Following is a list of all Article III United States federal judges appointed by President Dwight D. Eisenhower during his presidency. In total Eisenhower appointed 185 Article III federal judges, including 5 Justices to the Supreme Court of the United States (including one Chief Justice), 45 judges to the United States Courts of Appeals, 130 judges to the United States district courts, 2 judges to the United States Court of Customs and Patent Appeals, 2 judges to the United States Court of Claims and 1 judge to the United States Customs Court.

Three federal courts were raised to Article III status during Eisenhower's tenure, the United States Court of Claims on July 28, 1953, the United States Customs Court on July 14, 1956, and the United States Court of Customs and Patent Appeals on August 25, 1958. Judges appointed prior to those dates are counted as Article I judicial appointments, later gaining Article III status by operation of law, while judges appointed after those dates are counted as Article III judicial appointments. Eisenhower appointed 5 total Article I federal judges to these courts, including 3 judges to the United States Court of Customs and Patent Appeals, 0 judges to the United States Court of Claims and 2 judges to the United States Customs Court.
- Eisenhower picked Earl Warren to be Chief Justice of the United States.
- Warren E. Burger was among the five Court of Appeals judges appointed by Eisenhower to later serve on the Supreme Court.
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 | Earl Warren | Chief | California | Fred M. Vinson | January 11, 1954 | March 1, 1954 | October 2, 1953 | June 23, 1969 | July 9, 1974 |
2 | John Marshall Harlan II | 9 | New York | Robert H. Jackson | November 9, 1954 | March 16, 1955 | March 17, 1955 | September 23, 1971 | December 29, 1971 |
3 | William J. Brennan Jr. | 3 | New Jersey | Sherman Minton | January 14, 1957 | March 19, 1957 | October 15, 1956 | July 20, 1990 | July 24, 1997 |
4 | Charles Evans Whittaker | 6 | Missouri | Stanley Forman Reed | March 2, 1957 | March 19, 1957 | March 22, 1957 | March 31, 1962 | September 30, 1965 |
5 | Potter Stewart | 8 | Ohio | Harold Hitz Burton | January 17, 1959 | May 5, 1959 | October 14, 1958 | July 3, 1981 | December 7, 1985 |
Courts of appeals
# | Judge | Circuit | Nomination date | Confirmation date | Began active service | Ended active service | Ended senior status |
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1 | John A. Danaher | D.C. | January 11, 1954 | March 30, 1954 | October 1, 1953 | January 22, 1969 | September 22, 1990 |
2 | Carroll C. Hincks | Second | January 11, 1954 | February 9, 1954 | October 3, 1953 | May 15, 1959 | September 30, 1964 |
3 | Elmer Jacob Schnackenberg | Seventh | January 11, 1954 | February 9, 1954 | November 17, 1953 | September 15, 1968 | – |
4 | John Marshall Harlan II | Second | January 13, 1954 | February 9, 1954 | February 10, 1954 | March 27, 1955 | Elevated |
5 | Potter Stewart | Sixth | April 6, 1954 | April 23, 1954 | April 27, 1954 | October 13, 1958 | Elevated |
6 | Dal Millington Lemmon | Ninth | April 6, 1954 | April 27, 1954 | April 29, 1954 | April 26, 1958 | – |
7 | Richard Harvey Chambers | Ninth | April 6, 1954 | April 27, 1954 | April 30, 1954 | December 31, 1976 | October 21, 1994 |
8 | James Alger Fee | Ninth | April 6, 1954 | April 23, 1954 | April 30, 1954 | August 25, 1959 | – |
9 | Elbert Tuttle | Fifth / Eleventh | July 7, 1954 | August 3, 1954 | August 4, 1954 | June 1, 1968 | June 23, 1996 |
10 | Charles Joseph Vogel | Eighth | August 16, 1954 | August 18, 1954 | August 20, 1954 | February 20, 1968 | September 8, 1980 |
11 | Martin Donald Van Oosterhout | Eighth | August 16, 1954 | August 20, 1954 | August 26, 1954 | July 6, 1971 | January 28, 1979 |
12 | Walter M. Bastian | D.C. | August 19, 1954 | December 2, 1954 | September 20, 1954 | March 16, 1965 | March 12, 1975 |
13 | Benjamin Franklin Cameron | Fifth | February 18, 1955 | March 14, 1955 | March 16, 1955 | April 3, 1964 | – |
14 | Warren Leroy Jones | Fifth / Eleventh | March 4, 1955 | April 19, 1955 | April 21, 1955 | February 17, 1966 | November 11, 1993 |
15 | J. Edward Lumbard | Second | May 13, 1955 | July 11, 1955 | July 12, 1955 | July 20, 1971 | June 3, 1999 |
16 | Sterry R. Waterman | Second | May 13, 1955 | July 11, 1955 | July 13, 1955 | November 13, 1970 | February 6, 1984 |
17 | John Robert Brown | Fifth | April 25, 1955 | July 22, 1955 | July 27, 1955 | July 20, 1984 | January 23, 1993 |
