Following is a list of all Article III United States federal judges appointed by President John F. Kennedy during his presidency. In total Kennedy appointed 126 Article III federal judges, including 2 Justices to the Supreme Court of the United States, 20 judges to the United States Courts of Appeals, 102 judges to the United States district courts, 1 judge to the United States Court of Customs and Patent Appeals and 1 judge to the United States Court of Claims. Two of Kennedy's District Judge appointees, Andrew Augustine Caffrey and Cyrus Nils Tavares, were recess appointed and nominated by President Dwight D. Eisenhower, before being confirmed by the United States Senate and receiving their commissions from President Kennedy.
Additionally, 1 Article I judicial appointment is listed, namely to the United States Tax Court.
- Byron White, one of Kennedy's two appointments to the Supreme Court.
- Thurgood Marshall, appointed by Kennedy to the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit before being elevated to the Supreme Court.
- James R. Browning formerly of the Ninth Circuit, deceased in 2012, was the longest serving Court of Appeals judge appointed by Kennedy.
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 | Byron White | 6 | Colorado | Charles Evans Whittaker | April 3, 1962 | April 11, 1962 | April 12, 1962 | June 28, 1993 | April 15, 2002 |
2 | Arthur Goldberg | 2 | Illinois | Felix Frankfurter | August 31, 1962 | September 25, 1962 | September 28, 1962 | July 25, 1965 | – |
Courts of appeals
# | Judge | Circuit | Nomination date | Confirmation date | Began active service | Ended active service | Ended senior status |
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1 | Albert Alphonso Ridge | Eighth | May 23, 1961 | June 14, 1961 | June 15, 1961 | April 16, 1965 | March 2, 1967 |
2 | Roger Kiley | Seventh | June 20, 1961 | June 27, 1961 | June 30, 1961 | January 1, 1974 | September 6, 1974 |
3 | Albert Vickers Bryan | Fourth | August 2, 1961 | August 15, 1961 | August 15, 1961 | May 3, 1972 | March 13, 1984 |
4 | James Cullen Ganey | Third | August 3, 1961 | August 15, 1961 | August 15, 1961 | August 15, 1966 | February 7, 1972 |
5 | William Francis Smith | Third | August 15, 1961 | August 30, 1961 | August 30, 1961 | February 26, 1968 | – |
6 | James R. Browning | Ninth | September 6, 1961 | September 14, 1961 | September 18, 1961 | September 1, 2000 | May 6, 2012 |
7 | Ben C. Duniway | Ninth | September 14, 1961 | September 21, 1961 | September 22, 1961 | October 5, 1976 | August 23, 1986 |
8 | Delmas Carl Hill | Tenth | September 14, 1961 | September 21, 1961 | September 22, 1961 | April 1, 1977 | December 2, 1989 |
9 | Irving Kaufman | Second | September 14, 1961 | September 21, 1961 | September 22, 1961 | July 1, 1987 | February 1, 1992 |
10 | J. Spencer Bell | Fourth | September 14, 1961 | September 23, 1961 | September 27, 1961 | March 19, 1967 | – |
11 | Luther Merritt Swygert | Seventh | September 18, 1961 | September 23, 1961 | September 29, 1961 | July 1, 1981 | March 16, 1988 |
12 | Griffin Bell | Fifth | September 20, 1961 | February 5, 1962 | October 5, 1961 | March 1, 1976 | – |
13 | Walter Pettus Gewin | Fifth | September 20, 1961 | February 5, 1962 | October 5, 1961 | November 1, 1976 | May 15, 1981 |
14 | Paul R. Hays | Second | September 23, 1961 | March 16, 1962 | October 5, 1961 | September 11, 1974 | February 13, 1980 |
15 | Thurgood Marshall | Second | September 23, 1961 | September 11, 1962 | October 5, 1961 | August 23, 1965 | – |
16 | J. Skelly Wright | D.C. | February 2, 1962 | March 28, 1962 | March 30, 1962 | June 1, 1986 | August 6, 1988 |
17 | Oliver Seth | Tenth | May 24, 1962 | June 11, 1962 | June 20, 1962 | December 25, 1984 | March 27, 1996 |
18 | Carl E. McGowan | D.C. | August 16, 1962 | March 15, 1963 | March 27, 1963 | August 31, 1981 | December 21, 1987 |
19 | Harry Phillips | Sixth | June 4, 1963 | June 28, 1963 | July 3, 1963 | January 15, 1979 | August 3, 1985 |
20 | Pat Mehaffy | Eighth | June 24, 1963 | July 15, 1963 | July 16, 1963 | August 31, 1974 | January 31, 1981 |
District courts
# | Judge | Court | Nomination date | Confirmation date | Began active service | Ended active service | Ended senior status |
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1 | Cyrus Nils Tavares | D. Haw. | January 10, 1961 | September 21, 1961 | October 13, 1960 | April 12, 1972 | August 3, 1976 |
