List of federal judges appointed by John F. Kennedy

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Following is a list of all Article III United States federal judges appointed by President John F. Kennedy during his presidency. [1] In total Kennedy appointed 126 Article III federal judges, including 2 Justices to the Supreme Court of the United States, 20 judges to the United States Courts of Appeals, 102 judges to the United States district courts, 1 judge to the United States Court of Customs and Patent Appeals and 1 judge to the United States Court of Claims. Two of Kennedy's District Judge appointees, Andrew Augustine Caffrey and Cyrus Nils Tavares, were recess appointed and nominated by President Dwight D. Eisenhower, before being confirmed by the United States Senate and receiving their commissions from President Kennedy.

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Additionally, 1 Article I judicial appointment is listed, namely to the United States Tax Court.

United States Supreme Court justices

#Justice Seat StateFormer justiceNomination
date		Confirmation
date		Began
active service		Ended
active service		Ended
retired service
1 Byron White 6 Colorado Charles Evans Whittaker April 3, 1962April 11, 1962April 12, 1962June 28, 1993April 15, 2002
2 Arthur Goldberg 2 Illinois Felix Frankfurter August 31, 1962September 25, 1962September 28, 1962July 25, 1965–

Courts of appeals

#JudgeCircuitNomination
date		Confirmation
date		Began active
service		Ended active
service		Ended senior
status
1 Albert Alphonso Ridge Eighth May 23, 1961June 14, 1961June 15, 1961April 16, 1965March 2, 1967
2 Roger Kiley Seventh June 20, 1961June 27, 1961June 30, 1961January 1, 1974September 6, 1974
3 Albert Vickers Bryan Fourth August 2, 1961August 15, 1961August 15, 1961May 3, 1972March 13, 1984
4 James Cullen Ganey Third August 3, 1961August 15, 1961August 15, 1961August 15, 1966February 7, 1972
5 William Francis Smith Third August 15, 1961August 30, 1961August 30, 1961February 26, 1968–
6 James R. Browning Ninth September 6, 1961September 14, 1961September 18, 1961September 1, 2000May 6, 2012
7 Ben C. Duniway Ninth September 14, 1961September 21, 1961September 22, 1961October 5, 1976August 23, 1986
8 Delmas Carl Hill Tenth September 14, 1961September 21, 1961September 22, 1961April 1, 1977December 2, 1989
9 Irving Kaufman Second September 14, 1961September 21, 1961September 22, 1961July 1, 1987February 1, 1992
10 J. Spencer Bell Fourth September 14, 1961September 23, 1961September 27, 1961March 19, 1967–
11 Luther Merritt Swygert Seventh September 18, 1961September 23, 1961September 29, 1961July 1, 1981March 16, 1988
12 Griffin Bell Fifth September 20, 1961 [Rn 1] February 5, 1962October 5, 1961 [2] March 1, 1976–
13 Walter Pettus Gewin Fifth September 20, 1961 [Rn 1] February 5, 1962October 5, 1961 [2] November 1, 1976May 15, 1981
14 Paul R. Hays Second September 23, 1961 [Rn 1] March 16, 1962October 5, 1961 [3] September 11, 1974February 13, 1980
15 Thurgood Marshall Second September 23, 1961 [Rn 1] September 11, 1962October 5, 1961 [4] August 23, 1965–
16 J. Skelly Wright D.C. February 2, 1962March 28, 1962March 30, 1962June 1, 1986August 6, 1988
17 Oliver Seth Tenth May 24, 1962June 11, 1962June 20, 1962December 25, 1984March 27, 1996
18 Carl E. McGowan D.C. August 16, 1962 [Rn 2] March 15, 1963March 27, 1963August 31, 1981December 21, 1987
19 Harry Phillips Sixth June 4, 1963June 28, 1963July 3, 1963January 15, 1979August 3, 1985
20 Pat Mehaffy Eighth June 24, 1963July 15, 1963July 16, 1963August 31, 1974January 31, 1981

