How many Presidents have gained THREE jistices?

[napi21]

[Statistical]

1. In recent history in a single term zero have.

Some Presidents have gained three (or even four) justices but it was over two terms. The crazy thing isn't just that Trump stole three it is that he stole three in a single term. Reagan had 4 so did Nixon but that was over two terms.


Since Presidents can server either 1 or 2 terms if we break it down by the number of apointments PER TERM of office:
Eisenhower 2.5
Kennedy 2 (well 2 in one partial term)
Johnson 2 (well he served 1.5 terms)
Nixon 2
Ford 1
Carter 0 (Carter got robbed)
Reagan 2
Bush Sr 2
Clinton 1
Bush Jr 1
Obama 1
Dump 3

If we go into the wayback machine justices didn't live that long so 3,4,5,7 appointments wasn't that uncommon but 3+ in a single term has never happened in modern politics. The fact that justices are being appointed younger AND live longer is a good reason that the Supreme Court should be expanded regardless.

[FBaggins]

3. None since Reagan (4)

The last five have each had two.

But three or more is not all that rare historically

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_presidents_of_the_United_States_by_judicial_appointments

As mentioned by Statistical above. Three in one term is quite unusual. Trump is overweighted at the SCOTUS and appellate level... but underweighted at the district level (likely because Democrats have effectively gummed up the works on nominations and McConnel has been focused on slotting the upper-level courts first in line).