President Joe Biden (D) has appointed and the U.S. Senate has confirmed 190 Article III federal judges through April 1, 2024, his fourth year in office. This is the second-most Article III judicial appointments through this point in all presidencies since Ronald Reagan (R).
The average number of federal judges appointed by previous presidents through April 1 of his fourth year in office is 166. By April of his fourth year, President Donald Trump (R) had the most appointees confirmed with 193. Reagan had the fewest confirmations with 131.
The median number of Supreme Court justices appointed is two. Two presidents—Reagan and Biden—made one appointment. Four presidents—George H.W. Bush (R), Bill Clinton (D), Barack Obama (D), and Trump—made two. President George W. Bush (R) did not appoint any SCOTUS justices by this point in his presidency.
