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All information on the names, terms of service, and details of appointment of federal judges is derived from the
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771:
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531:
1119:
787:
8:
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783:
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Committee to Investigate Alleged Corruptions in Government
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List of presidents of the United States by judicial appointments
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District Court for the District of North Carolina
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Judicial appointment history for United States federal courts
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Buchanan's only
Supreme Court appointee, Nathan Clifford.
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United States federal judges appointed by James
Buchanan
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List of United States district and territorial courts
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956:1856 United States presidential election
768:Biographical Directory of Federal Judges
729:Biographical Directory of Federal Judges
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50:. Buchanan appointed no judges to the
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770:, a public-domain publication of the
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724:"Judges of the United States Courts"
99:United States Supreme Court justices
89:Asa Biggs, named by Buchanan to the
961:1856 Democratic National Convention
946:1852 Democratic National Convention
931:1848 Democratic National Convention
921:1844 Democratic National Convention
916:Electoral history of James Buchanan
57:Buchanan appointed 2 judges to the
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205:
44:Supreme Court of the United States
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866:United States Secretary of State
82:
70:
580:
211:
104:
993:Inauguration of James Buchanan
874:U.S. Senator from Pennsylvania
855:President of the United States
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760:
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575:United States Court of Claims
59:United States Court of Claims
48:United States district courts
1603:G. H. W. Bush
1538:G. H. W. Bush
1289:G. H. W. Bush
1030:1858 United States elections
570:Specialty courts (Article I)
160:
52:United States circuit courts
32:United States federal judges
7:
54:during his time in office.
26:Following is a list of all
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1642:Supreme Court demographics
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1091:James Buchanan High School
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1635:
1572:Appointment controversies
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1244:F. D. Roosevelt
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1106:
1053:
983:
972:
908:
846:
1210:Supreme Court candidates
687:
1578:L. B. Johnson
1513:L. B. Johnson
1264:L. B. Johnson
1061:James Buchanan Memorial
804:Federal Judicial Center
772:Federal Judicial Center
734:Federal Judicial Center
175:Benjamin Robbins Curtis
1212:and nomination results
1025:Lecompton Constitution
999:Dred Scott v. Sandford
966:Woodward Hill Cemetery
46:, and 7 judges to the
23:
1362:J. Q. Adams
1325:judicial appointments
532:William Davis Shipman
21:
1613:G. W. Bush
1548:G. W. Bush
1299:G. W. Bush
1120:James Buchanan Henry
788:United States Senate
1035:Paraguay expedition
894:U.S. Representative
882:U.S. Representative
479:William Giles Jones
22:President Buchanan.
1086:Buchanan, Missouri
1071:Buchanan, Michigan
784:Recess appointment
512:September 29, 1859
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642:December 14, 1877
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547:February 28, 1860
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603:Ended active
598:Began active
593:Confirmation
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369:May 20, 1858
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238:Ended active
233:Began active
228:Confirmation
128:Confirmation
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857:(1857–1861)
637:May 6, 1858
632:May 6, 1858
627:May 3, 1858
324:May 3, 1858
319:May 3, 1858
314:May 3, 1858
29:Article III
1655:Categories
1503:Eisenhower
1337:Washington
1254:Eisenhower
1199:Presidents
985:Presidency
744:2009-04-03
711:References
588:Nomination
223:Nomination
123:Nomination
65:tribunal.
1372:Van Buren
1347:Jefferson
941:Doughface
936:Wheatland
496:S.D. Ala.
492:N.D. Ala.
488:M.D. Ala.
299:Asa Biggs
63:Article I
36:President
1483:Coolidge
1458:McKinley
1427:Garfield
1402:Buchanan
1392:Fillmore
1234:Coolidge
1201:and the
1156:Category
1122:(nephew)
1015:Utah War
754:Specific
605:service
600:service
541:D. Conn.
398:W.D. Pa.
353:D. Minn.
263:E.D. Pa.
240:service
235:service
109:Justice
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1543:Clinton
1508:Kennedy
1478:Harding
1407:Lincoln
1367:Jackson
1352:Madison
1294:Clinton
1259:Kennedy
1229:Harding
798:Sources
716:General
443:D. Ore.
1598:Reagan
1593:Carter
1533:Reagan
1528:Carter
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