List of federal judges appointed by Lyndon B. Johnson

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Following is a list of all Article III United States federal judges appointed by President Lyndon B. Johnson during his presidency.[1] Johnson appointed 184 Article III federal judges, including 2 Justices to the Supreme Court of the United States, 41 to the United States Courts of Appeals, 128 to the United States district courts, 1 to the United States Court of Customs and Patent Appeals, 4 to the United States Court of Claims and 8 to the United States Customs Court.
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With the appointment of Thurgood Marshall, Johnson placed the first African American on the Supreme Court. -
Johnson named Abe Fortas to the Supreme Court, and later made an unsuccessful attempt to elevate Fortas to Chief Justice. -
Myron H. Bright, appointed by Johnson to the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit, served for 48 years.
United States Supreme Court justices
| # | Justice | Seat | State | Former justice | Nomination date | Confirmation date | Confirmation vote | Began active service | Ended active service | Ended retired service |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Abe Fortas | 2 | Tennessee | Arthur Goldberg | July 28, 1965 | August 11, 1965 | voice vote | October 4, 1965 | May 14, 1969 | – |
| 2 | Thurgood Marshall | 10 | New York | Tom C. Clark | June 13, 1967 | August 31, 1967 | 69–11 | October 2, 1967 | October 1, 1991 | January 24, 1993 |
Courts of appeals
| # | Judge | Circuit | Nomination date | Confirmation date | Began active service | Ended active service | Ended senior status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | George Clifton Edwards Jr.[Dual 1] | Sixth | September 9, 1963 | December 16, 1963 | December 19, 1963 | January 15, 1985 | April 8, 1995 |
| 2 | Walter Raleigh Ely Jr. | Ninth | June 5, 1964 | July 1, 1964 | July 2, 1964 | October 31, 1979 | October 9, 1984 |
| 3 | Abraham Lincoln Freedman | Third | April 15, 1964 | July 2, 1964 | July 2, 1964 | March 13, 1971 | – |
| 4 | Robert P. Anderson | Second | August 4, 1964 | August 15, 1964 | August 15, 1964 | May 1, 1971 | May 2, 1978 |
| 5 | Edward Allen Tamm | D.C. | March 1, 1965 | March 11, 1965 | March 11, 1965 | September 22, 1985 | – |
| 6 | Harold Leventhal | D.C. | March 1, 1965 | April 7, 1965 | April 7, 1965 | November 20, 1979 | – |
| 7 | Floyd Robert Gibson | Eighth | May 18, 1965 | June 8, 1965 | June 8, 1965 | December 31, 1979 | October 4, 2001 |
| 8 | Homer Thornberry | Fifth | June 22, 1965 | July 1, 1965 | July 1, 1965 | December 21, 1978 | December 12, 1995 |
| 9 | James P. Coleman | Fifth | June 22, 1965 | July 26, 1965 | July 26, 1965 | May 31, 1981 | January 31, 1984 |
| 10 | Anthony J. Celebrezze | Sixth | July 27, 1965 | August 19, 1965 | August 19, 1965 | October 1, 1980 | October 29, 1998 |
| 11 | Edward McEntee | First | August 3, 1965 | August 31, 1965 | September 1, 1965 | December 31, 1976 | February 14, 1981 |
| 12 | Frank M. Coffin | First | September 15, 1965 | October 1, 1965 | October 2, 1965 | February 1, 1989 | December 7, 2009 |
| 13 | Wilfred Feinberg | Second | October 11, 1965[Rn 1] | March 4, 1966 | March 7, 1966 | January 31, 1991 | July 31, 2014 |
| 14 | Joe Hickey | Tenth | May 12, 1966 | June 9, 1966 | June 9, 1966 | September 22, 1970 | – |
