List of federal judges appointed by Harry S. Truman
Following is a list of all United States district courts.
Additionally, 9 United States Customs Court.
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Fred M. Vinson was Truman's pick for Chief Justice of the United States.
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David L. Bazelon of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit was Truman's longest-serving appellate appointee, with over 40 years of service.
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William H. Hastie was the first African American appointed to a United States Court of Appeals, the Third Circuit.
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United States Supreme Court justices
# | Justice | Seat | State | Former justice | Nomination date |
Confirmation date |
Began active service |
Ended active service |
Ended retired service |
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1 | Harold H. Burton | 8 | Ohio | Owen Roberts | September 18, 1945 | September 19, 1945 | September 22, 1945 | October 13, 1958 | October 28, 1964 |
2 | Fred M. Vinson | Chief | Kentucky | Harlan F. Stone | June 6, 1946 | June 20, 1946 | June 21, 1946 | September 8, 1953 | – |
3 | Tom C. Clark | 10 | Texas | Frank Murphy | August 2, 1949 | August 18, 1949 | August 19, 1949 | June 12, 1967 | June 13, 1977 |
4 | Sherman Minton | 3 | Indiana | Wiley Blount Rutledge
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September 15, 1949 | October 4, 1949 | October 5, 1949 | October 15, 1956 | April 9, 1965 |
Courts of appeals
# | Judge | Circuit | Nomination date |
Confirmation date |
Began active service |
Ended active service |
Ended senior status |
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1 | Bennett Champ Clark | D.C. | September 12, 1945 | September 24, 1945 | September 28, 1945 | July 13, 1954 | – |
2 | Wilbur Kingsbury Miller | D.C. | September 12, 1945 | September 24, 1945 | September 28, 1945 | October 15, 1964 | January 24, 1976 |
3 | William Edwin Orr | Ninth | September 10, 1945 | September 19, 1945 | September 28, 1945 | January 1, 1956 | October 7, 1965 |
4 | E. Barrett Prettyman | D.C. | September 12, 1945 | September 24, 1945 | September 28, 1945 | April 16, 1962 | August 4, 1971 |
5 | John Joseph O'Connell | Third | September 12, 1945 | October 3, 1945 | October 11, 1945 | December 16, 1949 | – |
6 | Shackelford Miller Jr. | Sixth | November 23, 1945 | December 4, 1945 | December 11, 1945 | November 1, 1965 | November 24, 1965 |
7 | Harry Ellis Kalodner | Third | May 7, 1946[Rn 1] | July 25, 1946 | July 27, 1946 | October 3, 1969 | March 15, 1977 |
8 | John Caskie Collet | Eighth | April 30, 1947 | July 8, 1947 | July 9, 1947 | December 5, 1955 | – |
9 | James McPherson Proctor | D.C. | February 2, 1948 | March 2, 1948 | March 5, 1948 | September 17, 1953 | – |
10 | Harold Montelle Stephens | D.C. | February 2, 1948 | March 2, 1948 | March 5, 1948 | May 28, 1955 | – |
