List of federal judges appointed by Gerald Ford
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President Gerald Ford.
Following is a list of all United States federal judges appointed by President Gerald Ford during his presidency.[1] In total Ford appointed one Justice to the Supreme Court of the United States, 11 judges to the United States Courts of Appeals, and 50 judges to the United States district courts.
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United States Supreme Court Justices
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| # | Justice | Seat | Retiring Justice | State | Nomination date |
Confirmation date |
Confirmation vote |
Began service |
Ended service |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John Paul Stevens | Seat 3 | William O. Douglas | Illinois | November 28, 1975 | December 17, 1975 | 98-0 | December 17, 1975 | June 29, 2010 |
John Paul Stevens was Ford's only Supreme Court appointment.
Courts of Appeals
Anthony Kennedy, named by Ford to the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, was later elevated to the Supreme Court.
| Judge | Circuit | Began active service |
Ended active service |
Ended senior status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| J. Blaine Anderson | Ninth | July 2, 1976 | April 16, 1988 | – |
| William Joseph Bauer | Seventh | December 20, 1974 | October 31, 1994 | Incumbent |
| Peter T. Fay | Fifth | September 21, 1976 | January 19, 1984[2] | – |
| Kenneth Keller Hall | Fourth | September 3, 1976 | February 24, 1998 | July 8, 1999 |
| Jesse Smith Henley | Eighth | March 14, 1975 | May 31, 1982 | October 18, 1997 |
| James Clinkscales Hill | Fifth | May 21, 1976 | October 15, 1989[2] | – |
| Anthony Kennedy | Ninth | March 24, 1975 | February 17, 1988[3] | – |
| Thomas Joseph Meskill | Second | April 23, 1975 | June 30, 1993 | October 29, 2007 |
| Gerald Bard Tjoflat | Fifth | November 21, 1975 | Incumbent[2] | – |
| Ellsworth Van Graafeiland | Second | December 21, 1974 | May 5, 1985 | November 20, 2004 |
| Harlington Wood, Jr. | Seventh | May 7, 1976 | January 15, 1992 | December 29, 2008 |
District courts
Ford appointed Juan R. Torruella to the United States District Court for the District of Puerto Rico; Torruella was later elevated to the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit.
| Judge | Court [Note 1] |
Began active service |
Ended active service |
Ended senior status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Waldo Ackerman | S.D. Ill. | July 2, 1976 | November 23, 1984[4] | – |
| Sidney M. Aronovitz | S.D. Fla. | September 21, 1976 | October 31, 1988 | January 8, 1997 |
| Henry Bramwell | E.D.N.Y. | December 26, 1974 | October 1, 1987 | May 28, 2010 |
| Clarence Addison Brimmer, Jr. | D. Wyo. | September 16, 1975 | September 27, 2006 | October 23, 2014 |
| Vincent Lyons Broderick | S.D.N.Y. | October 4, 1976 | December 1, 1988 | March 3, 1995 |
| Stanley Seymour Brotman | D.N.J. | March 14, 1975 | April 23, 1990 | February 21, 2014 |
| Edward Norman Cahn | E.D. Pa. | December 20, 1974 | December 31, 1998 | – |
| Marion Jones Callister | D. Idaho | September 1, 1976 | June 6, 1989 | June 24, 1997 |
| James Paul Churchill | E.D. Mich. | December 20, 1974 | December 31, 1989 | Incumbent |
| Joseph Calvitt Clarke, Jr. | E.D. Va. | December 20, 1974 | July 31, 1991 | May 6, 2004 |
| Maurice Blanchard Cohill, Jr. | W.D. Pa. | May 21, 1976 | November 28, 1994 | Incumbent |
| H. Dale Cook | E.D. Okla. N.D. Okla. W.D. Okla. |
December 20, 1974 | January 1, 1992 | September 22, 2008 |
| John Thomas Copenhaver, Jr. | S.D.W.Va. | September 3, 1976 | Incumbent | – |
| John Powers Crowley | N.D. Ill. | June 16, 1976 | June 30, 1981 | – |
