Federal judges nominated by George H.W. Bush
George H.W. Bush was president of the United States from 1989 to 1993. During his time in office he had 188 judges successfully nominated and confirmed to the federal bench. Bush had one nominee withdrawn and 58 receiving no vote from the Senate.[1][2]
List of judges
Judge | Final post: | Term: | Previous Post: | Term: | Bachelors: | Law: |
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Samuel Alito | Supreme Court | January 31, 2006 - Present | Third Circuit | April 30, 1990 - January 31, 2006 | Princeton University, 1972 | Yale Law School, 1975 |
Clarence Thomas (Supreme Court) | Supreme Court | July 1, 1991 - Present | D.C. Circuit | 1990-1991 | College of the Holy Cross, 1971 | Yale Law School, 1974 |
David Souter | Supreme Court | 10/3/1990-6/30/2009 | First Circuit | 1990-1990 | Harvard, 1961 Magdalen College, Oxford, 1963 | Harvard Law, 1966 |
Edward Nottingham | District of Colorado | 11/27/1989 - 10/21/2008 | Cornell University (1969) | University of Colorado School of Law (1972) | ||
Richard Haik | Western District of Louisiana | May 30, 1991 - March 6, 2015 | University of Southwest Louisiana, 1971 | Loyola Law, 1975 | ||
Rebecca Doherty | Western District of Louisiana | November 5, 1991 - June 5, 2017 | Northwestern State University of Louisiana, 1973 | Louisiana State University, Paul M. Hebert Law Center, 1981 | ||
Rudolph Randa | Eastern District of Wisconsin | August 12, 1992 - February 5, 2016 | University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, 1963 | University of Wisconsin Law School, 1966 | ||
Wayne Andersen | Northern District of Illinois | 11/18/1991 - 7/31/2010 | Harvard University, 1967 | University of Illinois College of Law, 1970 | ||
George Lindberg | Northern District of Illinois | 11/6/1989 - 6/21/2001 | Northwestern U., B.S., 1954 | Northwestern U. School of Law, J.D., 1957 | ||
Philip Reinhard | Northern District of Illinois | 2/10/1992 - 1/12/2007 | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, B.A., 1962 | University of Illinois College of Law, J.D., 1964 | ||
Samuel Kent | Southern District of Texas | 10/1/1990 - 6/30/2009 | University of Texas (1971) | University of Texas School of Law (1975) | ||
Joe McDade | Central District of Illinois | 11/25/1991 - 2/28/2010 | Judge, Illinois Tenth Judicial Circuit Court | 1988-1991 | Bradley U., 1959 | University of Michigan Law School, 1963 |
John Gilbert | Southern District of Illinois | September 24, 1992 - March 15, 2014 | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1971 | Loyola University Chicago School of Law, 1974 | ||
Robert Cleland | Eastern District of Michigan | 6/19/1990 - 3/1/2013 | Michigan State U., B.A., 1969 | University of North Carolina School of Law, J.D., 1972 | ||
Nancy Edmunds | Eastern District of Michigan | 2/10/1992 - 8/1/2012 | Cornell U., B.A., 1969 | Wayne State U. Law School, J.D., 1976 | ||
Gerald Rosen | Eastern District of Michigan | March 12, 1990 - October 26, 2016 | Kalamazoo College, B.A., 1973 | George Washington University Law School, J.D., 1979 | ||
Gordon Quist | Western District of Michigan | June 30, 1992 - January 1, 2006 | Private practice | 1962 - 1992 | Michigan State University, 1959 | George Washington University Law School, 1962 |
Sandra Beckwith | Southern District of Ohio | February 10, 1992 - January 1, 2009 | University of Cincinnati, 1965 | University of Cincinnati College of Law, 1968 | ||
Robert Echols | Middle District of Tennessee | 3/18/1992 - 3/1/2007 | Rhodes College, 1962 | University of Tennessee College of Law, 1964 | ||
Jon McCalla | Western District of Tennessee | February 10, 1992 - August 23, 2013 | University of Tennessee, 1969 | Vanderbilt University Law School, 1974 | ||
Daniel Breen | Western District of Tennessee | March 14, 2003 - March 18, 2017 | Magistrate Judge | 1991-2003 | Spring Hill College, 1972 | University of Tennessee Law School, 1975 |
Joseph Hood | Eastern District of Kentucky | 4/30/1990-10/14/2007 | Magistrate judge | 1976-1990 | University of Kentucky, 1965 | University of Kentucky College of Law, 1972 |
John Heyburn | Western District of Kentucky | 8/17/1992-4/1/2014 | Harvard College, 1970 | University of Kentucky College of Law, 1976 | ||
Richard Kyle | District of Minnesota | 5/13/1992 - 5/31/2005 | University of Minnesota, B.A., 1959 | University of Minnesota Law School, LL.B., 1962 | ||
Richard Kopf | District of Nebraska | 05/26/1992-12/01/2011 | Magistrate Judge | 1987-1992 | Kearney State College (now U. of Nebraska at Kearney), 1969 | University of Nebraska College of Law, 1972 |
Warren Urbom | District of Nebraska | April 24, 1970 - December 31, 1990 | Nebraska Wesleyan University, 1950 | University of Michigan Law School, 1953 | ||
Ronald Longstaff | Southern District of Iowa | 11/5/1991 - 11/5/2006 | Federal magistrate judge | 1968 - 1991 | Kansas State College, 1962 | University of Iowa College of Law, 1965 |
