Following is a list of all Article III

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s appointed by

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Rutherford B. Hayes Rutherford Birchard Hayes (; October 4, 1822 – January 17, 1893) was an American lawyer and politician who served as the 19th president of the United States from 1877 to 1881, after serving in the U.S. House of Representatives and as governo ...

during his presidency.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 Federal Judicial Center. In total Hayes made 22 Article III federal judicial appointments, including 2 Justices to the Supreme Court of the United States, 4 judges to the

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s, and 16 judges to the

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. Hayes appointed 2 judges to the United States Court of Claims, an

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tribunal. File:JudgeJMHarlan.jpg, Hayes' most notable judicial appointment was Supreme Court Justice

John Marshall Harlan John Marshall Harlan (June 1, 1833 – October 14, 1911) was an American lawyer and politician who served as an associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court from 1877 until his death in 1911. He is often called "The Great Dissenter" due to his ...

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Hoyt Henry Wheeler Hoyt Henry Wheeler (August 30, 1833 – November 19, 1906) was an associate justice of the Vermont Supreme Court and later a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Vermont. Education and career Whee ...

, highly regarded as a Vermont district court judge.

United States Supreme Court justices

Hayes also nominated

Stanley Matthews Sir Stanley Matthews, CBE (1 February 1915 – 23 February 2000) was an English footballer who played as an outside right. Often regarded as one of the greatest players of the British game, he is the only player to have been knighted while sti ...

to the Supreme Court, but the

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did not act on the nomination; Matthews was renominated by Hayes' successor,

James A. Garfield James Abram Garfield (November 19, 1831 – September 19, 1881) was the 20th president of the United States, serving from March 4, 1881 until his death six months latertwo months after he was shot by an assassin. A lawyer and Civil War gene ...

, and was confirmed.

Circuit courts

District courts

Specialty courts (Article I)

United States Court of Claims

Notes

;Renominations

References

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Sources

* Federal Judicial Center {{DEFAULTSORT:List Of Federal Judges Appointed By Rutherford B. Hayes Judicial appointments Hayes *