List of federal judges appointed by Woodrow Wilson
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Following is a list of all Article III United States federal judges appointed by President Woodrow Wilson during his presidency.[1] In total Wilson appointed 75 Article III federal judges, including 3 Justices to the Supreme Court of the United States, 20 judges to the United States Courts of Appeals, and 52 judges to the United States district courts.
Wilson made additional appointments to Article I tribunals. He made 4 appointments to the United States Court of Customs Appeals. He also made 4 appointments to the Board of General Appraisers, the forerunner of the United States Customs Court and later the United States Court of International Trade.
James Clark McReynolds was Wilson's first and longest-serving Supreme Court appointment.
United States Supreme Court Justices[edit]
# | Justice | Seat | State | Former Justice | Nomination date |
Confirmation date |
Began active service |
Ended active service |
Ended retired service |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | James Clark McReynolds | 3 | Tennessee | Horace Harmon Lurton | August 19, 1914 | August 29, 1914 | August 29, 1914 | January 31, 1941 | August 24, 1946 |
2 | Louis Brandeis | 4 | Massachusetts | Joseph Rucker Lamar | January 28, 1916 | June 1, 1916 | June 1, 1916 | February 13, 1939 | October 5, 1941 |
3 | John Hessin Clarke | 6 | Ohio | Charles Evans Hughes | July 14, 1916 | July 24, 1916 | July 24, 1916 | September 18, 1922 | – |
Courts of Appeals[edit]
# | Judge | Circuit | Nomination date |
Confirmation date |
Began active service |
Ended active service |
Ended senior status |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | George Hutchins Bingham | First | May 15, 1913 | June 5, 1913 | June 5, 1913 | March 23, 1939 | September 25, 1949 |
2 | Charles Albert Woods | Fourth | April 24, 1913 | June 5, 1913 | June 5, 1913 | June 21, 1925 | – |
3 | Henry Wade Rogers | Second | September 18, 1913 | September 29, 1913 | September 29, 1913 | August 16, 1926 | – |
4 | Victor Baynard Woolley | Third | August 7, 1914 | August 12, 1914 | August 12, 1914 | May 1, 1938 | February 22, 1945 |
5 | Richard Wilde Walker Jr. | Fifth | October 2, 1914 | October 5, 1914 | October 5, 1914 | September 1, 1930 | April 10, 1936 |
6 | Samuel Alschuler | Seventh | January 7, 1916 | January 18, 1916 | August 16, 1915[2] | May 15, 1936 | November 9, 1939 |
7 | Evan Alfred Evans | Seventh | May 1, 1916 | May 10, 1916 | May 10, 1916 | July 7, 1948 | – |
8 | Charles Merrill Hough | Second | August 15, 1916 | August 21, 1916 | August 21, 1916 | April 22, 1927 | – |
9 | Kimbrough Stone | Eighth | December 19, 1916 | December 21, 1916 | December 21, 1916 | May 15, 1947 | February 27, 1958 |
10 | Robert Lynn Batts | Fifth | January 17, 1917 | February 5, 1917 | February 5, 1917 | August 22, 1919 | – |
11 | Constantine Joseph Smyth | D.C. | June 29, 1917 | July 12, 1917 | July 12, 1917 | April 14, 1924 | – |
12 | Charles Fletcher Johnson | First | October 1, 1917 | October 1, 1917 | October 1, 1917 | April 30, 1929 | February 15, 1930 |
13 | Martin Thomas Manton | Second | March 12, 1918 | March 18, 1918 | March 18, 1918 | February 7, 1939 | – |
14 | George Weston Anderson | First | October 1, 1918 | October 24, 1918 | October 24, 1918 | September 30, 1931 | February 14, 1938 |
