List of federal judges appointed by Grover Cleveland

List of federal judges appointed by Grover Cleveland


Following is a list of all United States federal judges appointed by President Grover Cleveland during his presidency.[1] In total Cleveland appointed 45 federal judges, including four Justices to the Supreme Court of the United States (including one Chief Justice), nine judges to the United States Courts of Appeals, two judges to the United States circuit courts, and 30 judges to the United States district courts. Because Cleveland served terms both before and after Congress eliminated the circuit courts in favor of the Courts of Appeals, he is one of only two Presidents to have appointed judges to both bodies. The other, Benjamin Harrison, was in office at the time that the change was made. Thus, all of Cleveland's appointments to the circuit courts were made in his first term, and all of his appointments to the Courts of Appeals were made in his second.

United States Supreme Court Justices

Justice Seat State Began active
service		 Ended active
service
Fuller, Melville WestonMelville Weston Fuller Chief Justice Illinois
Lamar, Lucius Quintus CincinnatusLucius Quintus Cincinnatus Lamar Seat 1 Georgia
Peckham, Rufus WheelerRufus Wheeler Peckham Seat 1 New York
White, Edward DouglassEdward Douglass White Seat 4 Louisiana [2]

Circuit Courts/Courts of Appeals

Judge Circuit Began active
service		 Ended active
service
Jackson, Howell EdmundsHowell Edmunds Jackson Sixth [3]
Jenkins, James GrahamJames Graham Jenkins Seventh
Lacombe, Emile HenryEmile Henry Lacombe Second [4] [3]
Lurton, Horace HarmonHorace Harmon Lurton Sixth
Morris, Martin FerdinandMartin Ferdinand Morris D.C. Cir.
Ross, Erskine MayoErskine Mayo Ross Ninth [5]
Shepard, SethSeth Shepard D.C. Cir.
Showalter, John WilliamJohn William Showalter Seventh
Simonton, Charles HenryCharles Henry Simonton Fourth
Thayer, Amos MaddenAmos Madden Thayer Eighth

District courts

Judge Court
[Note 1]		 Began active
service		 Ended active
service
Adams, Elmer BraggElmer Bragg Adams E.D. Mo. [6]
Allen, William JoshuaWilliam Joshua Allen S.D. Ill. [7]
Amidon, Charles FremontCharles Fremont Amidon D.N.D. [8] [9]
Bellinger, Charles B.Charles B. Bellinger D. Or.
Bingham, Edward FranklinEdward Franklin Bingham D.D.C. [10]
Brawley, William H.William H. Brawley D.S.C.
Brown, Arthur LewisArthur Lewis Brown D.R.I. [11]
Carland, John EmmettJohn Emmett Carland D.S.D. [11]
Clark, Charles DickensCharles Dickens Clark M.D. Tenn.
E.D. Tenn.
Jenkins, James GrahamJames Graham Jenkins E.D. Wis.
Kirkpatrick, AndrewAndrew Kirkpatrick D.N.J. [11]
Lochren, WilliamWilliam Lochren D. Minn.
Marshall, John AugustineJohn Augustine Marshall D. Utah
Maxey, Thomas SheldonThomas Sheldon Maxey W.D. Tex.
McHugh, William DouglasWilliam Douglas McHugh D. Neb. [12]
Merrick, William MatthewWilliam Matthew Merrick D.D.C. [13]
Montgomery, Martin V.Martin V. Montgomery D.D.C. [14]
Munger, William HenryWilliam Henry Munger D. Neb.
Newman, William TruslowWilliam Truslow Newman N.D. Ga. [15]
Parlange, CharlesCharles Parlange E.D. La.
Philips, John FinisJohn Finis Philips W.D. Mo.
Priest, Henry SamuelHenry Samuel Priest E.D. Mo.
Rogers, John HenryJohn Henry Rogers W.D. Ark. [11]
Ross, Erskine MayoErskine Mayo Ross S.D. Cal.
Seaman, William HenryWilliam Henry Seaman E.D. Wis.
Severens, Henry FranklinHenry Franklin Severens W.D. Mich.
Simonton, Charles HenryCharles Henry Simonton D.S.C. [15]
Thayer, Amos MaddenAmos Madden Thayer E.D. Mo.
Toulmin, Harry TheophilusHarry Theophilus Toulmin S.D. Ala.
Wellborn, OlinOlin Wellborn S.D. Cal.

Specialty courts

United States Court of Claims

Judge Began active
service 		Ended active
service
Howry, Charles BowenCharles Bowen Howry 1897 1928

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