List of federal judges appointed by Richard Nixon
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President Richard Nixon.
Warren E. Burger was Nixon's pick for Chief Justice.
Nixon named William Rehnquist to the Supreme Court, enabling his later elevation to Chief Justice.
John Paul Stevens, appointed by Nixon to the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, would later serve on the Supreme Court.
Hiram Emory Widener, Jr. of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit was Nixon's longest-serving active Court of Appeals appointee.
Following is a list of all United States federal judges appointed by President Richard Nixon during his presidency.[1] In total Nixon appointed 231 federal judges, surpassing the previous record of 193 set by Franklin D. Roosevelt. Among these were four Justices to the Supreme Court of the United States (including one Chief Justice), 46 judges to the United States Courts of Appeals, and 181 judges to the United States district courts.
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United States Supreme Court Justices
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| # | Justice | Seat | State | Retiring Justice | Nomination date |
Confirmation date |
Confirmation vote |
Began service |
Ended service |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Warren E. Burger | Chief Justice | Minnesota | Earl Warren | May 22, 1969 | June 9, 1969 | 72-3-1 | June 23, 1969 | September 26, 1986 |
| 2 | Harry Blackmun | Seat 2 | Minnesota | Abe Fortas | April 15, 1970 | May 12, 1970 | 94-0 | May 14, 1970 | August 3, 1994 |
| 3 | Lewis F. Powell, Jr. | Seat 4 | Virginia | Hugo Black | October 22, 1971 | December 6, 1971 | 89-1 | January 7, 1972 | June 26, 1987 |
| 4 | William Rehnquist | Seat 9 | Arizona[2] | John Marshall Harlan II | October 22, 1971 | December 10, 1971 | 68-26 | January 7, 1972 | September 26, 1986[3] |
Courts of Appeals
| Judge | Circuit | Began active service |
Ended active service |
Ended senior status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arlin M. Adams | Third | October 2, 1969 | January 2, 1987 | – |
| James Emmett Barrett | Tenth | April 23, 1971 | April 8, 1987 | November 7, 2011 |
| Henry Luesing Brooks | Sixth | December 11, 1969 | December 30, 1971 | – |
| Levin H. Campbell | First | June 30, 1972 | January 3, 1992 | Incumbent |
| G. Harrold Carswell | Fifth | June 20, 1969 | April 20, 1970 | – |
| Herbert Choy | Ninth | April 23, 1971 | October 3, 1984 | March 10, 2004 |
| Charles Clark | Fifth | October 17, 1969 | January 15, 1992 | – |
| William Edward Doyle | Tenth | April 26, 1971 | December 28, 1984 | May 2, 1986 |
| Albert J. Engel, Jr. | Sixth | December 19, 1973 | October 1, 1989 | December 30, 2002 |
| John A. Field, Jr. | Fourth | September 22, 1971 | April 1, 1976 | December 16, 1995 |
| Leonard I. Garth | Third | August 6, 1973 | June 30, 1986 | Incumbent |
| Thomas Gibbs Gee | Fifth | July 18, 1973 | February 1, 1991 | – |
| John Joseph Gibbons | Third | December 18, 1969 | January 15, 1990 | – |
| Alfred Goodwin | Ninth | November 30, 1971 | January 31, 1991 | Incumbent |
| Murray Gurfein | Second | August 27, 1974 | December 16, 1979 | – |
