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Ellie Mikus

Biden has successfully appointed 190 federal judges through April 1 of his fourth year

President Joe Biden (D) has appointed and the U.S. Senate has confirmed 190 Article III federal judges through April 1, 2024, his fourth year in office. This is the second-most Article III judicial appointments through this point in all presidencies since Ronald Reagan (R).

The average number of federal judges appointed by previous presidents through April 1 of his fourth year in office is 166. By April of his fourth year, President Donald Trump (R) had the most appointees confirmed with 193. Reagan had the fewest confirmations with 131.

The median number of Supreme Court justices appointed is two. Two presidents—Reagan and Biden—made one appointment. Four presidents—George H.W. Bush (R), Bill Clinton (D), Barack Obama (D), and Trump—made two. President George W. Bush (R) did not appoint any SCOTUS justices by this point in his presidency.

The median number of United States Court of Appeals appointees is 30. Trump had the most appointees with 51. Reagan appointed the fewest with 25.

The median number of United States District Court appointees is 138. Clinton had the most appointees with 152. Reagan appointed the fewest with 103.

Article III federal judges are appointed for life terms by the president of the United States and confirmed by the U.S. Senate per Article III of the United States Constitution. Article III judges include judges on the Supreme Court of the United States, U.S. courts of appeal, U.S. district courts, and the Court of International Trade.

Federal judicial appointments by president

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