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Courts & Judges
Judges Appointed by Richard M. Nixon
Richard M. Nixon (Republican) made 239 Article III appointments between 1969 and 1974, by commission date. 3 of those judges are still serving, in active or senior status.
Supreme Court4
Courts of appeals46
District courts182
Other courts7
Total appointments239
The appointees
GenderMale 238 Female 1
Race or ethnicityWhite 229 African American 6 Asian American 2 Hispanic 2 Pacific Islander 1
ABA ratingQualified 114 Well Qualified 99 Exceptionally Well Qualified 7
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 (4)
| Judge | Court | Commissioned | Senate vote | ABA rating | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Warren Earl Burger Chief Justice | Supreme Court of the United States | 74-3 | Death 1995 | ||
| Harry Andrew Blackmun Associate Justice | Supreme Court of the United States | 94-0 | Death 1999 | ||
| Lewis Franklin Powell Jr. Associate Justice | Supreme Court of the United States | 89-1 | Death 1998 | ||
| William Hubbs Rehnquist Associate Justice | Supreme Court of the United States | 68-26 | Appointed to another court 1986 |
Courts of appeals (46)
| Judge | Court | Commissioned | Senate vote | ABA rating | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Edward MacKinnon | Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit | Well Qualified | Death 1995 | ||
| Roger Robb | Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit | Well Qualified | Death 1985 | ||
| Malcolm Richard Wilkey | Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit | Qualified | Retirement 1985 | ||
| Donald Roe Ross | Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit | Qualified | Death 2013 | ||
| Roy Laverne Stephenson | Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit | Well Qualified | Death 1982 | ||
| William Hedgcock Webster | Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit | Resignation 1978 | |||
| George Harrold Carswell | Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit | Well Qualified | Resignation 1970 | ||
| Charles Clark | Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit | Well Qualified | Retirement 1992 | ||
| Joe McDonald Ingraham | Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit | Well Qualified | Death 1990 | ||
| Paul Hitch Roney | Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit | Well Qualified | Reassignment 1981 | ||
| Thomas Gibbs Gee | Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit | Well Qualified | Retirement 1991 | ||
| Levin Hicks Campbell | Court of Appeals for the First Circuit | Senior status since 1992 | |||
| Donald Stuart Russell | Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit | Well Qualified | Death 1998 | ||
| John A. Field Jr. | Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit | Well Qualified | Death 1995 | ||
| Hiram Emory Widener Jr. | Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit | Qualified | Death 2007 | ||
| Eugene Allen Wright | Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | Well Qualified | Death 2002 | ||
| John Francis Kilkenny | Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | Exceptionally Well Qualified | Death 1995 | ||
| Ozell Miller Trask | Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | Well Qualified | Death 1984 | ||
| Herbert Young Cho Choy | Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | Qualified | Death 2004 | ||
| Alfred Theodore Goodwin | Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | Death 2022 | |||
| John Clifford Wallace | Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | Well Qualified | Senior status since 1996 | ||
| Joseph Tyree Sneed III | Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | Well Qualified | Death 2008 | ||
| Walter Roe Mansfield | Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit | Death 1987 | |||
| James Lowell Oakes | Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit | Well Qualified | Death 2007 | ||
| William Hughes Mulligan | Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit | Qualified | Resignation 1981 | ||
| William Homer Timbers | Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit | Qualified | Death 1994 | ||
| Murray Irwin Gurfein | Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit | Death 1979 | |||
| Wilbur Frank Pell Jr. | Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit | Qualified | Death 2000 | ||
| John Paul Stevens | Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit | Well Qualified | Appointed to another court 1975 | ||
| Robert Arthur Sprecher | Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit | Qualified | Death 1982 | ||
