List of federal judges appointed by Donald Trump
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s appointed by President
Donald Trump Donald John Trump (born June 14, 1946) is an American politician, media personality, and businessman who served as the 45th president of the United States from 2017 to 2021. Trump graduated from the Wharton School of the University of P ...
as well as a partial list of Article I federal judicial appointments, excluding appointments to the
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judiciary. The total number of Trump Article III judgeship nominees to be confirmed by the
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was 234, including three associate justices of the
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, 54 judges for the
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, 174 judges for the United States district courts, and three judges for the United States Court of International Trade. Trump did not make any
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s to the federal courts. A record twelve circuit courts of appeals judges were confirmed during Trump's first year in office. In terms of Article I courts, Trump made 26 appointments: 10 for the United States Court of Federal Claims, seven for the
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, six for the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, two for the
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, and one for 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 ...
. Trump designated
Susan G. Braden Susan Gertrude Braden (born November 8, 1948)Joint Committee on Printing, Official Congressional Directory, 2007-2008: 110th Congress', p. 860. is a former judge of the United States Court of Federal Claims. Braden was appointed to that court in ...
, Margaret M. Sweeney, and
Eleni M. Roumel Eleni Maria Roumel (born 1974) is a Judge of the United States Court of Federal Claims. Of Greek descent, she is the first Greek American woman to serve as a federal judge in the United States. She was designated as Chief Judge by President Dona ...
as chief judges of the Court of Federal Claims. On the Article IV territorial courts, President Trump made one appointment. File:Donald Trump with Neil Gorsuch 01-31-17.jpg, Trump with his first Supreme Court nominee,
Neil Gorsuch Neil McGill Gorsuch ( ; born August 29, 1967) is an American lawyer and judge who serves as an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. He was nominated by President Donald Trump on January 31, 2017, and has served since ...
. File:The Kavanaugh family and Donald Trump.jpg, Trump with his second Supreme Court nominee,
Brett Kavanaugh Brett Michael Kavanaugh ( ; born February 12, 1965) is an American lawyer and jurist serving as an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. He was nominated by President Donald Trump on July 9, 2018, and has served since O ...
. File:President Trump Nominates Judge Amy Coney Barrett for Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court (50397785301).jpg, Trump with his third Supreme Court nominee,
Amy Coney Barrett Amy Vivian Coney Barrett (born January 28, 1972) is an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. The fifth woman to serve on the court, she was nominated by President Donald Trump and has served since October 27, 2020. ...
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United States Supreme Court


United States courts of appeals


United States district courts


United States Court of International Trade


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)


See also

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Judicial appointment history for United States federal courts The appointment of federal judges for United States federal courts is done via nomination by the President of the United States and confirmation by the United States Senate. The tables below provide the composition of all Article III courts which ...
* List of presidents of the United States by judicial appointments * List of United States attorneys appointed by Donald Trump
ABA ratings during the Trump administration

Ratings of Article III and Article IV Judicial Nominees

115th Congress (2017-2018)

116th Congress (2019-2020)


Notes

;Courts ;Renominations
Article III ;Supreme Court ;Votes ;Courts of appeals ;District courts ;International Trade Article I ;Court of Federal Claims ;Tax Court ;Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims ;Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces ;Court of Military Commission Review Article IV


References

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