Congress | Nominee | Court | Nomination Date | Outcome |
| 1st (1789-1791) | Harrison, Robert H. | Supreme Court | September 24, 1789 | confirmed September 26, 1789; nominee declined |
 | Johnson, Thomas | District of Maryland | September 24, 1789 | confirmed September 26, 1789; nominee declined |
| Pendleton, Edmund | District of Virginia | September 24, 1789 | confirmed September 26, 1789; nominee declined |
| Pinckney, Thomas | District of South Carolina | September 24, 1789 | confirmed September 26, 1789; nominee declined |
| Davie, William R. | District of North Carolina | June 7, 1790 | confirmed June 8, 1790; nominee declined |
| 2nd (1791-1793) | Paterson, William (1) | Supreme Court | February 27, 1793 | withdrawn by president February 28, 1793 |
| 3rd (1793-1795) | Harrison, Richard | District of New York | April 16, 1794 | withdrawn by president May 5, 1794 |
| 4th (1795-1797) | Rutledge, John (2) | Chief Justice, Supreme Court | December 10, 1795 | rejected by Senate December 15, 1795 |
| Cushing, William | Chief Justice, Supreme Court | January 26, 1796 | confirmed January 27, 1796; nominee declined |
(2) Received a recess appointment to the same vacancy
John Adams (1797-1801)
Congress | Nominee | Court | Nomination Date | Outcome |
| 6th (1799-1801) | Jay, John | Chief Justice, Supreme Court | December 18, 1800 | confirmed December 19, 1800; nominee declined |
| Greene, Ray | District of Rhode Island | February 18, 1801 | confirmed February 20, 1801; no commission issued |
| Ingersoll, Jared | Chief Judge, Third Circuit | February 18, 1801 | confirmed February 20, 1801; nominee declined |
| Lee, Charles | Chief Judge, Fourth Circuit | February 18, 1801 | confirmed February 20, 1801; nominee declined |
| Bee, Thomas | Chief Judge, Fifth Circuit | February 21, 1801 | confirmed February 24, 1801; nominee declined |
| Clay, Joseph, Jr. | Fifth Circuit | February 21, 1801 | confirmed February 24, 1801; nominee declined |
| Hill, William H. | Albemarle, Cape Fear and Pamptico Districts of North Carolina | February 21, 1801 | confirmed February 24, 1801; vacancy did not occur |
| Read, Jacob | District of South Carolina | February 21, 1801 | confirmed February 24, 1801; vacancy did not occur |
| Sitgreaves, John | Fifth Circuit | February 21, 1801 | confirmed February 24, 1801; nominee declined |
| Gibbons, Thomas | District of Georgia | February 24, 1801 | confirmed February 25, 1801; vacancy did not occur |
| Johnson, Thomas | Chief Judge, District of Columbia Circuit | February 28, 1801 | confirmed March 3, 1801; nominee declined |
Thomas Jefferson (1801-1809)
Congress | Nominee | Court | Nomination Date | Outcome |
| 7th (1801-1803) | Gaillard, Theodore | Chief Judge, Fifth Circuit | May 30, 1801 (recess appointment) | appointee declined |
| 8th (1803-1805) | Tompkins, Daniel D. | District of New York | March 1, 1805 | confirmed March 2, 1805; nominee declined |
| 9th (1805-1807) | Livingston, Henry B. | District of New York | May 16, 1805 (recess appointment) | appointee declined |
James Madison (1809-1817)
Congress | Nominee | Court | Nomination Date | Outcome |
| 11th (1809-1811) | Lincoln, Levi | Supreme Court | January 2, 1811 | confirmed January 3, 1811; nominee declined |
| Wolcott, Alexander | Supreme Court | February 4, 1811 | rejected by Senate February 13, 1811 |
| Adams, John Quincy | Supreme Court | February 21, 1811 | confirmed February 22, 1811; nominee declined |
| 12th (1811-1813) | Parker, Thomas | District of South Carolina | March 13, 1812 | confirmed March 17, 1812; nominee declined |
| 13th (1813-1815) | Gaillard, Theodore | District of Louisiana | April 13, 1813 (recess appointment) | appointee declined |
| 14th (1815-1817) | Parke, Benjamin (1) | District of Indiana | January 28, 1817 | no Senate vote |
James Monroe (1817-1825)
Congress | Nominee | Court | Nomination Date | Outcome |
| 17th (1821-1823) | Charlton, Thomas U.P. | District of Georgia | May 15, 1821 (recess appointment) | appointee declined |
John Quincy Adams (1825-1829)
Congress | Nominee | Court | Nomination Date | Outcome |
| 19th (1825-1827) | Smith, Daniel | Western District of Virginia | August 27, 1825 (recess appointment) | appointee declined |
| Pickens, Israel | Northern and Southern Districts of Alabama | February 17, 1826 | confirmed March 9, 1826; nominee declined |
| 20th (1827-1829) | Creighton, William, Jr. (2) | District of Ohio | December 11, 1828 | no Senate vote |
| Crittenden, John J. | Supreme Court | December 17, 1828 | no Senate vote |
| Gurley, Henry H. | Eastern and Western Districts of Louisiana | January 6, 1829 | no Senate vote |
Andrew Jackson (1829-1837)
Congress | Nominee | Court | Nomination Date | Outcome |
| 23rd (1833-1835) | Tappan, Benjamin (2) | District of Ohio | January 20, 1834 | rejected by Senate May 29, 1834 |
| Taney, Roger B. | Supreme Court | January 15, 1835 | no Senate vote |
| 24th (1835-1837) | Smith, William | Supreme Court | March 3, 1837 | confirmed March 8, 1837; nominee declined |
Martin Van Buren (1837-1841)
None
William Henry Harrison (1841)
None
John Tyler (1841-1845)
Congress | Nominee | Court | Nomination Date | Outcome |
| 27th (1841-1843) | Ogden, Abner Nash | Eastern and Western Districts of Louisiana | July 15, 1841 | confirmed July 15, 1841; nominee declined |
| Crawford, Bennet A. | Eastern and Western Districts of Lousiana | October 19, 1841 (recess appointment) | appointment invalid; vacancy did not occur |
| Binney, Horace | Eastern District of Pennsylvania | January 18, 1842 | confirmed January 25, 1842; nominee declined |
| Bradford, Thomas | Eastern District of Pennsylvania | February 5, 1842 | rejected by Senate February 21, 1842 |
| Dewey, Charles | District of Indiana | April 4, 1842 | confirmed April 6, 1842; nominee declined |
| 28th (1843-1845) | Spencer, John C. | Supreme Court | January 8, 1844 | rejected by Senate January 31, 1844 |
| Walworth, Reuben H. | Supreme Court | March 13, 1844 | withdrawn by president June 17, 1844 |
| Christian, John B. | Eastern District of Virginia | April 2, 1844 | rejected by Senate June 15, 1844 |
| King, Edward | Supreme Court | June 5, 1844 | no Senate vote |
| Collier, R.R. | Eastern District of Virginia | June 15, 1844 | rejected by Senate June 15, 1844 |
| Spencer, John C. | Supreme Court | June 17, 1844 | withdrawn by president June 17, 1844 |
| Walworth, Reuben H. | Supreme Court | June 17, 1844 | no Senate vote |
| King, Edward | Supreme Court | December 4, 1844 | withdrawn by president February 7, 1845 |
| Walworth, Reuben H. | Supreme Court | December 4, 1844 | withdrawn by president February 4, 1845 |
| Read, John M. | Supreme Court | February 7, 1845 | no Senate vote |
James K. Polk (1845-1849)
Congress | Nominee | Court | Nomination Date | Outcome |
| 29th (1845-1847) | Woodward, George W. | Supreme Court | December 23, 1845 | rejected by Senate January 22, 1846 |
Zachary Taylor (1849-1850)
Congress | Nominee | Court | Nomination Date | Outcome |
| 31st (1849-1851) | Campbell, James G. | Western District of Louisiana | March 16, 1849 | confirmed March 19, 1849; nominee declined |
| Elgee, John K. | Western District of Louisiana | April 26, 1849 (recess appointment) | appointee declined |
Millard Fillmore (1850-1853)
Congress | Nominee | Court | Nomination Date | Outcome |
| 31st (1849-1851) | Benjamin, Judah P. | Northern District of California | September 28, 1850 | confirmed September 28, 1850; nominee declined |
| Healey, John P. | Southern District of California | September 28, 1850 | confirmed September 28, 1850; nominee declined |
| Currey, John | Northern District of California | December 23, 1850 | rejected by Senate January 25, 1851 |
| 32nd (1851-1853) | Currey, John | Southern District of California | February 26, 1852 | no Senate vote |
| Bradford, E.A. | Supreme Court | August 16, 1852 | no Senate vote |
| Badger, George E. | Supreme Court | January 3, 1853 | withdrawn by president February 14, 1853 |
| Micou, William C. | Supreme Court | February 14, 1853 | no Senate vote |
Franklin Pierce (1853-1857)
Congress | Nominee | Court | Nomination Date | Outcome |
| 33rd (1853-1855) | Lumpkin, Joseph H. | Court of Claims | March 3, 1855 | confirmed March 3, 1855; nominee declined |
| 34th (1855-1857) | Hopkins, George W. | Chief Judge, District of Columbia Circuit | October 5, 1855 (recess appointment) | appointee declined |
James Buchanan (1857-1861)
Congress | Nominee | Court | Nomination Date | Outcome |
| 36th (1859-1861) | Pettit, John | District of Kansas | January 31, 1861 | no Senate vote |
| Black, Jeremiah S. | Supreme Court | February 5, 1861 | no Senate vote |
Abraham Lincoln (1861-1865)
Congress | Nominee | Court | Nomination Date | Outcome |
| 37th (1861-1863) | Field, Stephen J. | California Circuit | February 25, 1863 | no Senate vote |
| Withey, Solomon L. (1) | Western District of Michigan | February 26, 1863 | no Senate vote |
| 38th (1863-1865) | Wylie, Andrew (1), (2) | Supreme Court of the District of Columbia | March 10, 1863 | confirmed March 12, 1863; Senate voted to reconsider confirmation March 13, 1863; no subsequent Senate vote |
| Bingham, John | Southern District of Florida | June 4, 1863 (recess appointment) | appointee declined |
| Lawrence, William | Southern District of Florida | September 9, 1863 (recess appointment) | appointee declined |
| Durell, Edward H. (1), (2) | Eastern District of Louisiana | January 5, 1864 | returned to president by Senate vote February 3, 1864 |
| Thompson, Richard W. | Court of Claims | February 10, 1865 | withdrawn by president February 21, 1865 |
(2) Received a recess appointment to the same vacancy
Andrew Johnson (1865-1869)
Congress | Nominee | Court | Nomination Date | Outcome |
| 39th (1865-1867) | Dick, Robert P. | Albemarle, Cape Fear and Pamptico Districts of North Carolina | May 29, 1865 (recess appointment) | appointee declined |
| Stanberry, Henry | Supreme Court | April 16, 1866 | no Senate vote |
| 40th (1867-1869) | Lockwood, William F. | District of Nebraska | March 15, 1867 | rejected by Senate April 20, 1867 |
| Wilkinson, Ira O. | District of Nebraska | July 20, 1867 | no Senate vote |
| Worthington, Henry G. | District of Nebraska | January 28, 1868 | withdrawn by president March 18, 1868 |
Ulysses Grant (1869-1877)
Congress | Nominee | Court | Nomination Date | Outcome |
| 41st (1869-1871) | Clarke, James M. | District of Rhode Island | September 15, 1869 (recess appointment) | appointee declined |
| Pearre, George A. | Fourth Circuit | December 8, 1869 | withdrawn by president April 6, 1870 |
| Yeaman, George H. | Sixth Circuit | December 8, 1869 | withdrawn by president December 17, 1869 |
| Hoar, Ebenezer R. | Supreme Court | December 14, 1869 | rejected by Senate February 3, 1870 |
| Withey, Solomon L. | Sixth Circuit | December 17, 1869 | confirmed December 22, 1869; nominee declined |
| Stanton, Edwin M. | Supreme Court | December 20, 1869 | confirmed December 20, 1869; nominee died prior to appointment |
| Gobin, John P.S. | Southern District of Florida | February 4, 1870 | no Senate vote |
| Appleton, John F. | Eastern District of Texas | April 26, 1870 | confirmed May 16, 1870; nominee declined |
| Conant, Sherman | Southern District of Florida | June 29, 1870 | withdrawn by president July 7, 1870 |
| Oliver, John M. | Supreme Court of the District of Columbia | June 29, 1870 | withdrawn by president July 14, 1870 |
| Hopkins, James C. (1) | Western District of Wisconsin | July 1, 1870 | no Senate vote |
| Winch, Joel C.C. (2) | Eastern District of Texas | December 15, 1870 | no Senate vote |
| Bruce, John | Eastern District of Texas | February 14, 1871 | no Senate vote |
| 42nd (1871-1873) | Gray, Bird W. | Eastern District of Texas | March 10, 1871 | confirmed March 10, 1871; Senate voted to reconsider confirmation March 13, 1871; no subsequent Senate vote |
| Gray, Bird W. | Eastern District of Texas | May 15, 1871 | no Senate vote |
| Goddard, William H. | Eastern District of Texas | December 18, 1871 | withdrawn by president January 18, 1872 |