2 | Andrew A. Caffrey | D. Mass. | January 10, 1961 | August 9, 1961 | October 13, 1960 | October 17, 1986 | October 6, 1993 |
3 | William McRae | S.D. Fla. / M.D. Fla. | February 20, 1961 | March 3, 1961 | March 8, 1961 | January 27, 1973 | – |
4 | Reynaldo Guerra Garza | S.D. Tex. | March 24, 1961 | April 13, 1961 | April 14, 1961 | August 1, 1979 | Elevated |
5 | Frank Wiley Wilson | E.D. Tenn. | May 24, 1961 | June 14, 1961 | June 15, 1961 | September 29, 1982 | – |
6 | William Harold Cox | S.D. Miss. | June 20, 1961 | June 27, 1961 | June 30, 1961 | October 4, 1982 | February 25, 1988 |
7 | Thomas J. Michie | W.D. Va. | May 11, 1961 | June 27, 1961 | June 30, 1961 | April 9, 1973 | – |
8 | Edward Dumbauld | W.D. Pa. | August 2, 1961 | August 2, 1961 | August 3, 1961 | December 31, 1976 | September 6, 1997 |
9 | James Braxton Craven Jr. | W.D.N.C. | July 24, 1961 | August 9, 1961 | August 10, 1961 | July 5, 1966 | Elevated |
10 | Earl R. Larson | D. Minn. | July 24, 1961 | August 9, 1961 | August 10, 1961 | June 30, 1977 | October 31, 2001 |
11 | Lewis Render Morgan | N.D. Ga. | July 24, 1961 | August 9, 1961 | August 10, 1961 | October 2, 1968 | Elevated |
12 | Richard B. Austin | N.D. Ill. | August 7, 1961 | August 15, 1961 | August 15, 1961 | October 10, 1975 | February 7, 1977 |
13 | William T. Beeks | W.D. Wash. | August 4, 1961 | August 15, 1961 | August 15, 1961 | May 31, 1973 | December 30, 1988 |
14 | Mosher Joseph Blumenfeld | D. Conn. | August 7, 1961 | August 15, 1961 | August 15, 1961 | January 20, 1977 | November 5, 1988 |
15 | Bailey Brown | W.D. Tenn. | August 7, 1961 | August 21, 1961 | August 21, 1961 | September 26, 1979 | Elevated |
16 | Arthur Marshall Davis | D. Ariz. | August 8, 1961 | August 21, 1961 | August 21, 1961 | July 11, 1963 | – |
17 | John Davis Larkins Jr. | E.D.N.C. | August 8, 1961 | August 21, 1961 | August 21, 1961 | June 8, 1979 | February 16, 1990 |
18 | Luther L. Bohanon | E.D. Okla. N.D. Okla. W.D. Okla. | August 18, 1961 | August 30, 1961 | August 30, 1961 | August 2, 1974 | July 18, 2003 |
19 | Floyd Robert Gibson | W.D. Mo. | August 17, 1961 | August 30, 1961 | August 30, 1961 | June 20, 1965 | Elevated |
20 | James Benton Parsons | N.D. Ill. | August 10, 1961 | August 30, 1961 | August 30, 1961 | August 30, 1981 | June 19, 1993 |
21 | Michael Henry Sheridan | M.D. Pa. | August 15, 1961 | August 30, 1961 | August 30, 1961 | August 23, 1976 | – |
22 | Edward Skottowe Northrop | D. Md. | August 23, 1961 | September 1, 1961 | September 5, 1961 | June 12, 1981 | August 12, 2003 |
23 | Thaddeus M. Machrowicz | E.D. Mich. | August 25, 1961 | September 1, 1961 | September 7, 1961 | February 17, 1970 | – |
24 | Joseph Simon Lord III | E.D. Pa. | August 31, 1961 | September 14, 1961 | September 15, 1961 | July 1, 1982 | April 23, 1991 |
25 | Elmer Gordon West | E.D. La. / M.D. La. | September 5, 1961 | September 14, 1961 | September 15, 1961 | November 27, 1979 | November 2, 1992 |
26 | William H. Becker | W.D. Mo. | August 21, 1961 | September 8, 1961 | September 18, 1961 | February 8, 1977 | February 2, 1992 |
27 | T. Emmet Clarie | D. Conn. | September 5, 1961 | September 14, 1961 | September 18, 1961 | January 1, 1983 | September 24, 1997 |
28 | David W. Dyer | S.D. Fla. | September 1, 1961 | September 8, 1961 | September 18, 1961 | September 22, 1966 | Elevated |
29 | James Robert Martin Jr. | E.D.S.C. W.D.S.C. / D.S.C. | August 30, 1961 | September 8, 1961 | September 18, 1961 | November 20, 1979 | November 14, 1984 |
30 | Raymond Eugene Plummer | D. Alaska | August 28, 1961 | September 8, 1961 | September 18, 1961 | June 1, 1973 | December 26, 1987 |
31 | Richard Johnson Putnam | W.D. La. | September 5, 1961 | September 14, 1961 | September 18, 1961 | December 19, 1975 | December 16, 2002 |
32 | Albert Lee Stephens Jr. | S.D. Cal. / C.D. Cal. | August 28, 1961 | September 8, 1961 | September 18, 1961 | June 1, 1979 | September 6, 2001 |
33 | George C. Young | N.D. Fla. S.D. Fla. / M.D. Fla. | September 5, 1961 | September 14, 1961 | September 18, 1961 | October 19, 1981 | April 24, 2015 |
34 | Robert A. Ainsworth Jr. | E.D. La. | September 14, 1961 | September 21, 1961 | September 22, 1961 | August 31, 1966 | Elevated |