| James Hunter III | Third | September 23, 1971 | June 30, 1986 | February 10, 1989 |
| Joe McDonald Ingraham | Fifth | December 18, 1969 | July 31, 1973 | May 27, 1990 |
| W. Wallace Kent | Sixth | December 18, 1970 | May 28, 1973 | – |
| John Kilkenny | Ninth | September 16, 1969 | November 1, 1971 | February 17, 1995 |
| Pierce Lively | Sixth | October 5, 1972 | January 1, 1989 | March 12, 2016 |
| George MacKinnon | D.C. Cir. | May 6, 1969 | May 20, 1983 | May 1, 1995 |
| Walter R. Mansfield | Second | May 20, 1971 | July 2, 1981 | January 8, 1987 |
| Robert Hugh McWilliams, Jr. | Tenth | October 14, 1970 | August 31, 1984 | April 10, 2013 |
| William Ernest Miller | Sixth | July 8, 1970 | April 12, 1976 | – |
| William Hughes Mulligan | Second | May 27, 1971 | March 31, 1981 | – |
| James L. Oakes | Second | May 27, 1971 | June 30, 1992 | October 13, 2007 |
| Wilbur Frank Pell, Jr. | Seventh | April 24, 1970 | July 31, 1984 | September 25, 2000 |
| Roger Robb | D.C. Cir. | May 6, 1969 | May 31, 1982 | December 19, 1985 |
| Paul Hitch Roney | Fifth | October 16, 1970 | October 1, 1989[4] | September 16, 2006 |
| James Rosen | Third | September 22, 1971 | November 18, 1972 | – |
| Max Rosenn | Third | October 7, 1970 | January 21, 1981 | February 7, 2006 |
| Donald Roe Ross | Eighth | December 12, 1970 | June 13, 1987 | December 18, 2013 |
| Donald S. Russell | Fourth | April 23, 1971 | February 22, 1998 | – |
| Joseph Tyree Sneed III | Ninth | August 24, 1973 | July 21, 1987 | February 9, 2008 |
| Robert Arthur Sprecher | Seventh | April 23, 1971 | May 15, 1982 | – |
| Roy Laverne Stephenson | Eighth | June 22, 1971 | April 1, 1982 | November 5, 1982 |
| John Paul Stevens | Seventh | October 14, 1970 | December 18, 1975 | – |
| William H. Timbers | Second | July 29, 1971 | July 10, 1981 | November 26, 1994 |
| Philip Willis Tone | Seventh | May 14, 1974 | April 30, 1980 | – |
| Ozell Miller Trask | Ninth | September 16, 1969 | October 31, 1979 | May 5, 1984 |
| John Clifford Wallace | Ninth | June 28, 1972 | April 8, 1996 | Incumbent |
| William H. Webster | Eighth | July 18, 1973 | February 22, 1978 | – |
| Joseph Francis Weis, Jr. | Third | March 15, 1973 | April 1, 1988 | March 17, 2014 |
| Hiram Emory Widener, Jr. | Fourth | October 17, 1972 | July 17, 2007 | September 19, 2007 |
| Malcolm Richard Wilkey | D.C. Cir. | February 25, 1970 | December 6, 1984 | November 8, 1985 |
| Eugene Allen Wright | Ninth | September 15, 1969 | September 15, 1983 | September 3, 2002 |
District courts
| Judge | Court [Note 1] |
Began active service |
Ended active service |
Ended senior status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anthony A. Alaimo | S.D. Ga. | December 9, 1971 | July 1, 1991 | December 30, 2009 |
| Charles Mengel Allen | W.D. Ky. | November 30, 1971 | October 1, 1985 | January 4, 2000 |
| Donald Douglas Alsop | D. Minn. | December 20, 1974 | August 28, 1992 | Incumbent |
| Aldon Junior Anderson | D. Utah | July 22, 1971 | December 20, 1984 | March 24, 1996 |
| J. Blaine Anderson | D. Idaho | December 9, 1971 | July 23, 1976 | – |
| George Herbert Barlow | D.N.J. | December 18, 1969 | March 4, 1979 | – |
| James Franklin Battin | D. Mont. | February 27, 1969 | February 13, 1990 | September 27, 1996 |
