U.S. Supreme Court appointments 1789-2022, by president

Published by Statista Research Department, Nov 3, 2023
Since the founding of the United States, the first president, George Washington, remains the president who made the most appointments to the Supreme Court of the United States. In more recent history, Donald Trump appointed three Supreme Court Justices, and Joe Biden has appointed one Justice. John Roberts, the current Chief Justice was appointed by George W. Bush.

Number of Supreme Court Justices appointed to the United States Supreme Court from 1789 to 2022, by president

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July 2022

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United States

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1789 to 2022

Supplementary notes

* Includes one or more appointments to the role of Chief Justice.
William H. Harrison, Zachary Taylor, Andrew Johnson, and Jimmy Carter are the only former U.S. presidents to not make a Supreme Court appointment.

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