11 | F. Ryan Duffy | Seventh | January 13, 1949 | January 31, 1949 | February 2, 1949 | June 30, 1966 | August 16, 1979 |
12 | Walter Lyndon Pope | Ninth | February 14, 1949 | February 25, 1949 | March 1, 1949 | April 1, 1961 | March 27, 1969 |
13 | Philip J. Finnegan | Seventh | April 8, 1949 | May 3, 1949 | May 5, 1949 | January 4, 1959 | – |
14 | Walter C. Lindley | Seventh | September 15, 1949 | October 12, 1949 | October 13, 1949 | January 3, 1958 | – |
15 | John Coleman Pickett | Tenth | September 23, 1949 | October 12, 1949 | October 13, 1949 | January 1, 1966 | September 1, 1983 |
16 | Wayne G. Borah | Fifth | October 15, 1949 | October 19, 1949 | October 21, 1949 | December 31, 1956 | February 6, 1966 |
17 | Robert Lee Russell | Fifth | October 15, 1949 | October 19, 1949 | October 21, 1949 | January 18, 1955 | – |
18 | David L. Bazelon | D.C. | October 15, 1949[Rn 2] | February 8, 1950 | October 21, 1949[2] | June 30, 1979 | February 19, 1993 |
19 | Charles Fahy | D.C. | October 15, 1949[Rn 2] | April 4, 1950 | October 21, 1949[3] | April 17, 1967 | September 17, 1979 |
20 | William H. Hastie | Third | October 15, 1949[Rn 2] | July 19, 1950 | October 21, 1949[4] | May 31, 1971 | April 14, 1976 |
21 | Hardress Nathaniel Swaim | Seventh | October 15, 1949[Rn 2] | February 8, 1950 | October 21, 1949[2] | July 30, 1957 | – |
22 | George Thomas Washington | D.C. | October 15, 1949[Rn 2] | April 28, 1950 | October 21, 1949[5] | November 10, 1965 | August 21, 1971 |
23 | Austin Leander Staley | Third | April 27, 1950 | June 27, 1950 | July 5, 1950 | December 31, 1967 | August 3, 1978 |
24 | Louie Willard Strum | Fifth | September 14, 1950 | September 23, 1950 | September 26, 1950 | July 26, 1954 | – |
25 | John Patrick Hartigan | First | December 21, 1950 | January 2, 1951 | January 3, 1951 | March 31, 1965 | August 10, 1968 |
26 | Richard Rives | Fifth / Eleventh | April 12, 1951 | May 1, 1951 | May 3, 1951 | February 15, 1966 | October 27, 1982[6] |
27 | Harold Medina | Second | June 11, 1951 | June 21, 1951 | June 23, 1951 | March 1, 1958 | February 22, 1980 |
District courts
# | Judge | Court [Note 1] |
Nomination date |
Confirmation date |
Began active service |
Ended active service |
Ended senior status |
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1 | Roger Thomas Foley[7] | D. Nev. | March 30, 1945 | April 10, 1945 | May 2, 1945 | April 1, 1957 | October 9, 1974 |
2 | Donnell Gilliam | E.D.N.C. | May 3, 1945 | May 15, 1945 | May 18, 1945 | March 16, 1959 | March 6, 1960 |
3 | Dennis F. Donovan | D. Minn. | June 1, 1945 | July 17, 1945 | July 18, 1945 | December 31, 1965 | September 16, 1974 |
4 | Arthur A. Koscinski | E.D. Mich. | June 4, 1945 | July 17, 1945 | July 18, 1945 | April 30, 1957 | November 21, 1957 |
5 | Alexander Holtzoff | D.D.C. | September 12, 1945 | September 24, 1945 | September 28, 1945 | December 31, 1967 | September 6, 1969 |
6 | Ben Herbert Rice Jr. | W.D. Tex. | September 10, 1945 | September 19, 1945 | September 28, 1945 | March 14, 1964 | – |