| William Joseph Bauer | N.D. Ill. | November 10, 1971 | January 3, 1975 | – |
| Arnold Bauman | S.D.N.Y. | December 15, 1971 | August 15, 1974 | – |
| Louis Charles Bechtle | E.D. Pa. | March 7, 1972 | April 30, 1993 | June 30, 2001 |
| Edward Roy Becker | E.D. Pa. | October 14, 1970 | January 22, 1982 | – |
| Paul Benson | D.N.D. | July 29, 1971 | December 31, 1985 | April 22, 2004 |
| Vincent Pasquale Biunno | D.N.J. | April 17, 1973 | March 23, 1982 | July 30, 1991 |
| Charles Stanley Blair | D. Md. | July 29, 1971 | April 20, 1980 | – |
| Solomon Blatt, Jr. | D.S.C. | May 28, 1971 | May 7, 1990 | April 20, 2016 |
| Andrew Wendell Bogue | D.S.D. | April 24, 1970 | July 1, 1985 | June 10, 2009 |
| Clifton Rhodes Bratcher | W.D. Ky. | October 16, 1970 | July 25, 1977 | – |
| Charles L. Brieant | S.D.N.Y. | July 29, 1971 | May 31, 2007 | July 20, 2008 |
| Raymond J. Broderick | E.D. Pa. | April 23, 1971 | July 1, 1984 | August 6, 2000 |
| Albert Vickers Bryan, Jr. | E.D. Va. | July 29, 1971 | December 1, 1991 | Incumbent |
| Carl Olaf Bue, Jr. | S.D. Tex. | October 15, 1970 | September 2, 1987 | Incumbent |
| James M. Burns | D. Or. | June 2, 1972 | November 24, 1989 | December 21, 2001 |
| William Matthew Byrne, Jr. | C.D. Cal. | May 20, 1971 | February 28, 1998 | January 12, 2006 |
| Levin H. Campbell | D. Mass. | November 30, 1971 | August 31, 1972 | – |
| Robert L. Carter | S.D.N.Y. | July 25, 1972 | December 31, 1986 | January 3, 2012 |
| Robert Foster Chapman | D.S.C. | May 27, 1971 | October 2, 1981 | – |
| Albert Wheeler Coffrin | D. Vt. | June 9, 1972 | January 31, 1989 | January 13, 1993 |
| William C. Conner | S.D.N.Y. | December 19, 1973 | March 31, 1987 | July 9, 2009 |
| Samuel Conti | N.D. Cal. | October 16, 1970 | November 1, 1987 | October 30, 2015 |
| Leroy John Contie, Jr. | N.D. Ohio | December 6, 1971 | March 23, 1982 | – |
| Mark Americus Costantino | E.D.N.Y. | May 20, 1971 | December 1, 1987 | June 17, 1990 |
| Owen DeVol Cox | S.D. Tex. | December 1, 1970 | March 20, 1981 | July 21, 1990 |
| Robert Edward DeMascio | E.D. Mich. | July 22, 1971 | January 16, 1988 | March 23, 1999 |
| Robert Vernon Denney | D. Neb. | March 5, 1971 | April 16, 1981 | June 26, 1981 |
| Richard A. Dier | D. Neb. | December 9, 1971 | December 7, 1972 | – |
| John William Ditter, Jr. | E.D. Pa. | October 15, 1970 | October 19, 1986 | Incumbent |
| Kevin Duffy | S.D.N.Y. | October 17, 1972 | January 10, 1998 | Incumbent |
| Robert Morton Duncan | S.D. Ohio | June 20, 1974 | April 15, 1985 | – |
| Franklin Taylor Dupree, Jr. | E.D.N.C. | December 12, 1970 | December 31, 1983 | December 17, 1995 |
| Garnett Thomas Eisele | E.D. Ark. | August 6, 1970 | August 1, 1991 | Incumbent |
| Albert J. Engel | W.D. Mich. | December 18, 1970 | January 4, 1974 | – |
| William Benner Enright | S.D. Cal. | June 30, 1972 | July 12, 1990 | Incumbent |
| Peter T. Fay | S.D. Fla. | October 16, 1970 | October 8, 1976 | – |
| John Feikens | E.D. Mich. | December 1, 1970 | March 1, 1986 | September 30, 2008 |
| Sherman Glenn Finesilver | D. Colo. | September 22, 1971 | May 31, 1994 | December 31, 1994 |
| Robert Firth | C.D. Cal. | March 8, 1974 | October 31, 1979 | January 4, 1984 |