35 | Anthony T. Augelli | D.N.J. | September 14, 1961 | September 21, 1961 | September 22, 1961 | April 1, 1972 | August 31, 1974 |
36 | Frank J. Battisti | N.D. Ohio | August 23, 1961 | September 21, 1961 | September 22, 1961 | April 1, 1994 | October 19, 1994 |
37 | Thomas Francis Croake | S.D.N.Y. | September 14, 1961 | September 21, 1961 | September 22, 1961 | January 31, 1972 | July 21, 1978 |
38 | Samuel Hugh Dillin | S.D. Ind. | September 14, 1961 | September 21, 1961 | September 22, 1961 | March 31, 1993 | March 13, 2006 |
39 | John Francis Dooling Jr. | E.D.N.Y. | September 14, 1961 | September 21, 1961 | September 22, 1961 | November 30, 1976 | January 12, 1981 |
40 | William Edward Doyle | D. Colo. | September 14, 1961 | September 21, 1961 | September 22, 1961 | May 17, 1971 | Elevated |
41 | Abraham Lincoln Freedman | E.D. Pa. | September 1, 1961 | September 14, 1961 | September 22, 1961 | July 6, 1964 | Elevated |
42 | Alfred Leopold Luongo | E.D. Pa. | September 14, 1961 | September 21, 1961 | September 22, 1961 | July 19, 1986 | – |
43 | Thomas Jamison MacBride | N.D. Cal. / E.D. Cal. | September 14, 1961 | September 21, 1961 | September 22, 1961 | March 25, 1979 | January 6, 2000 |
44 | Martin Pence | D. Haw. | September 14, 1961 | September 21, 1961 | September 22, 1961 | November 18, 1974 | January 31, 2000 |
45 | Hubert Louis Will | N.D. Ill. | September 14, 1961 | September 21, 1961 | September 22, 1961 | April 23, 1979 | December 9, 1995 |
46 | Alfonso Zirpoli | N.D. Cal. | September 14, 1961 | September 21, 1961 | September 22, 1961 | September 30, 1975 | July 10, 1995 |
47 | Wade H. McCree | E.D. Mich. | September 18, 1961 | September 23, 1961 | September 29, 1961 | September 13, 1966 | Elevated |
48 | Ben Charles Green | N.D. Ohio | September 23, 1961 | June 29, 1962 | October 5, 1961 | January 5, 1976 | January 12, 1983 |
49 | John Weld Peck II | S.D. Ohio | September 23, 1961 | April 11, 1962 | October 5, 1961 | August 4, 1966 | Elevated |
50 | Clarence W. Allgood | N.D. Ala. | September 23, 1961 | February 5, 1962 | October 5, 1961 | January 9, 1973 | November 30, 1991 |
51 | Talbot Smith | E.D. Mich. | September 23, 1961 | February 5, 1962 | October 5, 1961 | October 31, 1971 | December 21, 1978 |
52 | Dudley Baldwin Bonsal | S.D.N.Y. | September 23, 1961 | March 16, 1962 | October 5, 1961 | December 6, 1976 | July 22, 1995 |
53 | Leo Brewster | N.D. Tex. | September 25, 1961 | March 16, 1962 | October 5, 1961 | November 1, 1973 | November 27, 1979 |
54 | Wilfred Feinberg | S.D.N.Y. | September 23, 1961 | March 16, 1962 | October 5, 1961 | March 7, 1966 | Elevated |
55 | Sarah T. Hughes | N.D. Tex. | September 25, 1961 | March 16, 1962 | October 5, 1961 | August 4, 1975 | April 23, 1985 |
56 | James Latane Noel Jr. | S.D. Tex. | September 25, 1961 | March 16, 1962 | October 5, 1961 | December 15, 1976 | August 29, 1997 |
57 | George Rosling | E.D.N.Y. | September 21, 1961 | March 16, 1962 | October 5, 1961 | April 16, 1973 | – |
58 | Adrian Anthony Spears | W.D. Tex. | September 25, 1961 | March 16, 1962 | October 5, 1961 | October 10, 1979 | December 31, 1982 |
59 | Irving Ben Cooper | S.D.N.Y. | September 23, 1961 | September 20, 1962 | October 5, 1961 | February 7, 1972 | September 17, 1996 |
60 | Frederick Alvin Daugherty | E.D. Okla. N.D. Okla. W.D. Okla. | September 23, 1961 | February 7, 1962 | October 5, 1961 | January 12, 1982 | April 7, 2006 |
61 | L. Richardson Preyer | M.D.N.C. | January 15, 1962 | February 7, 1962 | October 7, 1961 | October 9, 1963 | – |
62 | Harrison Lee Winter | D. Md. | January 15, 1962 | February 7, 1962 | November 9, 1961 | June 27, 1966 | Elevated |
63 | Louis Rosenberg | W.D. Pa. | January 15, 1962 | July 10, 1962 | November 20, 1961 | January 5, 1976 | July 2, 1999 |
64 | Frank Gray Jr. | M.D. Tenn. | January 15, 1962 | February 7, 1962 | November 20, 1961 | July 15, 1977 | September 6, 1978 |
65 | Charles Gelbert Neese | E.D. Tenn. | January 15, 1962 | February 7, 1962 | November 20, 1961 | August 31, 1982 | October 22, 1989 |
66 | J. Robert Elliott | M.D. Ga. | January 23, 1962 | February 7, 1962 | February 17, 1962 | December 31, 2000 | – |
67 | James Hargrove Meredith | E.D. Mo. | March 5, 1962 | March 16, 1962 | March 17, 1962 | August 31, 1979 | December 8, 1988 |
68 | John Watkins Oliver | W.D. Mo. | March 5, 1962 | April 2, 1962 | April 3, 1962 | November 3, 1980 | April 25, 1990 |
