Appointing president / Democratic
Judges appointed by Franklin D. Roosevelt
President Franklin D. Roosevelt made 12 appointments to the federal bench in this dataset, including 9 to the Supreme Court.
Appointments
| Judge | Court | Role | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wiley Blount Rutledge | Supreme Court | Associate Justice | 1943 |
| Harlan Fiske Stone | Supreme Court | Chief Justice | 1941 |
| James Francis Byrnes | Supreme Court | Associate Justice | 1941 |
| Robert Houghwout Jackson | Supreme Court | Associate Justice | 1941 |
| Sherman Minton | Seventh Circuit | Judge | 1941 |
| Frank Murphy | Supreme Court | Associate Justice | 1940 |
| Felix Frankfurter | Supreme Court | Associate Justice | 1939 |
| Wiley Blount Rutledge | District of Columbia Circuit | Associate Justice | 1939 |
| William Orville Douglas | Supreme Court | Associate Justice | 1939 |
| Stanley Forman Reed | Supreme Court | Associate Justice | 1938 |
| Frederick Moore Vinson | District of Columbia Circuit | Associate Justice | 1937 |
| Hugo Lafayette Black | Supreme Court | Associate Justice | 1937 |
Source: FJC Biographical Directory (Supreme Court justices and their full federal careers). Data last verified 2026-06-28. Verify against the primary source before relying.