| Clarkson Sherman Fisher | D.N.J. | October 16, 1970 | October 1, 1987 | July 27, 1997 |
| Thomas Aquinas Flannery | D.D.C. | December 6, 1971 | May 10, 1985 | September 20, 2007 |
| Herbert Allan Fogel | E.D. Pa. | May 15, 1973 | May 1, 1978 | – |
| James L. Foreman | E.D. Ill. | March 7, 1972 | June 1, 1992[5] | June 3, 2012 |
| Frank Harlan Freedman | D. Mass. | October 17, 1972 | January 1, 1992 | August 21, 2003 |
| Richard Cameron Freeman | N.D. Ga. | April 23, 1971 | December 31, 1991 | August 22, 1999 |
| William C. Frey | D. Ariz. | December 1, 1970 | February 16, 1979 | – |
| Lee Parsons Gagliardi | S.D.N.Y. | December 15, 1971 | July 17, 1985 | October 30, 1998 |
| Leonard I. Garth | D.N.J. | December 18, 1969 | August 29, 1973 | – |
| Alfred Goodwin | D. Or. | December 11, 1969 | December 17, 1971 | – |
| James Henry Gorbey | E.D. Pa. | December 21, 1970 | October 24, 1977 | – |
| Jack Murphy Gordon | E.D. La. | June 22, 1971 | March 4, 1982 | – |
| Clifford Scott Green | E.D. Pa. | December 9, 1971 | April 2, 1988 | May 31, 2007 |
| Thomas P. Griesa | S.D.N.Y. | June 30, 1972 | March 13, 2000 | Incumbent |
| Junius Foy Guin, Jr. | N.D. Ala. | April 18, 1973 | February 3, 1989 | Incumbent |
| Murray Gurfein | S.D.N.Y. | May 20, 1971 | September 11, 1974 | – |
| Kenneth Keller Hall | S.D.W.Va. | December 6, 1971 | September 26, 1976 | – |
| James Hughes Hancock | N.D. Ala. | April 17, 1973 | May 1, 1996 | Incumbent |
| William Brevard Hand | S.D. Ala. | September 22, 1971 | January 19, 1989 | September 6, 2008 |
| John Berne Hannum | E.D. Pa. | May 6, 1969 | May 29, 1984 | April 23, 2007 |
| R. James Harvey | E.D. Mich. | December 19, 1973 | March 31, 1984 | Incumbent |
| Robert Dixon Herman | M.D. Pa. | December 11, 1969 | September 25, 1981 | April 5, 1990 |
| Howard David Hermansdorfer | E.D. Ky. | March 7, 1972 | January 31, 1981 | – |
| James Clinkscales Hill | N.D. Ga. | August 9, 1974 | May 26, 1976 | – |
| Robert Madden Hill | N.D. Tex. | December 1, 1970 | July 20, 1984 | – |
| William Terrell Hodges | M.D. Fla. | December 15, 1971 | May 2, 1999 | Incumbent |
| James Stuart Holden | D. Vt. | November 30, 1971 | January 29, 1984 | November 18, 1996 |
| Daniel Henry Huyett III | E.D. Pa. | October 15, 1970 | May 1, 1988 | May 1, 1998 |
| Charles Wycliffe Joiner | E.D. Mich. | June 9, 1972 | August 15, 1984 | Incumbent |
| Robert J. Kelleher | C.D. Cal. | December 21, 1970 | March 5, 1983 | June 20, 2012 |
| Cornelia Groefsema Kennedy | E.D. Mich. | October 7, 1970 | October 3, 1979 | – |
| James Lawrence King | S.D. Fla. | October 19, 1970 | December 20, 1992 | Incumbent |
| Samuel Pailthorpe King | D. Haw. | June 28, 1972 | November 30, 1984 | December 7, 2010 |
| John Joseph Kitchen | D.N.J. | October 16, 1970 | September 21, 1973 | – |
| Whitman Knapp | S.D.N.Y. | June 30, 1972 | November 23, 1987 | June 14, 2004 |
| Dennis Raymond Knapp | S.D.W.Va. | December 18, 1970 | February 25, 1983 | December 25, 1998 |
| William W. Knox | W.D. Pa. | October 14, 1970 | August 30, 1981 | – |
| Robert B. Krupansky | N.D. Ohio | October 16, 1970 | March 19, 1982 | – |
| Frederick Bernard Lacey | D.N.J. | January 26, 1971 | February 3, 1986 | – |
| Gerald Sanford Levin | N.D. Cal. | July 14, 1969 | June 5, 1971 | – |
