Following is a list of all Article III United States federal judges appointed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt during his presidency. In total Roosevelt appointed 194 Article III federal judges, more than twice as many as the previous record of 82 appointed by Calvin Coolidge. Among them were: nine justices to the Supreme Court of the United States, including the appointment of a sitting associate justice as chief justice, 51 judges to the United States Courts of Appeals, and 134 judges to the United States district courts.

Additionally, 13 Article I federal judge appointments are listed, including 3 judges to the United States Court of Customs and Patent Appeals, 4 judges to the United States Court of Claims and 6 judges to the United States Customs Court.
- Roosevelt appointee William O. Douglas was the longest-serving Supreme Court justice in U.S. history.
- Roosevelt elevated sitting Justice Harlan F. Stone to Chief Justice of the United States.
- Florence Ellinwood Allen, appointed by Roosevelt to the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, was the first woman appointed to a federal appellate court.
- Fred M. Vinson, appointed by Roosevelt to the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, would later be appointed by President Truman to serve as Chief Justice of the United States.
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 |
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1 | Hugo Black | 1 | Alabama | Willis Van Devanter | August 12, 1937 | August 17, 1937 | 63–16 | August 18, 1937 | September 17, 1971 | – |
2 | Stanley Forman Reed | 6 | Kentucky | George Sutherland | January 15, 1938 | January 25, 1938 | voice vote | January 27, 1938 | February 25, 1957 | February 2, 1980 |
3 | Felix Frankfurter | 2 | New York | Benjamin N. Cardozo | January 5, 1939 | January 17, 1939 | voice vote | January 20, 1939 | August 28, 1962 | February 22, 1965 |
4 | William O. Douglas | 4 | Washington | Louis Brandeis | March 20, 1939 | April 4, 1939 | 62–4 | April 15, 1939 | November 12, 1975 | January 19, 1980 |
5 | Frank Murphy | 10 | Michigan | Pierce Butler | January 4, 1940 | January 16, 1940 | voice vote | January 18, 1940 | July 19, 1949 | – |
6 | James F. Byrnes | 3 | South Carolina | James Clark McReynolds | June 12, 1941 | June 12, 1941 | voice vote | June 25, 1941 | October 3, 1942 | – |
7 | Harlan F. Stone | Chief | New York | Charles Evans Hughes | June 12, 1941 | June 27, 1941 | voice vote | July 3, 1941 | April 22, 1946 | – |
8 | Robert H. Jackson | 9 | New York | Harlan F. Stone | June 12, 1941 | July 7, 1941 | voice vote | July 11, 1941 | October 9, 1954 | – |
9 | Wiley Rutledge | 3 | Missouri | James F. Byrnes | January 11, 1943 | February 8, 1943 | voice vote | February 11, 1943 | September 10, 1949 | – |
Courts of appeals
# | Judge | Circuit | Nomination date | Confirmation date | Began active service | Ended active service | Ended senior status |
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1 | Joseph William Woodrough | Eighth | April 3, 1933 | April 12, 1933 | April 12, 1933 | January 3, 1961 | October 2, 1977 |
2 | Francis Arthur Garrecht | Ninth | May 4, 1933 | May 16, 1933 | May 19, 1933 | August 11, 1948 | – |
3 | Sam G. Bratton | Tenth | June 1, 1933 | June 1, 1933 | June 1, 1933 | March 1, 1961 | September 22, 1963 |
4 | Louis FitzHenry | Seventh | June 3, 1933 | June 10, 1933 | June 16, 1933 | November 18, 1935 | – |
5 | Florence E. Allen | Sixth | March 6, 1934 | March 15, 1934 | March 21, 1934 | October 5, 1959 | September 12, 1966 |
6 | Charles Breckenridge Faris | Eighth | January 14, 1935 | January 25, 1935 | January 31, 1935 | November 30, 1935 | December 18, 1938 |
7 | William Denman | Ninth | January 10, 1935 | January 29, 1935 | February 1, 1935 | July 3, 1957 | March 9, 1959 |
8 | Clifton Mathews | Ninth | March 13, 1935 | March 20, 1935 | March 23, 1935 | June 30, 1953 | September 7, 1962 |
9 | Harold Montelle Stephens | D.C. | July 23, 1935 | July 24, 1935 | July 27, 1935 | March 9, 1948 | – |
10 | Bert E. Haney | Ninth | August 21, 1935 | August 23, 1935 | August 24, 1935 | September 18, 1943 | – |
11 | Seth Thomas | Eighth | January 6, 1936 | January 22, 1936 | December 2, 1935 | May 1, 1954 | February 2, 1962 |
12 | Edwin R. Holmes | Fifth | August 23, 1935 | March 19, 1936 | March 20, 1936 | November 30, 1954 | December 10, 1961 |
13 | John Biggs Jr. | Third | February 3, 1937 | February 10, 1937 | February 16, 1937 | October 30, 1965 | April 15, 1979 |
14 | James Earl Major | Seventh | March 9, 1937 | March 17, 1937 | March 23, 1937 | March 23, 1956 | January 4, 1972 |
15 | Robert L. Williams | Tenth | March 25, 1937 | April 20, 1937 | April 21, 1937 | March 31, 1939 | April 10, 1948 |
16 | Albert Lee Stephens Sr. | Ninth | June 8, 1937 | June 15, 1937 | June 18, 1937 | January 25, 1961 | January 15, 1965 |
17 | William Healy | Ninth | June 8, 1937 | June 15, 1937 | June 21, 1937 | November 30, 1958 | March 15, 1962 |
18 | Justin Miller | D.C. | August 20, 1937 | August 21, 1937 | August 23, 1937 | September 30, 1945 | – |
19 | Duncan Lawrence Groner | D.C. | November 26, 1937 | December 3, 1937 | December 7, 1937 | March 8, 1948 | July 17, 1957 |
20 | Henry White Edgerton | D.C. | November 26, 1937 | December 9, 1937 | December 15, 1937 | April 22, 1963 | February 23, 1970 |
21 | Fred M. Vinson | D.C. | November 26, 1937 | December 9, 1937 | December 15, 1937 | May 28, 1943 | – |
22 | Walter Emanuel Treanor | Seventh | December 11, 1937 | December 21, 1937 | December 27, 1937 | April 26, 1941 | – |
23 | Elwood Hamilton | Sixth | February 25, 1938 | March 1, 1938 | March 4, 1938 | September 19, 1945 | – |
24 | Albert Branson Maris | Third | June 14, 1938 | June 16, 1938 | June 24, 1938 | December 31, 1958 | February 7, 1989 |
25 | Leon Clarence McCord | Fifth | June 9, 1938 | June 15, 1938 | June 24, 1938 | February 26, 1951 | February 11, 1952 |
26 | William Clark | Third | June 10, 1938 | June 16, 1938 | June 25, 1938 | March 24, 1943 | – |
27 | Otto Kerner Sr. | Seventh | January 5, 1939 | February 1, 1939 | November 21, 1938 | December 13, 1952 | – |
28 | Herschel W. Arant | Sixth | February 9, 1939 | February 21, 1939 | March 4, 1939 | January 14, 1941 | – |
29 | Francis Biddle | Third | February 9, 1939 | February 28, 1939 | March 4, 1939 | January 22, 1940 | – |
30 | Charles Edward Clark | Second | January 5, 1939 | March 7, 1939 | March 9, 1939 | December 13, 1963 | – |
31 | Robert P. Patterson | Second | February 9, 1939 | March 20, 1939 | March 21, 1939 | July 30, 1940 | – |
32 | Wiley Rutledge | D.C. | March 21, 1939 | April 4, 1939 | May 2, 1939 | February 14, 1943 | Elevated |
33 | Walter A. Huxman | Tenth | April 24, 1939 | May 17, 1939 | May 23, 1939 | April 1, 1957 | June 25, 1972 |
