List of federal judges appointed by Rutherford B. Hayes

President Rutherford B. Hayes.
Hayes' most notable judicial appointment was Supreme Court Justice John Marshall Harlan.
Hoyt Henry Wheeler, highly regarded as a Vermont district court judge, was the longest-serving Hayes appointee.

Following is a list of all United States federal judges appointed by President Rutherford B. Hayes during his presidency.[1] In total Hayes made twenty-two appointments, including two Justices to the Supreme Court of the United States, four judges to the United States circuit courts, and sixteen judges to the United States district courts.

United States Supreme Court Justices

JusticeSeatStateBegan active
service		Ended active
service
John Marshall HarlanSeat 8KentuckyNovember 29, 1877October 14, 1911
William Burnham WoodsSeat 1Ohio[2]December 21, 1880May 14, 1887

Hayes also nominated Stanley Matthews to the Supreme Court, but the United States Senate did not act on the nomination; Matthews was renominated by Hayes' successor, James A. Garfield, and was confirmed.

Circuit Courts

JudgeCircuitBegan active
service		Ended active
service
Baxter, JohnJohn BaxterSixthDecember 13, 1877April 2, 1886
Blatchford, Samuel M.Samuel M. BlatchfordSecondMarch 4, 1878March 22, 1882
Lowell, JohnJohn LowellFirstDecember 18, 1878May 1, 1884
McCrary, George WashingtonGeorge Washington McCraryEighthDecember 9, 1879March 18, 1884

District courts

JudgeCourt
[Note 1]		Began active
service		Ended active
service
Acheson, Marcus WilsonMarcus Wilson AchesonW.D. Pa.January 14, 1880February 9, 1891
Barr, John WatsonJohn Watson BarrD. Ky.April 16, 1880February 21, 1899
Bunn, RomanzoRomanzo BunnW.D. Wis.October 30, 1877January 9, 1905
Butler, WilliamWilliam ButlerE.D. Pa.February 19, 1879January 31, 1899
Choate, William GardnerWilliam Gardner ChoateS.D.N.Y.March 25, 1878June 1, 1881
Cox, Walter SmithWalter Smith CoxD.D.C.March 1, 1879July 1, 1899
Hagner, Alexander BurtonAlexander Burton HagnerD.D.C.January 21, 1879June 1, 1903
Hammond, Eli ShelbyEli Shelby HammondW.D. Tenn.June 17, 1878December 17, 1904
Hays, William HerculesWilliam Hercules HaysD. Ky.September 6, 1879[3]March 7, 1880
James, Charles PinckneyCharles Pinckney JamesD.D.C.July 24, 1879[4]December 1, 1892
Key, David M.David M. KeyM.D. Tenn.
E.D. Tenn.		May 27, 1880January 21, 1895
McCormick, Andrew PhelpsAndrew Phelps McCormickN.D. Tex.April 10, 1879March 22, 1892
Morris, Thomas JohnThomas John MorrisD. Md.July 1, 1879June 6, 1912
Nelson, Thomas LeverettThomas Leverett NelsonD. Mass.January 10, 1879November 21, 1897
Turner, Ezekiel B.Ezekiel B. TurnerW.D. Tex.November 18, 1880[5]June 2, 1888
Wheeler, Hoyt HenryHoyt Henry WheelerD. Vt.March 16, 1877September 30, 1906

Specialty courts

United States Court of Claims

Judge Began active
service 		Ended active
service
Davis, John Chandler BancroftJohn Chandler Bancroft Davis18771881[6]
Hunt, William H.William H. Hunt18781881

Notes

  1. ↑ See List of United States district and territorial courts

References

General
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. ↑ At the time of his nomination, Woods had lived in Alabama for over a decade; however, the nomination was successful in part because he was perceived as a Northerner.
  3. ↑ Recess appointment; formally nominated on December 1, 1879, confirmed by the United States Senate on December 10, 1879, and received commission on December 10, 1879.
  4. ↑ Recess appointment; formally nominated on December 1, 1879, confirmed by the United States Senate on December 10, 1879, and received commission on December 10, 1879.
  5. ↑ Recess appointment; formally nominated on December 14, 1880, confirmed by the United States Senate on December 20, 1880, and received commission on December 20, 1880.
  6. ↑ Davis resigned from the Court of Claims, and was re-appointed the following year by Chester A. Arthur.

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