List of federal judges appointed by Dwight D. Eisenhower explained

Following is a list of all Article III United States federal judges appointed by President Dwight D. Eisenhower during his presidency.[1] In total Eisenhower appointed 185 Article III federal judges, including 5 Justices to the Supreme Court of the United States (including one Chief Justice), 45 judges to the United States Courts of Appeals, 130 judges to the United States district courts, 2 judges to the United States Court of Customs and Patent Appeals, 2 judges to the United States Court of Claims and 1 judge to the United States Customs Court.

Three federal courts were raised to Article III status during Eisenhower's tenure, the United States Court of Claims on July 28, 1953, the United States Customs Court on July 14, 1956, and the United States Court of Customs and Patent Appeals on August 25, 1958. Judges appointed prior to those dates are counted as Article I judicial appointments, later gaining Article III status by operation of law, while judges appointed after those dates are counted as Article III judicial appointments. Eisenhower appointed 5 total Article I federal judges to these courts, including 3 judges to the United States Court of Customs and Patent Appeals, 0 judges to the United States Court of Claims and 2 judges to the United States Customs Court.

United States Supreme Court justices

See main article: Dwight D. Eisenhower Supreme Court candidates.

JusticeSeatStateFormer justiceNomination
date		Confirmation
date		Began
active service		Ended
active service		Ended
retired service
California[2]
New York[3]
[4]
Missouri
Ohio[5]

Courts of appeals

JudgeCircuitNomination
date		Confirmation
date		Began active
service		Ended active
service		Ended senior
status
[6]
[7]
Elevated
Elevated
[8] [9]
[10]
[11] Elevated
Elevated
[12] [13]
Elevated
[14]

District courts

JudgeCourt
[15] 		Nomination
date		Confirmation
date		Began active
service		Ended active
service		Ended senior
status
Elevated
Elevated
Elevated
[16]
Elevated
Elevated
Elevated
Elevated
Elevated
Elevated
Elevated
Elevated
Elevated
[17]
[18]
[19] Elevated
Elevated
[20] Elevated
[21]
[22]
[23]
[24]
[25]
[26] Elevated
[27]
Elevated
[28]
Elevated
Elevated
Elevated
[29] [30]
[31]
[32]
Elevated
Elevated
Elevated
[33]
Elevated
Elevated
[34] [35]
[36]
[37]

Specialty courts

United States Court of Customs and Patent Appeals

The United States Court of Customs and Patent Appeals became an Article III Court on August 25, 1958.

Judges appointed under Article I

JudgeNomination
date		Confirmation
date		Began active
service		Ended active
service		Ended senior
status
[38]
[39]

United States Court of Claims

The United States Court of Claims became an Article III Court on July 28, 1953.

Judges appointed under Article III

United States Customs Court

The United States Customs Court became an Article III Court on July 14, 1956.

Judges appointed under Article I

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. [Recess appointment]
  3. Renominated on January 10, 1955.
  4. [Recess appointment]
  5. [Recess appointment]
  6. [Recess appointment]
  7. [Recess appointment]
  8. Renominated on November 8, 1954.
  9. [Recess appointment]
  10. Originally appointed to the Fifth Circuit, but reassigned by operation of law to the newly created Eleventh Circuit on October 1, 1981.
  11. Renominated on January 12, 1956.
  12. Renominated on January 13, 1958.
  13. [Recess appointment]
  14. Renominated on January 11, 1960.
  15. See List of United States district and territorial courts
  16. [Recess appointment]
  17. Reassigned to the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California by operation of law on September 18, 1966.
  18. [Recess appointment]
  19. Renominated on November 16, 1954, and January 21, 1955.
  20. Renominated on March 20, 1955.
  21. On September 18, 1966, Clarke was reassigned by operation of law to the United States District Court for the Central District of California.
  22. [Recess appointment]
  23. [Recess appointment]
  24. On October 29, 1962, Lieb was reassigned by operation of law to the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida.
  25. [Recess appointment]
  26. [Recess appointment]
  27. Renominated on January 25, 1956.
  28. On March 30, 1979, Juergens was reassigned by operation of law to the United States District Court for the Southern District of Illinois.
  29. Renominated on January 17, 1959.
  30. [Recess appointment]
  31. [Recess appointment]
  32. [Recess appointment]
  33. On September 18, 1966, Crocker was reassigned by operation of law to the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California.
  34. Renominated on January 10, 1961.
  35. [Recess appointment]
  36. [Recess appointment]
  37. [Recess appointment]
  38. Previously an Associate Judge of the same court, this was a lateral appointment to Chief Judge.
  39. Reassigned by operation of law to the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit on October 1, 1982.
  40. Reassigned by operation of law to the United States Court of International Trade, effective November 1, 1980.
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. [Recess appointment]
  3. Renominated on January 10, 1955.
  4. [Recess appointment]
  5. [Recess appointment]
  6. [Recess appointment]
  7. [Recess appointment]
  8. Renominated on November 8, 1954.
  9. [Recess appointment]
  10. Originally appointed to the Fifth Circuit, but reassigned by operation of law to the newly created Eleventh Circuit on October 1, 1981.
  11. Renominated on January 12, 1956.
  12. Renominated on January 13, 1958.
  13. [Recess appointment]
  14. Renominated on January 11, 1960.
  15. See List of United States district and territorial courts
  16. [Recess appointment]
  17. Reassigned to the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California by operation of law on September 18, 1966.
  18. [Recess appointment]
  19. Renominated on November 16, 1954, and January 21, 1955.
  20. Renominated on March 20, 1955.
  21. On September 18, 1966, Clarke was reassigned by operation of law to the United States District Court for the Central District of California.
  22. [Recess appointment]
  23. [Recess appointment]
  24. On October 29, 1962, Lieb was reassigned by operation of law to the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida.
  25. [Recess appointment]
  26. [Recess appointment]
  27. Renominated on January 25, 1956.
  28. On March 30, 1979, Juergens was reassigned by operation of law to the United States District Court for the Southern District of Illinois.
  29. Renominated on January 17, 1959.
  30. [Recess appointment]
  31. [Recess appointment]
  32. [Recess appointment]
  33. On September 18, 1966, Crocker was reassigned by operation of law to the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California.
  34. Renominated on January 10, 1961.
  35. [Recess appointment]
  36. [Recess appointment]
  37. [Recess appointment]
  38. Previously an Associate Judge of the same court, this was a lateral appointment to Chief Judge.
  39. Reassigned by operation of law to the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit on October 1, 1982.
  40. Reassigned by operation of law to the United States Court of International Trade, effective November 1, 1980.

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