List of federal judges appointed by Woodrow Wilson

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Following is a list of all Article III United States federal judges appointed by President Woodrow Wilson during his presidency. [1] In total Wilson appointed 76 Article III federal judges, including 3 Justices to the Supreme Court of the United States, 20 judges to the United States Courts of Appeals, and 53 judges to the United States district courts.

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Wilson made additional appointments to Article I tribunals. He made 4 appointments to the United States Court of Customs Appeals. He also made 4 appointments to the Board of General Appraisers, the forerunner of the United States Customs Court and later the United States Court of International Trade.

United States Supreme Court justices

#Justice Seat StateFormer justiceNomination
date		Confirmation
date		Began
active service		Ended
active service		Ended
retired service
1 James Clark McReynolds 3 Tennessee Horace Harmon Lurton August 19, 1914August 29, 1914August 29, 1914January 31, 1941August 24, 1946
2 Louis Brandeis 4 Massachusetts Joseph Rucker Lamar January 28, 1916June 1, 1916June 1, 1916February 13, 1939October 5, 1941
3 John Hessin Clarke 6 Ohio Charles Evans Hughes July 14, 1916July 24, 1916July 24, 1916September 18, 1922–

Courts of appeals

#JudgeCircuitNomination
date		Confirmation
date		Began active
service		Ended active
service		Ended senior
status
1 George Hutchins Bingham First May 15, 1913June 5, 1913June 5, 1913March 23, 1939September 25, 1949
2 Charles Albert Woods Fourth April 24, 1913June 5, 1913June 5, 1913June 21, 1925–
3 Henry Wade Rogers Second September 18, 1913September 29, 1913September 29, 1913August 16, 1926–
4 Victor Baynard Woolley Third August 7, 1914August 12, 1914August 12, 1914May 1, 1938February 22, 1945
5 Richard Wilde Walker Jr. Fifth October 2, 1914October 5, 1914October 5, 1914September 1, 1930April 10, 1936
6 Samuel Alschuler Seventh January 7, 1916January 18, 1916August 16, 1915 [2] May 15, 1936November 9, 1939
7 Evan Alfred Evans Seventh May 1, 1916May 10, 1916May 10, 1916July 7, 1948–
8 Charles Merrill Hough Second August 15, 1916August 21, 1916August 21, 1916April 22, 1927–
9 Kimbrough Stone Eighth December 19, 1916December 21, 1916December 21, 1916May 15, 1947February 27, 1958
10 R. L. Batts Fifth January 17, 1917February 5, 1917February 5, 1917August 22, 1919–
11 Constantine Joseph Smyth D.C. June 29, 1917July 12, 1917July 12, 1917April 14, 1924–
12 Charles F. Johnson First October 1, 1917October 1, 1917October 1, 1917April 30, 1929February 15, 1930
13 Martin Thomas Manton Second March 12, 1918March 18, 1918March 18, 1918February 7, 1939–
14 George W. Anderson First October 1, 1918October 24, 1918October 24, 1918September 30, 1931February 14, 1938
15 George True Page Seventh March 1, 1919March 1, 1919March 1, 1919October 1, 1930November 4, 1941
16 Thomas Griffith Haight Third March 1, 1919 [Rn 1] June 24, 1919April 1, 1919 [3] May 31, 1920–
17 Maurice H. Donahue Sixth October 1, 1919October 29, 1919October 29, 1919September 10, 1928–
18 Nathan Philemon Bryan Fifth April 23, 1920April 23, 1920April 23, 1920August 8, 1935–
19 Alexander Campbell King Fifth April 29, 1920May 24, 1920May 24, 1920December 31, 1924–
20 John Warren Davis Third May 28, 1920June 2, 1920June 2, 1920April 15, 1939November 24, 1941