18 | Stanley Barnes | Ninth | March 5, 1956 | March 20, 1956 | March 21, 1956 | October 31, 1970 | March 5, 1990 |
19 | Warren E. Burger | D.C. | June 21, 1955 | March 28, 1956 | March 29, 1956 | June 23, 1969 | Elevated |
20 | David Thomas Lewis | Tenth | May 17, 1956 | June 4, 1956 | June 5, 1956 | December 3, 1977 | September 28, 1983 |
21 | Charles Evans Whittaker | Eighth | March 16, 1956 | June 4, 1956 | June 5, 1956 | March 24, 1957 | Elevated |
22 | Frederick George Hamley | Ninth | May 22, 1956 | June 29, 1956 | July 2, 1956 | July 6, 1971 | May 5, 1975 |
23 | Simon Sobeloff | Fourth | July 14, 1955 | July 16, 1956 | July 18, 1956 | December 31, 1970 | July 11, 1973 |
24 | Clement Haynsworth | Fourth | February 19, 1957 | April 4, 1957 | April 4, 1957 | April 6, 1981 | November 22, 1989 |
25 | Jean Sala Breitenstein | Tenth | June 5, 1957 | June 26, 1957 | June 27, 1957 | July 31, 1970 | January 30, 1986 |
26 | John Minor Wisdom | Fifth | March 14, 1957 | June 26, 1957 | June 27, 1957 | January 15, 1977 | May 15, 1999 |
27 | John Simpson Hastings | Seventh | March 14, 1957 | August 22, 1957 | August 26, 1957 | February 1, 1969 | February 7, 1977 |
28 | William Lynn Parkinson | Seventh | August 21, 1957 | August 22, 1957 | August 26, 1957 | October 26, 1959 | – |
29 | Leonard P. Moore | Second | March 19, 1957 | February 25, 1958 | September 6, 1957 | March 1, 1971 | December 7, 1982 |
30 | Marion Charles Matthes | Eighth | February 19, 1958 | March 4, 1958 | March 12, 1958 | July 14, 1973 | November 30, 1980 |
31 | Oliver Deveta Hamlin Jr. | Ninth | March 6, 1958 | March 25, 1958 | March 26, 1958 | September 5, 1963 | December 28, 1973 |
32 | Gilbert H. Jertberg | Ninth | August 16, 1958 | August 19, 1958 | August 21, 1958 | September 30, 1967 | June 8, 1973 |
33 | Winfred George Knoch | Seventh | August 16, 1958 | August 19, 1958 | August 21, 1958 | December 4, 1967 | May 23, 1983 |
34 | Latham Castle | Seventh | February 26, 1959 | April 29, 1959 | April 30, 1959 | February 28, 1970 | March 10, 1986 |
35 | Herbert Stephenson Boreman | Fourth | January 20, 1959 | June 16, 1959 | June 17, 1959 | June 15, 1971 | March 26, 1982 |
36 | Lester LeFevre Cecil | Sixth | February 17, 1959 | July 15, 1959 | July 18, 1959 | August 1, 1965 | November 26, 1982 |
37 | Bailey Aldrich | First | February 26, 1959 | September 9, 1959 | September 10, 1959 | August 31, 1972 | September 25, 2002 |
38 | Phillip Forman | Third | February 9, 1959 | September 9, 1959 | September 10, 1959 | March 31, 1961 | August 17, 1978 |
39 | Henry Friendly | Second | March 10, 1959 | September 9, 1959 | September 10, 1959 | April 15, 1974 | March 11, 1986 |
40 | Paul Charles Weick | Sixth | August 5, 1959 | September 9, 1959 | September 10, 1959 | December 31, 1981 | May 22, 1997 |
41 | Harry Blackmun | Eighth | August 18, 1959 | September 14, 1959 | September 21, 1959 | June 8, 1970 | Elevated |
42 | Charles Merton Merrill | Ninth | August 27, 1959 | September 14, 1959 | September 21, 1959 | October 8, 1974 | March 29, 1996 |
43 | Montgomery Oliver Koelsch | Ninth | September 12, 1959 | September 14, 1959 | September 23, 1959 | January 31, 1976 | September 1, 1992 |
44 | Clifford Patrick O'Sullivan | Sixth | January 14, 1960 | March 10, 1960 | March 12, 1960 | September 27, 1969 | October 7, 1975 |
45 | J. Joseph Smith | Second | August 27, 1959 | September 1, 1960 | September 2, 1960 | November 6, 1971 | February 16, 1980 |
District courts
# | Judge | Court | Nomination date | Confirmation date | Began active service | Ended active service | Ended senior status |
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1 | Lester LeFevre Cecil | S.D. Ohio | April 1, 1953 | April 23, 1953 | April 23, 1953 | July 28, 1959 | Elevated |
2 | Walter Bruchhausen | E.D.N.Y | April 18, 1953 | May 7, 1953 | May 8, 1953 | May 20, 1967 | October 11, 1976 |
3 | Julius Hoffman | N.D. Ill. | April 27, 1953 | May 13, 1953 | May 14, 1953 | February 3, 1972 | July 1, 1983 |
4 | Winfred George Knoch | N.D. Ill. | April 27, 1953 | May 13, 1953 | May 14, 1953 | September 14, 1958 | Elevated |
5 | George Hugo Boldt | W.D. Wash. | June 10, 1953 | July 14, 1953 | July 14, 1953 | October 30, 1971 | March 18, 1984 |
6 | Joseph Putnam Willson | W.D. Pa. | June 8, 1953 | July 14, 1953 | July 14, 1953 | October 18, 1968 | August 3, 1998 |
7 | Benjamin C. Dawkins Jr. | W.D. La. | July 21, 1953 | July 31, 1953 | August 3, 1953 | August 6, 1973 | August 31, 1984 |
