Courts & Judges

Judges Appointed by Benjamin Harrison

Benjamin Harrison (Republican) made 54 Article III appointments between 1889 and 1893, by commission date. 0 of those judges are still serving, in active or senior status.

Supreme Court4
Courts of appeals10
District courts27
Other courts13
Total appointments54

The appointees

GenderMale 54
Race or ethnicityWhite 54

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 (4)

Judge Court Commissioned Senate vote ABA rating Status
David Josiah Brewer Associate Justice Supreme Court of the United States 53-11 Death 1910
Henry Billings Brown Associate Justice Supreme Court of the United States Retirement 1906
George Shiras Jr. Associate Justice Supreme Court of the United States Retirement 1903
Howell Edmunds Jackson Associate Justice Supreme Court of the United States Death 1895

Courts of appeals (10)

Judge Court Commissioned Senate vote ABA rating Status
Walter Henry Sanborn Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit Death 1928
Andrew Phelps McCormick Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit Death 1916
William LeBaron Putnam Court of Appeals for the First Circuit Retirement 1917
Nathan Goff Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit Resignation 1913
Joseph McKenna Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit Resignation 1897
William Ball Gilbert Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit Death 1931
Nathaniel Shipman Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit Retirement 1902
William Allen Woods Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit 25-24 Death 1901
William Howard Taft Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit Resignation 1900
George Mifflin Dallas Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit Retirement 1909

District courts (27)

Judge Court Commissioned Senate vote ABA rating Status
Andrew Coyle Bradley Associate Justice District Court for the District of Columbia (Supreme Court of the District of Columbia) Death 1902
Louis Emory McComas Associate Justice District Court for the District of Columbia (Supreme Court of the District of Columbia) 38-13 Resignation 1899
Charles Cleaves Cole Associate Justice District Court for the District of Columbia (Supreme Court of the District of Columbia) Resignation 1901
William Kneeland Townsend District Court for the District of Connecticut Appointed to another court 1902
James Helmick Beatty District Court for the District of Idaho Retirement 1907
John Harris Baker District Court for the District of Indiana Retirement 1902
Hiram Knowles District Court for the District of Montana Retirement 1904
Thomas Porter Hawley District Court for the District of Nevada Retirement 1906
Edgar Aldrich District Court for the District of New Hampshire Death 1921
Edward T. Green District Court for the District of New Jersey Death 1896
Alfred Delavan Thomas District Court for the District of North Dakota Death 1896
Alonzo Jay Edgerton District Court for the District of South Dakota Death 1896
Cornelius Holgate Hanford District Court for the District of Washington Reassignment 1905
John Alden Riner District Court for the District of Wyoming Death 1923
John A. Williams District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas Death 1900
Henry Harrison Swan District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan Retirement 1911
David Ezekiel Bryant District Court for the Eastern District of Texas Death 1910
William W. Morrow District Court for the Northern District of California Appointed to another court 1897
Charles Swayne District Court for the Northern District of Florida 33-24 Death 1907
Peter Stenger Grosscup District Court for the Northern District of Illinois Appointed to another court 1899
Henry Clay Niles District Court for the Northern District of Mississippi Death 1918
Augustus J. Ricks District Court for the Northern District of Ohio Death 1906
John B. Rector District Court for the Northern District of Texas Death 1898
John Simson Woolson District Court for the Southern District of Iowa Death 1899
Henry Clay Niles District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi Death 1918
James Hay Reed District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania Resignation 1892
Joseph Buffington District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania Appointed to another court 1906

Other courts (13)

Judge Court Commissioned Senate vote ABA rating Status
Stanton Judkins Peelle Court of Claims Appointed to another court 1906
Henry Clay Caldwell Circuit Courts for the Eighth Circuit Retirement 1903
Walter Henry Sanborn Circuit Courts for the Eighth Circuit Abolition of Court 1911
Andrew Phelps McCormick Circuit Courts for the Fifth Circuit Abolition of Court 1911
William LeBaron Putnam Circuit Courts for the First Circuit Abolition of Court 1911
Nathan Goff Circuit Courts for the Fourth Circuit Abolition of Court 1911
Joseph McKenna Circuit Courts for the Ninth Circuit Resignation 1897
William Ball Gilbert Circuit Courts for the Ninth Circuit Abolition of Court 1911
Nathaniel Shipman Circuit Courts for the Second Circuit Retirement 1902
William Allen Woods Circuit Courts for the Seventh Circuit 25-24 Death 1901
William Howard Taft Circuit Courts for the Sixth Circuit Resignation 1900
Marcus Wilson Acheson Circuit Courts for the Third Circuit Death 1906
George Mifflin Dallas Circuit Courts for the Third Circuit Retirement 1909

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