7 | William Carey Mathes | S.D. Cal. | September 24, 1945 | October 11, 1945 | October 17, 1945 | June 9, 1965 | July 24, 1967 |
8 | Thomas M. Madden | D.N.J. | October 9, 1945 | October 23, 1945 | October 25, 1945 | January 1, 1968 | March 29, 1976 |
9 | Wallace Samuel Gourley | W.D. Pa. | November 2, 1945 | November 20, 1945 | November 29, 1945 | August 4, 1969 | September 23, 1976 |
10 | Arthur Johnson Mellott | D. Kan. | November 13, 1945 | November 27, 1945 | November 29, 1945 | December 29, 1957 | – |
11 | Seybourn Harris Lynne | N.D. Ala. | December 14, 1945 | December 20, 1945 | January 3, 1946 | January 9, 1973 | September 10, 2000 |
12 | Edward S. Kampf | N.D.N.Y. | January 17, 1946 | February 5, 1946 | February 8, 1946 | July 1, 1948 | – |
13 | Roy Mahlon Shelbourne | W.D. Ky. | January 17, 1946 | February 5, 1946 | February 8, 1946 | November 1, 1964 | December 29, 1974 |
14 | Francis Muir Scarlett | S.D. Ga. | January 24, 1946 | February 13, 1946 | February 14, 1946 | August 2, 1968 | November 18, 1971 |
15 | Jacob Weinberger | S.D. Cal. | January 24, 1946 | February 15, 1946 | February 21, 1946 | November 1, 1958 | May 20, 1974 |
16 | Samuel Marion Driver | E.D. Wash. | March 12, 1946 | April 9, 1946 | April 13, 1946 | September 12, 1958 | – |
17 | Howard C. Speakman | D. Ariz. | March 27, 1946 | April 9, 1946 | April 13, 1946 | June 17, 1952 | – |
18 | John W. Murphy | M.D. Pa. | May 7, 1946 | May 21, 1946 | May 27, 1946 | March 28, 1962 | – |
19 | George Bernard Harris | N.D. Cal. | June 18, 1946 | June 29, 1946 | July 9, 1946 | July 31, 1970 | October 18, 1983 |
20 | Raymond Wesley Starr | W.D. Mich. | July 3, 1946 | July 23, 1946 | July 25, 1946 | August 15, 1961 | November 2, 1968 |
21 | Theodore Levin | E.D. Mich. | July 3, 1946 | July 25, 1946 | July 27, 1946 | December 31, 1970 | – |
22 | Richard Seymour Rodney | D. Del. | July 25, 1946 | July 27, 1946 | July 31, 1946 | January 1, 1957 | December 22, 1963 |
23 | Frederick Voris Follmer | E.D. Pa. M.D. Pa. W.D. Pa. |
July 31, 1946 | July 31, 1946 | August 7, 1946 | June 1, 1955[8] December 30, 1967 June 1, 1955[8] |
– May 3, 1971 – |
24 | James P. McGranery | E.D. Pa. | July 31, 1946 | July 31, 1946 | August 7, 1946 | May 26, 1952 | – |
25 | Richmond Bowling Keech | D.D.C. | January 8, 1947 | January 22, 1947 | October 14, 1946[9] | November 1, 1966 | April 13, 1986 |
26 | Edward Matthew Curran | D.D.C. | January 8, 1947 | February 3, 1947 | October 16, 1946[10] | April 2, 1971 | January 10, 1988 |
27 | Dal Millington Lemmon | N.D. Cal. | January 17, 1947 | February 5, 1947 | February 7, 1947 | May 3, 1954 | Elevated |
28 | John David Clifford Jr. | D. Me. | January 10, 1947 | March 14, 1947 | March 24, 1947 | November 18, 1956 | – |
29 | Albert Vickers Bryan | E.D. Va. | May 15, 1947 | June 3, 1947 | June 5, 1947 | August 23, 1961 | Elevated |
30 | R. Ewing Thomason | W.D. Tex. | April 24, 1947 | June 3, 1947 | June 5, 1947 | June 1, 1963 | November 8, 1973 |
