Federal judges nominated by Lyndon Johnson

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Lyndon B. Johnson, President from 1963-1969

Lyndon Johnson was president of the United States from 1963 to 1969. During his time in office he had 180 judges successfully nominated and confirmed to the federal bench. Johnson had six nominees withdrawn and 11 receive no vote from the Senate.[1][2]








List of judges[edit]

JudgeFinal post:Term:Previous Post:Term:Bachelors:Law:
Walter Raleigh Ely, Jr.United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit7/2/1964 - 10/31/1979  University of Texas, A.B., 1935University of Texas School of Law, LL.B., 1935
James Marshall CarterNinth Circuit11/16/1967 - 9/30/1971Southern District of California10/18/1949 - 12/1/1967
Shirley HufstedlerUnited States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit9/12/1968 - 12/5/1979  University of New Mexico, B.B.A., 1945Stanford Law School, LL.B., 1949
Damon KeithSixth CircuitOctober 21, 1977 - May 1, 1995Eastern District of MichiganOctober 12, 1967 - November 22, 1977West Virginia State College, B.A., 1943Howard University School of Law, LL.B., 1949
Morris LaskerSouthern District of New York06/24/1968 - 10/02/1983  Harvard, B.A., 1938Yale Law, LL.B., 1941
Jack WeinsteinEastern District of New York4/15/1967-2/28/1993  Brooklyn College, 1943Columbia Law, 1948
John CurtinWestern District of New YorkDecember 14, 1967 - June 30, 1989  Canisius College, 1946University of Buffalo Law School, 1949
John FullamEastern District of Pennsylvania8/11/1966 - 4/1/1990Bucks County Court of Common Pleas1960 - 1966Villanova U., B.S., 1942Harvard Law, J.D., 1948
Hugh BownesFirst Circuit10/11/1977 - 1/1/1990District of New Hampshire1968 - 1977Columbia U., B.A., 1941Columbia Law School, LL.B., 1948
Robert MorganCentral District of Illinois3/31/1979 - 5/28/1982Southern District of Illinois6/12/1967 - 3/31/1979Bradley U., B.A., 1934University of Chicago Law School, J.D., 1937
Henry WiseCentral District of Illinois3/31/1979 - 3/16/1982Eastern District of Illinois1966 - 1979Washington University (1933)Washington University (1933)
Myron BrightEighth CircuitJune 7, 1968 - June 1, 1985  University of Minnesota, B.S.L., 1941University of Minnesota Law School, LL.B., 1947
John GodboldEleventh Circuit10/1/1981 - 10/23/1987Fifth Circuit1966-1981Auburn U. '40Harvard Law '48
Albert HendersonEleventh Circuit7/12/1979 - 1/31/1986Northern District of Georgia1968-1979Mercer U., LL.B., 1947
David DyerUnited States Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit|Fifth Circuit, transferred to Eleventh Circuit8/17/1966 - 9/30/1976Southern District of Florida1961-1966Stetson U. Law, LL.B., 1933
Lewis MorganEleventh Circuit7/25/1968 - 9/1/1978Northern District of Georgia1961-1968University of Georgia Law, LL.B., 1935
William HollowayTenth Circuit9/16/1968 - 5/31/1992  University of Oklahoma '47Harvard Law '50
Thomas FairchildSeventh Circuit8/11/1966 - 8/13/1981Supreme Court of Wisconsin1957-1966Cornell '34University of Wisconsin Law '38
Wilfred FeinbergSecond Circuit3/7/1966-1/31/1991Southern District of New York1962-1966Columbia University, 1942Columbia Law School, 1946
Alvin RubinUnited States Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit9/19/1977 - 7/1/1989United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana1966-1977Louisiana State University, B.S., 1941Louisiana State University Law School, LL.B., 1942
Ruggero AldisertThird Circuit7/29/1968-12/31/1986  University of Pittsburgh, 1941University of Pittsburgh Law, 1947
Robert MaxwellNorthern District of West Virginia8/11/1965 - 7/19/1995  West Virginia University College of Law, LL.B., 1949
Alex HarveyDistrict of Maryland09/22/1966 - 03/07/1991  Yale, B.A., 1947Columbia Law, LL.B., 1950
Frederick HeebeEastern District of Louisiana03/26/1966-08/25/199224th Judicial District, Judge1961-1966Tulane University, 1943Tulane Law, 1949