| Busteed, Richard | Supreme Court of the District of Columbia | January 13, 1873 | returned to president by Senate vote February 13, 1873 |
| Humphreys, David C. | Middle, Northern and Southern Districts of Alabama | January 13, 1873 | returned to president by Senate vote February 13, 1873 |
| 43rd (1873-1875) | Williams, George H. | Chief Justice, Supreme Court | December 1, 1873 | withdrawn by president January 8, 1874 |
| Cushing, Caleb | Chief Justice, Supreme Court | January 9, 1874 | withdrawn by president January 13, 1874 |
| Pardee, Don A. | District of Louisiana | December 14, 1874 | no Senate vote |
| Parsons, Lewis E. | Middle, Northern and Southern Districts of Alabama | December 18, 1874 | withdrawn by president February 23, 1875 |
| 44th (1875-1877) | Pardee, Don A. | District of Louisiana | March 9, 1875 | no Senate vote |
| Kinsman, J. Burnham | Western District of Arkansas | March 10, 1875 | withdrawn by president March 18, 1875 |
| Griswold, Elias | Northern District of Florida | January 11, 1877 | withdrawn by president January 12, 1877 |
| Griswold, Elias | Northern District of Florida | January 18, 1877 | withdrawn by president January 23, 1877 |
Rutherford B. Hayes (1877-1881)
Congress | Nominee | Court | Nomination Date | Outcome |
| 45th (1877-1879) | Baxter, John (1) | Sixth Circuit | October 25, 1877 | no Senate vote |
| Turner, Ezekiel B. | Northern District of Texas | March 1, 1879 | no Senate vote |
| 46th (1879-1881) | Turner, Ezekiel B. | Northern District of Texas | March 19, 1879 | rejected by Senate April 2, 1879 |
| Matthews, R. Stockett | District of Maryland | April 9, 1879 | withdrawn by president July 1, 1879 |
| McCrary, George W. | Eighth Circuit | June 3, 1879 | withdrawn by president June 21, 1879 |
| Billings, Edward C. | Fifth Circuit | January 24, 1881 | no Senate vote |
| Matthews, Stanley (1) | Supreme Court | January 26, 1881 | no Senate vote |
James A. Garfield (1881)
Congress | Nominee | Court | Nomination Date | Outcome |
| 47th (1881-1883) | Phillips, Samuel F. | Court of Claims | March 23, 1881 | withdrawn by president May 19, 1881 |
Chester A. Arthur (1881-1885)
Congress | Nominee | Court | Nomination Date | Outcome |
| 47th (1881-1883) | Conkling, Roscoe | Supreme Court | February 24, 1882 | confirmed March 2, 1882; nominee declined |
| Atkins, James | Northern District of Georgia | July 3, 1882 | withdrawn by president August 3, 1882 |
Grover Cleveland (1885-1889)
Congress | Nominee | Court | Nomination Date | Outcome |
| 50th (1887-1889) | Lacombe, Emile H. (1), (2) | Second Circuit | December 20, 1887 | withdrawn by president February 27, 1888 |
| Hartridge, John E. | Northern District of Florida | December 18, 1888 | no Senate vote |
| Stevenson, Adlai E. | Supreme Court of the District of Columbia | February 11, 1889 | no Senate vote |
(2) Received a recess appointment to the same vacancy
Benjamin Harrison (1889-1893)
Congress | Nominee | Court | Nomination Date | Outcome |
| 51st (1889-1891) | Day, William R. | Northern District of Ohio | May 24, 1889 (recess appointment) | appointee declined |
| 51st (1889-1891) | Beatty, James H. (1), (2) | District of Idaho | February 10, 1891 | no Senate vote |
| 52nd (1891-1893) | Hanchett, Benton | Sixth Circuit | February 23, 1893 | no Senate vote |
(2) Received a recess appointment to the same vacancy
Grover Cleveland (1893-1897)
Congress | Nominee | Court | Nomination Date | Outcome |
| 53rd (1893-1895) | Hornblower, William B. | Supreme Court | September 19, 1893 | no Senate vote |
| Hornblower, William B. | Supreme Court | December 5, 1893 | rejected by Senate January 15, 1894 |
| Peckham, Wheeler H. | Supreme Court | January 22, 1894 | rejected by Senate February 19, 1894 |
| Porter, James D. | Eastern and Middle Districts of Tennessee | August 6, 1894 | no Senate vote |
| 54th (1895-1897) | McHugh, William D. (2) | District of Nebraska | December 8, 1896 | withdrawn by president February 1, 1897 |
| Wolcott, James L. | District of Delaware | February 20, 1897 | no Senate vote |
| Clark, William W. | Eastern District of North Carolina | February 25, 1897 | no Senate vote |
William McKinley (1897-1901)
Congress | Nominee | Court | Nomination Date | Outcome |
| 55th (1897-1899) | Ewart, Hamilton G. (2) | Western District of North Carolina | January 27, 1898 | no Senate vote |
| Meek, Edward R. (1), (2) | Northern District of Texas | March 10, 1898 | no Senate vote |
| Ewart, Hamilton G. (2) | Western District of North Carolina | December 13, 1898 | no Senate vote |
| 56th (1899-1901) | Ewart, Hamilton G. (2) | Western District of North Carolina | December 19, 1899 | no Senate vote |
Theodore Roosevelt (1901-1909)
Congress | Nominee | Court | Nomination Date | Outcome |
| 57th (1901-1903) | Holmes, Oliver W., Jr. (1) | Supreme Court | August 11, 1902 (recess appointment) | appointment cancelled by president |
| Morris, Page (1) | District of Minnesota | February 19, 1903 | no Senate vote |
| 58th (1903-1905) | Quarles, Joseph V. (1) | Eastern District of Wisconsin | February 25, 1905 | no Senate vote |
| 59th (1905-1907) | Chatfield, Thomas (1) | Eastern District of New York | December 10, 1906 | withdrawn by president December 17, 1906 |
| 60th (1907-1909) | Van Fleet, William C. (1), (2) | Northern District of California | March 4, 1907 (recess appointment) | appointment cancelled by president |
| Hundley, Oscar R. (2) | Northern District of Alabama | December 3, 1907 | no Senate vote |
| Sater, John E. (1), (2) | Southern District of Ohio | December 3, 1907 | no Senate vote |
| Purdy, Milton D. (2) | District of Minnesota | April 23, 1908 | no Senate vote |
| Hundley, Oscar R. (2) | Northern District of Alabama | December 8, 1908 | no Senate vote |
| Purdy, Milton D. (2) | District of Minnesota | December 8, 1908 | no Senate vote |
| Seawell, Herbert F. | Eastern District of North Carolina | January 18, 1909 | no Senate vote |
(2) Received a recess appointment to the same vacancy
William H. Taft (1909-1913)
Congress | Nominee | Court | Nomination Date | Outcome |
| 61st (1909-1911) | Barber, Orion M. (1) | Court of Customs Appeals | January 5, 1910 | withdrawn by president February 22, 1910 |
| Coxe, Alfred C., Sr. | Presiding Judge, Court of Customs Appeals | January 5, 1910 | withdrawn by president February 22, 1910 |
| De Vries, Marion (1) | Court of Customs Appeals | January 5, 1910 | withdrawn by president February 22, 1910 |
| Hunt, William H. (1) | Court of Customs Appeals | January 5, 1910 | withdrawn by president February 22, 1910 |
| Smith, James F. (1) | Court of Customs Appeals | January 5, 1910 | withdrawn by president February 22, 1910 |
| 62nd (1911-1913) | Sloan, Richard E. (2) | District of Arizona | March 1, 1912 | no Senate vote |
| Cheney, John M. (2) | Southern District of Florida | July 25, 1912 | no Senate vote |
| Howard, Clinton W. (2) | Western District of Washington | August 19, 1912 | no Senate vote |
| Cheney, John M. (2) | Southern District of Florida | December 3, 1912 | no Senate vote |
| Howard, Clinton W. (2) | Western District of Washington | December 3, 1912 | no Senate vote |
| Sloan, Richard E. (2) | District of Arizona | December 3, 1912 | no Senate vote |
| Carpenter, George A. | Seventh Circuit | December 17, 1912 | no Senate vote |
| Cutting, Charles C. | Northern District of Illinois | December 17, 1912 | no Senate vote |
| Booth, Fenton W. | Chief Justice, Court of Claims | January 2, 1913 | no Senate vote |
| Boutell, Henry S. | Court of Claims | January 2, 1913 | no Senate vote |
| Brown, Arthur L. | First Circuit | February 10, 1913 | no Senate vote |
| Mumford, Charles C. | District of Rhode Island | February 10, 1913 | no Senate vote |
| Fisher, Samuel H. | District of Connecticut | February 20, 1913 | no Senate vote |
(2) Received a recess appointment to the same vacancy
Woodrow Wilson (1913-1921)
Congress | Nominee | Court | Nomination Date | Outcome |
| 63rd (1913-1915) | Siddons, Frederick L. (1) | Supreme Court of the District of Columbia | October 21, 1914 | no Senate vote |
| 64th (1915-1917) | Palmer, A. Mitchell | Court of Claims | March 16, 1915 (recess appointment) | appointee declined |
| Westenhaver, David C. (1) | Northern District of Ohio | February 19, 1917 | no Senate vote |
| 65th (1917-1919) | Whipple, U.V. | Southern District of Georgia | April 9, 1917 | rejected by Senate April 24, 1917 |
| Thomas, W.E. | Southern District of Georgia | July 11, 1917 | rejected by Senate July 12, 1917 |
| Haight, Thomas G. (1), (2) | Third Circuit | March 1, 1919 | no Senate vote |
| 66th (1919-1921) | Garrett, Finis J. | Western District of Tennessee | November 22, 1920 (recess appointment) | appointee declined |
| Garrett, Finis J. | Western District of Tennessee | December 10, 1920 | no Senate vote |
| Ryan, William | Western District of Wisconsin | January 7, 1921 | no Senate vote |
(2) Received a recess appointment to the same vacancy
Warren G. Harding (1921-1923)
Congress | Nominee | Court | Nomination Date | Outcome |
| 67th (1921-1923) | Butler, Pierce (1) | Supreme Court | November 21, 1922 | no Senate vote |
| Rose, John C. (1) | Fourth Circuit | November 27, 1922 | no Senate vote |
| Hoffheimer, Harry M. | Southern District of Ohio | February 28, 1923 | confirmed March 2, 1923; nominee declined |
Calvin Coolidge (1923-1929)
Congress | Nominee | Court | Nomination Date | Outcome |
| 69th (1925-1927) | McCarthy, James W. | District of New Jersey | March 18, 1925 | confirmed March 18, 1925; nominee declined |
| McCamant, Wallace (2) | Ninth Circuit | December 8, 1925 | rejected by Senate March 17, 1926 |
| Tilson, William J. (2) | Middle District of Georgia | June 9, 1926 | withdrawn by president June 18, 1926 |
| Tilson, William J. (2) | Middle District of Georgia | December 7, 1926 | withdrawn by president February 8, 1927 |
| 70th (1927-1929) | McDermott, George T. | District of Kansas | December 13, 1927 | withdrawn by president January 12, 1928 |
| Bowen, Crate D. | Southern District of Florida | May 24, 1928 | no Senate vote |
| Vaught, Edward S. (1), (2) | Western District of Oklahoma | May 26, 1928 | no Senate vote |
| Bowen, Crate D. | Southern District of Florida | January, 19, 1929 | withdrawn by president January 23, 1929 |
| Glassie, Henry H. | Supreme Court of the District of Columbia | February 14, 1929 | no Senate vote |
| Lenroot, Irvine L. (1) | Court of Customs Appeals | February 14, 1929 | no Senate vote |
| Wheat, Alfred A. | Eastern District of New York | February 28, 1929 | no Senate vote |
| Woolsey, John M. (1) | Southern District of New York | February 28, 1929 | no Senate vote |
| Caffey, Francis G. (1) | Southern District of New York | March 1, 1929 | no Senate vote |
| Gardner, Archibald K. (1) | Eighth Circuit | March 1, 1929 | no Senate vote |
| McDermott, George T. (1) | Tenth Circuit | March 1, 1929 | no Senate vote |
| Phillips, Orie L. (1) | Tenth Circuit | March 1, 1929 | no Senate vote |
| Stryker, Lloyd P. | Southern District of New York | March 1, 1929 | no Senate vote |
| Wilbur, Curtis D. (1) | Ninth Circuit | March 1, 1929 | no Senate vote |
| Wyman, A. Lee (1) | District of South Dakota | March 1, 1929 | no Senate vote |
(2) Received a recess appointment to the same vacancy
Herbert Hoover (1929-1933)
Congress | Nominee | Court | Nomination Date | Outcome |
| 71st (1929-1931) | Watson, Albert L. (1) | Middle District of Pennsylvania | June 8, 1929 | no Senate vote |
| Parker, John J. | Supreme Court | March 21, 1930 | rejected by Senate May 7, 1930 |
| Nordbye, Gunnar H. (1), (2) | District of Minnesota | February 20, 1931 | no Senate vote |
| Fee, James A. (1), (2) | District of Oregon | February 26, 1931 | no Senate vote |
| 72nd (1931-1933) | Mackintosh, Kenneth | Ninth Circuit | January 8, 1932 | no Senate vote |
| Wilkerson, James H. | Seventh Circuit | January 12, 1932 | no Senate vote |
| Johnson, George E.Q. (2) | Northern District of Illinois | December 7, 1932 | no Senate vote |
| Mackintosh, Kenneth | Ninth Circuit | December 7, 1932 | no Senate vote |
| Ramseyer, C. William | Customs Court | December 13, 1932 | no Senate vote |
