Courts & Judges

Judges Appointed by James Monroe

James Monroe (Jeffersonian Republican) made 23 Article III appointments between 1817 and 1825, by commission date. 0 of those judges are still serving, in active or senior status.

Supreme Court1
Courts of appeals0
District courts22
Other courts0
Total appointments23

The appointees

GenderMale 23
Race or ethnicityWhite 23

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
Smith Thompson Associate Justice Supreme Court of the United States Death 1843

District courts (22)

Judge Court Commissioned Senate vote ABA rating Status
Charles Tait District Court for the District of Alabama Reassignment 1824
Willard Hall District Court for the District of Delaware Retirement 1871
William Davies District Court for the District of Georgia Resignation 1821
Jeremiah La Touche Cuyler District Court for the District of Georgia Death 1839
Nathaniel Pope District Court for the District of Illinois Death 1850
Benjamin Parke District Court for the District of Indiana Death 1835
John Dick District Court for the District of Louisiana Reassignment 1823
Albion Keith Parris District Court for the District of Maine Resignation 1822
Ashur Ware District Court for the District of Maine Resignation 1866
Theodorick Bland District Court for the District of Maryland Resignation 1824
Elias Glenn District Court for the District of Maryland Resignation 1836
William Bayard Shields District Court for the District of Mississippi Death 1823
Peter Randolph District Court for the District of Mississippi Death 1832
James Hawkins Peck District Court for the District of Missouri Death 1836
John Pitman District Court for the District of Rhode Island Death 1864
Thomas Lee District Court for the District of South Carolina Death 1839
Thomas Bolling Robertson District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana Death 1828
Roger Skinner District Court for the Northern District of New York Death 1825
Thomas Bolling Robertson District Court for the Western District of Louisiana Death 1828
Jonathan Hoge Walker District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania Death 1824
William Wilkins District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania Resignation 1831
John George Jackson District Court for the Western District of Virginia Death 1825

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