Federal judges nominated by Richard Nixon

U.S. Federal Courts
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Richard Nixon was president of the United States from 1969 to 1974. During his time in office he had 227 judges successfully nominated and confirmed to the federal bench. Nixon had one nominee withdrawn and six rejected or not voted on by the Senate.^[1]^[2]

List of judges

Judge	Final post:	Term:	Previous Post:	Term:	Bachelors:	Law:
John Paul Stevens	Supreme Court	12/17/1975-6/30/2010	Seventh Circuit	10/14/1970-12/18/1975	University of Chicago, 1941	Northwestern University Law, 1947
William E. Doyle (Colorado)	Tenth Circuit	4/26/1971 - 12/28/1984	District of Colorado	1961 - 1971	University of Colorado (1940)	George Washington University School of Law (1937)
Eugene Allen Wright	United States Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit	9/15/1969 - 9/15/1983			University of Washington, A.B., 1934	University of Washington School of Law, J.D., 1937
John Francis Kilkenny	Ninth Circuit	9/16/1969 - 11/1/1971	District of Oregon	1959 - 1969		Notre Dame Law School (1925)
Ozell Trask	United States Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit	9/16/1969 - 11/31/1979			Washburn College, A.B., 1931	Harvard Law School, LL.B., 1934
Herbert Choy	United States Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit	4/23/197110/3/1984			University of Hawaii, B.A., 1938	Harvard Law School, J.D., 1941
J. Blaine Anderson	Ninth Circuit	7/2/1976 - 4/16/1988	District of Idaho	1971-1976		University of Idaho College of Law (1949)
Warren Burger	Supreme Court	6/23/1969-9/26/1986	D.C. Circuit	3/29/1956-6/23/1969		St. Paul College of Law, 1931
William Rehnquist	Supreme Court	9/25/1986-9/3/2005	Supreme Court, Associate Justice	12/15/1971-9/26/1986	Stanford, 1948	Stanford Law, 1952
Allen Sharp	Northern District of Indiana	10/11/1973 - 11/1/2007			George Washington U., B.A., 1954	Indiana U. School of Law, J.D., 1957
John Feikens	Eastern District of Michigan	12/1/1970 - 3/1/1986	Eastern District of Michigan	1961 - 1961	Calvin College, B.A., 1939	University of Michigan Law School, J.D., 1941
Wendell Miles	Western District of Michigan	4/17/1974 - 5/6/1986			Hope College, A.B., 1938	University of Michigan Law School, J.D., 1942
Donald Alsop	District of Minnesota	12/20/1974 - 8/28/1992			University of Minnesota, 1950	University of Minnesota Law School, 1952
Andrew Bogue	District of South Dakota	4/24/1970 - 7/1/1985			South Dakota State College, B.S., 1941	University of South Dakota School of Law, LL.B., 1947
Garnett Eisele	Eastern District of Arkansas	August 6, 1970 - August 1, 1991			Washington University in St. Louis, 1947	Harvard Law School, 1950
William Knox	Western District of Pennsylvania	10/14/1970 - 8/39/1981			University of Michigan (1932)	University of Michigan Law School (1935)
Joseph Tauro	District of Massachusetts	10/17/1972-9/26/2013			Brown University, 1953	Cornell Law, 1956
Richard Matsch	District of Colorado	3/8/1974-7/1/2003			University of Michigan, 1951	University of Michigan Law, 1953
Thomas Platt	Eastern District of New York	March 8, 1974 - February 1, 2001			Yale University, B.A., 1947	Yale Law School, LL.B., 1950
Robert Lee Carter	Southern District of New York	July 25, 1972 - December 30, 1986			Lincoln University, 1937	Howard University Law, 1940
William Conner	Southern District of New York	12/19/1973 - 03/31/1987			University of Texas, 1941	University of Texas Law, 1942
Thomas Griesa	Southern District of New York	July 30, 1972-March 12, 2000			Harvard University, 1952	Stanford Law School, 1958
Richard Owen	Southern District of New York	December 19, 1973 - September 29, 1989			Dartmouth College, 1945	Harvard Law, 1950
William Ditter	Eastern District of Pennsylvania	10/15/1970 - 10/18/1986	Montgomery County Court of Common Pleas, Judge	1964 - 1970	Ursinus College, B.A., 1943	University of Pennsylvania Law, LL.B., 1948
Cornelia Kennedy	Sixth Circuit	9/26/1979-3/1/1999	Eastern District of Michigan	10/7/1970-10/3/1979	University of Michigan, B.A., 1945	University of Michigan Law School, J.D., 1947