| Newton, Walter H. | District of Minnesota | February 18, 1933 | no Senate vote |
| Richardson, Seth W. | Eighth Circuit | February 23, 1933 | no Senate vote |
(2) Received a recess appointment to the same vacancy
Franklin D. Roosevelt (1933-1945)
Congress | Nominee | Court | Nomination Date | Outcome |
| 73rd (1933-1935) | Norcross, Frank H. | Ninth Circuit | September 23, 1933 (recess appointment) | appointee declined |
| Woodburn, William | District of Nevada | September 23, 1933 (recess appointment) | appointment invalid; vacancy did not occur |
| Norcross, Frank H. | Ninth Circuit | January 8, 1934 | no Senate vote |
| 75th (1937-1939) | Allred, James V. (1) | Southern District of Texas | July 11, 1938 (recess appointment) | appointee declined |
| 76th (1939-1941) | Roberts, Floyd H. (2) | Western District of Virginia | January 5, 1939 | rejected by Senate February 6, 1939 |
| Lee, William B. | Eastern and Middle Districts of Tennessee | January 24, 1939 | confirmed February 1, 1939; nominee died prior to appointment |
| Porterie, Gaston L.N. | Northern District of Louisiana [sic] | January 24, 1939 | withdrawn by president January 25, 1939 |
| Darr, Leslie R. (1) | Eastern and Middle Districts of Tennessee | May 17, 1939 | withdrawn by president May 24, 1939 |
| 77th (1941-1943) | Chandler, Stephen S., Jr. (1) | Western District of Oklahoma | December 11, 1942 | no Senate vote |
| Lawrence, Charles D. (1) | Customs Court | December 11, 1942 | no Senate vote |
| 78th (1943-1945) | Allred, James V. | Fifth Circuit | February 18, 1943 | no Senate vote |
| 79th (1945-1947) | Margold, Nathan R. | District of the District of Columbia | January 19, 1945 | no Senate vote |
| Johnson, Jed | Customs Court | March 29, 1945 | confirmed April 3, 1945; nominee declined |
(2) Received a recess appointment to the same vacancy
Harry S Truman (1945-1953)
Congress | Nominee | Court | Nomination Date | Outcome |
| 79th (1945-1947) | Kalodner, Harry E. | Third Circuit | May 7, 1946 | withdrawn by president, May 21, 1946 |
| 80th (1947-1949) | Harper, Roy W. (1), (2) | Eastern and Western Districts of Missouri | July 10, 1947 | no Senate vote |
| Harper, Roy W. (1), (2) | Eastern and Western Districts of Missouri | November 24, 1947 | no Senate vote |
| Tamm, Edward A. (1), (2) | District of the District of Columbia | February 3, 1948 | no Senate vote |
| Warlick, Wilson | Western District of North Carolina | April 2, 1948 | no Senate vote |
| Rao, Paul P. (1), (2) | Customs Court | May 3, 1948 | no Senate vote |
| Kaufman, Samuel H. (1), (2) | Southern District of New York | May 17, 1948 | no Senate vote |
| Harper, Roy W. (1), (2) | Eastern and Western Districts of Missouri | July 29, 1948 | no Senate vote |
| Kaufman, Samuel H. (1), (2) | Southern District of New York | July 29, 1948 | no Senate vote |
| Rao, Paul P. (1), (2) | Customs Court | July 29, 1948 | no Senate vote |
| Tamm, Edward A. (1), (2) | District of the District of Columbia | July 29, 1948 | no Senate vote |
| 81st (1949-1951) | Eberharter, Herman P. | Western District of Pennsylvania | April 26, 1949 | no Senate vote |
| Switzer, Carroll O. (2) | Southern District of Iowa | June 9, 1949 | no Senate vote |
| Ritter, Willis W. (1), (2) | District of Utah | August 25, 1949 | no Senate vote |
| Andrews, M. Neil | Northern District of Georgia | October 15, 1949 | no Senate vote |
| Bazelon, David L. (1), (2) | District of Columbia Circuit | October 15, 1949 | no Senate vote |
| Burns, Owen M. (1), (2) | Western District of Pennsylvania | October 15, 1949 | no Senate vote |
| Clary, Thomas J. (1), (2) | Eastern District of Pennsylvania | October 15, 1949 | no Senate vote |
| Fahy, Charles (1), (2) | District of Columbia Circuit | October 15, 1949 | no Senate vote |
| Grim, Allan K. (1), (2) | Eastern District of Pennsylvania | October 15, 1949 | no Senate vote |
| Hastie, William H. (1), (2) | Third Circuit | October 15, 1949 | no Senate vote |
| Hill, Delmas C. (1), (2) | District of Kansas | October 15, 1949 | no Senate vote |
| Hooper, Frank A. | Northern District of Georgia | October 15, 1949 | no Senate vote |
| Kaufman, Irving R. (1), (2) | Southern District of New York | October 15, 1949 | no Senate vote |
| McGohey, John F.X. (1), (2) | Southern District of New York | October 15, 1949 | no Senate vote |
| Noonan, Gregory F. (1), (2) | Southern District of New York | October 15, 1949 | no Senate vote |
| Solomon, Gus J. (1), (2) | District of Oregon | October 15, 1949 | no Senate vote |
| Sugarman, Sidney (1), (2) | Southern District of New York | October 15, 1949 | no Senate vote |
| Swaim, H. Nathan (1), (2) | Seventh Circuit | October 15, 1949 | no Senate vote |
| Washington, George T. (1), (2) | District of Columbia Circuit | October 15, 1949 | no Senate vote |
| Wright, J. Skelly (1), (2) | Eastern District of Louisiana | October 15, 1949 | no Senate vote |
| Kirkland, James R. (1), (2) | District of the District of Columbia | October 17, 1949 | no Senate vote |
| Matthews, Burnita S. (1), (2) | District of the District of Columbia | October 17, 1949 | no Senate vote |
| McLaughlin, Charles F. (1), (2) | District of the District of Columbia | October 17, 1949 | no Senate vote |
| Andrews, M. Neil (2) | Northern District of Georgia | January 5, 1950 | rejected by Senate August 9, 1950 |
| Switzer, Carroll O. (2) | Southern District of Iowa | January 5, 1950 | rejected by Senate August 9, 1950 |
| Byrne, William M., Sr. (1), (2) | Southern District of California | September 1, 1950 | no Senate vote |
| Carter, Oliver J. (1), (2) | Northern District of California | September 1, 1950 | no Senate vote |
| 82nd (1951-1953) | Hennock, Frieda B. | Southern District of New York | June 11, 1951 | no Senate vote |
| Drucker, Joseph J. | Northern District of Illinois | July 13, 1951 | rejected by Senate October 9, 1951 |
| Harrington, Cornelius J. | Northern District of Illinois | July 13, 1951 | rejected by Senate October 9, 1951 |
| Tolin, Ernest A. (1), (2) | Southern District of California | October 18, 1951 | no Senate vote |
| Friedman, Monroe M. (2) | Northern District of California | June 27, 1952 | no Senate vote |
| 83rd (1953-1955) | Friedman, Monroe M. (2) | Northern District of California | January 9, 1953 | withdrawn by president July 24, 1953 |
(2) Received a recess appointment to the same vacancy
Dwight D. Eisenhower (1953-1961)
Congress | Nominee | Court | Nomination Date | Outcome |
| 83rd (1953-1955) | Van Dusen, Francis L. (1) | Eastern District of Pennsylvania | March 29, 1954 | no Senate vote |
| Bastian, Walter M. (1), (2) | District of Columbia Circuit | August 19, 1954 | no Senate vote |
| Cecil, Lamar J.R. (1), (2) | Eastern District of Texas | August 19, 1954 | no Senate vote |
| Miller, William E. (1) | Middle District of Tennessee | August 19, 1954 | no Senate vote |
| Harlan, John M. (1) | Supreme Court | November 9, 1954 | no Senate vote |
| Devitt, Edward J. (1), (2) | District of Minnesota | November 16, 1954 | no Senate vote |
| Miller, William E. (1) | Middle District of Tennessee | November 16, 1954 | no Senate vote |
| 84th (1955-1957) | Herlands, William B. (1), (2) | Southern District of New York | May 11, 1955 | no Senate vote |
| Kraft, C. William, Jr. (1), (2) | Eastern District of Pennsylvania | May 20, 1955 | no Senate vote |
| Burger, Warren E. (1) | District of Columbia Circuit | June 21, 1955 | no Senate vote |
| Sobeloff, Simon E. (1) | Fourth Circuit | July 14, 1955 | no Senate vote |
| Lieb, Joseph P. (1), (2) | Southern District of Florida | July 30, 1955 | no Senate vote |
| Watkins, R. Dorsey (1), (2) | District of Maryland | July 30, 1955 | no Senate vote |
| Morgan, Justin C. (1) | Western District of New York | August 1, 1955 | no Senate vote |
| 85th (1957-1959) | Moore, Leonard P. (1), (2) | Second Circuit | March 19, 1957 | no Senate vote |
| Henley, J. Smith (2) | Eastern District of Arkansas | February 24, 1958 | no Senate vote |
| Hart, George L., Jr. (1), (2) | District of the District of Columbia | August 16, 1958 | no Senate vote |
| Boreman, Herbert S. (1) | Fourth Circuit | October 17, 1958 (recess appointment) | appointee declined |
| 86th (1959-1961) | Henley, J. Smith (2) | Eastern District of Arkansas | January 17, 1959 | withdrawn by president August 18, 1959 |
| Tucker, John G. | Eastern District of Texas | February 12, 1959 | withdrawn by president August 3, 1959 |
| Paul, Charles F. (1) | Northern District of West Virginia | August 3, 1959 | no Senate vote |
| Durfee, James (1) | Court of Claims | August 25, 1959 | no Senate vote |
| Smith, J. Joseph (1) | Second Circuit | August 27, 1959 | no Senate vote |
| Timbers, William H. (1) | District of Connecticut | August 27, 1959 | no Senate vote |
| Tavares, C. Nils (1), (2) | District of Hawaii | January 14, 1960 | no Senate vote |
| Kennerly, Thomas E. | Southern District of Texas | June 6, 1960 | no Senate vote |
| Feikens, John (2) | Eastern District of Michigan | June 10, 1960 | no Senate vote |
| Caffrey, Andrew A. (1), (2) | District of Massachusetts | July 1, 1960 | no Senate vote |
| 87th (1961-1963) | Feikens, John (2) | Eastern District of Michigan | January 10, 1961 | no Senate vote |
(2) Received a recess appointment to the same vacancy
John F. Kennedy (1961-1963)
Congress | Nominee | Court | Nomination Date | Outcome |
| 87th (1961-1963) | Bell, Griffin B. (1), (2) | Fifth Circuit | September 20, 1961 | no Senate vote |
| Gewin, Walter P. (1), (2) | Fifth Circuit | September 20, 1961 | no Senate vote |
| Rosling, George (1), (2) | Eastern District of New York | September 21, 1961 | no Senate vote |
| Allgood, Clarence W. (1), (2) | Northern District of Alabama | September 23, 1961 | no Senate vote |
| Bonsal, Dudley B. (1), (2) | Southern District of New York | September 23, 1961 | no Senate vote |
| Cooper, Irving B. (1), (2) | Southern District of New York | September 23, 1961 | no Senate vote |
| Daugherty, Frederick A. (1), (2) | Eastern, Northern and Western Districts of Oklahoma | September 23, 1961 | no Senate vote |
| Feinberg, Wilfred (1), (2) | Southern District of New York | September 23, 1961 | no Senate vote |
| Green, Ben C. (1), (2) | Northern District of Ohio | September 23, 1961 | no Senate vote |
| Hays, Paul R. (1), (2) | Second Circuit | September 23, 1961 | no Senate vote |
| Marshall, Thurgood (1), (2) | Second Circuit | September 23, 1961 | no Senate vote |
| Peck, John W. II (1), (2) | Southern District of Ohio | September 23, 1961 | no Senate vote |
| Smith, Talbot (1), (2) | Eastern District of Michigan | September 23, 1961 | no Senate vote |
| Brewster, Leo (1), (2) | Northern District of Texas | September 25, 1961 | no Senate vote |
| Hughes, Sarah T. (1), (2) | Northern District of Texas | September 25, 1961 | no Senate vote |
| Noel, James L., Jr. (1), (2) | Southern District of Texas | September 25, 1961 | no Senate vote |
| Spears, Adrian A. (1), (2) | Western District of Texas | September 25, 1961 | no Senate vote |
| Almond, J. Lindsay, Jr. (1), (2) | Court of Customs and Patent Appeals | April 16, 1962 | no Senate vote |
| McGowan, Carl E. (1) | District of Columbia Circuit | August 16, 1962 | no Senate vote |
| 88th (1963-1965) | Davis, John M. (1), (2) | Eastern District of Pennsylvania | September 3, 1963 | no Senate vote |
| Rabinovitz, David (2) | Western District of Wisconsin | September 6, 1963 | no Senate vote |
| Higginbotham, A. Leon, Jr. (1), (2) | Eastern District of Pennsylvania | September 25, 1963 | no Senate vote |
| Robinson, Spottswood W. III (1), (2) | District of the District of Columbia | October 1, 1963 | no Senate vote |
(2) Received a recess appointment to the same vacancy
Lyndon B. Johnson (1963-1969)
Congress | Nominee | Court | Nomination Date | Outcome |
| 88th (1963-1965) | Rabinovitz, David (2) | Western District of Wisconsin | February 3, 1964 | no Senate vote |
| 89th (1965-1967) | Fullam, John P. (1) | Eastern District of Pennsylvania | August 24, 1965 | no Senate vote |
| Morrissey, Francis X. | District of Massachusetts | September 28, 1965 | no Senate vote |