| Philip Willis Tone | Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit | Resignation 1980 | |||
| Henry Luesing Brooks | Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit | Qualified | Death 1971 | ||
| William Ernest Miller | Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit | Well Qualified | Death 1976 | ||
| W. Wallace Kent | Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit | Well Qualified | Death 1973 | ||
| Pierce Lively | Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit | Well Qualified | Death 2016 | ||
| Albert Joseph Engel | Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit | Qualified | Death 2013 | ||
| Robert Hugh McWilliams Jr. | Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit | Well Qualified | Death 2013 | ||
| James Emmett Barrett | Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit | Qualified | Death 2011 | ||
| William Edward Doyle | Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit | Qualified | Death 1986 | ||
| Arlin Marvin Adams | Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit | Exceptionally Well Qualified | Retirement 1987 | ||
| John Joseph Gibbons | Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit | Well Qualified | Retirement 1990 | ||
| Max Rosenn | Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit | Well Qualified | Death 2006 | ||
| James Rosen | Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit | Well Qualified | Death 1972 | ||
| James Hunter III | Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit | Well Qualified | Death 1989 | ||
| Joseph Francis Weis Jr. | Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit | Death 2014 | |||
| Leonard I. Garth | Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit | Well Qualified | Death 2016 |
District courts (182)
| Judge | Court | Commissioned | Senate vote | ABA rating | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Welford Williams | District Court for the Central District of California | Well Qualified | Death 2000 | ||
| Robert Joseph Kelleher | District Court for the Central District of California | Qualified | Death 2012 | ||
| William Matthew Byrne Jr. | District Court for the Central District of California | Well Qualified | Death 2006 | ||
| Lawrence Tupper Lydick | District Court for the Central District of California | Qualified | Death 1995 | ||
| Malcolm Millar Lucas | District Court for the Central District of California | Well Qualified | Resignation 1984 | ||
| Robert Firth | District Court for the Central District of California | Well Qualified | Death 1984 | ||
| William C. Frey | District Court for the District of Arizona | Qualified | Death 1979 | ||
| Fred M. Winner | District Court for the District of Colorado | Well Qualified | Retirement 1984 | ||
| Sherman Glenn Finesilver | District Court for the District of Colorado | Qualified | Retirement 1994 | ||
| Richard Paul Matsch | District Court for the District of Colorado | Well Qualified | Death 2019 | ||
| Barrington Daniels Parker Sr. | District Court for the District of Columbia | Qualified | Death 1993 | ||
| Charles Robert Richey | District Court for the District of Columbia | Qualified | Death 1997 | ||
| Thomas Aquinas Flannery | District Court for the District of Columbia | Well Qualified | Death 2007 | ||
| Jon Ormond Newman | District Court for the District of Connecticut | Qualified | Appointed to another court 1979 | ||
| Walter King Stapleton | District Court for the District of Delaware | Qualified | Appointed to another court 1985 | ||
| Murray Merle Schwartz | District Court for the District of Delaware | Qualified | Death 2013 | ||
| Samuel Pailthorpe King | District Court for the District of Hawaii | Qualified | Death 2010 | ||
| J. Blaine Anderson | District Court for the District of Idaho | Well Qualified | Appointed to another court 1976 | ||
| Earl Eugene O'Connor | District Court for the District of Kansas | Qualified | Death 1998 | ||
| James Rogers Miller Jr. | District Court for the District of Maryland | Qualified | Resignation 1986 | ||
| Charles Stanley Blair | District Court for the District of Maryland | Qualified | Death 1980 | ||
| Herbert Frazier Murray | District Court for the District of Maryland | Well Qualified | Death 1999 | ||
| Joseph H. Young | District Court for the District of Maryland | Well Qualified | Death 2015 | ||
| Levin Hicks Campbell | District Court for the District of Massachusetts | Qualified | Appointed to another court 1972 | ||
| Frank Harlan Freedman | District Court for the District of Massachusetts | Qualified | Death 2003 | ||
| Joseph Louis Tauro | District Court for the District of Massachusetts | Qualified | Death 2018 | ||