Malcolm Muir	Middle District of Pennsylvania	10/14/1970 - 08/30/1984			Lehigh U., B.A., 1935	Harvard Law, LL.B., 1938
James Hancock	Northern District of Alabama	April 17, 1973-May 1, 1996			University of Alabama, 1953	University of Alabama School of Law, 1957
Foy Guin	Northern District of Alabama	April 18, 1973 - February 3, 1989			University of Alabama, A.B., 1975	University of Alabama School of Law, 1947
Levin Hicks Campbell	First Circuit	6/30/1972 - 1/3/1992	District of Massachusetts	1971 - 1972	Harvard College, 1948	Harvard Law School, 1951
William Hodges	Middle District of Florida	12/15/1971 - 5/2/1999			University of Florida, B.S.B.A., 1956	University of Florida College of Law, J.D., 1958
James L. King	Southern District of Florida	10/19/1970 - 12/20/1992			University of Florida, B.A., 1949	University of Florida Law, J.D., 1953
William O'Kelley	Northern District of Georgia	October 16, 1970-October 1, 1996			Emory University, 1951	Emory University School of Law, 1953
Wilbur Owens	Middle District of Georgia	3/1/1972 - 1/1/1995				University of Georgia Law, LL.B., 1952
Anthony Alaimo	Southern District of Georgia	12/9/1971 - 7/1/1991			Ohio Northern University, B.A., 1940	Emory University School of Law, J.D., 1948
Charles Joiner	Eastern District of Michigan	June 9, 1972 - August 15, 1984			University of Iowa, B.A., 1937	University of Iowa College of Law, J.D., 1939
James Harvey	Eastern District of Michigan	12/19/1973-3/31/1984				University of Michigan Law School, 1948
Bruce Marion Van Sickle	District of North Dakota	12/15/1971 - 2/28/1985			University of Minnesota (1939)	University of Minnesota Law School (1941)
Paul Benson	District of North Dakota	7/29/1971 - 12/31/1985			University of North Dakota, B.Sc., 1942	George Washington U. Law School, LL.B., 1949
Harry Wellford	Sixth Circuit	August 20, 1982 - January 15, 1991	Western District of Tennessee	1970 - 1982	Washington and Lee University, B.A., 1947	Vanderbilt University Law School, LL.B., 1950
Robert Krupansky	Sixth Circuit	3/10/1982 - 7/1/1991	Northern District of Ohio	1970 -1982	Case Western Reserve University (1946)	Case Western Reserve University School of Law (1948)
Leroy Contie	Northern District of Ohio	3/9/1982 - 6/30/1986	Northern District of Ohio	1971 - 1982	University of Michigan (1941)	University of Michigan Law School (1948)
Albert Engel	Sixth Circuit	12/19/1973 - 10/1/1989	Western District of Michigan	1970-1973	University of Michigan '48	University of Michigan Law '50
Pierce Lively	Sixth Circuit	10/5/1972 - 1/1/1989			Centre College '43	University of Virginia Law '48
Peter Fay	Eleventh Circuit	October 1, 1981 - January 19, 1994	Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals	September 21, 1976 - October 1, 1981	Rollins College, B.A., 1951	University of Florida College of Law, J.D., 1956
Gerald Tjoflat	Eleventh Circuit	October 1, 1981 - Present	Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals	1975 - 1981		Duke University School of Law, LL.B., 1957
Paul Roney	Eleventh Circuit	10/1/1981 - 10/1/1989	Fifth Circuit	1970-1981	University of Pennsylvania '42	Harvard Law '48
James Hill (Eleventh Circuit)	Eleventh Circuit	October 1, 1981 - October 15, 1989	Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals	May 21, 1976 - October 1, 1981	University of South Carolina, B.Sc., 1948	Emory University School of Law, J.D. 1948
Robert McWilliams	Tenth Circuit	10/14/1970 - 8/31/1984			University of Denver '38	University of Denver Law '41
James E. Barrett	Tenth Circuit	4/23/1971 - 4/8/1987				University of Wyoming Law '49
William Bauer	Seventh Circuit	December 20, 1974 - October 30, 1994	Northern District of Illinois	1971 - 1975	Elmhurst College, A.B., 1949	DePaul University College of Law, J.D., 1952
Philip Tone	Seventh Circuit	5/14/1974 - 4/30/1980			State University of Iowa (1943)	State University of Iowa College of Law (1948)
Wallace Kent	Sixth Circuit	12/18/1970 - 5/28/1973	Western District of Michigan	6/10/1954 - 1/6/1971	Western Michigan College, B.A., 1937	University of Michigan Law School, J.D., 1940
