Courts & Judges

Judges Appointed by John Tyler

John Tyler (Whig) made 8 Article III appointments between 1841 and 1845, by commission date. 0 of those judges are still serving, in active or senior status.

Supreme Court1
Courts of appeals0
District courts7
Other courts0
Total appointments8

The appointees

GenderMale 8
Race or ethnicityWhite 8

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
Samuel Nelson Associate Justice Supreme Court of the United States Retirement 1872

District courts (7)

Judge Court Commissioned Senate vote ABA rating Status
Elisha Mills Huntington District Court for the District of Indiana Death 1862
Peleg Sprague District Court for the District of Massachusetts Resignation 1865
Samuel Prentiss District Court for the District of Vermont Death 1857
Theodore Howard McCaleb District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana Reassignment 1845
Archibald Randall District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania Death 1846
James Dandridge Halyburton District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia Resignation 1861
Theodore Howard McCaleb District Court for the Western District of Louisiana Reassignment 1845

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