Judges appointed by William H. Taft
President William H. Taft filled 74 lifetime federal judgeships, including 6 on the Supreme Court.
What this list covers. Every lifetime (Article III) appointment in the Federal Judicial Center’s directory: 6 Supreme Court · 13 courts of appeals · 38 district courts · 6 specialized courts · 11 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 (6) · Courts of Appeals (13) · District Courts (38) · Specialized courts (6) · Other courts (11)
Supreme Court · 6
| Judge | Court | Vote | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Willis Van Devanter | Supreme Court | Voice | 1910 |
| Charles Evans Hughes | Supreme Court | Voice | 1910 |
| Joseph Rucker Lamar | Supreme Court | Voice | 1910 |
| Horace Harmon Lurton | Supreme Court | Voice | 1909 |
| Mahlon Pitney | Supreme Court | 50–26 | 1912 |
| Edward Douglass White | Supreme Court | Voice | 1910 |
Courts of Appeals · 13
| Judge | Court | Vote | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Wodrow Archbald | Third Circuit | Voice | 1911 |
| John Emmett Carland | Eighth Circuit | Voice | 1911 |
| Arthur Carter Denison | Sixth Circuit | Voice | 1911 |
| Frederic Dodge | First Circuit | Voice | 1912 |
| William Henry Hunt | Ninth Circuit | Voice | 1911 |
| Martin Augustine Knapp | Second Circuit | Voice | 1910 |
| Loyal Edwin Knappen | Sixth Circuit | Voice | 1910 |
| William Mershon Lanning | Third Circuit | Voice | 1909 |
| Julian William Mack | Seventh Circuit | Voice | 1911 |
| John Bayard McPherson | Third Circuit | Voice | 1912 |
| William Schofield | First Circuit | Voice | 1911 |
| Walter Inglewood Smith | Eighth Circuit | Voice | 1911 |
| John Wesley Warrington | Sixth Circuit | Voice | 1909 |
District Courts · 38
Specialized courts · 6
Other courts · 11
| Judge | Court | Vote | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Wodrow Archbald | U.S. Circuit Courts for the Third Circuit | Voice | 1911 |
| John Emmett Carland | U.S. Circuit Courts for the Eighth Circuit | Voice | 1911 |
| Arthur Carter Denison | U.S. Circuit Courts for the Sixth Circuit | Voice | 1911 |
| William Henry Hunt | U.S. Circuit Courts for the Ninth Circuit | Voice | 1911 |
| Martin Augustine Knapp | U.S. Circuit Courts for the Second Circuit | Voice | 1910 |
| Loyal Edwin Knappen | U.S. Circuit Courts for the Sixth Circuit | Voice | 1910 |
| William Mershon Lanning | U.S. Circuit Courts for the Third Circuit | Voice | 1909 |
| Julian William Mack | U.S. Circuit Courts for the Seventh Circuit | Voice | 1911 |
| William Schofield | U.S. Circuit Courts for the First Circuit | Voice | 1911 |
| Walter Inglewood Smith | U.S. Circuit Courts for the Eighth Circuit | Voice | 1911 |
| John Wesley Warrington | U.S. Circuit Courts for the Sixth Circuit | Voice | 1909 |
Vote “–”: no recorded tally or vote type in the FJC record. Year “–”: no dated Senate action, typically a recess appointment that was never confirmed.
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.