William E. Miller	Sixth Circuit	7/8/1970 - 4/12/1976	Middle District of Tennessee	3/16/1955 - 7/13/1970	University of Tennessee, A.B., 1930	Yale Law School, LL.B., 1933
Jon Newman	Second Circuit	June 21, 1979 - July 1, 1997	District of Connecticut	1971 - 1979	Princeton University, A.B., 1953	Yale Law School, LL.B., 1956
Lawrence Pierce	Second Circuit	11/18/1981 - 1/1/1990	Southern District of New York	5/20/1971 - 11/30/1981	St. Joseph's U., B.S., 1948	Fordham U. Law, LL.B., 1951
William Mulligan	Second Circuit	5/27/1971 - 5/31/1981			Fordham U., A.B., 1939	Fordham U. Law, J.D., 1942
James Oakes	Second Circuit	5/27/1971 - 6/30/1992	District of Vermont	1970-1971	Harvard, A.B., 1945	Harvard Law, LL.B., 1947
William Timbers	Second Circuit	7/29/1971 - 7/10/1981	District of Connecticut	9/2/1960 - 8/6/1971	Dartmouth College, A.B., 1937	Yale Law, LL.B., 1940
Robert Madden Hill	Fifth Circuit	6/15/1984-10/19/1987	Northern District of Texas	1984-1987	University of Texas, 1948	University of Texas, 1950
Leonard Garth	Third Circuit	August 6, 1973 - June 30, 1986	District of New Jersey	1969-1973	Columbia University, B.A., 1942	Harvard Law School, LL.B., 1952
Joseph Weis (Third Circuit)	Third Circuit	4/15/1973-4/1/1988	Western District of Pennsylvania	1970-1973	Duquesne University, 1947	University of Pittsburgh Law, 1950
Walter Stapleton	Third Circuit	April 4, 1985 - June 2, 1999	District of Delaware	1970 - 1985	Princeton University, A.B., 1956	Harvard Law School, LL.B., 1959
James Hunter	United States Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit	9/23/1971 - 6/30/1986			Temple University, B.A., 1936	University of Pennsylvania Law School, LL.B., 1939
James Rosen	United States Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit	9/22/1971 - 11/18/1972				New Jersey Law School (now Rutgers School of Law -- Newark), LL.B., 1930
James Turk	Western District of Virginia	10/17/1972 - 10/31/2002			Roanoke College, A.B., 1949	Washington and Lee U. Law, LL.B., 1952
Joseph Young	District of Maryland	7/29/1971-7/31/1987	Attorney in private practice		Dartmouth College, 1948	University of Virginia School of Law, 1951
Tom Stagg	Western District of Louisiana	March 08, 1974 - February 28, 1992			Louisiana State University, 1943	Louisiana State University Law, 1949
Joseph Morris	Eastern District of Oklahoma	4/12/1974 - 7/31/1978			Washburn U., A.B., 1943	Washburn U. Law, LL.B., 1947
Samuel King	District of Hawaii	6/28/1972 - 11/30/1984			Yale U., B.S., 1937	Yale Law School, LL.B., 1940
Robert Kelleher	Central District of California	12/21/1970 - 3/5/1983			Williams College, A.B., 1935	Harvard Law School, J.D., 1938
Gordon Thompson	Southern District of California	October 16, 1970 - December 28, 1994			University of Southern California, 1951	Southwestern University School of Law, 1956
Walter McGovern	Western District of Washington	April 23, 1971 - September 30, 1987			University of Washington, 1949	University of Washington School of Law, 1950
Robert Chapman	Fourth Circuit	September 19, 1981 - May 31, 1991	District of South Carolina	1971 - 1981	University of South Carolina, B.S., 1945	University of South Carolina School of Law, LL.B., 1949
Alfred Goodwin	Ninth Circuit	November 30, 1971 - January 31, 1991	District of Oregon	1969 - 1971	University of Oregon, B.A., 1947	University of Oregon School of Law, J.D., 1951
John Clifford Wallace	Ninth Circuit	June 28, 1972 - April 8, 1996	Southern District of California	1970 - 1972	San Diego State College, B.A., 1952	University of California, Berkeley, Boalt Hall School of Law, LL.B., 1955
Joseph Sneed	United States Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit	8/24/1973 - 7/21/1987			Southwestern University, B.B.A., 1941	University of Texas School of Law, LL.B., 1947
Otto Skopil	Ninth Circuit	9/26/1979 - 6/30/1986	District of Oregon	6/2/1972 - 10/20/1979	Willamette U., B.A., 1941	Willamette U. College of Law, LL.B., 1946
Daniel Huyett	Eastern District of Pennsylvania	10/15/1970 - 4/30/1988			University of Michigan (1942)	University of Pennsylvania Law School (1948)
