List of federal judges appointed by Barack Obama


Following is a comprehensive list of all Article III and Article IV United States federal judges appointed by President Barack Obama during his presidency, as well as a partial list of Article I federal judicial appointments, excluding appointments to the District of Columbia judiciary.
The total number of Obama Article III judgeship nominees to be confirmed by the United States Senate is 329, including two justices to the Supreme Court of the United States, 55 judges to the United States Courts of Appeals, 268 judges to the United States district courts, and four judges to the United States Court of International Trade. Obama did not make any recess appointments to the federal courts.
In terms of Article I courts, Obama made 8 appointments to the United States Tax Court, 3 appointments to the United States Court of Federal Claims, 3 appointments to the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, 2 appointments to the United States Court of Military Commission Review, and 2 appointments to the United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces. He also elevated two chief judges of the Court of Federal Claims.
On the Article IV territorial courts, President Obama made two appointments and elevated one judge to the position of chief judge.

United States Supreme Court Justices

#JusticeSeatStateFormer JusticeNomination
date		Confirmation
date		Confirmation
vote		Began
active service		Ended
active service
1New YorkDavid SouterIncumbent
2MassachusettsJohn Paul StevensIncumbent

Courts of Appeals

#JudgeCircuitNomination
date		Confirmation
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vote		Began active
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status
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District courts

#JudgeCourt
Nomination
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service		Ended senior
status
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United States Court of International Trade (Article III)

#JudgeNomination
date		Confirmation
date		Confirmation
vote		Began active
service		Ended active
service		Ended senior
status
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Specialty courts (Article I)

United States Tax Court

#JudgeNomination
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status
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United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims

#JudgeNomination
date		Confirmation
date		Confirmation
vote		Began active
service		Ended active
service		Ended senior
status
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United States Court of Military Commission Review

#JudgeNomination
date		Confirmation
date		Confirmation
vote		Began active
service		Ended active
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status
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United States Court of Federal Claims

#JudgeNomination
date		Confirmation
date		Confirmation
vote		Began active
service		Ended active
service		Ended senior
status
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United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces

#JudgeNomination
date		Confirmation
date		Confirmation
vote		Began active
service		Ended active
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Territorial courts (Article IV)

#JudgeCourt
Nomination
date		Confirmation
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vote		Began active
service		Ended active
service		Ended senior
status
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