List of federal judges appointed by John Quincy Adams
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Robert Trimble was the only Supreme Court Justice appointed by John Quincy Adams.
Joseph Hopkinson, appointed by Adams to a district court judgeship in Pennsylvania.
Following is a list of all United States federal judges appointed by President John Quincy Adams during his presidency.[1] In total Adams appointed one Justice to the Supreme Court of the United States and eleven judges to the United States district courts.
Contents
United States Supreme Court Justices[edit]
| Justice | Seat | State | Began active service |
Ended active service |
| Robert Trimble | Seat 6 | Kentucky | May 9, 1826 | August 25, 1828 |
United States district courts[edit]
| Judge | Court [Note 1] |
Began active service |
Ended active service |
| Betts, Samuel RossiterSamuel Rossiter Betts | S.D.N.Y. | December 21, 1826 | April 30, 1867 |
| Boyle, JohnJohn Boyle | D. Ky. | October 20, 1826[2] | January 28, 1834 |
| Bristol, WilliamWilliam Bristol | D. Conn. | May 22, 1826 | March 7, 1836 |
| Caldwell, AlexanderAlexander Caldwell | W.D. Va. | October 28, 1825[3] | April 8, 1839 |
| Conkling, AlfredAlfred Conkling | N.D.N.Y. | August 27, 1825[4] | August 25, 1852 |
| Crawford, WilliamWilliam Crawford | S.D. Ala. N.D. Ala.[5] |
May 22, 1826 | February 28, 1849 |
| Creighton, Jr., WilliamWilliam Creighton, Jr. | D. Ohio. | November 1, 1828[6] | February 16, 1829 |
| Hay, GeorgeGeorge Hay | E.D. Va. | July 5, 1825[7] | September 21, 1830 |
| Hopkinson, JosephJoseph Hopkinson | E.D. Pa. | October 23, 1828[8] | January 15, 1842 |
| Pendleton, Philip C.Philip C. Pendleton | W.D. Va. | May 6, 1825[9] | July 29, 1825 |
| Rossell, WilliamWilliam Rossell | D.N.J. | November 10, 1826[10] | June 20, 1840 |
Notes[edit]
References[edit]
- General
- "Judges of the United States Courts". Biographical Directory of Federal Judges. Federal Judicial Center. Retrieved 2009-04-03.
- Specific
- ^ All information on the names, terms of service, and details of appointment of federal judges is derived from the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public-domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
- ^ Recess appointment; formally nominated on December 13, 1826, confirmed by the United States Senate on February 12, 1827, and received commission on February 12, 1827.
- ^ Recess appointment; formally nominated on December 13, 1825, confirmed by the United States Senate on January 3, 1826, and received commission on January 3, 1826.
- ^ Recess appointment; formally nominated on December 13, 1825, confirmed by the United States Senate on December 14, 1825, and received commission on December 14, 1825.
- ^ On February 6, 1839, the United States District Court for the Middle District of Alabama was formed from portions of the Northern and Southern Districts; as the only federal judge sitting in Alabama, Crawford was also assigned by operation of law to the Middle District as well.
- ^ Recess appointment; formally nominated on December 11, 1828; the United States Senate did not confirm the appointment.
- ^ Recess appointment; formally nominated on December 13, 1825, confirmed by the United States Senate on March 31, 1826, and received commission on March 31, 1826.
- ^ Recess appointment; formally nominated on December 11, 1828, confirmed by the United States Senate on February 23, 1829, and received commission on February 23, 1829.
- ^ Recess appointment; resigned before he was formally nominated to the office, and was therefore never considered by the United States Senate.
- ^ Recess appointment; formally nominated on December 13, 1826, confirmed by the United States Senate on December 19, 1826, and received commission on December 19, 1826.
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