List of federal judges appointed by Joe Biden

This is a comprehensive list of all Article III and Article IV United States federal judges appointed by President Joe Biden, as well as a partial list of Article I federal judicial appointments, excluding appointments to the District of Columbia judiciary.

The total number of Article III judges nominated by Biden and confirmed by the United States Senate was 235, including one associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, 45 judges for the United States courts of appeals, 187 judges for the United States district courts and two judges for the United States Court of International Trade.

In terms of Article I courts, Biden appointed 17 judges: five to the United States Court of Federal Claims, five to the United States Court of Military Commission Review, one to the United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces and six to the United States Tax Court. On March 2, 2021, Biden designated Elaine D. Kaplan as chief judge of the Court of Federal Claims.

On the Article IV territorial courts, Biden made one appointment.

Supreme Court of the United States

# Justice Seat State Former justice Nominationdate Confirmationdate Confirmationvote Beganservice Endedservice 1 Washington, D.C. The Federal Judicial Center notes that Jackson received her commission on April 8, 2022, however, Justice Stephen Breyer did not assume senior status until noon on June 30, 2022, at which time Jackson took her constitutional and judicial oaths soon after. Incumbent

United States courts of appeals

# Judge Circuit Nominationdate Confirmationdate Confirmationvote Began activeservice Ended activeservice Ended seniorstatus 1 Elevated 2 Incumbent 3 Incumbent 4 Incumbent 5 Incumbent 6 Incumbent 7 Incumbent 8 Incumbent 9 Incumbent 10 Originally nominated on February 25, 2016, by President Obama. That nomination expired on January 3, 2017. Renominated by President Biden to a different seat on the same court on September 20, 2021. Incumbent 11 Incumbent 12 Incumbent 13 Incumbent 14 Initial nomination was returned on January 3, 2022. Subsequently renominated the same day. Incumbent 15 Incumbent 16 Incumbent 17 Incumbent 18 Incumbent 19 Incumbent 20 Incumbent 21 Incumbent 22 Incumbent 23 Incumbent 24 Incumbent 25 Incumbent 26 Incumbent 27 Incumbent 28 Incumbent 29 Incumbent 30 Incumbent 31 Incumbent 32 Incumbent 33 Incumbent 34 Initial nomination was returned on January 3, 2023. Subsequently renominated the same day. Incumbent 35 Incumbent 36 Incumbent 37 Incumbent 38 Incumbent 39 Incumbent 40 Initial nomination was returned on January 3, 2024. Subsequently renominated on January 8, 2024. Incumbent 41 Incumbent 42 Incumbent 43 Incumbent 44 Incumbent 45 Incumbent