8 | Harlan Hobart Grooms | N.D. Ala. | July 23, 1953 | July 31, 1953 | August 3, 1953 | February 3, 1969 | August 23, 1991 |
9 | Oliver Deveta Hamlin Jr. | N.D. Cal. | July 23, 1953 | August 1, 1953 | August 3, 1953 | April 15, 1958 | Elevated |
10 | Edwin F. Hunter | W.D. La. | January 11, 1954 | February 9, 1954 | October 3, 1953 | February 19, 1976 | February 22, 2002 |
11 | Edward William Day | D.R.I. | January 11, 1954 | February 9, 1954 | November 10, 1953 | March 19, 1976 | October 22, 1985 |
12 | George T. Mickelson | D.S.D. | January 11, 1954 | February 9, 1954 | December 9, 1953 | February 28, 1965 | – |
13 | Bailey Aldrich | D. Mass. | April 1, 1954 | April 23, 1954 | April 27, 1954 | September 14, 1959 | Elevated |
14 | Robert P. Anderson | D. Conn. | April 6, 1954 | April 23, 1954 | April 27, 1954 | August 20, 1964 | Elevated |
15 | Jean Sala Breitenstein | D. Colo. | April 6, 1954 | April 23, 1954 | April 27, 1954 | July 9, 1957 | Elevated |
16 | Archie Owen Dawson | S.D.N.Y. | April 6, 1954 | April 23, 1954 | April 27, 1954 | August 3, 1964 | – |
17 | Lawrence Walsh | S.D.N.Y. | April 6, 1954 | April 27, 1954 | April 28, 1954 | December 29, 1957 | – |
18 | Alexander Bicks | S.D.N.Y. | April 6, 1954 | May 11, 1954 | May 12, 1954 | May 9, 1963 | – |
19 | Edmund Louis Palmieri | S.D.N.Y. | April 6, 1954 | May 11, 1954 | May 12, 1954 | June 30, 1972 | June 15, 1989 |
20 | Roszel Cathcart Thomsen | D. Md. | March 15, 1954 | May 11, 1954 | May 12, 1954 | January 31, 1971 | March 11, 1992 |
21 | Waldo Henry Rogers | D.N.M. | May 3, 1954 | May 13, 1954 | May 15, 1954 | January 12, 1964 | – |
22 | John Rolly Ross | D. Nev. | May 3, 1954 | May 13, 1954 | May 15, 1954 | April 22, 1963 | – |
23 | William Augustus Bootle | M.D. Ga. | May 3, 1954 | May 18, 1954 | May 20, 1954 | March 11, 1972 | January 25, 2005 |
24 | John W. Lord Jr. | E.D. Pa. | March 29, 1954 | May 18, 1954 | May 20, 1954 | December 19, 1971 | May 16, 1972 |
25 | John Lester Miller | W.D. Pa. | March 29, 1954 | May 18, 1954 | May 20, 1954 | October 1, 1971 | July 20, 1978 |
26 | Albert Sherman Christensen | D. Utah | May 12, 1954 | May 27, 1954 | May 28, 1954 | August 17, 1971 | August 13, 1996 |
27 | Ralph M. Freeman | E.D. Mich. | May 10, 1954 | June 8, 1954 | June 10, 1954 | July 1, 1973 | March 29, 1990 |
28 | W. Wallace Kent | W.D. Mich. | May 10, 1954 | June 8, 1954 | June 10, 1954 | January 6, 1971 | Elevated |
29 | Charles Evans Whittaker | W.D. Mo. | May 11, 1954 | July 7, 1954 | July 8, 1954 | June 21, 1956 | Elevated |
30 | Walter Edward Hoffman | E.D. Va. | June 29, 1954 | July 14, 1954 | July 15, 1954 | September 3, 1974 | November 21, 1996 |
31 | Emett Clay Choate | S.D. Fla. | June 22, 1954 | July 20, 1954 | July 20, 1954 | January 31, 1965 | August 14, 1974 |
32 | Fredrick Monroe Taylor | D. Idaho | July 9, 1954 | July 20, 1954 | July 20, 1954 | December 15, 1971 | February 16, 1988 |
33 | Herbert Stephenson Boreman | N.D. W. Va. | June 22, 1954 | July 21, 1954 | July 22, 1954 | June 22, 1959 | Elevated |
34 | Cale James Holder | S.D. Ind. | August 2, 1954 | August 6, 1954 | August 6, 1954 | August 23, 1983 | – |
35 | Joe McDonald Ingraham | S.D. Tex. | May 10, 1954 | August 6, 1954 | August 6, 1954 | December 31, 1969 | Elevated |
36 | William Lynn Parkinson | N.D. Ind. | August 2, 1954 | August 6, 1954 | August 6, 1954 | September 9, 1957 | Elevated |
37 | James C. Connell | N.D. Ohio | June 24, 1954 | August 10, 1954 | August 10, 1954 | September 21, 1971 | October 30, 1973 |
38 | Henry Luesing Brooks | W.D. Ky. | August 16, 1954 | August 18, 1954 | August 21, 1954 | December 12, 1969 | Elevated |
39 | Sherrill Halbert | N.D. Cal. / E.D. Cal. | August 19, 1954 | August 20, 1954 | August 26, 1954 | September 30, 1969 | May 31, 1991 |
40 | Lamar John Ryan Cecil | E.D. Tex. | August 19, 1954 | December 2, 1954 | August 31, 1954 | February 14, 1958 | – |
41 | Joseph Charles McGarraghy | D.D.C. | November 10, 1954 | December 2, 1954 | December 3, 1954 | December 17, 1967 | November 29, 1975 |
42 | Edward Devitt | D. Minn. | November 16, 1954 | February 4, 1955 | December 10, 1954 | May 1, 1981 | March 2, 1992 |
43 | William Ernest Miller | M.D. Tenn. | August 16, 1954 | March 14, 1955 | March 16, 1955 | July 8, 1970 | Elevated |
44 | Gilbert H. Jertberg | S.D. Cal. | January 21, 1955 | March 14, 1955 | March 16, 1955 | September 1, 1958 | Elevated |
45 | William G. East | D. Ore. | May 2, 1955 | June 7, 1955 | June 8, 1955 | April 10, 1967 | April 27, 1985 |
