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Which President appointed the second most US Supreme Court justices?
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President Franklin D. Roosevelt nominated eight justices to the US Supreme Court, which is the second highest number of appointments after President Washington, who nominated eleven justices.
- Hugo Black........................................1937-1971
- Stanley Foreman Reed........................1938-1957
- Felix Frankfurter.................................1939-1962
- William O. Douglas.............................1939-1975
- Frank Murphy.....................................1940-1949
- James Francis Byrnes..........................1941-1942
- Robert Houghtwood Jackson................1941-1954
- Wiley Rutledge...................................1943-1949
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∙ 13y agoFranklin D. Roosevelt appointed eight justices to the US Supreme Court; George Washington appointed eleven.
Franklin D. Roosevelt's appointments
- Hugo Black........................................1937-1971
- Stanley Foreman Reed........................1938-1957
- Felix Frankfurter.................................1939-1962
- William O. Douglas.............................1939-1975
- Frank Murphy.....................................1940-1949
- James Francis Byrnes..........................1941-1942
- Robert Houghtwood Jackson................1941-1954
- Wiley Rutledge...................................1943-1949
If Roosevelt's draft legislation (Judicial Reorganization bill of 1937) had passed Congress, he would have been able to appoint one additional justice for each sitting justice over the age of 70.5, up to a maximum of six, for a potential total Court size of 15. The Legislative branch has the constitutional authority to determine the size of the Supreme Court, however, and correctly recognized Roosevelt's plan as an attempt to pack the Court with justices favorable to his New Deal legislation.
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Name the President who appointed the second most Supreme Court justices?
Franklin D. Roosevelt was the president who appointed the second most Supreme Court Justices. He appointed eight justices during his presidency.
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Name the President who appointed the second most Supreme Court justices?
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Who did obama appoint to the supreme court?
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