Susan Carter | Eastern District of Arkansas | 1/24/1990-8/22/2013 | Western District of Arkansas | 1/24/1990-12/1/1990 | Randolph-Macon Woman`s College, 1970 | University of Arkansas at Fayetteville School of Law, 1975 |
Jimm Hendren | Western District of Arkansas | 3/18/1992 - 12/31/2012 | University of Arkansas, B.A., 1964 | University of Arkansas School of Law, LL.B., 1965 | ||
Carol Jackson | Eastern District of Missouri | August 17, 1992 - August 31, 2017 | Magistrate judge, Eastern District of Missouri | 1986-1992 | Wellesley College, 1973 | University of Michigan Law School, 1976 |
Jean Hamilton | Eastern District of Missouri | 10/1/1990-7/1/2013 | Wellesley College, 1968 | Washington University School of Law, 1971 | ||
Donald Stohr | Eastern District of Missouri | 4/13/1992 - 12/31/2006 | Saint Louis U. School, B.S., 1956 | Saint Louis U. School of Law, J.D., 1958 | ||
D. Brock Hornby | District of Maine | 04/30/1990-05/01/2010 | Associate justice, Maine Supreme Judicial Court | 1988-1990 | University of Western Ontario, 1965 | Harvard Law, 1969 |
Nathaniel Gorton | District of Massachusetts | 9/24/1992-Present | Dartmouth College, 1960 | Columbia Law, 1966 | ||
Steven McAuliffe | District of New Hampshire | 10/10/1992-3/31/2013 | Virginia Military Institute, 1970 | Georgetown University Law, 1973 | ||
Paul Barbadoro | District of New Hampshire | October 9, 1992-March 1, 2021 | Gettysburg College, 1977 | Boston College Law, 1980 | ||
Joseph DiClerico | District of New Hampshire | 8/17/1992-3/15/2007 | New Hampshire Superior Court | 1977-1991 | Williams College, 1963 | Yale Law, 1966 |
Alfred Covello | District of Connecticut | August 17, 1992 - February 4, 2003 | Connecticut Supreme Court | 1987-1992 | Harvard University, 1954 | University of Connecticut School of Law, 1960 |
Denis Hurley | Eastern District of New York | 11/05/1991-12/17/2004 | Supreme Court of the State of New York, Acting Justice | 1987-1988 | University of Pennsylvania, Wharton School of Business, 1959 | Fordham University School of Law, 1966 |
Sterling Johnson | Eastern District of New York | 7/02/1991-5/31/2003 | Brooklyn College, 1963 | Brooklyn Law School, 1966 | ||
Arthur Spatt | Eastern District of New York | 11/27/1989-11/30/2004 | 2nd Judicial Department of New York, Associate justice, Appellate Division | 1986-1989 | Brooklyn Law, 1949 | |
Carol Amon | Eastern District of New York | August 7, 1990 - November 30, 2016 | Eastern District of New York, Magistrate judge | 1986 - 1990 | College of William and Mary, B.S., 1968 | University of Virginia School of Law, J.D., 1971 |
Frederick Scullin | Northern District of New York | February 10, 1992 - March 12, 2006 | U.S. attorney, Northern District of New York | 1982-1992 | Niagara University, 1961 | Syracuse University Law, 1964 |
Lawrence McKenna | Southern District of New York | April 30, 1990 - May 23, 2002 | Fordham College, 1956 | Columbia Law, 1959 | ||
Loretta Preska | Southern District of New York | August 12, 1992-March 1, 2017 | College of St. Rose, 1970 | Fordham University School of Law, 1973 | ||
William Skretny | Western District of New York | August 7, 1990-March 8, 2015 | Canisius College, 1966 | Howard University School of Law, 1969 | ||
Sue Robinson | District of Delaware | November 18, 1991 - February 3, 2017 | District Court for the District of Delaware, Magistrate Judge | 1988 - 1991 | University of Delaware, 1974 | University of Pennsylvania Law School, 1978 |
Mary Cooper | District of New Jersey | 03/02/1992 - 8/31/2011 | Bryn Mawr College, A.B., 1968 | Villanova U. Law, J.D., 1972 | ||
Joseph Irenas | District of New Jersey | 04/13/1992 - 06/30/2002 | Princeton, A.B., 1962 | Harvard Law, J.D., 1965 | ||
Jerome Simandle | District of New Jersey | May 26, 1992 - May 31, 2017 | Princeton University, 1971 | University of Pennsylvania Law School, 1976 | ||
Harvey Bartle | Eastern District of Pennsylvania | 09/16/1991 - 10/1/2011 | Princeton, B.A., 1962 | University of Pennsylvania Law, LL.B., 1965 | ||
Ronald Buckwalter | Eastern District of Pennsylvania | 03/12/1990 - 12/10/2003 | Lancaster County Court of Common Pleas, Judge | 1980 - 1990 | Franklin and Marshall College, A.B., 1958 | College of William and Mary Law, B.C.L., 1962 |
William Yohn | Eastern District of Pennsylvania | 09/16/1991 - 11/19/2003 | Montgomery County Court of Common Pleas, Judge | 1981 - 1991 | Princeton, B.A., 1957 | Yale Law, J.D., 1960 |
John Padova Sr. | Eastern District of Pennsylvania | 03/18/1992 - 02/10/2008 | Villanova U., A.B., 1956 | Temple U. Law, J.D., 1959 | ||
Stewart Dalzell | Eastern District of Pennsylvania | September 16, 1991 - October 31, 2013 | University of Pennsylvania, B.S., 1965 | University of Pennsylvania Law School, J.D., 1969 | ||
Curtis Joyner | Eastern District of Pennsylvania | 04/13/1992-5/1/2013 | Chester County Court of Common Pleas, Judge | 1987-1992 | Central State U., Ohio, B.S., 1971 | Howard U. Law, J.D., 1974 |
Eduardo Robreno | Eastern District of Pennsylvania | 06/30/1992-8/31/2012 | Westfield State College, 1967 | Rutgers University Law, 1978 | ||