Albert Coffrin	District of Vermont	6/9/1972 - 1/31/1989			Middlebury College (1941)	Cornell Law School (1947)
James Holden	District of Vermont	11/30/1971 - 1/29/1984			Dartmouth College (1935)	Albany Law School (1938)
Frank Freedman	District of Massachusetts	10/17/1972 - 1/1/1992				Boston U. Law, LL.B., 1949
Walter Skinner	District of Massachusetts	12/19/1973 - 9/14/1992			Harvard U., A.B., 1948	Harvard Law, J.D., 1952
Mark Costantino	Eastern District of New York	5/20/1971 - 12/1/1987				Brooklyn Law School (1947)
Edward Neaher	Eastern District of New York	7/22/1971 - 5/28/1982			Notre Dame, A.B., 1937	Fordham U. Law, LL.B., 1943
Hernan Pesquera	District of Puerto Rico	10/17/1972 - 9/8/1982			Puerto Rico U., B.A., 1944	Cornell Law, LL.D., 1948
Jose Toledo	District of Puerto Rico	12/1/1970 - 2/3/1980			Florida U., B.A., 1952	Puerto Rico U. Law, LL.B., 1955
Kevin Duffy	Southern District of New York	October 17, 1972 - January 10, 1998			Fordham College, 1954	Fordham University School of Law, 1958
Arnold Bauman	Southern District of New York	12/15/1971 - 8/15/1974			St. John's University (1934)	New York University School of Law (1937)
Charles Brieant	Southern District of New York	7/29/1971-5/31/2007			Columbia University, 1947	Columbia Law School, 1949
Lee Gagliardi	Southern District of New York	12/15/1971 - 7/17/1985			Williams Colllege (1941)	Columbia Law School (1947)
Murray Gurfein	Second Circuit	8/27/1974 - 12/16/1979	Southern District of New York	5/20/1971 - 9/11/1974	Columbia, A.B., 1926	Harvard Law, LL.B., 1930
Percy Knapp	Southern District of New York	6/30/1972 - 11/22/1987			Yale University (1931)	Harvard Law School (1934)
Walter Mansfield	Second Circuit	5/20/1971 - 7/2/1981	Southern District of New York	1966 - 1971	Harvard, A.B., 1932	Harvard Law, LL.B., 1935
Charles Stewart	Southern District of New York	6/30/1972-1/1/1985			Harvard University (1938)	Harvard Law School (1948)
Robert Ward	Southern District of New York	10/17/1972-1/31/1991			Harvard College (1945)	Harvard Law School (1949)
Henry Werker	Southern District of New York	7/9/1974 - 5/10/1984			New York University (1941)	New York University School of Law (1946)
Leland Clure Morton	Middle District of Tennessee	10/14/1970 - 7/31/1984			University of Tennessee, B.A., 1934	University of Tennessee College of Law, J.D., 1936
George Barlow	District of New Jersey	12/18/1969 - 3/4/1979	Mercer County Court, New Jersey	1963-1966	Dartmouth College, B.A., 1943	Rutgers U. Law, LL.B., 1948
Vincent Biunno	District of New Jersey	4/17/1973 - 3/23/1982				Rutgers University School of Law (1937)
John Kitchen	District of New Jersey	10/16/1970 - 9/21/1973			University of Pennsylvania (1933)	South Jersey Law School (1937)
Frederick Lacey	District of New Jersey	1/26/1971 - 2/3/1986			Rutgers University (1941)	Cornell Law School (1948)
Henry Meanor	District of New Jersey	6/25/1974 - 2/7/1983			Rutgers University (1952)	Rutgers University School of Law (1955)
Herbert Stern	District of New Jersey	12/28/1973 – 1/4/1987			Hobart College (1958)	University of Chicago Law School (1961)
Murray Schwartz	District of Delaware	4/17/1974 - 7/23/1989			University of Pennsylvania, Wharton School of Business, B.S., 1952	University of Pennsylvania Law, LL.B., 1955
Louis Bechtle	Eastern District of Pennsylvania	3/7/1972 - 4/30/1993			Temple U., B.S., 1951	Temple U. Law, LL.B., 1954
Edward Becker	Third Circuit	12/31/1981 - 5/4/2003	Eastern District of Pennsylvania	1970-1981	U. Pennsylvania '54	Yale Law '57
Raymond Broderick	Eastern District of Pennsylvania	4/21/1971 - 6/30/1984			University of Notre Dame (1935)	University of Pennsylvania Law School (1938)
Herbert Fogel	Eastern District of Pennsylvania	5/15/1973 - 5/1/1978			University of Pennsylvania (1949)	University of Pennsylvania Law School (1952)
James Gorbey	Eastern District of Pennsylvania	12/21/1970 - 10/24/1977			Bowling Green State University (1945)	Temple University School of Law (1949)
Clifford Green	Eastern District of Pennsylvania	12/9/1971 - 4/1/1988			Temple University (1948)	Temple University School of Law (1951)