34 | Calvert Magruder | First | April 24, 1939 | June 1, 1939 | June 3, 1939 | June 12, 1959 | May 22, 1968 |
35 | Charles Alvin Jones | Third | July 14, 1939 | July 18, 1939 | July 25, 1939 | December 31, 1944 | – |
36 | Armistead Mason Dobie | Fourth | January 11, 1940 | February 1, 1940 | December 19, 1939 | February 1, 1956 | August 7, 1962 |
37 | John Christopher Mahoney | First | January 11, 1940 | February 7, 1940 | February 12, 1940 | December 20, 1950 | November 18, 1952 |
38 | Herbert Funk Goodrich | Third | March 5, 1940 | May 7, 1940 | May 10, 1940 | June 25, 1962 | – |
39 | John Donelson Martin Sr. | Sixth | August 12, 1940 | August 27, 1940 | September 4, 1940 | April 2, 1962 | – |
40 | Alfred P. Murrah | Tenth | August 5, 1940 | August 29, 1940 | September 4, 1940 | May 1, 1970 | October 30, 1975 |
41 | Harvey M. Johnsen | Eighth | October 1, 1940 | October 7, 1940 | October 14, 1940 | August 1, 1965 | September 15, 1975 |
42 | Peter Woodbury | First | January 31, 1941 | February 18, 1941 | February 25, 1941 | December 31, 1964 | November 17, 1970 |
43 | Jerome Frank | Second | February 13, 1941 | March 20, 1941 | March 27, 1941 | January 13, 1957 | – |
44 | Thomas Francis McAllister | Sixth | April 25, 1941 | May 19, 1941 | May 22, 1941 | January 1, 1963 | November 10, 1976 |
45 | Sherman Minton | Seventh | May 7, 1941 | May 19, 1941 | May 22, 1941 | October 11, 1949 | Elevated |
46 | Walter Garrett Riddick | Eighth | December 1, 1941 | December 16, 1941 | December 19, 1941 | July 31, 1953 | – |
47 | Curtis L. Waller | Fifth | February 18, 1943 | March 9, 1943 | March 10, 1943 | July 11, 1950 | – |
48 | Thurman Arnold | D.C. | February 11, 1943 | March 9, 1943 | March 11, 1943 | July 9, 1945 | – |
49 | Gerald McLaughlin | Third | May 24, 1943 | June 8, 1943 | June 14, 1943 | July 15, 1968 | December 6, 1977 |
50 | Elmo Pearce Lee | Fifth | November 5, 1943 | November 30, 1943 | December 17, 1943 | July 26, 1949 | – |
51 | Homer Bone | Ninth | April 1, 1944 | April 1, 1944 | April 1, 1944 | January 1, 1956 | March 11, 1970 |
District courts
# | Judge | Court | Nomination date | Confirmation date | Began active service | Ended active service | Ended senior status |
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1 | James A. Donohoe | D. Neb. | April 15, 1933 | April 20, 1933 | April 27, 1933 | February 26, 1956 | – |
2 | Heartsill Ragon | W.D. Ark. | May 12, 1933 | May 12, 1933 | May 17, 1933 | September 15, 1940 | – |
3 | James Earl Major | S.D. Ill. | January 8, 1934 | January 23, 1934 | June 12, 1933 | April 5, 1937 | Elevated |
4 | Robert C. Bell | D. Minn. | June 8, 1933 | June 10, 1933 | June 13, 1933 | May 1, 1961 | March 17, 1964 |
5 | Patrick Thomas Stone | W.D. Wis. | June 9, 1933 | June 10, 1933 | June 13, 1933 | January 13, 1963 | – |
6 | William Harrison Holly | N.D. Ill. | January 8, 1934 | February 20, 1934 | November 8, 1933 | December 31, 1943 | January 30, 1958 |
7 | Philip Leo Sullivan | N.D. Ill. | January 8, 1934 | February 20, 1934 | November 8, 1933 | June 12, 1960 | – |
8 | John Clyde Bowen | W.D. Wash. | February 22, 1934 | February 28, 1934 | March 20, 1934 | June 5, 1961 | April 27, 1978 |
9 | Augustus V. Long | N.D. Fla. | May 26, 1934 | May 29, 1934 | June 4, 1934 | October 1, 1947 | May 20, 1955 |
10 | Francis Kerschner Myers | E.D.S.C. | June 6, 1934 | June 9, 1934 | June 14, 1934 | August 2, 1940 | – |
11 | George Murray Hulbert | S.D.N.Y. | June 6, 1934 | June 14, 1934 | June 15, 1934 | April 26, 1950 | – |
12 | Harlan W. Rippey | W.D.N.Y. | June 9, 1934 | June 14, 1934 | June 18, 1934 | December 31, 1936 | – |
13 | John McDuffie | S.D. Ala. | January 31, 1935 | February 7, 1935 | February 8, 1935 | November 1, 1950 | – |
14 | Hiram Church Ford | E.D. Ky. | March 19, 1935 | March 27, 1935 | March 28, 1935 | January 1, 1963 | June 8, 1969 |
15 | Michael Joseph Roche | N.D. Cal. | August 21, 1935 | August 23, 1935 | August 24, 1935 | March 1, 1958 | July 1, 1964 |
16 | John Donelson Martin Sr. | W.D. Tenn. | April 22, 1935 | April 30, 1935 | May 3, 1935 | September 16, 1940 | Elevated |
17 | George Moore | E.D. Mo. | May 20, 1935 | May 28, 1935 | May 29, 1935 | January 19, 1962 | November 5, 1962 |
18 | James H. Baldwin | D. Mont. | May 20, 1935 | May 29, 1935 | June 4, 1935 | October 26, 1944 | – |
19 | John Christopher Mahoney | D.R.I. | May 24, 1935 | June 4, 1935 | June 7, 1935 | February 21, 1940 | Elevated |
20 | Elwood Hamilton | W.D. Ky. | June 14, 1935 | June 18, 1935 | June 20, 1935 | April 1, 1938 | Elevated |
21 | Albert Lee Stephens Sr. | S.D. Cal. | August 21, 1935 | August 23, 1935 | August 24, 1935 | June 21, 1937 | Elevated |
22 | George Clinton Sweeney | D. Mass. | August 20, 1935 | August 21, 1935 | August 24, 1935 | September 30, 1966 | November 5, 1966 |
23 | Leon Rene Yankwich | S.D. Cal. / C.D. Cal. | August 21, 1935 | August 23, 1935 | August 24, 1935 | April 28, 1964 | February 9, 1975 |
24 | David Jackson Davis | N.D. Ala. | January 6, 1936 | January 22, 1936 | December 10, 1935 | December 7, 1938 | – |
25 | Thomas Whitfield Davidson | N.D. Tex. | January 22, 1936 | January 30, 1936 | February 5, 1936 | November 1, 1965 | January 26, 1974 |
26 | Mell G. Underwood | S.D. Ohio | January 27, 1936 | February 4, 1936 | February 12, 1936 | December 31, 1965 | March 8, 1972 |
27 | Matthew T. Abruzzo | E.D.N.Y. | February 3, 1936 | February 12, 1936 | February 15, 1936 | February 15, 1966 | May 28, 1971 |
28 | Robert Nelson Pollard | E.D. Va. | February 20, 1936 | February 27, 1936 | February 27, 1936 | April 22, 1947 | May 24, 1954 |
29 | Arthur F. Lederle | E.D. Mich. | February 20, 1936 | March 3, 1936 | March 6, 1936 | July 1, 1960 | April 29, 1972 |
30 | John W. Holland | S.D. Fla. | May 26, 1936 | May 30, 1936 | June 1, 1936 | July 1, 1955 | November 14, 1969 |
31 | David W. Ling | D. Ariz. | May 28, 1936 | May 30, 1936 | June 3, 1936 | October 11, 1964 | May 17, 1965 |
32 | Vincent L. Leibell | S.D.N.Y. | June 8, 1936 | June 18, 1936 | June 20, 1936 | January 1, 1954 | September 22, 1968 |
33 | John William Clancy | S.D.N.Y. | June 15, 1936 | June 20, 1936 | June 22, 1936 | April 3, 1959 | March 2, 1969 |
34 | Samuel Mandelbaum | S.D.N.Y. | June 15, 1936 | June 20, 1936 | June 22, 1936 | November 20, 1946 | – |
35 | Albert Branson Maris | E.D. Pa. | June 18, 1936 | June 20, 1936 | June 22, 1936 | June 27, 1938 | Elevated |
36 | Charles Cecil Wyche | W.D.S.C. / D.S.C | January 11, 1937 | January 22, 1937 | January 30, 1937 | September 17, 1966 | – |
37 | Sidney Carr Mize | S.D. Miss. | January 30, 1937 | February 2, 1937 | February 3, 1937 | April 26, 1965 | – |
38 | Alfred P. Murrah | E.D. Okla. N.D. Okla. W.D. Okla. | February 8, 1937 | February 25, 1937 | March 3, 1937 | September 9, 1940 | Elevated |
39 | Harry Evans Watkins | N.D. W. Va. S.D. W. Va. | February 17, 1937 | March 2, 1937 | March 3, 1937 | June 6, 1963 | – |
