Federal judges nominated by George H.W. Bush

U.S. Federal Courts
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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 Bush had one nominee withdrawn and 58 receiving no vote from the Senate.^[1]^[2]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:
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

See also: Federal judicial appointments by president

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.