Courts & Judges

Judges Appointed by Franklin Pierce

Franklin Pierce (Democratic) made 21 Article III appointments between 1853 and 1857, by commission date. 0 of those judges are still serving, in active or senior status.

Supreme Court1
Courts of appeals0
District courts14
Other courts6
Total appointments21

The appointees

GenderMale 21
Race or ethnicityWhite 21

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 (1)

Judge Court Commissioned Senate vote ABA rating Status
John Archibald Campbell Associate Justice Supreme Court of the United States Resignation 1861

District courts (14)

Judge Court Commissioned Senate vote ABA rating Status
Charles Anthony Ingersoll District Court for the District of Connecticut Death 1860
James M. Love District Court for the District of Iowa Reassignment 1882
William Fell Giles District Court for the District of Maryland Death 1879
Andrew Gordon Magrath District Court for the District of South Carolina Resignation 1860
David Allen Smalley District Court for the District of Vermont Death 1877
Samuel Treat District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri Retirement 1887
West Hughes Humphreys District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee Impeachment & Conviction 1862
West Hughes Humphreys District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee Impeachment & Conviction 1862
McQueen McIntosh District Court for the Northern District of Florida Resignation 1861
Hiram V. Willson District Court for the Northern District of Ohio Death 1866
Isaac Stockton Keith Ogier District Court for the Southern District of California Death 1861
Samuel Hubbel Treat Jr. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois Death 1887
West Hughes Humphreys District Court for the Western District of Tennessee Impeachment & Conviction 1862
Thomas Howard DuVal District Court for the Western District of Texas Death 1880

Other courts (6)

Judge Court Commissioned Senate vote ABA rating Status
James Dunlop Chief Judge Circuit Court of the District of Columbia Abolition of Court 1863
William Matthews Merrick Circuit Court of the District of Columbia Abolition of Court 1863
Isaac Newton Blackford Court of Claims Death 1859
John James Gilchrist Court of Claims Death 1858
George Parker Scarburgh Court of Claims Resignation 1861
Matthew Hall McAllister Circuit Court for the Districts of California Resignation 1863

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