31 | Harold Medina | S.D.N.Y. | May 15, 1947 | June 18, 1947 | June 20, 1947 | June 23, 1951 | Elevated |
32 | Joseph Brannon Dooley | N.D. Tex. | January 8, 1947 | July 8, 1947 | July 9, 1947 | October 1, 1966 | January 19, 1967 |
33 | Leo F. Rayfiel | E.D.N.Y. | June 30, 1947 | July 23, 1947 | July 30, 1947 | March 4, 1966 | November 18, 1978 |
34 | Roy Winfield Harper[11] | E.D. Mo. W.D. Mo. |
July 10, 1947[Rn 3] | – | August 7, 1947[12] | December 19, 1947 | – |
34.1 | Roy Winfield Harper[11] | E.D. Mo. W.D. Mo. |
– | – | December 20, 1947[13] | June 20, 1948 | – |
34.2 | Roy Winfield Harper[11] | E.D. Mo. W.D. Mo. |
January 13, 1949 | January 31, 1949 | June 22, 1948[14] | January 5, 1971 | February 13, 1994 |
35 | Sylvester J. Ryan | S.D.N.Y. | November 24, 1947 | December 18, 1947 | November 1, 1947[15] | January 3, 1973 | April 10, 1981 |
36 | Herbert William Christenberry | E.D. La. | July 11, 1947 | December 18, 1947 | December 20, 1947 | October 5, 1975 | – |
37 | Samuel H. Kaufman | S.D.N.Y. | May 17, 1948[Rn 4] | January 31, 1949 | June 22, 1948[14] | July 31, 1955 | May 5, 1960 |
38 | Edward Allen Tamm | D.D.C. | February 3, 1948[Rn 4] | March 29, 1949 | June 22, 1948[16] | March 16, 1965 | Elevated |
39 | David Ezekiel Henderson | W.D.N.C. | – | – | September 1, 1948[17] | February 14, 1949 | – |
40 | Carl Hatch | D.N.M. | January 13, 1949 | January 17, 1949 | January 21, 1949 | April 5, 1963 | September 15, 1963 |
41 | James Thomas Foley | N.D.N.Y. | January 13, 1949 | January 31, 1949 | February 2, 1949 | June 30, 1980 | August 17, 1990 |
42 | William T. McCarthy | D. Mass. | January 13, 1949 | January 31, 1949 | February 2, 1949 | May 31, 1960 | April 6, 1964 |
43 | Thomas Patrick Thornton | E.D. Mich. | January 13, 1949 | January 31, 1949 | February 2, 1949 | February 15, 1966 | July 1, 1985 |
44 | Wilson Warlick | W.D.N.C. | April 2, 1948[Rn 5] | January 31, 1949 | February 2, 1949 | June 24, 1968 | January 30, 1978 |
45 | Herbert Wilson Erskine | N.D. Cal. | January 13, 1949 | February 25, 1949 | March 1, 1949 | March 18, 1951 | – |
46 | William Daniel Murray | D. Mont. | April 5, 1949 | May 4, 1949 | May 9, 1949 | December 31, 1965 | October 3, 1994 |
47 | Robert Emmet Tehan | E.D. Wis. | April 5, 1949 | May 17, 1949 | May 19, 1949 | June 30, 1971 | November 27, 1975 |
48 | Abraham Benjamin Conger | M.D. Ga. | May 19, 1949 | June 2, 1949 | June 6, 1949 | December 9, 1953 | – |
49 | James V. Allred[18] | S.D. Tex. | September 23, 1949 | October 12, 1949 | October 13, 1949 | September 24, 1959 | – |
50 | Ben Clarkson Connally | S.D. Tex. | September 23, 1949 | October 12, 1949 | October 13, 1949 | December 28, 1974 | December 2, 1975 |
51 | Casper Platt | E.D. Ill. | September 15, 1949 | October 12, 1949 | October 13, 1949 | September 16, 1965 | – |
52 | James Marshall Carter | S.D. Cal. | September 23, 1949 | October 15, 1949 | October 18, 1949 | December 1, 1967 | Elevated |
