List of federal judges appointed by Joe Biden
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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.[1]
As of May 15, 2024[update], the United States Senate has confirmed 196 Article III judges nominated by Biden: one associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, 41 judges for the United States courts of appeals, 152 judges for the United States district courts and two judges for the United States Court of International Trade. There are 27 nominations awaiting Senate action: five for the courts of appeals and 23 for the district courts. There are two vacancies on the U.S. courts of appeals and 42 vacancies on the U.S. district courts,[2][3] as well as 28 announced vacancies that may occur before the end of Biden's term (7 for the courts of appeals and 21 for district courts).[Note 1][4][5] Biden has not made any recess appointments to the federal courts. Biden had the largest number of Article III judicial nominees confirmed during a president's first year in office since Ronald Reagan in 1981.[6]
Regarding Article I courts, as of May 9, 2024[update], the Senate has confirmed five judges nominated by Biden: four to the United States Court of Federal Claims and one to the United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces. There are seven nominations awaiting Senate action: six for the tax court and one for the claims court. There is one vacancy on the claims court and six vacancies on the United States Tax Court. On March 2, 2021, Biden designated Elaine D. Kaplan as Chief Judge of the Court of Federal Claims.[7]
Regarding Article IV territorial courts, as of April 16, 2024[update], there are two vacancies. The Senate has confirmed one Article IV judge nominated by Biden.