| W. Eugene Davis | W.D. La. | September 21, 1976 | December 9, 1983 | – |
| John T. Elfvin | W.D.N.Y. | December 21, 1974 | July 1, 1987 | January 6, 2009 |
| James Martin Fitzgerald | D. Alaska | December 20, 1974 | January 1, 1989 | April 3, 2011 |
| Joel Martin Flaum | N.D. Ill. | December 20, 1974 | June 1, 1983 | – |
| John F. Gerry | D.N.J. | December 20, 1974 | October 1, 1994 | March 10, 1995 |
| Gerard Louis Goettel | S.D.N.Y. | March 30, 1976 | August 5, 1993 | December 19, 2011 |
| John Francis Grady | N.D. Ill. | November 21, 1975 | May 23, 1994 | Incumbent |
| Ralph B. Guy, Jr. | E.D. Mich. | May 12, 1976 | October 17, 1985 | – |
| Charles Harold Haden II | N.D.W.Va. S.D.W.Va. |
November 21, 1975 | March 20, 2004 March 20, 2004[5] |
– |
| Charles S. Haight, Jr. | S.D.N.Y. | March 29, 1976 | September 23, 1995 | Incumbent |
| Patrick Higginbotham | N.D. Tex. | December 12, 1975 | August 3, 1982 | – |
| William Austin Ingram | N.D. Cal. | July 23, 1976 | November 15, 1990 | May 26, 2002 |
| Alfred Younges Kirkland, Sr. | N.D. Ill. | December 21, 1974 | April 30, 1979 | March 19, 2004 |
| George Neves Leighton | N.D. Ill. | February 4, 1976 | December 1, 1987 | – |
| John Michael Manos | N.D. Ohio | March 29, 1976 | April 1, 1991 | July 6, 2006 |
| Phil McClellan McNagny, Jr. | N.D. Ind. | May 7, 1976 | March 28, 1981 | – |
| Howard G. Munson | N.D.N.Y. | October 4, 1976 | November 5, 1990 | October 5, 2008 |
| Robert J. O'Conor, Jr. | S.D. Tex. | April 25, 1975 | September 30, 1984 | – |
| Cecil F. Poole | N.D. Cal. | July 23, 1976 | March 31, 1980 | – |
| George C. Pratt | E.D.N.Y. | May 7, 1976 | June 29, 1982 | – |
| Mary Anne Richey | D. Ariz. | June 16, 1976 | November 25, 1983 | – |
| Richard Dean Rogers | D. Kan. | August 5, 1975 | January 1, 1989 | Incumbent |
| Charles Schwartz, Jr. | E.D. La. | May 7, 1976 | February 28, 1991 | November 3, 2012 |
| William W. Schwarzer | N.D. Cal. | July 23, 1976 | April 30, 1991 | Incumbent |
| Morey Leonard Sear | E.D. La. | May 7, 1976 | October 31, 2000 | September 6, 2004 |
| William S. Sessions | W.D. Tex. | December 20, 1974 | November 1, 1987 | – |
| Terry Lee Shell | W.D. Ark. E.D. Ark. |
September 16, 1975 | June 25, 1978 | – |
| Eugene Edward Siler, Jr. | W.D. Ky. E.D. Ky. |
November 13, 1975 | September 20, 1991 | – |
| William Henry Stafford, Jr. | N.D. Fla. | May 14, 1975 | May 31, 1996 | Incumbent |
| Ross N. Sterling | S.D. Tex. | May 7, 1976 | January 14, 1988 | – |
| Robert Mitsuhiro Takasugi | C.D. Cal. | May 7, 1976 | September 30, 1996 | August 4, 2009 |
| Ralph Gordon Thompson | W.D. Okla. | October 14, 1975 | December 16, 1999 | August 6, 2007 |
| Juan R. Torruella | D.P.R. | December 20, 1974 | October 30, 1984 | – |
| Laughlin Edward Waters, Sr. | C.D. Cal. | May 12, 1976 | July 6, 1986 | June 3, 2002 |
| Glen Morgan Williams | W.D. Va. | September 17, 1976 | November 21, 1988 | November 4, 2012 |
| Dick Yin Wong | D. Haw. | April 25, 1975 | December 26, 1978 | – |
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.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Reassigned by operation of law to the newly created United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit on October 1, 1981.
- ↑ Elevated to the United States Supreme Court by Ronald Reagan.
- ↑ On March 31, 1979, the Districts of Illinois were reorganized, with the elimination of the Eastern District; Ackerman was reassigned by operation of law to the newly created United States District Court for the Central District of Illinois, and was a judge of that District for the remainder of his service.
- ↑ After January 14, 1983, Haden only served on the United States District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia.
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