List of federal judges appointed by Harry S. Truman
Harry S. Truman
Following is a list of all Article III United States federal judges appointed by President Harry S. Truman during his presidency.[ 1] In total Truman appointed 133 Article III federal judges, including 4 Justices to the Supreme Court of the United States (including one Chief Justice), 27 judges to the United States Courts of Appeals , and 102 judges to the United States district courts .
Additionally, 9 Article I federal judge appointments are listed, including 3 judges to the United States Court of Customs and Patent Appeals , 2 judges to the United States Court of Claims and 4 judges to the United States Customs Court .
United States Supreme Court justices
#
Justice
Seat
State
Former justice
Nomination date
Confirmation date
Began active service
Ended active service
Ended retired service
1
Harold H. Burton
8
Ohio
Owen Roberts
September 18, 1945
September 19, 1945
September 22, 1945
October 13, 1958
October 28, 1964
2
Fred M. Vinson
Chief
Kentucky
Harlan F. Stone
June 6, 1946
June 20, 1946
June 21, 1946
September 8, 1953
–
3
Tom C. Clark
10
Texas
Frank Murphy
August 2, 1949
August 18, 1949
August 19, 1949
June 12, 1967
June 13, 1977
4
Sherman Minton
3
Indiana
Wiley Blount Rutledge
September 15, 1949
October 4, 1949
October 5, 1949
October 15, 1956
April 9, 1965
Courts of appeals
#
Judge
Circuit
Nomination date
Confirmation date
Began active service
Ended active service
Ended senior status
1
Bennett Champ Clark
D.C.
September 12, 1945
September 24, 1945
September 28, 1945
July 13, 1954
–
2
Wilbur Kingsbury Miller
D.C.
September 12, 1945
September 24, 1945
September 28, 1945
October 15, 1964
January 24, 1976
3
William Edwin Orr
Ninth
September 10, 1945
September 19, 1945
September 28, 1945
January 1, 1956
October 7, 1965
4
E. Barrett Prettyman
D.C.
September 12, 1945
September 24, 1945
September 28, 1945
April 16, 1962
August 4, 1971
5
John Joseph O'Connell
Third
September 12, 1945
October 3, 1945
October 11, 1945
December 16, 1949
–
6
Shackelford Miller Jr.
Sixth
November 23, 1945
December 4, 1945
December 11, 1945
November 1, 1965
November 24, 1965
7
Harry Ellis Kalodner
Third
May 7, 1946 [ Rn 1]
July 25, 1946
July 27, 1946
October 3, 1969
March 15, 1977
8
John Caskie Collet
Eighth
April 30, 1947
July 8, 1947
July 9, 1947
December 5, 1955
–
9
James McPherson Proctor
D.C.
February 2, 1948
March 2, 1948
March 5, 1948
September 17, 1953
–
10
Harold Montelle Stephens
D.C.
February 2, 1948
March 2, 1948
March 5, 1948
May 28, 1955
–
11
F. Ryan Duffy
Seventh
January 13, 1949
January 31, 1949
February 2, 1949
June 30, 1966
August 16, 1979
12
Walter Lyndon Pope
Ninth
February 14, 1949
February 25, 1949
March 1, 1949
April 1, 1961
March 27, 1969
13
Philip J. Finnegan
Seventh
April 8, 1949
May 3, 1949
May 5, 1949
January 4, 1959
–
14
Walter C. Lindley
Seventh
September 15, 1949
October 12, 1949
October 13, 1949
January 3, 1958
–
15
John Coleman Pickett
Tenth
September 23, 1949
October 12, 1949
October 13, 1949
January 1, 1966
September 1, 1983
16
Wayne G. Borah
Fifth
October 15, 1949
October 19, 1949
October 21, 1949
December 31, 1956
February 6, 1966
17
Robert Lee Russell
Fifth
October 15, 1949
October 19, 1949
October 21, 1949
January 18, 1955
–
18
David L. Bazelon
D.C.
October 15, 1949 [ Rn 2]
February 8, 1950
October 21, 1949 [ 2]
June 30, 1979
February 19, 1993
19
Charles Fahy
D.C.