40 | John Caskie Collet | E.D. Mo. W.D. Mo. | March 9, 1937 | March 15, 1937 | March 20, 1937 | July 11, 1947 | Elevated |
41 | J. Leroy Adair | S.D. Ill. | March 24, 1937 | April 20, 1937 | April 27, 1937 | January 19, 1956 | – |
42 | Harold P. Burke | W.D.N.Y. | April 27, 1937 | June 15, 1937 | June 18, 1937 | June 15, 1981 | July 17, 1981 |
43 | Thomas Clark Trimble III | E.D. Ark. | June 17, 1937 | June 18, 1937 | June 18, 1937 | January 14, 1957 | July 6, 1965 |
44 | Ralph E. Jenney | S.D. Cal. | June 23, 1937 | June 29, 1937 | July 3, 1937 | July 13, 1945 | – |
45 | Eugene Rice | E.D. Okla. | August 3, 1937 | August 10, 1937 | August 11, 1937 | December 1, 1963 | November 24, 1967 |
46 | Frank Le Blond Kloeb | N.D. Ohio | June 18, 1937 | June 22, 1937 | August 20, 1937 | September 30, 1964 | March 11, 1976 |
47 | Claude C. McColloch | D. Ore. | August 5, 1937 | August 17, 1937 | August 20, 1937 | December 31, 1958 | September 30, 1959 |
48 | George F. Sullivan | D. Minn. | August 12, 1937 | August 17, 1937 | August 20, 1937 | April 14, 1944 | – |
49 | Mac Swinford | E.D. Ky. W.D. Ky. | August 19, 1937 | August 20, 1937 | August 21, 1937 | February 3, 1975 | – |
50 | John H. Druffel | S.D. Ohio | November 16, 1937 | December 8, 1937 | September 22, 1937 | September 30, 1961 | May 16, 1967 |
51 | Thomas Alexander Murphree | N.D. Ala. | May 12, 1938 | May 17, 1938 | May 31, 1938 | September 5, 1945 | – |
52 | Edward Augustus Conger | S.D.N.Y. | June 10, 1938 | June 16, 1938 | June 24, 1938 | October 20, 1954 | August 7, 1963 |
53 | Francis Ford | D. Mass. | June 9, 1938 | June 15, 1938 | June 24, 1938 | July 1, 1972 | May 26, 1975 |
54 | Bolitha James Laws | D.D.C. | June 10, 1938 | June 16, 1938 | June 24, 1938 | February 23, 1945 | Elevated |
54.1 | Bolitha James Laws | D.D.C. | January 19, 1945 | February 22, 1945 | February 23, 1945 | November 14, 1958 | – |
55 | Harry Ellis Kalodner | E.D. Pa. | January 5, 1939 | March 20, 1939 | July 6, 1938 | September 3, 1946 | Elevated |
56 | Floyd H. Roberts | W.D. Va. | January 5, 1939 | – | July 6, 1938 | February 6, 1939 | – |
57 | Michael L. Igoe | N.D. Ill. | January 5, 1939 | February 9, 1939 | November 21, 1938 | August 31, 1965 | August 21, 1967 |
58 | Gaston Louis Noel Porterie | W.D. La. | January 24, 1939 | February 1, 1939 | February 9, 1939 | March 24, 1953 | – |
59 | James V. Allred | S.D. Tex. | January 5, 1939 | February 16, 1939 | February 23, 1939 | May 15, 1942 | – |
60 | Thomas Alan Goldsborough | D.D.C. | January 20, 1939 | February 16, 1939 | February 23, 1939 | June 16, 1951 | – |
61 | Frank Albert Picard | E.D. Mich. | February 9, 1939 | February 16, 1939 | February 23, 1939 | March 31, 1959 | February 28, 1963 |
62 | Shackelford Miller Jr. | W.D. Ky. | February 16, 1939 | February 20, 1939 | March 4, 1939 | December 20, 1945 | Elevated |
63 | Harry Jacob Lemley | E.D. Ark. W.D. Ark. | April 27, 1939 | May 8, 1939 | May 11, 1939 | September 5, 1958 | March 5, 1965 |
64 | Leslie Rogers Darr | E.D. Tenn. M.D. Tenn. | May 17, 1939 | May 31, 1939 | June 2, 1939 | March 15, 1961 November 27, 1940 | May 29, 1967 – |
65 | Armistead Mason Dobie | W.D. Va. | May 16, 1939 | May 25, 1939 | June 2, 1939 | February 8, 1940 | Elevated |
66 | Robert Nugen Wilkin | N.D. Ohio | May 19, 1939 | June 1, 1939 | June 3, 1939 | August 31, 1949 | February 23, 1973 |
67 | James Ward Morris | D.D.C. | May 23, 1939 | June 15, 1939 | June 19, 1939 | November 15, 1960 | – |
68 | F. Ryan Duffy | E.D. Wis. | June 21, 1939 | June 26, 1939 | June 29, 1939 | February 2, 1949 | Elevated |
69 | Elmer David Davies | M.D. Tenn. | June 19, 1939 | July 12, 1939 | July 12, 1939 | January 7, 1957 | – |
70 | Martin Ignatius Welsh | N.D. Cal. | June 21, 1939 | July 11, 1939 | July 14, 1939 | January 1, 1947 | January 4, 1953 |
71 | Alva M. Lumpkin | E.D.S.C. W.D.S.C. | May 17, 1939 | May 22, 1939 | July 19, 1939 | July 22, 1941 | – |
72 | Campbell E. Beaumont | S.D. Cal. | July 27, 1939 | August 1, 1939 | August 5, 1939 | November 19, 1954 | – |
73 | Lloyd Llewellyn Black | W.D. Wash. | August 2, 1939 | August 4, 1939 | August 11, 1939 | August 23, 1950 | – |
74 | Alfred D. Barksdale | W.D. Va. | January 11, 1940 | February 1, 1940 | December 19, 1939 | August 1, 1957 | August 16, 1972 |
75 | Guy K. Bard | E.D. Pa. | April 4, 1940 | April 24, 1940 | December 20, 1939 | July 16, 1952 | – |
76 | Thomas Glynn Walker | D.N.J. | January 16, 1940 | March 5, 1940 | December 20, 1939 | December 31, 1941 | – |
77 | William J. Barker | S.D. Fla. | January 11, 1940 | February 1, 1940 | February 5, 1940 | April 30, 1959 | April 13, 1968 |
78 | John Patrick Hartigan | D.R.I. | January 11, 1940 | February 1, 1940 | February 12, 1940 | January 13, 1951 | Elevated |
79 | David Andrew Pine | D.D.C. | March 15, 1940 | March 20, 1940 | March 29, 1940 | April 2, 1965 | June 11, 1970 |
80 | Adrian Joseph Caillouet | E.D. La. | April 2, 1940 | April 9, 1940 | April 23, 1940 | December 19, 1946 | – |
81 | James Patrick Leamy | D. Vt. | April 12, 1940 | April 30, 1940 | May 7, 1940 | July 22, 1949 | – |
82 | James Cullen Ganey | E.D. Pa. | June 11, 1940 | June 13, 1940 | June 19, 1940 | August 30, 1961 | Elevated |
83 | Curtis L. Waller | N.D. Fla. S.D. Fla. | June 11, 1940 | June 15, 1940 | June 19, 1940 | March 12, 1943 | Elevated |
84 | Benjamin Harrison | S.D. Cal. | June 11, 1940 | June 22, 1940 | June 26, 1940 | August 13, 1960 | – |
85 | Robert Lee Russell | N.D. Ga. | August 5, 1940 | August 8, 1940 | August 15, 1940 | October 26, 1949 | Elevated |
86 | Marion Speed Boyd | W.D. Tenn. | September 13, 1940 | September 18, 1940 | September 27, 1940 | August 1, 1966 | January 9, 1988 |
87 | James Francis Thaddeus O'Connor | S.D. Cal. | August 28, 1940 | September 19, 1940 | September 27, 1940 | September 28, 1949 | – |
88 | Bower Slack Broaddus | E.D. Okla. N.D. Okla. W.D. Okla. | September 24, 1940 | September 27, 1940 | October 1, 1940 | December 10, 1949 | – |
89 | Royce H. Savage | N.D. Okla. | September 24, 1940 | September 27, 1940 | October 1, 1940 | October 31, 1961 | – |
90 | William Joseph Campbell | N.D. Ill. | September 24, 1940 | October 7, 1940 | October 10, 1940 | March 19, 1970 | October 19, 1988 |
91 | Lewis B. Schwellenbach | E.D. Wash. | May 6, 1940 | May 6, 1940 | November 20, 1940 | June 30, 1945 | – |
92 | William Francis Smith | D.N.J. | January 23, 1941 | February 13, 1941 | February 15, 1941 | September 12, 1961 | Elevated |
93 | John E. Miller | W.D. Ark. | January 31, 1941 | January 31, 1941 | March 12, 1941 | February 28, 1967 | January 30, 1981 |
94 | Ben Moore | S.D. W. Va. | March 1, 1941 | March 20, 1941 | March 27, 1941 | September 25, 1958 | – |
95 | John Bright | S.D.N.Y. | April 25, 1941 | June 3, 1941 | June 6, 1941 | March 24, 1948 | – |
