Courts & Judges

Judges Appointed by Andrew Jackson

Andrew Jackson (Democratic) made 26 Article III appointments between 1829 and 1837, by commission date. 0 of those judges are still serving, in active or senior status.

Supreme Court6
Courts of appeals0
District courts20
Other courts0
Total appointments26

The appointees

GenderMale 26
Race or ethnicityWhite 26

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 (6)

Judge Court Commissioned Senate vote ABA rating Status
John McLean Associate Justice Supreme Court of the United States Death 1861
Henry Baldwin Associate Justice Supreme Court of the United States 41-2 Death 1844
James Moore Wayne Associate Justice Supreme Court of the United States Death 1867
Philip Pendleton Barbour Associate Justice Supreme Court of the United States 30-11 Death 1841
Roger Brooke Taney Chief Justice Supreme Court of the United States 29-15 Death 1864
John Catron Associate Justice Supreme Court of the United States 28-15 Death 1865

District courts (20)

Judge Court Commissioned Senate vote ABA rating Status
Benjamin Johnson District Court for the District of Arkansas Death 1849
Andrew Thompson Judson District Court for the District of Connecticut Death 1853
Jesse Lynch Holman District Court for the District of Indiana Death 1842
Thomas Bell Monroe District Court for the District of Kentucky Resignation 1861
Upton Scott Heath District Court for the District of Maryland Death 1852
Ross Wilkins District Court for the District of Michigan Reassignment 1863
Powhatan Ellis District Court for the District of Mississippi Resignation 1836
George Adams District Court for the District of Mississippi Reassignment 1838
Robert William Wells District Court for the District of Missouri Reassignment 1857
Matthew Harvey District Court for the District of New Hampshire Death 1866
John Wilson Campbell District Court for the District of Ohio Death 1833
Benjamin Tappan District Court for the District of Ohio 11--28 Recess appointment, not confirmed 1834
Humphrey Howe Leavitt District Court for the District of Ohio Reassignment 1855
Samuel Henderson Harper District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana Death 1837
Morgan Welles Brown District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee Death 1853
Philip Pendleton Barbour District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia 36-1 Appointed to another court 1836
Peter Vivian Daniel District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia Appointed to another court 1841
Samuel Henderson Harper District Court for the Western District of Louisiana Death 1837
Thomas Irwin District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania 19-17 Resignation 1859
Morgan Welles Brown District Court for the Western District of Tennessee Death 1853

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Source: Federal Judicial Center. Updated November 9, 2026.