Anita Brody | Eastern District of Pennsylvania | 10/02/1992 - 06/07/2009 | Montgomery County Court of Common Pleas, Judge | 1981 - 1992 | Wellesley College, B.A., 1955 | Columbia Law, J.D., 1958 |
Alice Batchelder | Sixth Circuit | December 2, 1991 - Present | Judge, Northern District of Ohio | 1985-1991 | Ohio Wesleyan University, 1964 | University of Akron School of Law, 1971 |
Richard Suhrheinrich | Sixth Circuit | July 10, 1990 - August 15, 2001 | Eastern District of Michigan | 1984 - 1990 | Wayne State University, B.S., 1960 | Detroit College of Law, J.D., 1963 |
James McClure | Middle District of Pennsylvania | 4/30/1990 - 4/7/2001 | Court of Common Pleas for the 17th Judicial District of Pennsylvania | 1984-1990 | Amherst College, A.B., 1952 | University of Pennsylvania Law, J.D., 1957 |
Kathryn Vratil | District of Kansas | 10/9/1992-4/22/2014 | Municipal Court Judge, Prairie Village, KS | 1990-1992 | University of Kansas, 1971 | University of Kansas Law, 1975 |
Monti Belot | District of Kansas | 11/25/1991-3/4/2008 | University of Kansas, 1965 | University of Kansas Law, 1968 | ||
John Lungstrum | District of Kansas | 11/5/1991-11/2/2010 | Yale University, 1967 | University of Kansas School of Law, 1970 | ||
Curtis Hansen | District of New Mexico | 10/2/1992 - 4/18/2003 | University of Iowa, 1956 | University of New Mexico Law, 1961 | ||
James A. Parker | District of New Mexico | 11/6/1987-9/1/2003 | Attorney in private practice | 1969-1982 | Rice University, 1959 | University of Texas School of Law, 1962 |
Dee Benson | District of Utah | September 16, 1991 - January 1, 2014 | Brigham Young University, 1973 | Brigham Young University Law, 1976 | ||
Robin Cauthron | Western District of Oklahoma | March 25, 1991 - July 14, 2015 | Magistrate judge, Western District of Oklahoma | 1986-1991 | University of Oklahoma, 1970 | University of Oklahoma College of Law, 1977 |
Timothy Leonard (Oklahoma) | Western District of Oklahoma | August 12, 1992 - August 21, 2006 | University of Oklahoma, 1962 | University of Oklahoma College of Law, 1965 | ||
William Albritton | Middle District of Alabama | May 14, 1991 - May 17, 2004 | University of Alabama, 1959 | University of Alabama School of Law, 1960 | ||
Sharon Blackburn | Northern District of Alabama | May 30, 1991-May 8, 2015 | University of Alabama, 1973 | Samford University, Cumberland School of Law, 1977 | ||
Conrad Cyr | First Circuit | November 20, 1989 - January 31, 1997 | District of Maine | 1981-1989 | Holy Cross College, B.S., 1953 | Yale Law School, J.D., 1956 |
Morton Brody | District of Maine | 7/25/1991-3/25/2000 | Maine Supreme Judicial Court | 1990-1991 | Bates College, B.A., 1955 | University of Chicago Law, J.D., 1958 |
Norman Stahl | First Circuit | June 30, 1992 - April 16, 2001 | District of New Hampshire | 1990-1992 | Tufts University, B.A., 1952 | Harvard Law School, LL.B., 1955 |
Michael Boudin | First Circuit | 5/26/1992 - 6/1/2013 | D.C. District Court | 1990-1992 | Harvard University, 1961 | Harvard Law School, 1964 |
Harvey Schlesinger | Middle District of Florida | 7/2/1991 - 6/5/2006 | The Citadel, B.A., 1962 | T.C. Williams School of Law, J.D., 1965 | ||
Anne Conway | Middle District of Florida | November 25, 1991 - August 1, 2015 | John Carroll University, 1972 | University of Florida Law, 1975 | ||
Steven Merryday | Middle District of Florida | 2/10/1992 - Present | University of Florida, B.A., 1972 | University of Florida Law, J.D., 1975 | ||
Lacey Collier | Northern District of Florida | November 18, 1991-November 20, 2003 | U.S. Naval Academy Postgraduate School, 1970 University of West Florida, 1975 | Florida State University College of Law, 1977 | ||
Ilana Rovner | Seventh Circuit | August 17, 1992 - July 11, 2024 | Northern District of Illinois | 1984 - 1992 | Bryn Mawr College, A.B., 1960 | Chicago-Kent College of Law, J.D., 1966 |
Federico Moreno | Southern District of Florida | July 16, 1990 - July 17 2020 | Eleventh Circuit Court of Florida | 1987-1990 | University of Notre Dame, 1974 | University of Miami School of Law, 1978 |
Shelby Highsmith | Southern District of Florida | 9/16/1991 - 3/15/2002 | University of Kansas, LL.B., 1958 | |||
Donald Graham | Southern District of Florida | 9/16/1991-12/15/2013 | West Virginia State College, 1971 | Ohio State U. Law, 1974 | ||
Ursula Ungaro | Southern District of Florida | 10/9/1992 - May 2, 2021 | University of Miami-Florida, B.A., 1973 | University of Florida Law, J.D., 1975 | ||
Kevin M. Moore | Southern District of Florida | 2/10/1992 - Present | Florida State U., B.A., 1972 | Fordham U. Law, J.D., 1976 | ||
David R. Hansen | Eighth Circuit | November 18, 1991 - April 1, 2003 | Northern District of Iowa | 1986 - 1991 | Northwest Missouri State University, B.A., 1960 | George Washington University Law School, J.D., 1963 |
Fernando Gaitan | Western District of Missouri | 8/2/1991-1/3/2014 | Pittsburg State U., Pittsburg, Kansas, 1970 | University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Law, 1974 | ||
