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President Washington made fourteen nominations that resulted in seating eleven justices.
Washington's Appointments, order of Confirmation
- John Jay......................September 26, 1789.........(Chief Justice)
- John Rutledge..............September 26, 1789.........(Associate Justice)
- William Cushing............September 26, 1789........(Associate Justice)
- Robert Harrison............September 26, 1789.........(Associate Justice, Declined appointment)
- James Wilson...............September 26, 1789.........(Associate Justice)
- John Blair.....................September 26, 1789........(Associate Justice)
- James Iredell................February 10, 1790...........(Associate Justice, replaced Harrison)
- Thomas Johnson...........November 7, 1791...........(Replaced Rutledge)
- William Paterson...........February 28, 1793...........(Withdrawn, no explanation given)
- William Paterson...........March 4, 1793.................(Re-nominated, confirmed again, replaced Johnson)
- John Rutledge..............July 1, 1795....................(Recess, Replaced Jay, Rejected by Senate on 12/15/95)
- Samuel Chase..............January 27, 1796.............(Replaced Blair)
- William Cushing...........January 27, 1796..............(Confirmed to replace John Jay; declined position)
- Oliver Ellsworth............March 4, 1796..................(Chief Justice, Replaced Jay)
During George Washington's presidency, the US Supreme Court seated only six justices (one Chief Justice and five Associate Justices).
Washington appointed a total of ten individual US Supreme Court justices to eleven positions during his presidency; eight were associate justices and three were Chief Justices. The discrepancy in number is due to John Rutledge being named to two non-consecutive positions on the court: Rutledge was an Associate Justice from 1790-1791 (but never actually served) and Chief Justice from July-December 1795 (recess appointment rejected by the Senate).
Associate Justices
- James Wilson...................1789 - 1798
- William Cushing................1790 - 1810
- John Blair, Jr.....................1790 - 1795
- John Rutledge...................1790 - 1791
- James Iredell....................1790 - 1799
- Thomas Johnson...............1792 - 1793
- William Paterson...............1793 - 1806
- Samuel Chase..................1796 - 1811
Chief Justices
- John Jay............................1789 - 1795
- John Rutledge....................1795 - 1795
- Oliver Ellsworth..................1790 - 1795
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Which president appointed the most Supreme Court justices?
George Washington had the opportunity to appoint the most Justices of the Supreme Court. He appointed 11, out of the 14 he nominated.
How many US Presidents served only one term and appoint the most justices?
George Washington is the president that appointed the most Supreme Court Justices. There have been only seven US Presidents that served only one term.
The name of the nephew of President George Washington who became a Supreme Court Justice in 1798?
President John Adams appointed George Washington's nephew, Bushrod Washington, to the US Supreme Court in 1798. Washington did not appoint his own nephew.
What president appointed the most court justices and why?
The number of Supreme Court Justices a President appoints equals the number who resign or die during his/her presidency (unless his/her presidency ends before he/she has the opportunity to appoint a replacement).
Who nominated the first justices of the US Supreme Court?
The President. George Washington, nominated and the Senate confirmed John Jay, first Chief Justice.
What ear did George Washington appoint his cabinet?
1789
Which President established the US Supreme Court?
Congress (not the President) established the US Supreme Court with the Judiciary Act of 1789. President George Washington appointed the first justices to the Court in September 1789.
Who were the Supreme Court Justices when George Washington took office?
There were no Supreme Court justices when President Washington took office. Washington became the first President under the US Constitution on April 30, 1789; the Supreme Court was established under the Judiciary Act of 1789. The first six justices were appointed on September 26, 1789 (one declined the appointment and was replaced by James Iredell in 1790).John Jay (Chief Justice)James WilsonWilliam CushingJohn BlairJohn RutledgeJames Iredell (February 10, 1790)
Which president appointed ten justices?
George Washington nominated ten justices- no too surprising since there were no justices when he became president.
Who did George Washington appoint to survey the land that would become Washington DC?
Benjamin Banneker
Who did George Washington appoint as the first vice president?
jhon adams
Who did George Washington appoint as commander of the Patriots in the south?
Nathanael Greene
