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List of federal judges appointed by George W. Bush

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Following is a list of all Article III United States federal judges appointed by President George W. Bush during his presidency, including a partial list of judges appointed under Article I.

In total Bush appointed 327 Article III federal judges, including two justices to the Supreme Court of the United States (including one chief justice), 62 judges to the United States courts of appeals, 261 judges to the United States district courts and 2 judges to the United States Court of International Trade. Additionally, he made appointments to various courts established under Article I and Article IV.

File:Roberts, Bush SCOTUS announcement.jpg|President George W. Bush looks on as his nominee for Chief Justice, John Roberts, speaks. File:With President George W. Bush Looking on, Judge Samuel A. Alito Acknowledges his Nomination as Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court.jpg|Bush and his second nominee to the Supreme Court, Samuel Alito.

United States Supreme Court justices

Main article: George W. Bush Supreme Court candidates

#	Justice	State	Nomination
date	Confirmation
date	Confirmation
vote	Began
active service	Ended
active service
		Maryland	Originally nominated on July 19, 2005, to the Associate Justice seat being vacated by Sandra Day O'Connor. Upon Rehnquist's death, the Associate Justice nomination was withdrawn and he was instead nominated to be Chief Justice.	Incumbent
		Virginia		Incumbent

Courts of appeals

#	Judge	Nomination
date	Confirmation
date	Confirmation
vote	Began active
service	Ended active
service	Ended senior
status
				93–1	Incumbent	–
				97–0
		Renominated on September 4, 2001, after the initial nomination expired.		97–0	Incumbent	–
						Incumbent
				99–0		Incumbent
				99–0	Incumbent	–
				91–0		Incumbent
				98–0		Incumbent
				99–0		Incumbent
				voice vote	Incumbent	–
				98–0		Incumbent
				95–0		Incumbent
				64–35		Incumbent
				85–0		Incumbent
				voice vote		Incumbent
				voice vote		–
				55–44
		Renominated on January 7, 2003, after the initial nomination expired.		74–19		Incumbent
		Renominated on September 4, 2001, and January 7, 2003.		58–41	Incumbent	–
				52–41	Incumbent	–
				97–0		–
				66–25		Incumbent
		Was previously nominated by President George H. W. Bush on January 27, 1992 to a different seat on the same court. That nomination expired at the end of the term. Renominated by President George W. Bush on May 9, 2001 to a different seat on the same court. Renominated on September 4, 2001, and January 7, 2003.		voice vote		Elevated
				99–0	Incumbent	–
				88–1		–
				96–0		Incumbent
				93–0
				94–1	Incumbent	–
				86–0		Incumbent
				voice vote		Incumbent
		Renominated on September 4, 2001, January 7, 2003, and February 6, 2004.	N/A	N/A		–
		Renominated on March 12, 2004, and February 14, 2005.		53–45	Incumbent	–
		Was previously nominated by President George H. W. Bush on September 11, 1991 to a different seat on the same court. That nomination expired at the end of the term. Renominated by President George W. Bush on November 21, 2003 to a different seat on the same court.		96–0
				97–1	Incumbent	–
				voice vote	Incumbent	–
				voice vote
				70–27		Incumbent
		Renominated on September 4, 2001, January 7, 2003, and February 14, 2005.		55–43	Incumbent	–
		Renominated on February 14, 2005, after the initial nomination expired.		56–43		–
		Renominated on January 7, 2003, and February 14, 2005.		96–0		Incumbent
				95–0	Incumbent	–
				73–24		–
				97–0		–
				98–0	Incumbent	–
				93–0	Incumbent	–
		Renominated on February 14, 2005, and January 25, 2006.		57–36		Elevated
				81–0
				voice vote	Incumbent	–
				voice vote		Elevated
		Originally nominated on February 14, 2006, to the Northern District of Oklahoma. The nomination was withdrawn on May 4, 2006. Subsequently nominated to the Tenth Circuit on May 4, 2006.		67–30	Incumbent	–
				92–0	Incumbent	–
				91–0		–
		Was originally nominated to a seat on December 16, 2005. Renominated on September 5, 2006, November 15, 2006, and January 9, 2007. Withdrawn and nominated to a different seat on the same court on January 16, 2007.		94–0		Incumbent
		Renominated on January 9, 2007, after the initial nomination expired.		95–0	Incumbent	–
				91–0	Incumbent	–
				voice vote	Incumbent	–
		Originally nominated on June 6, 2006, to the Southern District of Mississippi. The nomination was returned on December 9, 2006. Subsequently nominated to the Fifth Circuit on January 9, 2007.		59–38	Incumbent	–
				93–0
				unanimous consent	Incumbent	–
				96–0	Incumbent	–
		Was previously nominated by President Clinton on January 7, 1997 to a different seat on the same court. That nomination expired at the end of the term. Renominated by President Clinton on January 26, 1999. That nomination expired at the end of the term. Renominated by President Clinton on January 3, 2001. That nomination was withdrawn by President Bush on March 19, 2001. Renominated on April 15, 2008 to a different seat on the same court.		63–32		Incumbent
		Renominated on March 19, 2007, after the initial nomination expired.		voice vote	Incumbent	–

