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Courts & Judges
Judges Appointed by Gerald Ford
Gerald Ford (Republican) made 67 Article III appointments between 1974 and 1976, by commission date. 1 of those judges are still serving, in active or senior status.
Supreme Court1
Courts of appeals11
District courts55
Other courts0
Total appointments67
The appointees
GenderMale 66 Female 1
Race or ethnicityWhite 61 African American 3 Asian American 2 Hispanic 1
ABA ratingQualified 37 Well Qualified 27
Counts per appointment as recorded in the Federal Judicial Center's directory. The American Bar Association has rated nominees since the 1950s; older appointments carry no rating, and some recent nominees were not rated.
Supreme Court (1)
| Judge | Court | Commissioned | Senate vote | ABA rating | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Paul Stevens Associate Justice | Supreme Court of the United States | 98-0 | Death 2019 |
Courts of appeals (11)
| Judge | Court | Commissioned | Senate vote | ABA rating | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jesse Smith Henley | Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit | Well Qualified | Death 1997 | ||
| Gerald Bard Tjoflat | Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit | Well Qualified | Reassignment 1981 | ||
| James Clinkscales Hill | Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit | Well Qualified | Reassignment 1981 | ||
| Peter Thorp Fay | Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit | Reassignment 1981 | |||
| Kenneth Keller Hall | Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit | Qualified | Death 1999 | ||
| Anthony McLeod Kennedy | Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | Qualified | Appointed to another court 1988 | ||
| J. Blaine Anderson | Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | Qualified | Death 1988 | ||
| Ellsworth Alfred Van Graafeiland | Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit | Qualified | Death 2004 | ||
| Thomas Joseph Meskill | Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit | 54-36 | Death 2007 | ||
| William Joseph Bauer | Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit | Well Qualified | Death 2025 | ||
| Harlington Wood Jr. | Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit | Well Qualified | Death 2008 |
District courts (55)
| Judge | Court | Commissioned | Senate vote | ABA rating | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Mitsuhiro Takasugi | District Court for the Central District of California | Well Qualified | Death 2009 | ||
| Laughlin Edward Waters Sr. | District Court for the Central District of California | Well Qualified | Death 2002 | ||
| James Martin Fitzgerald | District Court for the District of Alaska | Well Qualified | Death 2011 | ||
| Mary Anne Richey | District Court for the District of Arizona | Well Qualified | Death 1983 | ||
| Dick Yin Wong | District Court for the District of Hawaii | Qualified | Death 1978 | ||
| Marion Jones Callister | District Court for the District of Idaho | Qualified | Death 1997 | ||
| Richard Dean Rogers | District Court for the District of Kansas | Qualified | Death 2016 | ||
| John Francis Gerry | District Court for the District of New Jersey | Well Qualified | Death 1995 | ||
| Stanley Seymour Brotman | District Court for the District of New Jersey | Well Qualified | Death 2014 | ||
| Juan R. Torruella | District Court for the District of Puerto Rico | Qualified | Appointed to another court 1984 | ||
| Clarence Addison Brimmer Jr. | District Court for the District of Wyoming | Qualified | Death 2014 | ||
| Terry Lee Shell | District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas | Qualified | Death 1978 | ||
| Eugene Edward Siler Jr. | District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky | Qualified | Appointed to another court 1991 | ||
| Charles Schwartz Jr. | District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana | Qualified | Death 2012 | ||
| Morey Leonard Sear | District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana | Qualified | Death 2004 | ||
| James Paul Churchill | District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan | Qualified | Death 2020 | ||
| Ralph B. Guy Jr. | District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan | Qualified | Appointed to another court 1985 | ||
| Henry Bramwell | District Court for the Eastern District of New York | Qualified | Death 2010 | ||
| George Cheney Pratt | District Court for the Eastern District of New York | Qualified | Appointed to another court 1982 | ||
| Harold Dale Cook | District Court for the Eastern District of Oklahoma | Qualified | Death 2008 | ||
| Edward Norman Cahn | District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania | Qualified | Retirement 1998 | ||
| Joseph Calvitt Clarke Jr. | District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia | Qualified | Death 2004 | ||
| Cecil F. Poole | District Court for the Northern District of California | Well Qualified | Appointed to another court 1980 | ||
| William Austin Ingram | District Court for the Northern District of California | Well Qualified | Death 2002 | ||
| William W Schwarzer | District Court for the Northern District of California | Well Qualified | Death 2017 | ||
| William Henry Stafford Jr. | District Court for the Northern District of Florida | Qualified | Death 2025 | ||
| Joel Martin Flaum | District Court for the Northern District of Illinois | Well Qualified | Appointed to another court 1983 | ||
| Alfred Younges Kirkland Sr. | District Court for the Northern District of Illinois | Well Qualified | Death 2004 | ||
| John Francis Grady | District Court for the Northern District of Illinois | Well Qualified | Death 2019 | ||
| George Neves Leighton | District Court for the Northern District of Illinois | Well Qualified | Retirement 1987 | ||
| John Powers Crowley | District Court for the Northern District of Illinois | Well Qualified | Resignation 1981 | ||
| Phil McClellan McNagny Jr. | District Court for the Northern District of Indiana | Well Qualified | Death 1981 | ||
| Howard G. Munson | District Court for the Northern District of New York | Well Qualified | Death 2008 | ||
| John Michael Manos | District Court for the Northern District of Ohio | Well Qualified | Death 2006 | ||
| Harold Dale Cook | District Court for the Northern District of Oklahoma | Qualified | Death 2008 | ||
| Patrick Errol Higginbotham | District Court for the Northern District of Texas | Well Qualified | Appointed to another court 1982 | ||
| Charles Harold Haden II | District Court for the Northern District of West Virginia | Qualified | Reassignment 1983 | ||
| Sidney Myer Aronovitz | District Court for the Southern District of Florida | Qualified | Death 1997 | ||
| James Waldo Ackerman | District Court for the Southern District of Illinois | Well Qualified | Reassignment 1979 | ||
| Charles Sherman Haight Jr. | District Court for the Southern District of New York | Qualified | Senior status since 1995 | ||
| Gerard Louis Goettel | District Court for the Southern District of New York | Qualified | Death 2011 | ||
| Vincent Lyons Broderick | District Court for the Southern District of New York | Qualified | Death 1995 | ||
| Robert J. O'Conor Jr. | District Court for the Southern District of Texas | Qualified | Resignation 1984 | ||
| Ross N. Sterling | District Court for the Southern District of Texas | Qualified | Death 1988 | ||
| Charles Harold Haden II | District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia | Qualified | Death 2004 | ||
| John Thomas Copenhaver Jr. | District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia | Well Qualified | Death 2026 | ||
| Terry Lee Shell | District Court for the Western District of Arkansas | Qualified | Death 1978 | ||
| Eugene Edward Siler Jr. | District Court for the Western District of Kentucky | Qualified | Appointed to another court 1991 | ||
| W. Eugene Davis | District Court for the Western District of Louisiana | Well Qualified | Appointed to another court 1983 | ||
| John Thomas Elfvin | District Court for the Western District of New York | Qualified | Death 2009 | ||
| Harold Dale Cook | District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma | Qualified | Death 2008 | ||
| Ralph Gordon Thompson | District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma | Qualified | Retirement 2007 | ||
| Maurice Blanchard Cohill Jr. | District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania | Qualified | Death 2022 | ||
| William Steele Sessions | District Court for the Western District of Texas | Qualified | Resignation 1987 | ||
| Glen Morgan Williams | District Court for the Western District of Virginia | Well Qualified | Death 2012 |
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Source: Federal Judicial Center. Updated November 9, 2026.