Dan RussellSouthern District of Mississippi10/2/1965 - 10/25/1983  University of Mississippi, B.A., 1935University of Mississippi Law School, LL.B., 1937
Orma Rinehart SmithNorthern District of Mississippi7/25/1968 - 8/16/1978  University of Mississippi (1927)
William Colbert KeadyNorthern District of Mississippi4/4/1968 - 4/26/1983  Washington U. Law, LL.B., 1936
Claude Feemster ClaytonFifth Circuit10/27/1967 - 7/4/1969Northern District of Mississippi1958 - 1967University of Mississippi Law, LL.B., 1931
William JusticeEastern District of Texas6/7/1968 - 6/30/1998  University of Texas School of Law, LL.B., 1942
James von der HeydtDistrict of Alaska11/3/1966 - 7/15/1984  Albion College, B.A., 1942Northwestern U. School of Law, J.D., 1951
Manuel RealCentral District of CaliforniaNovember 3, 1966 - June 26, 2019  University of Southern California, B.S., 1944Loyola Law School, Los Angeles, CA, LL.B., 1951
Harry PregersonNinth CircuitNovember 2, 1979 - December 11, 2015Central District of California1967 - 1979University of California, Los Angeles, 1947University of California, Berkeley, Boalt Hall School of Law, 1950
Warren FergusonNinth Circuit11/27/1979 - 7/31/1986Central District of California1966 - 1979University of Nevada, Reno (1942)University of Southern California Law School (1949)
Harold LeventhalUnited States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit4/7/1965 -11/20/1979  Columbia University, A.B., 1934Columbia Law School, LL.B., 1936
Irving GoldbergUnited States Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit7/22/1966 - 1/31/1980  University of Texas, B.A., 1926Harvard Law School, LL.B., 1929
Wade Hampton McCree, Jr.Sixth Circuit9/7/1966 - 3/28/1977Eastern District of Michigan1961 - 1966Fisk University (1941)Harvard Law School (1944)
Otto Kerner, Jr.Seventh Circuit4/22/1968 - 7/22/1974  Brown University, A.B., 1930Northwestern University School of Law, J.D., 1934
Robert ZampanoDistrict of Connecticut8/15/1964- 6/1/1977  Yale, B.A., 1951Yale Law, LL.B., 1954
Robert Palmer AndersonSecond Circuit8/15/1964 - 5/1/1971District of Connecticut4/27/1954 - 8/20/1964Yale College, B.A., 1927Yale Law, LL.B., 1929
Bernard LeddyDistrict of Vermont8/25/1966 - 1/9/1972  St. Michael College (1931)Boston College Law School (1934)
Wendell GarrityDistrict of Massachusetts6/24/1966 - 12/1/1985  Holy Cross College, A.B., 1941Harvard Law, LL.B., 1946
Frank MurrayDistrict of Massachusetts4/5/1967 - 7/15/1977  Georgetown U., B.S., 1925Georgetown U. Law , LL.B., 1929
Orrin JuddEastern District of New York7/17/1968-7/7/1976  Colgate U., A.B., 1926Harvard Law, LL.B, 1930
Anthony TraviaEastern District of New York7/17/1968-11/30/1974  St. John's U. Law, LL.B., 1932
Hiram CancioDistrict of Puerto Rico6/12/1967 - 1/31/1974District of Puerto Rico1965 - 1967Puerto Rico U., B.A., 1942Puerto Rico U., LL.D., 1948
Juan Fernandez-BadilloDistrict of Puerto Rico10/12/1967 - 6/30/1972  Puerto Rico U., B.A., 1942Puerto Rico U. Law, LL.B., 1945
Raymond PettineDistrict of Rhode Island6/29/1956 - 7/6/1982  Boston U. Law, LL.B., 1937
Marvin FrankelSouthern District of New York10/21/1965 - 9/30/1978  Queens College (1943)Columbia Law School (1948)
Walter MansfieldSecond Circuit5/20/1971 - 7/2/1981Southern District of New York1966 - 1971Harvard, A.B., 1932Harvard Law, LL.B., 1935
Constance MotleySouthern District of New York8/30/1966-9/29/1986  New York University (1943)Columbia Law School (1946)
Milton PollackSouthern District of New York6/12/1967 - 9/29/1983  Columbia University (1927)Columbia Law School (1929)
Edmund PortNorthern District of New York7/2/1964-2/6/1976  Syracuse University College of Law, 1929
James LatchumDistrict of Delaware8/3/1968 - 12/23/1983  Princeton, A.B., 1940University of Virginia Law, LL.B., 1946
Oren HarrisEastern District of Arkansas8/12/1965 - 2/3/1976Western District of Arkansas8/12/1965 - 2/5/1997Henderson-Brown State College, A.B., 1929Cumberland Law School, LL.B., 1930
