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519:
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131:
895:
658:
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425:
109:
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83:
998:
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564:
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1497:
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1653:
1593:
1578:
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1492:
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1693:
1482:
1447:
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1359:
28:
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1369:
1334:
1281:
1025:
1013:
1364:
1354:
1339:
1186:
1068:
1063:
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816:
777:
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976:
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1389:
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1399:
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1379:
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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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during his presidency. In total Polk appointed 10 Article III federal judges, including 2 Justices to the
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31:
66:
1135:
416:
1160:
1120:
1088:
928:
820:
782:
1261:
1145:
941:
990:
252:
58:
1225:
1207:
852:
836:
461:
330:
70:
8:
231:
89:
74:
848:
832:
1130:
908:
891:
874:
694:
555:
1140:
1048:
604:
1247:
649:
105:
62:
1760:
1303:
1155:
1125:
964:
185:
172:
38:
1213:
510:
244:
193:
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69:
of
Pennsylvania to Baldwin's seat, but the nomination was rejected by the
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Polk faced some obstacles in seating
Justices on the Supreme Court. After
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for the seat, but
Buchanan declined the nomination. Polk then nominated
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Laterally appointed Chief Judge of the same court on
November 27, 1855.
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913:
United States
District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin
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by a vote of 20-29. Polk finally succeeded with the nomination of
896:
United States
District Court for the Northern District of Florida
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on
February 3, 1846, and received commission on February 3, 1846.
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United States
District Court for the Southern District of Florida
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List of presidents of the United States by judicial appointments
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January 3, 1846, and received commission on January 3, 1846.
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United States
District Court for the Eastern District of Texas
92:, one of President Polk's two appointees to the Supreme Court.
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Judicial appointment history for United States federal courts
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Lists of United States judicial appointments by president
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431:
360:
355:
350:
345:
275:
270:
265:
260:
216:
211:
206:
201:
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United States federal judges appointed by James K. Polk
518:
458:
117:
48:
United States Circuit Court of the District of Columbia
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641:
596:
547:
502:
453:
408:
322:
228:
223:
164:
751:
List of United States district and territorial courts
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1166:List of federal judges appointed by James K. Polk
646:
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563:
249:
169:
507:
327:
190:
469:
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1002:Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives
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239:
180:
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1187:President James K. Polk Home & Museum
1069:James K. Polk 1844 presidential campaign
1064:1844 United States presidential election
1059:1840 United States presidential election
817:Biographical Directory of Federal Judges
778:Biographical Directory of Federal Judges
17:
77:, filling the vacancy after two years.
61:'s death in April 1844, Polk nominated
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1309:federal judiciary of the United States
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1182:President James K. Polk Historic Site
937:
819:, a public-domain publication of the
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773:"Judges of the United States Courts"
118:United States Supreme Court justices
1074:1844 Democratic National Convention
1054:1840 Democratic National Convention
13:
1192:List of memorials to James K. Polk
368:
44:Supreme Court of the United States
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283:
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82:
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884:
867:
858:
842:
826:
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1:
1324:All Supreme Court nominations
1116:Inauguration of James K. Polk
759:
52:United States district courts
1709:G. H. W. Bush
1644:G. H. W. Bush
1395:G. H. W. Bush
238:
179:
32:United States federal judges
7:
1777:Presidency of James K. Polk
1151:Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
108:as the first judge for the
26:Following is a list of all
10:
1793:
1748:Supreme Court demographics
922:
67:George Washington Woodward
1741:
1678:Appointment controversies
1677:
1599:F. D. Roosevelt
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1350:F. D. Roosevelt
1315:
1235:
1200:
1174:
1106:
1095:
1036:
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1316:Supreme Court candidates
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417:John White Brockenbrough
1684:L. B. Johnson
1619:L. B. Johnson
1370:L. B. Johnson
1161:Rivers and Harbors Bill
1121:Oregon boundary dispute
1089:Tennessee State Capitol
929:Federal Judicial Center
821:Federal Judicial Center
783:Federal Judicial Center
1318:and nomination results
1146:All of Mexico Movement
50:, and 7 judges to the
23:
1468:J. Q. Adams
1431:judicial appointments
991:Governor of Tennessee
898:on February 23, 1847.
881:on February 21, 1857.
21:
1719:G. W. Bush
1654:G. W. Bush
1405:G. W. Bush
1226:William Hawkins Polk
1208:Sarah Childress Polk
1136:Mexican–American War
853:United States Senate
837:United States Senate
462:John Charles Watrous
71:United States Senate
1022:U.S. Representative
1010:U.S. Representative
232:Robert Cooper Grier
90:Robert Cooper Grier
75:Robert Cooper Grier
849:Recess appointment
833:Recess appointment
635:September 14, 1855
212:September 20, 1845
24:
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1569:T. Roosevelt
1271:
1270:
915:on June 30, 1870.
734:
733:
541:February 21, 1858
432:December 23, 1845
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365:
361:November 27, 1855
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281:
280:
217:September 4, 1851
202:December 23, 1845
46:, 1 judge to the
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1551:B. Harrison
1546:
1429:All presidential
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1291:
1284:
1275:
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1259:
1248:Zachary Taylor →
1131:Texas annexation
1101:
1029:
1017:
1005:
994:
983:
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934:
916:
909:operation of law
905:
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882:
875:operation of law
871:
865:
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830:
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797:
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699:
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676:
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631:
626:
621:
620:February 8, 1847
616:
609:
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598:
591:
586:
581:
576:
567:
560:
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556:Isaac H. Bronson
549:
542:
537:
532:
527:
522:
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514:
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497:
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482:
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455:
448:
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442:January 14, 1846
438:
437:January 14, 1846
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428:
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373:
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351:February 3, 1846
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1673:
1557:
1556:Cleveland
1544:
1543:Cleveland
1518:A. Johnson
1430:
1424:
1317:
1311:
1302:
1272:
1267:
1231:
1196:
1170:
1141:Thornton Affair
1102:
1093:
1049:Specie Circular
1032:
1020:
1008:
997:
986:
975:
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962:
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889:
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286:
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207:January 3, 1846
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1156:Walker tariff
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