List of federal judges appointed by John F. Kennedy

Following is a list of all Article III United States federal judges appointed by President John F. Kennedy during his presidency.[1] In total Kennedy appointed 126 Article III federal judges, including 2 Justices to the Supreme Court of the United States, 20 judges to the United States Courts of Appeals, 102 judges to the United States district courts, 1 judge to the United States Court of Customs and Patent Appeals and 1 judge to the United States Court of Claims. Two of Kennedy's District Judge appointees, Andrew Augustine Caffrey and Cyrus Nils Tavares, were recess appointed and nominated by President Dwight D. Eisenhower, before being confirmed by the United States Senate and receiving their commissions from President Kennedy.

Additionally, 1 Article I judicial appointment is listed, namely to the United States Tax Court.

United States Supreme Court justices edit

#JusticeSeatStateFormer justiceNomination
date
Confirmation
date
Began
active service
Ended
active service
Ended
retired service
1Byron White6ColoradoCharles Evans WhittakerApril 3, 1962April 11, 1962April 12, 1962June 28, 1993April 15, 2002
2Arthur Goldberg2IllinoisFelix FrankfurterAugust 31, 1962September 25, 1962September 28, 1962July 25, 1965

Courts of appeals edit

#JudgeCircuitNomination
date
Confirmation
date
Began active
service
Ended active
service
Ended senior
status
1Albert Alphonso RidgeEighthMay 23, 1961June 14, 1961June 15, 1961April 16, 1965March 2, 1967
2Roger KileySeventhJune 20, 1961June 27, 1961June 30, 1961January 1, 1974September 6, 1974
3Albert Vickers BryanFourthAugust 2, 1961August 15, 1961August 15, 1961May 3, 1972March 13, 1984
4James Cullen GaneyThirdAugust 3, 1961August 15, 1961August 15, 1961August 15, 1966February 7, 1972
5William Francis SmithThirdAugust 15, 1961August 30, 1961August 30, 1961February 26, 1968
6James R. BrowningNinthSeptember 6, 1961September 14, 1961September 18, 1961September 1, 2000May 6, 2012
7Ben C. DuniwayNinthSeptember 14, 1961September 21, 1961September 22, 1961October 5, 1976August 23, 1986
8Delmas Carl HillTenthSeptember 14, 1961September 21, 1961September 22, 1961April 1, 1977December 2, 1989
9Irving KaufmanSecondSeptember 14, 1961September 21, 1961September 22, 1961July 1, 1987February 1, 1992
10J. Spencer BellFourthSeptember 14, 1961September 23, 1961September 27, 1961March 19, 1967
11Luther Merritt SwygertSeventhSeptember 18, 1961September 23, 1961September 29, 1961July 1, 1981March 16, 1988
12Griffin BellFifthSeptember 20, 1961[Rn 1]February 5, 1962October 5, 1961[2]March 1, 1976
13Walter Pettus GewinFifthSeptember 20, 1961[Rn 1]February 5, 1962October 5, 1961[2]November 1, 1976May 15, 1981
14Paul R. HaysSecondSeptember 23, 1961[Rn 1]March 16, 1962October 5, 1961[3]September 11, 1974February 13, 1980
15Thurgood MarshallSecondSeptember 23, 1961[Rn 1]September 11, 1962October 5, 1961[4]August 23, 1965
16J. Skelly WrightD.C.February 2, 1962March 28, 1962March 30, 1962June 1, 1986August 6, 1988
17Oliver SethTenthMay 24, 1962June 11, 1962June 20, 1962December 25, 1984March 27, 1996
18Carl E. McGowanD.C.August 16, 1962[Rn 2]March 15, 1963March 27, 1963August 31, 1981December 21, 1987
19Harry PhillipsSixthJune 4, 1963June 28, 1963July 3, 1963January 15, 1979August 3, 1985
20Pat MehaffyEighthJune 24, 1963July 15, 1963July 16, 1963August 31, 1974January 31, 1981