46 | Reynier Jacob Wortendyke Jr. | D.N.J. | April 18, 1955 | June 7, 1955 | June 8, 1955 | June 1, 1970 | December 26, 1975 |
47 | Kenneth Philip Grubb | E.D. Wis. | May 13, 1955 | June 15, 1955 | June 16, 1955 | October 8, 1965 | – |
48 | Ronald Davies | D.N.D. | June 21, 1955 | July 22, 1955 | July 27, 1955 | August 27, 1971 | April 18, 1996 |
49 | George Scott Register | D.N.D. | June 21, 1955 | July 22, 1955 | July 27, 1955 | December 22, 1971 | March 18, 1972 |
50 | Caleb Merrill Wright | D. Del. | July 1, 1955 | July 19, 1955 | July 27, 1955 | October 8, 1973 | May 12, 2001 |
51 | Joe Ewing Estes | N.D. Tex. | July 18, 1955 | July 28, 1955 | August 1, 1955 | July 1, 1972 | October 24, 1989 |
52 | John Wilson McIlvaine | W.D. Pa. | May 20, 1955 | July 29, 1955 | August 1, 1955 | July 1, 1963 | – |
53 | Herbert Peter Sorg | W.D. Pa. | May 20, 1955 | July 29, 1955 | August 1, 1955 | December 20, 1976 | March 11, 1979 |
54 | Francis Lund Van Dusen | E.D. Pa. | March 29, 1954 | July 29, 1955 | August 1, 1955 | June 26, 1967 | Elevated |
55 | Thurmond Clarke | S.D. Cal. / C.D. Cal. | June 21, 1955 | August 1, 1955 | August 3, 1955 | September 1, 1970 | February 28, 1971 |
56 | Robert Dorsey Watkins | D. Md. | July 30, 1955 | March 1, 1956 | August 12, 1955 | August 11, 1971 | March 19, 1986 |
57 | William Bernard Herlands | S.D.N.Y. | May 11, 1955 | June 26, 1956 | August 12, 1955 | August 28, 1969 | – |
58 | Charles William Kraft Jr. | E.D. Pa. | May 20, 1955 | March 28, 1956 | August 12, 1955 | November 11, 1970 | January 18, 2002 |
59 | Joseph Patrick Lieb | S.D. Fla. / M.D. Fla. | July 30, 1955 | March 1, 1956 | August 13, 1955 | November 2, 1971 | – |
60 | John M. Cashin | S.D.N.Y. | January 12, 1956 | March 1, 1956 | August 17, 1955 | October 1, 1965 | October 21, 1970 |
61 | Ewing Thomas Kerr | D. Wyo. | January 12, 1956 | March 1, 1956 | October 22, 1955 | September 26, 1975 | July 1, 1992 |
62 | Frank Minis Johnson | M.D. Ala. | January 12, 1956 | January 31, 1956 | October 22, 1955 | July 12, 1979 | Elevated |
63 | Richard Harrington Levet | S.D.N.Y. | January 26, 1956 | March 6, 1956 | March 8, 1956 | July 1, 1966 | May 3, 1976 |
64 | Justin C. Morgan | W.D.N.Y. | August 1, 1955 | March 6, 1956 | March 8, 1956 | May 24, 1959 | – |
65 | Paul Charles Weick | N.D. Ohio | February 27, 1956 | March 28, 1956 | March 29, 1956 | October 7, 1959 | Elevated |
66 | Ross Rizley | W.D. Okla. | February 10, 1956 | March 1, 1956 | April 13, 1956 | March 4, 1969 | – |
67 | Frederick van Pelt Bryan | S.D.N.Y. | May 18, 1956 | June 13, 1956 | June 19, 1956 | April 1, 1972 | April 17, 1978 |
68 | Frederick Olen Mercer | S.D. Ill. | May 17, 1956 | June 13, 1956 | June 19, 1956 | April 3, 1966 | – |
69 | William George Juergens | E.D. Ill. / S.D. Ill. | June 7, 1956 | June 21, 1956 | June 22, 1956 | April 26, 1972 | December 7, 1988 |
70 | Richard Earl Robinson | D. Neb. | June 21, 1956 | July 2, 1956 | July 3, 1956 | January 7, 1972 | January 28, 1991 |
71 | Randle Jasper Smith | W.D. Mo. | June 5, 1956 | July 2, 1956 | July 3, 1956 | January 8, 1962 | – |
72 | Randolph Henry Weber | E.D. Mo. | February 4, 1957 | March 14, 1957 | March 14, 1957 | November 23, 1961 | – |
73 | William James Jameson | D. Mont. | March 5, 1957 | March 26, 1957 | March 28, 1957 | February 27, 1969 | October 8, 1990 |
74 | John Sirica | D.D.C. | February 25, 1957 | March 26, 1957 | March 28, 1957 | October 31, 1977 | August 14, 1992 |
75 | Caleb Rodney Layton III | D. Del. | March 25, 1957 | April 16, 1957 | April 17, 1957 | April 26, 1968 | May 6, 1988 |
76 | Robert Van Pelt | D. Neb. | May 22, 1957 | June 11, 1957 | June 13, 1957 | May 5, 1970 | April 27, 1988 |
77 | Alfred A. Arraj | D. Colo. | July 2, 1957 | August 5, 1957 | August 6, 1957 | August 31, 1976 | October 23, 1992 |
78 | Clifford Patrick O'Sullivan | E.D. Mich. | June 6, 1957 | August 5, 1957 | August 7, 1957 | April 4, 1960 | Elevated |
79 | Joseph Carmine Zavatt | E.D.N.Y. | June 21, 1957 | August 5, 1957 | August 7, 1957 | December 31, 1970 | August 31, 1985 |
80 | Edwin Richley Hicklin | S.D. Iowa | July 16, 1957 | August 15, 1957 | August 16, 1957 | January 27, 1960 | September 19, 1963 |
81 | Thomas C. Egan | E.D. Pa. | August 7, 1957 | August 22, 1957 | August 26, 1957 | July 6, 1961 | – |
82 | Edward Thaxter Gignoux | D. Me. | August 9, 1957 | August 22, 1957 | August 26, 1957 | June 1, 1983 | November 4, 1988 |
83 | Robert A. Grant | N.D. Ind. | August 21, 1957 | August 22, 1957 | August 26, 1957 | December 1, 1972 | March 2, 1998 |
