President Joe Biden (D) has appointed and the Senate has confirmed 235 Article III federal judges through January 1, 2024, his fourth year in office. This is the most Article III judicial appointments confirmed through this point in all presidencies since President Ronald Reagan (R). The Senate had confirmed 234 of President Donald Trump’s (R) appointees at this point in his term.

The average number of federal judges appointed by previous presidents through January 1 of his fourth year in office is 201. Reagan had the fewest appointments at this point in his presidency with 166.

The median number of Supreme Court appointees is two. Two presidents—Reagan and Biden—made one appointment. Three presidents—George H.W. Bush (R), Bill Clinton (D), and Barack Obama (D)—made two. One president—Trump—made three. President George W. Bush did not appoint any Supreme Court justices by this point in his presidency.

The median number of United States Court of Appeals appointees is 35. Trump had the most appointees with 54. Clinton and Obama appointed the fewest with 30.

The median number of United States District Court appointees is 168. Biden had the most appointees with 187. Reagan appointed the fewest with 129.

Article III federal judges are appointed for life terms by the president of the United States 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. courts of appeal, U.S. district courts, and the Court of International Trade.