John Hannum	Eastern District of Pennsylvania	5/6/1969 - 5/28/1984				Dickinson School of Law (1941)
Joseph McGlynn	Eastern District of Pennsylvania	3/8/1974 - 2/14/1990			Mount St. Mary's College (1948)	University of Pennsylvania Law School (1951)
Clarence Newcomer	Eastern District of Pennsylvania	11/30/1971 - 1/18/1988			Franklin and Marshall College (1944)	Dickinson School of Law (1948)
Donald Van Artsdalen	Eastern District of Pennsylvania	10/15/1970 - 10/20/1985				University of Pennsylvania Law, LL.B., 1948
Robert Herman	Middle District of Pennsylvania	12/11/1969 - 9/24/1981			Bucknell University (1935)	Cornell Law School (1938)
Barron McCune	Western District of Pennsylvania	12/18/1970 - 4/1/1985			Washington and Jefferson College (1935)	University of Pennsylvania Law School (1938)
Ralph Scalera	Western District of Pennsylvania	11/20/1971 - 5/1/1976			Harvard University (1952)	University of Pennsylvania Law School (1955)
Daniel Snyder	Western District of Pennsylvania	4/17/1973 - 5/11/1980			College of Wooster (1937)	University of Pittsburgh School of Law (1940)
Hubert Teitelbaum	Western District of Pennsylvania	12/12/1970 - 7/2/1985			University of Pittsburgh, A.B., 1937	University of Pittsburgh Law, LL.B., 1940
Charles Blair	District of Maryland	7/29/1971 - 4/20/1980			University of Maryland (1951)	University of Maryland School of Law (1953)
James Rogers Miller, Jr.	District of Maryland	10/15/1970-12/1/1986			Wesleyan University, 1953	George Washington University Law School, 1955
Herbert Murray	District of Maryland	7/29/1971 - 7/12/1999			Yale University (1947)	University of Maryland School of Law (1951)
Franklin Dupree	Eastern District of North Carolina	12/12/1970 - 12/31/1983			University of North Carolina, A.B., 1933	University of North Carolina Law, LL.B., 1936
Hiram Ward	Middle District of North Carolina	6/28/1972 - 8/20/1988				Wake Forest U. Law, LL.B., 1950
Donald S. Russell	Fourth Circuit	4/23/1971 - 4/22/1998	District of South Carolina	1966 - 1971	University of South Carolina (1925)	University of South Carolina Law Center (1928)
Solomon Blatt	District of South Carolina	05/28/1971 - 05/06/1990			University of South Carolina, A.B., 1941	University of South Carolina Law, LL.B., 1946
David Warriner	Eastern District of Virginia	5/21/1974 - 3/17/1986			University of North Carolina (1951)	University of Virginia School of Law (1957)
Albert Bryan, Jr.	Eastern District of Virginia	July 29, 1971 - December 1, 1991	Judge, Virginia 16th Judicial Circuit	1962 - 1971	University of Virginia School of Law, 1950
Hiram Widener	Fourth Circuit	10/17/1972 - 7/17/2007	Western District of Virginia	1969 - 1972	U.S. Naval Academy, B.S., 1944	Washington and Lee U., LL.B., 1953
John Field (West Virginia)	Fourth Circuit	9/22/1971 - 4/1/1976	Southern District of West Virginia	1959 - 1971	Hampden-Sydney College, 1932	University of Virginia Law, 1935
Kenneth Hall (West Virginia)	Fourth Circuit	9/3/1976 - 2/24/1998	Southern District of West Virginia	1971 - 1976		West Virginia University College of Law (1948)
Dennis R. Knapp	Southern District of West Virginia	12/18/1970 - 2/25/1983	Court of Common Pleas, Kanawha County, West Virginia	1957-1970	West Virginia Institute of Technology, A.B., 1932	West Virginia U. Law, LL.B., 1940
William Stuart	Southern District of Iowa	11/1/1971 - 4/30/1986			University of Iowa, B.A., 1941	University of Iowa College of Law, J.D., 1942
Jack M. Gordon	Eastern District of Louisiana	6/22/1971 - 3/4/1982			Louisiana State University (1951)	Louisiana State University Law School (1954)
Roger West (Louisiana)	Eastern District of Louisiana	6/22/1971 - 1/24/1978			Tulane University (1949)	Tulane Law School (1951)
Nauman Scott	Western District of Louisiana	10/15/1970 - 12/4/1984			Amherst College, B.A., 1938	Tulane Law School, LL.B., 1941
Eldon Mahon	Northern District of Texas	7/3/1972 - 10/1/1989			McMurry College (1939)	University of Texas School of Law (1942)
Robert Porter	Northern District of Texas	6/20/1974 - 1/17/1990			Monmouth College, A.B., 1949	University of Michigan Law School, J.D., 1952
