Following is a comprehensive list of all Article III and Article IV

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s appointed by

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during his presidency, as well as a partial list of Article I federal judicial appointments, excluding appointments to the

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judiciary.All information on the names, terms of service, and details of appointment of federal judges is derived from the

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, a public-domain publication of the

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. The total number of Obama Article III judgeship nominees to be confirmed by the

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is 329, including two justices to the

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, 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 The United States Tax Court (in case citations, T.C.) is a federal trial court of record established by Congress under Article I of the U.S. Constitution, section 8 of which provides (in part) that the Congress has the power to "constitute Tr ...

, 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 The Military Commissions Act of 2006 mandated that rulings from the Guantanamo military commissions could be appealed to a Court of Military Commission Review, which would sit in Washington D.C. In the event, the Review Court was not ...

, and 2 appointments to the

United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces The United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces (in case citations, C.A.A.F. or USCAAF) is an Article I court that exercises worldwide appellate jurisdiction over members of the United States Armed Forces on active duty and other perso ...

. 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

Courts of appeals

District courts

United States Court of International Trade (Article III)

Specialty courts (Article I)

United States Court of Federal Claims

United States Tax Court

United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims

United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces

United States Court of Military Commission Review

Territorial courts (Article IV)

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