| Watson, James L. (1) | Customs Court | October 6, 1965 | no Senate vote |
| Feinberg, Wilfred (1) | Second Circuit | October 11, 1965 | no Senate vote |
| Thomas, William K. (1) | Northern District of Ohio | October 18, 1965 | no Senate vote |
| Weinstein, Jack B. (1) | Eastern District of New York | October 17, 1966 | no Senate vote |
| 90th (1967-1969) | Poole, Cecil F. | Northern District of California | May 29, 1968 | no Senate vote |
| Fortas, Abe | Chief Justice, Supreme Court | June 26, 1968 | withdrawn by president October 4, 1968 |
| Thornberry, Homer W. | Supreme Court | June 26, 1968 | withdrawn by president October 4, 1968 |
| Bress, David G. | District of the District of Columbia | August 2, 1968 | no Senate vote |
| Sanders, Harold B., Jr. | District of Columbia Circuit | September 25, 1968 | no Senate vote |
| Byrne, William M., Jr. | Central District of California | October 1, 1968 | no Senate vote |
| 91st (1969-1971) | Bress, David G. | District of the District of Columbia | January 9, 1969 | withdrawn by president January 23, 1969 |
| Byrne, William M., Jr. | Central District of California | January 9, 1969 | withdrawn by president January 23, 1969 |
| Poole, Cecil F. | Northern District of California | January 9, 1969 | withdrawn by president January 23, 1969 |
| Sanders, Harold B., Jr. | District of Columbia Circuit | January 9, 1969 | withdrawn by president January 23, 1969 |
(2) Received a recess appointment to the same vacancy
Richard M. Nixon (1969-1974)
Congress | Nominee | Court | Nomination Date | Outcome |
| 91st (1969-1971) | Bane, Charles A. | Seventh Circuit | May 28, 1969 | withdrawn by president October 22, 1969 |
| Haynsworth, Clement F., Jr. | Supreme Court | August 21, 1969 | rejected by Senate November 21, 1969 |
| Pell, Wilbur F., Jr. (1) | Seventh Circuit | December 15, 1969 | no Senate vote |
| Carswell, G. Harrold | Supreme Court | January 19, 1970 | rejected by Senate April 8, 1970 |
| Varner, Robert E. (1) | Middle District of Alabama | December 4, 1970 | no Senate vote |
| 93rd (1973-1975) | Torruella, Juan R. (1) | District of Puerto Rico | May 28, 1974 | no Senate vote |
| Meskill, Thomas J. (1) | Second Circuit | August 8, 1974 | no Senate vote |
Gerald R. Ford (1974-1977)
Congress | Nominee | Court | Nomination Date | Outcome |
| 93rd (1973-1975) | Meskill, Thomas J. (1) | Second Circuit | November 18, 1974 | no Senate vote |
| Henley, J. Smith (1) | Eighth Circuit | December 11, 1974 | no Senate vote |
| 94th (1975-1977) | Poff, William B. | Western District of Virginia | April 1, 1976 | withdrawn by president June 7, 1976 |
| Revell, Richard A. | Western District of Kentucky | April 26, 1976 | no Senate vote |
| Kovachevich, Elizabeth A. | Middle District of Florida | June 11, 1976 | no Senate vote |
| Bethune, Edwin R., Jr. | Eastern and Western Districts of Arkansas | June 15, 1976 | no Senate vote |
| Brotzman, Donald G. | District of Colorado | July 22, 1976 | no Senate vote |
| Bilby, Richard M. | Ninth Circuit | August 3, 1976 | no Senate vote |
| Moore, John H. II | Southern District of Florida | August 4, 1976 | no Senate vote |
| Wellford, Harry W. | Sixth Circuit | August 4, 1976 | no Senate vote |
| DeSimone, Herbert F. | District of Rhode Island | August 5, 1976 | no Senate vote |
| Walter, Donald E. | Western District of Louisiana | August 5, 1976 | no Senate vote |
| Anderson, James A. | Eastern and Western Districts of Washington | August 6, 1976 | no Senate vote |
Jimmy Carter (1977-1981)
Congress | Nominee | Court | Nomination Date | Outcome |
| 95th (1977-1979) | Collins, Robert F. (1) | Eastern District of Louisiana | November 2, 1977 | no Senate vote |
| Mazzone, A. David (1) | District of Massachusetts | November 21, 1977 | no Senate vote |
| Simmons, Paul A. (1) | Western District of Pennsylvania | November 22, 1977 | no Senate vote |
| Paletta, Len J. | Western District of Pennsylvania | April 7, 1978 | withdrawn by president May 25, 1978 |
| Clauss, Carin Ann | District of the District of Columbia | September 19, 1978 | no Senate vote |
| 96th (1979-1981) | Green, Joyce H. | District of the District of Columbia | March 2, 1979 | withdrawn by president March 6, 1979 |
| Winberry, Charles B., Jr. | Eastern District of North Carolina | March 29, 1979 | withdrawn by president August 26, 1980 |
| Jones, James P. | Western District of Virginia | May 16, 1979 | no Senate vote |
| Jefferson, Andrew L., Jr. | Fifth Circuit | October 11, 1979 | no Senate vote |
| Arnold, Richard S. (1) | Eighth Circuit | December 14, 1979 | withdrawn by president December 19, 1979 |
| Gray, Fred D. | Middle District of Alabama | January 10, 1980 | withdrawn by president September 17, 1980 |
| Heen, Walter M. (2) | District of Hawaii | February 27, 1980 | no Senate vote |
| Sheffield, James E. | Eastern District of Virginia | April 9, 1980 | no Senate vote |
| Sprizzo, John E. (1) | Southern District of New York | June 2, 1980 | no Senate vote |
| Sachs, Howard F. | Eighth Circuit | July 30, 1980 | no Senate vote |
| Gimenez-Munoz, Miguel A. | District of Puerto Rico | July 31, 1980 | no Senate vote |
| Arnold, S. Gerald | Eastern District of North Carolina | August 26, 1980 | no Senate vote |
| Lackey, Gerald B. | Northern District of Ohio | August 28, 1980 | no Senate vote |
| Lowry, Peter M. | Western District of Texas | August 28, 1980 | no Senate vote |
| Nickerson, Eugene H. | Second Circuit | August 28, 1980 | no Senate vote |
| Roberts, David G. | District of Maine | August 28, 1980 | no Senate vote |
| Bua, Nicholas J. | Seventh Circuit | September 10, 1980 | no Senate vote |
| Glasser, Israel L. | Eastern District of New York | September 17, 1980 | no Senate vote |
| Nimmons, Ralph W., Jr. | Middle District of Florida | September 17, 1980 | no Senate vote |
| Weinberg, Philip | Eastern District of New York | September 17, 1980 | no Senate vote |
| 97th (1981-1983) | Heen, Walter M. (2) | District of Hawaii | January 8, 1981 | withdrawn by president January 21, 1981 |
(2) Received a recess appointment to the same vacancy
Ronald Reagan (1981-1989)
Congress | Nominee | Court | Nomination Date | Outcome |
| 97th (1981-1983) | Unger, Sherman E. | Federal Circuit | December 15, 1982 | no Senate vote |
| Vukasin, John P., Jr. (1) | Northern District of California | December 17, 1982 | no Senate vote |
| 98th (1983-1985) | Vukasin, John P., Jr. (1) | Northern District of California | January 31, 1983 | no Senate vote |
| Unger, Sherman E. | Federal Circuit | April 21, 1983 | no Senate vote |
| Starr, Kenneth W. (1) | District of Columbia Circuit | July 13, 1983 | no Senate vote |
| Galane, Morton R. | District of Nevada | July 21, 1983 | no Senate vote |
| Keenan, John F. (1) | Southern District of New York | July 21, 1983 | no Senate vote |
| Galane, Morton R. | District of Nevada | September 13, 1983 | withdrawn by president October 18, 1983 |
| Unger, Sherman E. | Federal Circuit | September 13, 1983 | no Senate vote |
| Hargrove, John R., Sr. (1) | District of Maryland | November 10, 1983 | no Senate vote |
| Wilkinson, J. Harvie III (1) | Fourth Circuit | November 10, 1983 | no Senate vote |
| Sporkin, Stanley (1) | District of the District of Columbia | June 28, 1984 | no Senate vote |
| Aquilino, Thomas J., Jr. (1) | Court of International Trade | August 1, 1984 | no Senate vote |
| Bator, Paul M. | District of Columbia Circuit | August 1, 1984 | withdrawn by president September 6, 1984 |
| Easterbrook, Frank H. (1) | Seventh Circuit | August 1, 1984 | no Senate vote |
| Holderman, James F., Jr. (1) | Northern District of Illinois | September 6, 1984 | no Senate vote |
| Cobb, Howell | Eastern District of Texas | September 10, 1984 | no Senate vote |
| Edgar, R. Allan (1) | Eastern District of Tennessee | September 11, 1984 | no Senate vote |
| La Plata, George (1) | Eastern District of Michigan | September 11, 1984 | no Senate vote |
| Meredith, Ronald E. (1) | Western District of Kentucky | September 11, 1984 | no Senate vote |
| Young, William G. (1) | District of Massachusetts | September 11, 1984 | no Senate vote |
| Jones, Edith H. (1) | Fifth Circuit | September 17, 1984 | no Senate vote |
| Rodriguez, Joseph H. (1) | District of New Jersey | September 17, 1984 | no Senate vote |
| Weber, Herman J. (1) | Southern District of Ohio | September 17, 1984 | no Senate vote |
| Batchelder, Alice M. (1) | Northern District of Ohio | October 5, 1984 | no Senate vote |
| Brunetti, Melvin T. (1) | Ninth Circuit | October 5, 1984 | no Senate vote |
| Walter, Donald E. (1) | Western District of Louisiana | October 5, 1984 | no Senate vote |
| Williams, Ann C. (1) | Northern District of Illinois | October 5, 1984 | no Senate vote |
| Wolf, Mark L. (1) | District of Massachusetts | October 5, 1984 | no Senate vote |
| 99th (1985-1987) | Moon, Albert I., Jr. | District of Hawaii | October 16, 1985 | no Senate vote |
| Sessions, Jefferson B. III | Southern District of Alabama | October 23, 1985 | no Senate vote |
| Fitzwater, Sidney A. (1) | Northern District of Texas | October 29, 1985 | no Senate vote |
| McAvoy, Thomas J. (1) | Northern District of New York | October 29, 1985 | no Senate vote |
| Bryan, Robert J. (1) | Western District of Washington | December 4, 1985 | no Senate vote |
| Cedarbaum, Miriam G. (1) | Southern District of New York | December 4, 1985 | no Senate vote |
| Gex, Walter J. III (1) | Southern District of Mississippi | December 4, 1985 | no Senate vote |
| Hansen, David R. (1) | Northern District of Iowa | December 4, 1985 | no Senate vote |
| Boggs, Danny J. (1) | Sixth Circuit | December 9, 1985 | no Senate vote |
| Sessions, Jefferson B. III | Southern District of Alabama | January 29, 1986 | withdrawn by president July 31, 1986 |
| Porter, James K. | Eastern District of Tennessee | July 30, 1986 | no Senate vote |
| Dwyer, William L. (1) | Western District of Washington | September 26, 1986 | no Senate vote |
| Raggi, Reena (1) | Eastern District of New York | October 3, 1986 | no Senate vote |
| 100th (1987-1989) | Siegan, Bernard H. | Ninth Circuit | February 2, 1987 | withdrawn by president September 16, 1988 |
| Miller, Robert N. | District of Colorado | February 5, 1987 | withdrawn by president February 2, 1988 |
| Liebeler, Susan W. | Federal Circuit | March 23, 1987 | no Senate vote |
| Bork, Robert H. | Supreme Court | July 7, 1987 | rejected by Senate October 23, 1987 |
| Treen, David C. | Fifth Circuit | July 22, 1987 | withdrawn by president May 10, 1988 |
| Summit, Stuart A. | Second Circuit | September 23, 1987 | no Senate vote |
| Roberto, Robert, Jr. | Eastern District of New York | November 24, 1987 | withdrawn by president July 26, 1988 |
| Schmutzer, Alfred C., Jr. | Eastern District of Tennessee | December 18, 1987 | withdrawn by president March 28, 1988 |
| Walker, Vaughn R. (1) | Northern District of California | December 18, 1987 | no Senate vote |
| Levitt, Howard E. | Eastern District of New York | December 22, 1987 | no Senate vote |
| Abram, Donald E. | District of Colorado | February 19, 1988 | no Senate vote |
| Mason, Shannon T., Jr. | Eastern District of Virginia | February 22, 1988 | no Senate vote |
| McGregor, James R. | Western District of Pennsylvania | March 14, 1988 | no Senate vote |
| Erickson, William H. | District of Colorado | March 23, 1988 | no Senate vote |
| Hope, Judith R. | District of Columbia Circuit | April 14, 1988 | no Senate vote |
| Rymer, Pamela A. (1) | Ninth Circuit | April 26, 1988 | no Senate vote |
| Bonner, Robert C. (1) | Central District of California | June 15, 1988 | no Senate vote |
| Harmon, Melinda (1) | Southern District of Texas | June 23, 1988 | no Senate vote |
| Weiner, Jacques L., Jr. | Fifth Circuit | June 27, 1988 | no Senate vote |
| Garbis, Marvin J. (1) | District of Maryland | July 6, 1988 | no Senate vote |
| Hurlbutt, Guy G. | Ninth Circuit | August 11, 1988 | no Senate vote |
| Fernandez, Ferdinand F. (1) | Ninth Circuit | September 16, 1988 | no Senate vote |
George H.W. Bush (1989-1993)
Congress | Nominee | Court | Nomination Date | Outcome |