| 15 | Collins J. Seitz | Third | February 28, 1966 | June 9, 1966 | June 9, 1966 | June 1, 1989 | October 16, 1998 |
| 16 | Harrison Lee Winter | Fourth | June 13, 1966 | June 24, 1966 | June 24, 1966 | January 1, 1990 | April 10, 1990 |
| 17 | James Braxton Craven Jr. | Fourth | June 13, 1966 | June 29, 1966 | June 29, 1966 | May 3, 1977 | – |
| 18 | Robert A. Ainsworth Jr. | Fifth | June 28, 1966 | July 22, 1966 | July 22, 1966 | December 22, 1981 | – |
| 19 | John Cooper Godbold | Fifth / Eleventh | June 28, 1966 | July 22, 1966 | July 22, 1966 | October 23, 1987[2] | December 22, 2009 |
| 20 | Irving Loeb Goldberg | Fifth | June 28, 1966 | July 22, 1966 | July 22, 1966 | January 31, 1980 | February 11, 1995 |
| 21 | Donald P. Lay | Eighth | July 11, 1966 | July 22, 1966 | July 22, 1966 | January 7, 1992 | April 29, 2007 |
| 22 | John Weld Peck II | Sixth | June 13, 1966 | July 22, 1966 | July 22, 1966 | July 1, 1978 | September 7, 1993 |
| 23 | Walter J. Cummings Jr. | Seventh | July 11, 1966 | August 10, 1966 | August 11, 1966 | April 24, 1999 | – |
| 24 | Thomas E. Fairchild | Seventh | July 11, 1966 | August 10, 1966 | August 11, 1966 | August 31, 1981 | February 12, 2007 |
| 25 | David W. Dyer | Fifth / Eleventh | August 16, 1966 | August 25, 1966 | August 25, 1966 | September 30, 1976 | June 7, 1998[2] |
| 26 | Wade H. McCree | Sixth | August 16, 1966 | September 7, 1966 | September 7, 1966 | March 28, 1977 | – |
| 27 | Gerald Heaney | Eighth | September 9, 1966 | October 20, 1966 | November 3, 1966 | December 31, 1988 | August 31, 2006 |
| 28 | Spottswood William Robinson III | D.C. | October 6, 1966 | October 20, 1966 | November 3, 1966 | September 1, 1989 | October 11, 1998 |
| 29 | John Milton Bryan Simpson | Fifth / Eleventh | October 11, 1966 | October 20, 1966 | November 3, 1966 | June 30, 1975 | August 22, 1987[2] |
| 30 | Bert Combs | Sixth | January 16, 1967 | April 5, 1967 | April 5, 1967 | June 5, 1970 | – |
| 31 | Francis Lund Van Dusen | Third | January 16, 1967 | June 12, 1967 | June 12, 1967 | May 16, 1977 | May 26, 1993 |
| 32 | John D. Butzner Jr. | Fourth | June 27, 1967 | July 31, 1967 | July 31, 1967 | November 1, 1982 | January 20, 2006 |
| 33 | Claude Feemster Clayton | Fifth | October 16, 1967 | October 26, 1967 | October 27, 1967 | July 4, 1969 | – |
| 34 | James Marshall Carter | Ninth | November 6, 1967 | November 16, 1967 | November 16, 1967 | September 30, 1971 | November 18, 1979 |
| 35 | Otto Kerner Jr. | Seventh | March 11, 1968 | April 11, 1968 | April 22, 1968 | July 22, 1974 | – |
| 36 | Myron H. Bright | Eighth | April 25, 1968 | June 6, 1968 | June 7, 1968 | June 1, 1985 | December 12, 2016 |
| 37 | Lewis Render Morgan | Fifth / Eleventh | July 17, 1968 | July 25, 1968 | July 25, 1968 | September 1, 1978 | November 15, 2001[2] |
| 38 | Ruggero J. Aldisert | Third | July 17, 1968 | July 29, 1968 | July 29, 1968 | December 31, 1986 | December 28, 2014 |
| 39 | Shirley Hufstedler | Ninth | July 17, 1968 | September 12, 1968 | September 12, 1968 | December 5, 1979 | – |
| 40 | William Judson Holloway Jr. | Tenth | August 2, 1968 | September 13, 1968 | September 16, 1968 | May 31, 1992 | April 25, 2014 |
| 41 | David Henry Stahl | Third | August 2, 1968 | October 10, 1968 | October 11, 1968 | February 21, 1970 | – |
- ^ Nominated by John F. Kennedy but appointed by Lyndon B. Johnson.