69 | John Keating Regan | E.D. Mo. | March 5, 1962 | April 2, 1962 | April 3, 1962 | April 7, 1977 | March 9, 1987 |
70 | Ralph C. Body | E.D. Pa. | March 5, 1962 | April 2, 1962 | April 4, 1962 | May 30, 1972 | June 2, 1973 |
71 | Wesley E. Brown | D. Kan. | March 8, 1962 | April 2, 1962 | April 4, 1962 | September 1, 1979 | January 23, 2012 |
72 | James Aloysius Coolahan | D.N.J. | February 19, 1962 | April 2, 1962 | April 7, 1962 | June 1, 1974 | July 16, 1986 |
73 | George N. Beamer | N.D. Ind. | March 8, 1962 | April 11, 1962 | April 12, 1962 | October 21, 1974 | – |
74 | Frank Burton Ellis | E.D. La. | February 2, 1962 | April 3, 1962 | April 12, 1962 | November 16, 1965 | November 3, 1969 |
75 | William Blakely Jones | D.D.C. | March 19, 1962 | April 11, 1962 | April 12, 1962 | March 20, 1977 | July 31, 1979 |
76 | Robert Shaw | D.N.J. | March 19, 1962 | April 11, 1962 | April 12, 1962 | July 9, 1972 | – |
77 | Henry George Templar | D. Kan. | March 21, 1962 | April 11, 1962 | April 12, 1962 | November 1, 1974 | August 5, 1988 |
78 | Jesse E. Eschbach | N.D. Ind. | March 12, 1962 | April 2, 1962 | April 13, 1962 | December 11, 1981 | Elevated |
79 | Stephen John Roth | E.D. Mich. | April 19, 1962 | May 1, 1962 | May 7, 1962 | July 11, 1974 | – |
80 | John D. Butzner Jr. | E.D. Va. | May 15, 1962 | June 15, 1962 | June 20, 1962 | August 1, 1967 | Elevated |
81 | Roger D. Foley | D. Nev. | June 12, 1962 | June 29, 1962 | July 2, 1962 | October 29, 1982 | January 7, 1996 |
82 | Edward J. McManus | N.D. Iowa | June 23, 1962 | July 13, 1962 | July 16, 1962 | February 9, 1985 | March 20, 2017 |
83 | William Cook Hanson | N.D. Iowa S.D. Iowa | June 23, 1962 | July 13, 1962 | July 23, 1962 | August 15, 1977 | June 6, 1995 |
84 | Noel Peter Fox | W.D. Mich. | July 12, 1962 | July 25, 1962 | July 31, 1962 | December 31, 1979 | June 3, 1987 |
85 | Allen E. Barrow | N.D. Okla. | July 18, 1962 | August 1, 1962 | August 2, 1962 | February 26, 1979 | – |
86 | Mitchell Harry Cohen | D.N.J. | July 6, 1962 | August 1, 1962 | August 2, 1962 | September 11, 1974 | January 7, 1991 |
87 | Harold R. Tyler Jr. | S.D.N.Y. | May 17, 1962 | August 1, 1962 | August 2, 1962 | April 6, 1975 | – |
88 | Charles Hardy Carr | S.D. Cal. / C.D. Cal. | July 12, 1962 | August 9, 1962 | August 14, 1962 | August 18, 1973 | March 13, 1976 |
89 | Stanley Alexander Weigel | N.D. Cal. | July 6, 1962 | August 9, 1962 | August 15, 1962 | October 9, 1982 | September 30, 1997 |
90 | Edward Cochrane McLean | S.D.N.Y. | April 3, 1962 | July 13, 1962 | August 24, 1962 | October 12, 1972 | – |
91 | Jesse William Curtis Jr. | S.D. Cal. / C.D. Cal. | August 3, 1962 | August 25, 1962 | August 27, 1962 | December 31, 1975 | February 5, 1990 |
92 | Elisha Avery Crary | S.D. Cal. / C.D. Cal. | July 31, 1962 | August 25, 1962 | August 28, 1962 | June 24, 1975 | April 28, 1978 |
93 | Inzer Bass Wyatt | S.D.N.Y. | July 5, 1962 | September 20, 1962 | September 28, 1962 | March 29, 1977 | January 17, 1990 |
94 | Bernard Martin Decker | N.D. Ill. | January 15, 1963 | March 28, 1963 | December 12, 1962 | April 2, 1980 | November 3, 1993 |
95 | William Joseph Nealon Jr. | M.D. Pa. | January 15, 1963 | March 15, 1963 | December 13, 1962 | January 1, 1989 | August 30, 2018 |
96 | Harry Vearle Payne | D.N.M. | February 18, 1963 | March 19, 1963 | March 27, 1963 | April 6, 1978 | July 20, 1983 |
97 | Charles B. Fulton | S.D. Fla. | April 4, 1963 | April 24, 1963 | April 26, 1963 | June 30, 1978 | May 15, 1996 |
98 | John M. Cannella | S.D.N.Y. | April 4, 1963 | June 28, 1963 | July 3, 1963 | December 31, 1977 | October 30, 1996 |
99 | Bruce Rutherford Thompson | D. Nev. | July 9, 1963 | August 6, 1963 | August 16, 1963 | August 31, 1978 | February 10, 1992 |
100 | Walter Early Craig | D. Ariz. | August 26, 1963 | September 25, 1963 | October 2, 1963 | October 1, 1979 | June 29, 1986 |
101 | Abraham Lincoln Marovitz | N.D. Ill. | July 16, 1963 | September 25, 1963 | October 2, 1963 | August 10, 1975 | March 17, 2001 |
102 | Bernard Thomas Moynahan Jr. | E.D. Ky. | September 16, 1963 | November 4, 1963 | November 8, 1963 | September 30, 1984 | September 30, 1999 |
- See List of United States district and territorial courts
- Recess appointed and nominated by Dwight D. Eisenhower but received commission from John F. Kennedy.