District courts

#JudgeCourt
[Note 1] 		Nomination
date		Confirmation
date		Began active
service		Ended active
service		Ended senior
status
1 Jeremiah Neterer W.D. Wash. July 2, 1913July 21, 1913March 4, 1913 [4] May 31, 1933February 2, 1943
2 Rhydon Mays Call S.D. Fla. April 12, 1913April 24, 1913March 26, 1913 [5] December 15, 1927–
3 Maurice Timothy Dooling N.D. Cal. July 18, 1913July 28, 1913July 28, 1913November 4, 1924–
4 William Henry Sawtelle D. Ariz. August 6, 1913August 18, 1913August 18, 1913February 6, 1931Elevated
5 Edwin Stark Thomas D. Conn. October 16, 1913November 17, 1913November 17, 1913April 12, 1939–
6 Thomas Griffith Haight D.N.J. February 3, 1914February 18, 1914February 18, 1914April 1, 1919Elevated
7 Oliver Booth Dickinson E.D. Pa. March 31, 1914April 28, 1914April 28, 1914September 16, 1939–
8 Henry De Lamar Clayton Jr. M.D. Ala.
N.D. Ala. 		May 2, 1914May 2, 1914May 2, 1914December 21, 1929–
9 Wilbur F. Booth D. Minn. May 2, 1914May 4, 1914May 4, 1914March 27, 1925Elevated
10 J. Harry Covington D.D.C. June 8, 1914June 15, 1914June 15, 1914May 31, 1918–
11 John Hessin Clarke N.D. Ohio July 15, 1914July 21, 1914July 21, 1914July 24, 1916Elevated
12 W. H. Seward Thomson W.D. Pa. July 7, 1914July 21, 1914July 21, 1914February 21, 1928November 29, 1932
13 Augustus Noble Hand S.D.N.Y. September 28, 1914September 30, 1914September 30, 1914June 1, 1927Elevated
14 Walter I. McCoy D.D.C. September 29, 1914October 2, 1914October 2, 1914May 22, 1918 [6] Elevated
14.1 Walter I. McCoy D.D.C. May 16, 1918May 22, 1918May 22, 1918 [7] December 8, 1929–
15 Benjamin Franklin Bledsoe S.D. Cal. September 30, 1914October 16, 1914October 16, 1914March 24, 1925–
16 Frederick Lincoln Siddons D.D.C. October 21, 1914 [Rn 2] January 15, 1915January 15, 1915June 19, 1931–
17 Harland Bradley Howe D. Vt. February 19, 1915February 22, 1915February 22, 1915January 31, 1940July 31, 1945
18 William Wallace Lambdin S.D. Ga. March 3, 1915March 3, 1915March 3, 1915December 20, 1916–
19 Oscar A. Trippet S.D. Cal. March 2, 1915March 3, 1915March 3, 1915July 15, 1923–
20 Martin Joseph Wade S.D. Iowa February 26, 1915March 3, 1915March 3, 1915April 16, 1931–
21 Tillman Davis Johnson D. Utah January 7, 1916January 18, 1916November 2, 1915 [2] May 28, 1949November 1, 1953
22 Joseph T. Johnson W.D.S.C. January 4, 1916January 24, 1916March 9, 1915 [8] May 8, 1919–
23 Joseph William Woodrough D. Neb. March 13, 1916March 31, 1916April 3, 1916April 12, 1933Elevated
24 John Warren Davis D.N.J. May 6, 1916May 15, 1916May 15, 1916June 12, 1920Elevated
25 Martin Thomas Manton S.D.N.Y. August 15, 1916August 23, 1916August 23, 1916March 22, 1918Elevated
26 William Hitz D.D.C. December 15, 1916January 2, 1917November 15, 1916 [9] February 13, 1931Elevated
27 DuVal West W.D. Tex. December 19, 1916December 21, 1916December 21, 1916November 30, 1931May 13, 1949
28 Robert Tait Ervin S.D. Ala. January 16, 1917January 23, 1917January 23, 1917January 23, 1935October 24, 1949
29 Colin Neblett D.N.M. January 29, 1917February 5, 1917February 5, 1917July 6, 1948May 7, 1950
30 David C. Westenhaver N.D. Ohio February 19, 1917 [Rn 3] March 14, 1917March 14, 1917July 29, 1928–
31 George W. Jack W.D. La. March 6, 1917March 16, 1917March 16, 1917March 15, 1924–
32 William Robert Smith W.D. Tex. April 11, 1917April 12, 1917April 12, 1917August 16, 1924–
33 Beverly Daniel Evans Jr. S.D. Ga. August 11, 1917August 15, 1917August 15, 1917May 7, 1922–
34 Edwin Louis Garvin E.D.N.Y. March 6, 1918March 21, 1918March 21, 1918October 31, 1925–
35 Joseph Chappell Hutcheson Jr. S.D. Tex. March 29, 1918April 6, 1918April 6, 1918January 26, 1931Elevated
36 John C. Knox S.D.N.Y. March 29, 1918April 12, 1918April 12, 1918April 30, 1955August 23, 1966
37 George W. English E.D. Ill. April 22, 1918May 3, 1918May 3, 1918November 4, 1926–
38 Jennings Bailey D.D.C. May 16, 1918May 22, 1918May 22, 1918November 1, 1950January 9, 1963
39 Louis FitzHenry S.D. Ill. July 6, 1918July 6, 1918July 6, 1918October 3, 1933Elevated
40 Edwin R. Holmes N.D. Miss.
S.D. Miss. 		October 17, 1918October 24, 1918October 24, 1918March 1, 1929 [10]
April 6, 1936		–
Elevated
41 Robert L. Williams E.D. Okla. December 3, 1918January 7, 1919January 7, 1919April 21, 1937Elevated
42 Hugh M. Morris D. Del. January 17, 1919January 27, 1919January 27, 1919June 30, 1930–
43 James Clifton Wilson N.D. Tex. May 23, 1919June 24, 1919March 5, 1919 [3] July 31, 1947August 3, 1951
44 Charles Francis Lynch D.N.J. June 16, 1919July 1, 1919July 1, 1919March 31, 1925–
45 Henry Hitt Watkins W.D.S.C. July 14, 1919July 22, 1919July 22, 1919December 31, 1936September 8, 1947
46 Samuel Hale Sibley N.D. Ga. July 31, 1919August 5, 1919August 5, 1919January 30, 1931Elevated
47 Charles Breckenridge Faris E.D. Mo. October 11, 1919October 13, 1919October 13, 1919February 6, 1935Elevated
48 John Weld Peck S.D. Ohio October 30, 1919November 5, 1919November 5, 1919April 3, 1923–
49 Edwin Y. Webb W.D.N.C. October 30, 1919November 5, 1919November 5, 1919March 1, 1948February 7, 1955
50 William Lee Estes E.D. Tex. February 14, 1920February 18, 1920February 18, 1920June 14, 1930–
51 Joseph Lamb Bodine D.N.J. May 28, 1920June 2, 1920June 2, 1920March 31, 1929–
52 Frank Cooper N.D.N.Y. April 29, 1920June 3, 1920June 3, 1920September 30, 1941July 16, 1946