Lawrence WhippleDistrict of New Jersey10/22/1967 - 9/1/1978Superior Court of New Jersey1963 - 1967Columbia, B.S., 1933Seton Hall U.-John Marshall Law School, LL.B., 1939
John Morgan Davis (Pennsylvania)Eastern District of Pennsylvania3/17/1964 - 5/5/1974  University of Pennsylvania (1929)University of Pennsylvania Law School (1932)
Abraham FreedmanThird Circuit7/2/1964 - 3/13/1971Eastern District of Pennsylvania9/22/1961 - 7/1/1964Temple University School of Law (1926)
Francis Van DusenThird Circuit6/12/1967 - 5/15/1977  Princeton University (1934)Harvard Law School (1937)
Aloysius HigginbothamThird Circuit10/11/1977 - 1/30/1991Eastern District of Pennsylvania3/17/1964 - 10/10/1977Antioch College (1949)Yale Law School (1952)
Thomas MastersonEastern District of Pennsylvania6/15/1967 - 11/16/1973  Harvard University (1949)University of Pennsylvania Law School (1952)
Emanuel Mac TroutmanEastern District of Pennsylvania6/16/1967 - 8/31/1982  Dickinson College (1934)Dickinson School of Law (1936)
Charles WeinerEastern District of Pennsylvania6/14/1967 - 12/30/1988  University of Pennsylvania (1947)Temple University School of Law (1949)
Gerald WeberWestern District of Pennsylvania9/15/1964 - 12/31/1988  Harvard, A.B., 1936University of Pennsylvania Law, LL.B., 1939
Harrison WinterFourth Circuit6/24/1966 - 1/1/1990District of Maryland1962-1966Johns Hopkins U. '42U. of Maryland Law '44
Frank KaufmanDistrict of Maryland9/22/1966 - 6/16/1986  Dartmouth College, A.B., 1937Harvard Law, LL.B., 1940
Eugene GordonMiddle District of North Carolina6/9/1964 - 6/12/1982  Elon College, A.B., 1941Duke U. Law, LL.B., 194
James CravenFourth Circuit6/29/1966 - 5/3/1977Western District of North Carolina1961 - 1966Duke U., A.B., 1939Harvard Law, LL.B., 1942
Woodrow JonesWestern District of North Carolina6/28/1967 - 2/1/1985  Wake Forest U. Law, LL.B., 1937
James McMillanWestern District of North Carolina6/7/1968 - 8/31/1989  University of North Carolina (1937)Harvard Law School (1940)
Robert HemphillDistrict of South Carolina4/30/1964 - 5/10/1980  University of South Carolina, A.B., 1936University of South Carolina Law, LL.B., 1938
Donald S. RussellFourth Circuit4/23/1971 - 4/22/1998District of South Carolina1966 - 1971University of South Carolina (1925)University of South Carolina Law Center (1928)
Charles SimonsDistrict of South Carolina5/1/1964 - 8/17/1986  University of South Carolina, A.B., 1937University of South Carolina Law, LL.B., 1939
John ButznerFourth Circuit7/31/1967 - 10/31/1982Eastern District of Virginia1962 - 1967University of Scranton (1938)University of Virginia School of Law (1941)
Richard KellamEastern District of Virginia8/25/1967 - 5/30/1981Judge, Circuit Court, 28th Judicial Circuit of Virginia,1960-1967Read law, 1934
John MacKenzieEastern District of Virginia8/25/1967 - 11/30/1985  Washington and Lee U. Law, LL.B., 1939
Robert MerhigeEastern District of Virginia8/25/1967 - 11/29/1986  University of Richmond, T.C. Williams School of Law (1942), University of Virginia School of Law (1982)
Sidney ChristieSouthern District of West Virginia5/1/1964 - 2/15/1974Circuit Court, 8th Judicial Circuit of West Virginia1961-1964Cumberland U. Law, LL.B., 1928
Robert AinsworthFifth Circuit7/22/1966 - 12/22/1981Eastern District of Louisiana1961 - 1966Loyola University's New Orleans School of Law (1932)
Edward BoyleEastern District of Louisiana11/3/1966 - 12/1/1981  Loyola University New Orleans School of Law (1935)
Fred CassibryUnited States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana11/3/1966 - 3/15/1984  Tulane University, B.A., 1941Tulane University Law School, LL.B., 1943
James ComiskeyEastern District of Louisiana3/4/1967 - 6/15/1975  Loyola University New Orleans (1949)Loyola University New Orleans School of Law (1951)
Lansing MitchellEastern District of Louisiana11/3/1966 - 11/3/1981  Louisiana State University (1934)Louisiana State University Law School (1937)
