List of federal judges appointed by Lyndon B. Johnson

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With the appointment of Thurgood Marshall, Johnson placed the first African American on the Supreme Court.
Johnson named Abe Fortas to the Supreme Court, and later made an unsuccessful attempt to elevate Fortas to Chief Justice.

Following is a list of all United States federal judges appointed by President Lyndon B. Johnson during his presidency.[1] In total Johnson appointed 168 federal judges, including two Justices to the Supreme Court of the United States, 40 judges to the United States Courts of Appeals, and 126 judges to the United States district courts.

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 Abe Fortas Seat 2 Tennessee Arthur Goldberg July 28, 1965 August 11, 1965 Voice vote October 4, 1965 May 14, 1969
2 Thurgood Marshall Seat 10 Maryland Tom C. Clark June 13, 1967 August 31, 1967 69-11 October 2, 1967 October 1, 1991

Courts of Appeals

Judge Circuit Began active
service
Ended active
service
Ended senior
status
Robert Andrew Ainsworth, Jr. Fifth July 22, 1966 December 22, 1981
Ruggero J. Aldisert Third July 29, 1968 December 31, 1986 December 28, 2014
Robert P. Anderson Second August 15, 1964 May 1, 1971 May 2, 1978
Myron H. Bright Eighth June 7, 1968 June 1, 1985 Incumbent
John Decker Butzner, Jr. Fourth July 31, 1967 November 1, 1982 January 20, 2006
James Marshall Carter Ninth November 16, 1967 September 30, 1971 November 18, 1979
Anthony J. Celebrezze Sixth August 19, 1965 October 1, 1980 October 29, 1998
Claude Feemster Clayton Fifth October 27, 1967 July 4, 1969
Frank M. Coffin First October 2, 1965 February 1, 1989 December 7, 2009
James P. Coleman Fifth July 26, 1965 May 31, 1981 January 31, 1984
Bert T. Combs Sixth April 5, 1967 June 5, 1970
James Braxton Craven, Jr. Fourth June 29, 1966 May 3, 1977
Walter J. Cummings, Jr. Seventh August 11, 1966 April 24, 1999
David W. Dyer Fifth August 25, 1966 September 30, 1976 June 7, 1998[2]
Walter Raleigh Ely, Jr. Ninth July 2, 1964 October 31, 1979 October 9, 1984
Thomas E. Fairchild Seventh August 11, 1966 August 31, 1981 February 12, 2007
Wilfred Feinberg Second March 7, 1966 January 31, 1991 July 31, 2014
Abraham Lincoln Freedman Third July 2, 1964 March 13, 1971
Floyd Robert Gibson Eighth June 8, 1965 December 31, 1979 October 4, 2001
John Cooper Godbold Fifth July 22, 1966 October 23, 1987[2] December 22, 2009
Irving Loeb Goldberg Fifth July 22, 1966 January 31, 1980 February 11, 1995
Gerald William Heaney Eighth November 3, 1966 December 31, 1988 August 31, 2006
John J. Hickey Tenth June 9, 1966 September 22, 1970
William Judson Holloway, Jr. Tenth September 16, 1968 May 31, 1992 April 25, 2014
Shirley Hufstedler Ninth September 12, 1968 December 5, 1979
Otto Kerner, Jr. Seventh April 22, 1968 July 22, 1974
Donald P. Lay Eighth July 22, 1966 January 7, 1992 April 29, 2007
Harold Leventhal D.C. Cir. April 7, 1965 November 20, 1979
Wade Hampton McCree, Jr. Sixth September 7, 1966 March 28, 1977
Edward McEntee First September 1, 1965 December 31, 1976 February 14, 1981
Lewis Render Morgan Fifth July 25, 1968 September 1, 1978 November 15, 2001[2]
John Weld Peck II Sixth July 22, 1966 July 1, 1978 September 7, 1993
Spottswood William Robinson III D.C. Cir. November 3, 1966 September 1, 1989 October 11, 1998
Collins J. Seitz Third June 9, 1966 June 1, 1989 October 16, 1998
John Milton Bryan Simpson Fifth November 3, 1966 June 30, 1975 August 22, 1987[2]
David Henry Stahl Third October 11, 1968 February 21, 1970
Edward Allen Tamm D.C. Cir. March 11, 1965 September 22, 1985
Homer Thornberry Fifth July 1, 1965 December 21, 1978 December 12, 1995
Francis Lund Van Dusen Third June 12, 1967 May 16, 1977 May 26, 1993
Harrison Lee Winter Fourth June 24, 1966 January 1, 1990 April 10, 1990

