President Biden has appointed 194 federal judges through May 1 of his fourth year


The U.S. Senate has confirmed 194 of President Joe Biden’s (D) Article III federal judge nominations through May 1, 2024, his fourth year in office. This is the most Article III judicial appointments a president has made by this point in his term according to Ballotpedia’s data on the subject, which starts with the presidency of Ronald Reagan (R).

The average number of federal judges appointed by previous presidents through May 1 of his fourth year in office is 168. By May 1 of his fourth year, President Reagan had the fewest confirmations with 137. President Donald Trump (R) had the second-most confirmed with 193.

The median number of Supreme Court justices appointed by this point in the president’s term is two. Two presidents (Reagan and Biden) made one appointment. Four presidents (H.W. Bush, Bill Clinton, Barack Obama, and Trump) made two. President George W. Bush (R) did not appoint any SCOTUS justices by this point in his presidency.

The median number of United States Court of Appeals appointees is 30. President Trump had the most appointees with 51. President Reagan appointed the fewest with 25.

The median number of United States District Court appointees is 138. President Clinton (D) had the most appointees with 152. President Reagan appointed the fewest with 109.

Article III federal judges are nominated for life terms by the president and confirmed by the U.S. Senate per Article III of the United States Constitution. Article III judges include judges on the Supreme Court of the United States, U.S. Court of Appeals, U.S. District Courts, and the Court of International Trade.