15 | George True Page | Seventh | March 1, 1919 | March 1, 1919 | March 1, 1919 | October 1, 1930 | November 4, 1941 |
16 | Thomas Griffith Haight | Third | May 23, 1919 | June 24, 1919 | April 1, 1919[3] | May 31, 1920 | – |
17 | Maurice H. Donahue | Sixth | October 1, 1919 | October 29, 1919 | October 29, 1919 | September 10, 1928 | – |
18 | Nathan Philemon Bryan | Fifth | April 23, 1920 | April 23, 1920 | April 23, 1920 | August 8, 1935 | – |
19 | Alexander Campbell King | Fifth | April 29, 1920 | May 24, 1920 | May 24, 1920 | December 31, 1924 | – |
20 | John Warren Davis | Third | May 28, 1920 | June 2, 1920 | June 2, 1920 | April 15, 1939 | November 24, 1941 |
District Courts[edit]
# | Judge | Court [Note 1] |
Nomination date |
Confirmation date |
Began active service |
Ended active service |
Ended senior status |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Jeremiah Neterer | W.D. Wash. | July 2, 1913 | July 21, 1913 | March 4, 1913[4] | May 31, 1933 | February 2, 1943 |
2 | Rhydon Mays Call | S.D. Fla. | April 12, 1913 | April 24, 1913 | March 26, 1913[5] | December 15, 1927 | – |
3 | Maurice Timothy Dooling | N.D. Cal. | July 18, 1913 | July 28, 1913 | July 28, 1913 | November 4, 1924 | – |
4 | William Henry Sawtelle | D. Ariz. | August 6, 1913 | August 18, 1913 | August 18, 1913 | February 6, 1931 | Elevated |
5 | Edwin Stark Thomas | D. Conn. | October 16, 1913 | November 17, 1913 | November 17, 1913 | April 12, 1939 | – |
6 | Thomas Griffith Haight | D.N.J. | February 3, 1914 | February 18, 1914 | February 18, 1914 | April 1, 1919 | Elevated |
7 | Oliver Booth Dickinson | E.D. Pa. | March 31, 1914 | April 28, 1914 | April 28, 1914 | September 16, 1939 | – |
8 | Henry De Lamar Clayton Jr. | M.D. Ala. N.D. Ala. |
May 2, 1914 | May 2, 1914 | May 2, 1914 | December 21, 1929 | – |
9 | Wilbur F. Booth | D. Minn. | May 2, 1914 | May 4, 1914 | May 4, 1914 | March 27, 1925 | Elevated |
10 | J. Harry Covington | D.D.C. | June 8, 1914 | June 15, 1914 | June 15, 1914 | May 31, 1918 | – |
11 | John Hessin Clarke | N.D. Ohio | July 15, 1914 | July 21, 1914 | July 21, 1914 | July 24, 1916 | Elevated |
12 | W. H. Seward Thomson | W.D. Pa. | July 7, 1914 | July 21, 1914 | July 21, 1914 | February 21, 1928 | November 29, 1932 |
13 | Augustus Noble Hand | S.D.N.Y. | September 28, 1914 | September 30, 1914 | September 30, 1914 | June 1, 1927 | Elevated |
14 | Walter I. McCoy | D.D.C. | September 29, 1914 | October 2, 1914 | October 2, 1914 | May 22, 1918[6] | – |
14.1 | Walter I. McCoy | D.D.C. | May 16, 1918 | May 22, 1918 | May 22, 1918[7] | December 8, 1929 | – |
15 | Benjamin Franklin Bledsoe | S.D. Cal. | September 30, 1914 | October 16, 1914 | October 16, 1914 | March 24, 1925 | – |
16 | Frederick Lincoln Siddons | D.D.C. | December 9, 1914 | January 15, 1915 | January 15, 1915 | June 19, 1931 | – |
17 | Harland Bradley Howe | D. Vt. | February 19, 1915 | February 22, 1915 | February 22, 1915 | January 31, 1940 | July 31, 1945 |
18 | William Wallace Lambdin | S.D. Ga. | March 3, 1915 | March 3, 1915 | March 3, 1915 | December 20, 1916 | – |
19 | Oscar A. Trippet | S.D. Cal. | March 2, 1915 | March 3, 1915 | March 3, 1915 | July 15, 1923 | – |
20 | Martin Joseph Wade | S.D. Iowa | February 26, 1915 | March 3, 1915 | March 3, 1915 | April 16, 1931 | – |