| 101st (1989-1991) | Walker, Vaughn R. (1) | Northern District of California | February 28, 1989 | no Senate vote |
| Ryskamp, Kenneth L. | Eleventh Circuit | April 26, 1990 | no Senate vote |
| Wanger, Oliver W. (1) | Eastern District of California | September 21, 1990 | no Senate vote |
| McGregor, James R. | Western District of Pennsylvania | October 15, 1990 | no Senate vote |
| 102nd (1991-1993) | McGregor, James R. | Western District of Pennsylvania | January 8, 1991 | no Senate vote |
| Ryskamp, Kenneth L. | Eleventh Circuit | January 8, 1991 | no Senate vote |
| Kavanagh, Edmund A.M. | Northern District of New York | July 25, 1991 | no Senate vote |
| Sholts, Thomas E. | Southern District of Florida | July 26, 1991 | no Senate vote |
| Waldman, Jay C. | Third Circuit | July 26, 1991 | no Senate vote |
| Van Antwerpen, Franklin S. | Third Circuit | September 11, 1991 | no Senate vote |
| BeVier, Lillian R. | Fourth Circuit | October 22, 1991 | no Senate vote |
| Boyle, Terrence W. | Fourth Circuit | October 22, 1991 | no Senate vote |
| Hendren, Jimm L. | Eastern District of Arkansas | October 24, 1991 | withdrawn by president November 5, 1991 |
| O'Rourke, Andrew P. | Southern District of New York | November 12, 1991 | no Senate vote |
| Graham, Tony M. | Northern District of Oklahoma | November 14, 1991 | no Senate vote |
| Keating, Francis A. II | Tenth Circuit | November 14, 1991 | no Senate vote |
| Bea, Carlos T. | Northern District of California | November 20, 1991 | no Senate vote |
| Franklin, James B. | Southern District of Georgia | November 26, 1991 | no Senate vote |
| Trager, David G. (1) | Eastern District of New York | November 27, 1991 | no Senate vote |
| Carr, Kenneth R. | Western District of Texas | January 27, 1992 | no Senate vote |
| Fitzwater, Sidney A. | Fifth Circuit | January 27, 1992 | no Senate vote |
| Jackson, James W. | Northern District of Ohio | January 27, 1992 | no Senate vote |
| Roberts, John G., Jr. | District of Columbia Circuit | January 27, 1992 | no Senate vote |
| Smietanka, John A. | Sixth Circuit | January 27, 1992 | no Senate vote |
| Smith, Terral R. | Western District of Texas | January 27, 1992 | no Senate vote |
| Moreno, Federico A. | Eleventh Circuit | March 10, 1992 | no Senate vote |
| Anderson, Percy | Central District of California | March 20, 1992 | no Senate vote |
| Davis, Lawrence O. | Eastern District of Missouri | March 20, 1992 | no Senate vote |
| Hanen, Andrew S. | Southern District of Texas | March 20, 1992 | no Senate vote |
| Lloyd, Russell T. | Southern District of Texas | March 20, 1992 | no Senate vote |
| Shechtman, Paul L. | Southern District of New York | March 20, 1992 | no Senate vote |
| Walter, John F. | Central District of California | March 20, 1992 | no Senate vote |
| Wilson, Justin P. | Sixth Circuit | March 20, 1992 | no Senate vote |
| Voigts, Gene E. | Western District of Missouri | March 24, 1992 | no Senate vote |
| Quintana, Manuel H. | Southern District of New York | March 26, 1992 | no Senate vote |
| Banks, Charles A. | Eastern District of Arkansas | April 1, 1992 | no Senate vote |
| Hunter, Robert D. | Northern District of Alabama | April 2, 1992 | no Senate vote |
| Mahoney, Maureen E. | Eastern District of Virginia | April 2, 1992 | no Senate vote |
| Mitchell, James S. | District of Nebraska | April 7, 1992 | no Senate vote |
| Leighton, Ronald B. | Western District of Washington | April 30, 1992 | no Senate vote |
| McIntyre, James A. | Southern District of California | June 2, 1992 | no Senate vote |
| Quarles, William D., Jr. | District of Maryland | June 2, 1992 | no Senate vote |
| Davis, Leonard E. | Eastern District of Texas | June 3, 1992 | no Senate vote |
| Drushal, J. Douglas | Northern District of Ohio | June 3, 1992 | no Senate vote |
| Hagy, C. Christopher | Northern District of Georgia | June 3, 1992 | no Senate vote |
| Leonatti, Louis J. | Eastern District of Missouri | June 3, 1992 | no Senate vote |
| Armentrout, Katharine J. | District of Maryland | June 23, 1992 | no Senate vote |
| McMonagle, James J. | Northern District of Ohio | June 23, 1992 | no Senate vote |
| Casey, Richard C. | Southern District of New York | July 2, 1992 | no Senate vote |
| Hicks, Larry R. | District of Nevada | July 2, 1992 | no Senate vote |
| Campbell, R. Edgar | Middle District of Georgia | July 27, 1992 | no Senate vote |
| Seybert, Joanna (1) | Eastern District of New York | July 27, 1992 | no Senate vote |
| Kostelka, Robert W. | Western District of Louisiana | August 7, 1992 | no Senate vote |
| Dorr, Richard E. | Western District of Missouri | September 9, 1992 | no Senate vote |
| Payne, James H. | Eastern, Northern and Western Districts of Oklahoma | September 17, 1992 | no Senate vote |
| Prince, Walter B. | District of Massachusetts | September 17, 1992 | no Senate vote |
| O'Toole, George A., Jr. | District of Massachusetts | September 24, 1992 | no Senate vote |
| Dimitrouleas, William P. | Southern District of Florida | October 2, 1992 | no Senate vote |
| Saad, Henry W. | Eastern District of Michigan | October 2, 1992 | no Senate vote |
(2) Received a recess appointment to the same vacancy
William J. Clinton (1993-2001)
Congress | Nominee | Court | Nomination Date | Outcome |
| 103rd (1993-1995) | Klein, Theodore | Southern District of Florida | October 29, 1993 | no Senate vote |
| Paz, R. Samuel | Central District of California | March 24, 1994 | no Senate vote |
| Dennis, James L. (1) | Fifth Circuit | June 8, 1994 | no Senate vote |
| McConnell, Judith D. | Southern District of California | August 5, 1994 | no Senate vote |
| Tait, John R. | District of Idaho | August 25, 1994 | no Senate vote |
| Chesney, Maxine M. (1) | Northern District of California | September 14, 1994 | no Senate vote |
| Moore, Karen N. (1) | Sixth Circuit | September 14, 1994 | no Senate vote |
| Stein, Sidney H. (1) | Southern District of New York | September 14, 1994 | no Senate vote |
| Lynch, Sandra L. (1) | First Circuit | September 19, 1994 | no Senate vote |
| Snodgrass, John D. | Northern District of Alabama | September 22, 1994 | no Senate vote |
| Toole, Patrick J., Jr. | Middle District of Pennsylvania | September 23, 1994 | no Senate vote |
| Folsom, David (1) | Eastern District of Texas | October 5, 1994 | no Senate vote |
| Heartfield, Thad (1) | Eastern District of Texas | October 5, 1994 | no Senate vote |
| Thornburg, Lacy (1) | Western District of North Carolina | October 5, 1994 | no Senate vote |
| 104th (1995-1997) | Snodgrass, John D. | Northern District of Alabama | January 11, 1995 | withdrawn by president September 5, 1995 |
| Whitfield, Wenona Y. | Southern District of Illinois | March 23, 1995 | no Senate vote |
| Shurin, Leland M. | Western District of Missouri | April 4, 1995 | withdrawn by president September 5, 1995 |
| Fletcher, William A. (1) | Ninth Circuit | April 25, 1995 | no Senate vote |
| Bingler, John H., Jr. | Western District of Pennsylvania | July 21, 1995 | no Senate vote |
| Greer, Bruce W. | Southern District of Florida | August 1, 1995 | withdrawn by president May 13, 1996 |
| Tagle, Hilda G. (1) | Southern District of Texas | August 10, 1995 | no Senate vote |
| Garland, Merrick B. (1) | District of Columbia Circuit | September 5, 1995 | no Senate vote |
| Sundram, Clarence J. | Northern District of New York | September 29, 1995 | no Senate vote |
| Myerscough, Sue E. | Central District of Illinois | October 11, 1995 | no Senate vote |
| Stack, Charles R. | Eleventh Circuit | October 27, 1995 | withdrawn by president May 13, 1996 |
| Aiken, Ann L. (1) | District of Oregon | November 27, 1995 | no Senate vote |
| Hochberg, Faith S. | District of New Jersey | November 27, 1995 | no Senate vote |
| Wattley, Cheryl B. | Northern District of Texas | December 12, 1995 | no Senate vote |
| Schattman, Michael D. | Northern District of Texas | December 19, 1995 | no Senate vote |
| Mollway, Susan O. (1) | District of Hawaii | December 21, 1995 | no Senate vote |
| Beaty, James A., Jr. | Fourth Circuit | December 22, 1995 | no Senate vote |
| Leonard, J. Rich | Fourth Circuit | December 22, 1995 | no Senate vote |
| Paez, Richard A. (1) | Ninth Circuit | January 25, 1996 | no Senate vote |
| Rodriguez Rodriguez, Anabelle | District of Puerto Rico | January 26, 1996 | no Senate vote |
| Bataillon, Joseph F. (1) | District of Nebraska | March 6, 1996 | no Senate vote |
| Clay, Eric L. (1) | Sixth Circuit | March 6, 1996 | no Senate vote |
| Kollar-Kotelly, Colleen (1) | District of the District of Columbia | March 29, 1996 | no Senate vote |
| McKeown, M. Margaret (1) | Ninth Circuit | March 29, 1996 | no Senate vote |
| Gajarsa, Arthur (1) | Federal Circuit | April 18, 1996 | no Senate vote |
| Lazzara, Richard A. (1) | Middle District of Florida | May 9, 1996 | no Senate vote |
| Morrow, Margaret M. (1) | Central District of California | May 9, 1996 | no Senate vote |
| Snyder, Christina A. (1) | Central District of California | May 15, 1996 | no Senate vote |
| Thrash, Thomas W., Jr. (1) | Northern District of Georgia | May 15, 1996 | no Senate vote |
| Miller, Jeffrey T. (1) | Southern District of California | July 19, 1996 | no Senate vote |
| Pratt, Robert W. (1) | Southern District of Iowa | August 2, 1996 | no Senate vote |
| Middlebrooks, Donald M. (1) | Southern District of Florida | September 5, 1996 | no Senate vote |
| 105th (1997-1999) | Beaty, James A., Jr. | Fourth Circuit | January 7, 1997 | no Senate vote |
| Paez, Richard A. (1) | Ninth Circuit | January 7, 1997 | no Senate vote |
| Sundram, Clarence J. | Northern District of New York | January 7, 1997 | no Senate vote |
| White, Helene N. | Sixth Circuit | January 7, 1997 | no Senate vote |
| Lasry, Lynn R. | Southern District of California | February 12, 1997 | withdrawn by president February 12, 1998 |
| Rodriguez Rodriguez, Anabelle | District of Puerto Rico | March 21, 1997 | no Senate vote |
| Schattman, Michael D. | Northern District of Texas | March 21, 1997 | withdrawn by president July 31, 1998 |
| White, Ronnie L. | Eastern District of Missouri | June 26, 1997 | no Senate vote |
| Ware, James S. | Ninth Circuit | June 27, 1997 | withdrawn by president November 7, 1997 |
| Rangel, Jorge C. | Fifth Circuit | July 24, 1997 | no Senate vote |
| Bingler, John H., Jr. | Western District of Pennsylvania | July 31, 1997 | withdrawn by president February 12, 1998 |
| Colman, Jeffrey D. | Northern District of Illinois | July 31, 1997 | no Senate vote |
| Massiah-Jackson, Frederica A. | Eastern District of Pennsylvania | July 31, 1997 | withdrawn by president March 16, 1998 |
| Gould, Ronald M. (1) | Ninth Circuit | November 8, 1997 | no Senate vote |
| Berzon, Marsha L. (1) | Ninth Circuit | January 27, 1998 | no Senate vote |
| Klein, James W. | District of the District of Columbia | January 27, 1998 | no Senate vote |
| Dyk, Timothy B. (1) | Federal Circuit | April 1, 1998 | no Senate vote |
| Freedberg, Robert A. | Eastern District of Pennsylvania | April 23, 1998 | no Senate vote |
| Norton, Lynette | Western District of Pennsylvania | April 29, 1998 | no Senate vote |
| Stark, Jeffrey G. | Court of International Trade | April 29, 1998 | no Senate vote |
| Phillips, Virginia A. (1) | Central District of California | May 11, 1998 | no Senate vote |
| Raymar, Robert S. | Third Circuit | June 5, 1998 | no Senate vote |
| Goode, Barry P. | Ninth Circuit | June 24, 1998 | no Senate vote |
| Davis, Legrome D. (1) | Eastern District of Pennsylvania | July 30, 1998 | no Senate vote |
| Hibbler, William J. (1) | Northern District of Illinois | September 16, 1998 | no Senate vote |
| Kennelly, Matthew F. (1) | Northern District of Illinois | September 16, 1998 | no Senate vote |
| 106th (1999-2001) | Davis, Legrome D. (1) | Eastern District of Pennsylvania | January 26, 1999 | no Senate vote |
| Durham, Barbara | Ninth Circuit | January 26, 1999 | no Senate vote |
| Goode, Barry P. | Ninth Circuit | January 26, 1999 | no Senate vote |
| Norton, Lynette | Western District of Pennsylvania | January 26, 1999 | no Senate vote |