53 | Ernest W. Gibson Jr. | D. Vt. | September 15, 1949 | October 15, 1949 | October 18, 1949 | November 4, 1969 | – |
54 | Harry Clay Westover | S.D. Cal. | September 23, 1949 | October 15, 1949 | October 18, 1949 | December 31, 1965 | April 14, 1983 |
55 | M. Neil Andrews | N.D. Ga. | October 15, 1949[Rn 2] | – | October 21, 1949[19] | October 31, 1950 | – |
56 | Owen McIntosh Burns | W.D. Pa. | October 15, 1949[Rn 2] | March 8, 1950 | October 21, 1949[20] | October 26, 1952 | – |
57 | Thomas James Clary | E.D. Pa. | October 15, 1949[Rn 2] | March 8, 1950 | October 21, 1949[20] | March 1, 1969 | August 1, 1977 |
58 | Delmas Carl Hill | D. Kan. | October 15, 1949[Rn 2] | March 8, 1950 | October 21, 1949[20] | September 28, 1961 | Elevated |
59 | James Robert Kirkland | D.D.C. | October 15, 1949[Rn 2] | March 8, 1950 | October 21, 1949[20] | February 25, 1958 | – |
60 | John F. X. McGohey | S.D.N.Y. | October 15, 1949[Rn 2] | March 8, 1950 | October 21, 1949[20] | March 17, 1970 | July 7, 1972 |
61 | J. Skelly Wright | E.D. La. | October 15, 1949[Rn 2] | March 8, 1950 | October 21, 1949[20] | April 15, 1962 | Elevated |
62 | Frank Arthur Hooper | N.D. Ga. | October 15, 1949[Rn 2] | February 21, 1950 | October 21, 1949[21] | June 29, 1967 | February 11, 1985 |
63 | Charles F. McLaughlin | D.D.C. | October 15, 1949[Rn 2] | February 27, 1950 | October 21, 1949[22] | December 31, 1964 | February 5, 1976 |
64 | Gregory Francis Noonan | S.D.N.Y. | October 15, 1949[Rn 2] | April 25, 1950 | October 21, 1949[23] | May 1, 1964 | – |
65 | Willis William Ritter | D. Utah | August 25, 1949[Rn 2] | June 29, 1950 | October 21, 1949[24] | March 4, 1978 | – |
66 | Gus J. Solomon | D. Ore. | October 15, 1949[Rn 2] | June 27, 1950 | October 21, 1949[25] | September 1, 1971 | February 15, 1987 |
67 | Carroll O. Switzer | S.D. Iowa | October 15, 1949[Rn 2] | – | October 21, 1949[26] | August 9, 1950 | – |
68 | Allan Kuhn Grim | E.D. Pa. | October 15, 1949[Rn 2] | April 4, 1950 | October 21, 1949[3] | November 1, 1961 | December 7, 1965 |
69 | Irving Kaufman | S.D.N.Y. | October 15, 1949[Rn 2] | April 4, 1950 | October 21, 1949[3] | September 22, 1961 | Elevated |
70 | Burnita Shelton Matthews | D.D.C. | October 15, 1949[Rn 2] | April 4, 1950 | October 21, 1949[3] | March 1, 1968 | April 25, 1988 |
71 | Sidney Sugarman | S.D.N.Y. | October 15, 1949[Rn 2] | April 28, 1950 | October 21, 1949[5] | June 30, 1971 | August 9, 1974 |
72 | Robert Love Taylor | E.D. Tenn. | January 5, 1950 | March 8, 1950 | November 2, 1949[20] | January 15, 1984 | July 11, 1987 |
73 | George William Whitehurst | N.D. Fla. S.D. Fla. |
January 30, 1950 | February 21, 1950 | February 23, 1950 | June 30, 1961 | January 13, 1974 |
74 | William Lee Knous | D. Colo. | March 1, 1950 | April 4, 1950 | April 7, 1950 | December 12, 1959 | – |
75 | William Elwood Steckler | S.D. Ind. | February 14, 1950 | April 4, 1950 | April 7, 1950 | December 31, 1986 | March 8, 1995 |
76 | Rabe Ferguson Marsh Jr. | W.D. Pa. | March 27, 1950 | June 2, 1950 | June 8, 1950 | January 31, 1977 | April 19, 1993 |