84 | Roby C. Thompson | W.D. Va. | August 16, 1957 | August 28, 1957 | August 30, 1957 | July 29, 1960 | – |
85 | Edwin Monroe Stanley | M.D.N.C. | January 13, 1958 | February 25, 1958 | October 23, 1957 | December 23, 1971 | – |
86 | Julius Howard Miner | N.D. Ill. | January 23, 1958 | February 25, 1958 | February 27, 1958 | March 13, 1963 | – |
87 | Axel J. Beck | D.S.D. | January 31, 1958 | February 28, 1958 | March 4, 1958 | October 27, 1969 | September 2, 1981 |
88 | Claude Feemster Clayton | N.D. Miss. | February 24, 1958 | March 4, 1958 | March 12, 1958 | November 23, 1967 | Elevated |
89 | G. Harrold Carswell | N.D. Fla. | March 6, 1958 | March 31, 1958 | April 10, 1958 | June 27, 1969 | Elevated |
90 | Mendon Morrill | D.N.J. | March 25, 1958 | April 22, 1958 | April 23, 1958 | March 12, 1961 | – |
91 | Edwin DeHaven Steel Jr. | D. Del. | March 26, 1958 | April 22, 1958 | April 23, 1958 | December 30, 1969 | July 26, 1986 |
92 | Albert Charles Wollenberg | N.D. Cal. | April 24, 1958 | May 15, 1958 | May 19, 1958 | April 30, 1975 | April 19, 1981 |
93 | Arthur Jehu Stanley Jr. | D. Kan. | June 25, 1958 | July 3, 1958 | July 7, 1958 | April 1, 1971 | January 27, 2001 |
94 | Lloyd Hudson Burke | N.D. Cal. | June 27, 1958 | July 21, 1958 | July 21, 1958 | March 15, 1988 | – |
95 | Omer Poos | S.D. Ill. | August 16, 1958 | August 19, 1958 | August 21, 1958 | August 31, 1973 | August 11, 1976 |
96 | George Luzerne Hart Jr. | D.D.C. | April 16, 1958 | September 9, 1959 | August 29, 1958 | May 16, 1979 | May 21, 1984 |
97 | Edwin Albert Robson | N.D. Ill. | January 17, 1959 | April 29, 1959 | September 29, 1958 | April 16, 1975 | October 21, 1986 |
98 | J. Smith Henley | E.D. Ark. | February 24, 1958 | – | October 25, 1958 | September 8, 1959 | – |
98.1 | J. Smith Henley | E.D. Ark. W.D. Ark. | August 18, 1959 | September 2, 1959 | September 8, 1959 | March 24, 1975 | Elevated |
99 | Charles Lawrence Powell | E.D. Wash. | May 26, 1959 | June 16, 1959 | June 17, 1959 | April 21, 1972 | August 17, 1975 |
100 | John R. Bartels | E.D.N.Y. | April 20, 1959 | July 28, 1959 | July 30, 1959 | December 31, 1973 | February 13, 1997 |
101 | John Kilkenny | D. Ore. | February 19, 1959 | July 28, 1959 | July 30, 1959 | September 26, 1969 | Elevated |
102 | Theodore Roosevelt Dalton | W.D. Va. | July 21, 1959 | August 12, 1959 | August 13, 1959 | October 12, 1976 | October 30, 1989 |
103 | John A. Field Jr. | S.D. W. Va. | May 11, 1959 | August 12, 1959 | August 13, 1959 | October 7, 1971 | Elevated |
104 | Algernon Lee Butler | E.D.N.C. | July 28, 1959 | August 28, 1959 | August 31, 1959 | August 2, 1975 | September 5, 1978 |
105 | Carl Andrew Weinman | S.D. Ohio | July 28, 1959 | September 2, 1959 | September 8, 1959 | March 1, 1973 | February 5, 1979 |
106 | Gordon Elmo Young | E.D. Ark. | August 18, 1959 | September 2, 1959 | September 10, 1959 | August 20, 1969 | – |
107 | Joseph Jefferson Fisher | E.D. Tex. | September 7, 1959 | September 9, 1959 | September 10, 1959 | January 30, 1984 | June 19, 2000 |
108 | Anthony Julian | D. Mass. | February 26, 1959 | September 9, 1959 | September 10, 1959 | August 1, 1972 | January 18, 1984 |
109 | Fred Kunzel | S.D. Cal. | February 16, 1959 | September 9, 1959 | September 10, 1959 | November 19, 1969 | – |
110 | Lloyd Francis MacMahon | S.D.N.Y. | March 10, 1959 | September 9, 1959 | September 10, 1959 | May 31, 1982 | April 8, 1989 |
111 | Charles Miller Metzner | S.D.N.Y. | April 15, 1959 | September 9, 1959 | September 10, 1959 | September 30, 1977 | November 30, 2009 |
112 | Harold Kenneth Wood | E.D. Pa. | March 2, 1959 | September 9, 1959 | September 10, 1959 | June 24, 1971 | December 17, 1972 |
113 | Leonard Patrick Walsh | D.D.C. | February 26, 1959 | September 9, 1959 | September 14, 1959 | October 5, 1971 | February 13, 1980 |
114 | Myron Donovan Crocker | S.D. Cal. / E.D. Cal. | February 16, 1959 | September 14, 1959 | September 21, 1959 | January 1, 1981 | February 2, 2010 |
115 | John Oliver Henderson | W.D.N.Y. | August 21, 1959 | September 14, 1959 | September 21, 1959 | February 19, 1974 | – |
116 | Girard Edward Kalbfleisch | N.D. Ohio | August 21, 1959 | September 14, 1959 | September 21, 1959 | September 30, 1970 | April 1, 1990 |
117 | William Thomas Sweigert | N.D. Cal. | April 23, 1959 | September 14, 1959 | September 21, 1959 | November 30, 1973 | February 16, 1983 |
118 | Walter Hartman Hodge | D. Alaska | January 14, 1960 | February 18, 1960 | February 19, 1960 | August 30, 1966 | July 12, 1975 |