| White, Helene N. | Sixth Circuit | January 26, 1999 | no Senate vote |
| White, Ronnie L. | Eastern District of Missouri | January 26, 1999 | rejected by Senate October 5, 1999 |
| Leonard, J. Rich | Eastern District of North Carolina | March 24, 1999 | no Senate vote |
| Klein, James W. | District of the District of Columbia | March 25, 1999 | no Senate vote |
| Johnson, H. Alston III | Fifth Circuit | April 22, 1999 | no Senate vote |
| McCarthy, Frank H. | Northern District of Oklahoma | April 30, 1999 | no Senate vote |
| Coan, Patricia A. | District of Colorado | May 27, 1999 | no Senate vote |
| Gee, Dolly M. | Central District of California | May 27, 1999 | no Senate vote |
| Woocher, Fredric D. | Central District of California | May 27, 1999 | no Senate vote |
| Duffy, James E., Jr. | Ninth Circuit | June 17, 1999 | no Senate vote |
| Kagan, Elena | District of Columbia Circuit | June 17, 1999 | no Senate vote |
| Tusan, Gail S. | Northern District of Georgia | August 3, 1999 | withdrawn by president March 27, 2000 |
| Bell, Steven D. | Northern District of Ohio | August 5, 1999 | no Senate vote |
| Wynn, James A., Jr. (1) | Fourth Circuit | August 5, 1999 | no Senate vote |
| Lewis, Kathleen M. | Sixth Circuit | September 16, 1999 | no Senate vote |
| Moreno, Enrique | Fifth Circuit | September 16, 1999 | no Senate vote |
| Lyons, James M. | Tenth Circuit | September 22, 1999 | withdrawn by president June 6, 2000 |
| Snyder, Allen R. | District of Columbia Circuit | September 22, 1999 | no Senate vote |
| Fields, Rhonda C. | District of the District of Columbia | November 17, 1999 | no Senate vote |
| Cindrich, Robert J. | Third Circuit | February 9, 2000 | no Senate vote |
| Markus, Kent R. | Sixth Circuit | February 9, 2000 | no Senate vote |
| Campbell, Bonnie J. | Eighth Circuit | March 2, 2000 | no Senate vote |
| Fineman, S. David | Eastern District of Pennsylvania | March 9, 2000 | no Senate vote |
| Riegle, Linda B. | District of Nevada | April 25, 2000 | no Senate vote |
| Morado, Ricardo | Southern District of Texas | May 11, 2000 | no Senate vote |
| Orlofsky, Stephen M. | Third Circuit | May 25, 2000 | no Senate vote |
| Sebelius, K. Gary | District of Kansas | June 6, 2000 | no Senate vote |
| Simon, Kenneth O. | Northern District of Alabama | June 6, 2000 | no Senate vote |
| Lim, John S.W. | District of Hawaii | June 8, 2000 | no Senate vote |
| Gregory, Roger L. (1), (2) | Fourth Circuit | June 30, 2000 | no Senate vote |
| Arguello, Christine M. | Tenth Circuit | July 27, 2000 | no Senate vote |
| Cercone, David S. | Western District of Pennsylvania | July 27, 2000 | no Senate vote |
| Litman, Harry P. | Western District of Pennsylvania | July 27, 2000 | no Senate vote |
| Couch, Valerie K. | Western District of Oklahoma | September 7, 2000 | no Senate vote |
| Johnston, Marian M. | Eastern District of Oklahoma | September 7, 2000 | no Senate vote |
| Achelpohl, Steven E. | District of Nebraska | September 12, 2000 | no Senate vote |
| Anderson, Richard W. | District of Montana | September 13, 2000 | no Senate vote |
| Lieberman, Stephen B. | Eastern District of Pennsylvania | September 14, 2000 | no Senate vote |
| Hall, Melvin C. | Western District of Oklahoma | October 3, 2000 | no Senate vote |
| Davis, Andre M. (1) | Fourth Circuit | October 6, 2000 | no Senate vote |
| Gibson, S. Elizabeth | Fourth Circuit | October 26, 2000 | no Senate vote |
| 107th (2001-2003) | Campbell, Bonnie J. | Eighth Circuit | January 3, 2001 | withdrawn by president March 19, 2001 |
| Duffy, James E., Jr. | Ninth Circuit | January 3, 2001 | withdrawn by president March 19, 2001 |
| Goode, Barry P. | Ninth Circuit | January 3, 2001 | withdrawn by president March 19, 2001 |
| Gregory, Roger L. (1), (2) | Fourth Circuit | January 3, 2001 | withdrawn by president March 19, 2001 |
| Lewis, Kathleen M. | Sixth Circuit | January 3, 2001 | withdrawn by president March 19, 2001 |
| Moreno, Enrique | Fifth Circuit | January 3, 2001 | withdrawn by president March 19, 2001 |
| White, Helene N. | Sixth Circuit | January 3, 2001 | withdrawn by president March 19, 2001 |
| Wynn, James A., Jr. (1) | Fourth Circuit | January 3, 2001 | withdrawn by president March 19, 2001 |
| Johnson, H. Alston III | Fifth Circuit | January 4, 2001 | withdrawn by president March 19, 2001 |
(2) Received a recess appointment to the same vacancy
George W. Bush (2001-2009)
Congress | Nominee | Court | Nomination Date | Outcome |
| 107th (2001-2003) | Boyle, Terrence W. | Fourth Circuit | May 9, 2001 | no Senate vote |
| Clement, Edith B. (1) | Fifth Circuit | May 9, 2001 | no Senate vote |
| Cook, Deborah L. (1) | Sixth Circuit | May 9, 2001 | no Senate vote |
| Estrada, Miguel A. | District of Columbia Circuit | May 9, 2001 | no Senate vote |
| McConnell, Michael W. (1) | Tenth Circuit | May 9, 2001 | no Senate vote |
| Owen, Priscilla R. (1) | Fifth Circuit | May 9, 2001 | no Senate vote |
| Parker, Barrington D., Jr. (1) | Second Circuit | May 9, 2001 | no Senate vote |
| Roberts, John G., Jr. (1) | District of Columbia Circuit | May 9, 2001 | no Senate vote |
| Shedd, Dennis (1) | Fourth Circuit | May 9, 2001 | no Senate vote |
| Sutton, Jeffrey S. (1) | Sixth Circuit | May 9, 2001 | no Senate vote |
| Prost, Sharon (1) | Federal Circuit | May 21, 2001 | no Senate vote |
| Smith, Lavenski R. (1) | Eighth Circuit | May 22, 2001 | no Senate vote |
| Pickering, Charles W., Sr. (2) | Fifth Circuit | May 25, 2001 | no Senate vote |
| Tymkovich, Timothy M. (1) | Tenth Circuit | May 25, 2001 | no Senate vote |
| Wooten, Terry L. (1) | District of South Carolina | June 18, 2001 | no Senate vote |
| Smith Camp, Laurie (1) | District of Nebraska | June 19, 2001 | no Senate vote |
| Cassell, Paul G. (1) | District of Utah | June 19, 2001 | no Senate vote |
| Bates, John D. (1) | District of the District of Columbia | June 20, 2001 | no Senate vote |
| Walton, Reggie B. (1) | District of the District of Columbia | June 20, 2001 | no Senate vote |
| Hartz, Harris L. (1) | Tenth Circuit | June 21, 2001 | no Senate vote |
| Clifton, Richard R. (1) | Ninth Circuit | June 22, 2001 | no Senate vote |
| Kuhl, Carolyn B. | Ninth Circuit | June 22, 2001 | no Senate vote |
| Gritzner, James E. (1) | Southern District of Iowa | July 10, 2001 | no Senate vote |
| Melloy, Michael J. (1) | Eighth Circuit | July 10, 2001 | no Senate vote |
| Mills, Michael P. (1) | Northern District of Mississippi | July 10, 2001 | no Senate vote |
| Armijo, M. Christina (1) | District of New Mexico | August 2, 2001 | no Senate vote |
| Bowdre, Karon O. (1) | Northern District of Alabama | August 2, 2001 | no Senate vote |
| Bunning, David L. (1) | Eastern District of Kentucky | August 2, 2001 | no Senate vote |
| Caldwell, Karen K. (1) | Eastern District of Kentucky | August 2, 2001 | no Senate vote |
| Eagan, Claire V. (1) | Northern District of Oklahoma | August 2, 2001 | no Senate vote |
| Engelhardt, Kurt D. (1) | Eastern District of Louisiana | August 2, 2001 | no Senate vote |
| Friot, Stephen P. (1) | Western District of Oklahoma | August 2, 2001 | no Senate vote |
| Granade, Callie V. (1) | Southern District of Alabama | August 2, 2001 | no Senate vote |
| Heaton, Joe L. (1) | Western District of Oklahoma | August 2, 2001 | no Senate vote |
| Hicks, Larry R. (1) | District of Nevada | August 2, 2001 | no Senate vote |
| Howard, Jeffrey R. (1) | First Circuit | August 2, 2001 | no Senate vote |
| Johnson, William P. (1) | District of New Mexico | August 2, 2001 | no Senate vote |
| O'Brien, Terrence L. (1) | Tenth Circuit | August 2, 2001 | no Senate vote |
| Payne, James H. (1) | Eastern, Northern and Western Districts of Oklahoma | August 2, 2001 | no Senate vote |
| Reeves, Danny C. (1) | Eastern District of Kentucky | August 2, 2001 | no Senate vote |
| Boyle, Terrence W. | Fourth Circuit | September 4, 2001 | no Senate vote |
| Cook, Deborah L. (1) | Sixth Circuit | September 4, 2001 | no Senate vote |
| Estrada, Miguel A. | District of Columbia Circuit | September 4, 2001 | no Senate vote |
| Kuhl, Carolyn B. | Ninth Circuit | September 4, 2001 | no Senate vote |
| Owen, Priscilla R. (1) | Fifth Circuit | September 4, 2001 | no Senate vote |
| Pickering, Charles W., Sr. (2) | Fifth Circuit | September 4, 2001 | no Senate vote |
| Roberts, John G., Jr. (1) | District of Columbia Circuit | September 4, 2001 | no Senate vote |
| Sutton, Jeffrey S. (1) | Sixth Circuit | September 4, 2001 | no Senate vote |
| Tymkovich, Timothy M. (1) | Tenth Circuit | September 4, 2001 | no Senate vote |
| Steele, William H. | Eleventh Circuit | October 9, 2001 | no Senate vote |
| McKeague, David W. (1) | Sixth Circuit | November 8, 2001 | no Senate vote |
| Neilson, Susan B. (1) | Sixth Circuit | November 8, 2001 | no Senate vote |
| Saad, Henry W. | Sixth Circuit | November 8, 2001 | no Senate vote |
| Stanceu, Timothy C. (1) | Court of International Trade | December 19, 2001 | no Senate vote |
| Rohlfing, Frederick W. III | District of Hawaii | January 23, 2002 | no Senate vote |
| Bybee, Jay S. (1) | Ninth Circuit | May 22, 2002 | no Senate vote |
| Dever, James C. III (1) | Eastern District of North Carolina | May 22, 2002 | no Senate vote |
| Griffin, Richard A. (1) | Sixth Circuit | June 26, 2002 | no Senate vote |
| Junell, Robert A. (1) | Western District of Texas | July 18, 2002 | no Senate vote |
| Otero, S. James (1) | Central District of California | July 18, 2002 | no Senate vote |
| Feuerstein, Sandra J. (1) | Eastern District of New York | July 25, 2002 | no Senate vote |
| Frost, Gregory L. (1) | Southern District of Ohio | August 1, 2002 | no Senate vote |
| Holwell, Richard J. (1) | Southern District of New York | August 1, 2002 | no Senate vote |
| Erickson, Ralph R. (1) | District of North Dakota | September 12, 2002 | no Senate vote |
| Hicks, S. Maurice, Jr. (1) | Western District of Louisiana | September 12, 2002 | no Senate vote |
| Ludington, Thomas L. (1) | Eastern District of Michigan | September 12, 2002 | no Senate vote |
| Quarles, William D., Jr. (1) | District of Maryland | September 12, 2002 | no Senate vote |
| Adams, John R. (1) | Northern District of Ohio | October 10, 2002 | no Senate vote |
| Breen, J. Daniel (1) | Western District of Tennessee | October 10, 2002 | no Senate vote |
| Carney, Cormac J. (1) | Central District of California | October 10, 2002 | no Senate vote |
| Varlan, Thomas A. (1) | Eastern District of Tennessee | October 10, 2002 | no Senate vote |
| 108th (2003-2005) | Boyle, Terrence W. | Fourth Circuit | January 7, 2003 | no Senate vote |
| Dever, James C. III (1) | Eastern District of North Carolina | January 7, 2003 | no Senate vote |
| Estrada, Miguel A. | District of Columbia Circuit | January 7, 2003 | withdrawn by president September 4, 2003 |
| Griffin, Richard A. (1) | Sixth Circuit | January 7, 2003 | no Senate vote |
| Kuhl, Carolyn B. | Ninth Circuit | January 7, 2003 | no Senate vote |
| Ludington, Thomas L. (1) | Eastern District of Michigan | January 7, 2003 | no Senate vote |
| McKeague, David W. (1) | Sixth Circuit | January 7, 2003 | no Senate vote |
| Neilson, Susan B. (1) | Sixth Circuit | January 7, 2003 | no Senate vote |
| Owen, Priscilla R. (1) | Fifth Circuit | January 7, 2003 | no Senate vote |
| Pickering, Charles W., Sr. (2) | Fifth Circuit | January 7, 2003 | no Senate vote |
| Rohlfing, Frederick W. | District of Hawaii | January 7, 2003 | withdrawn by president May 6, 2004 |
| Saad, Henry W. | Sixth Circuit | January 7, 2003 | no Senate vote |
| Pryor, William H., Jr. (1), (2) | Eleventh Circuit | April 9, 2003 | no Senate vote |
| Allen, Claude A. | Fourth Circuit | April 28, 2003 | no Senate vote |
| Conrad, Robert J., Jr. (1) | Western District of North Carolina | April 28, 2003 | no Senate vote |
| Ryan, Daniel P. | Eastern District of Michigan | April 28, 2003 | no Senate vote |
| Myers, William G. III | Ninth Circuit | May 15, 2003 | no Senate vote |
| Brown, Janice R. (1) | District of Columbia Circuit | July 25, 2003 | no Senate vote |
| Kavanaugh, Brett M. (1) | District of Columbia Circuit | July 25, 2003 | no Senate vote |
