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This is a comprehensive list of all Article III and Article IV United States federal judges appointed by President Donald Trump, as well as a partial list of Article I federal judicial appointments, excluding appointments to the District of Columbia judiciary.[1]
As of January 20, 2025[update], the United States Senate has confirmed 234 Article III judges nominated by Trump: three associate justices of the Supreme Court of the United States, 54 judges for the United States courts of appeals, 174 judges for the United States district courts, and three judges for the United States Court of International Trade. There are no nominations awaiting Senate action. There are three vacancies on the U.S. courts of appeals and 37 vacancies on the U.S. district courts,[2][3] as well as seven announced vacancies that may occur before the end of Trump's term (one for the courts of appeals and six for district courts).[Note 1][4] Trump has not made any recess appointments to the federal courts.
In terms of Article I courts, Trump has made 26 appointments: 10 for the United States Court of Federal Claims, seven for the United States Tax Court, six for the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, two for the United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces, and one for the United States Court of Military Commission Review. Trump designated Susan G. Braden, Margaret M. Sweeney, and Eleni M. Roumel as chief judges of the Court of Federal Claims.
On the Article IV territorial courts, President Trump has made one appointment. There is one announced vacancy that will occur before the end of Trump's term.[4]
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Trump with his first Supreme Court nominee, Neil Gorsuch. -
Trump with his second Supreme Court nominee, Brett Kavanaugh. -
Trump with his third Supreme Court nominee, Amy Coney Barrett.
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- ^ All information on the names, terms of service, and details of appointment of federal judges is derived from the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public-domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
- ^ Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts. "Judicial Vacancies". Retrieved January 20, 2025.
- ^ Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts. "Current Vacancies". Retrieved January 20, 2025.
- ^ a b Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts. "Future Vacancies". Retrieved January 20, 2025.
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