President Joe Biden (D) has appointed and the U.S. Senate has confirmed 166 Article III federal judges through January 1, 2024, his fourth year in office. The average number of federal judges appointed by previous presidents through January 1 of his fourth year in office is 154.3.
By January 1 of his fourth year, President Donald Trump (R) had the most appointees confirmed with 187. President Ronald Reagan (R) had the fewest confirmations with 122.
The median number of Supreme Court justices appointed is one. Three presidents—Reagan, George H.W. Bush (R), and Biden—made one appointment. Three presidents—Bill Clinton (D), Barack Obama (D), and Trump—made two. President George W. Bush (R) had not appointed any Supreme Court justices by this point in his presidency.