Courts & Judges

Judges Appointed by William H. Taft

William H. Taft (Republican) made 74 Article III appointments between 1909 and 1912, by commission date. 0 of those judges are still serving, in active or senior status.

Supreme Court6
Courts of appeals13
District courts38
Other courts17
Total appointments74

The appointees

GenderMale 74
Race or ethnicityWhite 74

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 (6)

Judge Court Commissioned Senate vote ABA rating Status
Horace Harmon Lurton Associate Justice Supreme Court of the United States Death 1914
Charles Evans Hughes Associate Justice Supreme Court of the United States Resignation 1916
Edward Douglass White Chief Justice Supreme Court of the United States Death 1921
Willis Van Devanter Associate Justice Supreme Court of the United States Death 1941
Joseph Rucker Lamar Associate Justice Supreme Court of the United States Death 1916
Mahlon Pitney Associate Justice Supreme Court of the United States 50-26 Resignation 1922

Courts of appeals (13)

Judge Court Commissioned Senate vote ABA rating Status
John Emmett Carland Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit Death 1922
Walter Inglewood Smith Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit Death 1922
William Schofield Court of Appeals for the First Circuit Death 1912
Frederic Dodge Court of Appeals for the First Circuit Resignation 1918
William Henry Hunt Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit Retirement 1928
Martin Augustine Knapp Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit Reassignment 1916
Julian William Mack Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit Reassignment 1929
John Wesley Warrington Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit Death 1921
Loyal Edwin Knappen Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit Death 1930
Arthur Carter Denison Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit Resignation 1931
William Mershon Lanning Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit Death 1912
Robert Wodrow Archbald Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit Impeachment & Conviction 1913
John Bayard McPherson Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit Death 1919

District courts (38)

Judge Court Commissioned Senate vote ABA rating Status
Richard Elihu Sloan District Court for the District of Arizona Recess appointment, not confirmed 1913
John Carter Rose District Court for the District of Maryland Appointed to another court 1922
James Madison Morton Jr. District Court for the District of Massachusetts Appointed to another court 1932
Milton Dwight Purdy District Court for the District of Minnesota Resignation 1909
Charles Andrew Willard District Court for the District of Minnesota Death 1914
Carl L. Rasch District Court for the District of Montana Resignation 1911
George M. Bourquin District Court for the District of Montana Death 1958
John Rellstab District Court for the District of New Jersey Death 1930
William Hayes Pope District Court for the District of New Mexico Death 1916
Robert Sharp Bean District Court for the District of Oregon Death 1931
Henry Augustus Middleton Smith District Court for the District of South Carolina Reassignment 1912
James Douglas Elliott District Court for the District of South Dakota Death 1933
Alexis Caswell Angell District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan Resignation 1912
Arthur J. Tuttle District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan Death 1944
Van Vechten Veeder District Court for the Eastern District of New York Resignation 1917
Henry Groves Connor District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina Death 1924
Joseph Whitaker Thompson District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania Appointed to another court 1931
Gordon James Russell District Court for the Eastern District of Texas Death 1919
Frank H. Rudkin District Court for the Eastern District of Washington Appointed to another court 1923
Ferdinand August Geiger District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin Retirement 1939
Charles B. Witmer District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania Death 1925
Oscar Richard Hundley District Court for the Northern District of Alabama Resignation 1909
William Irwin Grubb District Court for the Northern District of Alabama Death 1935
George Albert Carpenter District Court for the Northern District of Illinois Resignation 1933
John Milton Killits District Court for the Northern District of Ohio Death 1938
William Louis Day District Court for the Northern District of Ohio Resignation 1914
John Moses Cheney District Court for the Southern District of Florida Recess appointment, not confirmed 1913
Learned Hand District Court for the Southern District of New York Appointed to another court 1924
Julius Marshuetz Mayer District Court for the Southern District of New York Appointed to another court 1921
Howard Clark Hollister District Court for the Southern District of Ohio Death 1919
Frank A. Youmans District Court for the Western District of Arkansas Death 1932
Arthur Carter Denison District Court for the Western District of Michigan Appointed to another court 1911
Clarence W. Sessions District Court for the Western District of Michigan Death 1931
Arba Seymour Van Valkenburgh District Court for the Western District of Missouri Appointed to another court 1925
Charles Prentiss Orr District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania Death 1922
George Donworth District Court for the Western District of Washington Resignation 1912
Edward E. Cushman District Court for the Western District of Washington Death 1944
Clinton Woodbury Howard District Court for the Western District of Washington Recess appointment, not confirmed 1913

Other courts (17)

Judge Court Commissioned Senate vote ABA rating Status
John Emmett Carland Circuit Courts for the Eighth Circuit Abolition of Court 1911
Walter Inglewood Smith Circuit Courts for the Eighth Circuit Abolition of Court 1911
William Schofield Circuit Courts for the First Circuit Abolition of Court 1911
William Henry Hunt Circuit Courts for the Ninth Circuit Abolition of Court 1911
Martin Augustine Knapp Circuit Courts for the Second Circuit Abolition of Court 1911
Julian William Mack Circuit Courts for the Seventh Circuit Abolition of Court 1911
John Wesley Warrington Circuit Courts for the Sixth Circuit Abolition of Court 1911
Loyal Edwin Knappen Circuit Courts for the Sixth Circuit Abolition of Court 1911
Arthur Carter Denison Circuit Courts for the Sixth Circuit Abolition of Court 1911
William Mershon Lanning Circuit Courts for the Third Circuit Abolition of Court 1911
Robert Wodrow Archbald Circuit Courts for the Third Circuit Abolition of Court 1911
James Francis Smith Associate Judge Court of Customs Appeals (later U.S. Court of Customs and Patent Appeals) Death 1928
Marion De Vries Associate Judge Court of Customs Appeals (later U.S. Court of Customs and Patent Appeals) Appointed to another court 1921
Orion Metcalf Barber Associate Judge Court of Customs Appeals (later U.S. Court of Customs and Patent Appeals) Death 1930
Robert Morris Montgomery Presiding Judge Court of Customs Appeals (later U.S. Court of Customs and Patent Appeals) Death 1920
William Henry Hunt Associate Judge Court of Customs Appeals (later U.S. Court of Customs and Patent Appeals) Appointed to another court 1911
George Ewing Martin Associate Judge Court of Customs Appeals (later U.S. Court of Customs and Patent Appeals) Appointed to another court 1923

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