List of federal judges appointed by Benjamin Harrison
Following is a list of all United States federal judges appointed by President Benjamin Harrison during his presidency.[1] In total Harrison appointed 42 federal judges, including four Justices to the Supreme Court of the United States, ten judges to the United States Courts of Appeals, two judges to the United States circuit courts, and 26 judges to the United States district courts. Because Harrison was in office at the time that Congress eliminated the circuit courts in favor of the Courts of Appeals, he is one of only two Presidents to have appointed judges to both bodies. The other, Grover Cleveland, served both before and after Harrison. Both of Harrison's appointees to the United States circuit courts were reassigned to the corresponding Courts of Appeals when the former were abolished in favor of the latter on June 16, 1891.
United States Supreme Court Justices
Justice | Seat | State | Began active service | Ended active service |
Brewer, David JosiahDavid Josiah Brewer | Seat 6 | Kansas | January 6, 1890 | March 28, 1910 |
Brown, Henry BillingsHenry Billings Brown | Seat 3 | Michigan | January 5, 1891 | May 28, 1906 |
Jackson, Howell EdmundsHowell Edmunds Jackson | Seat 1 | Tennessee | March 4, 1893 | August 8, 1895 |
Shiras, Jr., GeorgeGeorge Shiras, Jr. | Seat 10 | Pennsylvania | October 10, 1892 | February 23, 1903 |
Circuit Court/Courts of Appeals
Judge | Circuit | Began active service | Ended active service |
Acheson, Marcus WilsonMarcus Wilson Acheson | Third | February 3, 1891 | June 21, 1906[2] |
Caldwell, Henry ClayHenry Clay Caldwell | Eighth | March 4, 1890 | June 4, 1903[2] |
Dallas, George M.George M. Dallas | Third | March 17, 1892 | May 24, 1909 |
Gilbert, William BallWilliam Ball Gilbert | Ninth | March 18, 1892 | April 27, 1931 |
Goff, Jr., NathanNathan Goff, Jr. | Fourth | March 17, 1892 | March 31, 1913 |
McCormick, Andrew PhelpsAndrew Phelps McCormick | Fifth | March 17, 1892 | November 2, 1916 |
McKenna, JosephJoseph McKenna | Ninth | March 17, 1892 | March 5, 1897 |
Putnam, William LeBaronWilliam LeBaron Putnam | First | March 17, 1892 | September 17, 1917 |
Sanborn, Walter HenryWalter Henry Sanborn | Eighth | March 17, 1892 | May 10, 1928 |
Shipman, NathanielNathaniel Shipman | Second | March 17, 1892 | March 22, 1902 |
Taft, William HowardWilliam Howard Taft | Sixth | March 17, 1892 | March 15, 1900 |
Woods, William AllenWilliam Allen Woods | Seventh | March 17, 1892 | June 29, 1901 |
District courts
Judge | Court [Note 1] | Began active service | Ended active service |
Aldrich, EdgarEdgar Aldrich | D.N.H. | February 20, 1891 | September 15, 1921 |
Baker, John HarrisJohn Harris Baker | D. Ind. | March 29, 1892 | December 8, 1902 |
Beatty, James HelmickJames Helmick Beatty | D. Idaho | March 7, 1891[3] | March 1, 1907 |
Bradley, Andrew CoyleAndrew Coyle Bradley | D.D.C. | March 23, 1889 | May 15, 1902 |
Bryant, David EzekielDavid Ezekiel Bryant | E.D. Tex. | May 27, 1890 | February 5, 1910 |
Buffington, JosephJoseph Buffington | W.D. Pa. | February 23, 1892 | September 26, 1906 |
Cole, Charles CleavesCharles Cleaves Cole | D.D.C. | January 28, 1893 | April 22, 1901 |
Edgerton, Alonzo J.Alonzo J. Edgerton | D.S.D. | November 19, 1889[4] | August 9, 1896 |
Green, Edward T.Edward T. Green | D.N.J. | October 24, 1889[5] | October 10, 1896 |
Grosscup, Peter StengerPeter Stenger Grosscup | N.D. Ill. | December 20, 1892 | February 1, 1899 |
Hanford, Cornelius HolgateCornelius Holgate Hanford | D. Wash. | February 25, 1890 | August 5, 1912[6] |
