List of federal judges appointed by John Quincy Adams explained

Following is a list of all Article III United States federal judges appointed by President John Quincy Adams during his presidency.[1] In total Adams appointed 12 Article III federal judges, including 1 Justice to the Supreme Court of the United States and 11 judges to the United States district courts.

District courts

JudgeCourt
[2]
Nomination
date
Confirmation
date
Began active
service
Ended active
service
[3]
[4]
[5]
[6]
[7]
[8]
[9]
[10]
[11]

Notes

  1. 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.
  2. See List of United States district and territorial courts
  3. [Recess appointment]
  4. [Recess appointment]
  5. [Recess appointment]
  6. [Recess appointment]
  7. 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.
  8. [Recess appointment]
  9. [Recess appointment]
  10. [Recess appointment]
  11. [Recess appointment]

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