77 | William Robert Wallace | E.D. Okla. N.D. Okla. W.D. Okla. |
April 17, 1950 | June 2, 1950 | June 8, 1950 | June 24, 1960 | – |
78 | Edward Weinfeld | S.D.N.Y. | July 10, 1950 | August 1, 1950 | August 5, 1950 | January 17, 1988 | – |
79 | John Milton Bryan Simpson | S.D. Fla. / M.D. Fla. | September 14, 1950 | September 23, 1950 | September 26, 1950 | November 22, 1966[27] | Elevated |
80 | William Matthew Byrne Sr. | S.D. Cal. / E.D. Cal. | September 1, 1950[Rn 6] | December 13, 1950 | September 27, 1950[28] | June 30, 1966 | March 9, 1974[29] |
81 | Oliver Jesse Carter | N.D. Cal. | September 1, 1950[Rn 6] | December 13, 1950 | September 27, 1950[28] | April 7, 1976 | June 14, 1976 |
82 | Walter M. Bastian | D.D.C. | November 27, 1950 | December 14, 1950 | October 23, 1950[30] | December 15, 1954 | Elevated |
83 | Edward Preston Murphy | N.D. Cal. | December 4, 1950 | December 13, 1950 | December 21, 1950 | December 13, 1958 | – |
84 | William F. Riley | S.D. Iowa | November 29, 1950 | December 14, 1950 | December 27, 1950 | December 29, 1956 | – |
85 | Edward L. Leahy | D.R.I. | December 21, 1950 | January 2, 1951 | January 3, 1951 | July 22, 1953 | – |
86 | Alfred Egidio Modarelli | D.N.J. | November 29, 1950 | January 2, 1951 | January 3, 1951 | September 22, 1957 | – |
87 | Charles Joseph McNamee | N.D. Ohio | February 8, 1951 | March 6, 1951 | March 9, 1951 | May 2, 1964 | – |
88 | Daniel Holcombe Thomas | S.D. Ala. | January 29, 1951 | March 6, 1951 | March 9, 1951 | August 25, 1971 | April 13, 2000 |
89 | William Boyd Sloan | N.D. Ga. | February 19, 1951 | March 20, 1951 | March 23, 1951 | August 1, 1965 | October 22, 1970 |
90 | William James Lindberg | E.D. Wash. W.D. Wash. |
March 12, 1951 | April 24, 1951 | April 25, 1951 | May 19, 1961[31] March 1, 1971 |
– December 15, 1981 |
91 | William Alvah Stewart | W.D. Pa. | February 27, 1951 | April 24, 1951 | April 25, 1951 | April 9, 1953 | – |
92 | Joseph Warren Sheehy | E.D. Tex. | May 16, 1951 | June 7, 1951 | June 8, 1951 | February 23, 1967 | – |
93 | Thomas Francis Murphy | S.D.N.Y. | June 11, 1951 | June 29, 1951 | July 2, 1951 | December 3, 1970 | October 26, 1995 |
94 | Edward Jordan Dimock | S.D.N.Y. | June 11, 1951 | July 10, 1951 | July 11, 1951 | July 28, 1961 | March 17, 1986 |
95 | Joseph Sam Perry | N.D. Ill. | July 13, 1951 | August 21, 1951 | August 22, 1951 | November 29, 1971 | February 18, 1984 |
96 | Luther Youngdahl | D.D.C. | July 6, 1951 | August 28, 1951 | August 29, 1951 | May 29, 1966 | June 21, 1978 |
97 | Richard Hartshorne | D.N.J. | October 17, 1951 | October 19, 1951 | October 20, 1951 | October 29, 1961 | September 14, 1975 |
98 | Ernest Allen Tolin | S.D. Cal. | October 18, 1951[Rn 7] | June 10, 1952 | October 30, 1951[32] | June 11, 1961 | – |
99 | David Norton Edelstein | S.D.N.Y. | January 30, 1952 | April 7, 1952 | November 1, 1951[33] | November 1, 1994 | August 19, 2000 |
100 | Ashton Hilliard Williams | E.D.S.C.