21 | Tillman Davis Johnson | D. Utah | January 7, 1916 | January 18, 1916 | November 2, 1915[2] | May 28, 1949 | November 1, 1953 |
22 | Joseph T. Johnson | W.D.S.C. | January 4, 1916 | January 24, 1916 | March 9, 1915[8] | May 8, 1919 | – |
23 | Joseph William Woodrough | D. Neb. | March 13, 1916 | March 31, 1916 | April 3, 1916 | April 12, 1933 | Elevated |
24 | John Warren Davis | D.N.J. | May 6, 1916 | May 15, 1916 | May 15, 1916 | June 12, 1920 | Elevated |
25 | Martin Thomas Manton | S.D.N.Y. | August 15, 1916 | August 23, 1916 | August 23, 1916 | March 22, 1918 | Elevated |
26 | William Hitz | D.D.C. | December 15, 1916 | January 2, 1917 | November 15, 1916[9] | February 13, 1931 | Elevated |
27 | DuVal West | W.D. Tex. | December 19, 1916 | December 21, 1916 | December 21, 1916 | November 30, 1931 | May 13, 1949 |
28 | Robert Tait Ervin | S.D. Ala. | January 16, 1917 | January 23, 1917 | January 23, 1917 | January 23, 1935 | October 24, 1949 |
29 | Colin Neblett | D.N.M. | January 29, 1917 | February 5, 1917 | February 5, 1917 | July 6, 1948 | May 7, 1950 |
30 | David C. Westenhaver | N.D. Ohio | March 12, 1917 | March 14, 1917 | March 14, 1917 | July 29, 1928 | – |
31 | George W. Jack | W.D. La. | March 6, 1917 | March 16, 1917 | March 16, 1917 | March 15, 1924 | – |
32 | William Robert Smith | W.D. Tex. | April 11, 1917 | April 12, 1917 | April 12, 1917 | August 16, 1924 | – |
33 | Beverly Daniel Evans Jr. | S.D. Ga. | August 11, 1917 | August 15, 1917 | August 15, 1917 | May 7, 1922 | – |
34 | Edwin Louis Garvin | E.D.N.Y. | March 6, 1918 | March 21, 1918 | March 21, 1918 | October 31, 1925 | – |
35 | Joseph Chappell Hutcheson Jr. | S.D. Tex. | March 29, 1918 | April 6, 1918 | April 6, 1918 | January 26, 1931 | Elevated |
36 | John C. Knox | S.D.N.Y. | March 29, 1918 | April 12, 1918 | April 12, 1918 | April 30, 1955 | August 23, 1966 |
37 | George W. English | E.D. Ill. | April 22, 1918 | May 3, 1918 | May 3, 1918 | November 4, 1926 | – |
38 | Thomas Jennings Bailey | D.D.C. | May 16, 1918 | May 22, 1918 | May 22, 1918 | November 1, 1950 | January 9, 1963 |
39 | Louis FitzHenry | S.D. Ill. | July 6, 1918 | July 6, 1918 | July 6, 1918 | October 3, 1933 | Elevated |
40 | Edwin R. Holmes | N.D. Miss. S.D. Miss. |
October 17, 1918 | October 24, 1918 | October 24, 1918 | March 1, 1929[10] April 6, 1936 |
– Elevated |
41 | Robert L. Williams | E.D. Okla. | December 3, 1918 | January 7, 1919 | January 7, 1919 | April 21, 1937 | Elevated |
42 | Hugh M. Morris | D. Del. | January 17, 1919 | January 27, 1919 | January 27, 1919 | June 30, 1930 | – |
43 | James Clifton Wilson | N.D. Tex. | May 23, 1919 | June 24, 1919 | March 5, 1919[3] | July 31, 1947 | August 3, 1951 |
44 | Charles Francis Lynch | D.N.J. | June 16, 1919 | July 1, 1919 | July 1, 1919 | March 31, 1925 | – |
45 | Henry Hitt Watkins | W.D.S.C. | July 14, 1919 | July 22, 1919 | July 22, 1919 | December 31, 1936 | September 8, 1947 |
46 | Samuel Hale Sibley | N.D. Ga. | July 31, 1919 | August 5, 1919 | August 5, 1919 | January 30, 1931 | Elevated |
47 | Charles Breckenridge Faris | E.D. Mo. | October 11, 1919 | October 13, 1919 | October 13, 1919 | February 6, 1935 | Elevated |
48 | John Weld Peck | S.D. Ohio | October 30, 1919 | November 5, 1919 | November 5, 1919 | April 3, 1923 | – |