District courts

#JudgeCourt
[Note 1] 		Nomination
date		Confirmation
date		Began active
service		Ended active
service		Ended senior
status
1 Cyrus Nils Tavares [Note 2] D. Haw. January 10, 1961 [Rn 3] September 21, 1961October 13, 1960 [5] April 12, 1972August 3, 1976
2 Andrew Augustine Caffrey [Note 2] D. Mass. January 10, 1961 [Rn 4] August 9, 1961October 13, 1960 [6] October 17, 1986October 6, 1993
3 William McRae S.D. Fla. / M.D. Fla. February 20, 1961March 3, 1961March 8, 1961January 27, 1973 [7] –
4 Reynaldo Guerra Garza S.D. Tex. March 24, 1961April 13, 1961April 14, 1961August 1, 1979Elevated
5 Frank Wiley Wilson E.D. Tenn. May 24, 1961June 14, 1961June 15, 1961September 29, 1982–
6 William Harold Cox S.D. Miss. June 20, 1961June 27, 1961June 30, 1961October 4, 1982February 25, 1988
7 Thomas J. Michie W.D. Va. May 11, 1961June 27, 1961June 30, 1961April 9, 1973–
8 Edward Dumbauld W.D. Pa. August 2, 1961August 2, 1961August 3, 1961December 31, 1976September 6, 1997
9 James Braxton Craven Jr. W.D.N.C. July 24, 1961August 9, 1961August 10, 1961July 5, 1966Elevated
10 Earl R. Larson D. Minn. July 24, 1961August 9, 1961August 10, 1961June 30, 1977October 31, 2001
11 Lewis Render Morgan N.D. Ga. July 24, 1961August 9, 1961August 10, 1961October 2, 1968Elevated
12 Richard B. Austin N.D. Ill. August 7, 1961August 15, 1961August 15, 1961October 10, 1975February 7, 1977
13 William T. Beeks W.D. Wash. August 4, 1961August 15, 1961August 15, 1961May 31, 1973December 30, 1988
14 Mosher Joseph Blumenfeld D. Conn. August 7, 1961August 15, 1961August 15, 1961January 20, 1977November 5, 1988
15 Bailey Brown W.D. Tenn. August 7, 1961August 21, 1961August 21, 1961September 26, 1979Elevated
16 Arthur Marshall Davis D. Ariz. August 8, 1961August 21, 1961August 21, 1961July 11, 1963–
17 John Davis Larkins Jr. E.D.N.C. August 8, 1961August 21, 1961August 21, 1961June 8, 1979February 16, 1990
18 Luther L. Bohanon E.D. Okla.
N.D. Okla.
W.D. Okla. 		August 18, 1961August 30, 1961August 30, 1961August 2, 1974July 18, 2003
19 Floyd Robert Gibson W.D. Mo. August 17, 1961August 30, 1961August 30, 1961June 20, 1965Elevated
20 James Benton Parsons N.D. Ill. August 10, 1961August 30, 1961August 30, 1961August 30, 1981June 19, 1993
21 Michael Henry Sheridan M.D. Pa. August 15, 1961August 30, 1961August 30, 1961August 23, 1976–
22 Edward Skottowe Northrop D. Md. August 23, 1961September 1, 1961September 5, 1961June 12, 1981August 12, 2003
23 Thaddeus M. Machrowicz E.D. Mich. August 25, 1961September 1, 1961September 7, 1961February 17, 1970–
24 Joseph Simon Lord III E.D. Pa. August 31, 1961September 14, 1961September 15, 1961July 1, 1982April 23, 1991
25 Elmer Gordon West E.D. La. / M.D. La. September 5, 1961September 14, 1961September 15, 1961November 27, 1979 [8] November 2, 1992
26 William H. Becker W.D. Mo. August 21, 1961September 8, 1961September 18, 1961February 8, 1977February 2, 1992
27 T. Emmet Clarie D. Conn. September 5, 1961September 14, 1961September 18, 1961January 1, 1983September 24, 1997
28 David W. Dyer S.D. Fla. September 1, 1961September 8, 1961September 18, 1961September 22, 1966Elevated
29 James Robert Martin Jr. E.D.S.C.
W.D.S.C. / D.S.C. 		August 30, 1961September 8, 1961September 18, 1961November 20, 1979 [9] November 14, 1984
30 Raymond Eugene Plummer D. Alaska August 28, 1961September 8, 1961September 18, 1961June 1, 1973December 26, 1987
31 Richard Johnson Putnam W.D. La. September 5, 1961September 14, 1961September 18, 1961December 19, 1975December 16, 2002
32 Albert Lee Stephens Jr. S.D. Cal. / C.D. Cal. August 28, 1961September 8, 1961September 18, 1961June 1, 1979 [10] September 6, 2001
33 George C. Young N.D. Fla.
S.D. Fla. / M.D. Fla. 		September 5, 1961September 14, 1961September 18, 1961October 19, 1981 [11] April 24, 2015
34 Robert A. Ainsworth Jr. E.D. La. September 14, 1961September 21, 1961September 22, 1961August 31, 1966Elevated