District courts
| # | Judge | Court [Note 1] | Nomination date | Confirmation date | Began active service | Ended active service | Ended senior status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Charles Henry Tenney[Dual 1] | S.D.N.Y. | July 22, 1963 | December 5, 1963 | December 12, 1963 | January 31, 1979 | November 11, 1994 |
| 2 | Homer Thornberry[Dual 1] | W.D. Tex. | July 9, 1963 | July 15, 1963 | December 17, 1963 | July 2, 1965 | Elevated |
| 3 | Spottswood William Robinson III[Dual 2] | D.D.C. | October 1, 1963[Rn 2] | July 1, 1964 | January 6, 1964[3] | November 8, 1966 | Elevated |
| 4 | A. Leon Higginbotham Jr.[Dual 2] | E.D. Pa. | September 25, 1963[Rn 3] | March 14, 1964 | January 6, 1964[4] | November 7, 1977 | Elevated |
| 5 | John Morgan Davis[Dual 2] | E.D. Pa. | September 3, 1963[Rn 2] | March 14, 1964 | January 7, 1964[4] | May 6, 1974 | March 8, 1984 |
| 6 | David Rabinovitz[Dual 2] | W.D. Wis. | September 6, 1963[Rn 2] | – | January 7, 1964[5] | October 3, 1964 | – |
| 7 | Howard C. Bratton | D.N.M. | March 3, 1964 | March 14, 1964 | March 17, 1964 | February 4, 1987 | May 5, 2002 |
| 8 | Robert W. Hemphill | E.D.S.C. W.D.S.C. / D.S.C. | April 15, 1964 | April 30, 1964 | April 30, 1964 | May 10, 1980[6] | December 25, 1983 |
| 9 | Sidney Lee Christie | N.D. W. Va. S.D. W. Va. | April 15, 1964 | April 30, 1964 | May 1, 1964 | February 15, 1974 | – |
| 10 | Raymond Clyne McNichols | D. Idaho | April 15, 1964 | April 30, 1964 | May 1, 1964 | July 1, 1981 | December 25, 1985 |
| 11 | Charles Earl Simons Jr. | E.D.S.C. / D.S.C. | April 15, 1964 | April 30, 1964 | May 1, 1964 | August 17, 1986[6] | October 26, 1999 |
| 12 | Eugene Andrew Gordon | M.D.N.C. | April 30, 1964 | May 27, 1964 | June 9, 1964 | July 12, 1982 | May 4, 2002 |
| 13 | Edmund Port | N.D.N.Y. | April 30, 1964 | July 1, 1964 | July 2, 1964 | February 7, 1976 | March 2, 1986 |
| 14 | Dorwin Wallace Suttle | W.D. Tex. | April 11, 1964 | June 30, 1964 | July 2, 1964 | October 10, 1979 | September 29, 2001 |
| 15 | Robert C. Zampano | D. Conn. | August 4, 1964 | August 15, 1964 | August 15, 1964 | June 1, 1977 | April 1, 1994 |
| 16 | Gerald Joseph Weber | W.D. Pa. | April 30, 1964 | September 15, 1964 | September 15, 1964 | December 31, 1988 | August 28, 1989 |
| 17 | Francis C. Whelan | S.D. Cal. / C.D. Cal. | August 17, 1964 | September 15, 1964 | September 15, 1964 | January 7, 1978[7] | August 22, 1991 |
| 18 | Charles Andrew Muecke | D. Ariz. | August 17, 1964 | September 29, 1964 | October 1, 1964 | November 30, 1984 | September 21, 2007 |
| 19 | Orville Edwin Langley | E.D. Okla. | January 7, 1965 | January 26, 1965 | January 27, 1965 | September 12, 1973 | – |
| 20 | Howard Francis Corcoran | D.D.C. | March 1, 1965 | March 11, 1965 | March 11, 1965 | November 30, 1977 | May 11, 1989 |
| 21 | James Edward Doyle | W.D. Wis. | April 29, 1965 | May 21, 1965 | May 22, 1965 | July 7, 1980 | April 1, 1987 |
| 22 | Don John Young | N.D. Ohio | April 5, 1965 | May 21, 1965 | May 22, 1965 | July 1, 1980 | May 10, 1996 |
| 23 | Irving Hill | S.D. Cal. / C.D. Cal. | May 18, 1965 | June 9, 1965 | June 10, 1965 | October 15, 1980[7] | March 18, 1998 |
| 24 | Fred Joseph Nichol | D.S.D. | May 18, 1965 | June 9, 1965 | June 10, 1965 | June 11, 1980 | December 31, 1996 |
| 25 | James Fleming Gordon | W.D. Ky. | June 24, 1965 | July 22, 1965 | July 23, 1965 | January 1, 1976 | February 9, 1990 |
