* Includes one or more appointments to the role of Chief Justice.
William H. Harrison, Zachary Taylor, Andrew Johnson, and Jimmy Carter are the only former U.S. presidents to not make a Supreme Court appointment.
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U.S. Supreme Court appointments 1789-2025, by president
Since the founding of the United States, the first president, George Washington, remains the president who made the most appointments to the Supreme Court of the United States. In more recent history, Donald Trump appointed Supreme Court Justices, and Joe Biden has appointed *** Justice. John Roberts, the current Chief Justice was appointed by George W. Bush.
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