District courts edit

#JudgeCourt
[Note 1]
Nomination
date
Confirmation
date
Began active
service
Ended active
service
Ended senior
status
1Cyrus Nils Tavares[Note 2]D. Haw.January 10, 1961[Rn 3]September 21, 1961October 13, 1960[5]April 12, 1972August 3, 1976
2Andrew A. Caffrey[Note 2]D. Mass.January 10, 1961[Rn 4]August 9, 1961October 13, 1960[6]October 17, 1986October 6, 1993
3William McRaeS.D. Fla. / M.D. Fla.February 20, 1961March 3, 1961March 8, 1961January 27, 1973[7]
4Reynaldo Guerra GarzaS.D. Tex.March 24, 1961April 13, 1961April 14, 1961August 1, 1979Elevated
5Frank Wiley WilsonE.D. Tenn.May 24, 1961June 14, 1961June 15, 1961September 29, 1982
6William Harold CoxS.D. Miss.June 20, 1961June 27, 1961June 30, 1961October 4, 1982February 25, 1988
7Thomas J. MichieW.D. Va.May 11, 1961June 27, 1961June 30, 1961April 9, 1973
8Edward DumbauldW.D. Pa.August 2, 1961August 2, 1961August 3, 1961December 31, 1976September 6, 1997
9James Braxton Craven Jr.W.D.N.C.July 24, 1961August 9, 1961August 10, 1961July 5, 1966Elevated
10Earl R. LarsonD. Minn.July 24, 1961August 9, 1961August 10, 1961June 30, 1977October 31, 2001
11Lewis Render MorganN.D. Ga.July 24, 1961August 9, 1961August 10, 1961October 2, 1968Elevated
12Richard B. AustinN.D. Ill.August 7, 1961August 15, 1961August 15, 1961October 10, 1975February 7, 1977
13William T. BeeksW.D. Wash.August 4, 1961August 15, 1961August 15, 1961May 31, 1973December 30, 1988
14Mosher Joseph BlumenfeldD. Conn.August 7, 1961August 15, 1961August 15, 1961January 20, 1977November 5, 1988
15Bailey BrownW.D. Tenn.August 7, 1961August 21, 1961August 21, 1961September 26, 1979Elevated
16Arthur Marshall DavisD. Ariz.August 8, 1961August 21, 1961August 21, 1961July 11, 1963
17John Davis Larkins Jr.E.D.N.C.August 8, 1961August 21, 1961August 21, 1961June 8, 1979February 16, 1990
18Luther L. BohanonE.D. Okla.
N.D. Okla.
W.D. Okla.
August 18, 1961August 30, 1961August 30, 1961August 2, 1974July 18, 2003
19Floyd Robert GibsonW.D. Mo.August 17, 1961August 30, 1961August 30, 1961June 20, 1965Elevated
20James Benton ParsonsN.D. Ill.August 10, 1961August 30, 1961August 30, 1961August 30, 1981June 19, 1993
21Michael Henry SheridanM.D. Pa.August 15, 1961August 30, 1961August 30, 1961August 23, 1976
22Edward Skottowe NorthropD. Md.August 23, 1961September 1, 1961September 5, 1961June 12, 1981August 12, 2003
23Thaddeus M. MachrowiczE.D. Mich.August 25, 1961September 1, 1961September 7, 1961February 17, 1970
24Joseph Simon Lord IIIE.D. Pa.August 31, 1961September 14, 1961September 15, 1961July 1, 1982April 23, 1991
25Elmer Gordon WestE.D. La. / M.D. La.September 5, 1961September 14, 1961September 15, 1961November 27, 1979[8]November 2, 1992
26William H. BeckerW.D. Mo.August 21, 1961September 8, 1961September 18, 1961February 8, 1977February 2, 1992
27T. Emmet ClarieD. Conn.September 5, 1961September 14, 1961September 18, 1961January 1, 1983September 24, 1997
28David W. DyerS.D. Fla.September 1, 1961September 8, 1961September 18, 1961September 22, 1966Elevated
29James Robert Martin Jr.E.D.S.C.
W.D.S.C. / D.S.C.
August 30, 1961September 8, 1961September 18, 1961November 20, 1979[9]November 14, 1984
30Raymond Eugene PlummerD. AlaskaAugust 28, 1961September 8, 1961September 18, 1961June 1, 1973December 26, 1987
31Richard Johnson PutnamW.D. La.September 5, 1961September 14, 1961September 18, 1961December 19, 1975December 16, 2002
32Albert Lee Stephens Jr.S.D. Cal. / C.D. Cal.August 28, 1961September 8, 1961September 18, 1961June 1, 1979[10]September 6, 2001
33George C. YoungN.D. Fla.
S.D. Fla. / M.D. Fla.
September 5, 1961September 14, 1961September 18, 1961October 19, 1981[11]April 24, 2015
34Robert A. Ainsworth Jr.E.D. La.September 14, 1961September 21, 1961September 22, 1961August 31, 1966Elevated