October 15, 1949 [ Rn 2]
April 4, 1950
October 21, 1949 [ 3]
April 17, 1967
September 17, 1979
20
William H. Hastie
Third
October 15, 1949 [ Rn 2]
July 19, 1950
October 21, 1949 [ 4]
May 31, 1971
April 14, 1976
21
Hardress Nathaniel Swaim
Seventh
October 15, 1949 [ Rn 2]
February 8, 1950
October 21, 1949 [ 2]
July 30, 1957
–
22
George Thomas Washington
D.C.
October 15, 1949 [ Rn 2]
April 28, 1950
October 21, 1949 [ 5]
November 10, 1965
August 21, 1971
23
Austin Leander Staley
Third
April 27, 1950
June 27, 1950
July 5, 1950
December 31, 1967
August 3, 1978
24
Louie Willard Strum
Fifth
September 14, 1950
September 23, 1950
September 26, 1950
July 26, 1954
–
25
John Patrick Hartigan
First
December 21, 1950
January 2, 1951
January 3, 1951
March 31, 1965
August 10, 1968
26
Richard Rives
Fifth / Eleventh
April 12, 1951
May 1, 1951
May 3, 1951
February 15, 1966
October 27, 1982 [ 6]
27
Harold Medina
Second
June 11, 1951
June 21, 1951
June 23, 1951
March 1, 1958
February 22, 1980
District courts
#
Judge
Court[ Note 1]
Nomination date
Confirmation date
Began active service
Ended active service
Ended senior status
1
Roger Thomas Foley [ 7]
D. Nev.
March 30, 1945
April 10, 1945
May 2, 1945
April 1, 1957
October 9, 1974
2
Donnell Gilliam
E.D.N.C.
May 3, 1945
May 15, 1945
May 18, 1945
March 16, 1959
March 6, 1960
3
Dennis F. Donovan
D. Minn.
June 1, 1945
July 17, 1945
July 18, 1945
December 31, 1965
September 16, 1974
4
Arthur A. Koscinski
E.D. Mich.
June 4, 1945
July 17, 1945
July 18, 1945
April 30, 1957
November 21, 1957
5
Alexander Holtzoff
D.D.C.
September 12, 1945
September 24, 1945
September 28, 1945
December 31, 1967
September 6, 1969
6
Ben Herbert Rice Jr.
W.D. Tex.
September 10, 1945
September 19, 1945
September 28, 1945
March 14, 1964
–
7
William Carey Mathes
S.D. Cal.
September 24, 1945
October 11, 1945
October 17, 1945
June 9, 1965
July 24, 1967
8
Thomas M. Madden
D.N.J.
October 9, 1945
October 23, 1945
October 25, 1945
January 1, 1968
March 29, 1976
9
Wallace Samuel Gourley
W.D. Pa.
November 2, 1945
November 20, 1945
November 29, 1945
August 4, 1969
September 23, 1976
10
Arthur Johnson Mellott
D. Kan.
November 13, 1945
November 27, 1945
November 29, 1945
December 29, 1957
–
11
Seybourn Harris Lynne
N.D. Ala.
December 14, 1945
December 20, 1945
January 3, 1946
January 9, 1973
September 10, 2000
12
Edward S. Kampf
N.D.N.Y.
January 17, 1946
February 5, 1946
February 8, 1946
July 1, 1948
–
13
Roy Mahlon Shelbourne
W.D. Ky.
January 17, 1946
February 5, 1946
February 8, 1946
November 1, 1964
December 29, 1974
14
Francis Muir Scarlett
S.D. Ga.
January 24, 1946
February 13, 1946
February 14, 1946
August 2, 1968
November 18, 1971
15
Jacob Weinberger
S.D. Cal.
January 24, 1946
February 15, 1946
February 21, 1946
November 1, 1958
May 20, 1974
16
Samuel Marion Driver
E.D. Wash.
March 12, 1946
April 9, 1946
April 13, 1946
September 12, 1958
–
17
Howard C. Speakman
D. Ariz.
March 27, 1946
April 9, 1946
April 13, 1946
June 17, 1952
–
18
John W. Murphy
M.D. Pa.
May 7, 1946
May 21, 1946
May 27, 1946
March 28, 1962
–
19
George Bernard Harris
N.D. Cal.