| Walter Jay Skinner | District Court for the District of Massachusetts | Qualified | Death 2005 | ||
| Donald Douglas Alsop | District Court for the District of Minnesota | Well Qualified | Senior status since 1992 | ||
| James Franklin Battin | District Court for the District of Montana | Qualified | Death 1996 | ||
| Warren Keith Urbom | District Court for the District of Nebraska | Well Qualified | Death 2017 | ||
| Robert Vernon Denney | District Court for the District of Nebraska | Well Qualified | Death 1981 | ||
| Richard A. Dier | District Court for the District of Nebraska | Death 1972 | |||
| Albert Gerard Schatz | District Court for the District of Nebraska | Well Qualified | Death 1985 | ||
| George Herbert Barlow | District Court for the District of New Jersey | Well Qualified | Death 1979 | ||
| Leonard I. Garth | District Court for the District of New Jersey | Qualified | Appointed to another court 1973 | ||
| Clarkson Sherman Fisher | District Court for the District of New Jersey | Qualified | Death 1997 | ||
| John Joseph Kitchen | District Court for the District of New Jersey | Qualified | Death 1973 | ||
| Frederick Bernard Lacey | District Court for the District of New Jersey | Retirement 1986 | |||
| Vincent Pasquale Biunno | District Court for the District of New Jersey | Well Qualified | Death 1991 | ||
| Herbert Jay Stern | District Court for the District of New Jersey | Well Qualified | Resignation 1987 | ||
| Henry Curtis Meanor | District Court for the District of New Jersey | Resignation 1983 | |||
| Edwin Leard Mechem | District Court for the District of New Mexico | Qualified | Death 2002 | ||
| Paul Benson | District Court for the District of North Dakota | Well Qualified | Death 2004 | ||
| Bruce Marion Van Sickle | District Court for the District of North Dakota | Qualified | Death 2007 | ||
| Alfred Theodore Goodwin | District Court for the District of Oregon | Well Qualified | Appointed to another court 1971 | ||
| James Milton Burns | District Court for the District of Oregon | Qualified | Death 2001 | ||
| Otto Richard Skopil Jr. | District Court for the District of Oregon | Qualified | Appointed to another court 1979 | ||
| José Victor Toledo | District Court for the District of Puerto Rico | Qualified | Death 1980 | ||
| Hernan Gregorio Pesquera | District Court for the District of Puerto Rico | Well Qualified | Death 1982 | ||
| Robert Foster Chapman | District Court for the District of South Carolina | Qualified | Appointed to another court 1981 | ||
| Solomon Blatt Jr. | District Court for the District of South Carolina | Qualified | Death 2016 | ||
| Andrew Wendell Bogue | District Court for the District of South Dakota | Qualified | Death 2009 | ||
| Aldon Junior Anderson | District Court for the District of Utah | Qualified | Death 1996 | ||
| James Lowell Oakes | District Court for the District of Vermont | Well Qualified | Appointed to another court 1971 | ||
| James Stuart Holden | District Court for the District of Vermont | Well Qualified | Death 1996 | ||
| Albert Wheeler Coffrin | District Court for the District of Vermont | Death 1993 | |||
| Garnett Thomas Eisele | District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas | Well Qualified | Death 2017 | ||
| Philip Charles Wilkins | District Court for the Eastern District of California | Qualified | Death 1998 | ||
| James L. Foreman | District Court for the Eastern District of Illinois | Qualified | Reassignment 1979 | ||
| H[oward] David Hermansdorfer | District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky | Qualified | Resignation 1981 | ||
| Jack Murphy Gordon | District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana | Well Qualified | Death 1982 | ||
| Roger Blake West | District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana | Well Qualified | Death 1978 | ||
| Cornelia Groefsema Kennedy | District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan | Well Qualified | Appointed to another court 1979 | ||
| John Feikens | District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan | Exceptionally Well Qualified | Death 2011 | ||
| Philip Pratt | District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan | Well Qualified | Death 1989 | ||
| Robert Edward DeMascio | District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan | Qualified | Death 1999 | ||
| Charles Wycliffe Joiner | District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan | Qualified | Death 2017 | ||
| James Harvey | District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan | Qualified | Death 2019 | ||
| William Hedgcock Webster | District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri | Appointed to another court 1973 | |||