David McKeague | Sixth Circuit | June 10, 2005 - November 1, 2017 | Western District of Michigan | 1992 - 2005 | University of Michigan, 1968 | University of Michigan Law School, 1971 |
Julie Carnes | Eleventh Circuit | July 21, 2014 - Present | Northern District of Georgia | 1992 - 2014 | University of Georgia, B.A., 1972 | University of Georgia School of Law, J.D., 1975 |
Morris Arnold | Eighth Circuit | May 26, 1992 - October 9, 2006 | Judge, Western District of Arkansas | 1985 -1992 | University of Arkansas, B.S.E.E., 1965 | University of Arkansas School of Law, LL.B., 1968 |
James Loken | Eighth Circuit | September 10, 1990 - Present | University of Wisconsin, 1962 | Harvard Law School, 1965 | ||
Michael Melloy | Eighth Circuit | February 14, 2002 - February 1, 2013 | Northern District of Iowa | August 17, 1992 - February 26, 2002 | Loras College, B.A., 1970 | University of Iowa College of Law, J.D., 1974 |
Paul Kelly | Tenth Circuit | April 13, 1992 - December 31, 2017 | University of Notre Dame, B.B.A., 1963 | Fordham University School of Law, J.D., 1967 | ||
Stanley Birch | ||||||
Joel Dubina | Eleventh Circuit | October 1, 1990 - October 26, 2013 | Middle District of Alabama | September 15, 1986 - October 5, 1990 | University of Alabama, B.S., 1970 | Samford University, Cumberland School of Law, J.D., 1973 |
Susan Black (Eleventh Circuit) | Eleventh Circuit | August 12, 1992 - February 25, 2011 | Middle District of Florida | 1979 - 1992 | Florida State University, B.A., 1964 | University of Florida College of Law, J.D. 1967 |
Sonia Sotomayor | Supreme Court | August 6, 2009 - Present | Second Circuit | 1998-2009 | Princeton University, 1976 | Yale Law School, 1979 |
Edward Carnes | Eleventh Circuit | September 10, 1992 - June 30, 2020 | University of Alabama B.S., 1972 | Harvard Law School, J.D., 1975 | ||
Dennis Jacobs | Second Circuit | October 2, 1992 - Present | Queens College CUNY, B.A., 1964 | New York University School of Law, J.D., 1973 | ||
John Walker (New York) | Second Circuit | November 27, 1989 - September 30, 2006 | Southern District of New York | 1985 - 1989 | Yale University, B.A., 1962 | University of Michigan Law School, J.D., 1966 |
Joseph McLaughlin (Second Circuit) | Second Circuit | 10/17/1990-3/20/1998 | Eastern District of New York | 1981-1990 | Fordham College, 1954 | Fordham University Law, 1959 |
Fred Parker | Second Circuit | 10/11/1994 - 8/12/2003 | District of Vermont | 8/7/1990 - 10/11/1994 | University of Massachusetts, B.A., 1962 | Georgetown U. Law, J.D., 1965 |
Harold DeMoss | Fifth Circuit | December 2, 1991 - July 1, 2007 | Rice Institute, B.A., 1952 | University of Texas School of Law, LL.B., 1955 | ||
Edith Clement | Fifth Circuit | November 26, 1991 - Present | Eastern District of Louisiana | 1991 - 2001 | University of Alabama, B.A., 1969 | Tulane University Law School, J.D., 1972 |
Emilio Garza | Fifth Circuit | 5/30/1991-8/1/2012 | Western District of Texas | 1988-1991 | University of Notre Dame, 1969 | University of Texas School of Law, 1976 |
Jacques Wiener | Fifth Circuit | March 12, 1990 - September 30, 2010 | Tulane University, B.A., 1956 | Tulane University Law School, J.D., 1961 | ||
Rhesa Barksdale | Fifth Circuit | March 12, 1990 - August 8, 2009 | U.S. Military Academy, B.S., 1996 | University of Mississippi School of Law, J.D., 1972 | ||
Charles Pickering | Southern District of Mississippi | 1/16/2004 - 12/8/2004 | Jones County Junior College (1957), University of Mississippi (1959) | University of Mississippi Law School (1961) | ||
Karen J. Williams | Fourth Circuit | 3/2/1992 - 7/8/2009 | Columbia '72 | U. of South Carolina Law '80 | ||
Clyde Hamilton | Fourth Circuit | July 22, 1991 - November 30, 1999 | District of South Carolina | 1981 - 1991 | Wofford College, B.S., 1956 | George Washington University Law School, J.D., 1961 |
Paul Niemeyer | Fourth Circuit | August 7, 1990 - Present | District of Maryland | 1988 - 1990 | Kenyon College, A.B., 1962 | Notre Dame Law School, J.D., 1966 |
William Traxler | Fourth Circuit | October 1, 1998 - present | District of South Carolina | 1992 - 1998 | Davidson College, B.A., 1970 | University of South Carolina School of Law, J.D., 1973 |
Dennis Shedd | Fourth Circuit | November 19, 2002 - Present | District of South Carolina | 1990-2002 | Wofford College, 1975 | University of South Carolina School of Law, 1978 |
Michael Luttig | ||||||
Jane Roth | Third Circuit | July 2, 1991 - May 31, 2006 | District of Delaware | 1985 - 1991 | Smith College B.A., 1956 | Harvard Law School, LL.B., 1965 |
Franklin Van Antwerpen | Third Circuit | May 23, 2004 - October 23, 2006 | Eastern District of Pennsylvania | 1987 - 2004 | University of Maine, B.S., 1964 | Temple University School of Law, J.D., 1967 |
Timothy Lewis (Pennsylvania) | Third Circuit | 10/9/1992 - 6/30/1999 | Western District of Pennsylvania | 6/18/1991 - 10/23/1992 | Tufts University (1976) | Duquesne University School of Law (1980) |
Henry Morgan | Eastern District of Virginia | April 13, 1992 - February 8, 2004 | Washington and Lee University, 1957 | Washington and Lee University School of Law, 1960 | ||
