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

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, a public-domain publication of the

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. In total Jackson appointed 23 Article III federal judges: 5 Justices to the

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and 18 judges to the United States district courts.

John Catron John Catron (January 7, 1786 – May 30, 1865) was an American jurist who served as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States from 1837 to 1865, during the Taney Court. Early and family life Little is known of Catron's ...

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 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 Roger Brooke Taney (; March 17, 1777 – October 12, 1864) was the fifth chief justice of the United States, holding that office from 1836 until his death in 1864. Although an opponent of slavery, believing it to be an evil practice, Taney believ ...

as Chief Justice of the United States. File:HumphreyHoweLeavitt.jpg,

Humphrey H. Leavitt Humphrey Howe Leavitt (June 18, 1796 – March 15, 1873) was a United States representative from Ohio and a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Ohio and the United States District Court for the Sou ...

served on the

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until 1871.

United States Supreme Court justices

District courts

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