Specialty courts (Article III)
United States Court of Customs and Patent Appeals
# | Judge | Nomination date | Confirmation date | Began active service | Ended active service | Ended senior status |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | J. Lindsay Almond | April 16, 1962 | June 28, 1963 | October 23, 1962 | March 1, 1973 | April 14, 1986 |
United States Court of Claims
# | Judge | Nomination date | Confirmation date | Began active service | Ended active service | Ended senior status |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Oscar Hirsh Davis | January 31, 1962 | April 11, 1962 | April 12, 1962 | June 19, 1988 | – |
Specialty court (Article I)
United States Tax Court
# | Judge | Nomination date | Confirmation date | Began active service | Ended active service | Ended senior status |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Howard Dawson | – | – | August 21, 1962 | June 2, 1985 | July 15, 2016 |
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 15, 1962, confirmed by the United States Senate on February 5, 1962, and received commission on February 9, 1962.
- Recess appointment; formally nominated on January 15, 1962, confirmed by the United States Senate on March 16, 1962, and received commission on March 17, 1962.
- Recess appointment; formally nominated on January 15, 1962, confirmed by the United States Senate on September 11, 1962, and received commission on September 14, 1962.
- Recess appointment; formally nominated on January 10, 1961, confirmed by the United States Senate on September 21, 1961, and received commission on September 22, 1961.
- Recess appointment; formally nominated on January 10, 1961, confirmed by the United States Senate on August 9, 1961, and received commission on August 16, 1961.
- Reassigned to the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida on October 29, 1962
- Reassigned to the United States District Court for the Middle District of Louisiana on April 16, 1972.
- Reassigned to the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina on November 1, 1965.
- Reassigned to the newly created United States District Court for the Central District of California by operation of law on September 18, 1966.
- Reassigned to the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida on September 17, 1966.
- Reassigned to the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California on September 18, 1966.
- Recess appointment; formally nominated on January 15, 1962, confirmed by the United States Senate on June 29, 1962, and received commission on July 2, 1962.
- Recess appointment; formally nominated on January 15, 1962, confirmed by the United States Senate on April 11, 1962, and received commission on April 12, 1962.
- Recess appointment; formally nominated on January 15, 1962, confirmed by the United States Senate on September 20, 1962, and received commission on September 28, 1962.
- Recess appointment; formally nominated on January 15, 1962, confirmed by the United States Senate on February 7, 1962, and received commission on February 17, 1962.
- Recess appointment; formally nominated on January 15, 1962, confirmed by the United States Senate on July 10, 1962, and received commission on July 12, 1962.
- Recess appointment; formally nominated on January 15, 1963, confirmed by the United States Senate on March 28, 1963, and received commission on April 2, 1963.
- Recess appointment; formally nominated on January 15, 1963, confirmed by the United States Senate on March 15, 1963, and received commission on March 27, 1963.
- Recess appointment; formally nominated on January 15, 1963, confirmed by the United States Senate on June 28, 1963, and received commission on July 3, 1963.
- Reassigned by operation of law to the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit on October 1, 1982.
- Renominations
- Renominated on January 15, 1962.
- Renominated on January 15, 1963.
- Previously nominated by President Eisenhower on January 14, 1960. That nomination expired at the end of the term. Renominated by President Eisenhower on January 10, 1961.
- Previously nominated by President Eisenhower on July 1, 1960. That nomination expired at the end of the term. Renominated by President Eisenhower on January 10, 1961.