35 Anthony T. Augelli D.N.J. September 14, 1961September 21, 1961September 22, 1961April 1, 1972August 31, 1974
36 Frank J. Battisti N.D. Ohio August 23, 1961September 21, 1961September 22, 1961April 1, 1994October 19, 1994
37 Thomas Francis Croake S.D.N.Y. September 14, 1961September 21, 1961September 22, 1961January 31, 1972July 21, 1978
38 Samuel Hugh Dillin S.D. Ind. September 14, 1961September 21, 1961September 22, 1961March 31, 1993March 13, 2006
39 John Francis Dooling Jr. E.D.N.Y. September 14, 1961September 21, 1961September 22, 1961November 30, 1976January 12, 1981
40 William Edward Doyle D. Colo. September 14, 1961September 21, 1961September 22, 1961May 17, 1971Elevated
41 Abraham Lincoln Freedman E.D. Pa. September 1, 1961September 14, 1961September 22, 1961July 6, 1964Elevated
42 Alfred Leopold Luongo E.D. Pa. September 14, 1961September 21, 1961September 22, 1961July 19, 1986–
43 Thomas Jamison MacBride N.D. Cal. / E.D. Cal. September 14, 1961September 21, 1961September 22, 1961March 25, 1979 [12] January 6, 2000
44 Martin Pence D. Haw. September 14, 1961September 21, 1961September 22, 1961November 18, 1974January 31, 2000
45 Hubert Louis Will N.D. Ill. September 14, 1961September 21, 1961September 22, 1961April 23, 1979December 9, 1995
46 Alfonso Zirpoli N.D. Cal. September 14, 1961September 21, 1961September 22, 1961September 30, 1975July 10, 1995
47 Wade H. McCree E.D. Mich. September 18, 1961September 23, 1961September 29, 1961September 13, 1966Elevated
48 Ben Charles Green N.D. Ohio September 23, 1961 [Rn 1] June 29, 1962October 5, 1961 [13] January 5, 1976January 12, 1983
49 John Weld Peck II S.D. Ohio September 23, 1961 [Rn 1] April 11, 1962October 5, 1961 [14] August 4, 1966Elevated
50 Clarence W. Allgood N.D. Ala. September 23, 1961 [Rn 1] February 5, 1962October 5, 1961 [2] January 9, 1973November 30, 1991
51 Talbot Smith E.D. Mich. September 23, 1961 [Rn 1] February 5, 1962October 5, 1961 [2] October 31, 1971December 21, 1978
52 Dudley Baldwin Bonsal S.D.N.Y. September 23, 1961 [Rn 1] March 16, 1962October 5, 1961 [3] December 6, 1976July 22, 1995
53 Leo Brewster N.D. Tex. September 25, 1961 [Rn 1] March 16, 1962October 5, 1961 [3] November 1, 1973November 27, 1979
54 Wilfred Feinberg S.D.N.Y. September 23, 1961 [Rn 1] March 16, 1962October 5, 1961 [3] March 7, 1966Elevated
55 Sarah T. Hughes N.D. Tex. September 25, 1961 [Rn 1] March 16, 1962October 5, 1961 [3] August 4, 1975April 23, 1985
56 James Latane Noel Jr. S.D. Tex. September 25, 1961 [Rn 1] March 16, 1962October 5, 1961 [3] December 15, 1976August 29, 1997
57 George Rosling E.D.N.Y. September 21, 1961 [Rn 1] March 16, 1962October 5, 1961 [3] April 16, 1973–
58 Adrian Anthony Spears W.D. Tex. September 25, 1961 [Rn 1] March 16, 1962October 5, 1961 [3] October 10, 1979December 31, 1982
59 Irving Ben Cooper S.D.N.Y. September 23, 1961 [Rn 1] September 20, 1962October 5, 1961 [15] February 7, 1972September 17, 1996
60 Frederick Alvin Daugherty E.D. Okla.
N.D. Okla.
W.D. Okla. 		September 23, 1961 [Rn 1] February 7, 1962October 5, 1961 [16] January 12, 1982April 7, 2006
61 L. Richardson Preyer M.D.N.C. January 15, 1962February 7, 1962October 7, 1961 [16] October 9, 1963–
62 Harrison Lee Winter D. Md. January 15, 1962February 7, 1962November 9, 1961 [16] June 27, 1966Elevated
63 Louis Rosenberg W.D. Pa. January 15, 1962July 10, 1962November 20, 1961 [17] January 5, 1976July 2, 1999
64 Frank Gray Jr. M.D. Tenn. January 15, 1962February 7, 1962November 20, 1961 [16] July 15, 1977September 6, 1978
65 Charles Gelbert Neese E.D. Tenn. January 15, 1962February 7, 1962November 20, 1961 [16] August 31, 1982October 22, 1989
66 J. Robert Elliott M.D. Ga. January 23, 1962February 7, 1962February 17, 1962December 31, 2000–
67 James Hargrove Meredith E.D. Mo. March 5, 1962March 16, 1962March 17, 1962August 31, 1979December 8, 1988