| 26 | William B. Bryant | D.D.C. | July 12, 1965 | August 11, 1965 | August 11, 1965 | January 31, 1982 | November 13, 2005 |
| 27 | William Robert Collinson | E.D. Mo. W.D. Mo. | July 14, 1965 | August 11, 1965 | August 11, 1965 | August 19, 1980 | June 1, 1995 |
| 28 | Luther Boyd Eubanks | W.D. Okla. | July 19, 1965 | August 11, 1965 | August 11, 1965 | June 30, 1986 | August 31, 1987 |
| 29 | Oliver Gasch | D.D.C. | July 12, 1965 | August 11, 1965 | August 11, 1965 | November 30, 1981 | July 8, 1999 |
| 30 | Elmo Bolton Hunter | W.D. Mo. | July 14, 1965 | August 11, 1965 | August 11, 1965 | December 31, 1980 | December 27, 2003 |
| 31 | Robert Earl Maxwell | N.D. W. Va. | July 19, 1965 | August 11, 1965 | August 11, 1965 | July 19, 1995 | November 20, 2010 |
| 32 | Oren Harris | E.D. Ark. W.D. Ark. | July 26, 1965 | August 11, 1965 | August 12, 1965 | February 3, 1976 | February 5, 1997 |
| 33 | William O. Mehrtens | S.D. Fla. | August 20, 1965 | August 31, 1965 | September 1, 1965 | September 15, 1975 | July 16, 1980 |
| 34 | Sidney Oslin Smith Jr. | N.D. Ga. | August 24, 1965 | September 10, 1965 | September 10, 1965 | June 1, 1974 | – |
| 35 | Dan Monroe Russell Jr. | S.D. Miss. | September 24, 1965 | October 1, 1965 | October 2, 1965 | October 25, 1983 | April 16, 2011 |
| 36 | Marvin E. Frankel | S.D.N.Y. | September 2, 1965 | October 21, 1965 | October 21, 1965 | September 30, 1978 | – |
| 37 | John W. Reynolds Jr. | E.D. Wis. | October 13, 1965 | October 21, 1965 | October 21, 1965 | August 31, 1986 | January 7, 2002 |
| 38 | William Joseph Lynch | N.D. Ill. | January 19, 1966 | March 4, 1966 | March 7, 1966 | August 9, 1976 | – |
| 39 | William Kernahan Thomas | N.D. Ohio | October 18, 1965[Rn 1] | March 4, 1966 | March 7, 1966 | February 15, 1981 | March 20, 2001 |
| 40 | Frederick Jacob Reagan Heebe | E.D. La. | February 16, 1966 | March 25, 1966 | March 26, 1966 | August 26, 1992 | August 10, 2014 |
| 41 | Russell Evans Smith | D. Mont. | February 16, 1966 | March 25, 1966 | March 26, 1966 | May 12, 1979 | March 29, 1990 |
| 42 | William Nelson Goodwin | E.D. Wash. W.D. Wash. | March 21, 1966 | April 21, 1966 | April 21, 1966 | December 31, 1975 | – |
| 43 | Miles Lord | D. Minn. | February 10, 1966 | April 28, 1966 | April 28, 1966 | July 1, 1985 | September 8, 1985 |
| 44 | W. Arthur Garrity Jr. | D. Mass. | May 23, 1966 | June 24, 1966 | June 24, 1966 | December 1, 1985 | September 16, 1999 |
| 45 | A. Andrew Hauk | S.D. Cal. / C.D. Cal. | June 13, 1966 | June 29, 1966 | June 29, 1966 | September 29, 1982[7] | November 9, 2004 |
| 46 | Walter R. Mansfield | S.D.N.Y. | June 13, 1966 | June 29, 1966 | June 29, 1966 | June 8, 1971 | Elevated |
| 47 | Raymond James Pettine | D.R.I. | June 13, 1966 | June 29, 1966 | June 29, 1966 | July 6, 1982 | November 17, 2003 |
| 48 | Thomas Virgil Pittman | M.D. Ala. S.D. Ala. | June 13, 1966 | June 29, 1966 | June 29, 1966 | June 2, 1970[8] July 15, 1981 | – January 6, 2012 |
| 49 | William Percival Gray | S.D. Cal. / C.D. Cal. | June 13, 1966 | June 29, 1966 | July 2, 1966 | March 26, 1982[7] | February 10, 1992 |
| 50 | C. Clyde Atkins | S.D. Fla. | June 28, 1966 | July 22, 1966 | July 22, 1966 | December 31, 1982 | March 11, 1999 |
| 51 | Joseph Peter Kinneary | S.D. Ohio | June 28, 1966 | July 22, 1966 | July 22, 1966 | December 31, 1986 | February 14, 2003 |