35Anthony T. AugelliD.N.J.September 14, 1961September 21, 1961September 22, 1961April 1, 1972August 31, 1974
36Frank J. BattistiN.D. OhioAugust 23, 1961September 21, 1961September 22, 1961April 1, 1994October 19, 1994
37Thomas Francis CroakeS.D.N.Y.September 14, 1961September 21, 1961September 22, 1961January 31, 1972July 21, 1978
38Samuel Hugh DillinS.D. Ind.September 14, 1961September 21, 1961September 22, 1961March 31, 1993March 13, 2006
39John Francis Dooling Jr.E.D.N.Y.September 14, 1961September 21, 1961September 22, 1961November 30, 1976January 12, 1981
40William Edward DoyleD. Colo.September 14, 1961September 21, 1961September 22, 1961May 17, 1971Elevated
41Abraham Lincoln FreedmanE.D. Pa.September 1, 1961September 14, 1961September 22, 1961July 6, 1964Elevated
42Alfred Leopold LuongoE.D. Pa.September 14, 1961September 21, 1961September 22, 1961July 19, 1986
43Thomas Jamison MacBrideN.D. Cal. / E.D. Cal.September 14, 1961September 21, 1961September 22, 1961March 25, 1979[12]January 6, 2000
44Martin PenceD. Haw.September 14, 1961September 21, 1961September 22, 1961November 18, 1974January 31, 2000
45Hubert Louis WillN.D. Ill.September 14, 1961September 21, 1961September 22, 1961April 23, 1979December 9, 1995
46Alfonso ZirpoliN.D. Cal.September 14, 1961September 21, 1961September 22, 1961September 30, 1975July 10, 1995
47Wade H. McCreeE.D. Mich.September 18, 1961September 23, 1961September 29, 1961September 13, 1966Elevated
48Ben Charles GreenN.D. OhioSeptember 23, 1961[Rn 1]June 29, 1962October 5, 1961[13]January 5, 1976January 12, 1983
49John Weld Peck IIS.D. OhioSeptember 23, 1961[Rn 1]April 11, 1962October 5, 1961[14]August 4, 1966Elevated
50Clarence W. AllgoodN.D. Ala.September 23, 1961[Rn 1]February 5, 1962October 5, 1961[2]January 9, 1973November 30, 1991
51Talbot SmithE.D. Mich.September 23, 1961[Rn 1]February 5, 1962October 5, 1961[2]October 31, 1971December 21, 1978
52Dudley Baldwin BonsalS.D.N.Y.September 23, 1961[Rn 1]March 16, 1962October 5, 1961[3]December 6, 1976July 22, 1995
53Leo BrewsterN.D. Tex.September 25, 1961[Rn 1]March 16, 1962October 5, 1961[3]November 1, 1973November 27, 1979
54Wilfred FeinbergS.D.N.Y.September 23, 1961[Rn 1]March 16, 1962October 5, 1961[3]March 7, 1966Elevated
55Sarah T. HughesN.D. Tex.September 25, 1961[Rn 1]March 16, 1962October 5, 1961[3]August 4, 1975April 23, 1985
56James Latane Noel Jr.S.D. Tex.September 25, 1961[Rn 1]March 16, 1962October 5, 1961[3]December 15, 1976August 29, 1997
57George RoslingE.D.N.Y.September 21, 1961[Rn 1]March 16, 1962October 5, 1961[3]April 16, 1973
58Adrian Anthony SpearsW.D. Tex.September 25, 1961[Rn 1]March 16, 1962October 5, 1961[3]October 10, 1979December 31, 1982
59Irving Ben CooperS.D.N.Y.September 23, 1961[Rn 1]September 20, 1962October 5, 1961[15]February 7, 1972September 17, 1996
60Frederick Alvin DaughertyE.D. Okla.
N.D. Okla.
W.D. Okla.
September 23, 1961[Rn 1]February 7, 1962October 5, 1961[16]January 12, 1982April 7, 2006
61L. Richardson PreyerM.D.N.C.January 15, 1962February 7, 1962October 7, 1961[16]October 9, 1963
62Harrison Lee WinterD. Md.January 15, 1962February 7, 1962November 9, 1961[16]June 27, 1966Elevated
63Louis RosenbergW.D. Pa.January 15, 1962July 10, 1962November 20, 1961[17]January 5, 1976July 2, 1999
64Frank Gray Jr.M.D. Tenn.January 15, 1962February 7, 1962November 20, 1961[16]July 15, 1977September 6, 1978
65Charles Gelbert NeeseE.D. Tenn.January 15, 1962February 7, 1962November 20, 1961[16]August 31, 1982October 22, 1989
66J. Robert ElliottM.D. Ga.January 23, 1962February 7, 1962February 17, 1962December 31, 2000
67James Hargrove MeredithE.D. Mo.March 5, 1962March 16, 1962March 17, 1962August 31, 1979December 8, 1988