Sources
- Federal Judicial Center
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Following is a list of all Article III United States federal judges appointed by President John F Kennedy during his presidency In total Kennedy appointed 126 Article III federal judges including 2 Justices to the Supreme Court of the United States 20 judges to the United States Courts of Appeals 102 judges to the United States district courts 1 judge to the United States Court of Customs and Patent Appeals and 1 judge to the United States Court of Claims Two of Kennedy s District Judge appointees Andrew Augustine Caffrey and Cyrus Nils Tavares were recess appointed and nominated by President Dwight D Eisenhower before being confirmed by the United States Senate and receiving their commissions from President Kennedy Additionally 1 Article I judicial appointment is listed namely to the United States Tax Court Byron White one of Kennedy s two appointments to the Supreme Court Thurgood Marshall appointed by Kennedy to the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit before being elevated to the Supreme Court James R Browning formerly of the Ninth Circuit deceased in 2012 was the longest serving Court of Appeals judge appointed by Kennedy United States Supreme Court justices Justice Seat State Former justice Nomination date Confirmation date Began active service Ended active service Ended retired service 1 Byron White 6 Colorado Charles Evans Whittaker April 3 1962 April 11 1962 April 12 1962 June 28 1993 April 15 2002 2 Arthur Goldberg 2 Illinois Felix Frankfurter August 31 1962 September 25 1962 September 28 1962 July 25 1965 Courts of appeals Judge Circuit Nomination date Confirmation date Began active service Ended active service Ended senior status 1 Albert Alphonso Ridge Eighth May 23 1961 June 14 1961 June 15 1961 April 16 1965 March 2 1967 2 Roger Kiley Seventh June 20 1961 June 27 1961 June 30 1961 January 1 1974 September 6 1974 3 Albert Vickers Bryan Fourth August 2 1961 August 15 1961 August 15 1961 May 3 1972 March 13 1984 4 James Cullen Ganey Third August 3 1961 August 15 1961 August 15 1961 August 15 1966 February 7 1972 5 William Francis Smith Third August 15 1961 August 30 1961 August 30 1961 February 26 1968 6 James R Browning Ninth September 6 1961 September 14 1961 September 18 1961 September 1 2000 May 6 2012 7 Ben C Duniway Ninth September 14 1961 September 21 1961 September 22 1961 October 5 1976 August 23 1986 8 Delmas Carl Hill Tenth September 14 1961 September 21 1961 September 22 1961 April 1 1977 December 2 1989 9 Irving Kaufman Second September 14 1961 September 21 1961 September 22 1961 July 1 1987 February 1 1992 10 J Spencer Bell Fourth September 14 1961 September 23 1961 September 27 1961 March 19 1967 11 Luther Merritt Swygert Seventh September 18 1961 September 23 1961 September 29 1961 July 1 1981 March 16 1988 12 Griffin Bell Fifth September 20 1961 February 5 1962 October 5 1961 March 1 1976 13 Walter Pettus Gewin Fifth September 20 1961 February 5 1962 October 5 1961 November 1 1976 May 15 1981 14 Paul R Hays Second September 23 1961 March 16 1962 October 5 1961 September 11 1974 February 13 1980 15 Thurgood Marshall Second September 23 1961 September 11 1962 October 5 1961 August 23 1965 16 J Skelly Wright D C February 2 1962 March 28 1962 March 30 1962 June 1 1986 August 6 1988 17 Oliver Seth Tenth May 24 1962 June 11 1962 June 20 1962 December 25 1984 March 27 1996 18 Carl E McGowan D C August 16 1962 March 15 1963 March 27 1963 August 31 1981 December 21 1987 19 Harry Phillips Sixth June 4 1963 June 28 1963 July 3 1963 January 15 1979 August 3 1985 20 Pat Mehaffy Eighth June 24 1963 July 15 1963 July 16 1963 August 31 1974 January 31 1981District courts Judge Court Nomination date Confirmation date Began active service Ended active service Ended senior status 1 Cyrus Nils Tavares D Haw January 10 1961 September 21 1961 October 13 1960 April 12 1972 August 3 1976 2 Andrew A Caffrey D Mass January 10 1961 August 9 1961 October 13 1960 October 17 1986 October 6 1993 3 William McRae S D Fla M D Fla February 20 1961 March 3 1961 March 8 1961 January 27 1973 4 Reynaldo Guerra Garza S D Tex March 24 1961 April 13 1961 April 14 1961 August 1 1979 Elevated 5 Frank Wiley Wilson E D Tenn May 24 1961 June 14 1961 June 15 1961 September 29 1982 6 William Harold Cox S D Miss June 20 1961 June 27 1961 June 30 1961 October 4 1982 February 25 1988 7 Thomas J Michie W D Va May 11 1961 June 27 1961 June 30 1961 April 9 1973 8 Edward Dumbauld W D Pa August 2 1961 August 2 1961 August 3 1961 December 31 1976 September 6 1997 9 James Braxton Craven Jr W D N C July 24 1961 August 9 1961 August 10 1961 July 5 1966 Elevated 10 Earl R Larson D Minn July 24 1961 August 9 1961 August 10 1961 June 30 1977 October 31 2001 11 Lewis Render Morgan N D Ga July 24 1961 August 9 1961 August 10 1961 October 2 1968 Elevated 12 Richard B Austin N D Ill August 7 1961 August 15 1961 August 15 1961 October 10 1975 February 7 1977 13 William T Beeks W D Wash August 4 1961 August 15 1961 August 15 1961 May 31 1973 December 30 1988 14 Mosher Joseph Blumenfeld D Conn August 7 1961 August 15 1961 August 15 1961 January 20 1977 November 5 1988 15 Bailey Brown W D Tenn August 7 1961 August 21 1961 August 21 1961 September 26 1979 Elevated 16 Arthur Marshall Davis D Ariz August 8 1961 August 21 1961 August 21 1961 July 11 1963 17 John Davis Larkins Jr E D N C August 8 1961 August 21 1961 August 21 1961 June 8 1979 February 16 1990 18 Luther L