Following is a list of all Article III

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s appointed by

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Andrew Jackson Andrew Jackson (March 15, 1767 – June 8, 1845) was an American lawyer, planter, general, and statesman who served as the seventh president of the United States from 1829 to 1837. Before being elected to the presidency, he gained fame as ...

during his term of office.All information on the names, terms of service, and details of appointment of federal judges is derived from the

Biographical Directory of Federal Judges The ''Biographical Directory of Federal Judges'' is a publication of the Federal Judicial Center providing basic biographical information on all past and present United States federal court Article III judges (those federal judges with life tenu ...

, a public-domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center. In total Jackson appointed 23 Article III federal judges: 5 Justices to the Supreme Court of the United States and 18 judges to the

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. John Catron was nominated to the United States Supreme Court by President Jackson on the final day of his presidency, March 3, 1837. The

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confirmed the nomination on March 8, 1837 and President

Martin Van Buren Martin Van Buren ( ; nl, Maarten van Buren; ; December 5, 1782 – July 24, 1862) was an American lawyer and statesman who served as the eighth president of the United States from 1837 to 1841. A primary founder of the Democratic Party, he ...

issued his commission, and thus appointed him, the same day. Jackson nominated William Smith to the United States Supreme Court on his final day in office. The Senate confirmed Smith on March 8, 1837, but he declined the appointment. File:Roger Taney - Healy.jpg, Jackson appointed Roger Brooke Taney as Chief Justice of the United States. File:HumphreyHoweLeavitt.jpg, Humphrey H. Leavitt served on the United States District Court for the District of Ohio until 1871.

United States Supreme Court justices

District courts

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* Federal Judicial Center {{DEFAULTSORT:List Of Federal Judges Appointed By Andrew Jackson

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