District courts

Judge Court
[Note 1]
Began active
service
Ended active
service
Ended senior
status
Winston E. Arnow N.D. Fla. December 7, 1967 March 14, 1981 November 28, 1994
C. Clyde Atkins S.D. Fla. July 22, 1966 December 31, 1982 March 11, 1999
Robert C. Belloni D. Or. April 4, 1967 April 4, 1984 November 3, 1999
Hugh H. Bownes D.N.H. July 25, 1968 October 31, 1977
Edward James Boyle, Sr. E.D. La. November 3, 1966 December 1, 1981 July 24, 2002
Howard C. Bratton D.N.M. March 17, 1964 February 4, 1987 May 5, 2002
William Benson Bryant D.D.C. August 11, 1965 January 31, 1982 November 13, 2005
Ted Cabot S.D. Fla. August 11, 1966 December 4, 1971
Hiram Rafael Cancio D.P.R. June 12, 1967 January 31, 1974
Fred James Cassibry E.D. La. November 3, 1966 March 15, 1984 April 3, 1987
Sidney Lee Christie S.D.W.Va.
N.D.W.Va.
May 1, 1964 February 15, 1974
William Robert Collinson W.D. Mo.
E.D. Mo.
August 11, 1965 August 19, 1980 June 1, 1995
James August Comiskey E.D. La. March 4, 1967 June 15, 1975
William Perry Copple D. Ariz. November 3, 1966 November 30, 1983 September 14, 2000
Howard Francis Corcoran D.D.C. March 11, 1965 November 30, 1977 May 11, 1989
John Thomas Curtin W.D.N.Y. December 14, 1967 July 1, 1989 Incumbent
John Morgan Davis E.D. Pa. January 7, 1964[3] May 6, 1974 March 8, 1984
James Edward Doyle W.D. Wis. May 22, 1965 July 7, 1980 April 1, 1987
Joe Oscar Eaton S.D. Fla. June 12, 1967 April 2, 1985 September 28, 2008
Newell Edenfield N.D. Ga. June 12, 1967 September 1, 1981 December 26, 1981
Luther Boyd Eubanks W.D. Okla. August 11, 1965 June 30, 1986 August 31, 1987
Warren John Ferguson C.D. Cal. November 3, 1966 December 20, 1979
Juan B. Fernandez-Badillo D.P.R. October 12, 1967 June 30, 1972 October 16, 1989
Marvin E. Frankel S.D.N.Y. October 21, 1965 September 30, 1978
John P. Fullam E.D. Pa. August 11, 1966 April 1, 1990 Incumbent
Wendell Arthur Garrity, Jr. D. Mass. June 24, 1966 December 1, 1985 September 16, 1999
Oliver Gasch D.D.C. August 11, 1965 November 30, 1981 July 8, 1999
Gerhard Alden Gesell D.D.C. December 12, 1967 January 22, 1993 February 19, 1993
William Nelson Goodwin W.D. Wash.
E.D. Wash.
April 21, 1966 December 31, 1975
Eugene Andrew Gordon M.D.N.C. June 9, 1964 July 12, 1982 May 4, 2002
James Fleming Gordon W.D. Ky. July 23, 1965 January 1, 1976 February 9, 1990
Myron L. Gordon E.D. Wis. March 4, 1967 February 12, 1983 November 3, 2009
William Percival Gray S.D. Cal. July 2, 1966 March 26, 1982[4] February 10, 1992
June Lazenby Green D.D.C. June 7, 1968 January 15, 1984 February 2, 2001
Lawrence Gubow E.D. Mich. September 14, 1968 March 26, 1978
Ernest Allen Guinn W.D. Tex. July 27, 1966 June 9, 1974
Oren Harris W.D. Ark.
E.D. Ark.
August 12, 1965 February 3, 1976 February 5, 1997
Alexander Harvey II D. Md. September 22, 1966 March 8, 1991 Incumbent
A. Andrew Hauk S.D. Cal. June 29, 1966 September 29, 1982[4] November 9, 2004
Frederick Jacob Reagan Heebe E.D. La. March 26, 1966 August 26, 1992 August 10, 2014
Robert W. Hemphill W.D.S.C.
E.D.S.C.
April 30, 1964 May 10, 1980[4] December 25, 1983
Albert John Henderson N.D. Ga. October 11, 1968 July 26, 1979