119 | Olin Hatfield Chilson | D. Colo. | February 19, 1960 | March 1, 1960 | March 5, 1960 | December 31, 1973 | September 28, 1991 |
120 | Charles Ferguson Paul | N.D. W. Va. | August 3, 1959 | March 1, 1960 | March 5, 1960 | February 17, 1965 | – |
121 | Oren Ritter Lewis | E.D. Va. | March 21, 1960 | May 31, 1960 | May 31, 1960 | January 1, 1974 | June 12, 1983 |
122 | Roy Laverne Stephenson | S.D. Iowa | May 16, 1960 | May 26, 1960 | May 31, 1960 | July 6, 1971 | Elevated |
123 | Frederick William Kaess | E.D. Mich. | June 10, 1960 | July 2, 1960 | July 6, 1960 | December 13, 1975 | March 30, 1979 |
124 | Jacob Mishler | E.D.N.Y. | June 10, 1960 | July 2, 1960 | July 6, 1960 | April 30, 1980 | January 26, 2004 |
125 | Arthur Stephen Lane | D.N.J. | June 17, 1960 | August 27, 1960 | August 30, 1960 | July 15, 1967 | – |
126 | William H. Timbers | D. Conn. | August 27, 1959 | September 1, 1960 | September 2, 1960 | August 6, 1971 | Elevated |
127 | Andrew A. Caffrey | D. Mass. | July 1, 1960 | August 9, 1961 | October 13, 1960 | October 17, 1986 | October 6, 1993 |
128 | John Feikens | E.D. Mich. | June 10, 1960 | – | October 13, 1960 | September 27, 1961 | – |
129 | Cyrus Nils Tavares | D. Haw. | January 14, 1960 | September 21, 1961 | October 13, 1960 | April 12, 1972 | August 3, 1976 |
Specialty courts
United States Court of Customs and Patent Appeals
The United States Court of Customs and Patent Appeals became an Article III Court on August 25, 1958.
Judges appointed under Article III
# | Judge | Nomination date | Confirmation date | Began active service | Ended active service | Ended senior status |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Arthur Mumford Smith | March 25, 1959 | April 29, 1959 | April 30, 1959 | November 20, 1968 | – |
2 | Eugene Worley | March 25, 1959 | April 29, 1959 | April 30, 1959 | June 26, 1972 | December 17, 1974 |
Judges appointed under Article I
# | Judge | Nomination date | Confirmation date | Began active service | Ended active service | Ended senior status |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Noble J. Johnson | May 17, 1956 | July 19, 1956 | July 19, 1956 | August 7, 1958 | March 17, 1968 |
2 | Giles Rich | May 17, 1956 | July 19, 1956 | July 19, 1956 | June 9, 1999 | – |
3 | Isaac Jack Martin | July 18, 1958 | August 5, 1958 | August 6, 1958 | November 5, 1966 | – |
United States Court of Claims
The United States Court of Claims became an Article III Court on July 28, 1953.
Judges appointed under Article III
# | Judge | Nomination date | Confirmation date | Began active service | Ended active service | Ended senior status |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Don Nelson Laramore | February 15, 1954 | March 16, 1954 | March 17, 1954 | January 17, 1972 | August 9, 1989 |
2 | James Randall Durfee | August 25, 1959 | April 20, 1960 | April 22, 1960 | January 6, 1972 | October 29, 1977 |
United States Customs Court
The United States Customs Court became an Article III Court on July 14, 1956.
Judges appointed under Article III
# | Judge | Nomination date | Confirmation date | Began active service | Ended active service | Ended senior status |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Scovel Richardson | March 4, 1957 | April 4, 1957 | April 8, 1957 | March 30, 1982 | – |
Judges appointed under Article I
# | Judge | Nomination date | Confirmation date | Began active service | Ended active service | Ended senior status |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | David John Wilson | July 7, 1954 | July 24, 1954 | July 26, 1954 | April 1, 1966 | April 23, 1976 |
2 | Mary H. Donlon | June 22, 1955 | July 29, 1955 | August 1, 1955 | October 1, 1966 | March 5, 1977 |
Notes
- See List of United States district and territorial courts
- Renominations
- Renominated on January 10, 1955.
- Renominated on November 8, 1954.
- Renominated on January 12, 1956.
- Renominated on January 13, 1958.
- Renominated on January 11, 1960.
- Renominated on November 16, 1954, and January 21, 1955.
- Renominated on March 20, 1955.
- Renominated on January 25, 1956.
- Renominated on January 17, 1959.
- Renominated on January 10, 1961.
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.
- Recess appointment; formally nominated on January 11, 1954, confirmed by the United States Senate on March 1, 1954, and received commission on March 20, 1954.
- Recess appointment; formally nominated on January 14, 1957, confirmed by the United States Senate on March 19, 1957, and received commission on March 21, 1957.
