Judicial Appointment History For United States Federal Courts - Supreme Court

Supreme Court

The Supreme Court of the United States was established by the Constitution of the United States. Originally, the Judiciary Act of 1789 set the number of Justices at six. Subsequently, the United States Congress increased the number of Justices to seven in 1807, nine in 1837 and ten in 1863. The Judiciary Act of 1869 reduced the number of Justices to nine again

Year Appointed
by
Republicans		 Appointed
by
Democrats		 Vacant BHO
 GWB
2		 GWB
1		 WJC
2		 WJC
1		 RWR
2		 RWR
1		 JEC RMN
/GRF		 RMN
1		 LBJ JFK
/LBJ		 DDE
2		 DDE
1		 HST
2		 FDR
/HST		 FDR
3		 FDR
2
current
9
5
4
-
2
2
-
-
2
1
2
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
2008
9
7
2
-
-
2
-
-
2
2
2
-
-
1
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
2004
9
7
2
-
-
-
-
-
2
2
2
1
-
1
1
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
2000
9
7
2
-
-
-
-
-
2
2
2
1
-
1
1
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1996
9
7
2
-
-
-
-
-
2
2
2
1
-
1
1
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1992
9
8
1
-
-
-
-
-
-
2
2
1
-
1
2
-
1
-
-
-
-
-
-
1988
9
7
2
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
2
1
-
1
2
1
1
-
1
-
-
-
-
1984
9
7
2
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1
-
1
4
1
1
-
1
-
-
-
-
1980
9
7
2
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1
4
1
1
1
1
-
-
-
-
1976
9
7
2
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1
4
1
1
1
1
-
-
-
-
1972
9
6
3
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
4
1
1
1
1
-
-
-
1
1968
9
4
5
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
2
1
1
3
-
-
-
2
1964
9
4
5
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
2
1
3
1
-
-
2
1960
9
5
4
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
2
3
1
-
-
3
1956
9
3
6
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
3
1
1
-
4
1952
9
0
9
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
2
2
1
4
1948
9
0
9
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
2
2
5
Year Appointed
by
Republicans		 Appointed
by
Democrats		 Vacant FDR
/HST		 FDR
3		 FDR
2		 FDR
1		 HCH JCC WGH
/JCC		 TWW
2		 TWW
1		 WHT
1948
9
0
9
-
2
2
5
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1944
9
2
7
-
-
2
5
-
1
1
-
-
-
-
1940
9
3
6
-
-
-
5
-
2
1
-
-
1
-
1936
9
7
2
-
-
-
-
-
3
1
2
-
2
1
1932
9
7
2
-
-
-
-
-
3
1
2
-
2
1

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