June 18, 1946
June 29, 1946
July 9, 1946
July 31, 1970
October 18, 1983
20
Raymond Wesley Starr
W.D. Mich.
July 3, 1946
July 23, 1946
July 25, 1946
August 15, 1961
November 2, 1968
21
Theodore Levin
E.D. Mich.
July 3, 1946
July 25, 1946
July 27, 1946
December 31, 1970
–
22
Richard Seymour Rodney
D. Del.
July 25, 1946
July 27, 1946
July 31, 1946
January 1, 1957
December 22, 1963
23
Frederick Voris Follmer
E.D. Pa. M.D. Pa. W.D. Pa.
July 31, 1946
July 31, 1946
August 7, 1946
June 1, 1955 [ 8] December 30, 1967 June 1, 1955 [ 8]
– May 3, 1971 –
24
James P. McGranery
E.D. Pa.
July 31, 1946
July 31, 1946
August 7, 1946
May 26, 1952
–
25
Richmond Bowling Keech
D.D.C.
January 8, 1947
January 22, 1947
October 14, 1946 [ 9]
November 1, 1966
April 13, 1986
26
Edward Matthew Curran
D.D.C.
January 8, 1947
February 3, 1947
October 16, 1946 [ 10]
April 2, 1971
January 10, 1988
27
Dal Millington Lemmon
N.D. Cal.
January 17, 1947
February 5, 1947
February 7, 1947
May 3, 1954
Elevated
28
John David Clifford Jr.
D. Me.
January 10, 1947
March 14, 1947
March 24, 1947
November 18, 1956
–
29
Albert Vickers Bryan
E.D. Va.
May 15, 1947
June 3, 1947
June 5, 1947
August 23, 1961
Elevated
30
R. Ewing Thomason
W.D. Tex.
April 24, 1947
June 3, 1947
June 5, 1947
June 1, 1963
November 8, 1973
31
Harold Medina
S.D.N.Y.
May 15, 1947
June 18, 1947
June 20, 1947
June 23, 1951
Elevated
32
Joseph Brannon Dooley
N.D. Tex.
January 8, 1947
July 8, 1947
July 9, 1947
October 1, 1966
January 19, 1967
33
Leo F. Rayfiel
E.D.N.Y.
June 30, 1947
July 23, 1947
July 30, 1947
March 4, 1966
November 18, 1978
34
Roy Winfield Harper [ 11]
E.D. Mo. W.D. Mo.
July 10, 1947 [ Rn 3]
–
August 7, 1947 [ 12]
December 19, 1947
–
34.1
Roy Winfield Harper [ 11]
E.D. Mo. W.D. Mo.
–
–
December 20, 1947 [ 13]
June 20, 1948
–
34.2
Roy Winfield Harper [ 11]
E.D. Mo. W.D. Mo.
January 13, 1949
January 31, 1949
June 22, 1948 [ 14]
January 5, 1971
February 13, 1994
35
Sylvester J. Ryan
S.D.N.Y.
November 24, 1947
December 18, 1947
November 1, 1947 [ 15]
January 3, 1973
April 10, 1981
36
Herbert William Christenberry
E.D. La.
July 11, 1947
December 18, 1947
December 20, 1947
October 5, 1975
–
37
Samuel H. Kaufman
S.D.N.Y.
May 17, 1948 [ Rn 4]
January 31, 1949
June 22, 1948 [ 14]
July 31, 1955
May 5, 1960
38
Edward Allen Tamm
D.D.C.
February 3, 1948 [ Rn 4]
March 29, 1949
June 22, 1948 [ 16]
March 16, 1965
Elevated
39
David Ezekiel Henderson
W.D.N.C.
–
–
September 1, 1948 [ 17]
February 14, 1949
–
40
Carl Hatch
D.N.M.
January 13, 1949
January 17, 1949
January 21, 1949
April 5, 1963
September 15, 1963
41
James Thomas Foley
N.D.N.Y.
January 13, 1949
January 31, 1949
February 2, 1949
June 30, 1980
August 17, 1990
42
William T. McCarthy
D. Mass.
January 13, 1949
January 31, 1949
February 2, 1949
May 31, 1960
April 6, 1964
43
Thomas Patrick Thornton
E.D. Mich.