Carl Bue	Southern District of Texas	10/15/1970 - 09/01/1987			Northwestern U., Ph.B., 1951	University of Texas Law, LL.B., 1954
Owen Cox	Southern District of Texas	12/1/1970 - 3/20/1981			University of Kansas (1931)	University of Kansas School of Law (1932)
Joe Ingraham	Fifth Circuit	12/18/1969 - 7/31/1973	Southern District of Texas	1954 - 1969		National University Law School (1927)
John Wood (Texas)	Western District of Texas	12/1/1970 - 5/29/1979			St. Mary's University (1935)	University of Texas School of Law (1938)
David Hermansdorfer	Eastern District of Kentucky	3/7/1972 - 1/31/1981			Princeton University (1953)	University of Virginia School of Law (1959)
Charles Allen (Kentucky)	Western District of Kentucky	11/30/1971 - 10/1/1985			Yale U., B.A., 1941	University of Louisville School of Law, LL.B., 1943
Clifton Bratcher	Western District of Kentucky	10/16/1970 - 7/25/1977				University of Louisville, LL.B., 1947
Henry Brooks	Sixth Circuit	12/11/1969 - 12/30/1971	Western District of Kentucky	8/21/1954 - 12/12/1969	University of Wisconsin, A.B., 1927	Jefferson School of Law, LL.B., 1929
Robert DeMascio	Eastern District of Michigan	7/22/1971 - 1/16/1988				Wayne State University Law School (1951)
Philip Pratt (Michigan)	Eastern District of Michigan	12/1/1970 - 2/7/1989				University of Michigan Law School, LL.B., 1950
Nicholas Walinski	Northern District of Ohio	10/21/1970 - 12/1/1985			University of Toledo (1949)	University of Toledo College of Law (1951)
Robert Duncan (Ohio)	Southern District of Ohio	6/20/1974 - 4/15/1985	Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces	1971-1974	Ohio State U., B.S., 1948	Ohio State U. Law, J.D., 1952
Carl Rubin	Southern District of Ohio	5/20/1971 - 8/2/1995			University of Cincinnati, B.A., 1942	University of Cincinnati College of Law, LL.B., 1944
Harlington Wood	Seventh Circuit	5/7/1976 - 1/15/1992	Southern District of Illinois	1973 - 1976	University of Illinois (1942)	University of Illinois College of Law (1948)
Prentice Marshall	Northern District of Illinois	7/18/1973 - 10/19/1988			University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign	University of Illinois College of Law (1951)
Frank McGarr	Northern District of Illinois	10/14/1970 - 6/30/1986			Loyola U. Chicago, A.B., 1942	Loyola U. Chicago School of Law, J.D., 1950
Richard McLaren	Northern District of Illinois	1/26/1972 - 2/25/1976			Yale College (1939)	Yale Law School (1942)
Thomas McMillen	Northern District of Illinois	4/23/1971 - 12/31/1984			Princeton University (1938)	Harvard Law School (1941)
Roy Stephenson	Eighth Circuit	6/22/1971 - 4/1/1982	Southern District of Iowa	5/31/1960 - 7/6/1971	State U. of Iowa, B.A., 1938	State U. of Iowa College of Law, J.D., 1940
Robert Warren	Eastern District of Wisconsin	8/27/1974 - 8/1/1991			Macalester College, B.A., 1950	University of Wisconsin Law School, J.D., 1956
William Frey	District of Arizona	12/1/1970 - 2/16/1979			University of Arizona (1947)	University of Arizona College of Law (1950)
Philip Wilkins	Eastern District of California	12/18/1969 - 1/27/1983				University of California, Hastings College of Law, LL.B., 1939
William Byrne, Jr.	Central District of California	5/20/1971 - 2/28/1998			University of Southern California, B.S., 1953	University of Southern California Law School, LL.B., 1956
William Webster	Eighth Circuit	7/13/1973 - 2/22/1978	Eastern District of Missouri	1970 - 1973	Amherst College (1947)	Washington University School of Law (1949)
Robert Firth	Central District of California	3/8/1974 - 10/31/1979			Indiana University (1940)	Harvard Law School (1948)
Harris Wangelin	Eastern District of Missouri	12/22/1970 - 5/10/1983	Western District of Missouri	12/22/1970 - 6/10/1987	Iberia Academy & Junior College, A.A., 1932	University of Missouri-Columbia School of Law, J.D., 1936
Malcolm Lucas	Central District of California	7/29/1971 - 4/6/1984			University of Southern California, 1950	University of Southern California School of Law, 1953
Lawrence Lydick	Central District of California	7/29/1971 - 3/1/1984			Stanford University (1938)	Stanford Law School (1942)