| 52 | Jack Roberts | W.D. Tex. | June 28, 1966 | July 22, 1966 | July 22, 1966 | May 1, 1980 | February 27, 1988 |
| 53 | John Virgil Singleton Jr. | S.D. Tex. | June 28, 1966 | July 22, 1966 | July 22, 1966 | April 1, 1988 | June 1, 1992 |
| 54 | William McLaughlin Taylor Jr. | N.D. Tex. | June 28, 1966 | July 22, 1966 | July 22, 1966 | February 7, 1979 | June 17, 1985 |
| 55 | Woodrow Bradley Seals | S.D. Tex. | June 28, 1966 | July 22, 1966 | July 23, 1966 | December 25, 1982 | October 27, 1990 |
| 56 | Ernest Allen Guinn | W.D. Tex. | June 28, 1966 | July 22, 1966 | July 27, 1966 | June 9, 1974 | – |
| 57 | Ted Cabot | S.D. Fla. | July 11, 1966 | August 10, 1966 | August 11, 1966 | December 4, 1971 | – |
| 58 | John P. Fullam | E.D. Pa. | August 24, 1965[Rn 1] | August 10, 1966 | August 11, 1966 | April 1, 1990 | March 8, 2018 |
| 59 | Bernard J. Leddy | D. Vt. | August 16, 1966 | August 25, 1966 | August 25, 1966 | January 9, 1972 | – |
| 60 | Constance Baker Motley | S.D.N.Y. | January 26, 1966 | August 30, 1966 | August 30, 1966 | September 30, 1986 | September 28, 2005 |
| 61 | Alexander J. Napoli | N.D. Ill. | August 17, 1966 | September 20, 1966 | September 21, 1966 | July 12, 1972 | – |
| 62 | Henry Seiler Wise | E.D. Ill. / C.D. Ill. | August 17, 1966 | September 20, 1966 | September 21, 1966 | March 31, 1978 | March 16, 1982[9] |
| 63 | Alexander Harvey II | D. Md. | September 9, 1966 | September 22, 1966 | September 22, 1966 | March 8, 1991 | December 4, 2017 |
| 64 | Frank Albert Kaufman | D. Md. | September 9, 1966 | September 22, 1966 | September 22, 1966 | June 16, 1986 | July 31, 1997 |
| 65 | Edward James Boyle Sr. | E.D. La. | August 16, 1966 | October 20, 1966 | November 3, 1966 | December 1, 1981 | July 24, 2002 |
| 66 | Fred James Cassibry | E.D. La. | October 11, 1966 | October 20, 1966 | November 3, 1966 | March 15, 1984 | April 3, 1987 |
| 67 | William Perry Copple | D. Ariz. | September 30, 1966 | October 20, 1966 | November 3, 1966 | November 30, 1983 | September 14, 2000 |
| 68 | Warren J. Ferguson | C.D. Cal. | September 26, 1966 | October 20, 1966 | November 3, 1966 | December 20, 1979 | Elevated |
| 69 | Timothy Sylvester Hogan | S.D. Ohio | September 30, 1966 | October 20, 1966 | November 3, 1966 | September 24, 1979 | January 30, 1989 |
| 70 | Robert Malcolm McRae Jr. | W.D. Tenn. | September 22, 1966 | October 20, 1966 | November 3, 1966 | December 31, 1986 | June 25, 2004 |
| 71 | Lansing Leroy Mitchell | E.D. La. | October 6, 1966 | October 20, 1966 | November 3, 1966 | November 3, 1981 | April 24, 2001 |
| 72 | James Ellsworth Noland | S.D. Ind. | October 6, 1966 | October 20, 1966 | November 3, 1966 | December 31, 1986 | August 12, 1992 |
| 73 | Robert Francis Peckham | N.D. Cal. | September 9, 1966 | October 20, 1966 | November 3, 1966 | November 11, 1988 | February 16, 1993 |
| 74 | David Stewart Porter | S.D. Ohio | September 30, 1966 | October 20, 1966 | November 3, 1966 | September 23, 1979 | January 5, 1989 |
| 75 | Manuel Real | C.D. Cal. | September 26, 1966 | October 20, 1966 | November 3, 1966 | November 4, 2018 | June 26, 2019 |
| 76 | Aubrey Eugene Robinson Jr. | D.D.C. | October 6, 1966 | October 20, 1966 | November 3, 1966 | March 1, 1992 | February 27, 2000 |
| 77 | Alvin Benjamin Rubin | E.D. La. | August 16, 1966 | October 20, 1966 | November 3, 1966 | October 8, 1977 | Elevated |
| 78 | Donald S. Russell | D.S.C. | October 11, 1966 | October 20, 1966 | November 3, 1966 | May 1, 1971 | Elevated |