Walter NixonSouthern District of Mississippi6/7/1968 - 11/3/1989  Tulane Law, J.D., 1951
William Taylor (Texas)Northern District of Texas7/22/1966 - 2/7/1979  Southern Methodist U. School of Law, LL.B., 1932
Halbert WoodwardNorthern District of Texas6/7/1968 - 12/30/1986  University of Texas, B.B.A., 1940University of Texas School of Law, LL.B., 1940
Woodrow SealsSouthern District of Texas7/23/1966 - 12/25/1982  University of Texas School of Law (1949)
John SingletonSouthern District of Texas7/22/1966 - 4/1/1988  University of Texas, B.A., 1942United States Judge Advocate School, 1948
Ernest GuinnWestern District of Texas7/27/1966 - 6/9/1974  University of Texas (1925)University of Texas School of Law (1927)
Jack RobertsWestern District of Texas7/22/1966 - 5/1/1980  University of Texas School of Law (1933)
Dorwin SuttleWestern District of Texas7/2/1964 - 9/29/2001  University of Texas School of Law (1928)
William ThornberryFifth Circuit7/1/1965 - 12/21/1978Western District of Texas1963 - 1965University of Texas (1932)University of Texas School of Law (1936)
William LynchNorthern District of Illinois3/7/1966 - 8/9/1976  Loyola University Chicago School of Law, LL.B., 1931
James GordonWestern District of Kentucky7/23/1965 - 1/1/1976  University of Kentucky, LL.B., 1941
Lawrence GubowEastern District of Michigan9/14/1968 - 3/26/1978  University of Michigan (1940)University of Michigan Law School (1950)
Thomas LambrosNorthern District of Ohio8/18/1967 - 2/10/1995  Cleveland-Marshall College of Law, LL.B., 1952
William K. ThomasNorthern District of Ohio3/7/1966 - 2/15/1981  Ohio State University (1932)Ohio State University College of Law (1935)
Don Young (Ohio)Northern District of Ohio5/22/1965 - 7/1/1980  Case Western Reserve University (1932)Case Western Reserve University School of Law (1934)
Timothy Hogan (Ohio)Southern District of Ohio11/3/1966 - 9/24/1979  Xavier U., Ohio, A.B., 1930University of Cincinnati College of Law, J.D., 1931
Joseph KinnearySouthern District of Ohio7/22/1966 - 12/31/1986  University of Notre Dame, B.A., 1928University of Cincinnati College of Law, LL.B., 1935
John Peck IISixth Circuit7/22/1966 - 7/1/1978Southern District of Ohio1962 - 1966Miami University (1935)University of Cincinnati College of Law (1938)
David S. PorterSouthern District of Ohio11/3/1966 - 9/23/1979  University of Cincinnati, 1932University of Cincinnati College of Law, 1934
Paul WilliamsWestern District of Arkansas6/12/1967 - 10/31/1981  University of Arkansas, B.A., 1929University of Arkansas School of Law, LL.B., 1930
Alexander NapoliNorthern District of Illinois9/21/1966 - 7/12/1972  University of Chicago Law School (1929)
James NolandSouthern District of Indiana11/3/1966 - 12/31/1986  Indiana U., A.B., 1942Indiana U. School of Law, J.D., 1948
Miles LordDistrict of Minnesota4/28/1966 – 7/1/1985U.S. Attorney for the District of Minnesota1961–1966University of Minnesota, B.A., 1946University of Minnesota Law School, LL.B., 1948
Philip NevilleDistrict of Minnesota7/31/1967 - 2/13/1974  University of Minnesota (1931)University of Minnesota Law School (1933)
John Reynolds (Wisconsin)Eastern District of Wisconsin10/21/1965 - 8/31/1986  University of Wisconsin, Ph.B., 1946University of Wisconsin Law School, LL.B., 1949
James Edward DoyleWestern District of Wisconsin5/22/1965 - 7/7/1980  University of Wisconsin, Madison, A.B., 1937Columbia Law School, LL.B., 1940
David RabinovitzWestern District of Wisconsin1/7/1964 - 2/3/1964  Marquette University (1927)University of Wisconsin Law School (1930)
William CoppleDistrict of Arizona11/3/1966 - 11/30/1983  University of California, Berkeley (19148)University of California, Berkeley, Boalt Hall School of Law (1951)
Charles MueckeDistrict of Arizona10/1/1964 - 11/30/1984  College of William and Mary, B.A., 1941University of Arizona College of Law, LL.B., 1953
William CollinsonEastern District of Missouri8/11/1965 - 8/19/1980  Drury College (1933)University of Missouri-Columbia School of Law (1935)
