List of federal judges appointed by William McKinley

President William McKinley.

Joseph McKenna was McKinley's only appointment to the Supreme Court.

William R. Day, appointed by McKinley to the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, was later elevated to the Supreme Court.

Following is a list of all United States federal judges appointed by President William McKinley during his presidency.^[1] In total McKinley appointed 35 federal judges, including one Justice to the Supreme Court of the United States, six judges to the United States Courts of Appeals, and 28 judges to the United States district courts.

United States Supreme Court Justices

Justice	Seat	State	Began active service	Ended active service
Joseph McKenna	Seat 9	California	January 21, 1898	January 5, 1925

Courts of Appeals

Judge	Circuit	Began active service	Ended active service
Day, William R.William R. Day	Sixth	February 28, 1899	February 23, 1903
Gray, GeorgeGeorge Gray	Third	March 29, 1899[2]	June 1, 1914
Grosscup, Peter StengerPeter Stenger Grosscup	Seventh	January 23, 1899	October 23, 1911
Morrow, William W.William W. Morrow	Ninth	May 20, 1897	January 1, 1923[3]
Severens, Henry FranklinHenry Franklin Severens	Sixth	February 20, 1900	October 3, 1911
Shelby, David DavieDavid Davie Shelby	Fifth	March 2, 1899	August 22, 1914

District courts

Judge	Court [Note 1]	Began active service	Ended active service
Adams, George BethuneGeorge Bethune Adams	S.D.N.Y.	August 30, 1901[4]	October 9, 1911
Anderson, Thomas H.Thomas H. Anderson	D.D.C.	April 23, 1901[5]	October 1, 1916
Archbald, Robert W.Robert W. Archbald	M.D. Pa.	March 29, 1901[6]	February 1, 1911
Barnard, JobJob Barnard	D.D.C.	October 1, 1899[7]	June 8, 1914
Boyd, James EdmundJames Edmund Boyd	W.D.N.C.	July 11, 1900[8]	August 21, 1935
Bradford II, Edward GreenEdward Green Bradford II	D. Del.	May 11, 1897	May 20, 1918
Clabaugh, Harry M.Harry M. Clabaugh	D.D.C.	March 2, 1899	May 1, 1903
Cochran, Andrew McConnell JanuaryAndrew McConnell January Cochran	E.D. Ky.	April 24, 1901[6]	June 12, 1934
De Haven, John J.John J. De Haven	N.D. Cal.	June 8, 1897	January 26, 1913
Evans, WalterWalter Evans	D. Ky.	March 3, 1899	July 1, 1901
Ewart, Hamilton G.Hamilton G. Ewart	W.D.N.C.	July 13, 1898 April 13, 1899[9]	June 7, 1900 June 7, 1900
Hazel, John R.John R. Hazel	W.D.N.Y.	June 5, 1900	March 5, 1931
Hook, William CatherWilliam Cather Hook	D. Kan.	January 31, 1899	December 1, 1903
Humphrey, J. OtisJ. Otis Humphrey	S.D. Ill.	March 8, 1901	June 14, 1918
Keller, Benjamin FranklinBenjamin Franklin Keller	S.D.W.Va.	June 18, 1901[6]	August 8, 1921
Kohlsaat, Christian CecilChristian Cecil Kohlsaat	N.D. Ill.	February 28, 1899	March 24, 1905
Lowell, Francis CabotFrancis Cabot Lowell	D. Mass.	January 10, 1898	April 15, 1905
McPherson, John BayardJohn Bayard McPherson	E.D. Pa.	March 2, 1899	April 8, 1912
McPherson, SmithSmith McPherson	S.D. Iowa	May 7, 1900	January 17, 1915
Meek, Edward RoscoeEdward Roscoe Meek	N.D. Tex.	July 13, 1898[10]	December 31, 1935[11]
Purnell, Thomas RichardThomas Richard Purnell	E.D.N.C.	May 5, 1897	December 19, 1908
Tenney, Asa WentworthAsa Wentworth Tenney	E.D.N.Y.	July 8, 1897	December 10, 1897
Thomas, Edward BeersEdward Beers Thomas	E.D.N.Y.	February 15, 1898	December 31, 1906
Thompson, Albert C.Albert C. Thompson	S.D. Ohio	September 23, 1898[12]	January 26, 1910
Trieber, JacobJacob Trieber	E.D. Ark.	July 26, 1900[13]	September 17, 1927
Waddill, Jr., EdmundEdmund Waddill, Jr.	E.D. Va.	March 22, 1898	June 9, 1921
Wanty, George P.George P. Wanty	W.D. Mich.	March 13, 1900	July 9, 1906
Wing, Francis JosephFrancis Joseph Wing	N.D. Ohio	January 23, 1901	February 1, 1905

Specialty courts

Board of General Appraisers

Judge	Began active service	Ended active service
Howell, William BarberieWilliam Barberie Howell	1899	1927
Fischer, Israel FredrickIsrael Fredrick Fischer	1899	1940
De Vries, MarionMarion De Vries	1900	1910

Notes

1. See List of United States district and territorial courts

References

General

• "Judges of the United States Courts". Biographical Directory of Federal Judges. Federal Judicial Center. Retrieved 2009-04-03.

Specific

1. 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.
2. Recess appointment; formally nominated on December 11, 1899, confirmed by the United States Senate on December 18, 1899, and received commission on December 18, 1899.
3. Took senior status and served in that capacity until July 24, 1929.
4. Recess appointment; formally nominated by Theodore Roosevelt on December 5, 1901, confirmed by the United States Senate on December 17, 1901, and received commission on December 17, 1901.
5. Recess appointment; formally nominated by Theodore Roosevelt on December 5, 1901, confirmed by the United States Senate on February 4, 1902, and received commission on February 6, 1902.
6. Recess appointment; formally nominated by Theodore Roosevelt on December 5, 1901, confirmed by the United States Senate on December 17, 1901, and received commission on December 17, 1901.
7. Recess appointment; formally nominated on December 11, 1899, confirmed by the United States Senate on December 19, 1899, and received commission on December 19, 1899.
8. Recess appointment; formally nominated on December 15, 1900, confirmed by the United States Senate on January 9, 1901, and received commission on January 9, 1901.
9. Recess appointment and reappointment; the United States Senate later failed to act on the appointment on both occasions.
10. Recess appointment; formally nominated on December 13, 1898, confirmed by the United States Senate on February 15, 1899, and received commission on February 15, 1899.
11. Took senior status and served in that capacity until April 10, 1939.
12. Recess appointment; formally nominated on December 13, 1898, confirmed by the United States Senate on December 20, 1898, and received commission on December 20, 1898.
13. Recess appointment; formally nominated on December 4, 1900, confirmed by the United States Senate on January 9, 1901, and received commission on January 9, 1901.

Sources

• Federal Judicial Center