| 79 | Charles R. Scott | M.D. Fla. | October 11, 1966 | October 20, 1966 | November 3, 1966 | November 12, 1976 | May 12, 1983 |
| 80 | John Lewis Smith Jr. | D.D.C. | October 6, 1966 | October 20, 1966 | November 3, 1966 | January 31, 1983 | September 4, 1992 |
| 81 | James von der Heydt | D. Alaska | September 9, 1966 | October 20, 1966 | November 3, 1966 | July 15, 1984 | December 1, 2013 |
| 82 | James August Comiskey | E.D. La. | January 16, 1967 | March 2, 1967 | March 4, 1967 | June 15, 1975 | – |
| 83 | Myron L. Gordon | E.D. Wis. | January 16, 1967 | March 2, 1967 | March 4, 1967 | February 12, 1983 | November 3, 2009 |
| 84 | Frank Gordon Theis | D. Kan. | January 16, 1967 | March 2, 1967 | March 4, 1967 | July 31, 1981 | January 17, 1998 |
| 85 | Joseph Cornelius Waddy | D.D.C. | January 16, 1967 | March 2, 1967 | March 4, 1967 | August 1, 1978 | – |
| 86 | Robert C. Belloni | D. Ore. | February 21, 1967 | April 4, 1967 | April 4, 1967 | April 4, 1984 | November 3, 1999 |
| 87 | Frank Jerome Murray | D. Mass. | February 21, 1967 | April 5, 1967 | April 5, 1967 | July 15, 1977 | February 12, 1995 |
| 88 | Jack B. Weinstein | E.D.N.Y. | October 17, 1966[Rn 4] | April 14, 1967 | April 15, 1967 | March 1, 1993 | June 15, 2021 |
| 89 | Hiram Rafael Cancio | D.P.R. | January 16, 1967 | June 12, 1967 | June 12, 1967 | January 31, 1974 | – |
| 90 | Joe Oscar Eaton | S.D. Fla. | May 24, 1967 | June 12, 1967 | June 12, 1967 | April 2, 1985 | September 28, 2008 |
| 91 | Newell Edenfield | N.D. Ga. | May 24, 1967 | June 12, 1967 | June 12, 1967 | September 1, 1981 | December 26, 1981 |
| 92 | Ben Krentzman | M.D. Fla. | May 24, 1967 | June 12, 1967 | June 12, 1967 | November 15, 1982 | March 29, 1998 |
| 93 | Robert Dale Morgan | S.D. Ill. / C.D. Ill. | May 24, 1967 | June 12, 1967 | June 12, 1967 | May 28, 1982[9] | May 29, 2002 |
| 94 | Milton Pollack | S.D.N.Y. | May 24, 1967 | June 12, 1967 | June 12, 1967 | September 29, 1983 | August 13, 2004 |
| 95 | Paul X. Williams | W.D. Ark. | May 24, 1967 | June 12, 1967 | June 12, 1967 | October 31, 1981 | January 24, 1994 |
| 96 | Charles R. Weiner | E.D. Pa. | May 24, 1967 | June 12, 1967 | June 14, 1967 | December 31, 1988 | November 9, 2005 |
| 97 | Thomas Ambrose Masterson | E.D. Pa. | January 16, 1967 | June 12, 1967 | June 15, 1967 | November 16, 1973 | – |
| 98 | Emanuel Mac Troutman | E.D. Pa. | May 24, 1967 | June 12, 1967 | June 16, 1967 | September 1, 1982 | October 8, 2004 |
| 99 | Woodrow W. Jones | W.D.N.C. | June 27, 1967 | June 28, 1967 | June 28, 1967 | February 1, 1985 | November 25, 2002 |
| 100 | Philip Neville | D. Minn. | May 24, 1967 | July 31, 1967 | July 31, 1967 | February 13, 1974 | – |
| 101 | Thomas Demetrios Lambros | N.D. Ohio | June 5, 1967 | August 18, 1967 | August 18, 1967 | February 10, 1995 | – |
| 102 | Richard Boykin Kellam | E.D. Va. | July 17, 1967 | August 18, 1967 | August 25, 1967 | May 30, 1981 | June 8, 1996 |
| 103 | John Ashton MacKenzie | E.D. Va. | July 17, 1967 | August 18, 1967 | August 25, 1967 | November 30, 1985 | January 30, 1998 |
| 104 | Robert R. Merhige Jr. | E.D. Va. | July 17, 1967 | August 18, 1967 | August 25, 1967 | November 30, 1986 | June 8, 1998 |
| 105 | Juan B. Fernandez-Badillo | D.P.R. | September 18, 1967 | October 12, 1967 | October 12, 1967 | June 30, 1972 | October 16, 1989 |