Aloyisus Leon Higginbotham, Jr. E.D. Pa. January 6, 1964[5] November 7, 1977
Irving Hill S.D. Cal. June 10, 1965 October 15, 1980[4] March 18, 1998
Timothy Sylvester Hogan (judge) S.D. Ohio November 3, 1966 September 24, 1979 January 30, 1989
Elmo Bolton Hunter W.D. Mo. August 11, 1965 December 31, 1980 December 27, 2003
Woodrow W. Jones W.D.N.C. June 28, 1967 February 1, 1985 November 25, 2002
Orrin Grimmell Judd E.D.N.Y. July 17, 1968 July 7, 1976
William Wayne Justice E.D. Tex. June 7, 1968 June 30, 1998 October 13, 2009
Frank Albert Kaufman D. Md. September 22, 1966 June 16, 1986 July 31, 1997
William Colbert Keady N.D. Miss. April 4, 1968 April 26, 1983 June 16, 1989
Damon Keith E.D. Mich. October 12, 1967 November 22, 1977
Richard Boykin Kellam E.D. Va. August 25, 1967 May 30, 1981 June 8, 1996
Joseph Peter Kinneary S.D. Ohio July 22, 1966 December 31, 1986 February 14, 2003
Ben Krentzman M.D. Fla. June 12, 1967 November 15, 1982 March 29, 1998
Thomas Demetrios Lambros N.D. Ohio August 18, 1967 February 10, 1995
Orville Edwin Langley E.D. Okla. January 27, 1965 September 12, 1973
Morris E. Lasker S.D.N.Y. June 24, 1968 October 3, 1983 December 25, 2009
James Levin Latchum D. Del. August 3, 1968 December 23, 1983 January 31, 2004
Alexander Atkinson Lawrence, Jr. S.D. Ga. July 25, 1968 August 2, 1978 August 20, 1979
Bernard Joseph Leddy D. Vt. August 25, 1966 January 9, 1972
Miles Lord D. Minn. April 28, 1966 July 1, 1985 September 8, 1985
William Joseph Lynch N.D. Ill. March 7, 1966 August 9, 1976
John Ashton MacKenzie E.D. Va. August 25, 1967 November 30, 1985 January 30, 1998
Walter R. Mansfield S.D.N.Y. June 29, 1966 June 8, 1971
Thomas Ambrose Masterson E.D. Pa. June 15, 1967 November 16, 1973
Robert Earl Maxwell N.D.W.Va. August 11, 1965 July 19, 1995 November 20, 2010
James Bryan McMillan W.D.N.C. June 7, 1968 September 1, 1989 March 4, 1995
Raymond Clyne McNichols D. Idaho May 1, 1964 July 1, 1981 December 25, 1985
Robert Malcolm McRae, Jr. W.D. Tenn. November 3, 1966 December 31, 1986 June 25, 2004
William O. Mehrtens S.D. Fla. September 1, 1965 September 15, 1975 July 16, 1980
Robert Reynold Merhige, Jr. E.D. Va. August 25, 1967 November 30, 1986 June 8, 1998
Lansing Leroy Mitchell E.D. La. November 3, 1966 November 3, 1981 April 24, 2001
Robert Dale Morgan S.D. Ill. June 12, 1967 May 28, 1982[6] May 29, 2002
Constance Baker Motley S.D.N.Y. August 30, 1966 September 30, 1986 September 28, 2005
Charles Andrew Muecke D. Ariz. October 1, 1964 November 30, 1984 September 21, 2007
Frank Jerome Murray D. Mass. April 5, 1967 July 15, 1977 February 12, 1995
Alexander J. Napoli N.D. Ill. September 21, 1966 July 12, 1972
Philip Neville D. Minn. July 31, 1967 February 13, 1974
Fred Joseph Nichol D.S.D. June 10, 1965 June 11, 1980 December 31, 1996
Walter Louis Nixon, Jr. S.D. Miss. June 7, 1968 November 3, 1989
James Ellsworth Noland S.D. Ind. November 3, 1966 December 31, 1986 August 12, 1992
Robert Francis Peckham N.D. Cal. November 3, 1966 November 11, 1988 February 16, 1993
Raymond James Pettine D.R.I. June 29, 1966 July 6, 1982 November 17, 2003