49 | Edwin Y. Webb | W.D.N.C. | October 30, 1919 | November 5, 1919 | November 5, 1919 | March 1, 1948 | February 7, 1955 |
50 | William Lee Estes | E.D. Tex. | February 14, 1920 | February 18, 1920 | February 18, 1920 | June 14, 1930 | – |
51 | Joseph Lamb Bodine | D.N.J. | May 28, 1920 | June 2, 1920 | June 2, 1920 | March 31, 1929 | – |
52 | Frank Cooper | N.D.N.Y. | April 29, 1920 | June 3, 1920 | June 3, 1920 | September 30, 1941 | July 16, 1946 |
Specialty courts (Article I)[edit]
United States Court of Claims[edit]
# | Judge | Nomination date |
Confirmation date |
Began active service |
Ended active service |
Ended senior status |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Edward Kernan Campbell | May 1, 1913 | May 22, 1913 | May 22, 1913 | April 22, 1928 | December 7, 1938 |
2 | George Eddy Downey | January 7, 1916 | January 17, 1916 | August 3, 1915[11] | May 24, 1926 | – |
3 | James Hay | July 15, 1916 | July 17, 1916 | July 17, 1916 | November 30, 1927 | June 12, 1931 |
4 | Samuel Jordan Graham | July 10, 1919 | July 28, 1919 | July 28, 1919 | May 1, 1930 | January 20, 1951 |
Board of General Appraisers[edit]
# | Judge | Nomination date |
Confirmation date |
Began active service |
Ended active service |
Ended senior status |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Jerry Bartholomew Sullivan | April 17, 1913 | April 28, 1913 | April 29, 1913 | September 30, 1939[12] | – |
2 | George Stewart Brown | October 16, 1913 | November 13, 1913 | November 14, 1913 | August 31, 1941[12] | – |
3 | William C. Adamson | September 20, 1917 | September 20, 1917 | September 24, 1917 | January 20, 1928[12] | – |
4 | George Emery Weller | December 3, 1918 | January 3, 1919 | January 6, 1919 | September 30, 1930[12] | – |
Notes[edit]
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
- ^ 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 7, 1916, confirmed by the United States Senate on January 18, 1916, and received commission on January 18, 1916.
- ^ a b Recess appointment; formally nominated on May 23, 1919, confirmed by the United States Senate on June 24, 1919, and received commission on June 24, 1919.
- ^ Recess appointment; formally nominated on July 2, 1913, confirmed by the United States Senate on July 21, 1913, and received commission on July 21, 1913.
- ^ Recess appointment; formally nominated on April 12, 1913, confirmed by the United States Senate on April 24, 1913, and received commission on April 24, 1913.
- ^ Laterally appointed Chief Justice of the same court.
- ^ Laterally appointed Chief Justice, previously served as Associate Justice of the same court.
- ^ Recess appointment; formally nominated on January 4, 1916, confirmed by the United States Senate on January 24, 1916, and received commission on January 24, 1916.
- ^ Recess appointment; formally nominated on December 15, 1916, confirmed by the United States Senate on January 2, 1917, and received commission on January 2, 1917.
- ^ Reassigned on March 1, 1929 to only the Southern District of Mississippi.
- ^ Recess appointment; formally nominated on January 7, 1916, confirmed by the United States Senate on January 17, 1916, and received commission on January 17, 1916.
- ^ a b c d Reassigned by operation of law to the United States Customs Court on May 28, 1926.