Rebecca Smith | Eastern District of Virginia | October 25, 1989 - August 1, 2019 | Federal magistrate judge, Eastern District of Virginia | 1985 - 1989 | College of William and Mary, 1971 | College of William and Mary Law, 1979 |
Robert Payne (Virginia) | Eastern District of Virginia | May 13, 1992 - May 7, 2007 | Washington and Lee University, 1963 | Washington and Lee University School of Law, 1967 | ||
Samuel Wilson | Western District of Virginia | 5/14/1990-7/31/2014 | Magistrate Judge, Western District of Virginia | 1976-1981 | University of Richmond, 1971 | Wake Forest Law, 1974 |
Frederick Stamp | Northern District of West Virginia | 07/12/1990 - 10/31/2006 | Washington and Lee U., B.A., 1956 | University of Richmond, T.C. Williams School of Law, LL.B., 1959 | ||
Irene Keeley | Northern District of West Virginia | August 12, 1992 - August 12, 2017 | College of Notre Dame of Maryland, 1965 | West Virginia University College of Law, 1980 | ||
David Faber | Southern District of West Virginia | 11/25/1991 - 12/30/2008 | West Virginia U., A.B., 1964 | Yale Law, J.D., 1967 | ||
Benson Legg | District of Maryland | 09/16/1991 - 6/8/2012 | Princeton, A.B., 1970 | University of Virginia Law, J.D., 1973 | ||
Marvin Garbis | District of Maryland | October 25, 1989 - June 14, 2003 | Johns Hopkins University, 1958 | Harvard Law School, 1961 | ||
William M. Nickerson | District of Maryland | 05/14/1990 - 06/10/2002 | Maryland Third Circuit, Associate Judge | 1985 - 1990 | University of Virginia, B.A., 1955 | University of Maryland Law, LL.B., 1962 |
Henry Herlong | District of South Carolina | May 14, 1991-June 1, 2009 | Magistrate judge, District of South Carolina | 1986-1991 | Clemson University, 1967 | University of South Carolina School of Law, 1970 |
Graham Mullen | Western District of North Carolina | 09/11/1990 - 11/30/2005 | Duke U., B.A., 1962 | Duke U. Law, J.D., 1969 | ||
David Bramlette | Southern District of Mississippi | November 25, 1991-March 20, 2006 | Judge, Adams County Court | Princeton University, 1962 | University of Mississippi School of Law, 1965 | |
Jorge Solis | Northern District of Texas | 9/16/1991 - 5/1/2016 | Texas District 350, District Judge | 1989 - 1991 | McMurry College, B.A., 1973 | University of Texas School of Law, J.D., 1976 |
Terry Means | Northern District of Texas | November 5, 1991 - July 3, 2013 | Justice, Texas Tenth District Court of Appeals | 1989-1991 | Southern Methodist University, 1971 | Southern Methodist University School of Law, 1974 |
Reed O'Connor | Northern District of Texas | November 21, 2007 - Present | University of Houston, 1986 | South Texas College of Law, 1989 | ||
Melinda Harmon | Southern District of Texas | 05/22/1989 - Present | Texas District 280, Judge | 1988 - 1989 | Harvard-Radcliffe College, A.B., 1969 | University of Texas Law, J.D., 1972 |
John Rainey | Southern District of Texas | 05/14/1990 - 06/10/2010 | Texas District 149, Judge | 1987 - 1990 | Southern Methodist U., B.B.A., 1967 | Southern Methodist U. Law, J.D., 1972 |
Lee Rosenthal | Southern District of Texas | 05/13/1992 - Present | University of Chicago, B.A., 1974 | University of Chicago Law, J.D., 1977 | ||
Ewing Werlein | Southern District of Texas | 04/13/1992 - 12/31/2005 | Southern Methodist U., B.A., 1958 | University of Texas Law, LL.B., 1961 | ||
Sam Sparks | Western District of Texas | November 25, 1991 - December 31, 2017 | University of Texas, 1961 | University of Texas School of Law, 1963 | ||
John Roll | District of Arizona | 11/25/1991 - 1/8/2011 | University of Arizona, B.A., 1969 | University of Arizona College of Law, J.D., 1972; U. of Virginia School of Law, LL.M., 1990 | ||
Stephen McNamee | District of Arizona | 6/4/1990 - 10/1/2007 | University of Cincinnati, B.A., 1964 | University of Arizona College of Law, J.D., 1969 | ||
John Sedwick | District of Alaska | 10/9/1992-3/13/2011 | Dartmouth College, 1968 | Harvard Law School, 1972 | ||
James Singleton | District of Alaska | 5/14/1990 - 1/27/2005 | University of California, Berkeley, A.B., 1961 | University of California, Berkeley, Boalt Hall School of Law, LL.B., 1964 | ||
Jack Shanstrom | District of Montana | 5/14/1990 - 1/30/2001 | Federal magistrate judge | 1983-1990 | University of Montana, 1956 | University of Montana School of Law, 1957 |
Edward Lodge | District of Idaho | November 27, 1989 - July 3, 2015 | College of Idaho, 1957 | University of Idaho College of Law, 1961 | ||
Michael Hogan | District of Oregon | 9/16/1991-9/24/2011 | University of Oregon, 1968 | Georgetown University Law Center, 1971 | ||
Robert E. Jones | District of Oregon | April 30, 1990 - May 1, 2000 | University of Hawaii, 1949 | Northwestern School of Law of Lewis & Clark College, 1953 | ||
Vaughn Walker | Northern District of California | 11/27/1989 - 2/28/2011 | University of Michigan, A.B., 1966 | Stanford Law School, J.D., 1970 | ||
Saundra Armstrong | Northern District of California | 6/18/1991 - 3/23/2012 | California State U., Fresno, B.A., 1969 | University of San Francisco School of Law, J.D., 1977 | ||