January 13, 1949
January 31, 1949
February 2, 1949
February 15, 1966
July 1, 1985
44
Wilson Warlick
W.D.N.C.
April 2, 1948 [ Rn 5]
January 31, 1949
February 2, 1949
June 24, 1968
January 30, 1978
45
Herbert Wilson Erskine
N.D. Cal.
January 13, 1949
February 25, 1949
March 1, 1949
March 18, 1951
–
46
William Daniel Murray
D. Mont.
April 5, 1949
May 4, 1949
May 9, 1949
December 31, 1965
October 3, 1994
47
Robert Emmet Tehan
E.D. Wis.
April 5, 1949
May 17, 1949
May 19, 1949
June 30, 1971
November 27, 1975
48
Abraham Benjamin Conger
M.D. Ga.
May 19, 1949
June 2, 1949
June 6, 1949
December 9, 1953
–
49
James V. Allred [ 18]
S.D. Tex.
September 23, 1949
October 12, 1949
October 13, 1949
September 24, 1959
–
50
Ben Clarkson Connally
S.D. Tex.
September 23, 1949
October 12, 1949
October 13, 1949
December 28, 1974
December 2, 1975
51
Casper Platt
E.D. Ill.
September 15, 1949
October 12, 1949
October 13, 1949
September 16, 1965
–
52
James Marshall Carter
S.D. Cal.
September 23, 1949
October 15, 1949
October 18, 1949
December 1, 1967
Elevated
53
Ernest W. Gibson Jr.
D. Vt.
September 15, 1949
October 15, 1949
October 18, 1949
November 4, 1969
–
54
Harry Clay Westover
S.D. Cal.
September 23, 1949
October 15, 1949
October 18, 1949
December 31, 1965
April 14, 1983
55
M. Neil Andrews
N.D. Ga.
October 15, 1949 [ Rn 2]
–
October 21, 1949 [ 19]
October 31, 1950
–
56
Owen McIntosh Burns
W.D. Pa.
October 15, 1949 [ Rn 2]
March 8, 1950
October 21, 1949 [ 20]
October 26, 1952
–
57
Thomas James Clary
E.D. Pa.
October 15, 1949 [ Rn 2]
March 8, 1950
October 21, 1949 [ 20]
March 1, 1969
August 1, 1977
58
Delmas Carl Hill
D. Kan.
October 15, 1949 [ Rn 2]
March 8, 1950
October 21, 1949 [ 20]
September 28, 1961
Elevated
59
James Robert Kirkland
D.D.C.
October 15, 1949 [ Rn 2]
March 8, 1950
October 21, 1949 [ 20]
February 25, 1958
–
60
John F. X. McGohey
S.D.N.Y.
October 15, 1949 [ Rn 2]
March 8, 1950
October 21, 1949 [ 20]
March 17, 1970
July 7, 1972
61
J. Skelly Wright
E.D. La.
October 15, 1949 [ Rn 2]
March 8, 1950
October 21, 1949 [ 20]
April 15, 1962
Elevated
62
Frank Arthur Hooper
N.D. Ga.
October 15, 1949 [ Rn 2]
February 21, 1950
October 21, 1949 [ 21]
June 29, 1967
February 11, 1985
63
Charles F. McLaughlin
D.D.C.
October 15, 1949 [ Rn 2]
February 27, 1950
October 21, 1949 [ 22]
December 31, 1964
February 5, 1976
64
Gregory Francis Noonan
S.D.N.Y.
October 15, 1949 [ Rn 2]
April 25, 1950
October 21, 1949 [ 23]
May 1, 1964
–
65
Willis William Ritter
D. Utah
August 25, 1949 [ Rn 2]
June 29, 1950
October 21, 1949 [ 24]
March 4, 1978
–
66
Gus J. Solomon
D. Ore.
October 15, 1949 [ Rn 2]
June 27, 1950
October 21, 1949 [ 25]
September 1, 1971
February 15, 1987
67
Carroll O. Switzer
S.D. Iowa
October 15, 1949 [ Rn 2]
–
October 21, 1949 [ 26]
August 9, 1950
–
68
Allan Kuhn Grim
E.D. Pa.