| 106 | Damon Keith | E.D. Mich. | September 25, 1967 | October 12, 1967 | October 12, 1967 | November 22, 1977 | Elevated |
| 107 | Lawrence Aloysius Whipple | D.N.J. | August 25, 1967 | October 12, 1967 | October 12, 1967 | September 1, 1978 | June 8, 1983 |
| 108 | Winston Arnow | N.D. Fla. | November 29, 1967 | December 7, 1967 | December 7, 1967 | March 14, 1981 | November 28, 1994 |
| 109 | Harry Pregerson | C.D. Cal. | November 29, 1967 | December 7, 1967 | December 7, 1967 | November 6, 1979 | Elevated |
| 110 | Gerhard Gesell | D.D.C. | November 29, 1967 | December 7, 1967 | December 12, 1967 | January 22, 1993 | February 19, 1993 |
| 111 | John Thomas Curtin | W.D.N.Y. | November 28, 1967 | December 14, 1967 | December 14, 1967 | July 1, 1989 | April 14, 2017 |
| 112 | Edward Joseph Schwartz | S.D. Cal. | January 29, 1968 | March 28, 1968 | March 28, 1968 | March 26, 1982 | March 22, 2000 |
| 113 | William Colbert Keady | N.D. Miss. | March 26, 1968 | April 3, 1968 | April 4, 1968 | April 26, 1983 | June 16, 1989 |
| 114 | June Lazenby Green | D.D.C. | April 11, 1968 | June 6, 1968 | June 7, 1968 | January 15, 1984 | February 2, 2001 |
| 115 | William Wayne Justice | E.D. Tex. | April 25, 1968 | June 6, 1968 | June 7, 1968 | June 30, 1998 | October 13, 2009 |
| 116 | James Bryan McMillan | W.D.N.C. | April 25, 1968 | June 6, 1968 | June 7, 1968 | September 1, 1989 | March 4, 1995 |
| 117 | Walter Nixon | S.D. Miss. | May 29, 1968 | June 6, 1968 | June 7, 1968 | November 3, 1989 | – |
| 118 | John H. Pratt | D.D.C. | April 11, 1968 | June 6, 1968 | June 7, 1968 | December 1, 1989 | August 11, 1995 |
| 119 | Halbert Owen Woodward | N.D. Tex. | April 25, 1968 | June 6, 1968 | June 7, 1968 | December 30, 1986 | October 2, 2000 |
| 120 | Morris E. Lasker | S.D.N.Y. | November 28, 1967 | June 24, 1968 | June 24, 1968 | October 3, 1983 | December 25, 2009 |
| 121 | Orrin Grimmell Judd | E.D.N.Y. | April 25, 1968 | June 24, 1968 | July 17, 1968 | July 7, 1976 | – |
| 122 | Anthony J. Travia | E.D.N.Y. | April 25, 1968 | June 24, 1968 | July 17, 1968 | November 30, 1974 | – |
| 123 | Hugh H. Bownes | D.N.H. | July 17, 1968 | July 25, 1968 | July 25, 1968 | October 31, 1977 | Elevated |
| 124 | Alexander Atkinson Lawrence Jr. | S.D. Ga. | July 17, 1968 | July 25, 1968 | July 25, 1968 | August 2, 1978 | August 20, 1979 |
| 125 | Orma Rinehart Smith | N.D. Miss. | July 17, 1968 | July 25, 1968 | July 25, 1968 | August 16, 1978 | July 5, 1982 |
| 126 | James Levin Latchum | D. Del. | July 17, 1968 | August 2, 1968 | August 3, 1968 | December 23, 1983 | January 31, 2004 |
| 127 | Lawrence Gubow | E.D. Mich. | August 2, 1968 | September 13, 1968 | September 14, 1968 | March 26, 1978 | – |
| 128 | Albert John Henderson | N.D. Ga. | September 25, 1968 | October 10, 1968 | October 11, 1968 | July 26, 1979 | Elevated |
Specialty courts (Article III)
United States Court of Customs and Patent Appeals
| # | Judge | Nomination date | Confirmation date | Began active service | Ended active service | Ended senior status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Phillip Baldwin | May 29, 1968 | July 25, 1968 | July 25, 1968 | November 24, 1986[10] | April 8, 1991 |
United States Court of Claims
| # | Judge | Nomination date | Confirmation date | Began active service | Ended active service | Ended senior status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arnold Wilson Cowen | June 16, 1964 | July 2, 1964 | July 8, 1964 | March 1, 1977 | October 28, 2007[10] |
