Following is a list of all Article III

United States federal judge In the United States, federal judges are judges who serve on courts established under Article Three of the U.S. Constitution. They include the chief justice and the associate justices of the U.S. Supreme Court, the circuit judges of the U.S. ...

s appointed by

President President most commonly refers to: *President (corporate title) * President (education), a leader of a college or university * President (government title) President may also refer to: Automobiles * Nissan President, a 1966–2010 Japanese ...

Franklin D. Roosevelt Franklin Delano Roosevelt (; ; January 30, 1882April 12, 1945), often referred to by his initials FDR, was an American politician and attorney who served as the 32nd president of the United States from 1933 until his death in 1945. As the ...

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

Biographical Directory of Federal Judges The ''Biographical Directory of Federal Judges'' is a publication of the Federal Judicial Center providing basic biographical information on all past and present United States federal court Article III judges (those federal judges with life tenu ...

, a public-domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center. In total Roosevelt appointed 194 Article III federal judges, more than twice as many as the previous record of 82 appointed by Calvin Coolidge. Among them were: nine justices to the Supreme Court of the United States, including the appointment of a sitting

associate justice Associate justice or associate judge (or simply associate) is a judicial panel member who is not the chief justice in some jurisdictions. The title "Associate Justice" is used for members of the Supreme Court of the United States and some sta ...

as chief justice, 51 judges to the

United States Courts of Appeals The United States courts of appeals are the intermediate appellate courts of the United States federal judiciary. The courts of appeals are divided into 11 numbered circuits that cover geographic areas of the United States and hear appeals f ...

, and 134 judges to the

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. Additionally, 13

Article I Article One may refer to: Legal codes * Article One of the United States Constitution, pertaining to the powers of the United States Congress * Article One of the Constitution of India, pertaining to the federal nature of the republic Other us ...

federal judge appointments are listed, including 3 judges to the

United States Court of Customs and Patent Appeals The United States Court of Customs and Patent Appeals (CCPA) was a United States federal court which existed from 1909 to 1982 and had jurisdiction over certain types of civil disputes. History The CCPA began as the United States Court of Customs ...

, 4 judges to the United States Court of Claims and 6 judges to the

United States Customs Court The United States Court of International Trade (case citations: Int'l Trade or Intl. Trade) is a U.S. federal court that adjudicates civil actions arising out of U.S. customs and international trade laws. Seated in New York City, it exercises ...

. File:Williamodouglas.jpg, Roosevelt appointee

William O. Douglas William Orville Douglas (October 16, 1898January 19, 1980) was an American jurist who served as an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, who was known for his strong progressive and civil libertarian views, and is often ci ...

was the longest-serving Supreme Court justice in U.S. history. File:Chief Justice Harlan Fiske Stone photograph circa 1927-1932.jpg, Roosevelt elevated sitting Justice Harlan F. Stone to Chief Justice of the United States. File:Florence Ellinwood Allen.jpg, Florence Ellinwood Allen, appointed by Roosevelt to the

United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit The United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit (in case citations, 6th Cir.) is a federal court with appellate jurisdiction over the district courts in the following districts: * Eastern District of Kentucky * Western District of ...

, was the first woman appointed to a federal appellate court. File:Fred m vinson.jpg, Fred M. Vinson, appointed by Roosevelt to the

United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit The United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit (in case citations, D.C. Cir.) is one of the thirteen United States Courts of Appeals. It has the smallest geographical jurisdiction of any of the U.S. federal appellate co ...

, would later be appointed by President Truman to serve as Chief Justice of the United States.

United States Supreme Court justices

Courts of appeals

District courts

Specialty courts (Article I)

United States Court of Customs and Patent Appeals

United States Court of Claims

United States Customs Court

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* Federal Judicial Center {{DEFAULTSORT:List Of Federal Judges Appointed By Franklin D. Roosevelt Judicial appointments Roosevelt, Franklin D. * Franklin D. Roosevelt-related lists