Hawley, Thomas PorterThomas Porter Hawley | D. Nev. | September 9, 1890 | June 30, 1906 |
Knowles, HiramHiram Knowles | D. Mont. | February 21, 1890 | April 15, 1904 |
McComas, Louis E.Louis E. McComas | D.D.C. | November 17, 1892[7] | March 3, 1899 |
Morrow, William W.William W. Morrow | N.D. Cal. | August 11, 1891[8] | June 1, 1897 |
Niles, Henry ClayHenry Clay Niles | N.D. Miss. S.D. Miss. | August 11, 1891[9] | September 26, 1918 |
Rector, John B.John B. Rector | N.D. Tex. | March 28, 1892 | April 9, 1898 |
Reed, James HayJames Hay Reed | W.D. Pa. | February 20, 1891 | January 15, 1892 |
Ricks, Augustus J.Augustus J. Ricks | N.D. Ohio | July 1, 1889[4] | December 22, 1906 |
Riner, John AldenJohn Alden Riner | D. Wyo. | September 22, 1890 | October 31, 1921 |
Swan, Henry HarrisonHenry Harrison Swan | E.D. Mich. | January 19, 1891 | July 1, 1911 |
Swayne, CharlesCharles Swayne | N.D. Fla. | May 17, 1889[10] | July 5, 1907 |
Thomas, Alfred DelavanAlfred Delavan Thomas | D.N.D. | February 25, 1890 | August 8, 1896 |
Townsend, William KneelandWilliam Kneeland Townsend | D. Conn. | March 28, 1892 | February 27, 1902 |
Williams, John A.John A. Williams | E.D. Ark. | September 22, 1890 | July 7, 1900 |
Woolson, John SimsonJohn Simson Woolson | S.D. Iowa | August 14, 1891[8] | December 4, 1899 |
Specialty courts
United States Court of Claims
Judge | Began active service | Ended active service |
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Peelle, Stanton J.Stanton J. Peelle | 1892 | 1913 |
Board of General Appraisers
Judge | Began active service | Ended active service |
Ham, Charles H.Charles H. Ham | 1890 | 1902 |
Jewell, James A.James A. Jewell | 1890 | 1903 |
Sharpe, George H.George H. Sharpe | 1890 | 1900 |
Sharretts, Thaddeus S.Thaddeus S. Sharretts | 1890 | 1913 |
Shurtleff, Ferdinand N.Ferdinand N. Shurtleff | 1890 | 1899 |
Somerville, Henderson M.Henderson M. Somerville | 1890 | 1915 |
Stackpole, Joseph LewisJoseph Lewis Stackpole | 1890 | 1891 |
Tichenor, George C.George C. Tichenor | 1890 | 1902 |
Wilkinson, Jr., Joseph BiddleJoseph Biddle Wilkinson, Jr. | 1890 | 1900 |
Lunt, Wilbur FiskWilbur Fisk Lunt | 1891 | 1907 |
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.
- 1 2 Appointed to the United States circuit court; reassigned by operation of law to the corresponding United States Court of Appeals on June 16, 1891.
- ↑ Recess appointment; formally nominated on December 10, 1891, confirmed by the United States Senate on February 4, 1892, and received commission on February 4, 1892.
- 1 2 Recess appointment; formally nominated on December 16, 1889, confirmed by the United States Senate on January 16, 1890, and received commission on January 16, 1890.
- ↑ Recess appointment; formally nominated on December 16, 1889, confirmed by the United States Senate on January 27, 1890, and received commission on January 27, 1890.
- ↑ Reassigned to the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington by operation of law on March 2, 1905.
- ↑ Recess appointment; formally nominated on December 6, 1892, confirmed by the United States Senate on January 25, 1893, and received commission on January 25, 1893.
- 1 2 Recess appointment; formally nominated on December 10, 1891, confirmed by the United States Senate on January 11, 1892, and received commission on January 11, 1892.
- ↑ Recess appointment; formally nominated on December 10, 1891, confirmed by the United States Senate on January 11, 1892, and received commission on January 11, 1892.
- ↑ Recess appointment; formally nominated on December 5, 1889; confirmed by the United States Senate, and received commission, on April 1, 1890.