October 15, 1949 [ Rn 2]
April 4, 1950
October 21, 1949 [ 3]
November 1, 1961
December 7, 1965
69
Irving Kaufman
S.D.N.Y.
October 15, 1949 [ Rn 2]
April 4, 1950
October 21, 1949 [ 3]
September 22, 1961
Elevated
70
Burnita Shelton Matthews
D.D.C.
October 15, 1949 [ Rn 2]
April 4, 1950
October 21, 1949 [ 3]
March 1, 1968
April 25, 1988
71
Sidney Sugarman
S.D.N.Y.
October 15, 1949 [ Rn 2]
April 28, 1950
October 21, 1949 [ 5]
June 30, 1971
August 9, 1974
72
Robert Love Taylor
E.D. Tenn.
January 5, 1950
March 8, 1950
November 2, 1949 [ 20]
January 15, 1984
July 11, 1987
73
George William Whitehurst
N.D. Fla. S.D. Fla.
January 30, 1950
February 21, 1950
February 23, 1950
June 30, 1961
January 13, 1974
74
William Lee Knous
D. Colo.
March 1, 1950
April 4, 1950
April 7, 1950
December 12, 1959
–
75
William Elwood Steckler
S.D. Ind.
February 14, 1950
April 4, 1950
April 7, 1950
December 31, 1986
March 8, 1995
76
Rabe Ferguson Marsh Jr.
W.D. Pa.
March 27, 1950
June 2, 1950
June 8, 1950
January 31, 1977
April 19, 1993
77
William Robert Wallace
E.D. Okla. N.D. Okla. W.D. Okla.
April 17, 1950
June 2, 1950
June 8, 1950
June 24, 1960
–
78
Edward Weinfeld
S.D.N.Y.
July 10, 1950
August 1, 1950
August 5, 1950
January 17, 1988
–
79
John Milton Bryan Simpson
S.D. Fla. / M.D. Fla.
September 14, 1950
September 23, 1950
September 26, 1950
November 22, 1966 [ 27]
Elevated
80
William Matthew Byrne Sr.
S.D. Cal. / E.D. Cal.
September 1, 1950 [ Rn 6]
December 13, 1950
September 27, 1950 [ 28]
June 30, 1966
March 9, 1974 [ 29]
81
Oliver Jesse Carter
N.D. Cal.
September 1, 1950 [ Rn 6]
December 13, 1950
September 27, 1950 [ 28]
April 7, 1976
June 14, 1976
82
Walter M. Bastian
D.D.C.
November 27, 1950
December 14, 1950
October 23, 1950 [ 30]
December 15, 1954
Elevated
83
Edward Preston Murphy
N.D. Cal.
December 4, 1950
December 13, 1950
December 21, 1950
December 13, 1958
–
84
William F. Riley
S.D. Iowa
November 29, 1950
December 14, 1950
December 27, 1950
December 29, 1956
–
85
Edward L. Leahy
D.R.I.
December 21, 1950
January 2, 1951
January 3, 1951
July 22, 1953
–
86
Alfred Egidio Modarelli
D.N.J.
November 29, 1950
January 2, 1951
January 3, 1951
September 22, 1957
–
87
Charles Joseph McNamee
N.D. Ohio
February 8, 1951
March 6, 1951
March 9, 1951
May 2, 1964
–
88
Daniel Holcombe Thomas
S.D. Ala.
January 29, 1951
March 6, 1951
March 9, 1951
August 25, 1971
April 13, 2000
89
William Boyd Sloan
N.D. Ga.
February 19, 1951
March 20, 1951
March 23, 1951
August 1, 1965
October 22, 1970
90
William James Lindberg
E.D. Wash. W.D. Wash.
March 12, 1951
April 24, 1951
April 25, 1951
May 19, 1961 [ 31] March 1, 1971
– December 15, 1981
91
William Alvah Stewart
W.D. Pa.
February 27, 1951
April 24, 1951
April 25, 1951
April 9, 1953
–
92
Joseph Warren Sheehy
E.D. Tex.
May 16, 1951
June 7, 1951
June 8, 1951
February 23, 1967
–
93
Thomas Francis Murphy
S.D.N.Y.
June 11, 1951
June 29, 1951
July 2, 1951
December 3, 1970
October 26, 1995
94
Edward Jordan Dimock
S.D.N.Y.
