Courts & Judges

Judges Appointed by James Madison

James Madison (Jeffersonian Republican) made 14 Article III appointments between 1809 and 1817, by commission date. 0 of those judges are still serving, in active or senior status.

Supreme Court2
Courts of appeals0
District courts10
Other courts2
Total appointments14

The appointees

GenderMale 14
Race or ethnicityWhite 14

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 (2)

Judge Court Commissioned Senate vote ABA rating Status
Gabriel Duvall Associate Justice Supreme Court of the United States Resignation 1835
Joseph Story Associate Justice Supreme Court of the United States Death 1845

District courts (10)

Judge Court Commissioned Senate vote ABA rating Status
John Fisher District Court for the District of Delaware Death 1823
Robert Trimble District Court for the District of Kentucky Appointed to another court 1826
Dominic Augustin Hall District Court for the District of Louisiana Resignation 1813
Dominic Augustin Hall District Court for the District of Louisiana Death 1820
William Sanford Pennington District Court for the District of New Jersey Death 1826
William Peter Van Ness District Court for the District of New York Reassignment 1814
David Howell District Court for the District of Rhode Island Death 1824
John Drayton District Court for the District of South Carolina Death 1822
John Tyler District Court for the District of Virginia Death 1813
St. George Tucker District Court for the District of Virginia Reassignment 1819

Other courts (2)

Judge Court Commissioned Senate vote ABA rating Status
Buckner Thruston Circuit Court of the District of Columbia Death 1845
James Sewall Morsell Circuit Court of the District of Columbia Abolition of Court 1863

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