96 | Simon H. Rifkind | S.D.N.Y. | April 25, 1941 | June 3, 1941 | June 6, 1941 | May 24, 1950 | – |
97 | Matthew Francis McGuire | D.D.C. | July 14, 1941 | July 29, 1941 | August 1, 1941 | October 7, 1966 | January 24, 1986 |
98 | Emerich B. Freed | N.D. Ohio | September 11, 1941 | October 2, 1941 | October 7, 1941 | December 4, 1955 | – |
99 | Archibald Battle Lovett | S.D. Ga. | September 8, 1941 | October 2, 1941 | October 7, 1941 | December 28, 1945 | – |
100 | J. Joseph Smith | D. Conn. | October 16, 1941 | October 28, 1941 | October 30, 1941 | September 13, 1960 | Elevated |
101 | Charles Joseph Vogel | D.N.D. | July 15, 1941 | October 27, 1941 | October 30, 1941 | August 20, 1954 | Elevated |
102 | Arthur Daniel Healey | D. Mass. | December 1, 1941 | December 16, 1941 | December 19, 1941 | September 16, 1948 | – |
103 | Charles Edward Wyzanski Jr. | D. Mass. | December 1, 1941 | December 16, 1941 | December 19, 1941 | September 1, 1971 | September 3, 1986 |
104 | Paul Conway Leahy | D. Del. | December 23, 1941 | January 7, 1942 | January 14, 1942 | October 7, 1957 | July 3, 1966 |
105 | Edward C. Eicher | D.D.C. | December 30, 1941 | January 20, 1942 | January 23, 1942 | November 30, 1944 | – |
106 | George Bell Timmerman Sr. | E.D.S.C. W.D.S.C. | December 18, 1941 | January 20, 1942 | January 23, 1942 | October 10, 1962 | April 22, 1966 |
107 | Julius Waties Waring | E.D.S.C. | December 18, 1941 | January 20, 1942 | January 23, 1942 | February 15, 1952 | January 11, 1968 |
108 | Walter Angus Keeling | W.D. Tex. | January 16, 1942 | January 26, 1942 | January 28, 1942 | January 22, 1945 | – |
109 | John Wayne Delehant | D. Neb. | January 19, 1942 | February 9, 1942 | February 13, 1942 | April 30, 1957 | April 20, 1972 |
110 | Charles H. Leavy | W.D. Wash. | October 23, 1941 | February 18, 1942 | February 25, 1942 | August 31, 1952 | September 25, 1952 |
111 | Stephen W. Brennan | N.D.N.Y. | March 31, 1942 | April 28, 1942 | May 6, 1942 | May 1, 1963 | April 9, 1968 |
112 | Peirson Mitchell Hall | S.D. Cal. / C.D. Cal. | February 17, 1942 | June 30, 1942 | July 3, 1942 | September 30, 1968 | December 8, 1979 |
113 | Thomas Francis Meaney | D.N.J. | May 4, 1942 | July 1, 1942 | July 3, 1942 | May 1, 1966 | May 17, 1968 |
114 | Allen Burroughs Hannay | S.D. Tex. | July 16, 1942 | August 6, 1942 | August 12, 1942 | August 6, 1975 | October 22, 1983 |
115 | Louis Earl Goodman | N.D. Cal. | November 9, 1942 | December 15, 1942 | December 24, 1942 | September 15, 1961 | – |
116 | Chase A. Clark | D. Idaho | February 18, 1943 | March 5, 1943 | March 10, 1943 | April 30, 1964 | December 30, 1966 |
117 | Clarence H. Mullins | N.D. Ala. | March 19, 1943 | April 7, 1943 | April 16, 1943 | May 31, 1953 | June 30, 1957 |
118 | Dozier A. DeVane | N.D. Fla. S.D. Fla. | March 26, 1943 | April 14, 1943 | April 22, 1943 | January 31, 1958 October 1, 1947 | December 15, 1963 – |
119 | Stephen Sanders Chandler Jr. | W.D. Okla. | December 11, 1942 | May 10, 1943 | May 13, 1943 | October 20, 1975 | April 27, 1989 |
120 | Richard M. Duncan | E.D. Mo. W.D. Mo. | July 8, 1943 | July 8, 1943 | July 14, 1943 | May 31, 1965 | August 1, 1974 |
121 | Rubey Mosley Hulen | E.D. Mo. | July 8, 1943 | July 8, 1943 | July 14, 1943 | July 7, 1956 | – |
122 | Guy T. Helvering | D. Kan. | September 14, 1943 | September 28, 1943 | October 11, 1943 | July 4, 1946 | – |
123 | Luther Merritt Swygert | N.D. Ind. | September 29, 1943 | October 14, 1943 | October 16, 1943 | October 10, 1961 | Elevated |
124 | Charles Sterling Hutcheson | E.D. Va. | January 19, 1944 | February 8, 1944 | February 10, 1944 | September 1, 1959 | October 24, 1969 |
125 | Henry Norman Graven | N.D. Iowa | March 3, 1944 | March 21, 1944 | March 24, 1944 | August 31, 1961 | February 1, 1970 |
126 | Walter J. LaBuy | N.D. Ill. | March 7, 1944 | March 29, 1944 | March 31, 1944 | January 31, 1961 | September 29, 1967 |
127 | Elwyn R. Shaw | N.D. Ill. | March 7, 1944 | May 3, 1944 | May 9, 1944 | July 18, 1950 | – |
128 | Harold Maurice Kennedy | E.D.N.Y. | September 1, 1944 | September 20, 1944 | September 22, 1944 | September 30, 1952 | – |
129 | Aloysius Joseph Connor | D.N.H. | November 16, 1944 | December 5, 1944 | December 9, 1944 | December 18, 1967 | – |
130 | Henry Albert Schweinhaut | D.D.C. | November 21, 1944 | December 13, 1944 | December 19, 1944 | November 16, 1956 | June 22, 1970 |
131 | Thomas Hoyt Davis | M.D. Ga. | January 3, 1945 | January 29, 1945 | January 30, 1945 | June 30, 1961 | May 19, 1969 |
132 | Robert Lewis Brown Sr. | D. Mont. | March 12, 1945 | March 27, 1945 | April 7, 1945 | April 2, 1948 | – |
133 | Albert Alphonso Ridge | W.D. Mo. | March 12, 1945 | April 3, 1945 | April 7, 1945 | June 29, 1961 | Elevated |
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 | Finis J. Garrett | November 16, 1937 | November 30, 1937 | December 1, 1937 | September 15, 1955 | – |
2 | Joseph Raymond Jackson | November 29, 1937 | December 9, 1937 | December 14, 1937 | April 1, 1952 | August 29, 1969 |
3 | Ambrose O'Connell | May 19, 1944 | June 6, 1944 | June 10, 1944 | April 10, 1962 | October 12, 1962 |
United States Court of Claims
# | Judge | Nomination date | Confirmation date | Began active service | Ended active service | Ended senior status |
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1 | Richard S. Whaley | June 23, 1939 | June 26, 1939 | June 27, 1939 | July 9, 1947 | November 8, 1951 |
2 | Samuel Estill Whitaker | June 23, 1939 | July 11, 1939 | July 13, 1939 | July 19, 1964 | March 26, 1967 |
3 | John Marvin Jones | April 9, 1940 | April 10, 1940 | November 20, 1940 | July 9, 1947 | – |
4 | J. Warren Madden | November 15, 1940 | January 2, 1941 | January 7, 1941 | August 15, 1961 | February 17, 1972 |
United States Customs Court
# | Judge | Nomination date | Confirmation date | Began active service | Ended active service | Ended senior status |
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1 | William John Keefe | June 8, 1933 | June 10, 1933 | June 13, 1933 | January 15, 1947 | – |
2 | Thomas Joseph Walker | June 11, 1940 | June 15, 1940 | June 20, 1940 | January 18, 1945 | – |
3 | Webster Oliver | June 11, 1940 | June 18, 1940 | June 24, 1940 | June 24, 1967 | November 16, 1969 |
4 | William A. Ekwall | January 19, 1942 | February 9, 1942 | February 13, 1942 | October 16, 1956 | – |
5 | William Purington Cole Jr. | May 11, 1942 | May 11, 1942 | May 14, 1942 | July 9, 1952 | – |
6 | Charles Drummond Lawrence | December 11, 1942 | February 18, 1943 | February 22, 1943 | March 31, 1965 | February 12, 1975 |
Notes
- See List of United States district and territorial courts
- Renominations
- Originally incorrectly nominated on January 24, 1939 to the nonexistent Northern District of Louisiana. Withdrawn and correctly nominated to the Western District of Louisiana on January 25, 1939.
