List of federal judges appointed by Herbert Hoover explained

Following is a list of all Article III United States federal judges appointed by President Herbert Hoover during his presidency.^[1] In total Hoover appointed 63 Article III federal judges: three Justices to the Supreme Court of the United States (including one chief justice), 16 judges to the United States Courts of Appeals, and 44 judges to the United States district courts.

Additionally, 7 Article I federal judge appointments are listed, including 1 judge to the United States Court of Customs and Patent Appeals, 3 judges to the United States Court of Claims and 3 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
			New York
			Pennsylvania
			New York

Courts of appeals

	Judge	Circuit	Nomination date	Confirmation date	Began active service	Ended active service	Ended senior status
			^[2]
						^[3]
					^[4]

District courts

	Judge	Court ^[5]	Nomination date	Confirmation date	Began active service	Ended active service	Ended senior status
			^[6]
			^[7]		^[8]		Elevated
					^[9]
			^[10]
							Elevated
							Elevated
						^[11]
							Elevated
							Elevated
			^[12]		^[13]
			^[14]		^[15]		Elevated
					^[16]
					^[17]
					^[18]
					^[19]
							Elevated
					^[20]

Specialty courts (Article I)

United States Customs Court

Notes

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. Previously nominated by President Coolidge on March 1, 1929. That nomination expired at the end of the term. Renominated by President Hoover on April 18, 1929.
3. Laterally appointed Chief Justice of the same court on December 7, 1937.
4. [Recess appointment]
5. See List of United States district and territorial courts
6. Previously nominated by President Coolidge on February 28, 1929. Renominated by President Hoover on April 18, 1929.
7. Previously nominated by President Coolidge on February 28, 1929 to the Eastern District of New York. That nomination expired at the end of the term. Renominated on April 18, 1929 by President Hoover to the District Court for the District of Columbia.
8. Appointed as Associate Justice.
9. Laterally appointed to serve as Chief Justice of the same court.
10. Renominated on September 9, 1929.
11. After June 5, 1936, Kennamer served on only the Middle District of Alabama.
12. Renominated on December 16, 1931.
13. [Recess appointment]
14. Renominated on December 15, 1931.
15. [Recess appointment]
16. [Recess appointment]
17. [Recess appointment]
18. [Recess appointment]
19. [Recess appointment]
20. [Recess appointment]
21. Previously nominated by President Coolidge on February 14, 1929. That nomination expired at the end of the term. Renominated by President Hoover on April 22, 1929.
22. [Recess appointment]

Renominations

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. Previously nominated by President Coolidge on March 1, 1929. That nomination expired at the end of the term. Renominated by President Hoover on April 18, 1929.
3. Laterally appointed Chief Justice of the same court on December 7, 1937.
4. [Recess appointment]
5. See List of United States district and territorial courts
6. Previously nominated by President Coolidge on February 28, 1929. Renominated by President Hoover on April 18, 1929.
7. Previously nominated by President Coolidge on February 28, 1929 to the Eastern District of New York. That nomination expired at the end of the term. Renominated on April 18, 1929 by President Hoover to the District Court for the District of Columbia.
8. Appointed as Associate Justice.
9. Laterally appointed to serve as Chief Justice of the same court.
10. Renominated on September 9, 1929.
11. After June 5, 1936, Kennamer served on only the Middle District of Alabama.
12. Renominated on December 16, 1931.
13. [Recess appointment]
14. Renominated on December 15, 1931.
15. [Recess appointment]
16. [Recess appointment]
17. [Recess appointment]
18. [Recess appointment]
19. [Recess appointment]
20. [Recess appointment]
21. Previously nominated by President Coolidge on February 14, 1929. That nomination expired at the end of the term. Renominated by President Hoover on April 22, 1929.
22. [Recess appointment]

References

General

• Web site: Judges of the United States Courts . . . 2009-04-03 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160730115701/http://www.fjc.gov/public/home.nsf/hisj . 2016-07-30 .

Specific

Sources

• Federal Judicial Center