Judges appointed by Theodore Roosevelt
President Theodore Roosevelt filled 98 lifetime federal judgeships, including 3 on the Supreme Court.
What this list covers. Every lifetime (Article III) appointment in the Federal Judicial Center’s directory: 3 Supreme Court · 19 courts of appeals · 57 district courts · 5 specialized courts · 14 other. 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 (3) · Courts of Appeals (19) · District Courts (57) · Specialized courts (5) · Other courts (14)
Supreme Court · 3
| Judge | Court | Vote | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| William Rufus Day | Supreme Court | Voice | 1903 |
| Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. | Supreme Court | Voice | 1902 |
| William Henry Moody | Supreme Court | Voice | 1906 |
Courts of Appeals · 19
| Judge | Court | Vote | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elmer Bragg Adams | Eighth Circuit | Voice | 1905 |
| Francis Elisha Baker | Seventh Circuit | Voice | 1902 |
| Joseph Buffington | Third Circuit | Voice | 1906 |
| Alfred Conkling Coxe Sr. | Second Circuit | Voice | 1902 |
| Willis Van Devanter | Eighth Circuit | Voice | 1903 |
| Charles Holland Duell | District of Columbia Circuit | Voice | 1905 |
| William Cather Hook | Eighth Circuit | Voice | 1903 |
| Christian Cecil Kohlsaat | Seventh Circuit | Voice | 1905 |
| Francis Cabot Lowell | First Circuit | Voice | 1905 |
| Louis Emory McComas | District of Columbia Circuit | Voice | 1905 |
| Walter Chadwick Noyes | Second Circuit | Voice | 1907 |
| Josiah Alexander Van Orsdel | District of Columbia Circuit | Voice | 1907 |
| Jeter Connelly Pritchard | Fourth Circuit | Voice | 1904 |
| John Kelvey Richards | Sixth Circuit | Voice | 1903 |
| Charles Henry Robb | District of Columbia Circuit | Voice | 1906 |
| William Henry Seaman | Seventh Circuit | Voice | 1905 |
| Seth Shepard | District of Columbia Circuit | Voice | 1905 |
| William Kneeland Townsend | Second Circuit | Voice | 1902 |
| Henry Galbraith Ward | Second Circuit | Voice | 1907 |
District Courts · 57
Specialized courts · 5
| Judge | Court | Vote | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| George Wesley Atkinson | Court of Claims | Voice | 1906 |
| Samuel Stebbins Barney | Court of Claims | Voice | 1905 |
| Fenton Whitlock Booth | Court of Claims | Voice | 1905 |
| Stanton Judkins Peelle | Court of Claims | Voice | 1905 |
| Francis Marion Wright | Court of Claims | Voice | 1903 |
Other courts · 14
| Judge | Court | Vote | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elmer Bragg Adams | U.S. Circuit Courts for the Eighth Circuit | Voice | 1905 |
| Francis Elisha Baker | U.S. Circuit Courts for the Seventh Circuit | Voice | 1902 |
| Joseph Buffington | U.S. Circuit Courts for the Third Circuit | Voice | 1906 |
| Alfred Conkling Coxe Sr. | U.S. Circuit Courts for the Second Circuit | Voice | 1902 |
| Willis Van Devanter | U.S. Circuit Courts for the Eighth Circuit | Voice | 1903 |
| William Cather Hook | U.S. Circuit Courts for the Eighth Circuit | Voice | 1903 |
| Christian Cecil Kohlsaat | U.S. Circuit Courts for the Seventh Circuit | Voice | 1905 |
| Francis Cabot Lowell | U.S. Circuit Courts for the First Circuit | Voice | 1905 |
| Walter Chadwick Noyes | U.S. Circuit Courts for the Second Circuit | Voice | 1907 |
| Jeter Connelly Pritchard | U.S. Circuit Courts for the Fourth Circuit | Voice | 1904 |
| John Kelvey Richards | U.S. Circuit Courts for the Sixth Circuit | Voice | 1903 |
| William Henry Seaman | U.S. Circuit Courts for the Seventh Circuit | Voice | 1905 |
| William Kneeland Townsend | U.S. Circuit Courts for the Second Circuit | Voice | 1902 |
| Henry Galbraith Ward | U.S. Circuit Courts for the Second Circuit | Voice | 1907 |
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.