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June 17, 1952 | July 2, 1952 | July 3, 1952 | February 25, 1962 | – |
101 | James Augustine Walsh | D. Ariz. | July 3, 1952 | July 5, 1952 | July 7, 1952 | July 9, 1976 | May 2, 1991 |
102 | Monroe Mark Friedman | N.D. Cal. | June 27, 1952[Rn 8] | – | July 17, 1952[34] | August 3, 1953 | – |
Specialty courts (Article I)
United States Court of Customs and Patent Appeals
# | Judge | Nomination date |
Confirmation date |
Began active service |
Ended active service |
Ended senior status |
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1 | Noble J. Johnson | May 28, 1948 | June 8, 1948 | June 10, 1948 | July 19, 1956[35] | – |
2 | Eugene Worley | February 24, 1950 | March 8, 1950 | March 9, 1950 | April 30, 1959[36] | – |
3 | William Purington Cole Jr. | July 4, 1952 | July 5, 1952 | July 7, 1952 | September 22, 1957 | – |
United States Court of Claims
# | Judge | Nomination date |
Confirmation date |
Began active service |
Ended active service |
Ended senior status |
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1 | John Marvin Jones | January 20, 1947 | July 8, 1947 | July 9, 1947[37] | July 14, 1964[38] | March 4, 1976 |
2 | George Evan Howell | July 18, 1947 | July 23, 1947 | July 30, 1947 | September 30, 1953 | – |
United States Customs Court
# | Judge | Nomination date |
Confirmation date |
Began active service |
Ended active service |
Ended senior status |
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1 | Irvin C. Mollison | October 3, 1945 | October 26, 1945 | October 29, 1945 | May 5, 1962 | – |
2 | Jed Johnson | April 7, 1947[Rn 9] | June 23, 1947 | June 25, 1947 | May 8, 1963 | – |
3 | Paul Peter Rao | June 22, 1948[Rn 4] | January 31, 1949 | June 22, 1948[14] | November 30, 1988[39] | – |
4 | Morgan Ford | June 22, 1949 | July 12, 1949 | July 15, 1949 | December 31, 1985[39] | January 2, 1992 |
Notes
- Renominations
- ^ Initially nominated on May 7, 1946. Nomination withdrawn and renominated on May 21, 1946.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v Renominated on January 5, 1950.
- ^ Renominated on November 24, 1947.
- ^ a b c Renominated on July 29, 1948 and January 13, 1949.
- ^ Renominated on January 13, 1949.
- ^ a b Renominated on November 27, 1950.
- ^ Renominated on March 3, 1952.
- ^ Renominated on January 9, 1953. Withdrawn by President Eisenhower on July 24, 1953.
- ^ Initially nominated on March 29, 1945 by President Roosevelt to a different seat on the same court. Nomination confirmed on April 3, 1945, but Johnson declined the appointment. Renominated to a different seat on the same court by President Truman on April 7, 1947.
References
- General
- "Judges of the United States Courts". Biographical Directory of Federal Judges. Federal Judicial Center. Archived from the original on 2016-07-30. Retrieved 2009-04-03.
- 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 Recess appointment; formally nominated on January 5, 1950, confirmed by the United States Senate on February 8, 1950, and received commission on February 10, 1950.
- ^ a b c d Recess appointment; formally nominated on January 5, 1950, confirmed by the United States Senate on April 4, 1950, and received commission on April 7, 1950.
- ^ Recess appointment; formally nominated on January 5, 1950, confirmed by the United States Senate on July 19, 1950, and received commission on July 22, 1950.
- ^ a b Recess appointment; formally nominated on January 5, 1950, confirmed by the United States Senate on April 28, 1950, and received commission on May 1, 1950.
- ^ Originally appointed to the Fifth Circuit, but reassigned by operation of law to the newly created Eleventh Circuit on October 1, 1981.
- ^ Nominated by Franklin D. Roosevelt but appointed by Harry S. Truman.