William Gray (California)Central District of California9/18/1966 - 3/26/1982Southern District of California1966 - 1966University of California, Los Angeles (1934)Harvard Law School (1939)
Andrew HaukCentral District of California9/18/1966 - 9/29/1982Southern District of California6/29/1966 - 9/18/1966Regis College, A.B., 1935Catholic U. of America School of Law, LL.B., 1938; Yale Law School, J.S.D., 1942
Irving HillCentral District of California9/18/1966 - 10/15/1980Southern District of California6/10/1965 - 9/18/1966University of Nebraska, B.A., 1936Harvard Law School, LL.B., 1939
Floyd GibsonEighth Circuit6/8/1965 - 12/31/1979Western District of Missouri8/30/1961 - 6/20/1965University of Missouri, A.B., 1931University of Missouri-Columbia School of Law, LL.B., 1933
Elmo HunterWestern District of Missouri8/11/1965 - 12/31/1980  University of Missouri-Columbia, A.B., 1936University of Missouri-Columbia School of Law, LL.B., 1938
Fred NicholDistrict of South Dakota6/10/1965 - 6/11/1980  Yankton College, A.B., 1933University of South Dakota School of Law, LL.B., 1936
Frank TheisDistrict of Kansas3/4/1967 - 7/31/1981  University of Kansas, B.A., 1933University of Michigan Law, J.D., 1936
Howard BrattonDistrict of New Mexico3/17/1964 - 2/4/1987  University of New Mexico, B.A., 1941Yale Law, LL.B., 1947
Orville LangleyEastern District of Oklahoma1/27/1965 - 9/12/1973  Harvard, B.S., 1932University of Tulsa Law, LL.B., 1940
Luther EubanksWestern District of Oklahoma8/11/1965 - 6/30/1986District Court of Oklahoma, Lawton1956-1965University of Oklahoma, B.A., 1940University of Oklahoma Law, LL.B., 1942
Thomas PittmanSouthern District of Alabama6/2/1970 - 7/15/1981Middle District of Alabama1966-1970University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, B.S., 1939University of Alabama Law, LL.B., 1940
Isaac KrentzmanMiddle District of Florida6/13/1967 - 11/15/1982  University of Florida, B.S., 1935University of Florida Law, J.D., 1938
Charles Scott (Florida)Middle District of Florida11/3/1966 - 11/12/1976  Valparaiso University School of Law (1924)
Winston ArnowNorthern District of Florida12/7/1967 - 3/14/1981  University of Florida, B.B.A., 1932University of Florida Law, J.D., 1933
Carl AtkinsSouthern District of Florida7/22/1966 - 12/31/1982  University of Florida Law, LL.B., 1936
Francis WhelanCentral District of California9/18/1966 - 1/7/1978Southern District of California1964 - 1966San Diego State University (1928)University of California, Berkeley, Boalt Hall School of Law (1932)
Ted CabotSouthern District of Florida8/11/1966 - 12/4/1971  University of Miami School of Law (1953)
Joseph EatonSouthern District of Florida6/12/1967 - 4/2/1985Circuit Court, Florida1959-1967Presbyterian College, A.B., 1945University of Florida Law, LL.B., 1948
Edward SchwartzSouthern District of California3/28/1968 - 3/26/1982  University of California, A.B., 1934University of San Francisco School of Law, J.D., 1939
William MehrtensSouthern District of Florida9/1/1965 - 9/15/1975  University of Florida College of Law (1932)
Robert PeckhamNorthern District of California11/3/1966 - 11/11/1988  Stanford U., A.B., 1941Stanford Law School, LL.B., 1945
Newell EdenfieldNorthern District of Georgia6/12/1967 - 9/1/1981  University of Georgia Law, LL.B., 1938
Sidney SmithNorthern District of Georgia9/10/1965 - 6/1/1974  Harvard, A.B., 1947University of Georgia Law, LL.B., 1949
Alexander LawrenceSouthern District of Georgia7/25/1968 - 8/2/1978Berry EdenfieldUniversity of Georgia, 1929Read law, 1930
Thurgood MarshallSupreme Court8/30/1967-10/1/1991Second Circuit9/14/1962-8/23/1965Lincoln University, 1930Howard University Law, 1933
Abe FortasSupreme Court8/11/1965-5/14/1969  Southwestern College, 1930Yale Law, 1933
Raymond McNicholsDistrict of Idaho5/1/1964 - 7/1/1981  University of Idaho College of Law, LL.B., 1950
Russell SmithDistrict of Montana3/26/1966 - 5/12/1979  University of Montana School of Law, 1931