| Harris Kenneth Wangelin | District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri | Qualified | Death 1987 | ||
| John Francis Nangle | District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri | Qualified | Death 2008 | ||
| Mark Americus Costantino | District Court for the Eastern District of New York | Qualified | Death 1990 | ||
| Edward Raymond Neaher | District Court for the Eastern District of New York | Qualified | Death 1994 | ||
| Thomas Collier Platt Jr. | District Court for the Eastern District of New York | Qualified | Death 2017 | ||
| Franklin Taylor Dupree Jr. | District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina | Well Qualified | Death 1995 | ||
| Joseph Wilson Morris | District Court for the Eastern District of Oklahoma | Qualified | Resignation 1978 | ||
| John Berne Hannum | District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania | Qualified | Death 2007 | ||
| Edward Roy Becker | District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania | Well Qualified | Appointed to another court 1982 | ||
| Daniel Henry Huyett III | District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania | Qualified | Death 1998 | ||
| Donald West VanArtsdalen | District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania | Qualified | Death 2019 | ||
| John William Ditter Jr. | District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania | Qualified | Death 2019 | ||
| James Henry Gorbey | District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania | Qualified | Death 1977 | ||
| Raymond Joseph Broderick | District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania | Well Qualified | Death 2000 | ||
| Clarence Charles Newcomer | District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania | Qualified | Death 2005 | ||
| Clifford Scott Green | District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania | Qualified | Death 2007 | ||
| Louis Charles Bechtle | District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania | Qualified | Retirement 2001 | ||
| Herbert Allan Fogel | District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania | Qualified | Resignation 1978 | ||
| Joseph Leo McGlynn Jr. | District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania | Qualified | Death 1999 | ||
| William Merritt Steger | District Court for the Eastern District of Texas | Well Qualified | Death 2006 | ||
| Albert Vickers Bryan Jr. | District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia | Well Qualified | Death 2019 | ||
| David Dortch Warriner | District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia | Qualified | Death 1986 | ||
| Marshall Allen Neill | District Court for the Eastern District of Washington | Well Qualified | Death 1979 | ||
| Robert Willis Warren | District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin | Qualified | Death 1998 | ||
| Robert Edward Varner | District Court for the Middle District of Alabama | Qualified | Death 2006 | ||
| Gerald Bard Tjoflat | District Court for the Middle District of Florida | Well Qualified | Appointed to another court 1975 | ||
| William Terrell Hodges | District Court for the Middle District of Florida | Qualified | Death 2022 | ||
| John Alton Reed Jr. | District Court for the Middle District of Florida | Well Qualified | Resignation 1984 | ||
| Wilbur Dawson Owens Jr. | District Court for the Middle District of Georgia | Qualified | Death 2010 | ||
| Hiram Hamilton Ward | District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina | Qualified | Death 2002 | ||
| Robert Dixon Herman | District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania | Well Qualified | Death 1990 | ||
| Malcolm Muir | District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania | Well Qualified | Death 2011 | ||
| Leland Clure Morton | District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee | Qualified | Death 1998 | ||
| Frank Hampton McFadden | District Court for the Northern District of Alabama | Qualified | Resignation 1982 | ||
| Sam Clyde Pointer Jr. | District Court for the Northern District of Alabama | Well Qualified | Retirement 2000 | ||
| James Hughes Hancock | District Court for the Northern District of Alabama | Qualified | Death 2020 | ||
| Junius Foy Guin Jr. | District Court for the Northern District of Alabama | Well Qualified | Death 2016 | ||
| Gerald Sanford Levin | District Court for the Northern District of California | Death 1971 | |||
| Robert Howard Schnacke | District Court for the Northern District of California | Well Qualified | Death 1994 | ||
| Samuel Conti | District Court for the Northern District of California | Qualified | Death 2018 | ||