James Ware | Northern District of California | 10/1/1990 - 8/31/2012 | California Lutheran U., B.A., 1969 | Stanford Law School, J.D., 1972 | ||
Ronald Whyte | Northern District of California | February 10, 1992 - March 2, 2009 | Wesleyan University, 1964 | University of Southern California Law School, 1967 | ||
Garland Burrell | Eastern District of California | March 2, 1992 - 7/4/2012 | California State U., Los Angeles, B.A., 1972 | California Western School of Law, San Diego, J.D., 1976 | ||
William Shubb | Eastern District of California | 10/1/1990 - 11/1/2004 | University of California, Berkeley, A.B., 1960 | University of California, Berkeley, Boalt Hall School of Law, J.D., 1963 | ||
Oliver Wanger | Eastern District of California | 3/25/1991 - 5/31/2006 | University of Southern California, B.S., 1963 | University of California, Berkeley, Boalt Hall School of Law, LL.B., 1966 | ||
Frank Nebeker | United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims | 10/1989-11/2000 | District of Columbia Court of Appeals | 1969-1989 | University of Utah | American University Law School |
Annice Wagner | District of Columbia Court of Appeals | 1994-2005 | Judge, District of Columbia Superior Court | |||
Irma Gonzalez | Southern District of California | 8/12/1992 - 3/29/2013 | Superior Court Judge, California Superior Court, San Diego County | 1991-1992 | Stanford U., B.A., 1970 | University of Arizona College of Law, J.D., 1973 |
Marilyn Huff | Southern District of California | May 14, 1991 - present | Calvin College, B.A., 1972 | University of Michigan Law School, J.D., 1976 | ||
William Nielsen | Eastern District of Washington | 5/14/1991 - 5/30/2003 | University of Washington, B.A., 1956 | University of Washington School of Law, LL.B., 1962 | ||
Pamela Rymer | Ninth Circuit | 5/22/1989 - 9/2011 | Central District of California | 1983 - 1989 | Vassar College 1961 | Stanford Law School 1964 |
Andrew Kleinfeld | Ninth Circuit | September 16, 1991 - June 12, 2010 | District of Alaska | 1986 - 1991 | Wesleyan University, B.A., 1966 | Harvard Law School, J.D., 1969 |
Thomas G. Nelson | Ninth Circuit | 10/17/1990-11/14/2003 | Private practice in Idaho | 1965 - 1990 | University of Idaho College of Law, 1962 | |
Ferdinand Francis Fernandez | Ninth Circuit | May 22, 1989 - June 1, 2002 | Central District of California | 1985 - 1989 | University of Southern California, B.S., 1958 | University of Southern California Law School, J.D., 1962 |
Eugene Siler | Sixth Circuit | September 16, 1991 - December 31, 2001 | Eastern District of Kentucky | November 13, 1975 - September 20, 1991 | Vanderbilt University, B.A., 1958 | University of Virginia School of Law, LL.B., 1963 |
Karen Henderson | D.C. Circuit | July 5, 1990 - Present | Judge, District of South Carolina | 1986-1990 | Duke University, 1966 | University of North Carolina Law, 1969 |
Arthur Randolph | D.C. Circuit | 07/16/1990 - 11/01/2008 | Attorney in private practice | 1977 - 1990 | Drexel U., 1966 | University of Pennsylvania Law, 1969 |
Alvin Schall | Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit | 8/17/1992 - 10/5/2009 | Assistant to United States Attorney General | 1988 - 1992 | Princeton University, 1966 | Tulane Law School, 1969 |
Randall Rader | Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit | 8/9/1990-6/30/2014 | Judge, United States Court of Claims | 1988-1990 | Brigham Young University, 1974 | George Washington University Law, 1978 |
Alan Lourie | Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit | April 6, 1990 - Present | Counsel, SmithKline Beecham Corporation | 1964-1990 | Harvard Univerisity, 1956 | Temple University School of Law, 1970 |
Sheldon Plager | Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit | 11/11/1989 - 11/30/2000 | Administrator, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, U.S. Office of Management and Budget | 1988 - 1989 | University of North Carolina, 1952 | University of Florida College of Law, 1958 |
Raymond Clevenger | Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit | 4/30/1990 - 2/1/2006 | Private practice, Washington, D.C. | 1967 - 1990 | Yale University, 1959 | Yale Law School, 1966 |
Louis Freeh | Southern District of New York | 5/30/1991 - 8/31/1993 | Rutgers College (1971) | Rutgers University School of Law (1974), New York University School of Law (1984) | ||
Roderick McKelvie | District of Delaware | 3/2/1992 - 6/28/2002 | Harvard University (1968) | University of Pennsylvania Law School (1973) | ||
William Bassler | District of New Jersey | 9/16/1991 - 3/6/2005 | Fordham University (1960) | Georgetown University Law Center (1963), New York University School of Law (1969) | ||
Donald Lee | Western District of Pennsylvania | 3/12/1990 - 4/5/2000 | University of Pittsburgh (1950) | Duquesne University School of Law (1954) | ||
Richard Goldberg (Federal judge) | United States Court of International Trade | 3/25/1991-4/2/2001 | University of Miami, 1950 | University of Miami Law, 1952 | ||