68John Watkins OliverW.D. Mo.March 5, 1962April 2, 1962April 3, 1962November 3, 1980April 25, 1990
69John Keating ReganE.D. Mo.March 5, 1962April 2, 1962April 3, 1962April 7, 1977March 9, 1987
70Ralph C. BodyE.D. Pa.March 5, 1962April 2, 1962April 4, 1962May 30, 1972June 2, 1973
71Wesley E. BrownD. Kan.March 8, 1962April 2, 1962April 4, 1962September 1, 1979January 23, 2012
72James Aloysius CoolahanD.N.J.February 19, 1962April 2, 1962April 7, 1962June 1, 1974July 16, 1986
73George N. BeamerN.D. Ind.March 8, 1962April 11, 1962April 12, 1962October 21, 1974
74Frank Burton EllisE.D. La.February 2, 1962April 3, 1962April 12, 1962November 16, 1965November 3, 1969
75William Blakely JonesD.D.C.March 19, 1962April 11, 1962April 12, 1962March 20, 1977July 31, 1979
76Robert ShawD.N.J.March 19, 1962April 11, 1962April 12, 1962July 9, 1972
77Henry George TemplarD. Kan.March 21, 1962April 11, 1962April 12, 1962November 1, 1974August 5, 1988
78Jesse E. EschbachN.D. Ind.March 12, 1962April 2, 1962April 13, 1962December 11, 1981Elevated
79Stephen John RothE.D. Mich.April 19, 1962May 1, 1962May 7, 1962July 11, 1974
80John D. Butzner Jr.E.D. Va.May 15, 1962June 15, 1962June 20, 1962August 1, 1967Elevated
81Roger D. FoleyD. Nev.June 12, 1962June 29, 1962July 2, 1962October 29, 1982January 7, 1996
82Edward Joseph McManusN.D. IowaJune 23, 1962July 13, 1962July 16, 1962February 9, 1985March 20, 2017
83William Cook HansonN.D. Iowa
S.D. Iowa
June 23, 1962July 13, 1962July 23, 1962August 15, 1977June 6, 1995
84Noel Peter FoxW.D. Mich.July 12, 1962July 25, 1962July 31, 1962December 31, 1979June 3, 1987
85Allen E. BarrowN.D. Okla.July 18, 1962August 1, 1962August 2, 1962February 26, 1979
86Mitchell Harry CohenD.N.J.July 6, 1962August 1, 1962August 2, 1962September 11, 1974January 7, 1991
87Harold R. Tyler Jr.S.D.N.Y.May 17, 1962August 1, 1962August 2, 1962April 6, 1975
88Charles Hardy CarrS.D. Cal. / C.D. Cal.July 12, 1962August 9, 1962August 14, 1962August 18, 1973[10]March 13, 1976
89Stanley Alexander WeigelN.D. Cal.July 6, 1962August 9, 1962August 15, 1962October 9, 1982September 30, 1997
90Edward Cochrane McLeanS.D.N.Y.April 3, 1962July 13, 1962August 24, 1962October 12, 1972
91Jesse William Curtis Jr.S.D. Cal. / C.D. Cal.August 3, 1962August 25, 1962August 27, 1962December 31, 1975[10]February 5, 1990
92Elisha Avery CraryS.D. Cal. / C.D. Cal.July 31, 1962August 25, 1962August 28, 1962June 24, 1975[10]April 28, 1978
93Inzer Bass WyattS.D.N.Y.July 5, 1962September 20, 1962September 28, 1962March 29, 1977January 17, 1990
94Bernard Martin DeckerN.D. Ill.January 15, 1963March 28, 1963December 12, 1962[18]April 2, 1980November 3, 1993
95William Joseph Nealon Jr.M.D. Pa.January 15, 1963March 15, 1963December 13, 1962[19]January 1, 1989August 30, 2018
96Harry Vearle PayneD.N.M.February 18, 1963March 19, 1963March 27, 1963April 6, 1978July 20, 1983
97Charles B. FultonS.D. Fla.April 4, 1963April 24, 1963April 26, 1963June 30, 1978May 15, 1996
98John Matthew CannellaS.D.N.Y.April 4, 1963June 28, 1963July 3, 1963December 31, 1977October 30, 1996
99Bruce Rutherford ThompsonD. Nev.July 9, 1963August 6, 1963August 16, 1963August 31, 1978February 10, 1992
100Walter Early CraigD. Ariz.August 26, 1963September 25, 1963October 2, 1963October 1, 1979June 29, 1986
101Abraham Lincoln MarovitzN.D. Ill.July 16, 1963September 25, 1963October 2, 1963August 10, 1975March 17, 2001
102Bernard Thomas Moynahan Jr.E.D. Ky.September 16, 1963November 4, 1963November 8, 1963September 30, 1984September 30, 1999
  1. ^ See List of United States district and territorial courts
  2. ^ a b Recess appointed and nominated by Dwight D. Eisenhower but received commission from John F. Kennedy.