| Haynes, William J. II | Fourth Circuit | September 29, 2003 | no Senate vote |
| Sheridan, Peter G. (1) | District of New Jersey | November 5, 2003 | no Senate vote |
| Allen, Claude A. | Fourth Circuit | January 20, 2004 | no Senate vote |
| Pickering, Charles W., Sr. (2) | Fifth Circuit | February 6, 2004 | no Senate vote |
| Pryor, William H., Jr. (1), (2) | Eleventh Circuit | March 12, 2004 | no Senate vote |
| Griffith, Thomas B. (1) | District of Columbia Circuit | May 10, 2004 | no Senate vote |
| Crotty, Paul A. (1) | Southern District of New York | September 7, 2004 | no Senate vote |
| Cox, Sean F. (1) | Eastern District of Michigan | September 10, 2004 | no Senate vote |
| Seabright, J. Michael (1) | District of Hawaii | September 15, 2004 | no Senate vote |
| 109th (2005-2007) | Boyle, Terrence W. | Fourth Circuit | February 14, 2005 | no Senate vote |
| Haynes, William J. II | Fourth Circuit | February 14, 2005 | no Senate vote |
| Kavanaugh, Brett M. (1) | District of Columbia Circuit | February 14, 2005 | no Senate vote |
| Myers, William G. III | Ninth Circuit | February 14, 2005 | no Senate vote |
| Ryan, Daniel P. | Eastern District of Michigan | February 14, 2005 | withdrawn by president March 30, 2006 |
| Saad, Henry W. | Sixth Circuit | February 14, 2005 | withdrawn by president March 27, 2006 |
| Roberts, John G., Jr. | Supreme Court | July 29, 2005 | withdrawn by president September 6, 2005 |
| Payne, James H. | Tenth Circuit | September 29, 2005 | withdrawn by president March 7, 2006 |
| Miers, Harriet E. | Supreme Court | October 7, 2005 | withdrawn by president October 28, 2005 |
| Smith, N. Randy | Ninth Circuit | December 16, 2005 | no Senate vote |
| Bryant, Vanessa L. (1) | District of Connecticut | January 25, 2006 | no Senate vote |
| Wallace, Michael B. | Fifth Circuit | February 8, 2006 | no Senate vote |
| Holmes, Jerome A. | Northern District of Oklahoma | February 14, 2006 | withdrawn by president May 4, 2006 |
| Gutierrez, Philip S. (1) | Central District of California | April 24, 2006 | no Senate vote |
| Fairbank, Valerie B. (1) | Central District of California | May 4, 2006 | no Senate vote |
| Howard, Marcia M. (1) | Middle District of Florida | June 6, 2006 | no Senate vote |
| Southwick, Leslie | Southern District of Mississippi | June 6, 2006 | no Senate vote |
| Frizzell, Gregory K. (1) | Northern District of Oklahoma | June 7, 2006 | no Senate vote |
| Wood, Lisa G. (1) | Southern District of Georgia | June 12, 2006 | no Senate vote |
| Bailey, John P. (1) | Northern District of West Virginia | June 28, 2006 | no Senate vote |
| Donohue, Mary O. | Northern District of New York | June 28, 2006 | no Senate vote |
| Jarvey, John A. (1) | Southern District of Iowa | June 28, 2006 | no Senate vote |
| Jonker, Robert J. (1) | Western District of Michigan | June 28, 2006 | no Senate vote |
| Kethledge, Raymond M. (1) | Sixth Circuit | June 28, 2006 | no Senate vote |
| Livingston, Debra A. (1) | Second Circuit | June 28, 2006 | no Senate vote |
| Maloney, Paul L. (1) | Western District of Michigan | June 28, 2006 | no Senate vote |
| Murphy, Stephen J. III | Sixth Circuit | June 28, 2006 | no Senate vote |
| Neff, Janet T. (1) | Western District of Michigan | June 28, 2006 | no Senate vote |
| Keisler, Peter D. | District of Columbia Circuit | June 29, 2006 | no Senate vote |
| Fischer, Nora B. (1) | Western District of Pennsylvania | July 13, 2006 | no Senate vote |
| Lioi, Sara E. (1) | Northern District of Ohio | July 13, 2006 | no Senate vote |
| Mauskopf, Roslynn R. (1) | Eastern District of New York | August 2, 2006 | no Senate vote |
| O'Grady, Liam (1) | Eastern District of Virginia | August 2, 2006 | no Senate vote |
| O'Neil, Lawrence J. (1) | Eastern District of California | August 2, 2006 | no Senate vote |
| Boyle, Terrence W. | Fourth Circuit | September 5, 2006 | no Senate vote |
| Haynes, William J. II | Fourth Circuit | September 5, 2006 | no Senate vote |
| Myers, William G. III | Ninth Circuit | September 5, 2006 | no Senate vote |
| Ozerden, Halil S. (1) | Southern District of Mississippi | September 5, 2006 | no Senate vote |
| Smith, N. Randy | Ninth Circuit | September 5, 2006 | no Senate vote |
| Wallace, Michael B. | Fifth Circuit | September 5, 2006 | no Senate vote |
| Wright, Otis D. III (1) | Central District of California | September 5, 2006 | no Senate vote |
| Wu, George H. (1) | Central District of California | September 5, 2006 | no Senate vote |
| Hardiman, Thomas M. (1) | Third Circuit | September 13, 2006 | no Senate vote |
| Osteen, William L., Jr. (1) | Middle District of North Carolina | September 29, 2006 | no Senate vote |
| Reidinger, Martin K. (1) | Western District of North Carolina | September 29, 2006 | no Senate vote |
| Schroeder, Thomas D. (1) | Middle District of North Carolina | September 29, 2006 | no Senate vote |
| Boyle, Terrence W. | Fourth Circuit | November 15, 2006 | no Senate vote |
| Haynes, William J. II | Fourth Circuit | November 15, 2006 | no Senate vote |
| Keisler, Peter D. | District of Columbia Circuit | November 15, 2006 | no Senate vote |
| Myers, William G. III | Ninth Circuit | November 15, 2006 | no Senate vote |
| Rogan, James E. | Central District of California | November 15, 2006 | no Senate vote |
| Settle, Benjamin H. (1) | Western District of Washington | November 15, 2006 | no Senate vote |
| Smith, N. Randy | Ninth Circuit | November 15, 2006 | no Senate vote |
| Wallace, Michael B. | Fifth Circuit | November 15, 2006 | no Senate vote |
| Kapala, Frederick J. (1) | Northern District of Illinois | December 5, 2006 | no Senate vote |
| Farr, Thomas A. | Eastern District of North Carolina | December 7, 2006 | no Senate vote |
| 110th (2007-2009) | Donohue, Mary O. | Northern District of New York | January 9, 2007 | withdrawn by president September 6, 2007 |
| Farr, Thomas A. | Eastern District of North Carolina | January 9, 2007 | no Senate vote |
| Keisler, Peter D. | District of Columbia Circuit | January 9, 2007 | no Senate vote |
| Rogan, James E. | Central District of California | January 9, 2007 | no Senate vote |
| Smith, N. Randy | Ninth Circuit | January 9, 2007 | withdrawn by president January 16, 2007 |
| Dugas, David R. | Middle District of Louisiana | March 19, 2007 | no Senate vote |
| Honaker, Richard H. | District of Wyoming | March 19, 2007 | no Senate vote |
| Murphy, Stephen J. III | Sixth Circuit | March 19, 2007 | withdrawn by president April 15, 2008 |
| Powell, William J. | Northern District of West Virginia | May 24, 2007 | no Senate vote |
| Puryear, Gustavus A. IV | Middle District of Tennessee | June 13, 2007 | no Senate vote |
| Conrad, Robert J., Jr. | Fourth Circuit | July 17, 2007 | no Senate vote |
| Stone, Shalom D. | Third Circuit | July 17, 2007 | no Senate vote |
| Getchell, E. Duncan | Fourth Circuit | September 6, 2007 | withdrawn by president January 23, 2008 |
| Matthews, Steve A. | Fourth Circuit | September 6, 2007 | no Senate vote |
| Almond, Lincoln D. | District of Rhode Island | November 15, 2007 | no Senate vote |
| Novak, David J. | Eastern District of Virginia | November 15, 2007 | no Senate vote |
| Pratter, Gene E.K. | Third Circuit | November 15, 2007 | withdrawn by president July 24, 2008 |
| Rosenstein, Rod J. | Fourth Circuit | November 15, 2007 | no Senate vote |
| Short, Carolyn P. | Eastern District of Pennsylvania | November 15, 2007 | withdrawn by president July 24, 2008 |
| Smith, William E. | First Circuit | December 6, 2007 | no Senate vote |
| Connolly, Colm F. | District of Delaware | February 26, 2008 | no Senate vote |
| Conrad, Glen E. | Fourth Circuit | May 8, 2008 | no Senate vote |
| O'Neill, Michael | District of the District of Columbia | June 19, 2008 | no Senate vote |
| Rosen, Jeffrey A. | District of the District of Columbia | June 19, 2008 | no Senate vote |
| Goldberg, Gregory E. | District of Colorado | July 10, 2008 | no Senate vote |
| Jung, William F. | Middle District of Florida | July 10, 2008 | no Senate vote |
| Dugan, Timothy G. | Eastern District of Wisconsin | July 15, 2008 | no Senate vote |
| Hernandez, Marco A. (1) | District of Oregon | July 23, 2008 | no Senate vote |
| Diamond, Paul S. | Third Circuit | July 24, 2008 | no Senate vote |
| Short, Carolyn P. | Eastern District of Pennsylvania | July 24, 2008 | no Senate vote |
| Barry, J. Richard | Southern District of Mississippi | July 31, 2008 | no Senate vote |
| Marcelle, Thomas | Northern District of New York | July 31, 2008 | no Senate vote |
| Tharp, John J., Jr. | Northern District of Illinois | July 31, 2008 | no Senate vote |
| Davis, J. Mac | District of Wisconsin | September 9, 2008 | no Senate vote |
| Preska, Loretta A. | Second Circuit | September 9, 2008 | no Senate vote |
| Simon, Philip P. | Seventh Circuit | September 26, 2008 | no Senate vote |
(2) Received a recess appointment to the same vacancy
Barack Obama (2009-present)
Congress | Nominee | Court | Nomination Date | Outcome |
| 111th (2009-2011) | Chen, Edward M. (1) | Northern District of California | August 6, 2009 | no Senate vote |
| Butler, Louis B., Jr. | Western District of Wisconsin | September 30, 2009 | no Senate vote |
| Butler, Louis B., Jr. | Western District of Wisconsin | January 20, 2010 | no Senate vote |
| Chen, Edward M. (1) | Northern District of California | January 20, 2010 | no Senate vote |
| Chatigny, Robert N. | Second Circuit | February 24, 2010 | no Senate vote |
| Liu, Goodwin | Ninth Circuit | February 24, 2010 | no Senate vote |
| McConnell, John J., Jr. (1) | District of Rhode Island | March 10, 2010 | no Senate vote |
| Totenberg, Amy M. (1) | Northern District of Georgia | March 17, 2010 | no Senate vote |
| DuMont, Edward C. | Federal Circuit | April 14, 2010 | no Senate vote |
| Holmes, Paul K. III (1) | Western District of Arkansas | April 28, 2010 | no Senate vote |
| Battaglia, Anthony J. (1) | Southern District of California | May 20, 2010 | no Senate vote |
| Carney, Susan L. (1) | Second Circuit | May 20, 2010 | no Senate vote |
| Davila, Edward J. (1) | Northern District of California | May 20, 2010 | no Senate vote |
| Cogburn, Max O., Jr. (1) | Western District of North Carolina | May 27, 2010 | no Senate vote |
| Shadid, James E. (1) | Central District of Illinois | May 27, 2010 | no Senate vote |
| Graves, James E., Jr. (1) | Fifth Circuit | June 10, 2010 | no Senate vote |
| Boasberg, James E. (1) | District of the District of Columbia | June 17, 2010 | no Senate vote |
| Jackson, Amy B. (1) | District of the District of Columbia | June 17, 2010 | no Senate vote |
| Myerscough, Sue E. | Central District of Illinois | June 17, 2010 | withdrawn by president July 14, 2010 |
| Hernandez, Marco A. (1) | District of Oregon | July 14, 2010 | no Senate vote |
| Jones, Steve C. (1) | Northern District of Georgia | July 14, 2010 | no Senate vote |
| Myerscough, Sue E. (1) | Central District of Illinois | July 14, 2010 | no Senate vote |
| Nourse, Victoria F. | Seventh Circuit | July 14, 2010 | no Senate vote |
| Saldana, Diana (1) | Southern District of Texas | July 14, 2010 | no Senate vote |
| Simon, Michael H. (1) | District of Oregon | July 14, 2010 | no Senate vote |
| Day, Charles B. | District of Maryland | July 21, 2010 | no Senate vote |
| Williams, Kathleen M. (1) | Southern District of Florida | July 21, 2010 | no Senate vote |
| Garcia Marmolejo, Marina (1) | Southern District of Texas | July 28, 2010 | no Senate vote |
| Butler, Louis B., Jr. | Western District of Wisconsin | September 13, 2010 | no Senate vote |
| Chatigny, Robert N. | Second Circuit | September 13, 2010 | no Senate vote |
| Chen, Edward M. (1) | Northern District of California | September 13, 2010 | no Senate vote |
| Liu, Goodwin | Ninth Circuit | September 13, 2010 | no Senate vote |
| McConnell, John J., Jr. (1) | District of Rhode Island | September 13, 2010 | no Senate vote |
| D'Agostino, Mae A. (1) | Northern District of New York | September 29, 2010 | no Senate vote |