Bohanon E D Okla N D Okla W D Okla August 18 1961 August 30 1961 August 30 1961 August 2 1974 July 18 2003 19 Floyd Robert Gibson W D Mo August 17 1961 August 30 1961 August 30 1961 June 20 1965 Elevated 20 James Benton Parsons N D Ill August 10 1961 August 30 1961 August 30 1961 August 30 1981 June 19 1993 21 Michael Henry Sheridan M D Pa August 15 1961 August 30 1961 August 30 1961 August 23 1976 22 Edward Skottowe Northrop D Md August 23 1961 September 1 1961 September 5 1961 June 12 1981 August 12 2003 23 Thaddeus M Machrowicz E D Mich August 25 1961 September 1 1961 September 7 1961 February 17 1970 24 Joseph Simon Lord III E D Pa August 31 1961 September 14 1961 September 15 1961 July 1 1982 April 23 1991 25 Elmer Gordon West E D La M D La September 5 1961 September 14 1961 September 15 1961 November 27 1979 November 2 1992 26 William H Becker W D Mo August 21 1961 September 8 1961 September 18 1961 February 8 1977 February 2 1992 27 T Emmet Clarie D Conn September 5 1961 September 14 1961 September 18 1961 January 1 1983 September 24 1997 28 David W Dyer S D Fla September 1 1961 September 8 1961 September 18 1961 September 22 1966 Elevated 29 James Robert Martin Jr E D S C W D S C D S C August 30 1961 September 8 1961 September 18 1961 November 20 1979 November 14 1984 30 Raymond Eugene Plummer D Alaska August 28 1961 September 8 1961 September 18 1961 June 1 1973 December 26 1987 31 Richard Johnson Putnam W D La September 5 1961 September 14 1961 September 18 1961 December 19 1975 December 16 2002 32 Albert Lee Stephens Jr S D Cal C D Cal August 28 1961 September 8 1961 September 18 1961 June 1 1979 September 6 2001 33 George C Young N D Fla S D Fla M D Fla September 5 1961 September 14 1961 September 18 1961 October 19 1981 April 24 2015 34 Robert A Ainsworth Jr E D La September 14 1961 September 21 1961 September 22 1961 August 31 1966 Elevated 35 Anthony T Augelli D N J September 14 1961 September 21 1961 September 22 1961 April 1 1972 August 31 1974 36 Frank J Battisti N D Ohio August 23 1961 September 21 1961 September 22 1961 April 1 1994 October 19 1994 37 Thomas Francis Croake S D N Y September 14 1961 September 21 1961 September 22 1961 January 31 1972 July 21 1978 38 Samuel Hugh Dillin S D Ind September 14 1961 September 21 1961 September 22 1961 March 31 1993 March 13 2006 39 John Francis Dooling Jr E D N Y September 14 1961 September 21 1961 September 22 1961 November 30 1976 January 12 1981 40 William Edward Doyle D Colo September 14 1961 September 21 1961 September 22 1961 May 17 1971 Elevated 41 Abraham Lincoln Freedman E D Pa September 1 1961 September 14 1961 September 22 1961 July 6 1964 Elevated 42 Alfred Leopold Luongo E D Pa September 14 1961 September 21 1961 September 22 1961 July 19 1986 43 Thomas Jamison MacBride N D Cal E D Cal September 14 1961 September 21 1961 September 22 1961 March 25 1979 January 6 2000 44 Martin Pence D Haw September 14 1961 September 21 1961 September 22 1961 November 18 1974 January 31 2000 45 Hubert Louis Will N D Ill September 14 1961 September 21 1961 September 22 1961 April 23 1979 December 9 1995 46 Alfonso Zirpoli N D Cal September 14 1961 September 21 1961 September 22 1961 September 30 1975 July 10 1995 47 Wade H McCree E D Mich September 18 1961 September 23 1961 September 29 1961 September 13 1966 Elevated 48 Ben Charles Green N D Ohio September 23 1961 June 29 1962 October 5 1961 January 5 1976 January 12 1983 49 John Weld Peck II S D Ohio September 23 1961 April 11 1962 October 5 1961 August 4 1966 Elevated 50 Clarence W Allgood N D Ala September 23 1961 February 5 1962 October 5 1961 January 9 1973 November 30 1991 51 Talbot Smith E D Mich September 23 1961 February 5 1962 October 5 1961 October 31 1971 December 21 1978 52 Dudley Baldwin Bonsal S D N Y September 23 1961 March 16 1962 October 5 1961 December 6 1976 July 22 1995 53 Leo Brewster N D Tex September 25 1961 March 16 1962 October 5 1961 November 1 1973 November 27 1979 54 Wilfred Feinberg S D N Y September 23 1961 March 16 1962 October 5 1961 March 7 1966 Elevated 55 Sarah T Hughes N D Tex September 25 1961 March 16 1962 October 5 1961 August 4 1975 April 23 1985 56 James Latane Noel Jr S D Tex September 25 1961 March 16 1962 October 5 1961 December 15 1976 August 29 1997 57 George Rosling E D N Y September 21 1961 March 16 1962 October 5 1961 April 16 1973 58 Adrian Anthony Spears W D Tex September 25 1961 March 16 1962 October 5 1961 October 10 1979 December 31 1982 59 Irving Ben Cooper S D N Y September 23 1961 September 20 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John Keating Regan E D Mo March 5 1962 April 2 1962 April 3 1962 April 7 1977 March 9 1987 70 Ralph C Body E D Pa March 5 1962 April 2 1962 April 4 1962 May 30 1972 June 2 1973 71 Wesley E Brown D Kan March 8 1962 April 2 1962 April 4 1962 September 1 1979 January 23 2012 72 James Aloysius Coolahan D N J February 19 1962 April 2 1962 April 7 1962 June 1 1974 July 16 1986 73 George N Beamer N D Ind March 8 1962 April 11 1962 April 12 1962 October 21 1974 74 Frank Burton Ellis E D La February 2 1962 April 3 1962 April 12 1962 November 16 1965 November 3 1969 75 William Blakely Jones D D C March 19 1962 April 11 1962 April 12 1962 March 20 1977 July 31 1979 76 Robert Shaw D N J March 19 1962 April 11 1962 April 12 1962 July 9 1972 77 Henry George Templar D Kan March 21 1962 April 11 1962 April 12 1962 November 1 1974 August 5 1988 78 Jesse E Eschbach N D Ind March 12 1962 April 2 1962 April 13 1962 December 11 1981 Elevated 79 