Thomas Virgil Pittman S.D. Ala.
M.D. Ala.
June 29, 1966[7] July 15, 1981 January 6, 2012
Milton Pollack S.D.N.Y. June 12, 1967 September 29, 1983 August 13, 2004
Edmund Port N.D.N.Y. July 2, 1964 February 7, 1976 March 2, 1986
David Stewart Porter S.D. Ohio November 3, 1966 September 23, 1979 January 5, 1989
John H. Pratt D.D.C. June 7, 1968 December 1, 1989 August 11, 1995
Harry Pregerson C.D. Cal. December 7, 1967 November 6, 1979
David Rabinovitz W.D. Wis. January 7, 1964[8] October 3, 1964
Manuel Real C.D. Cal. November 3, 1966 Incumbent
John W. Reynolds E.D. Wis. October 21, 1965 August 31, 1986 January 7, 2002
Jack Roberts W.D. Tex. July 22, 1966 May 1, 1980 February 27, 1988
Aubrey Eugene Robinson, Jr. D.D.C. November 3, 1966 March 1, 1992 February 27, 2000
Spottswood William Robinson III D.D.C. January 6, 1964[9] November 8, 1966
Alvin Benjamin Rubin E.D. La. November 3, 1966 October 8, 1977
Dan Monroe Russell, Jr. S.D. Miss. October 2, 1965 October 25, 1983 April 16, 2011
Donald S. Russell D.S.C. November 3, 1966 May 1, 1971
Edward Joseph Schwartz S.D. Cal. March 28, 1968 March 26, 1982 March 22, 2000
Charles R. Scott M.D. Fla. November 3, 1966 November 12, 1976 May 12, 1983
Woodrow Bradley Seals S.D. Tex. July 23, 1966 December 25, 1982 October 27, 1990
Charles Earl Simons, Jr. E.D.S.C. May 1, 1964 August 17, 1986[10] October 26, 1999
John Virgil Singleton, Jr. S.D. Tex. July 22, 1966 April 1, 1988 June 1, 1992
John Lewis Smith, Jr. D.D.C. November 3, 1966 January 31, 1983 September 4, 1992
Orma Rinehart Smith N.D. Miss. July 25, 1968 August 16, 1978 July 5, 1982
Russell Evans Smith D. Mont. March 26, 1966 May 12, 1979 March 29, 1990
Sidney Oslin Smith, Jr. N.D. Ga. September 10, 1965 June 1, 1974
Dorwin Wallace Suttle W.D. Tex. July 2, 1964 October 10, 1979 September 29, 2001
William McLaughlin Taylor, Jr. N.D. Tex. July 22, 1966 February 7, 1979 June 17, 1985
Frank Gordon Theis D. Kan. March 4, 1967 July 31, 1981 January 17, 1998
William Kernahan Thomas N.D. Ohio March 7, 1966 February 15, 1981 March 20, 2001
Anthony J. Travia E.D.N.Y. July 17, 1968 November 30, 1974
Emanuel Mac Troutman E.D. Pa. June 16, 1967 September 1, 1982 October 8, 2004
James Arnold von der Heydt D. Alaska November 3, 1966 July 15, 1984 December 1, 2013
Joseph Cornelius Waddy D.D.C. March 4, 1967 August 1, 1978
Gerald Joseph Weber W.D. Pa. September 15, 1964 December 31, 1988 August 28, 1989
Charles R. Weiner E.D. Pa. June 14, 1967 December 31, 1988 November 9, 2005
Jack B. Weinstein E.D.N.Y. April 15, 1967 March 1, 1993 Incumbent
Francis C. Whelan S.D. Cal. September 15, 1964 January 7, 1978[4] August 22, 1991
Lawrence Aloysius Whipple D.N.J. October 12, 1967 September 1, 1978 June 8, 1983
Paul X. Williams W.D. Ark. June 12, 1967 October 31, 1981 January 24, 1994
Henry Seiler Wise E.D. Ill. September 21, 1966 March 31, 1978 March 16, 1982[11]
Halbert Owen Woodward N.D. Tex. June 7, 1968 December 30, 1986 October 2, 2000
Don John Young N.D. Ohio May 22, 1965 July 1, 1980 May 10, 1996
Robert Carmine Zampano D. Conn. August 15, 1964 June 1, 1977 April 1, 1994