| Spencer Mortimer Williams | District Court for the Northern District of California | Qualified | Death 2008 | ||
| Charles Byron Renfrew | District Court for the Northern District of California | Qualified | Resignation 1980 | ||
| William Horsley Orrick Jr. | District Court for the Northern District of California | Well Qualified | Death 2003 | ||
| David Lycurgus Middlebrooks Jr. | District Court for the Northern District of Florida | Qualified | Resignation 1974 | ||
| Charles Allen Moye Jr. | District Court for the Northern District of Georgia | Well Qualified | Death 2010 | ||
| William Clark O'Kelley | District Court for the Northern District of Georgia | Qualified | Death 2017 | ||
| Richard Cameron Freeman | District Court for the Northern District of Georgia | Qualified | Death 1999 | ||
| James Clinkscales Hill | District Court for the Northern District of Georgia | Appointed to another court 1976 | |||
| Frank James McGarr | District Court for the Northern District of Illinois | Well Qualified | Retirement 1988 | ||
| Thomas Roberts McMillen | District Court for the Northern District of Illinois | Well Qualified | Retirement 1985 | ||
| William Joseph Bauer | District Court for the Northern District of Illinois | Qualified | Appointed to another court 1975 | ||
| Philip Willis Tone | District Court for the Northern District of Illinois | Appointed to another court 1974 | |||
| Richard Wellington McLaren | District Court for the Northern District of Illinois | Well Qualified | Death 1976 | ||
| Prentice Henry Marshall | District Court for the Northern District of Illinois | Well Qualified | Retirement 1996 | ||
| Allen Sharp | District Court for the Northern District of Indiana | Qualified | Death 2009 | ||
| Robert B. Krupansky | District Court for the Northern District of Ohio | Qualified | Appointed to another court 1982 | ||
| Nicholas Joseph Walinski Jr. | District Court for the Northern District of Ohio | Qualified | Death 1992 | ||
| Leroy John Contie Jr. | District Court for the Northern District of Ohio | Well Qualified | Appointed to another court 1982 | ||
| Robert Madden Hill | District Court for the Northern District of Texas | Qualified | Appointed to another court 1984 | ||
| Eldon Brooks Mahon | District Court for the Northern District of Texas | Well Qualified | Death 2005 | ||
| Robert William Porter | District Court for the Northern District of Texas | Qualified | Death 1991 | ||
| William Brevard Hand | District Court for the Southern District of Alabama | Well Qualified | Death 2008 | ||
| Howard Boyd Turrentine | District Court for the Southern District of California | Well Qualified | Death 2010 | ||
| Gordon Thompson Jr. | District Court for the Southern District of California | Qualified | Death 2015 | ||
| John Clifford Wallace | District Court for the Southern District of California | Well Qualified | Appointed to another court 1972 | ||
| Leland Chris Nielsen | District Court for the Southern District of California | Well Qualified | Death 1999 | ||
| William Benner Enright | District Court for the Southern District of California | Well Qualified | Death 2020 | ||
| Peter Thorp Fay | District Court for the Southern District of Florida | Well Qualified | Appointed to another court 1976 | ||
| James Lawrence King | District Court for the Southern District of Florida | Qualified | Death 2026 | ||
| Norman Charles Roettger Jr. | District Court for the Southern District of Florida | Well Qualified | Death 2003 | ||
| Anthony A. Alaimo | District Court for the Southern District of Georgia | Qualified | Death 2009 | ||
| Harlington Wood Jr. | District Court for the Southern District of Illinois | Well Qualified | Appointed to another court 1976 | ||
| William Corwin Stuart | District Court for the Southern District of Iowa | Well Qualified | Death 2010 | ||
| Lawrence Warren Pierce | District Court for the Southern District of New York | Qualified | Appointed to another court 1981 | ||
| Murray Irwin Gurfein | District Court for the Southern District of New York | Well Qualified | Appointed to another court 1974 | ||
| Charles L. Brieant Jr. | District Court for the Southern District of New York | Qualified | Death 2008 | ||
| Arnold Bauman | District Court for the Southern District of New York | Exceptionally Well Qualified | Resignation 1974 | ||
| Lee Parsons Gagliardi | District Court for the Southern District of New York | Qualified | Death 1998 | ||
| Charles E. Stewart Jr. | District Court for the Southern District of New York | Qualified | Death 1994 | ||
| Thomas Poole Griesa | District Court for the Southern District of New York | Qualified | Death 2017 | ||