District courts

#		Judge		Court
See: List of United States district and territorial courts		Nomination
date		Confirmation
date		Confirmation
vote		Began active
service		Ended active
service		Ended senior
status

United States Court of International Trade

Main article: United States Court of International Trade

#	Judge
date	Confirmation
date	Confirmation
vote	Began active
service	Ended active
service	Ended senior
status
		voice vote	Incumbent
		82–0	Incumbent

Specialty courts (Article I)

United States Court of Federal Claims

Main article: United States Court of Federal Claims

#	Judge
date	Confirmation
date	Confirmation
vote	Began active
service	Ended active
service	Ended senior
status
		voice vote	–
		89–0	Incumbent
		54–43	Incumbent
		voice vote	Incumbent
		voice vote
		voice vote	December 24, 2024
		voice vote	–
		voice vote	–
		voice vote	Incumbent

United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims

Main article: United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims

#	Judge
date	Confirmation
date	Confirmation
vote	Began active
service	Ended active
service	Ended senior
status
		voice vote	Incumbent
		voice vote	Incumbent
		voice vote	Incumbent
		voice vote	Incumbent
		voice vote	Incumbent
		voice vote	Incumbent

United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces

Main article: United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces

#	Judge
date	Confirmation
date	Confirmation
vote	Began active
service	Ended active
service	Ended senior
status
		voice vote	Incumbent
		voice vote	Incumbent
		voice vote	Incumbent

United States Tax Court

Main article: United States Tax Court

#	Judge
date	Confirmation
date	Confirmation
vote	Began active
service	Ended active
service	Ended senior
status
		voice vote	Incumbent
		voice vote	Incumbent
		voice vote
		voice vote
		voice vote	–
		voice vote	Incumbent
		voice vote
		voice vote	Incumbent
		voice vote	Incumbent
		voice vote	Incumbent
		voice vote	Incumbent

Territorial courts (Article IV)

#	Judge	Court
Nomination
date	Confirmation
date	Confirmation
vote	Began active
service	Ended active
service	Ended senior
status
		D.V.I.	voice vote			Incumbent
		D.V.I.	voice vote	Reappointment
(September 1, 1994)		Incumbent
		D. Guam	voice vote		Incumbent	–

Notes

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References

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Sources

Federal Judicial Center

References

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]].
[[Recess appointment]] by [[Bill Clinton]]; subsequently nominated by George W. Bush, confirmed by the Senate, and received commission on July 25, 2001.
[[Recess appointment]]; retired when appointment ended on December 8, 2004.
[[Recess appointment]]; after Senate confirmation, received commission on June 10, 2005.

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