| Malcolm M. Lucas | C.D. Cal. | July 29, 1971 | April 6, 1984 | – |
| Lawrence Tupper Lydick | C.D. Cal. | July 29, 1971 | March 1, 1984 | December 17, 1995 |
| Eldon Brooks Mahon | N.D. Tex. | July 3, 1972 | October 1, 1989 | December 3, 2005 |
| Prentice Marshall | N.D. Ill. | July 18, 1973 | October 19, 1988 | April 15, 1996 |
| Richard Paul Matsch | D. Colo. | March 8, 1974 | July 1, 2003 | Incumbent |
| Barron Patterson McCune | W.D. Pa. | December 18, 1970 | April 1, 1985 | September 10, 2008 |
| Frank Hampton McFadden | N.D. Ala. | August 9, 1969 | January 1, 1982 | – |
| Frank James McGarr | N.D. Ill. | October 14, 1970 | June 30, 1986 | January 15, 1988 |
| Joseph Leo McGlynn, Jr. | E.D. Pa. | March 8, 1974 | February 14, 1990 | February 23, 1999 |
| Walter Thomas McGovern | W.D. Wash. | April 23, 1971 | September 30, 1987 | Incumbent |
| Richard Wellington McLaren | N.D. Ill. | January 26, 1972 | February 25, 1976 | – |
| Thomas Roberts McMillen | N.D. Ill. | April 23, 1971 | December 31, 1984 | September 8, 1985 |
| Henry Curtis Meanor | D.N.J. | June 25, 1974 | February 7, 1983 | – |
| Edwin L. Mechem | D.N.M. | October 14, 1970 | July 3, 1982 | November 27, 2002 |
| David L. Middlebrooks, Jr. | N.D. Fla. | December 11, 1969 | August 1, 1974 | – |
| Wendell Alverson Miles | W.D. Mich. | April 17, 1974 | May 6, 1986 | July 31, 2013 |
| James Rogers Miller, Jr. | D. Md. | October 15, 1970 | December 1, 1986 | – |
| Joseph Wilson Morris | E.D. Okla. | April 12, 1974 | July 31, 1978 | – |
| Leland Clure Morton | M.D. Tenn. | October 14, 1970 | July 31, 1984 | April 11, 1998 |
| Charles Allen Moye, Jr. | N.D. Ga. | October 16, 1970 | January 1, 1988 | July 26, 2010 |
| Malcolm Muir | M.D. Pa. | October 14, 1970 | August 31, 1984 | July 22, 2011 |
| Herbert Frazier Murray | D. Md. | July 29, 1971 | December 31, 1988 | July 12, 1999 |
| John Francis Nangle | E.D. Mo. | July 18, 1973 | May 10, 1990 | August 24, 2008 |
| Edward Raymond Neaher | E.D.N.Y. | July 22, 1971 | May 28, 1982 | April 19, 1994 |
| Marshall Allen Neill | E.D. Wash. | August 9, 1972 | October 6, 1979 | – |
| Clarence Charles Newcomer | E.D. Pa. | November 30, 1971 | January 19, 1988 | August 22, 2005 |
| Jon O. Newman | D. Conn. | December 15, 1971 | June 25, 1979 | – |
| Leland Chris Nielsen | S.D. Cal. | May 20, 1971 | June 14, 1985 | September 23, 1999 |
| Earl Eugene O'Connor | D. Kan. | November 1, 1971 | March 1, 1992 | November 29, 1998 |
| William Clark O'Kelley | N.D. Ga. | October 16, 1970 | October 1, 1996 | Incumbent |
| James L. Oakes | D. Vt. | April 24, 1970 | June 5, 1971 | – |
| William Horsley Orrick, Jr. | N.D. Cal. | July 8, 1974 | October 31, 1985 | August 14, 2003 |
| Richard Owen | S.D.N.Y. | December 19, 1973 | September 30, 1989 | November 20, 2015 |
| Wilbur Dawson Owens, Jr. | M.D. Ga. | March 1, 1972 | February 1, 1995 | April 28, 2010 |
| Barrington D. Parker | D.D.C. | December 19, 1969 | December 19, 1985 | June 2, 1993 |
| Hernan Gregorio Pesquera | D.P.R. | October 17, 1972 | September 8, 1982 | – |
| Lawrence W. Pierce | S.D.N.Y. | May 20, 1971 | November 30, 1981 | – |
| Thomas Collier Platt, Jr. | E.D.N.Y. | March 8, 1974 | February 1, 2001 | Incumbent |