- ^ a b On June 1, 1955, Follmer was reassigned to only the United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania
- ^ Recess appointment; formally nominated on January 8, 1947, confirmed by the United States Senate on January 22, 1947, and received commission on January 24, 1947.
- ^ Recess appointment; formally nominated on January 8, 1947, confirmed by the United States Senate on February 3, 1947, and received commission on February 5, 1947.
- ^ a b c Harper received three consecutive recess appointments to the same court; his formal nomination was not acted on by the United States Senate the first two times, but after the third recess appointment, Harper was confirmed by the Senate.
- ^ Recess appointment; the nomination expired without action by the United States Senate.
- ^ Recess appointment; the nomination of November 24, 1947 was still pending and later expired without action by the United States Senate.
- ^ a b c Recess appointment; formally nominated on January 13, 1949, confirmed by the United States Senate on January 31, 1949, and received commission on February 2, 1949.
- ^ Recess appointment; formally nominated on November 24, 1947, confirmed by the United States Senate on December 18, 1947, and received commission on December 20, 1947.
- ^ Recess appointment; formally nominated on January 13, 1949, confirmed by the United States Senate on March 29, 1949, and received commission on April 1, 1949.
- ^ Recess appointment; nomination never sent to the United States Senate.
- ^ Allred had earlier been appointed to a different seat on the same court by President Franklin D. Roosevelt; Allred resigned to seek elected office, and, unsuccessful in that endeavor, was later reappointed to the court by Truman.
- ^ Recess appointment; the United States Senate later rejected the appointment on August 9, 1950.
- ^ a b c d e f g Recess appointment; formally nominated on January 5, 1950, confirmed by the United States Senate on March 8, 1950, and received commission on March 9, 1950.
- ^ Recess appointment; formally nominated on January 5, 1950, confirmed by the United States Senate on February 21, 1950, and received commission on February 23, 1950.
- ^ Recess appointment; formally nominated on January 5, 1950, confirmed by the United States Senate on February 27, 1950, and received commission on March 1, 1950.
- ^ Recess appointment; formally nominated on January 5, 1950, confirmed by the United States Senate on April 25, 1950, and received commission on April 26, 1950.
- ^ Recess appointment; formally nominated on January 5, 1950, confirmed by the United States Senate on June 29, 1950, and received commission on July 7, 1950.
- ^ Recess appointment; formally nominated on January 5, 1950, confirmed by the United States Senate on June 27, 1950, and received commission on July 5, 1950.
- ^ Recess appointment; formally nominated on January 5, 1950, but the United States Senate rejected the appointment on August 9, 1950.
- ^ Reassigned by operation of law to the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida on October 29, 1962
- ^ a b Recess appointment; formally nominated on November 27, 1950, confirmed by the United States Senate on December 13, 1950, and received commission on December 21, 1950.
- ^ Reassigned by operation of law to the United States District Court for the Central District of California on September 18, 1966.
- ^ Recess appointment; formally nominated on November 27, 1950, confirmed by the United States Senate on December 14, 1950, and received commission on December 22, 1950.
- ^ Reassigned by operation of law to only the Western District on May 19, 1961.
- ^ Recess appointment; formally nominated on March 3, 1952, confirmed by the United States Senate on June 10, 1952, and received commission on June 11, 1952.
- ^ Recess appointment; formally nominated on January 30, 1952, confirmed by the United States Senate on April 7, 1952, and received commission on April 8, 1952.
- ^ Recess appointment; formally nominated on January 9, 1953, but the United States Senate rejected the appointment.
- ^ Laterally appointed to Chief Judge seat on the same court on July 19, 1956.
- ^ Laterally appointed to Chief Judge seat on the same court on April 30, 1959.
- ^ Laterally appointed to serve as Chief Justice, after serving as a judge on the same court.
- ^ Chief Justice seat reassigned as Chief Judge.
- ^ a b Reassigned by operation of law to the United States Court of International Trade on November 1, 1980.