68 John Watkins Oliver W.D. Mo. March 5, 1962April 2, 1962April 3, 1962November 3, 1980April 25, 1990
69 John Keating Regan E.D. Mo. March 5, 1962April 2, 1962April 3, 1962April 7, 1977March 9, 1987
70 Ralph C. Body E.D. Pa. March 5, 1962April 2, 1962April 4, 1962May 30, 1972June 2, 1973
71 Wesley E. Brown D. Kan. March 8, 1962April 2, 1962April 4, 1962September 1, 1979January 23, 2012
72 James Aloysius Coolahan D.N.J. February 19, 1962April 2, 1962April 7, 1962June 1, 1974July 16, 1986
73 George N. Beamer N.D. Ind. March 8, 1962April 11, 1962April 12, 1962October 21, 1974–
74 Frank Burton Ellis E.D. La. February 2, 1962April 3, 1962April 12, 1962November 16, 1965November 3, 1969
75 William Blakely Jones D.D.C. March 19, 1962April 11, 1962April 12, 1962March 20, 1977July 31, 1979
76 Robert Shaw D.N.J. March 19, 1962April 11, 1962April 12, 1962July 9, 1972–
77 Henry George Templar D. Kan. March 21, 1962April 11, 1962April 12, 1962November 1, 1974August 5, 1988
78 Jesse E. Eschbach N.D. Ind. March 12, 1962April 2, 1962April 13, 1962December 11, 1981Elevated
79 Stephen John Roth E.D. Mich. April 19, 1962May 1, 1962May 7, 1962July 11, 1974–
80 John D. Butzner Jr. E.D. Va. May 15, 1962June 15, 1962June 20, 1962August 1, 1967Elevated
81 Roger D. Foley D. Nev. June 12, 1962June 29, 1962July 2, 1962October 29, 1982January 7, 1996
82 Edward Joseph McManus N.D. Iowa June 23, 1962July 13, 1962July 16, 1962February 9, 1985March 20, 2017
83 William Cook Hanson N.D. Iowa
S.D. Iowa 		June 23, 1962July 13, 1962July 23, 1962August 15, 1977June 6, 1995
84 Noel Peter Fox W.D. Mich. July 12, 1962July 25, 1962July 31, 1962December 31, 1979June 3, 1987
85 Allen E. Barrow N.D. Okla. July 18, 1962August 1, 1962August 2, 1962February 26, 1979–
86 Mitchell Harry Cohen D.N.J. July 6, 1962August 1, 1962August 2, 1962September 11, 1974January 7, 1991
87 Harold R. Tyler Jr. S.D.N.Y. May 17, 1962August 1, 1962August 2, 1962April 6, 1975–
88 Charles Hardy Carr S.D. Cal. / C.D. Cal. July 12, 1962August 9, 1962August 14, 1962August 18, 1973 [10] March 13, 1976
89 Stanley Alexander Weigel N.D. Cal. July 6, 1962August 9, 1962August 15, 1962October 9, 1982September 30, 1997
90 Edward Cochrane McLean S.D.N.Y. April 3, 1962July 13, 1962August 24, 1962October 12, 1972–
91 Jesse William Curtis Jr. S.D. Cal. / C.D. Cal. August 3, 1962August 25, 1962August 27, 1962December 31, 1975 [10] February 5, 1990
92 Elisha Avery Crary S.D. Cal. / C.D. Cal. July 31, 1962August 25, 1962August 28, 1962June 24, 1975 [10] April 28, 1978
93 Inzer Bass Wyatt S.D.N.Y. July 5, 1962September 20, 1962September 28, 1962March 29, 1977January 17, 1990
94 Bernard Martin Decker N.D. Ill. January 15, 1963March 28, 1963December 12, 1962 [18] April 2, 1980November 3, 1993
95 William Joseph Nealon Jr. M.D. Pa. January 15, 1963March 15, 1963December 13, 1962 [19] January 1, 1989August 30, 2018
96 Harry Vearle Payne D.N.M. February 18, 1963March 19, 1963March 27, 1963April 6, 1978July 20, 1983
97 Charles B. Fulton S.D. Fla. April 4, 1963April 24, 1963April 26, 1963June 30, 1978May 15, 1996
98 John Matthew Cannella S.D.N.Y. April 4, 1963June 28, 1963July 3, 1963December 31, 1977October 30, 1996
99 Bruce Rutherford Thompson D. Nev. July 9, 1963August 6, 1963August 16, 1963August 31, 1978February 10, 1992
100 Walter Early Craig D. Ariz. August 26, 1963September 25, 1963October 2, 1963October 1, 1979June 29, 1986
101 Abraham Lincoln Marovitz N.D. Ill. July 16, 1963September 25, 1963October 2, 1963August 10, 1975March 17, 2001
102 Bernard Thomas Moynahan Jr. E.D. Ky. September 16, 1963November 4, 1963November 8, 1963September 30, 1984September 30, 1999
  1. ↑ See List of United States district and territorial courts
  2. 1 2 Recess appointed and nominated by Dwight D. Eisenhower but received commission from John F. Kennedy.