- Nomination withdrawn on May 24, 1939 and renominated on the same day.
- Renominated on February 1, 1943.
References
- 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.
- Douglas was born in Minnesota and spent a considerable amount of time as a student and later as a teacher at Yale University in Connecticut, but Washington is where he settled his family prior to his nomination to the Court.
- Stone had been appointed as an Associate Justice by President Calvin Coolidge on February 5, 1925.
- Rutledge lived and worked in many states prior to his nomination to the Court.
- First woman appointed to a federal appellate court.
- Laterally appointed as Chief Justice of the same court on March 9, 1948.
- Recess appointment; formally nominated on January 6, 1936, confirmed by the United States Senate on January 22, 1936, and received commission on January 28, 1936.
- Laterally appointed to serve as Chief Justice, after serving as a judge on the same court.
- Recess appointment; formally nominated on January 5, 1939, confirmed by the United States Senate on February 1, 1939, and received commission on February 9, 1939.
- Recess appointment; formally nominated on January 11, 1940, confirmed by the United States Senate on February 1, 1940, and received commission on February 5, 1940.
- Recess appointment; formally nominated on January 8, 1934, confirmed by the United States Senate on January 23, 1934, and received commission on January 26, 1934.
- Recess appointment; formally nominated on January 8, 1934, confirmed by the United States Senate on February 20, 1934, and received commission on March 1, 1934.
- Reassigned by operation of law to the United States District Court for the Central District of California on September 18, 1966.
- Reassigned by operation of law to the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina on November 1, 1965.
- Recess appointment; formally nominated on November 16, 1937, confirmed by the United States Senate on December 8, 1937, and received commission on December 14, 1937.
- Elevated by President Roosevelt to Chief Justice of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia, considered a separate appointment, on February 23, 1945.
- Elevated by President Roosevelt to Chief Justice of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia, considered a separate appointment.
- Recess appointment; formally nominated on January 5, 1939, confirmed by the United States Senate on March 30, 1939, and received commission on May 4, 1939.
- Recess appointment; the United States Senate later rejected the appointment on February 6, 1939.
- Recess appointment; formally nominated on January 5, 1939, confirmed by the United States Senate on February 9, 1939, and received commission on March 4, 1939.
- Allred resigned to pursue elected office; unsuccessful, he was later reappointed to a different seat on the same court by President Harry S. Truman.
- Seat reassigned by operation of law to serve both the Eastern and Western Districts of Washington on January 20, 1940.
- Recess appointment; formally nominated on April 4, 1940, confirmed by the United States Senate on April 24, 1940, and received commission on April 29, 1940.
- Recess appointment; formally nominated on January 16, 1940, confirmed by the United States Senate on March 5, 1940, and received commission on March 13, 1940.
- Laterally appointed Presiding Judge, after previously serving as an Associate Judge of the same court.
- Reassigned by operation of law to serve as Chief Judge of the same court.
- Laterally appointed Chief Justice, after previously serving as a Judge of the same court.
- Laterally appointed Chief Justice of the same court.
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Following is a list of all Article III United States federal judges appointed by President Franklin D Roosevelt during his presidency In total Roosevelt appointed 194 Article III federal judges more than twice as many as the previous record of 82 appointed by Calvin Coolidge Among them were nine justices to the Supreme Court of the United States including the appointment of a sitting associate justice as chief justice 51 judges to the United States Courts of Appeals and 134 judges to the United States district courts President Franklin D Roosevelt Additionally 13 Article I federal judge appointments are listed including 3 judges to the United States Court of Customs and Patent Appeals 4 judges to the United States Court of Claims and 6 judges to the United States Customs Court Roosevelt appointee William O Douglas was the longest serving Supreme Court justice in U S history Roosevelt elevated sitting Justice Harlan F Stone to Chief Justice of the United States Florence Ellinwood Allen appointed by Roosevelt to the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit was the first woman appointed to a federal appellate court Fred M Vinson appointed by Roosevelt to the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit would later be appointed by President Truman to serve as Chief Justice of the United States 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 Hugo Black 1 Alabama Willis Van Devanter August 12 1937 August 17 1937 63 16 August 18 1937 September 17 1971 2 Stanley Forman Reed 6 Kentucky George Sutherland January 15 1938 January 25 1938 voice vote January 27 1938 February 25 1957 February 2 1980 3 Felix Frankfurter 2 New York Benjamin N Cardozo January 5 1939 January 17 1939 voice vote January 20 1939 August 28 1962 February 22 1965 4 William O Douglas 4 Washington Louis Brandeis March 20 1939 April 4 1939 62 4 April 15 1939 November 12 1975 January 19 1980 5 Frank Murphy 10 Michigan Pierce Butler January 4 1940 January 16 1940 voice vote January 18 1940 July 19 1949 6 James F Byrnes 3 South Carolina James Clark McReynolds June 12 1941 June 12 1941 voice vote June 25 1941 October 3 1942 7 Harlan F Stone Chief New York Charles Evans Hughes June 12 1941 June 27 1941 voice vote July 3 1941 April 22 1946 8 Robert H Jackson 9 New York Harlan F Stone June 12 1941 July 7 1941 voice vote July 11 1941 October 9 1954 9 Wiley Rutledge 3 Missouri James F Byrnes January 11 1943 February 8 1943 voice vote February 11 1943 September 10 1949 Courts of appeals Judge Circuit Nomination date Confirmation date Began active service Ended active service Ended senior status 1 Joseph William Woodrough Eighth April 3 1933 April 12 1933 April 12 1933 January 3 1961 October 2 1977 2 Francis Arthur Garrecht Ninth May 4 1933 May 16 1933 May 19 1933 August 11 1948 3 Sam G Bratton Tenth June 1 1933 June 1 1933 June 1 1933 March 1 1961 September 22 1963 4 Louis FitzHenry Seventh June 3 1933 June 10 1933 June 16 1933 November 18 1935 5 Florence E Allen Sixth March 6 1934 March 15 1934 March 21 1934 October 5 1959 September 12 1966 6 Charles Breckenridge Faris Eighth January 14 1935 January 25 1935 January 31 1935 November 30 1935 December 18 1938 7 William Denman Ninth January 10 1935 January 29 1935 February 1 1935 July 3 1957 March 9 1959 8 Clifton Mathews Ninth March 13 1935 March 20 1935 March 23 1935 June 30 1953 September 7 1962 9 Harold Montelle Stephens D C July 23 1935 July 24 1935 July 27 1935 March 9 1948 10 Bert E Haney Ninth August 21 1935 August 23 1935 August 24 1935 September 18 1943 11 Seth Thomas Eighth January 6 1936 January 22 1936 December 2 1935 May 1 1954 February 2 1962 12 Edwin