List of federal judges appointed by James Buchanan
President Buchanan.
Buchanan's only Supreme Court appointee, Nathan Clifford.
Asa Biggs, named by Buchanan to the United States District Court for the District of North Carolina.
Following is a list of all United States federal judges appointed by President James Buchanan during his presidency.[1] In total Buchanan appointed eight federal judges, including one Associate Justice to the Supreme Court of the United States, and seven judges to the United States district courts. Buchanan appointed no judges to the United States circuit courts during his time in office.
United States Supreme Court Justices
| Judge | Seat | State | Began active service | Ended active service |
| Nathan Clifford | Seat 2 | Maine | January 12, 1858 | July 25, 1881 |
District courts
| Judge | Court | Began active service | Ended active service |
| Asa Biggs | D. N.C. | May 13, 1858 | April 3, 1861 |
| John Cadwalader | E.D. Pa. | April 24, 1858 | January 26, 1879 |
| Matthew Deady | D. Or. | March 9, 1859 | March 24, 1893 |
| William Giles Jones | N.D. Ala. S.D. Ala. | September 29, 1859[2] | January 12, 1861 |
| Wilson McCandless | W.D. Pa. | February 8, 1859 | July 24, 1876 |
| Rensselaer Russell Nelson | D. Minn. | May 20, 1858 | May 16, 1896 |
| William Davis Shipman | D. Conn. | March 12, 1860 | April 16, 1873 |
Specialty courts
United States Court of Claims
| Judge | Began active service | Ended active service |
|---|---|---|
| Gilchrist, John JamesJohn James Gilchrist | 1855 | 1858 |
| Scarburgh, George ParkerGeorge Parker Scarburgh | 1855 | 1861 |
Notes
References
- General
- "Judges of the United States Courts". Biographical Directory of Federal Judges. Federal Judicial Center. Retrieved 2009-04-03.
- Specific
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 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.
Sources
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