How many federal judges did Donald J. Trump appoint in total?

293 Article III judges, 3 of them to the Supreme Court. The courts that received the most were U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit (11), U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania (9) and U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit (8).

Records & Rankings

The courts Donald J. Trump appointed the most judges to

Which court did Donald J. Trump appoint the most judges to?

Donald J. Trump appointed more judges to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit than to any other court: 11 of 293 Article III appointments.

Every court that Donald J. Trump named an Article III judge to, ranked by how many. Counts the complete federal record, current and former.

#	Name	Judges
1	U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit	11
2	U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania	9
3	U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit	8
4	U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida	8
5	U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas	8
6	U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri	7
7	U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas	7
8	U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida	7
9	U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit	6
10	U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit	6
11	U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit	6
12	U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit	6
13	U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit	6
14	U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit	6
15	U.S. District Court for the District of Kansas	6
16	U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania	6
17	U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Alabama	6
18	U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois	6
19	U.S. District Court for the Western District of Louisiana	6
20	U.S. District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma	6
21	U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona	5
22	U.S. District Court for the District of South Carolina	5
23	U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana	5
24	U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio	5
25	U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas	5

Questions

Which court did Donald J. Trump appoint the most judges to?: Donald J. Trump appointed more judges to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit than to any other court: 11 of 293 Article III appointments.
How many federal judges did Donald J. Trump appoint in total?: 293 Article III judges, 3 of them to the Supreme Court. The courts that received the most were U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit (11), U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania (9) and U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit (8).
How is this list ranked?: Every court that Donald J. Trump 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.