Robert Denney	District of Nebraska	3/5/1971 - 4/16/1981			Creighton University School of Law (1939)
Richard Dier	District of Nebraska	12/9/1971 - 12/7/1972			University of Nebraska (1935)	Washington University School of Law (1948)
Albert Schatz	District of Nebraska	5/11/1973 - 4/30/1985			University of Nebraska (1943)	Creighton University School of Law (1948)
Sherman Finesilver	District of Colorado	9/22/1971 - 5/31/1994			University of Colorado, B.A., 1949	University of Denver Law, J.D., 1952
Fred Winner	District of Colorado	12/18/1970 - 4/8/1982			University of Colorado, 1933	University of Colorado Law, 1936
Earl O'Connor	District of Kansas	11/1/1971 - 3/1/1992	Kansas Supreme Court	1965-1971	University of Kansas, B.A., 1948	University of Kansas Law, LL.B., 1950
Edwin Mechem	District of New Mexico	10/14/1970 - 7/3/1982				University of Arkansas School of Law (1939)
Aldon Anderson	District of Utah	7/22/1971 - 12/20/1984	Utah district court, Second District	1957-1971	University of Utah, B.A., 1939	University of Utah Law, J.D., 1943
Robert Varner	Middle District of Alabama	4/23/1971 - 6/12/1986			Auburn U., Tuscaloosa, B.S., 1942	University of Alabama Law, J.D., 1949
Frank McFadden	Northern District of Alabama	8/9/1969 - 1/1/1982			University of Mississippi, B.A., 1950	Yale Law, LL.B., 1955
Sam Pointer	Northern District of Alabama	10/14/1970 - 11/19/1999			Vanderbilt U., A.B., 1955	University of Alabama Law, J.D., 1957
William Hand	Southern District of Alabama	9/22/1971 - 1/19/1989			University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, B.S., 1947	University of Alabama Law, LL.B., 1949
John Reed	Middle District of Florida	8/6/1973 - 12/31/1984			Duke University (1954)	Duke University School of Law (1956)
George Carswell	Fifth Circuit	6/20/1969 - 4/20/1970	Northern District of Florida	1958-1969	Duke University, A.B., 1941	Mercer University Law, LL.B., 1948
David Middlebrooks	Northern District of Florida	12/11/1969 - 8/1/1974			Florida State University (1950)	University of Florida College of Law (1956)
David Williams (California)	Central District of California	6/20/1969 - 1/17/1981			University of California, Los Angeles (1934)	University of Southern California Law School (1937)
Leland Nielsen	Southern District of California	5/20/1971 - 6/14/1985			Washburn College (1941)	University of Southern California Law School (1946)
Norman Roettger	Southern District of Florida	6/2/1972 - 6/17/1997			Ohio State U., B.A., 1952	Washington and Lee U. Law, LL.B., 1958
Gerald Levin	Northern District of California	7/14/1969 - 6/5/1971			University of California, Berkeley (1927)	University of California, Berkeley, Boalt Hall School of Law (1930)
William Orrick Jr.	Northern District of California	7/8/1974 - 10/31/1985			Yale University (1937)	University of California, Berkeley, Boalt Hall School of Law (1941)
Charles Renfrew	Northern District of California	12/9/1971 - 2/27/1980			Princeton University (1952)	University of Michigan Law School (1956)
Richard Freeman	Northern District of Georgia	4/23/1971 - 12/31/1991			Emory University (1950)	Emory University School of Law (1952)
Robert Schnacke	Northern District of California	10/15/1970 - 12/31/1983				University of California, Hastings College of Law (1938)
Spencer Williams	Northern District of California	7/29/1971 - 2/23/1987			University of California, Los Angeles (1943)	University of California, Berkeley, Boalt Hall School of Law (1948)
Samuel Conti	Northern District of California	October 16, 1970-November 1, 1987			University of Santa Clara, B.S., 1945	Stanford Law School, LL.B., 1948
Lewis Powell	Supreme Court	12/9/1971-6/26/1987			Washington and Lee University, 1929	Washington and Lee University Law, 1931
Harry Blackmun	Supreme Court	5/14/1970-8/3/1994	Eighth Circuit	9/21/1959-6/8/1970	Harvard, 1929	Harvard Law, 1932
James Battin	District of Montana	2/27/1969 - 2/13/1990			Eastern Montana College,1948	George Washington University Law School, 1951
Marshall Neill	Eastern District of Washington	8/9/1972 - 10/6/1979			Washington State U., B.A., 1935	University of Idaho College of Law, J.D., 1938
