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Reagan Appointed more Federal Judges than any President Since Roosevelt
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Presidents are responsible for appointing federal judges. Ronald Reagan appointed more judges than any other president, at 402, while FDR appointed 9 Supreme Court Justices in 13 years.
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Federal judgeship appointments by president | ||
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Other federal judges | Supreme Court | |
Roosevelt (1933-1945) | 198 | 9 |
Truman (1945-1952) | 136 | 4 |
Eisenhower (1953-1960) | 177 | 5 |
Kennedy (1961-1963) | 123 | 2 |
Johnson (1963-1968) | 174 | 2 |
Nixon (1969-1974) | 231 | 4 |
Ford (1974-1976) | 62 | 1 |
Carter (1977-1980) | 262 | 0 |
Reagan (1981-1988) | 399 | 3 |
H. W. Bush (1989-1992) | 195 | 2 |
Clinton (1993-2000) | 385 | 2 |
W. Bush (2001-2008) | 338 | 2 |
Obama (2009-2016) | 332 | 2 |
Trump (2017-2020) | 242 | 3 |
Biden (2021- ) | 169 | 1 |
Data sources
Note: Appointments made by President Biden are as of December 31, 2023.The other category includes the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, the US Court of Federal Claims, and the Court of International Trade.
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