Stephen John Roth E D Mich April 19 1962 May 1 1962 May 7 1962 July 11 1974 80 John D Butzner Jr E D Va May 15 1962 June 15 1962 June 20 1962 August 1 1967 Elevated 81 Roger D Foley D Nev June 12 1962 June 29 1962 July 2 1962 October 29 1982 January 7 1996 82 Edward J McManus N D Iowa June 23 1962 July 13 1962 July 16 1962 February 9 1985 March 20 2017 83 William Cook Hanson N D Iowa S D Iowa June 23 1962 July 13 1962 July 23 1962 August 15 1977 June 6 1995 84 Noel Peter Fox W D Mich July 12 1962 July 25 1962 July 31 1962 December 31 1979 June 3 1987 85 Allen E Barrow N D Okla July 18 1962 August 1 1962 August 2 1962 February 26 1979 86 Mitchell Harry Cohen D N J July 6 1962 August 1 1962 August 2 1962 September 11 1974 January 7 1991 87 Harold R Tyler Jr S D N Y May 17 1962 August 1 1962 August 2 1962 April 6 1975 88 Charles Hardy Carr S D Cal C D Cal July 12 1962 August 9 1962 August 14 1962 August 18 1973 March 13 1976 89 Stanley Alexander Weigel N D Cal July 6 1962 August 9 1962 August 15 1962 October 9 1982 September 30 1997 90 Edward 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1963 August 31 1978 February 10 1992 100 Walter Early Craig D Ariz August 26 1963 September 25 1963 October 2 1963 October 1 1979 June 29 1986 101 Abraham Lincoln Marovitz N D Ill July 16 1963 September 25 1963 October 2 1963 August 10 1975 March 17 2001 102 Bernard Thomas Moynahan Jr E D Ky September 16 1963 November 4 1963 November 8 1963 September 30 1984 September 30 1999 See List of United States district and territorial courts Recess appointed and nominated by Dwight D Eisenhower but received commission from John F Kennedy Specialty courts Article III United States Court of Customs and Patent Appeals Judge Nomination date Confirmation date Began active service Ended active service Ended senior status 1 J Lindsay Almond April 16 1962 June 28 1963 October 23 1962 March 1 1973 April 14 1986 United States Court of Claims Judge Nomination date Confirmation date Began active service Ended active service Ended senior status 1 Oscar Hirsh Davis January 31 1962 April 11 1962 April 12 1962 June 19 1988 Specialty court Article I United States Tax Court Judge Nomination date Confirmation date Began active service Ended active service Ended senior status 1 Howard Dawson August 21 1962 June 2 1985 July 15 2016ReferencesGeneral 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 15 1962 confirmed by the United States Senate on February 5 1962 and received commission on February 9 1962 Recess appointment formally nominated on January 15 1962 confirmed by the United States Senate on March 16 1962 and received commission on March 17 1962 Recess appointment formally nominated on January 15 1962 confirmed by the United States Senate on September 11 1962 and received commission on September 14 1962 Recess appointment formally nominated on January 10 1961 confirmed by the United States Senate on September 21 1961 and received commission on September 22 1961 Recess appointment formally nominated on January 10 1961 confirmed by the United States Senate on August 9 1961 and received commission on August 16 1961 Reassigned to the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida on October 29 1962 Reassigned to the United States District Court for the Middle District of Louisiana on April 16 1972 Reassigned to the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina on November 1 1965 Reassigned to the newly created United States District Court for the Central District of California by operation of law on September 18 1966 Reassigned to the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida on September 17 1966 Reassigned to the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California on September 18 1966 Recess appointment formally nominated on January 15 1962 confirmed by the United States Senate on June 29 1962 and received commission on July 2 1962 Recess appointment formally nominated on January 15 1962 confirmed by the United States Senate on April 11 1962 and received commission on April 12 1962 Recess appointment formally nominated on January 15 1962 confirmed by the United States Senate on September 20 1962 and received commission on September 28 1962 Recess appointment formally nominated on January 15 1962 confirmed by the United States Senate on February 7 1962 and received commission on February 17 1962 Recess appointment formally nominated on January 15 1962 confirmed by the United States Senate on July 10 1962 and received commission on July 12 1962 Recess appointment formally nominated on January 15 1963 confirmed by the United States Senate on March 28 1963 and received commission on April 2 1963 Recess appointment formally nominated on January 15 1963 confirmed by the United States Senate on March 15 1963 and received commission on March 27 1963 Recess appointment formally nominated on January 15 1963 confirmed by the United States Senate on June 28 1963 and received commission on July 3 1963 Reassigned by operation of law to the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit on October 1 1982 Renominations Renominated on January 15 1962 Renominated on January 15 1963 Previously nominated by President Eisenhower on January 14 1960 That nomination expired at the end of the term Renominated by President Eisenhower on January 10 1961 Previously nominated by President Eisenhower on July 1 1960 That nomination expired at the end of the term Renominated by President Eisenhower on January 10 1961 SourcesFederal Judicial Center