June 11, 1951
July 10, 1951
July 11, 1951
July 28, 1961
March 17, 1986
95
Joseph Sam Perry
N.D. Ill.
July 13, 1951
August 21, 1951
August 22, 1951
November 29, 1971
February 18, 1984
96
Luther Youngdahl
D.D.C.
July 6, 1951
August 28, 1951
August 29, 1951
May 29, 1966
June 21, 1978
97
Richard Hartshorne
D.N.J.
October 17, 1951
October 19, 1951
October 20, 1951
October 29, 1961
September 14, 1975
98
Ernest Allen Tolin
S.D. Cal.
October 18, 1951 [ Rn 7]
June 10, 1952
October 30, 1951 [ 32]
June 11, 1961
–
99
David Norton Edelstein
S.D.N.Y.
January 30, 1952
April 7, 1952
November 1, 1951 [ 33]
November 1, 1994
August 19, 2000
100
Ashton Hilliard Williams
E.D.S.C.
June 17, 1952
July 2, 1952
July 3, 1952
February 25, 1962
–
101
James Augustine Walsh
D. Ariz.
July 3, 1952
July 5, 1952
July 7, 1952
July 9, 1976
May 2, 1991
102
Monroe Mark Friedman
N.D. Cal.
June 27, 1952 [ Rn 8]
–
July 17, 1952 [ 34]
August 3, 1953
–
Specialty courts (Article I)
United States Court of Customs and Patent Appeals
#
Judge
Nomination date
Confirmation date
Began active service
Ended active service
Ended senior status
1
Noble J. Johnson
May 28, 1948
June 8, 1948
June 10, 1948
July 19, 1956 [ 35]
–
2
Eugene Worley
February 24, 1950
March 8, 1950
March 9, 1950
April 30, 1959 [ 36]
–
3
William Purington Cole Jr.
July 4, 1952
July 5, 1952
July 7, 1952
September 22, 1957
–
United States Court of Claims
#
Judge
Nomination date
Confirmation date
Began active service
Ended active service
Ended senior status
1
John Marvin Jones
January 20, 1947
July 8, 1947
July 9, 1947 [ 37]
July 14, 1964 [ 38]
March 4, 1976
2
George Evan Howell
July 18, 1947
July 23, 1947
July 30, 1947
September 30, 1953
–
United States Customs Court
#
Judge
Nomination date
Confirmation date
Began active service
Ended active service
Ended senior status
1
Irvin C. Mollison
October 3, 1945
October 26, 1945
October 29, 1945
May 5, 1962
–
2
Jed Johnson
April 7, 1947 [ Rn 9]
June 23, 1947
June 25, 1947
May 8, 1963
–
3
Paul Peter Rao
June 22, 1948 [ Rn 4]
January 31, 1949
June 22, 1948 [ 14]
November 30, 1988 [ 39]
–
4
Morgan Ford
June 22, 1949
July 12, 1949
July 15, 1949
December 31, 1985 [ 39]
January 2, 1992
Notes
Renominations
^ Initially nominated on May 7, 1946. Nomination withdrawn and renominated on May 21, 1946.
^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v Renominated on January 5, 1950.
^ Renominated on November 24, 1947.
^ a b c Renominated on July 29, 1948 and January 13, 1949.
^ Renominated on January 13, 1949.
^ a b Renominated on November 27, 1950.
^ Renominated on March 3, 1952.
^ Renominated on January 9, 1953. Withdrawn by President Eisenhower on July 24, 1953.
^ Initially nominated on March 29, 1945 by President Roosevelt to a different seat on the same court. Nomination confirmed on April 3, 1945, but Johnson declined the appointment. Renominated to a different seat on the same court by President Truman on April 7, 1947.
References
General
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 .
^ a b Recess appointment ; formally nominated on January 5, 1950, confirmed by the United States Senate on February 8, 1950, and received commission on February 10, 1950.
^ a b c d Recess appointment ; formally nominated on January 5, 1950, confirmed by the United States Senate on April 4, 1950, and received commission on April 7, 1950.
^ Recess appointment ; formally nominated on January 5, 1950, confirmed by the United States Senate on July 19, 1950, and received commission on July 22, 1950.
