Courts & Judges

Judges Appointed by John Quincy Adams

John Quincy Adams (Jeffersonian Republican) made 13 Article III appointments between 1825 and 1829, by commission date. 0 of those judges are still serving, in active or senior status.

Supreme Court1
Courts of appeals0
District courts12
Other courts0
Total appointments13

The appointees

GenderMale 13
Race or ethnicityWhite 13

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
Robert Trimble Associate Justice Supreme Court of the United States 27-5 Death 1828

District courts (12)

Judge Court Commissioned Senate vote ABA rating Status
William Bristol District Court for the District of Connecticut Death 1836
John Boyle District Court for the District of Kentucky 37-7 Death 1834
William Rossell District Court for the District of New Jersey Death 1840
William Creighton Jr. District Court for the District of Ohio Recess appointment, not confirmed 1829
Joseph Hopkinson District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania Death 1842
George Hay District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia 31-9 Death 1830
William Crawford District Court for the Northern District of Alabama Death 1849
Alfred Conkling District Court for the Northern District of New York Resignation 1852
William Crawford District Court for the Southern District of Alabama Death 1849
Samuel Rossiter Betts District Court for the Southern District of New York Resignation 1867
Philip Clayton Pendleton District Court for the Western District of Virginia Resignation 1825
Alexander Caldwell District Court for the Western District of Virginia Death 1839

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