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Federal Judicial History

The Center conducts research and produces resources on the history of the judicial branch of the federal government.  These resources include compilations of historical data on the courts, information about judges and judicial administration, as well as publications on federal judicial history. The Center also maintains a biographical directory of Article III judges from 1789 to the present, engages in outreach and education on federal judicial history, and works to promote the preservation of the history of the judicial branch.

Timelines of Federal Judicial History

Twitter Feed (@FedJudicialHist)

  • Harold Hitz Burton, former mayor of Cleveland and U.S. senator from Ohio, was confirmed to #SCOTUS #OTD in 1945… https://t.co/xxE8ifzQsv
    12 hours 3 min ago
  • Senior U.S. Court of Appeals judge J. Dickson Phillips, Jr. (4th Cir.) died Aug 27 at age 94 https://t.co/MCbHQaODMx https://t.co/nDArbLyoLk
    1 day 14 hours ago
  • William Howard Taft, President (1909-1913) and Chief Justice (1921-1930) of the United States, was born #OTD in 185… https://t.co/kBTowmhDTa
    4 days 15 hours ago
  • #OTD 1970 fed ct enjoined NY from denying Muhammad Ali a boxing license due to his conviction for resisting draft… https://t.co/P0QZXr9Dox
    5 days 13 hours ago
  • Constance Baker Motley, the 1st African American woman appointed as an Article III federal judge, born #OTD in 1921… https://t.co/nKxREd7urO
    5 days 14 hours ago

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