| Sam Clyde Pointer, Jr. | N.D. Ala. | October 14, 1970 | November 19, 1999 | April 3, 2000 |
| Robert William Porter | N.D. Tex. | June 20, 1974 | January 17, 1990 | November 6, 1991 |
| Philip Pratt | E.D. Mich. | December 1, 1970 | February 7, 1989 | – |
| John A. Reed, Jr. | M.D. Fla. | August 6, 1973 | December 31, 1984 | – |
| Charles Byron Renfrew | N.D. Cal. | December 9, 1971 | February 27, 1980 | – |
| Charles Robert Richey | D.D.C. | May 5, 1971 | January 23, 1997 | March 19, 1997 |
| Norman Charles Roettger, Jr. | S.D. Fla. | June 2, 1972 | June 17, 1997 | July 26, 2003 |
| Carl Bernard Rubin | S.D. Ohio | May 20, 1971 | August 2, 1995 | – |
| Ralph Francis Scalera | W.D. Pa. | November 30, 1971 | May 1, 1976 | – |
| Albert Gerard Schatz | D. Neb. | May 11, 1973 | April 30, 1985 | – |
| Robert Howard Schnacke | N.D. Cal. | October 15, 1970 | December 31, 1983 | June 5, 1994 |
| Murray Merle Schwartz | D. Del. | April 17, 1974 | July 24, 1989 | January 11, 2013 |
| Nauman Scott | W.D. La. | October 15, 1970 | December 4, 1984 | September 19, 2001 |
| Allen Sharp | N.D. Ind. | October 11, 1973 | November 1, 2007 | July 10, 2009 |
| Morell Edward Sharp | W.D. Wash. | December 9, 1971 | October 19, 1980 | – |
| Walter Jay Skinner | D. Mass. | December 19, 1973 | September 14, 1992 | May 8, 2005 |
| Otto Richard Skopil, Jr. | D. Or. | June 2, 1972 | October 20, 1979 | – |
| Daniel John Snyder, Jr. | W.D. Pa. | April 17, 1973 | May 11, 1980 | – |
| Thomas E. Stagg, Jr. | W.D. La. | March 8, 1974 | February 29, 1992 | June 23, 2015 |
| Walter King Stapleton | D. Del. | October 14, 1970 | May 8, 1985 | – |
| William Steger | E.D. Tex. | December 1, 1970 | December 31, 1987 | June 4, 2006 |
| Herbert Jay Stern | D.N.J. | December 28, 1973 | January 4, 1987 | – |
| Charles E. Stewart, Jr. | S.D.N.Y. | June 30, 1972 | January 2, 1985 | October 28, 1994 |
| William Corwin Stuart | S.D. Iowa | November 1, 1971 | April 30, 1986 | August 12, 2010 |
| Joseph Louis Tauro | D. Mass. | October 17, 1972 | September 26, 2013 | Incumbent |
| Hubert Irving Teitelbaum | W.D. Pa. | December 12, 1970 | July 2, 1985 | January 5, 1995 |
| Gordon Thompson, Jr. | S.D. Cal. | October 16, 1970 | December 28, 1994 | July 5, 2015 |
| Gerald Bard Tjoflat | M.D. Fla. | October 16, 1970 | December 12, 1975 | – |
| Jose Victor Toledo | D.P.R. | December 1, 1970 | February 3, 1980 | – |
| Philip Willis Tone | N.D. Ill. | January 26, 1972 | May 17, 1974 | – |
| James Clinton Turk | W.D. Va. | October 17, 1972 | November 1, 2002 | July 6, 2014 |
| Howard Boyd Turrentine | S.D. Cal. | April 24, 1970 | January 22, 1984 | August 20, 2010 |
| Warren Keith Urbom | D. Neb. | April 24, 1970 | December 31, 1990 | Incumbent |
| Bruce Marion Van Sickle | D.N.D. | December 15, 1971 | February 28, 1985 | April 21, 2007 |
| Donald West VanArtsdalen | E.D. Pa. | October 15, 1970 | October 21, 1985 | Incumbent |
| Robert Edward Varner | M.D. Ala. | April 23, 1971 | June 12, 1986 | May 17, 2006 |
| Donald S. Voorhees | W.D. Wash. | June 20, 1974 | November 30, 1986 | July 7, 1989 |
| Nicholas Joseph Walinski, Jr. | N.D. Ohio | October 21, 1970 | December 1, 1985 | December 24, 1992 |
| John Clifford Wallace | S.D. Cal. | October 16, 1970 | July 14, 1972 | – |
