Records & Rankings
Presidents who appointed the most justices
Ranked by the number of Supreme Court justices each president named (elevations counted). Every president links to all the judges they appointed.
| # | Name | Detail | To SCOTUS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | George Washington | 11 federal appointments | 11 |
| 2 | Franklin D. Roosevelt | 12 federal appointments | 9 |
| 3 | Andrew Jackson | 8 federal appointments | 6 |
| 4 | William H. Taft | 6 federal appointments | 6 |
| 5 | Abraham Lincoln | 5 federal appointments | 5 |
| 6 | Dwight D. Eisenhower | 11 federal appointments | 5 |
| 7 | Benjamin Harrison | 8 federal appointments | 4 |
| 8 | Grover Cleveland | 7 federal appointments | 4 |
| 9 | Harry S Truman | 4 federal appointments | 4 |
| 10 | Richard M. Nixon | 5 federal appointments | 4 |
| 11 | Ronald Reagan | 5 federal appointments | 4 |
| 12 | Ulysses Grant | 6 federal appointments | 4 |
| 13 | Warren G. Harding | 4 federal appointments | 4 |
| 14 | Donald J. Trump | 4 federal appointments | 3 |
| 15 | Herbert Hoover | 3 federal appointments | 3 |
| 16 | John Adams | 3 federal appointments | 3 |
| 17 | Theodore Roosevelt | 7 federal appointments | 3 |
| 18 | Thomas Jefferson | 3 federal appointments | 3 |
| 19 | Woodrow Wilson | 4 federal appointments | 3 |
| 20 | Barack Obama | 3 federal appointments | 2 |
| 21 | Chester A. Arthur | 3 federal appointments | 2 |
| 22 | George H.W. Bush | 6 federal appointments | 2 |
| 23 | George W. Bush | 5 federal appointments | 2 |
| 24 | James K. Polk | 2 federal appointments | 2 |
| 25 | James Madison | 3 federal appointments | 2 |
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Computed from the FJC Biographical Directory. Data last verified 2026-06-28. Verify against the primary source before relying.