R Holmes Fifth August 23 1935 March 19 1936 March 20 1936 November 30 1954 December 10 1961 13 John Biggs Jr Third February 3 1937 February 10 1937 February 16 1937 October 30 1965 April 15 1979 14 James Earl Major Seventh March 9 1937 March 17 1937 March 23 1937 March 23 1956 January 4 1972 15 Robert L Williams Tenth March 25 1937 April 20 1937 April 21 1937 March 31 1939 April 10 1948 16 Albert Lee Stephens Sr Ninth June 8 1937 June 15 1937 June 18 1937 January 25 1961 January 15 1965 17 William Healy Ninth June 8 1937 June 15 1937 June 21 1937 November 30 1958 March 15 1962 18 Justin Miller D C August 20 1937 August 21 1937 August 23 1937 September 30 1945 19 Duncan Lawrence Groner D C November 26 1937 December 3 1937 December 7 1937 March 8 1948 July 17 1957 20 Henry White Edgerton D C November 26 1937 December 9 1937 December 15 1937 April 22 1963 February 23 1970 21 Fred M Vinson D C November 26 1937 December 9 1937 December 15 1937 May 28 1943 22 Walter Emanuel Treanor Seventh December 11 1937 December 21 1937 December 27 1937 April 26 1941 23 Elwood Hamilton Sixth February 25 1938 March 1 1938 March 4 1938 September 19 1945 24 Albert Branson Maris Third June 14 1938 June 16 1938 June 24 1938 December 31 1958 February 7 1989 25 Leon Clarence McCord Fifth June 9 1938 June 15 1938 June 24 1938 February 26 1951 February 11 1952 26 William Clark Third June 10 1938 June 16 1938 June 25 1938 March 24 1943 27 Otto Kerner Sr Seventh January 5 1939 February 1 1939 November 21 1938 December 13 1952 28 Herschel W Arant Sixth February 9 1939 February 21 1939 March 4 1939 January 14 1941 29 Francis Biddle Third February 9 1939 February 28 1939 March 4 1939 January 22 1940 30 Charles Edward Clark Second January 5 1939 March 7 1939 March 9 1939 December 13 1963 31 Robert P Patterson Second February 9 1939 March 20 1939 March 21 1939 July 30 1940 32 Wiley Rutledge D C March 21 1939 April 4 1939 May 2 1939 February 14 1943 Elevated 33 Walter A Huxman Tenth April 24 1939 May 17 1939 May 23 1939 April 1 1957 June 25 1972 34 Calvert Magruder First April 24 1939 June 1 1939 June 3 1939 June 12 1959 May 22 1968 35 Charles Alvin Jones Third July 14 1939 July 18 1939 July 25 1939 December 31 1944 36 Armistead Mason Dobie Fourth January 11 1940 February 1 1940 December 19 1939 February 1 1956 August 7 1962 37 John Christopher Mahoney First January 11 1940 February 7 1940 February 12 1940 December 20 1950 November 18 1952 38 Herbert Funk Goodrich Third March 5 1940 May 7 1940 May 10 1940 June 25 1962 39 John Donelson Martin Sr Sixth August 12 1940 August 27 1940 September 4 1940 April 2 1962 40 Alfred P Murrah Tenth August 5 1940 August 29 1940 September 4 1940 May 1 1970 October 30 1975 41 Harvey M Johnsen Eighth October 1 1940 October 7 1940 October 14 1940 August 1 1965 September 15 1975 42 Peter Woodbury First January 31 1941 February 18 1941 February 25 1941 December 31 1964 November 17 1970 43 Jerome Frank Second February 13 1941 March 20 1941 March 27 1941 January 13 1957 44 Thomas Francis McAllister Sixth April 25 1941 May 19 1941 May 22 1941 January 1 1963 November 10 1976 45 Sherman Minton Seventh May 7 1941 May 19 1941 May 22 1941 October 11 1949 Elevated 46 Walter Garrett Riddick Eighth December 1 1941 December 16 1941 December 19 1941 July 31 1953 47 Curtis L Waller Fifth February 18 1943 March 9 1943 March 10 1943 July 11 1950 48 Thurman Arnold D C February 11 1943 March 9 1943 March 11 1943 July 9 1945 49 Gerald McLaughlin Third May 24 1943 June 8 1943 June 14 1943 July 15 1968 December 6 1977 50 Elmo Pearce Lee Fifth November 5 1943 November 30 1943 December 17 1943 July 26 1949 51 Homer Bone Ninth April 1 1944 April 1 1944 April 1 1944 January 1 1956 March 11 1970District courts Judge Court Nomination date Confirmation date Began active service Ended active service Ended senior status 1 James A Donohoe D Neb April 15 1933 April 20 1933 April 27 1933 February 26 1956 2 Heartsill Ragon W D Ark May 12 1933 May 12 1933 May 17 1933 September 15 1940 3 James Earl Major S D Ill January 8 1934 January 23 1934 June 12 1933 April 5 1937 Elevated 4 Robert C Bell D Minn June 8 1933 June 10 1933 June 13 1933 May 1 1961 March 17 1964 5 Patrick Thomas Stone W D Wis June 9 1933 June 10 1933 June 13 1933 January 13 1963 6 William Harrison Holly N D Ill January 8 1934 February 20 1934 November 8 1933 December 31 1943 January 30 1958 7 Philip Leo Sullivan N D Ill January 8 1934 February 20 1934 November 8 1933 June 12 1960 8 John Clyde Bowen W D Wash February 22 1934 February 28 1934 March 20 1934 June 5 1961 April 27 1978 9 Augustus V Long N D Fla May 26 1934 May 29 1934 June 4 1934 October 1 1947 May 20 1955 10 Francis Kerschner Myers E D S C June 6 1934 June 9 1934 June 14 1934 August 2 1940 11 George Murray Hulbert S D N Y June 6 1934 June 14 1934 June 15 1934 April 26 1950 12 Harlan W Rippey W D N Y June 9 1934 June 14 1934 June 18 1934 December 31 1936 13 John McDuffie S D Ala January 31 1935 February 7 1935 February 8 1935 November 1 1950 14 Hiram Church Ford E D Ky March 19 1935 March 27 1935 March 28 1935 January 1 1963 June 8 1969 15 Michael Joseph Roche N D Cal August 21 1935 August 23 1935 August 24 1935 March 1 1958 July 1 1964 16 John Donelson Martin Sr W D Tenn April 22 1935 April 30 1935 May 3 1935 September 16 1940 Elevated 17 George Moore E D Mo May 20 1935 May 28 1935 May 29 1935 January 19 1962 November 5 1962 18 James H Baldwin D Mont May 20 1935 May 29 1935 June 4 1935 October 26 1944 19 John Christopher Mahoney D R I May 24 1935 June 4 1935 June 7 1935 February 21 1940 Elevated 20 Elwood Hamilton W D Ky June 14 1935 June 18 1935 June 20 1935 April 1 1938 Elevated 21 Albert Lee Stephens Sr S D Cal August 21 1935 August 23 1935 August 24 1935 June 21 1937 Elevated 22 George Clinton Sweeney D Mass August 20 1935 August 21 1935 August 24 1935 September 30 1966 November 5 1966 23 Leon Rene Yankwich S D Cal C D Cal August 21 1935 August 23 1935 August 24 1935 April 28 1964 February 9 1975 24 David Jackson Davis N D Ala January 6 1936 January 22 1936 December 10 1935 December 7 1938 25 Thomas Whitfield Davidson N D Tex January 22 1936 January 30 1936 February 5 1936 November 1 1965 January 26 1974 26 Mell G Underwood S D Ohio January 27 1936 February 4 1936 February 12 1936 December 31 1965 March 8 1972 27 Matthew T Abruzzo E D N Y February 3 1936 February 12 1936 February 15 1936 February 15 1966 May 28 1971 28 Robert Nelson Pollard E D Va February 20 1936 February 27 1936 February 27 1936 April 22 1947 May 24 1954 29 Arthur F Lederle E D Mich February 20 1936 March 3 1936 March 6 1936 July 1 1960 April 29 1972 30 John W Holland S D Fla May 26 1936 May 30 1936 June 1 1936 July 1 1955 November 14 1969 31 David W Ling D Ariz May 28 1936 May 30 1936 June 3 1936 October 11 1964 May 17 1965 32 Vincent L Leibell S D N Y June 8 1936 June 18 1936 June 20 1936 January 1 1954 September 22 1968 33 John William Clancy S D N Y June 15 1936 June 20 1936 June 22 1936 April 3 1959 March 2 1969 34 Samuel Mandelbaum S D N Y June 15 1936 June 20 1936 June 22 1936 November 20 1946 35 Albert Branson Maris E D Pa June 18 1936 June 20 1936 June 22 1936 June 27 1938 Elevated 36 Charles Cecil Wyche W D S C D S C January 11 1937 January 22 1937 January 30 1937 September 17 1966 37 Sidney Carr Mize S D Miss January 30 1937 February 2 1937 February 3 1937 April 26 1965 38 Alfred P Murrah E D