United States district courts

# Judge CourtSee List of United States district and territorial courts Nominationdate Confirmationdate Confirmationvote Began activeservice Ended activeservice Ended seniorstatus 1 Originally nominated on February 26, 2015, by President Obama. That nomination expired on January 3, 2017. Renominated by President Biden to a different seat on the same court on April 19, 2021. Incumbent 2 Originally nominated on April 28, 2016, by President Obama. That nomination expired on January 3, 2017. Renominated by President Biden to a different seat on the same court on April 19, 2021. Incumbent 3 Incumbent 4 Incumbent 5 Incumbent 6 Incumbent 7 Incumbent 8 Incumbent 9 Elevated 10 Incumbent 11 Elevated 12 Incumbent 13 Incumbent 14 Incumbent 15 Incumbent 16 Incumbent 17 Incumbent 18 Incumbent 19 Incumbent 20 Incumbent 21 Incumbent 22 Incumbent 23 Incumbent 24 Incumbent 25 Incumbent 26 Incumbent 27 Incumbent 28 Incumbent 29 Incumbent 30 Incumbent 31 Incumbent 32 Incumbent 33 Incumbent 34 Incumbent 35 Incumbent 36 Incumbent 37 Incumbent 38 Originally nominated on September 8, 2020, by President Trump. That nomination expired on January 3, 2021. Renominated by President Biden on December 15, 2021. Incumbent 39 Incumbent 40 Incumbent 41 Originally nominated on April 28, 2016, by President Obama. That nomination expired on January 3, 2017. Renominated by President Biden on November 3, 2021. That nomination was returned on January 3, 2022. Subsequently renominated that same day. Incumbent 42 Incumbent 43 Incumbent 44 Incumbent 45 Incumbent 46 Incumbent 47 Incumbent 48 Incumbent 49 Incumbent 50 Incumbent 51 Incumbent 52 Elevated 53 Incumbent 54 Incumbent 55 Elevated 56 Incumbent 57 Incumbent 58 Originally nominated on February 12, 2020, by President Trump. That nomination expired on January 3, 2021. Renominated by President Biden on January 19, 2022. Incumbent 59 Incumbent 60 Incumbent 61 Incumbent 62 Incumbent 63 Incumbent 64 Incumbent 65 Incumbent 66 Incumbent 67 Incumbent 68 Incumbent 69 Incumbent 70 Incumbent 71 Incumbent 72 Incumbent 73 Incumbent 74 Incumbent 75 Incumbent 76 Incumbent 77 Incumbent 78 Incumbent 79 Incumbent 80 Incumbent 81 Initial nomination was returned on January 3, 2023. Subsequently renominated on January 23, 2023. Incumbent 82 Incumbent 83 Incumbent 84 Incumbent 85 Incumbent 86 Incumbent 87 Incumbent 88 Incumbent 89 Incumbent 90 Incumbent 91 Incumbent 92 Incumbent 93 Incumbent 94 Incumbent 95 Incumbent 96 Initial nomination was returned on January 3, 2022. Subsequently renominated the same day. Nomination returned on January 3, 2023. Subsequently renominated the same day. Incumbent 97 Incumbent 98 Incumbent 99 Incumbent 100 Incumbent 101 Incumbent 102 Incumbent 103 Incumbent 104 Incumbent 105 Incumbent 106 Incumbent 107 Incumbent 108 Incumbent 109 Incumbent 110 Incumbent 111 Incumbent 112 Incumbent 113 Incumbent 114 Incumbent 115 Incumbent 116 Incumbent 117 Incumbent 118 Incumbent 119 Incumbent 120 Incumbent 121 Incumbent 122 Incumbent 123 Incumbent 124 Incumbent 125 Incumbent 126 Incumbent 127 Incumbent 128 Incumbent 129 Incumbent 130 Incumbent 131 Incumbent 132 Incumbent 133 Incumbent 134 Incumbent 135 Incumbent 136 Incumbent 137 Incumbent 138 Incumbent 139 Incumbent 140 Incumbent 141 Incumbent 142 Incumbent 143 Incumbent 144 Incumbent 145 Originally nominated on January 10, 2024, to a seat on the Western District of Texas. Nomination withdrawn and renominated to a different seat on February 7, 2024. Incumbent 146 Incumbent 147 Incumbent 148 Incumbent 149 Incumbent 150 Incumbent 151 Incumbent 152 Incumbent 153 Incumbent 154 Incumbent 155 Incumbent 156 Incumbent 157 Incumbent 158 Incumbent 159 Incumbent 160 Incumbent 161 Incumbent 162 Incumbent 163 Incumbent 164 Incumbent 165 Incumbent 166 Incumbent 167 Incumbent 168 Incumbent 169 Incumbent 170 Incumbent 171 Incumbent 172 Incumbent 173 Incumbent 174 Incumbent 175 Incumbent 176 Incumbent 177 Incumbent 178 Incumbent 179 Incumbent 180 Incumbent 181 Incumbent 182 Incumbent 183 Incumbent 184 Incumbent 185 Incumbent 186 Incumbent 187 Incumbent

United States Court of International Trade

# Judge Nominationdate Confirmationdate Confirmationvote Began activeservice Ended activeservice Ended seniorstatus 1 Incumbent 2 Incumbent

Specialty courts (Article I) United States Court of Federal Claims

# Judge Nominationdate Confirmationdate Confirmationvote Began activeservice Ended activeservice Ended seniorstatus 1 Originally nominated on May 21, 2014, by President Obama. That nomination was returned on December 16, 2014. Renominated on January 7, 2015, but was expired on January 3, 2017. Renominated by President Biden on July 13, 2021, but was withdrawn on October 5, 2021 to include corrected information. It was resubmitted on the same day. Incumbent 2 Incumbent 3 Incumbent 4 Incumbent 5 Incumbent

United States Tax Court

# Judge Nominationdate Confirmationdate Confirmationvote Began activeservice Ended activeservice Ended seniorstatus 1 Incumbent 2 Incumbent 3 Incumbent 4 Incumbent 5 Incumbent 6 Incumbent

United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces

# Judge Nominationdate Confirmationdate Confirmationvote Began activeservice Ended activeservice Ended seniorstatus 1 Incumbent

United States Court of Military Commission Review

# Judge Nominationdate Confirmationdate Confirmationvote Began activeservice Ended activeservice Incumbent

Territorial courts (Article IV)

# Judge Court Nominationdate Confirmationdate Confirmationvote Began activeservice Ended activeservice Ended seniorstatus 1 Manglona was first appointed as judge by President Obama on July 29, 2011. Her commission expired on July 28, 2021, but she continued to serve until a successor was appointed. She was renominated to the position by President Biden and confirmed. Incumbent

See also Judicial appointment history for United States federal courts List of presidents of the United States by judicial appointments List of United States attorneys appointed by Joe Biden Joe Biden judicial appointment controversies

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International Trade

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Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces

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