James Abram Garfield, photo portrait seated

Despite his short tenure in office,

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 ...

appointed 5 Article III

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s including 1 Justice to the Supreme Court of the United States and 1 judge to the

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and 3 judges to the

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. Garfield shared the appointment of

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with his successor,

Chester A. Arthur Chester Alan Arthur (October 5, 1829 – November 18, 1886) was an American lawyer and politician who served as the 21st president of the United States from 1881 to 1885. He previously served as the 20th vice president under President James ...

, with Garfield placing him on the bench via a recess appointment and Arthur later nominating him to the same seat and issuing his commission. Garfield appointed 1 judge to the United States Court of Claims, an

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tribunal.

Supreme Court

Circuit courts

District courts

Specialty courts (Article I)

United States Court of Claims

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;Renominations

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{{U.S. Presidents and the Judiciary, state=collapsed James A. Garfield

Garfield ''Garfield'' is an American comic strip created by Jim Davis. Originally published locally as ''Jon'' in 1976, then in nationwide syndication from 1978 as ''Garfield'', it chronicles the life of the title character Garfield the cat, his hum ...