List of federal judges appointed by Ronald Reagan explained

Following is a list of all Article III United States federal judges appointed by President Ronald Reagan during his presidency.^[1] In total Reagan appointed: four justices to the Supreme Court of the United States, including the appointment of a sitting associate justice as chief justice, 83 judges to the United States courts of appeals, 290 judges to the United States district courts and 6 judges to the United States Court of International Trade. Reagan's total of 383 Article III judicial appointments is the most by any president.

In addition to these appointments, Reagan signed the Federal Courts Improvement Act in 1982, which transferred five judges from the United States Court of Customs and Patent Appeals, and seven judges from the appellate division of the United States Court of Claims, into the newly created United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. Although each of those twelve judges had been appointed to their original tribunals by previous presidents, Reagan's signing of the act effectively placed all of them on the new Court of Appeals.

11 of Reagan's appointees remain in active service, five appellate judges and six district judges.Three additional judges named by Reagan to district courts remain in active service as appellate judges by appointment of later presidents.

United States Supreme Court justices

See main article: Ronald Reagan Supreme Court candidates.

See also: Robert Bork Supreme Court nomination.

	Justice	Seat	State	Former justice	Nomination date	Confirmation date	Confirmation vote	Began active service	Ended active service	Ended retired service
			Arizona
			Virginia^[2]
			New Jersey
			California							Incumbent

Courts of appeals

	Judge	Circuit	Nomination date	Confirmation date	Confirmation vote	Began active service	Ended active service	Ended senior status
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District courts

	Judge	Court ^[9]	Nomination date	Confirmation date	Began active service	Ended active service	Ended senior status
							Elevated
		W.D. Mo.
							Elevated
							Incumbent
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							Incumbent
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United States Court of International Trade

	Judge	Nomination date	Confirmation date	Began active service	Ended active service	Ended senior status
						Incumbent
						Incumbent

Specialty courts (Article I)

United States Court of Federal Claims

	Judge	Began active service	Ended active service	Ended senior status
				–
				Incumbent
				Incumbent
				Elevated
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				Elevated

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. Rehnquist was born and raised in Wisconsin, and lived and worked for various periods of years in Ohio, California, and Washington D.C., before settling in Arizona. During his years as Associate Justice, he moved to Virginia.
3. Previously nominated by President Ford on August 4, 1976 to a different seat on the same court. That nomination expired at the end of the term. Renominated on July 27, 1982 to a different seat on the same court by President Reagan.
4. Renominated on September 13, 1983.
5. Renominated on January 30, 1984.
6. Renominated on February 26, 1985.
7. Renominated on February 27, 1985.
8. Renominated on January 29, 1986.
9. See List of United States district and territorial courts
10. Previously nominated by President Carter on June 2, 1980. That nomination expired at the end of the term. Renominated on July 29, 1981 by President Reagan.
11. Previously nominated by President Ford on August 4, 1976 to the Southern District of Florida. That nomination expired at the end of the term. Renominated on January 26, 1982 to the Middle District of Florida by President Reagan.
12. Previously nominated by President Carter to a different seat on the same court on September 17, 1980. That nomination expired at the end of the term. Renominated on November 23, 1981 to a different seat on the same court by President Reagan.
13. Previously nominated by President Ford on June 11, 1976 to a different seat on the same court. That nomination expired at the end of the term. Renominated on January 26, 1982 to a different seat on the same court by President Reagan.
14. Renominated on January 31, 1983 and September 13, 1983.
15. Renominated on February 28, 1985.
16. Renominated on February 25, 1985.
17. Renominated on March 13, 1985.
18. Renominated on March 8, 1985.
19. Previously nominated by President Ford on August 5, 1976 to a different seat on the same court. That nomination expired at the end of the term. Renominated on October 5, 1984 to a different seat on the same court by President Reagan. That nomination expired at the end of the term. Renominated on May 15, 1985.
20. Renominated on April 5, 1985.
21. Renominated on February 3, 1986.
22. Renominated on January 20, 1987.
23. Renominated on July 28, 1987.

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. Rehnquist was born and raised in Wisconsin, and lived and worked for various periods of years in Ohio, California, and Washington D.C., before settling in Arizona. During his years as Associate Justice, he moved to Virginia.
3. Previously nominated by President Ford on August 4, 1976 to a different seat on the same court. That nomination expired at the end of the term. Renominated on July 27, 1982 to a different seat on the same court by President Reagan.
4. Renominated on September 13, 1983.
5. Renominated on January 30, 1984.
6. Renominated on February 26, 1985.
7. Renominated on February 27, 1985.
8. Renominated on January 29, 1986.
9. See List of United States district and territorial courts
10. Previously nominated by President Carter on June 2, 1980. That nomination expired at the end of the term. Renominated on July 29, 1981 by President Reagan.
11. Previously nominated by President Ford on August 4, 1976 to the Southern District of Florida. That nomination expired at the end of the term. Renominated on January 26, 1982 to the Middle District of Florida by President Reagan.
12. Previously nominated by President Carter to a different seat on the same court on September 17, 1980. That nomination expired at the end of the term. Renominated on November 23, 1981 to a different seat on the same court by President Reagan.
13. Previously nominated by President Ford on June 11, 1976 to a different seat on the same court. That nomination expired at the end of the term. Renominated on January 26, 1982 to a different seat on the same court by President Reagan.
14. Renominated on January 31, 1983 and September 13, 1983.
15. Renominated on February 28, 1985.
16. Renominated on February 25, 1985.
17. Renominated on March 13, 1985.
18. Renominated on March 8, 1985.
19. Previously nominated by President Ford on August 5, 1976 to a different seat on the same court. That nomination expired at the end of the term. Renominated on October 5, 1984 to a different seat on the same court by President Reagan. That nomination expired at the end of the term. Renominated on May 15, 1985.
20. Renominated on April 5, 1985.
21. Renominated on February 3, 1986.
22. Renominated on January 20, 1987.
23. Renominated on July 28, 1987.

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