Charles Evans Whittaker was an Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court from 1957 to 1962. After working in private practice in Kansas City,Missouri,he was nominated for the United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri. In 1956,President Dwight D. Eisenhower nominated Whittaker to the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit. In 1957,he won confirmation to the Supreme Court of the United States,thus becoming the first individual to serve as a judge on a federal district court,a federal court of appeals,and the United States Supreme Court. During his brief tenure on the Warren Court,Whittaker emerged as a swing vote. In 1962,he suffered a nervous breakdown and resigned from the Court. After leaving the Supreme Court,he served as chief counsel to General Motors and frequently criticized the Civil Rights Movement and the Warren Court.
Eugene Hoffman Nickerson was the Democratic county executive of Nassau County,New York,from 1962 until 1970. Nickerson was the only Democrat to be elected county executive in Nassau County until 2001. Later,as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York,he presided over a challenge to the Pentagon's "Don't ask,don't tell" policy on homosexuality and the notorious Abner Louima police brutality case in New York.
Ralph Wilson Nimmons Jr. was an American lawyer and United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida.
Cornelia Groefsema Kennedy was a United States Circuit Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit.
During President Jimmy Carter's presidency,he nominated four people for four different federal appellate judgeships who were not processed by the Democratic-controlled Senate Judiciary Committee before Carter's presidency ended. None of the four nominees were renominated by Carter's successor,President Ronald Reagan. Three of the nominees who were not processed were nominated after July 1,1980,the traditional start date of the unofficial Thurmond Rule during a presidential election year. All four seats eventually were filled by appointees of President Ronald Reagan.
During President Ronald Reagan's presidency,he nominated two people for the Supreme Court and at least twelve people for various federal appellate judgeships who were not confirmed. In some cases,the nominations were not processed by the Democratic-controlled Senate Judiciary Committee before Reagan's presidency ended,while in other cases,nominees were rejected by the Senate Judiciary Committee or even blocked by unfriendly members of the Republican Party. Three of the nominees were renominated by Reagan's successor,President George H. W. Bush. Two of the nominees,Ferdinand Francis Fernandez and Guy G. Hurlbutt,were nominated after July 1,1988,the traditional start date of the unofficial Thurmond Rule during a presidential election year. Eight of the thirteen seats eventually were filled by appointees of President George H. W. Bush.
John Robert Gibson was a United States Circuit Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit and a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri.
Harry Walker Wellford was a Senior United States Circuit Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit and a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Tennessee.
During President Gerald Ford's presidency,he nominated two people for two different federal appellate judgeships who were not processed by the Democratic-controlled Senate Judiciary Committee before Ford's presidency ended. Neither of the two nominees was renominated by Ford's successor,President Jimmy Carter. Both nominees were nominated after July 1,1976,the traditional start date of the unofficial Thurmond Rule during a presidential election year. Both seats eventually were filled by appointees of President Jimmy Carter.
Elizabeth Anne Kovachevich is a Senior United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida.
Hugh Gibson was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas.
Benjamin F. Gibson was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Michigan.
Floyd Robert Gibson was a United States Circuit Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit and was previously a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri.
James Parker Jones is a Senior United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia and a Judge of the United States Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court. He served as a Judge of the Alien Terrorist Removal Court from 2016 to 2021.
Consuelo Bland Marshall is a Senior United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Central District of California.
Ortrie D. Smith is a Senior United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri.
Scott Olin Wright was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri.
