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The courts Joseph R. Biden appointed the most judges to

Which court did Joseph R. Biden appoint the most judges to?

Joseph R. Biden appointed more judges to the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California than to any other court: 12 of 235 Article III appointments.

Every court that Joseph R. Biden named an Article III judge to, ranked by how many. Counts the complete federal record, current and former.

#	Name	Judges
1	U.S. District Court for the Central District of California	12
2	U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey	10
3	U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit	8
4	U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois	8
5	U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York	7
6	U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania	7
7	U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California	7
8	U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California	7
9	U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York	7
10	U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington	7
11	U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit	6
12	U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia	6
13	U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland	6
14	U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan	6
15	U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit	5
16	U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado	5
17	U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut	5
18	U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts	5
19	U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California	5
20	U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit	4
21	U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit	4
22	U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit	4
23	U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota	4
24	U.S. District Court for the District of New Mexico	4
25	U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia	4

Questions

Which court did Joseph R. Biden appoint the most judges to?: Joseph R. Biden appointed more judges to the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California than to any other court: 12 of 235 Article III appointments.
How many federal judges did Joseph R. Biden appoint in total?: 235 Article III judges, 1 of them to the Supreme Court. The courts that received the most were U.S. District Court for the Central District of California (12), U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey (10) and U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit (8).
How is this list ranked?: Every court that Joseph R. Biden named an Article III judge to, ranked by how many. Counts the complete federal record, current and former.

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Computed from the FJC Biographical Directory. Data last verified 2026-09-21. Verify against the primary source before relying.