- Recess appointment; formally nominated on January 17, 1959, confirmed by the United States Senate on May 5, 1959, and received commission on May 7, 1959.
- Recess appointment; formally nominated on January 11, 1954, confirmed by the United States Senate on March 30, 1954, and received commission on March 31, 1954.
- Recess appointment; formally nominated on January 11, 1954, confirmed by the United States Senate on February 9, 1954, and received commission on February 9, 1954.
- 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 November 8, 1954, confirmed by the United States Senate on December 2, 1954, and received commission on December 3, 1954.
- Recess appointment; formally nominated on January 13, 1958, confirmed by the United States Senate on February 25, 1958, and received commission on February 27, 1958.
- Recess appointment; formally nominated on January 11, 1954, confirmed by the United States Senate on February 9, 1954, and received commission on February 10, 1954.
- Reassigned to the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California by operation of law on September 18, 1966.
- Recess appointment; formally nominated on January 10, 1955, confirmed by the United States Senate on February 4, 1955, and received commission on February 7, 1955.
- On September 18, 1966, Clarke was reassigned by operation of law to the United States District Court for the Central District of California.
- Recess appointment; formally nominated on January 12, 1956, confirmed by the United States Senate on March 1, 1956, and received commission on March 2, 1956.
- Recess appointment; formally nominated on January 12, 1956, confirmed by the United States Senate on June 26, 1956, and received commission on June 27, 1956.
- Recess appointment; formally nominated on January 12, 1956, confirmed by the United States Senate on March 28, 1956, and received commission on March 29, 1956.
- On October 29, 1962, Lieb was reassigned by operation of law to the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida.
- Recess appointment; formally nominated on January 12, 1956, confirmed by the United States Senate on January 31, 1956, and received commission on February 1, 1956.
- On March 30, 1979, Juergens was reassigned by operation of law to the United States District Court for the Southern District of Illinois.
- Recess appointment; formally nominated on January 17, 1959, confirmed by the United States Senate on September 9, 1959, and received commission on September 10, 1959.
- Recess appointment; formally nominated on January 17, 1959, confirmed by the United States Senate on April 29, 1959, and received commission on April 30, 1959.
- Recess appointment; formally nominated on January 17, 1959, to the Eastern District of Arkansas only, but not confirmed by the United States Senate; formally re-nominated on August 18, 1959 (prior to the expiration of the recess appointment) to a different seat on both the Eastern and Western Districts of Arkansas, confirmed by the Senate on September 2, 1959, and received his commission on September 8, 1959.
- On September 18, 1966, Crocker was reassigned by operation of law to the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California.
- Recess appointment; formally nominated on January 10, 1961, confirmed by the United States Senate on August 9, 1961, and received commission from President John F. Kennedy on August 16, 1961.
- Recess appointment; the United States Senate later rejected the appointment.
- Recess appointment; formally nominated on January 10, 1961, confirmed by the United States Senate on September 21, 1961, and received commission from President John F. Kennedy on September 22, 1961.
- Previously an Associate Judge of the same court, this was a lateral appointment to Chief Judge.
- Reassigned by operation of law to the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit on October 1, 1982.
- Reassigned by operation of law to the United States Court of International Trade, effective November 1, 1980.
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Following is a list of all Article III United States federal judges appointed by President Dwight D Eisenhower during his presidency In total Eisenhower appointed 185 Article III federal judges including 5 Justices to the Supreme Court of the United States including one Chief Justice 45 judges to the United States Courts of Appeals 130 judges to the United States district courts 2 judges to the United States Court of Customs and Patent Appeals 2 judges to the United States Court of Claims and 1 judge to the United States Customs Court President Dwight D Eisenhower Three federal courts were raised to Article III status during Eisenhower s tenure the United States Court of Claims on July 28 1953 the United States Customs Court on July 14 1956 and the United States Court of Customs and Patent Appeals on August 25 1958 Judges appointed prior to those dates are counted as Article I judicial appointments later gaining Article III status by operation of law while judges appointed after those dates are counted as Article III judicial appointments Eisenhower appointed 5 total Article I federal judges to these courts including 3 judges to the United States Court of Customs and Patent Appeals 0 judges to the United States Court of Claims and 2 judges to the United States Customs Court Eisenhower picked Earl Warren to be Chief Justice of the United States Warren E Burger was among the five Court of Appeals judges appointed by Eisenhower to later serve on the Supreme Court United States Supreme Court justices Justice Seat State Former justice Nomination date Confirmation date Began active service Ended active service Ended retired service 1 Earl Warren Chief California Fred M Vinson January 11 1954 March 1 1954 October 2 1953 June 23 1969 July 9 1974 2 John Marshall Harlan II 9 New York Robert H Jackson November 9 1954 March 16 1955 March 17 1955 September 23 1971 December 29 1971 3 William J Brennan Jr 3 New Jersey Sherman Minton January 14 1957 March 19 1957 October 15 1956 July 20 1990 July 24 1997 4 Charles Evans Whittaker 6 Missouri Stanley Forman Reed March 2 1957 March 19 1957 March 22 1957 March 31 1962 September 30 1965 5 Potter Stewart 8 Ohio Harold Hitz Burton January 17 1959 May 5 1959 October 14 1958 July 3 1981 December 7 1985Courts of appeals Judge Circuit Nomination date Confirmation date Began active service Ended active service Ended senior status 1 John A Danaher D C January 11 1954 March 30 1954 October 1 1953 January 22 1969 September 22 1990 2 Carroll C Hincks Second January 11 1954 February 9 1954 October 3 1953 May 15 1959 September 30 1964 3 Elmer Jacob Schnackenberg Seventh January 11 1954 February 9 1954 November 17 1953 