List of federal judges appointed by Zachary Taylor

Following is a list of all Article III United States federal judges appointed by President Zachary Taylor during his presidency.All information on the names, terms of service, and details of appointment of federal judges is derived from the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public-domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center. In total Taylor appointed 4 Article III federal judges, all to the United States district courts.

Taylor shared the appointment of Henry Boyce with Millard Fillmore. Taylor recess appointed Boyce and later nominated him. However, the United States Senate did not confirm Boyce until after Taylor's death and Boyce received his commission from Fillmore.

District Courts

# Judge CourtSee List of United States district and territorial courts Nominationdate Confirmationdate Began activeservice Ended activeservice Recess appointment; formally nominated on December 21, 1849, confirmed by the United States Senate on August 2, 1850, and received commission from Millard Fillmore on August 2, 1850. Recess appointment; formally nominated on December 21, 1849, confirmed by the United States Senate on June 10, 1850, and received commission on June 10, 1850. Reassigned by operation of law to serve concurrently on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas and the United States District Court for the Western District of Arkansas on March 3, 1851. Reassigned by operation of law to the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois on February 13, 1855. Subsequently elevated.

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Sources Federal Judicial Center