Okla N D Okla W D Okla February 8 1937 February 25 1937 March 3 1937 September 9 1940 Elevated 39 Harry Evans Watkins N D W Va S D W Va February 17 1937 March 2 1937 March 3 1937 June 6 1963 40 John Caskie Collet E D Mo W D Mo March 9 1937 March 15 1937 March 20 1937 July 11 1947 Elevated 41 J Leroy Adair S D Ill March 24 1937 April 20 1937 April 27 1937 January 19 1956 42 Harold P Burke W D N Y April 27 1937 June 15 1937 June 18 1937 June 15 1981 July 17 1981 43 Thomas Clark Trimble III E D Ark June 17 1937 June 18 1937 June 18 1937 January 14 1957 July 6 1965 44 Ralph E Jenney S D Cal June 23 1937 June 29 1937 July 3 1937 July 13 1945 45 Eugene Rice E D Okla August 3 1937 August 10 1937 August 11 1937 December 1 1963 November 24 1967 46 Frank Le Blond Kloeb N D Ohio June 18 1937 June 22 1937 August 20 1937 September 30 1964 March 11 1976 47 Claude C McColloch D Ore August 5 1937 August 17 1937 August 20 1937 December 31 1958 September 30 1959 48 George F Sullivan D Minn August 12 1937 August 17 1937 August 20 1937 April 14 1944 49 Mac Swinford E D Ky W D Ky August 19 1937 August 20 1937 August 21 1937 February 3 1975 50 John H Druffel S D Ohio November 16 1937 December 8 1937 September 22 1937 September 30 1961 May 16 1967 51 Thomas Alexander Murphree N D Ala May 12 1938 May 17 1938 May 31 1938 September 5 1945 52 Edward Augustus Conger S D N Y June 10 1938 June 16 1938 June 24 1938 October 20 1954 August 7 1963 53 Francis Ford D Mass June 9 1938 June 15 1938 June 24 1938 July 1 1972 May 26 1975 54 Bolitha James Laws D D C June 10 1938 June 16 1938 June 24 1938 February 23 1945 Elevated 54 1 Bolitha James Laws D D C January 19 1945 February 22 1945 February 23 1945 November 14 1958 55 Harry Ellis Kalodner E D Pa January 5 1939 March 20 1939 July 6 1938 September 3 1946 Elevated 56 Floyd H Roberts W D Va January 5 1939 July 6 1938 February 6 1939 57 Michael L Igoe N D Ill January 5 1939 February 9 1939 November 21 1938 August 31 1965 August 21 1967 58 Gaston Louis Noel Porterie W D La January 24 1939 February 1 1939 February 9 1939 March 24 1953 59 James V Allred S D Tex January 5 1939 February 16 1939 February 23 1939 May 15 1942 60 Thomas Alan Goldsborough D D C January 20 1939 February 16 1939 February 23 1939 June 16 1951 61 Frank Albert Picard E D Mich February 9 1939 February 16 1939 February 23 1939 March 31 1959 February 28 1963 62 Shackelford Miller Jr W D Ky February 16 1939 February 20 1939 March 4 1939 December 20 1945 Elevated 63 Harry Jacob Lemley E D Ark W D Ark April 27 1939 May 8 1939 May 11 1939 September 5 1958 March 5 1965 64 Leslie Rogers Darr E D Tenn M D Tenn May 17 1939 May 31 1939 June 2 1939 March 15 1961 November 27 1940 May 29 1967 65 Armistead Mason Dobie W D Va May 16 1939 May 25 1939 June 2 1939 February 8 1940 Elevated 66 Robert Nugen Wilkin N D Ohio May 19 1939 June 1 1939 June 3 1939 August 31 1949 February 23 1973 67 James Ward Morris D D C May 23 1939 June 15 1939 June 19 1939 November 15 1960 68 F Ryan Duffy E D Wis June 21 1939 June 26 1939 June 29 1939 February 2 1949 Elevated 69 Elmer David Davies M D Tenn June 19 1939 July 12 1939 July 12 1939 January 7 1957 70 Martin Ignatius Welsh N D Cal June 21 1939 July 11 1939 July 14 1939 January 1 1947 January 4 1953 71 Alva M Lumpkin E D S C W D S C May 17 1939 May 22 1939 July 19 1939 July 22 1941 72 Campbell E Beaumont S D Cal July 27 1939 August 1 1939 August 5 1939 November 19 1954 73 Lloyd Llewellyn Black W D Wash August 2 1939 August 4 1939 August 11 1939 August 23 1950 74 Alfred D Barksdale W D Va January 11 1940 February 1 1940 December 19 1939 August 1 1957 August 16 1972 75 Guy K Bard E D Pa April 4 1940 April 24 1940 December 20 1939 July 16 1952 76 Thomas Glynn Walker D N J January 16 1940 March 5 1940 December 20 1939 December 31 1941 77 William J Barker S D Fla January 11 1940 February 1 1940 February 5 1940 April 30 1959 April 13 1968 78 John Patrick Hartigan D R I January 11 1940 February 1 1940 February 12 1940 January 13 1951 Elevated 79 David Andrew Pine D D C March 15 1940 March 20 1940 March 29 1940 April 2 1965 June 11 1970 80 Adrian Joseph Caillouet E D La April 2 1940 April 9 1940 April 23 1940 December 19 1946 81 James Patrick Leamy D Vt April 12 1940 April 30 1940 May 7 1940 July 22 1949 82 James Cullen Ganey E D Pa June 11 1940 June 13 1940 June 19 1940 August 30 1961 Elevated 83 Curtis L Waller N D Fla S D Fla June 11 1940 June 15 1940 June 19 1940 March 12 1943 Elevated 84 Benjamin Harrison S D Cal June 11 1940 June 22 1940 June 26 1940 August 13 1960 85 Robert Lee Russell N D Ga August 5 1940 August 8 1940 August 15 1940 October 26 1949 Elevated 86 Marion Speed Boyd W D Tenn September 13 1940 September 18 1940 September 27 1940 August 1 1966 January 9 1988 87 James Francis Thaddeus O Connor S D Cal August 28 1940 September 19 1940 September 27 1940 September 28 1949 88 Bower Slack Broaddus E D Okla N D Okla W D Okla September 24 1940 September 27 1940 October 1 1940 December 10 1949 89 Royce H Savage N D Okla September 24 1940 September 27 1940 October 1 1940 October 31 1961 90 William Joseph Campbell N D Ill September 24 1940 October 7 1940 October 10 1940 March 19 1970 October 19 1988 91 Lewis B Schwellenbach E D Wash May 6 1940 May 6 1940 November 20 1940 June 30 1945 92 William Francis Smith D N J January 23 1941 February 13 1941 February 15 1941 September 12 1961 Elevated 93 John E Miller W D Ark January 31 1941 January 31 1941 March 12 1941 February 28 1967 January 30 1981 94 Ben Moore S D W Va March 1 1941 March 20 1941 March 27 1941 September 25 1958 95 John Bright S D N Y April 25 1941 June 3 1941 June 6 1941 March 24 1948 96 Simon H Rifkind S D N Y April 25 1941 June 3 1941 June 6 1941 May 24 1950 97 Matthew Francis McGuire D D C July 14 1941 July 29 1941 August 1 1941 October 7 1966 January 24 1986 98 Emerich B Freed N D Ohio September 11 1941 October 2 1941 October 7 1941 December 4 1955 99 Archibald Battle Lovett S D Ga September 8 1941 October 2 1941 October 7 1941 December 28 1945 100 J Joseph Smith D Conn October 16 1941 October 28 1941 October 30 1941 September 13 1960 Elevated 101 Charles Joseph Vogel D N D July 15 1941 October 27 1941 October 30 1941 August 20 1954 Elevated 102 Arthur Daniel Healey D Mass December 1 1941 December 16 1941 December 19 1941 September 16 1948 103 Charles Edward Wyzanski Jr D Mass December 1 1941 December 16 1941 December 19 1941 September 1 1971 September 3 1986 104 Paul Conway Leahy D Del December 23 1941 January 7 1942 January 14 1942 October 7 1957 July 3 1966 105 Edward C Eicher D D C December 30 1941 January 20 1942 January 23 1942 November 30 1944 106 George Bell Timmerman Sr E D S C W D S C December 18 1941 January 20 1942 January 23 1942 October 10 1962 April 22 1966 107 Julius Waties Waring E D S C December 18 1941 January 20 1942 January 23 1942 February 15 1952 January 11 1968 108 Walter Angus Keeling W D Tex January 16 1942 January 26 1942 January 28 1942 January 22 1945 109 John Wayne Delehant D Neb January 19 1942 February 9 1942 February 13 1942 April 30 1957 April 20 1972 110 Charles H Leavy W D Wash October 23 1941 February 18 1942 February 25 1942 August 31 1952 September 25 1952 111 Stephen W Brennan N D N Y March 31 1942 April 28 1942 May 6 1942 May 1 1963 April 9 1968 112 Peirson Mitchell Hall S D Cal C D Cal February 17 1942 June 30 1942 July 3 1942 September 30 1968 December 8 1979 