Who appointed Roger Brooke Taney?

President Andrew Jackson appointed Roger Brooke Taney to the Supreme Court of the United States in 1836.

Was Roger Brooke Taney appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?

Roger Brooke Taney was appointed by President Andrew Jackson, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.

What was Roger Brooke Taney's confirmation vote?

The Senate confirmed Roger Brooke Taney 29–15 on March 15, 1836.

Supreme Court / Appointed 1836 / Served to 1864

Roger Brooke Taney

Chief Justice, Supreme Court of the United States

Appointed by President Andrew Jackson in 1836 and confirmed by the Senate 29–15, Roger Brooke Taney was a Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. Sources ↓

Lived: 1777–1864
Appointed by: Andrew Jackson, 1836
Confirmed: 29–15
Succeeded: John Marshall
Succeeded by: Salmon Portland Chase

Federal judicial service

Year	Court	Appointed by	Vote
1836	Supreme Court succeeded John Marshall	Jackson (D)	29–15

Party letters show the appointing president’s party, not the judge’s own.

Confirmation vote

The Senate’s published per-senator roll-call records begin in 1989, so no senator-by-senator breakdown is available for this vote.

Education

Dickinson College		1795
Read law		1799

Before the bench

Professional career before and outside the federal bench, as recorded by the Federal Judicial Center.

State delegate, Maryland	1799-1800
Private practice, Frederick, Maryland	1801-1823
Director, state bank branch, Frederick, Maryland	1810-1815
State senator, Maryland	1816-1821
Director, Frederick County [Maryland] Bank	1818-1823
Private practice, Baltimore, Maryland	1823-1831
Attorney general, State of Maryland	1827-1831
Acting secretary of war	1831
Attorney General of the United States	1831-1833
Secretary of the Treasury	1833-1834

Questions & answers

Who appointed Roger Brooke Taney?: President Andrew Jackson appointed Roger Brooke Taney to the Supreme Court of the United States in 1836.
Was Roger Brooke Taney appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?: Roger Brooke Taney was appointed by President Andrew Jackson, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
What was Roger Brooke Taney's confirmation vote?: The Senate confirmed Roger Brooke Taney 29–15 on March 15, 1836.
Which court was Roger Brooke Taney on?: Roger Brooke Taney was a Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States.

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28 years on the Supreme Court of the United States. Data as of 2026-09-28. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).