Robert BelloniDistrict of Oregon4/4/1967 - 4/4/1984  University of Oregon, B.A., 1941University of Oregon Law School, J.D., 1951
William GoodwinWestern District of Washington4/21/1966 - 12/31/1975Eastern District of Washington4/21/1966 - 12/31/1975Washington State College, B.A., 1931University of Oregon Law School, LL.B., 1934
Frank CoffinFirst Circuit10/2/1965 - 2/1/1989  Bates College, A.B., 1940Harvard Law, LL.B., 1947
Edward McEnteeFirst Circuit9/1/1965 - 12/31/1976  Holy Cross College, A.B., 1928Boston U. Law, LL.B., 1933
Collins SeitzThird Circuit6/9/1966 - 6/1/1989  University of Delaware '37University of Virginia Law '40
David Stahl (Third Circuit)United States Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit10/11/1968 - 2/21/1970  University of Pittsburgh, A.B., 1942University of Pittsburgh School of Law, LL.B., 1949
James Coleman (federal judge)Fifth Circuit7/26/1965 - 1/31/1984  George Washington University Law School, LL.B., 1939
Anthony CelebrezzeUnited States Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit8/19/1965 - 10/1/1980  Ohio Northern University, Warren G. Harding College of Law, LL.B., 1936
Bertram CombsUnited States Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit4/5/1967 - 6/5/1970  University of Kentucky College of Law, LL.B., 1937
Walter CummingsSeventh Circuit8/11/1966 - 4/24/1999  Yale '37Harvard Law '40
Gerald HeaneyUnited States Court of Appeals for the 8th Circuit 11/3/1966 - 12/31/1988  University of Minnesota, B.S.L., 1939University of Minnesota Law School, LL.B., 1941
Donald LayEighth Circuit7/23/1966 - 1/7/1992  University of Iowa '49University of Iowa Law '51
John HickeyTenth Circuit6/9/1966 - 9/22/1970  University of Wyoming College of Law, 1934
Edward TammUnited States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit3/11/1965 - 9/22/1985United States District Court for the District of Columbia1949 - 1965Georgetown College Law School (now Georgetown University Law Center), LL.B., 1930Suffolk University Law School, J.S.D., 1971
William BryantD.C. District Court8/11/1965 - 1/31/1982  Howard U. 1932Howard U. Law 1936
Howard CorcoranUnited States District Court for the District of Columbia3/11/1965 - 11/30/1977  Princeton University, A.B., 1928Harvard Law School, LL.B., 1931
Oliver GaschUnited States District Court for the District of Columbia8/11/1965 - 11/30/1981  Princeton University, A.B., 1928George Washington University Law School, LL.B., 1932
Gerhard GesellUnited States District Court for the District of Columbia12/12/1967 - 1/22/1993  Yale University, A.B., 1932Yale Law School, LL.B., 1935
June GreenUnited States District Court for the District of Columbia6/7/1968 - 1/15/1984  American University, Washington College of Law, J.D., 1941
John PrattUnited States District Court for the District of Columbia6/7/1968 - 12/1/1989  Harvard University, A.B., 1930Harvard Law School, LL.B., 1934
Aubrey RobinsonD.C. District Court11/3/1966 - 3/1/1992Juvenile Court of the District of Columbia1965-1966Cornell 1943Cornell Law 1947
Spottswood RobinsonD.C. Circuit11/3/1966 - 9/1/1989D.C. District Court1964-1966Howard U. '39
John Lewis SmithD.C. District Court11/3/1966 - 1/31/1983District of Columbia Court of General Sessions1957-1966Princeton 1935Georgetown U. Law 1938
Joseph WaddyUnited States District Court for the District of Columbia6/7/1968 - 12/1/1989  Lincoln University, Pennsylvania, A.B., 1935Howard University School of Law, LL.B., 1938
John Bryan SimpsonEleventh Circuit|Fifth Circuit, Transferred to Eleventh Circuit11/3/1966 - 6/30/1975Middle District of Florida1962-1966University of Florida Law, LL.B., 1926
Myron GordonEastern District of Wisconsin3/4/1967 -2/12/1983  University of Wisconsin (1939)Harvard Law School (1942)
William DardenUnited States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces11/13/1968 - 12/29/1973  Emory University
Harvard University
University of Georgia


