbent Incumbent Incumbent Initial nomination expired on January 3, 2018. Subsequently renominated on January 8, 2018. Incumbent Incumbent Incumbent Incumbent Incumbent Incumbent Incumbent Incumbent Incumbent Incumbent Incumbent Incumbent Incumbent Incumbent Incumbent Incumbent Incumbent Incumbent Incumbent Initial nomination expired on January 3, 2019. Subsequently renominated on January 23, 2019. Incumbent Incumbent Incumbent Incumbent Incumbent Incumbent Incumbent Incumbent Incumbent Initial nomination expired on January 3, 2019. Subsequently renominated on February 6, 2019. Incumbent Incumbent Incumbent Incumbent Incumbent Incumbent Incumbent Incumbent Previously nominated to the Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit on November 13, 2018, which expired on January 3, 2019. Nominated to the District Court for the Southern District of California on February 6, 2019, which was withdrawn on October 15, 2019. Nominated to a different seat on the Ninth Circuit on October 15, 2019. Incumbent Incumbent Initial nomination expired on January 3, 2020. Subsequently renominated on the same day. Incumbent Incumbent Previously nominated to the United States District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi on October 15, 2019, that nomination expired on January 3, 2020. Subsequently renominated to district court on January 6, 2020. District court nomination withdrawn and nominated to the Fifth Circuit on May 4, 2020. Incumbent Incumbent

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United States district courts First administration

# Judge CourtSee List of United States district and territorial courts Nominationdate Confirmationdate Confirmationvote Began activeservice Ended activeservice Ended seniorstatus Originally nominated on April 5, 2016, by President Barack Obama. That nomination expired on January 3, 2017. Renominated by President Trump on May 8, 2017. Incumbent Incumbent Originally nominated on December 16, 2015, by President Obama. That nomination expired on January 3, 2017. Renominated by President Trump on May 8, 2017. Incumbent Incumbent Originally nominated on February 25, 2016, by President Obama. That nomination expired on January 3, 2017. Renominated by President Trump on August 3, 2017. Incumbent Incumbent Incumbent Incumbent Incumbent Originally nominated on March 15, 2016, by President Obama. That nomination expired on January 3, 2017. Renominated by President Trump on September 11, 2017. Incumbent Elevated Originally nominated on March 15, 2016, by President Obama to the Eastern District of Texas. That nomination expired on January 3, 2017. Renominated by President Trump to the Northern District of Texas on September 7, 2017. Incumbent Incumbent Incumbent Incumbent Incumbent Incumbent Incumbent Incumbent Incumbent Incumbent Incumbent Incumbent Originally nominated on February 26, 2008, by President George W. Bush. That nomination expired on January 2, 2009. Renominated by President Trump to a different seat on the same court on December 20, 2017. Incumbent Incumbent Incumbent Incumbent Incumbent Incumbent Incumbent Incumbent Originally nominated on July 30, 2015, by President Obama. That nomination expired on January 3, 2017. Renominated by President Trump on December 20, 2017. Incumbent Incumbent Originally nominated on July 30, 2015, by President Obama. That nomination expired on January 3, 2017. 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Incumbent Incumbent Elevated Incumbent Incumbent Originally nominated on May 15, 2018. That nomination expired on January 3, 2019. Subsequently renominated on May 21, 2019. Incumbent Incumbent Incumbent Incumbent Incumbent Incumbent Incumbent Incumbent Incumbent Incumbent Incumbent Elevated Incumbent Incumbent Incumbent Incumbent Incumbent Originally nominated on July 30, 2015, by President Obama. That nomination expired on January 3, 2017. Renominated by President Trump to a different seat on the same court on March 5, 2019. Incumbent Incumbent Originally nominated on July 30, 2015, by President Obama. That nomination expired on January 3, 2017. Renominated by President Trump on May 15, 2018. That nomination expired on January 3, 2019. Subsequently renominated on May 21, 2019. Incumbent Elevated Incumbent Incumbent Incumbent Incumbent Incumbent Incumbent Incumbent Incumbent Incumbent Initial nomination expired on January 3, 2020. Subsequently renominated on January 6, 2020. Incumbent Incumbent Initial nomination expired on January 3, 2020. Subsequently renominated on February 27, 2020. Incumbent Incumbent Incumbent Incumbent Incumbent Originally nominated on September 13, 2016, by President Obama. That nomination expired on January 3, 2017. Renominated by President Trump on May 15, 2018. That nomination expired on January 3, 2019. Subsequently renominated on May 21, 2019. Incumbent Incumbent Initial nomination expired on January 3, 2019. Renominated on February 6, 2019. That nomination expired on January 3, 2020. Subsequently renominated on January 9, 2020. Incumbent Initial nomination expired on January 3, 2020. Subsequently renominated on February 13, 2020. Incumbent Incumbent Incumbent Incumbent Incumbent Incumbent Incumbent Incumbent Incumbent Incumbent Incumbent Incumbent Incumbent Incumbent Incumbent Incumbent Incumbent Incumbent Incumbent Incumbent Initial nomination expired on January 3, 2020. Subsequently renominated on January 9, 2020. 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Second administration Denotes nomination awaiting final confirmation by the full Senate Denotes nomination pending before the Senate Judiciary Committee Denotes nomination that has been announced but not yet submitted to the Senate