^ a b Recess appointment ; formally nominated on January 5, 1950, confirmed by the United States Senate on April 28, 1950, and received commission on May 1, 1950.
^ Originally appointed to the Fifth Circuit, but reassigned by operation of law to the newly created Eleventh Circuit on October 1, 1981.
^ Nominated by Franklin D. Roosevelt but appointed by Harry S. Truman.
^ a b On June 1, 1955, Follmer was reassigned to only the United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania
^ Recess appointment ; formally nominated on January 8, 1947, confirmed by the United States Senate on January 22, 1947, and received commission on January 24, 1947.
^ Recess appointment ; formally nominated on January 8, 1947, confirmed by the United States Senate on February 3, 1947, and received commission on February 5, 1947.
^ a b c Harper received three consecutive recess appointments to the same court; his formal nomination was not acted on by the United States Senate the first two times, but after the third recess appointment, Harper was confirmed by the Senate.
^ Recess appointment ; the nomination expired without action by the United States Senate .
^ Recess appointment ; the nomination of November 24, 1947 was still pending and later expired without action by the United States Senate .
^ a b c Recess appointment ; formally nominated on January 13, 1949, confirmed by the United States Senate on January 31, 1949, and received commission on February 2, 1949.
^ Recess appointment ; formally nominated on November 24, 1947, confirmed by the United States Senate on December 18, 1947, and received commission on December 20, 1947.
^ Recess appointment ; formally nominated on January 13, 1949, confirmed by the United States Senate on March 29, 1949, and received commission on April 1, 1949.
^ Recess appointment ; nomination never sent to the United States Senate .
^ Allred had earlier been appointed to a different seat on the same court by President Franklin D. Roosevelt ; Allred resigned to seek elected office, and, unsuccessful in that endeavor, was later reappointed to the court by Truman.
^ Recess appointment ; the United States Senate later rejected the appointment on August 9, 1950.
^ a b c d e f g Recess appointment ; formally nominated on January 5, 1950, confirmed by the United States Senate on March 8, 1950, and received commission on March 9, 1950.
^ Recess appointment ; formally nominated on January 5, 1950, confirmed by the United States Senate on February 21, 1950, and received commission on February 23, 1950.
^ Recess appointment ; formally nominated on January 5, 1950, confirmed by the United States Senate on February 27, 1950, and received commission on March 1, 1950.
^ Recess appointment ; formally nominated on January 5, 1950, confirmed by the United States Senate on April 25, 1950, and received commission on April 26, 1950.
^ Recess appointment ; formally nominated on January 5, 1950, confirmed by the United States Senate on June 29, 1950, and received commission on July 7, 1950.
^ Recess appointment ; formally nominated on January 5, 1950, confirmed by the United States Senate on June 27, 1950, and received commission on July 5, 1950.
^ Recess appointment ; formally nominated on January 5, 1950, but the United States Senate rejected the appointment on August 9, 1950.
^ Reassigned by operation of law to the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida on October 29, 1962
^ a b Recess appointment ; formally nominated on November 27, 1950, confirmed by the United States Senate on December 13, 1950, and received commission on December 21, 1950.
^ Reassigned by operation of law to the United States District Court for the Central District of California on September 18, 1966.
^ Recess appointment ; formally nominated on November 27, 1950, confirmed by the United States Senate on December 14, 1950, and received commission on December 22, 1950.
^ Reassigned by operation of law to only the Western District on May 19, 1961.
^ Recess appointment ; formally nominated on March 3, 1952, confirmed by the United States Senate on June 10, 1952, and received commission on June 11, 1952.
^ Recess appointment ; formally nominated on January 30, 1952, confirmed by the United States Senate on April 7, 1952, and received commission on April 8, 1952.
^ Recess appointment ; formally nominated on January 9, 1953, but the United States Senate rejected the appointment.
^ Laterally appointed to Chief Judge seat on the same court on July 19, 1956.
^ Laterally appointed to Chief Judge seat on the same court on April 30, 1959.
^ Laterally appointed to serve as Chief Justice, after serving as a judge on the same court.
^ Chief Justice seat reassigned as Chief Judge.
^ a b Reassigned by operation of law to the United States Court of International Trade on November 1, 1980.
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