Judges and Judiciary
Jan. 9, 2025
Jimmy Carter diversified federal courts in single term, left lasting mark
Carter, who died Dec. 29 at the age of 100 and will have funeral services on Thursday, never picked a U.S. Supreme Court justice but appointed more judges - 262 - to the federal bench than any president in a single term.
When President Jimmy Carter took office in 1977, the federal bench was dominated by white men, and the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, with 11 active members and two vacancies, had a clear-cut majority of judges appointed by Republican presidents.
Carter, who died Dec. 29 at the age of 100 and will have funeral services on Thursday, never picked a U.S. Supreme Court justice but appointed more judges - 262 - to the federal bench than any president in a single term.
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