Specialty courts (Article III) edit

United States Court of Customs and Patent Appeals edit

#JudgeNomination
date
Confirmation
date
Began active
service
Ended active
service
Ended senior
status
1J. Lindsay AlmondApril 16, 1962[Rn 2]June 28, 1963October 23, 1962[20]March 1, 1973April 14, 1986[21]

United States Court of Claims edit

#JudgeNomination
date
Confirmation
date
Began active
service
Ended active
service
Ended senior
status
1Oscar Hirsh DavisJanuary 31, 1962April 11, 1962April 12, 1962June 19, 1988[21]

Specialty court (Article I) edit

United States Tax Court edit

#JudgeNomination
date
Confirmation
date
Began active
service
Ended active
service
Ended senior
status
1Howard DawsonAugust 21, 1962June 2, 1985July 15, 2016

References edit

General
  • "Judges of the United States Courts". Biographical Directory of Federal Judges. Federal Judicial Center. Archived from the original on 2016-07-30. Retrieved 2009-04-03.
Specific
  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ a b c d Recess appointment; formally nominated on January 15, 1962, confirmed by the United States Senate on February 5, 1962, and received commission on February 9, 1962.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h Recess appointment; formally nominated on January 15, 1962, confirmed by the United States Senate on March 16, 1962, and received commission on March 17, 1962.
  4. ^ Recess appointment; formally nominated on January 15, 1962, confirmed by the United States Senate on September 11, 1962, and received commission on September 14, 1962.
  5. ^ Recess appointment; formally nominated on January 10, 1961, confirmed by the United States Senate on September 21, 1961, and received commission on September 22, 1961.
  6. ^ Recess appointment; formally nominated on January 10, 1961, confirmed by the United States Senate on August 9, 1961, and received commission on August 16, 1961.
  7. ^ Reassigned to the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida on October 29, 1962
  8. ^ Reassigned to the United States District Court for the Middle District of Louisiana on April 16, 1972.
  9. ^ Reassigned to the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina on November 1, 1965.
  10. ^ a b c d Reassigned to the newly created United States District Court for the Central District of California by operation of law on September 18, 1966.
  11. ^ Reassigned to the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida on September 17, 1966.
  12. ^ Reassigned to the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California on September 18, 1966.
  13. ^ Recess appointment; formally nominated on January 15, 1962, confirmed by the United States Senate on June 29, 1962, and received commission on July 2, 1962.
  14. ^ Recess appointment; formally nominated on January 15, 1962, confirmed by the United States Senate on April 11, 1962, and received commission on April 12, 1962.
  15. ^ Recess appointment; formally nominated on January 15, 1962, confirmed by the United States Senate on September 20, 1962, and received commission on September 28, 1962.
  16. ^ a b c d e Recess appointment; formally nominated on January 15, 1962, confirmed by the United States Senate on February 7, 1962, and received commission on February 17, 1962.
  17. ^ Recess appointment; formally nominated on January 15, 1962, confirmed by the United States Senate on July 10, 1962, and received commission on July 12, 1962.
  18. ^ Recess appointment; formally nominated on January 15, 1963, confirmed by the United States Senate on March 28, 1963, and received commission on April 2, 1963.
  19. ^ Recess appointment; formally nominated on January 15, 1963, confirmed by the United States Senate on March 15, 1963, and received commission on March 27, 1963.
  20. ^ Recess appointment; formally nominated on January 15, 1963, confirmed by the United States Senate on June 28, 1963, and received commission on July 3, 1963.
  21. ^ a b Reassigned by operation of law to the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit on October 1, 1982.
Renominations
  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q Renominated on January 15, 1962.
  2. ^ a b Renominated on January 15, 1963.
  3. ^ Previously nominated by President Eisenhower on January 14, 1960. That nomination expired at the end of the term. Renominated by President Eisenhower on January 10, 1961.
  4. ^ Previously nominated by President Eisenhower on July 1, 1960. That nomination expired at the end of the term. Renominated by President Eisenhower on January 10, 1961.

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