| 2 | Linton McGee Collins | September 8, 1964 | September 17, 1964 | September 18, 1964 | April 12, 1972 | – |
| 3 | Byron George Skelton | August 17, 1966 | October 20, 1966 | November 3, 1966 | May 1, 1977 | February 6, 2004[10] |
| 4 | Philip Nichols Jr. | October 6, 1966 | October 21, 1966 | November 3, 1966 | October 1, 1983[10] | January 26, 1990 |
United States Customs Court
| # | Judge | Nomination date | Confirmation date | Began active service | Ended active service | Ended senior status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Philip Nichols Jr. | June 16, 1964 | September 15, 1964 | September 15, 1964 | November 30, 1966 | Elevated |
| 2 | Frederick Landis Jr. | October 6, 1965 | October 15, 1965 | October 16, 1965 | December 31, 1983[11] | March 1, 1990 |
| 3 | James Lopez Watson | October 6, 1965[Rn 1] | March 4, 1966 | March 7, 1966 | February 28, 1991[11] | September 1, 2001 |
| 4 | Lindley Beckworth | January 16, 1967 | March 2, 1967 | March 4, 1967 | August 31, 1968 | – |
| 5 | Herbert N. Maletz | November 6, 1967 | November 16, 1967 | November 16, 1967 | December 31, 1982[11] | January 6, 2002 |
| 6 | Bernard Newman | May 29, 1968 | June 24, 1968 | June 24, 1968 | December 31, 1983[11] | February 22, 1999 |
| 7 | Samuel Murray Rosenstein | July 17, 1968 | July 25, 1968 | July 25, 1968 | December 31, 1970 | November 1, 1980[11] |
| 8 | Edward D. Re | September 12, 1968 | October 2, 1968 | October 4, 1968 | April 30, 1991[11] | – |
References
- Notes
- Renominations
- General
- "Judges of the United States Courts". Biographical Directory of Federal Judges. Federal Judicial Center. Archived from the original on July 30, 2016. Retrieved April 3, 2009.
- Specific
- ^ All information on the names, terms of service, and details of appointment of federal judges is derived from the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public-domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
- ^ a b c d Originally appointed to the Fifth Circuit, but reassigned by operation of law to the newly created Eleventh Circuit on October 1, 1981.
- ^ Recess appointment; formally nominated on February 3, 1964, confirmed by the United States Senate on July 1, 1964, and received commission on July 2, 1964.
- ^ a b Recess appointment; formally nominated on February 3, 1964, confirmed by the United States Senate on March 14, 1964, and received commission on March 17, 1964.
- ^ Recess appointment; formally nominated on February 3, 1964; the United States Senate later rejected the appointment.
- ^ a b Reassigned by operation of law to the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina on November 1, 1965.
- ^ a b c d Reassigned by operation of law to the United States District Court for the Central District of California on September 18, 1966.
- ^ Reassigned to only the United States District Court for the Southern District of Alabama on June 2, 1970.
- ^ a b Reassigned by operation of law to the United States District Court for the Central District of Illinois on March 31, 1979.
- ^ a b c d Reassigned by operation of law to the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit on October 1, 1982.
- ^ a b c d e f Reassigned by operation of law to the United States Court of International Trade on November 1, 1980.
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