Following is a list of all Article III United States federal judges appointed by President Franklin Pierce during his presidency.[1] In total Pierce appointed 16 Article III federal judges, including 1 Justice to the Supreme Court of the United States, 3 judges to the United States circuit courts, and 12 judges to the United States district courts.
Pierce was also the first president to appoint judges, 3 total, to the United States Court of Claims, an Article I tribunal.
John Archibald Campbell was Pierce's only appointee to the Supreme Court.
James M. Love, named to the United States District Court for the District of Iowa, was Pierce's longest-serving appointee.
Former Indiana Supreme Court Justice Isaac Newton Blackford was among Pierce's appointments to the newly created United States Court of Claims.
United States Supreme Court justices
| # | Justice | Seat | State | Former justice | Nomination date | Confirmation date | Began active service | Ended active service |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John Archibald Campbell | 8 | Alabama | John McKinley | March 21, 1853 | March 22, 1853 | March 22, 1853 | April 30, 1861 |
Circuit courts
| # | Judge | Circuit | Nomination date | Confirmation date | Began active service | Ended active service |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Matthew Hall McAllister | California | March 2, 1855 | March 3, 1855 | March 3, 1855 | January 12, 1863 |
| 2 | James Dunlop | D.C. | December 3, 1855 | December 7, 1855 | November 27, 1855[2][3] | March 3, 1863[4] |
| 3 | William Matthews Merrick | D.C. | December 14, 1855 | December 14, 1855 | December 14, 1855 | March 3, 1863[4] |
District courts
| # | Judge | Court [Note 1] | Nomination date | Confirmation date | Began active service | Ended active service |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | West Hughes Humphreys | E.D. Tenn. M.D. Tenn. W.D. Tenn. | March 24, 1853 | March 26, 1853 | March 26, 1853 | June 26, 1862 |
| 2 | Charles A. Ingersoll | D. Conn. | April 6, 1853 | April 8, 1853 | April 8, 1853 | January 12, 1860 |
| 3 | William Fell Giles | D. Md. | December 19, 1853 | January 11, 1854 | July 18, 1853[5] | March 21, 1879 |
| 4 | Isaac Stockton Keith Ogier | S.D. Cal. | January 18, 1854 | January 23, 1854 | January 23, 1854 | May 21, 1861 |
| 5 | Hiram V. Willson | N.D. Ohio | February 10, 1855 | February 20, 1855 | February 20, 1855 | November 11, 1866 |
| 6 | Samuel Hubbel Treat Jr. | S.D. Ill. | March 3, 1855 | March 3, 1855 | March 3, 1855 | March 27, 1887 |
| 7 | James M. Love | D. Iowa/S.D. Iowa | February 7, 1856 | February 25, 1856 | October 5, 1855[6] | July 2, 1891[7] |
| 8 | McQueen McIntosh | N.D. Fla. | February 27, 1856 | March 11, 1856 | March 11, 1856 | January 3, 1861 |
| 9 | Andrew Gordon Magrath | D.S.C. | May 9, 1856 | May 12, 1856 | May 12, 1856 | November 7, 1860 |
| 10 | David Allen Smalley | D. Vt. | February 2, 1857 | February 3, 1857 | February 3, 1857 | March 10, 1877 |
| 11 | Thomas Howard DuVal | W.D. Tex. | February 26, 1857 | March 3, 1857 | March 3, 1857 | October 10, 1880 |
| 12 | Samuel Treat | E.D. Mo. | March 3, 1857 | March 3, 1857 | March 3, 1857 | March 5, 1887 |
Specialty courts (Article I)
United States Court of Claims
| # | Judge | Nomination date | Confirmation date | Began active service | Ended active service |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Isaac Blackford | March 3, 1855 | March 3, 1855 | March 3, 1855 | December 31, 1859 |
| 2 | John Gilchrist | March 3, 1855 | March 3, 1855 | March 3, 1855 | April 29, 1858 |
| 3 | George Parker Scarburgh | January 22, 1856 | February 11, 1856 | May 8, 1855[8] | April 20, 1861 |
Notes
References
- General
- "Judges of the United States Courts". Biographical Directory of Federal Judges. Federal Judicial Center. Archived from the original on 2016-07-30. Retrieved 2009-04-03.
- Specific