List of federal judges appointed by James K. Polk (original) (raw)

Following is a list of all Article III United States federal judges appointed by President James K. Polk during his presidency. In total Polk appointed 10 Article III federal judges, including 2 Justices to the Supreme Court of the United States, 1 judge to the United States Circuit Court of the District of Columbia, and 7 judges to the United States district courts. * Robert Cooper Grier, one of President Polk's two appointees to the Supreme Court. * Polk appointed William Marvin as the first judge for the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida.