Following is a list of all Article III

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s appointed by

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Grover Cleveland Stephen Grover Cleveland (March 18, 1837June 24, 1908) was an American lawyer and politician who served as the 22nd and 24th president of the United States from 1885 to 1889 and from 1893 to 1897. Cleveland is the only president in American ...

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

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. In total Cleveland appointed 45 Article III federal judges, including 4 Justices to the

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(including 1 Chief Justice), 11 judges to the

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and

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and 30 judges to the

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. Additionally, Cleveland appointed 2 judges to the

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, an

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tribunal. The

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, approved March 3, 1891, during the intervening administration of President

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, established the

. Prior to the passage of that act, United States Circuit Judges were appointed solely to the existing

. Subsequent to the passage of that act, United States Circuit Judges were concurrently appointed to both the United States courts of appeals and the United States circuit courts. This situation persisted until the abolition of the United States circuit courts on December 31, 1911. Starting January 1, 1912, United States Circuit Judges served only upon their respective United States court of appeals. Thus, the 2 United States Circuit Judges appointed during Cleveland's first administration were appointed solely to the United States circuit court for their respective circuit and were reassigned by

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to serve concurrently on the United States court of appeals and United States circuit court on March 3, 1891. The 6 United States Circuit Judges appointed to numbered circuits during Cleveland's second administration were appointed concurrently to the United States court of appeals and United States circuit court. The Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia (now the

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) was established on February 9, 1893. As the

United States Circuit Court for the District of Columbia The United States Circuit Court of the District of Columbia (in case citations, C.C.D.C.) was a United States federal court which existed from 1801 to 1863. The court was created by the District of Columbia Organic Act of 1801. History The D.C. ci ...

had been abolished in 1863, the judges of this newly established court served only on the Court of Appeals and had no concurrent Circuit Court service. Cleveland appointed 3 judges to this newly established court during his second administration. File:Edward White, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing slightly left, 1905.jpg, Cleveland appointed

Edward Douglass White Edward Douglass White Jr. (November 3, 1844 – May 19, 1921) was an American politician and jurist from Louisiana. White was a U.S. Supreme Court justice for 27 years, first as an associate justice from 1894 to 1910, then as the ninth chief ju ...

to be an

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United States Supreme Court justices

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Court of appeals and circuit courts

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District courts

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Specialty courts

United States Court of Claims

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