| [Percy] Whitman Knapp | District Court for the Southern District of New York | Well Qualified | Death 2004 | ||
| Robert Lee Carter | District Court for the Southern District of New York | Qualified | Death 2012 | ||
| Kevin Thomas Duffy | District Court for the Southern District of New York | Qualified | Retirement 2016 | ||
| Robert Joseph Ward | District Court for the Southern District of New York | Qualified | Death 2003 | ||
| Richard Owen | District Court for the Southern District of New York | Qualified | Death 2015 | ||
| William Curtis Conner | District Court for the Southern District of New York | Qualified | Death 2009 | ||
| Henry Frederick Werker | District Court for the Southern District of New York | Qualified | Death 1984 | ||
| Carl Bernard Rubin | District Court for the Southern District of Ohio | Qualified | Death 1995 | ||
| Robert Morton Duncan | District Court for the Southern District of Ohio | Qualified | Resignation 1985 | ||
| Carl Olaf Bue Jr. | District Court for the Southern District of Texas | Qualified | Death 2020 | ||
| Owen DeVol Cox | District Court for the Southern District of Texas | Well Qualified | Death 1990 | ||
| Dennis Raymond Knapp | District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia | Qualified | Death 1998 | ||
| Kenneth Keller Hall | District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia | Qualified | Appointed to another court 1976 | ||
| Clifton Rhodes Bratcher | District Court for the Western District of Kentucky | Qualified | Death 1977 | ||
| Charles Mengel Allen | District Court for the Western District of Kentucky | Well Qualified | Death 2000 | ||
| Nauman Steele Scott | District Court for the Western District of Louisiana | Qualified | Death 2001 | ||
| Thomas E. Stagg Jr. | District Court for the Western District of Louisiana | Qualified | Death 2015 | ||
| Albert Joseph Engel | District Court for the Western District of Michigan | Well Qualified | Appointed to another court 1974 | ||
| Wendell Alverson Miles | District Court for the Western District of Michigan | Well Qualified | Death 2013 | ||
| Harris Kenneth Wangelin | District Court for the Western District of Missouri | Qualified | Death 1987 | ||
| Joseph Francis Weis Jr. | District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania | Well Qualified | Appointed to another court 1973 | ||
| William W. Knox | District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania | Exceptionally Well Qualified | Death 1981 | ||
| Hubert Irving Teitelbaum | District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania | Well Qualified | Death 1995 | ||
| Barron Patterson McCune | District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania | Well Qualified | Death 2008 | ||
| Ralph Francis Scalera | District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania | Well Qualified | Resignation 1976 | ||
| Daniel John Snyder Jr. | District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania | Qualified | Death 1980 | ||
| Harry Walker Wellford | District Court for the Western District of Tennessee | Qualified | Appointed to another court 1982 | ||
| John Howland Wood Jr. | District Court for the Western District of Texas | Well Qualified | Death 1979 | ||
| Hiram Emory Widener Jr. | District Court for the Western District of Virginia | Qualified | Appointed to another court 1972 | ||
| James Clinton Turk | District Court for the Western District of Virginia | Qualified | Death 2014 | ||
| Walter Thomas McGovern | District Court for the Western District of Washington | Well Qualified | Death 2021 | ||
| Morell Edward Sharp | District Court for the Western District of Washington | Well Qualified | Death 1980 | ||
| Donald S. Voorhees | District Court for the Western District of Washington | Well Qualified | Death 1989 |
Other courts (7)
| Judge | Court | Commissioned | Senate vote | ABA rating | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Lowe Kunzig | Court of Claims | Well Qualified | Death 1982 | ||
| Shiro Kashiwa | Court of Claims | Qualified | Reassignment 1982 | ||
| Marion Tinsley Bennett | Court of Claims | Exceptionally Well Qualified | Reassignment 1982 | ||
| Donald Edward Lane Associate Judge | Court of Customs and Patent Appeals | Exceptionally Well Qualified | Death 1979 | ||
| Howard Thomas Markey Chief Judge | Court of Customs and Patent Appeals | Well Qualified | Reassignment 1982 | ||
| Jack Richard Miller Associate Judge | Court of Customs and Patent Appeals | Qualified | Reassignment 1982 | ||
| Nils Andreas Boe | Customs Court | Well Qualified | Reassignment 1980 |
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Source: Federal Judicial Center. Updated November 9, 2026.