| Harris Kenneth Wangelin | W.D. Mo. E.D. Mo. |
December 22, 1970 | May 10, 1983 | June 10, 1987 |
| Hiram Hamilton Ward | M.D.N.C. | June 28, 1972 | August 20, 1988 | April 4, 2002 |
| Robert Joseph Ward | S.D.N.Y. | October 17, 1972 | February 1, 1991 | August 5, 2003 |
| Robert W. Warren | E.D. Wis. | August 27, 1974 | August 1, 1991 | August 20, 1998 |
| David Dortch Warriner | E.D. Va. | May 21, 1974 | March 17, 1986 | – |
| William H. Webster | E.D. Mo. | December 21, 1970 | August 10, 1973 | – |
| Joseph Francis Weis, Jr. | W.D. Pa. | April 24, 1970 | March 27, 1973 | – |
| Harry W. Wellford | W.D. Tenn. | December 12, 1970 | September 10, 1982 | – |
| Henry Frederick Werker | S.D.N.Y. | July 9, 1974 | May 10, 1984 | – |
| Roger Blake West | E.D. La. | June 22, 1971 | January 24, 1978 | – |
| Hiram Emory Widener, Jr. | W.D. Va. | July 14, 1969 | October 27, 1972 | – |
| Philip Charles Wilkins | E.D. Cal. | December 18, 1969 | January 27, 1983 | July 8, 1998 |
| David Welford Williams | C.D. Cal. | June 20, 1969 | January 17, 1981 | May 6, 2000 |
| Spencer Mortimer Williams | N.D. Cal. | July 29, 1971 | February 23, 1987 | January 3, 2008 |
| Fred M. Winner | D. Colo. | December 18, 1970 | April 8, 1982 | August 1, 1984 |
| Harlington Wood, Jr. | S.D. Ill. | July 18, 1973 | May 28, 1976 | – |
| John H. Wood, Jr. | W.D. Tex. | December 1, 1970 | May 29, 1979 | – |
| Joseph H. Young | D. Md. | July 29, 1971 | August 1, 1987 | March 14, 2015 |
Specialty courts
United States Court of Customs and Patent Appeals
| Judge | Began active service |
Ended active service |
| Jack Richard Miller | 1973 | 1983[6] |
| Howard Thomas Markey | 1972 | 1982[6] |
| Donald Edward Lane | 1969 | 1979 |
United States Court of Claims
| Judge | Began active service |
Ended active service |
|---|---|---|
| Robert Lowe Kunzig | 1971 | 1982 |
| Marion Tinsley Bennett | 1972 | 1982[6] |
| Shiro Kashiwa | 1972 | 1982[6] |
United States Customs Court
| Judge | Began active service |
Ended active service |
| Nils Andreas Boe | 1971 | 1980[7] |
Notes
References
- General
- Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- Specific
- ↑ All information on the names, terms of service, and details of appointment of federal judges is derived from the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public-domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
- ↑ Rehnquist was born and raised in Wisconsin, and lived and worked for various periods of years in Ohio, California, and Washington D.C., before settling in Arizona.
- ↑ Elevated to Chief Justice by President Ronald Reagan on September 26, 1986, ending his service on seat 9.
- ↑ Reassigned by operation of law to the newly created United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit on October 1, 1981.
- ↑ On March 31, 1979, the Districts of Illinois were reorganized and Foreman was reassigned by operation of law to the Southern District.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 Reassigned by operation of law to the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit on October 1, 1982.
- ↑ Reassigned to the Court of International Trade when the Customs Court was dissolved, receiving his commission on November 1, 1980.