Arlin Adams	United States Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit	10/2/1969 - 1/2/1987			Temple University, B.S., 1941	University of Pennsylvania Law School, LL.B., 1947
John Gibbons (Third Circuit)	Third Circuit	12186/1969 - 1/15/1990			Holy Cross College '47	Harvard Law '50
Max Rosenn	United States Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit	10/7/1970 - 1/21/1981			Cornell University, B.A., 1929	University of Pennsylvania Law School, LL.B., 1932
Thomas Gee	United States Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit	7/18/1973 - 2/1/1991			U.S. Military Academy, B.S., 1946	University of Texas School of Law, LL.B., 1953
Wilbur Pell	United States Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit	4/24/1970 - 7/31/1984			Indiana University, A.B., 1937	Harvard Law School, J.D., 1940
Robert Sprecher	United States Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit	4/23/1971 - 5/15/1982			Northwestern University, B.S., 1938	Northwestern University School of Law, J.D., 1941
Donald Ross	Eighth Circuit	12/12/1970 - 6/13/1987				University of Nebraska Law '48
William Enright	Southern District of California	6/30/1972 - 7/12/1990			Dartmouth College, A.B., 1947	Loyola Law School, Los Angeles, CA, LL.B., 1950
Howard Turrentine	Southern District of California	4/24/1970 - 1/22/1984			San Diego State College, A.B., 1936	University of Southern California Law School, LL.B., 1939
Thomas Flannery	United States District Court for the District of Columbia	12/6/1971 - 5/10/1985				Catholic University of America, Columbus School of Law, LL.B., 1940
Charles Richey	United States District Court for the District of Columbia	5/5/1971 - 1/23/1997			Ohio Wesleyan University, A.B., 1945	Western Reserve University (now Case Western Reserve University) School of Law, LL.B., 1948
Morell Sharp	Western District of Washington	12/9/1971 - 10/19/1980				Northwestern University School of Law (1948)
Donald Voorhees	Western District of Washington	6/20/1974 - 11/30/1986			University of Kansas (1938)	Harvard Law School (1946)
George Edward MacKinnon	United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit	5/6/1969 - 5/20/1983				University of Minnesota Law School, LL.B., 1929
Roger Robb	United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit	5/6/1969 - 5/31/1982			Yale University, A.B., 1928	Yale Law School, LL.B., 1931
Malcolm Wilkey	D.C. Circuit	1970-1985			Harvard University, 1940	Harvard Law School, 1948
Frank Hampton McFadden	United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama	8/9/1969 - 1/1/1982			University of Mississippi, B.A., 1950	Yale Law School, LL.B., 1955
Barrington Daniels Parker, Sr.	United States District Court for the District of Columbia	12/19/1969 - 12/19/1985			Lincoln University, Pennsylvania, A.B., 1936	University of Chicago Law School, J.D., 1947
John R. Hess	Superior Court of the District of Columbia	1972-1983
Clarkson Sherman Fisher	District of New Jersey	10/16/1970 - 10/1/1987	Superior Court of New Jersey	1966-1970		Notre Dame Law, LL.B., 1950
Charles Clark	Fifth Circuit	10/15/1969 - 1/15/1992			University of Mississippi, LL.B., 1948
Howard A. Dawson, Jr.	United States Tax Court	8/21/1962-6/2/1985			University of North Carolina, 1946	George Washington University School of Law, 1949
Cristobal C. Duenas	United States District Court of Guam	1969-1991				University of Michigan, 1952

Historical context

Appointments by current president

See also: Federal judges nominated by Joe Biden

Since taking office, President Joe Biden (D) has nominated 245 individuals to federal judgeships on Article III courts. As of July 11, 2024, 198 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 July 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 July 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 July 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 July 1 of the fourth year of each president's term in office. At this point in the term, President Joe Biden had the most district court appointments with 156.