William Osteen, Sr. | Middle District of North Carolina | 6/17/1991 - 4/2/2006 | Guilford College (1953) | University of North Carolina School of Law (1956) | ||
John McBryde | Northern District of Texas | August 7, 1990 - Present | Texas Christian University, 1953 | University of Texas School of Law, 1956 | ||
Elton Kendall | Northern District of Texas | 5/15/1992 - 1/22/2002 | Southern Methodist University (1977) | Baylor University School of Law (1980) | ||
Paul Matia | Northern District of Ohio | 11/18/1991 - 12/31/2004 | Western Reserve U., B.A., 1959 | Harvard Law School, J.D., 1962 | ||
David Levi | Eastern District of California | 10/1/1990 - 6/30/2007 | Harvard U., A.B., 1972 | Stanford Law School, J.D., 1980 | ||
Lourdes Baird | Central District of California | 8/12/1992 - 5/12/2004 | University of California (1973) | University of California, Los Angeles, School of Law (1976) | ||
Robert Bonner | Central District of California | 5/24/1989 - 8/12/1990 | University of Maryland (1963) | Georgetown University Law Center (1966) | ||
Linda McLaughlin | Central District of California | 8/17/1992 - 3/7/1999 | Stanford University (1963) | University of California, Berkeley, Boalt Hall School of Law (1966) | ||
Daniel Sparr | District of Colorado | 4/6/1990 - 5/1/2001 | University of Denver, 1952 | University of Denver College of Law, 1966 | ||
Ira De Ment | Middle District of Alabama | 3/18/1992 - 4/15/2002 | University of Alabama, B.S., 1953 | University of Alabama School of Law, J.D., 1958 | ||
Edwin Nelson | Northern District of Alabama | 1/24/1990 - 5/17/2003 | Samford University, Cumberland School of Law (1969) | |||
Ralph Nimmons | Middle District of Florida | 7/2/1991 - 11/24/2003 | University of Florida (1960) | University of Florida College of Law (1963) | ||
Gary L. Taylor | Central District of California | 10/1/1990 - 12/8/2004 | University of California, Los Angeles (1960) | University of California, Los Angeles, School of Law (1963) | ||
Barbara Caulfield | Northern District of California | 11/5/1991 - 9/16/1994 | Northwestern University (1969) | Northwestern University School of Law (1972) | ||
Kenneth Starr | D.C. Circuit | September 20, 1983 - May 26, 1989 | George Washington University, A.B., 1968 | Duke University School of Law, J.D., 1973 | ||
George VanBebber | District of Kansas | 12/8/1989 - 12/31/2000 | University of Kansas, B.A., 1953 | University of Kansas Law, LL.B., 1955 | ||
Richard Vollmer | Southern District of Alabama | 5/14/1990 - 12/31/2000 | University of Alabama School of Law, LL.B., 1953 | |||
John S. Martin | Southern District of New York | 4/6/1990 - 9/30/2003 | Manhattan College, 1957 | Columbia Law School, (LL.B.) 1961 | ||
John H. Bayly, Jr. | Superior Court of the District of Columbia | 9/5/1990-4/22/2011 | Attorney, Stein, Mitchell & Mezines | 1989-1990 | Fordham College | Harvard Law School |
Wendell P. Gardner, Jr. | Superior Court of the District of Columbia | 1991-Present | Partner, Houston & Gardner | 1984-1991 | Howard University, 1969 | The Catholic University of America, 1976 |
William M. Jackson | Superior Court of the District of Columbia | 1992-Present | United States Attorney's Office | Brown University | Harvard Law School | |
Ann O'Regan Keary | Superior Court of the District of Columbia | 1992-2015 | Deputy Corporation Counsel, Mental Health Division, Office of Corporation Counsel | 1987-1992 | Wellesley College | George Washington University National Law Center |
Judith E. Retchin | Superior Court of the District of Columbia | 1992-2010 | George Washington University, 1974 | Catholic University of America, 1978 | ||
Frederick H. Weisberg | Superior Court of the District of Columbia | 1977-Present | Chief of the Appellate Division, Public Defender Service | 1974-1977 | Cornell University, 1965 | University of Michigan, 1968 |
Joan Zeldon | District of Columbia Superior Court | 1990-2011 | Attorney, private practice | Smith College | New York University Law School | |
Frederick Dorsey | Superior Court of the District of Columbia | 1990-2003 | Ohio Wesleyan University, 1963 | Georgetown University Law Center, 1972 | ||
Stephen G. Milliken | Superior Court of the District of Columbia | |||||
Gregory Mize | Superior Court of the District of Columbia | 9/7/1990-3/12/2002 | General Counsel for the D.C. Council on the Judiciary | 1983-1990 | Loyola University, 1968 | Georgetown University Law Center, 1973 |
Patricia A. Wynn | Superior Court of the District of Columbia | 1990-2002 | Radcliffe College | Yale University | ||
James S. Halpern | United States Tax Court | July 3, 1990 - October 16, 2015 | University of Pennsylvania, 1967 | University of Pennsylvania Law School, 1972 | ||
Renato Beghe | United States Tax Court | 3/21/1991 - 2/28/2003 | University of Chicago, A.B., 1951 | University of Chicago, J.D., 1954 | ||
Carolyn P. Chiechi | United States Tax Court | 10/1/1992-9/30/2007 | Partner, Sutherland, Asbill & Brennan | 1976-1992 | Georgetown University, 1965 | Georgetown University, 1969 |