Specialty courts (Article III)

United States Court of Customs and Patent Appeals

#JudgeNomination
date		Confirmation
date		Began active
service		Ended active
service		Ended senior
status
1 J. Lindsay Almond April 16, 1962 [Rn 2] June 28, 1963October 23, 1962 [20] March 1, 1973April 14, 1986 [21]

United States Court of Claims

#JudgeNomination
date		Confirmation
date		Began active
service		Ended active
service		Ended senior
status
1 Oscar Hirsh Davis January 31, 1962April 11, 1962April 12, 1962June 19, 1988 [21] –

Specialty court (Article I)

United States Tax Court

#JudgeNomination
date		Confirmation
date		Began active
service		Ended active
service		Ended senior
status
1 Howard Dawson ––August 21, 1962June 2, 1985July 15, 2016

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  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. 1 2 3 4 Recess appointment; formally nominated on January 15, 1962, confirmed by the United States Senate on February 5, 1962, and received commission on February 9, 1962.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Recess appointment; formally nominated on January 15, 1962, confirmed by the United States Senate on March 16, 1962, and received commission on March 17, 1962.
  4. ↑ Recess appointment; formally nominated on January 15, 1962, confirmed by the United States Senate on September 11, 1962, and received commission on September 14, 1962.
  5. ↑ Recess appointment; formally nominated on January 10, 1961, confirmed by the United States Senate on September 21, 1961, and received commission on September 22, 1961.
  6. ↑ Recess appointment; formally nominated on January 10, 1961, confirmed by the United States Senate on August 9, 1961, and received commission on August 16, 1961.
  7. ↑ Reassigned to the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida on October 29, 1962
  8. ↑ Reassigned to the United States District Court for the Middle District of Louisiana on April 16, 1972.
  9. ↑ Reassigned to the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina on November 1, 1965.
  10. 1 2 3 4 Reassigned to the newly created United States District Court for the Central District of California by operation of law on September 18, 1966.
  11. ↑ Reassigned to the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida on September 17, 1966.
  12. ↑ Reassigned to the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California on September 18, 1966.
  13. ↑ Recess appointment; formally nominated on January 15, 1962, confirmed by the United States Senate on June 29, 1962, and received commission on July 2, 1962.
  14. ↑ Recess appointment; formally nominated on January 15, 1962, confirmed by the United States Senate on April 11, 1962, and received commission on April 12, 1962.
  15. ↑ Recess appointment; formally nominated on January 15, 1962, confirmed by the United States Senate on September 20, 1962, and received commission on September 28, 1962.
  16. 1 2 3 4 5 Recess appointment; formally nominated on January 15, 1962, confirmed by the United States Senate on February 7, 1962, and received commission on February 17, 1962.
  17. ↑ Recess appointment; formally nominated on January 15, 1962, confirmed by the United States Senate on July 10, 1962, and received commission on July 12, 1962.
  18. ↑ Recess appointment; formally nominated on January 15, 1963, confirmed by the United States Senate on March 28, 1963, and received commission on April 2, 1963.
  19. ↑ Recess appointment; formally nominated on January 15, 1963, confirmed by the United States Senate on March 15, 1963, and received commission on March 27, 1963.
  20. ↑ Recess appointment; formally nominated on January 15, 1963, confirmed by the United States Senate on June 28, 1963, and received commission on July 3, 1963.
  21. 1 2 Reassigned by operation of law to the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit on October 1, 1982.
Renominations
  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Renominated on January 15, 1962.
  2. 1 2 Renominated on January 15, 1963.
  3. ↑ Previously nominated by President Eisenhower on January 14, 1960. That nomination expired at the end of the term. Renominated by President Eisenhower on January 10, 1961.
  4. ↑ Previously nominated by President Eisenhower on July 1, 1960. That nomination expired at the end of the term. Renominated by President Eisenhower on January 10, 1961.

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