| Halligan, Caitlin J. | District of Columbia Circuit | September 29, 2010 | no Senate vote |
| Jackson, Richard B. (1) | District of Colorado | September 29, 2010 | no Senate vote |
| Reyna, Jimmie V. (1) | Federal Circuit | September 29, 2010 | no Senate vote |
| Bissoon, Cathy (1) | Western District of Pennsylvania | November 17, 2010 | no Senate vote |
| Briccetti, Vincent L. (1) | Southern District of New York | November 17, 2010 | no Senate vote |
| Dalton, Roy B., Jr. (1) | Middle District of Florida | November 17, 2010 | no Senate vote |
| Darrow, Sara L. (1) | Central District of Illinois | November 17, 2010 | no Senate vote |
| Kronstadt, John A. (1) | Central District of California | November 17, 2010 | no Senate vote |
| Sharp, Kevin H. (1) | Middle District of Tennessee | November 17, 2010 | no Senate vote |
| Allen, Arenda L.W. (1) | Eastern District of Virginia | December 1, 2010 | no Senate vote |
| Cecchi, Claire C. (1) | District of New Jersey | December 1, 2010 | no Senate vote |
| Donald, Bernice B. (1) | Sixth Circuit | December 1, 2010 | no Senate vote |
| Hornak, Mark R. (1) | Western District of Pennsylvania | December 1, 2010 | no Senate vote |
| Mariani, Robert D. (1) | Middle District of Pennsylvania | December 1, 2010 | no Senate vote |
| Ross, John A. (1) | Eastern District of Missouri | December 1, 2010 | no Senate vote |
| Salas, Esther (1) | District of New Jersey | December 1, 2010 | no Senate vote |
| Urbanski, Michael F. (1) | Western District of Virginia | December 1, 2010 | no Senate vote |
| 112th (2011-2013) | Butler, Louis B., Jr. | Western District of Wisconsin | January 5, 2011 | no Senate vote |
| Day, Charles B. | District of Maryland | January 5, 2011 | withdrawn by president October 31, 2011 |
| DuMont, Edward C. | Federal Circuit | January 5, 2011 | withdrawn by president November 10, 2011 |
| Halligan, Caitlin J. | District of Columbia Circuit | January 5, 2011 | no Senate vote |
| Liu, Goodwin | Ninth Circuit | January 5, 2011 | withdrawn by president July 29, 2011 |
| Nourse, Victoria F. | Seventh Circuit | January 5, 2011 | no Senate vote |
| Green, Michael C. | Western District of New York | January 26, 2011 | no Senate vote |
| Silas, Natasha P. | Northern District of Georgia | January 26, 2011 | no Senate vote |
| Walker, Linda T. | Northern District of Georgia | January 26, 2011 | no Senate vote |
| Mikkanen, Arvo | Northern District of Oklahoma | February 2, 2011 | no Senate vote |
| Six, Steve | Tenth Circuit | March 9, 2011 | no Senate vote |
| Marquez, Rosemary (1) | District of Arizona | June 23, 2011 | no Senate vote |
| Shwartz, Patty (1) | Third Circuit | October 5, 2011 | no Senate vote |
| Taranto, Richard G. (1) | Federal Circuit | November 10, 2011 | no Senate vote |
| Bacharach, Robert E. (1) | Tenth Circuit | January 23, 2012 | no Senate vote |
| Kayatta, William J., Jr. (1) | First Circuit | January 23, 2012 | no Senate vote |
| Cadish, Elissa F. | District of Nevada | February 16, 2012 | no Senate vote |
| Pryor, Jill A. (1) | Eleventh Circuit | February 16, 2012 | no Senate vote |
| Davis, Brian J. (1) | Middle District of Florida | February 29, 2012 | no Senate vote |
| Dick, Shelly D. (1) | Middle District of Louisiana | April 25, 2012 | no Senate vote |
| Halligan, Caitlin J. | District of Columbia Circuit | June 11, 2012 | no Senate vote |
| Orrick, William H. III (1) | Northern District of California | June 11, 2012 | no Senate vote |
| Srinivasan, Srikanth (1) | District of Columbia Circuit | June 11, 2012 | no Senate vote |
| Chappell, Sheri P. (1) | Middle District of Florida | June 25, 2012 | no Senate vote |
| Failla, Katherine P. (1) | Southern District of New York | June 25, 2012 | no Senate vote |
| Nunley, Troy L. (1) | Eastern District of California | June 25, 2012 | no Senate vote |
| Barnett, Mark A. (1) | Court of International Trade | July 12, 2012 | no Senate vote |
| Chen, Pamela K.M. (1) | Eastern District of New York | August 2, 2012 | no Senate vote |
| Dorsey, Jennifer A. (1) | District of Nevada | September 19, 2012 | no Senate vote |
| Gordon, Andrew P. (1) | District of Nevada | September 19, 2012 | no Senate vote |
| Halligan, Caitlin J. | District of Columbia Circuit | September 19, 2012 | no Senate vote |
| McShane, Michael J. (1) | District of Oregon | September 19, 2012 | no Senate vote |
| Jackson, Ketanji B. (1) | District of the District of Columbia | September 20, 2012 | no Senate vote |
| Roman, Nelson S. (1) | Southern District of New York | September 20, 2012 | no Senate vote |
| Caproni, Valerie E. (1) | Southern District of New York | November 14, 2012 | no Senate vote |
| Gonzales, Kenneth J. (1) | District of New Mexico | November 14, 2012 | no Senate vote |
| Kelly, Claire R. (1) | Court of International Trade | November 14, 2012 | no Senate vote |
| Moore, Raymond P. (1) | District of Colorado | November 14, 2012 | no Senate vote |
| O'Connell, Beverly R. (1) | Central District of California | November 14, 2012 | no Senate vote |
| Thomas, William L. | Southern District of Florida | November 14, 2012 | no Senate vote |
| Torres, Analisa (1) | Southern District of New York | November 14, 2012 | no Senate vote |
| Watson, Derrick K. (1) | District of Hawaii | November 14, 2012 | no Senate vote |
| Quinones Alejandro, Nitza I. (1) | Eastern District of Pennsylvania | November 27, 2012 | no Senate vote |
| Restrepo, Luis F. (1) | Eastern District of Pennsylvania | November 27, 2012 | no Senate vote |
| Schmehl, Jeffrey L. (1) | Eastern District of Pennsylvania | November 27, 2012 | no Senate vote |
| 113th (2013-2015) | Cadish, Elissa F. | District of Nevada | January 4, 2013 | withdrawn by president March 13, 2013 |
| Halligan, Caitlin J. | District of Columbia Circuit | January 4, 2013 | withdrawn by president March 22, 2013 |
| Marquez, Rosemary (1) | District of Arizona | January 4, 2013 | no Senate vote |
| Pryor, Jill A. (1) | Eleventh Circuit | January 4, 2013 | no Senate vote |
| Thomas, William L. | Southern District of Florida | January 4, 2013 | no Senate vote |
| McHugh, Carolyn B. (1) | Tenth Circuit | May 16, 2013 | no Senate vote |
| Reeves, Pamela L. (1) | Eastern District of Tennessee | May 16, 2013 | no Senate vote |
| Brooks, Timothy L. (1) | Western District of Arkansas | June 7, 2013 | no Senate vote |
| Meyer, Jeffrey A. (1) | District of Connecticut | June 7, 2013 | no Senate vote |
| Donato, James (1) | Northern District of California | June 20, 2013 | no Senate vote |
| Freeman, Beth L. (1) | Northern District of California | June 20, 2013 | no Senate vote |
| May-Parker, Jennifer P. | Eastern District of North Carolina | June 20, 2013 | no Senate vote |
| Delgado Hernandez, Pedro A. (1) | District of Puerto Rico | June 26, 2013 | no Senate vote |
| Hendricks, Bruce H. (1) | District of South Carolina | June 26, 2013 | no Senate vote |
| Lee, Alison R. | District of South Carolina | June 26, 2013 | no Senate vote |
| Chhabria, Vince G. (1) | Northern District of California | July 25, 2013 | no Senate vote |
| Leitman, Matthew F. (1) | Eastern District of Michigan | July 25, 2013 | no Senate vote |
| Levy, Judith E. (1) | Eastern District of Michigan | July 25, 2013 | no Senate vote |
| Michelson, Laurie J. (1) | Eastern District of Michigan | July 25, 2013 | no Senate vote |
| Moody, James M., Jr. (1) | Eastern District of Arkansas | July 25, 2013 | no Senate vote |
| Parker, Linda V. (1) | Eastern District of Michigan | July 25, 2013 | no Senate vote |
| Cooper, Christopher R. (1) | District of the District of Columbia | August 1, 2013 | no Senate vote |
| Crabtree, Daniel D. (1) | District of Kansas | August 1, 2013 | no Senate vote |
| Friedland, Michelle T. (1) | Ninth Circuit | August 1, 2013 | no Senate vote |
| Harpool, M. Douglas (1) | Western District of Missouri | August 1, 2013 | no Senate vote |
| Lipman, Sheryl H. (1) | Western District of Tennessee | August 1, 2013 | no Senate vote |
| McHugh, Gerald A., Jr. (1) | Eastern District of Pennsylvania | August 1, 2013 | no Senate vote |
| Moritz, Nancy L. (1) | Tenth Circuit | August 1, 2013 | no Senate vote |
| Owens, John B. (1) | Ninth Circuit | August 1, 2013 | no Senate vote |
| Smith, Edward G. (1) | Eastern District of Pennsylvania | August 1, 2013 | no Senate vote |
| Bashant, Cynthia A. (1) | Southern District of California | September 19, 2013 | no Senate vote |
| Bastian, Stanley A. (1) | Eastern District of Washington | September 19, 2013 | no Senate vote |
| Humetewa, Diane J. (1) | District of Arizona | September 19, 2013 | no Senate vote |
| Levy, Jon D. (1) | District of Maine | September 19, 2013 | no Senate vote |
| Logan, Steven P. (1) | District of Arizona | September 19, 2013 | no Senate vote |
| Rayes, Douglas L. (1) | District of Arizona | September 19, 2013 | no Senate vote |
| Shah, Manish S. (1) | Northern District of Illinois | September 19, 2013 | no Senate vote |
| Tuchi, John J. (1) | District of Arizona | September 19, 2013 | no Senate vote |
| Barron, David J. (1) | First Circuit | September 24, 2013 | no Senate vote |
| Mastroianni, Mark G. (1) | District of Massachusetts | September 24, 2013 | no Senate vote |
| Talwani, Indira (1) | District of Massachusetts | September 24, 2013 | no Senate vote |
| Chuang, Theodore D. (1) | District of Maryland | September 25, 2013 | no Senate vote |
| Hazel, George J. (1) | District of Maryland | September 25, 2013 | no Senate vote |
| Peterson, James D. (1) | Western District of Wisconsin | November 7, 2013 | no Senate vote |
| Rosenbaum, Robin S. (1) | Eleventh Circuit | November 7, 2013 | no Senate vote |
| Rosenstengel, Nancy J. (1) | Southern District of Illinois | November 7, 2013 | no Senate vote |
| White, Ronnie L. (1) | Eastern District of Missouri | November 7, 2013 | no Senate vote |
| Boggs, Michael P. | Northern District of Georgia | December 19, 2013 | no Senate vote |
| Carnes, Julie E. (1) | Eleventh Circuit | December 19, 2013 | no Senate vote |
| Chutkan, Tanya S. (1) | District of the District of Columbia | December 19, 2013 | no Senate vote |
| Cohen, Mark H. (1) | Northern District of Georgia | December 19, 2013 | no Senate vote |
| Costa, Gregg J. (1) | Fifth Circuit | December 19, 2013 | no Senate vote |
| Lauck, M. Hannah (1) | Eastern District of Virginia | December 19, 2013 | no Senate vote |
| May, Leigh M. (1) | Northern District of Georgia | December 19, 2013 | no Senate vote |
| Ross, Eleanor L. (1) | Northern District of Georgia | December 19, 2013 | no Senate vote |
| Sorokin, Leo T. (1) | District of Massachusetts | December 19, 2013 | no Senate vote |
| Soto, James A. (1) | District of Arizona | December 19, 2013 | no Senate vote |
| Lee, Alison R. | District of South Carolina | January 6, 2014 | withdrawn by president September 18, 2014 |
| Boggs, Michael P. | Northern District of Georgia | January 6, 2014 | no Senate vote |
| May-Parker, Jennifer P. | Eastern District of North Carolina | January 6, 2014 | no Senate vote |
| Davidson, Jeanne E. (3) | Court of International Trade | August 18, 2014 | no Senate vote |
| Bennett, Alfred H. (1) | Southern District of Texas | September 18, 2014 | no Senate vote |
| Hanks, George C., Jr. (1) | Southern District of Texas | September 18, 2014 | no Senate vote |
| Olvera, Jose R., Jr. (1) | Southern District of Texas | September 18, 2014 | no Senate vote |
| Parrish, Jill N. (1) | District of Utah | September 18, 2014 | no Senate vote |
| Hall, LaShann M. D. (1) | Eastern District of New York | November 12, 2014 | no Senate vote |
| Drozd, Dale A. (1) | Eastern District of California | November 12, 2014 | no Senate vote |
| Restrepo, Luis F. (1) | Third Circuit | November 12, 2014 | no Senate vote |
| Stoll, Kara F. (1) | Federal Circuit | November 12, 2014 | no Senate vote |
| Donnelly, Ann (1) | Eastern District of New York | November 20, 2014 | no Senate vote |
| Ketchmark, Roseann A. (1) | Western District of Missouri | November 20, 2014 | no Senate vote |
| McDonough, Travis R. (1) | Eastern District of Tennessee | November 20, 2014 | no Senate vote |
(3) New nomination to the same vacancy currently pending