Courts & Judges

Judges Appointed by Andrew Johnson

Andrew Johnson (Democratic) made 12 Article III appointments between 1866 and 1868, by commission date. 0 of those judges are still serving, in active or senior status.

Supreme Court0
Courts of appeals0
District courts11
Other courts1
Total appointments12

The appointees

GenderMale 12
Race or ethnicityWhite 12

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.

District courts (11)

Judge Court Commissioned Senate vote ABA rating Status
George Washington Brooks District Court for the Albemarle, Cape Fear & Pamptico Districts of North Carolina Reassignment 1872
Edward Fox District Court for the District of Maine Death 1881
Elmer Scipio Dundy District Court for the District of Nebraska Death 1896
Daniel Clark District Court for the District of New Hampshire Death 1891
George Seabrook Bryan District Court for the District of South Carolina Retirement 1886
John Erskine District Court for the Northern District of Georgia Reassignment 1882
Robert Andrews Hill District Court for the Northern District of Mississippi Retirement 1891
Charles Taylor Sherman District Court for the Northern District of Ohio Resignation 1872
John Erskine District Court for the Southern District of Georgia Retirement 1883
Robert Andrews Hill District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi Retirement 1891
Samuel M. Blatchford District Court for the Southern District of New York Appointed to another court 1878

Other courts (1)

Judge Court Commissioned Senate vote ABA rating Status
Samuel Milligan Court of Claims Death 1874

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