113 Thomas Francis Meaney D N J May 4 1942 July 1 1942 July 3 1942 May 1 1966 May 17 1968 114 Allen Burroughs Hannay S D Tex July 16 1942 August 6 1942 August 12 1942 August 6 1975 October 22 1983 115 Louis Earl Goodman N D Cal November 9 1942 December 15 1942 December 24 1942 September 15 1961 116 Chase A Clark D Idaho February 18 1943 March 5 1943 March 10 1943 April 30 1964 December 30 1966 117 Clarence H Mullins N D Ala March 19 1943 April 7 1943 April 16 1943 May 31 1953 June 30 1957 118 Dozier A DeVane N D Fla S D Fla March 26 1943 April 14 1943 April 22 1943 January 31 1958 October 1 1947 December 15 1963 119 Stephen Sanders Chandler Jr W D Okla December 11 1942 May 10 1943 May 13 1943 October 20 1975 April 27 1989 120 Richard M Duncan E D Mo W D Mo July 8 1943 July 8 1943 July 14 1943 May 31 1965 August 1 1974 121 Rubey Mosley Hulen E D Mo July 8 1943 July 8 1943 July 14 1943 July 7 1956 122 Guy T Helvering D Kan September 14 1943 September 28 1943 October 11 1943 July 4 1946 123 Luther Merritt Swygert N D Ind September 29 1943 October 14 1943 October 16 1943 October 10 1961 Elevated 124 Charles Sterling Hutcheson E D Va January 19 1944 February 8 1944 February 10 1944 September 1 1959 October 24 1969 125 Henry Norman Graven N D Iowa March 3 1944 March 21 1944 March 24 1944 August 31 1961 February 1 1970 126 Walter J LaBuy N D Ill March 7 1944 March 29 1944 March 31 1944 January 31 1961 September 29 1967 127 Elwyn R Shaw N D Ill March 7 1944 May 3 1944 May 9 1944 July 18 1950 128 Harold Maurice Kennedy E D N Y September 1 1944 September 20 1944 September 22 1944 September 30 1952 129 Aloysius Joseph Connor D N H November 16 1944 December 5 1944 December 9 1944 December 18 1967 130 Henry Albert Schweinhaut D D C November 21 1944 December 13 1944 December 19 1944 November 16 1956 June 22 1970 131 Thomas Hoyt Davis M D Ga January 3 1945 January 29 1945 January 30 1945 June 30 1961 May 19 1969 132 Robert Lewis Brown Sr D Mont March 12 1945 March 27 1945 April 7 1945 April 2 1948 133 Albert Alphonso Ridge W D Mo March 12 1945 April 3 1945 April 7 1945 June 29 1961 ElevatedSpecialty 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 1 Finis J Garrett November 16 1937 November 30 1937 December 1 1937 September 15 1955 2 Joseph Raymond Jackson November 29 1937 December 9 1937 December 14 1937 April 1 1952 August 29 1969 3 Ambrose O Connell May 19 1944 June 6 1944 June 10 1944 April 10 1962 October 12 1962 United States Court of Claims Judge Nomination date Confirmation date Began active service Ended active service Ended senior status 1 Richard S Whaley June 23 1939 June 26 1939 June 27 1939 July 9 1947 November 8 1951 2 Samuel Estill Whitaker June 23 1939 July 11 1939 July 13 1939 July 19 1964 March 26 1967 3 John Marvin Jones April 9 1940 April 10 1940 November 20 1940 July 9 1947 4 J Warren Madden November 15 1940 January 2 1941 January 7 1941 August 15 1961 February 17 1972 United States Customs Court Judge Nomination date Confirmation date Began active service Ended active service Ended senior status 1 William John Keefe June 8 1933 June 10 1933 June 13 1933 January 15 1947 2 Thomas Joseph Walker June 11 1940 June 15 1940 June 20 1940 January 18 1945 3 Webster Oliver June 11 1940 June 18 1940 June 24 1940 June 24 1967 November 16 1969 4 William A Ekwall January 19 1942 February 9 1942 February 13 1942 October 16 1956 5 William Purington Cole Jr May 11 1942 May 11 1942 May 14 1942 July 9 1952 6 Charles Drummond Lawrence December 11 1942 February 18 1943 February 22 1943 March 31 1965 February 12 1975NotesSee List of United States district and territorial courts Renominations Originally incorrectly nominated on January 24 1939 to the nonexistent Northern District of Louisiana Withdrawn and correctly nominated to the Western District of Louisiana on January 25 1939 Nomination withdrawn on May 24 1939 and renominated on the same day Renominated on February 1 1943 ReferencesGeneral 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 Douglas was born in Minnesota and spent a considerable amount of time as a student and later as a teacher at Yale University in Connecticut but Washington is where he settled his family prior to his nomination to the Court Stone had been appointed as an Associate Justice by President Calvin Coolidge on February 5 1925 Rutledge lived and worked in many states prior to his nomination to the Court First woman appointed to a federal appellate court Laterally appointed as Chief Justice of the same court on March 9 1948 Recess appointment formally nominated on January 6 1936 confirmed by the United States Senate on January 22 1936 and received commission on January 28 1936 Laterally appointed to serve as Chief Justice after serving as a judge on the same court Recess appointment formally nominated on January 5 1939 confirmed by the United States Senate on February 1 1939 and received commission on February 9 1939 Recess appointment formally nominated on January 11 1940 confirmed by the United States Senate on February 1 1940 and received commission on February 5 1940 Recess appointment formally nominated on January 8 1934 confirmed by the United States Senate on January 23 1934 and received commission on January 26 1934 Recess appointment formally nominated on January 8 1934 confirmed by the United States Senate on February 20 1934 and received commission on March 1 1934 Reassigned by operation of law to the United States District Court for the Central District of California on September 18 1966 Reassigned by operation of law to the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina on November 1 1965 Recess appointment formally nominated on November 16 1937 confirmed by the United States Senate on December 8 1937 and received commission on December 14 1937 Elevated by President Roosevelt to Chief Justice of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia considered a separate appointment on February 23 1945 Elevated by President Roosevelt to Chief Justice of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia considered a separate appointment Recess appointment formally nominated on January 5 1939 confirmed by the United States Senate on March 30 1939 and received commission on May 4 1939 Recess appointment the United States Senate later rejected the appointment on February 6 1939 Recess appointment formally nominated on January 5 1939 confirmed by the United States Senate on February 9 1939 and received commission on March 4 1939 Allred resigned to pursue elected office unsuccessful he was later reappointed to a different seat on the same court by President Harry S Truman Seat reassigned by operation of law to serve both the Eastern and Western Districts of Washington on January 20 1940 Recess appointment formally nominated on April 4 1940 confirmed by the United States Senate on April 24 1940 and received commission on April 29 1940 Recess appointment formally nominated on January 16 1940 confirmed by the United States Senate on March 5 1940 and received commission on March 13 1940 Laterally appointed Presiding Judge after previously serving as an Associate Judge of the same court Reassigned by operation of law to serve as Chief Judge of the same court Laterally appointed Chief Justice after previously serving as a Judge of the same court Laterally appointed Chief Justice of the same court SourcesFederal Judicial Center