September 15 1968 4 John Marshall Harlan II Second January 13 1954 February 9 1954 February 10 1954 March 27 1955 Elevated 5 Potter Stewart Sixth April 6 1954 April 23 1954 April 27 1954 October 13 1958 Elevated 6 Dal Millington Lemmon Ninth April 6 1954 April 27 1954 April 29 1954 April 26 1958 7 Richard Harvey 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III Court on August 25 1958 Judges appointed under Article III Judge Nomination date Confirmation date Began active service Ended active service Ended senior status 1 Arthur Mumford Smith March 25 1959 April 29 1959 April 30 1959 November 20 1968 2 Eugene Worley March 25 1959 April 29 1959 April 30 1959 June 26 1972 December 17 1974 Judges appointed under Article I Judge Nomination date Confirmation date Began active service Ended active service Ended senior status 1 Noble J Johnson May 17 1956 July 19 1956 July 19 1956 August 7 1958 March 17 1968 2 Giles Rich May 17 1956 July 19 1956 July 19 1956 June 9 1999 3 Isaac Jack Martin July 18 1958 August 5 1958 August 6 1958 November 5 1966 United States Court of Claims The United States Court of Claims became an Article III Court on July 28 1953 Judges appointed under Article III Judge Nomination date Confirmation date Began active service Ended active service Ended senior status 1 Don Nelson Laramore February 15 1954 March 16 1954 March 17 1954 January 17 1972 August 9 1989 2 James Randall Durfee August 25 1959 April 20 1960 April 22 1960 January 6 1972 October 29 1977 United States Customs Court The United States Customs Court became an Article III Court on July 14 1956 Judges appointed under Article III Judge Nomination date Confirmation date Began active service Ended active service Ended senior status 1 Scovel Richardson March 4 1957 April 4 1957 April 8 1957 March 30 1982 Judges appointed under Article I Judge Nomination date Confirmation date Began active service Ended active service Ended senior status 1 David John Wilson July 7 1954 July 24 1954 July 26 1954 April 1 1966 April 23 1976 2 Mary H Donlon June 22 1955 July 29 1955 August 1 1955 October 1 1966 March 5 1977NotesSee List of United States district and territorial courts Renominations Renominated on January 10 1955 Renominated on November 8 1954 Renominated on January 12 1956 Renominated on January 13 1958 Renominated on January 11 1960 Renominated on November 16 1954 and January 21 1955 Renominated on March 20 1955 Renominated on January 25 1956 Renominated on January 17 1959 Renominated on January 10 1961 ReferencesGeneral 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 Recess appointment formally nominated on January 11 1954 confirmed by the United States Senate on March 1 1954 and received commission on March 20 1954 Recess appointment formally nominated on January 14 1957 confirmed by the United States Senate on March 19 1957 and received commission on March 21 1957 Recess appointment formally nominated on January 17 1959 confirmed by the United States Senate on May 5 1959 and received commission on May 7 1959 Recess appointment formally nominated on January 11 1954 confirmed by the United States Senate on March 30 1954 and received commission on March 31 1954 Recess appointment formally nominated on January 11 1954 confirmed by the United States Senate on February 9 1954 and received commission on February 9 1954 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 November 8 1954 confirmed by the United States Senate on December 2 1954 and received commission on December 3 1954 Recess appointment formally nominated on January 13 1958 confirmed by the United States Senate on February 25 1958 and received commission on February 27 1958 Recess appointment formally nominated on January 11 1954 confirmed by the United States Senate on February 9 1954 and received commission on February 10 1954 Reassigned to the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California by operation of law on September 18 1966 Recess appointment formally nominated on January 10 1955 confirmed by the United States Senate on February 4 1955 and received commission on February 7 1955 On September 18 1966 Clarke was reassigned by operation of law to the United States District Court for the Central District of California Recess appointment formally nominated on January 12 1956 confirmed by the United States Senate on March 1 1956 and received commission on March 2 1956 Recess appointment formally nominated on January 12 1956 confirmed by the United States Senate on June 26 1956 and received commission on June 27 1956 Recess appointment formally nominated on January 12 1956 confirmed by the United States Senate on March 28 1956 and received commission on March 29 1956 On October 29 1962 Lieb was reassigned by operation of law to the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida Recess appointment formally nominated on January 12 1956 confirmed by the United States Senate on January 31 1956 and received commission on February 1 1956 On March 30 1979 Juergens was reassigned by operation of law to the United States District Court for the Southern District of Illinois Recess appointment formally nominated on January 17 1959 confirmed by the United States Senate on September 9 1959 and received commission on September 10 1959 Recess appointment formally nominated on January 17 1959 confirmed by the United States Senate on April 29 1959 and received commission on April 30 1959 Recess appointment formally nominated on January 17 1959 to the Eastern District of Arkansas only but not confirmed by the United States Senate formally re nominated on August 18 1959 prior to the expiration of the recess appointment to a different seat on both the Eastern and Western Districts of Arkansas confirmed by the Senate on September 2 1959 and received his commission on September 8 1959 On September 18 1966 Crocker was reassigned by operation of law to the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California Recess appointment formally nominated on January 10 1961 confirmed by the United States Senate on August 9 1961 and received commission from President John F Kennedy on August 16 1961 Recess appointment the United States Senate later rejected the appointment Recess appointment formally nominated on January 10 1961 confirmed by the United States Senate on September 21 1961 and received commission from President John F Kennedy on September 22 1961 Previously an Associate Judge of the same court this was a lateral appointment to Chief Judge Reassigned by operation of law to the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit on October 1 1982 Reassigned by operation of law to the United States Court of International Trade effective November 1 1980 SourcesFederal Judicial Center