List of federal judges appointed by Franklin Pierce


Following is a list of all Article III United States federal judges appointed by President Franklin Pierce during his presidency. In total Pierce appointed 16 Article III federal judges, including 1 Justice to the Supreme Court of the United States, 3 judges to the United States circuit courts, and 12 judges to the United States district courts.
Pierce was also the first president to appoint judges, 3 total, to the United States Court of Claims, an Article I tribunal.

United States Supreme Court Justices

#JusticeSeatStateFormer JusticeNomination
date
Confirmation
date
Began
active service
Ended
active service
1Alabama

Circuit Courts

#JudgeCircuitNomination
date
Confirmation
date
Began active
service
Ended active
service
1
2
3

District Courts

#JudgeCourt
Nomination
date
Confirmation
date
Began active
service
Ended active
service
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12

Specialty courts (Article I)

United States Court of Claims

#JudgeNomination
date
Confirmation
date
Began active
service
Ended active
service
1
2
3