Judges appointed by Ulysses Grant
President Ulysses Grant filled 44 lifetime federal judgeships, including 4 on the Supreme Court.
What this list covers. Every lifetime (Article III) appointment in the Federal Judicial Center’s directory: 4 Supreme Court · 34 district courts · 2 specialized courts · 4 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 (4) · District Courts (34) · Specialized courts (2) · Other courts (4)
Supreme Court · 4
| Judge | Court | Vote | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joseph P. Bradley | Supreme Court | 46–9 | 1870 |
| Ward Hunt | Supreme Court | Voice | 1872 |
| William Strong | Supreme Court | Voice | 1870 |
| Morrison Remick Waite | Supreme Court | 63–0 | 1874 |
District Courts · 34
Specialized courts · 2
| Judge | Court | Vote | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charles Daniel Drake | Court of Claims | Voice | 1870 |
| William Adams Richardson | Court of Claims | 27–20 | 1874 |
Other courts · 4
| Judge | Court | Vote | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hugh Lennox Bond | U.S. Circuit Courts for the Fourth Circuit | 28–21 | 1870 |
| Thomas Drummond | U.S. Circuit Courts for the Seventh Circuit | Voice | 1869 |
| Lorenzo Sawyer | U.S. Circuit Courts for the Ninth Circuit | Voice | 1870 |
| William Burnham Woods | U.S. Circuit Courts for the Fifth Circuit | Voice | 1869 |
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.