List of federal judges appointed by James Monroe

President James Monroe.
Monroe appointed Smith Thompson to the Supreme Court.
Willard Hall was appointed by Monroe to the District of Delaware, and continued serving on the court for forty years after Monroe's death.

Following is a list of all United States federal judges appointed by President James Monroe during his presidency.[1] In total Monroe appointed one Justice to the Supreme Court of the United States and 21 judges to the United States district courts.

United States Supreme Court Justices

JusticeSeatStateBegan active
service
Ended active
service
Smith ThompsonSeat 4New YorkSeptember 1, 1823[2]December 18, 1843

District courts

JudgeCourt
[Note 1]
Began active
service
Ended active
service
Bland, TheodorickTheodorick BlandD. Md.November 23, 1819[3]August 16, 1824
Cuyler, Jeremiah La ToucheJeremiah La Touche CuylerD. Ga.June 12, 1821[4]May 7, 1839
Davies, WilliamWilliam DaviesD. Ga.January 14, 1819March 9, 1821
Dick, JohnJohn DickD. La.March 2, 1821April 23, 1824[5]
Glenn, EliasElias GlennD. Md.August 31, 1824[6]April 1, 1836
Hall, WillardWillard HallD. Del.May 6, 1823[7]December 6, 1871
Jackson, John G.John G. JacksonW.D. Va.February 24, 1819March 28, 1825
Lee, ThomasThomas LeeD.S.C.February 17, 1823October 24, 1839
Parke, BenjaminBenjamin ParkeD. Ind.March 6, 1817July 12, 1835
Parris, Albion K.Albion K. ParrisD. Me.January 28, 1818January 1, 1822
Peck, James H.James H. PeckD. Mo.April 5, 1822April 29, 1836
Pitman, JohnJohn PitmanD.R.I.August 4, 1824[6]November 17, 1864
Pope, NathanielNathaniel PopeD. Ill.March 3, 1819January 23, 1850
Randolph, PeterPeter RandolphD. Miss.June 25, 1823[7]January 30, 1832
Robertson, Thomas B.Thomas B. RobertsonE.D. La.
W.D. La.
May 26, 1824October 5, 1828
Shields, William BayardWilliam Bayard ShieldsD. Miss.April 20, 1818April 18, 1823
Skinner, RogerRoger SkinnerN.D.N.Y.November 24, 1819[8]August 19, 1825
Tait, CharlesCharles TaitD. Ala.May 13, 1820February 1, 1826[9]
Walker, Jonathan HogeJonathan Hoge WalkerW.D. Pa.April 20, 1818March 23, 1824
Ware, AshurAshur WareD. Me.February 15, 1822May 31, 1866
Wilkins, WilliamWilliam WilkinsW.D. Pa.May 12, 1824April 14, 1831

Notes

References

General
Specific
  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. Recess appointment; formally nominated on December 5, 1823, confirmed by the United States Senate on December 9, 1823, and received commission on December 9, 1823.
  3. Recess appointment; formally nominated on January 3, 1820, confirmed by the United States Senate on January 5, 1820, and received commission on January 5, 1820.
  4. Recess appointment; formally nominated on December 19, 1821, confirmed by the United States Senate on January 10, 1822, and received commission on January 10, 1822.
  5. On March 3, 1821, the District of Louisiana was subdivided into the United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana and the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana. Dick was reassigned to both courts by operation of law, and continued serving as the sole federal judge for the state of Louisiana until his death.
  6. 1 2 Recess appointment; formally nominated on December 16, 1824, confirmed by the United States Senate on January 3, 1825, and received commission on January 3, 1825.
  7. 1 2 Recess appointment; formally nominated on December 5, 1823, confirmed by the United States Senate on December 9, 1823, and received commission on December 9, 1823.
  8. Recess appointment; formally nominated on January 3, 1820, confirmed by the United States Senate on January 5, 1820, and received commission on January 5, 1820.
  9. On March 10, 1824, the District of Alabama was subdivided into the United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama and the United States District Court for the Southern District of Alabama. Tait was reassigned to both courts by operation of law, and continued serving as the sole federal judge for the state of Alabama until his resignation.

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