Historical context[edit]

Appointments by current president[edit]

See also: Federal judges nominated by Joe Biden

Since taking office, President Joe Biden (D) has nominated 252 individuals to federal judgeships on Article III courts. As of November 21, 2024, 219 of the nominees have been confirmed.[3]

Ballotpedia publishes the federal vacancy count report tracking vacancies, nominations, and confirmations to all United States Article III federal courts each month. In the most recent report covering activity in November 2024, there were 46 Article III vacancies in the federal judiciary. To learn more about current vacancies in the federal judiciary, click here.

The following chart from the monthly federal vacancy count report for November 1, 2024, details the number of appointments made by President Biden to each type of Article III federal court since taking office. This chart is updated at the start of each month with new appointments data.





Appointments since Theodore Roosevelt[edit]

See also: Federal judicial appointments by president

The following chart shows the total judgeship appointments made by each president from 1901 to 2021.

The following chart shows the judgeship appointments by court made by each president from 1901 to 2021. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit is abbreviated as USCAFC. The U.S. Court of Federal Claims, previously known as the U.S. Court of Claims, is abbreviated USCFC.

The following chart shows the average number of judicial appointments per year in office by presidents from 1901 to 2021.


The chart below shows the number of appeals court judges confirmed by the U.S. Senate through November 1 of the fourth year of each president's term in office. At this point in the term, President Trump had the most appeals court appointments with 53.


The chart below shows the number of district court judges confirmed by the U.S. Senate through November 1 of the fourth year of each president's term in office. At this point in the term, President Bill Clinton had the most district court appointments with 169.

See also[edit]

External links[edit]

Footnotes[edit]

  1. Federal Judicial Center, "Biographical Directory of Article III Federal Judges, 1789-present," accessed May 10, 2021 Select "Nominating President"
  2. Federal Judicial Center, "Unsuccessful Nominations and Recess Appointments," accessed March 23, 2015
  3. These figures are limited to Article III judges. Article III judges are appointed by the president and confirmed by the U.S. Senate in accordance with Article III of the United States Constitution. They serve for life.

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