David Laro | United States Tax Court | 11/2/1992-11/1/2007 | University of Michigan, 1964 | University of Illinois Law School, 1967 | ||
Robert H. Hodges, Jr. | United States Court of Federal Claims | 3/12/1990 - 2005 | University of South Carolina, B.S., 1966 | University of South Carolina Law, J.D., 1969 | ||
Robert Wiss | United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces | 1/2/1992 - 10/23/1995 | ||||
H.F. Gierke | United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces | November 20, 1991 - September 30, 2006 | Justice, North Dakota Supreme Court | 1983-1991 | University of North Dakota | University of North Dakota School of Law |
Susan Crawford (Federal Judge) | United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces | November 19, 1991 - September 30, 2006 | Inspector General U.S. Department of Defense | 1989-1991 | Bucknell University | New England School of Law |
Ronald Holdaway | United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims | 1990-11/2002 | University of Wyoming, 1957 | University of Wyoming Law, 1959 | ||
Kenneth Kramer | United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims | 1989-9/14/2004 | University of Illinois, Champaign, 1963 | Harvard Law Scchool, 1966 | ||
John Farley, III | United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims | 9/1989 - 2004 | College of the Holy Cross, A.B., 1964 | Hofstra U. Law, J.D., 1973 | ||
Donald Ivers | United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims | 8/6/1990-8/2005 | University of New Mexico | American University | ||
Jonathan Steinberg (Veterans Claims) | United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims | 8/1990 - 8/2005 | Cornell, B.A., 1960 | University of Pennsylvania Law, L.L.B., 1963 | ||
Hart Mankin | United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims | 8/1990 - 5/28/1996 | University of the South, B.A. | University of Houston, J.D. | ||
Jose M. Lopez | Superior Court of the District of Columbia | 1990-Present | Middlebury College, 1973 | Suffolk University Law School, 1977 | ||
John S. Unpingco | United States District Court of Guam | 1992-2004 | St. Louis U., B.A. | New York U., J.D. |
Historical context
Appointments by current president
- See also: Federal judges nominated by Joe Biden
Since taking office, President Joe Biden (D) has nominated 251 individuals to federal judgeships on Article III courts. As of July 31, 2024, 206 of the nominees have been confirmed.[3]
Ballotpedia publishes the federal vacancy count report tracking vacancies, nominations, and confirmations to all United States Article III federal courts each month. In the most recent report covering activity in August 2024, there were 46 Article III vacancies in the federal judiciary. To learn more about current vacancies in the federal judiciary, click here.
The following chart from the monthly federal vacancy count report for August 1, 2024, details the number of appointments made by President Biden to each type of Article III federal court since taking office. This chart is updated at the start of each month with new appointments data.
Appointments since Theodore Roosevelt
The following chart shows the total judgeship appointments made by each president from 1901 to 2021.
The following chart shows the judgeship appointments by court made by each president from 1901 to 2021. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit is abbreviated as USCAFC. The U.S. Court of Federal Claims, previously known as the U.S. Court of Claims, is abbreviated USCFC.
The following chart shows the average number of judicial appointments per year in office by presidents from 1901 to 2021.
The chart below shows the number of appeals court judges confirmed by the U.S. Senate through August 1 of the fourth year of each president's term in office. At this point in the term, President Trump had the most appeals court appointments with 53.
The chart below shows the number of district court judges confirmed by the U.S. Senate through August 1 of the fourth year of each president's term in office. At this point in the term, President Bill Clinton had the most district court appointments with 168.
See also
- Federal judicial appointments by president
- Current federal judicial vacancies
- Judicial vacancies in federal courts
- George H.W. Bush
External links
- Search Google News for this topic
- United States Courts
- Biographical Directory of Article III Federal Judges, 1789-present from the Federal Judicial Center
Footnotes
- ↑ Federal Judicial Center, "History of the Federal Judiciary - Biographical Directory of Federal Judges," accessed June 30, 2014 Select "Nominating President"
- ↑ Federal Judicial Center, "Unsuccessful Nominations and Recess Appointments," accessed March 23, 2015
- ↑ These figures are limited to Article III judges. Article III judges are appointed by the president and confirmed by the U.S. Senate in accordance with Article III of the United States Constitution. They serve for life.
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