List of federal judges appointed by Chester A. Arthur
Chester A. Arthur
Following is a list of all Article III United States federal judges appointed by President Chester A. Arthur during his presidency.[1] In total Arthur appointed 21 Article III federal judges, including 2 Justices to the Supreme Court of the United States , 4 judges to the United States circuit courts , and 15 judges to the United States district courts . Arthur shared the appointment of Addison Brown with his predecessor, James A. Garfield , with Garfield placing him on the bench via a recess appointment and Arthur later nominating him to the same seat and issuing his commission. William White was confirmed by the United States Senate and received his commission from President Arthur, but died before taking the oath of office or commencing service. Nevertheless, he is counted as a successful appointment.
Arthur appointed 4 judges to the United States Court of Claims , an Article I tribunal.
Justice
Horace Gray , Arthur's first and longest serving appointee to the Supreme Court
David Josiah Brewer , appointed to the Eighth Circuit Court by Arthur, was later elevated to the Supreme Court.
United States Supreme Court justices
Circuit courts
#
Judge
Circuit
Nomination date
Confirmation date
Began active service
Ended active service
1
William James Wallace
Second
March 28, 1882
April 6, 1882
April 6, 1882 [2]
May 8, 1907
2
David J. Brewer
Eighth
March 25, 1884
March 31, 1884
March 31, 1884
January 6, 1890 [3]
3
LeBaron Bradford Colt
First
July 2, 1884
July 5, 1884
July 5, 1884 [2]
February 7, 1913 [4]
4
Walter Q. Gresham
Seventh
December 3, 1884
December 9, 1884
October 28, 1884 [5] [2]
March 3, 1893
District courts
#
Judge
Court[Note 1]
Nomination date
Confirmation date
Began active service
Ended active service
1
Addison Brown
S.D.N.Y.
October 12, 1881
October 14, 1881
June 2, 1881 [6]
August 30, 1901
2
Nathan Webb
D. Me.
January 18, 1882
January 24, 1882
January 24, 1882
June 30, 1902
3
Augustus Sherrill Seymour
E.D.N.C.
February 14, 1882
February 21, 1882
February 21, 1882
February 19, 1897
4
Alfred Conkling Coxe Sr.
N.D.N.Y.
April 24, 1882
May 4, 1882
May 4, 1882
June 14, 1902 [3]
5
George Myron Sabin
D. Nev.
July 20, 1882
July 26, 1882
July 26, 1882
May 12, 1890
6
Henry Kent McCay
N.D. Ga.
August 3, 1882
August 4, 1882
August 4, 1882
July 30, 1886
7
Oliver Perry Shiras
N.D. Iowa
August 3, 1882
August 4, 1882
August 4, 1882
November 1, 1903
8
William White
S.D. Ohio
February 9, 1883
February 19, 1883
February 19, 1883 [7]
March 12, 1883
9
John Paul
W.D. Va.
February 27, 1883
March 3, 1883
March 3, 1883
November 1, 1901
10
George Read Sage
S.D. Ohio
December 18, 1883
January 7, 1884
March 20, 1883 [8]
August 24, 1898
11
William Allen Woods
D. Ind.
December 18, 1883
January 7, 1884
May 2, 1883 [8]
March 21, 1892 [3]
12
Leonard Eugene Wales
D. Del.
March 6, 1884
March 20, 1884
March 20, 1884
February 8, 1897
13
Chauncey Brewer Sabin
E.D. Tex.
March 25, 1884
April 5, 1884
April 5, 1884
March 30, 1890
14
George Moulton Carpenter Jr.
D.R.I.
December 16, 1884
December 18, 1884
December 18, 1884
July 31, 1896
15
Emory Speer
S.D. Ga.
January 19, 1885
February 18, 1885
February 18, 1885
December 13, 1918
Specialty courts (Article I)
United States Court of Claims
#
Judge
Nomination date
Confirmation date
Began active service
Ended active service
1
Bancroft Davis
December 13, 1882
December 20, 1882
December 20, 1882 [9]
November 5, 1883
2
Lawrence Weldon
December 12, 1883
December 18, 1883
November 24, 1883 [10]
April 10, 1905
3
William Adams Richardson
January 15, 1885
January 20, 1885
January 20, 1885 [11]
October 19, 1896
4
John Davis
January 15, 1885
January 20, 1885
January 20, 1885
May 5, 1902
Notes
References
General
Specific
^ All information on the names, terms of service, and details of appointment of federal judges is derived from the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges , a public-domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center .
^ a b c Reassigned by operation of law to serve on both the United States circuit court and the corresponding United States Court of Appeals on June 16, 1891.
^ a b c Elevated
^ The United States circuit courts were abolished effective December 31, 1911. Served solely upon the United States Court of Appeals effective January 1, 1912.
^ Recess appointment ; formally nominated on December 3, 1884, confirmed by the United States Senate on December 9, 1884, and received commission on December 9, 1884.
^ Recess appointment by James A. Garfield ; formally nominated by Chester A. Arthur on October 12, 1881, confirmed by the United States Senate on October 14, 1881, and received commission from Arthur on October 14, 1881.
^ White received and accepted his commission, but died without ever taking the oath of office or commencing service.
^ a b Recess appointment ; formally nominated on December 18, 1883, confirmed by the United States Senate on January 7, 1884, and received commission on January 7, 1884.
^ Davis was previously appointed to the Court of Claims by Rutherford B. Hayes ; he resigned from this position, but was restored to it by Arthur the following year.
^ Recess appointment ; formally nominated on December 12, 1883, confirmed by the United States Senate on December 18, 1883, and received commission on December 18, 1883.
^ Laterally appointed Chief Justice, having previously served as a Judge of the same court.
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