Appointing president
Judges appointed by James Madison
President James Madison filled 12 lifetime federal judgeships, including 2 on the Supreme Court.
What this list covers. Every lifetime (Article III) appointment in the Federal Judicial Center’s directory: 2 Supreme Court · 10 district courts. Bankruptcy and magistrate judges are appointed by the courts, not the president, and fixed-term (Article I) judgeships such as the U.S. Tax Court aren’t attributed to a president here.
Jump to: Supreme Court (2) · District Courts (10)
Supreme Court · 2
| Judge | Court | Vote | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gabriel Duvall | Supreme Court | Voice | 1811 |
| Joseph Story | Supreme Court | Voice | 1811 |
District Courts · 10
| Judge | Court | Vote | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| John Drayton | District of South Carolina | Voice | 1812 |
| John Fisher | District of Delaware | Voice | 1812 |
| Dominic Augustin Hall | District of Louisiana | Voice | 1813 |
| Dominic Augustin Hall | District of Louisiana | Voice | 1812 |
| David Howell | District of Rhode Island | Voice | 1812 |
| William Peter Van Ness | District of New York | Voice | 1812 |
| William Sanford Pennington | District of New Jersey | Voice | 1816 |
| Robert Trimble | District of Kentucky | Voice | 1817 |
| St. George Tucker | District of Virginia | Voice | 1813 |
| John Tyler | District of Virginia | Voice | 1811 |
Vote “–”: no recorded tally or vote type in the FJC record.
Source: FJC Biographical Directory (the complete record of Article III federal judges). Data last verified 2026-08-15. Verify against the primary source before relying.