Specialty courts

United States Court of Customs and Patent Appeals

Judge Began active
service
Ended active
service
Phillip Benjamin Baldwin 1968 1982[12]

United States Court of Claims

Judge Began active
service
Ended active
service
Linton McGee Collins 1964 1972
Arnold Wilson Cowen 1964 1982[12]
Philip Nichols Jr. 1966 1982[12]
Byron George Skelton 1966 1982[12]

United States Customs Court

Judge Began active
service
Ended active
service
Philip Nichols, Jr. 1964 1966
Frederick Landis, Jr. 1965 1980[13]
James L. Watson 1966 1980[13]
Lindley Garrison Beckworth, Sr. 1967 1968
Herbert N. Maletz 1967 1980[13]
Bernard Newman 1968 1980[13]
Edward D. Re 1968 1980[13]
Samuel Murray Rosenstein 1968 1980[13]

References

Notes
  1. See List of United States district and territorial courts
General
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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. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Reassigned by operation of law to the newly created United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit on October 1, 1981.
  3. Recess appointment; formally nominated on February 3, 1964, confirmed by the United States Senate on March 14, 1964, and received commission on March 17, 1964.
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 Reassigned by operation of law to the United States District Court for the Central District of California on September 18, 1966. Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name "CDCal" defined multiple times with different content
  5. Recess appointment; formally nominated on February 3, 1964, confirmed by the United States Senate on March 14, 1964, and received commission on March 17, 1964.
  6. Reassigned by operation of law to the United States District Court for the Central District of Illinois on March 31, 1979
  7. Reassigned to only the United States District Court for the Southern District of Alabama on June 2, 1970.
  8. Recess appointment; formally nominated on February 3, 1964; the United States Senate later rejected the appointment.
  9. Recess appointment; formally nominated on February 3, 1964, confirmed by the United States Senate on July 1, 1964, and received commission on July 2, 1964.
  10. Reassigned by operation of law to the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina on November 1, 1965.
  11. Reassigned by operation of law to the United States District Court for the Central District of Illinois on March 31, 1979.
  12. 12.0 12.1 12.2 12.3 Reassigned by operation of law to the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit on October 1, 1982.
  13. 13.0 13.1 13.2 13.3 13.4 13.5 Reassigned to the Court of International Trade when the Customs Court was dissolved, receiving his commission on November 1, 1980.