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. Cou ...

s appointed by

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Theodore Roosevelt Theodore Roosevelt Jr. ( ; October 27, 1858 – January 6, 1919), often referred to as Teddy or by his initials, T. R., was an American politician, statesman, soldier, conservationist, naturalist, historian, and writer who served as the 26t ...

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 tenure ...

, a public-domain publication of the

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. In total Roosevelt appointed 80 Article III federal judges, a record for his day surpassing the 46 appointed by

Ulysses S. Grant Ulysses S. Grant (born Hiram Ulysses Grant ; April 27, 1822July 23, 1885) was an American military officer and politician who served as the 18th president of the United States from 1869 to 1877. As Commanding General, he led the Union Ar ...

. These included 3 Justices to the

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, 19 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 fr ...

, and 58 judges to the

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. Five of Roosevelt's appointees - George Bethune Adams, Thomas H. Anderson, and

Robert W. Archbald Robert Wodrow Archbald (September 10, 1848 – August 19, 1926), known as R. W. Archbald, was a United States circuit judge of the United States Commerce Court, the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit and the United States Circ ...

, Andrew McConnell January Cochran, and

Benjamin Franklin Keller Benjamin Franklin Keller (April 21, 1857 – August 8, 1921) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia. Education and career Born in Boalsburg, Pennsylvania, Keller receive ...

, were originally placed on their respective courts as

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s by President

William McKinley William McKinley (January 29, 1843September 14, 1901) was the 25th president of the United States, serving from 1897 until his assassination in 1901. As a politician he led a realignment that made his Republican Party largely dominant in ...

. Following the assassination which resulted in McKinley's death on September 14, 1901, Roosevelt chose to formally nominate those judges for confirmation by the

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, and all were confirmed. Additionally, 9

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appointments are listed, including 5 judges to the

United States Court of Claims The Court of Claims was a federal court that heard claims against the United States government. It was established in 1855, renamed in 1948 to the United States Court of Claims (), and abolished in 1982. Then, its jurisdiction was assumed by the n ...

and 4 members to the

Board of General Appraisers The United States Court of International Trade (case citations: Int'l Trade or Intl. Trade) is a Federal judiciary of the United States, U.S. federal court that adjudicates civil actions arising out of U.S. customs and International trade law, ...

(later the

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). From the establishment of 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 fr ...

on June 16, 1891, until the abolition of the

United States circuit courts The United States circuit courts were the original intermediate level courts of the United States federal court system. They were established by the Judiciary Act of 1789. They had trial court jurisdiction over civil suits of diversity jurisdic ...

on December 31, 1911, all

United States Circuit 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. Cou ...

s where jointly appointed to both the United States court of appeal and the United States circuit court for their respective circuit. Starting January 1, 1912, United States Circuit Judges served only on the United States court of appeal for their respective circuit. File:Oliver Wendell Holmes, 1902.jpg,

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as he appeared when Roosevelt appointed him to the United States Supreme Court. File:Will Day.jpg,

William R. Day William Rufus Day (April 17, 1849 – July 9, 1923) was an American diplomat and jurist who served as an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States from 1903 to 1922. Prior to his service on the Supreme Court, Day served as Unit ...

, another of Roosevelt's Supreme Court appointees. File:Willis Van Devanter.jpg,

Willis Van Devanter Willis Van Devanter (April 17, 1859 – February 8, 1941) was an American lawyer who served as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States from 1911 to 1937. He was a staunch conservative and was regarded as a part of the Four ...

, appointed by Roosevelt to the Eighth Circuit, would later serve on the Supreme Court.

United States Supreme Court justices

Courts of appeals and circuit courts

The

were abolished on January 1, 1912, the final day of service being December 31, 1911. The United States circuit court in the

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was abolished in 1863. Therefore, those individuals who served in the D.C. Circuit served only on the Court of Appeals and had no Circuit Court service.

District courts

Specialty courts (Article I)

United States Court of Claims

Board of General Appraisers

Notes

;Renominations

References

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Roosevelt, Theodore Theodore Roosevelt Jr. ( ; October 27, 1858 – January 6, 1919), often referred to as Teddy or by his initials, T. R., was an American politician, statesman, soldier, conservationist, naturalist, historian, and writer who served as the 26t ...