List of federal judges appointed by Jimmy Carter explained

Following is a list of all Article III United States federal judges appointed by President Jimmy Carter during his presidency.[1] In total Carter appointed 262 Article III federal judges, including 56 judges to the courts of appeals, 203 judges to the United States district courts, 2 judges to the United States Court of Claims and 1 judge to the United States Court of Customs and Patent Appeals. Later presidents have exceeded Carter's total number of judicial appointments, which had itself surpassed the previous record of 235 set by Richard Nixon, but Carter retains the record for the largest number of judicial appointments in a single term.

Although Carter made no appointments to the Supreme Court of the United States, two of his Court of Appeals appointees—Stephen Breyer and Ruth Bader Ginsburg—were later appointed to the Supreme Court by Bill Clinton.

None of Carter's appointees remain in active status, however 9 appellate judges and 25 district judges remain on senior status. Four additional judges appointed by Carter to district courts remain on senior status as appellate judges by appointment of later presidents, as is one appellate judge appointed to the Supreme Court.

Courts of Appeals

JudgeCircuitNomination
date		Confirmation
date		Began active
service		Ended active
service		Ended senior
status
[2]
Incumbent
Incumbent
Incumbent
Incumbent
Incumbent
Incumbent
Incumbent
[3]
Incumbent
Incumbent
Elevated
Elevated

District Courts

JudgeCourt
[4] 		Nomination
date		Confirmation
date		Began active
service		Ended active
service		Ended senior
status
Incumbent
Elevated

[5]
Incumbent
[6]
[7]

Incumbent
Elevated
[8]

[9]
Incumbent
Elevated
[10] Incumbent
Incumbent
Elevated
Incumbent
Incumbent
Incumbent
Incumbent
Incumbent
Elevated
Elevated
Incumbent
Incumbent
Incumbent
Incumbent
Elevated
Incumbent
[11]
Elevated
Incumbent
Incumbent
Incumbent
Incumbent
Incumbent
Elevated
Incumbent

[12]
Incumbent
Incumbent
[13] [14]

Specialty courts (Article III)

United States Court of Customs and Patent Appeals

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. Originally appointed to the Fifth Circuit, but reassigned by operation of law to the newly created Eleventh Circuit on October 1, 1981.
  3. Originally nominated on December 14, 1979. Nomination was withdrawn on December 19, 1979 and renominated on the same day.
  4. See List of United States district and territorial courts
  5. Reassigned to only the Eastern District of Arkansas on December 1, 1990.
  6. Renominated on January 26, 1978.
  7. Reassigned to only the Western District of Washington on November 8, 1978.
  8. On March 31, 1979, the Eastern District and Southern District of Illinois were rearranged into the Southern District and a new United States District Court for the Central District of Illinois; Baker was reassigned by operation of law to the Central District, and was there for the remainder of his service.
  9. Reassigned to only the Northern District of Iowa on December 1, 1990.
  10. Originally nominated on March 2, 1979. Nomination was withdrawn on March 6, 1979 and renominated on the same day.
  11. Reassigned from the Southern District of West Virginia to the Northern District of West Virginia on January 14, 1983.
  12. Reassigned to only the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas on December 1, 1990.
  13. Renominated on January 8, 1981. Withdrawn by President Reagan on January 21, 1981.
  14. [Recess appointment]
  15. Reassigned by operation of law to the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit on October 1, 1982.
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. Originally appointed to the Fifth Circuit, but reassigned by operation of law to the newly created Eleventh Circuit on October 1, 1981.
  3. Originally nominated on December 14, 1979. Nomination was withdrawn on December 19, 1979 and renominated on the same day.
  4. See List of United States district and territorial courts
  5. Reassigned to only the Eastern District of Arkansas on December 1, 1990.
  6. Renominated on January 26, 1978.
  7. Reassigned to only the Western District of Washington on November 8, 1978.
  8. On March 31, 1979, the Eastern District and Southern District of Illinois were rearranged into the Southern District and a new United States District Court for the Central District of Illinois; Baker was reassigned by operation of law to the Central District, and was there for the remainder of his service.
  9. Reassigned to only the Northern District of Iowa on December 1, 1990.
  10. Originally nominated on March 2, 1979. Nomination was withdrawn on March 6, 1979 and renominated on the same day.
  11. Reassigned from the Southern District of West Virginia to the Northern District of West Virginia on January 14, 1983.
  12. Reassigned to only the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas on December 1, 1990.
  13. Renominated on January 8, 1981. Withdrawn by President Reagan on January 21, 1981.
  14. [Recess appointment]
  15. Reassigned by operation of law to the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit on October 1, 1982.

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