Specialty courts (Article I)

United States Court of Claims

#JudgeNomination
date		Confirmation
date		Began active
service		Ended active
service		Ended senior
status
1 Edward Kernan Campbell May 1, 1913May 22, 1913May 22, 1913April 22, 1928December 7, 1938
2 George Eddy Downey January 7, 1916January 17, 1916August 3, 1915 [11] May 24, 1926–
3 James Hay July 15, 1916July 17, 1916July 17, 1916November 30, 1927June 12, 1931
4 Samuel Jordan Graham July 10, 1919July 28, 1919July 28, 1919May 1, 1930January 20, 1951

Board of General Appraisers

#JudgeNomination
date		Confirmation
date		Began active
service		Ended active
service		Ended senior
status
1 Jerry Bartholomew Sullivan April 17, 1913April 28, 1913April 29, 1913September 30, 1939 [12] –
2 George Stewart Brown October 16, 1913November 13, 1913November 14, 1913August 31, 1941 [12] –
3 William C. Adamson September 20, 1917September 20, 1917September 24, 1917January 20, 1928 [12] –
4 George Emery Weller December 3, 1918January 3, 1919January 6, 1919September 30, 1930 [12] –

Notes

Renominations
  1. ↑ Renominated on May 23, 1919.
  2. ↑ Renominated on December 9, 1914.
  3. ↑ Renominated on March 3, 1917.

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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 Recess appointment; formally nominated on January 7, 1916, confirmed by the United States Senate on January 18, 1916, and received commission on January 18, 1916.
  3. 1 2 Recess appointment; formally nominated on May 23, 1919, confirmed by the United States Senate on June 24, 1919, and received commission on June 24, 1919.
  4. ↑ Recess appointment; formally nominated on July 2, 1913, confirmed by the United States Senate on July 21, 1913, and received commission on July 21, 1913.
  5. ↑ Recess appointment; formally nominated on April 12, 1913, confirmed by the United States Senate on April 24, 1913, and received commission on April 24, 1913.
  6. ↑ Laterally appointed Chief Justice of the same court.
  7. ↑ Laterally appointed Chief Justice, previously served as Associate Justice of the same court.
  8. ↑ Recess appointment; formally nominated on January 4, 1916, confirmed by the United States Senate on January 24, 1916, and received commission on January 24, 1916.
  9. ↑ Recess appointment; formally nominated on December 15, 1916, confirmed by the United States Senate on January 2, 1917, and received commission on January 2, 1917.
  10. ↑ Reassigned on March 1, 1929 to only the Southern District of Mississippi.
  11. ↑ Recess appointment; formally nominated on January 7, 1916, confirmed by the United States Senate on January 17, 1916, and received commission on January 17, 1916.
  12. 1 2 3 4 Reassigned by operation of law to the United States Customs Court on May 28, 1926.

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