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Courts & Judges
Judges Appointed by Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln (Republican) made 44 Article III appointments between 1861 and 1865, by commission date. 0 of those judges are still serving, in active or senior status.
Supreme Court5
Courts of appeals0
District courts34
Other courts5
Total appointments44
The appointees
GenderMale 44
Race or ethnicityWhite 44
Counts per appointment as recorded in the Federal Judicial Center's directory. The American Bar Association has rated nominees since the 1950s; older appointments carry no rating, and some recent nominees were not rated.
Supreme Court (5)
| Judge | Court | Commissioned | Senate vote | ABA rating | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Noah Haynes Swayne Associate Justice | Supreme Court of the United States | 38-1 | Retirement 1881 | ||
| Samuel Freeman Miller Associate Justice | Supreme Court of the United States | Death 1890 | |||
| David Davis Associate Justice | Supreme Court of the United States | Resignation 1877 | |||
| Stephen Johnson Field Associate Justice | Supreme Court of the United States | Retirement 1897 | |||
| Salmon Portland Chase Chief Justice | Supreme Court of the United States | Death 1873 |
District courts (34)
| Judge | Court | Commissioned | Senate vote | ABA rating | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abram Baldwin Olin Associate Justice | District Court for the District of Columbia (Supreme Court of the District of Columbia) | Retirement 1879 | |||
| David Kellogg Cartter Chief Justice | District Court for the District of Columbia (Supreme Court of the District of Columbia) | Death 1887 | |||
| George Purnell Fisher Associate Justice | District Court for the District of Columbia (Supreme Court of the District of Columbia) | Resignation 1870 | |||
| Andrew Wylie Associate Justice | District Court for the District of Columbia (Supreme Court of the District of Columbia) | 30-12 | Retirement 1885 | ||
| Caleb Blood Smith | District Court for the District of Indiana | Death 1864 | |||
| Albert Smith White | District Court for the District of Indiana | Death 1864 | |||
| David McDonald | District Court for the District of Indiana | Death 1869 | |||
| Archibald Williams | District Court for the District of Kansas | Death 1863 | |||
| Mark W. Delahay | District Court for the District of Kansas | 25-14 | Resignation 1873 | ||
| Bland Ballard | District Court for the District of Kentucky | Death 1879 | |||
| John Lowell | District Court for the District of Massachusetts | Appointed to another court 1879 | |||
| Alexander White Baldwin | District Court for the District of Nevada | Death 1869 | |||
| Richard Stockton Field | District Court for the District of New Jersey | Resignation 1870 | |||
| Jonathan Russell Bullock | District Court for the District of Rhode Island | Resignation 1869 | |||
| Henry Clay Caldwell | District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas | Appointed to another court 1890 | |||
| Edward Henry Durell | District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana | Reassignment 1866 | |||
| Charles Linnaeus Benedict | District Court for the Eastern District of New York | Retirement 1897 | |||
| Connally Findlay Trigg | District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee | Death 1880 | |||
| John Curtiss Underwood | District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia | Reassignment 1864 | |||
| George Washington Lane | District Court for the Middle District of Alabama | 28-7 | Death 1863 | ||
| Richard Busteed | District Court for the Middle District of Alabama | Resignation 1874 | |||
| Connally Findlay Trigg | District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee | Death 1880 | |||
| George Washington Lane | District Court for the Northern District of Alabama | 28-7 | Death 1863 | ||
| Richard Busteed | District Court for the Northern District of Alabama | Resignation 1874 | |||
| Philip Fraser | District Court for the Northern District of Florida | Death 1876 | |||
| George Washington Lane | District Court for the Southern District of Alabama | 28-7 | Death 1863 | ||
| Richard Busteed | District Court for the Southern District of Alabama | Resignation 1874 | |||
| Fletcher Mathews Haight | District Court for the Southern District of California | Death 1866 | |||
| Thomas Jefferson Boynton | District Court for the Southern District of Florida | Resignation 1870 | |||
| Henry Clay Caldwell | District Court for the Western District of Arkansas | Reassignment 1871 | |||
| Solomon Lewis Withey | District Court for the Western District of Michigan | Death 1886 | |||
| Arnold Krekel | District Court for the Western District of Missouri | Retirement 1888 | |||
| Connally Findlay Trigg | District Court for the Western District of Tennessee | Reassignment 1878 | |||
| John Jay Jackson Jr. | District Court for the Western District of Virginia | Reassignment 1864 |
Other courts (5)
| Judge | Court | Commissioned | Senate vote | ABA rating | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joseph Casey | Court of Claims | Appointed to another court 1863 | |||
| David Wilmot | Court of Claims | Death 1868 | |||
| Ebenezer Peck | Court of Claims | Resignation 1878 | |||
| Joseph Casey Chief Justice | Court of Claims | Resignation 1870 | |||
| Charles Cooper Nott | Court of Claims | Appointed to another court 1896 |
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Source: Federal Judicial Center. Updated November 9, 2026.