List of federal judges appointed by Gerald Ford

President Gerald Ford.

Following is a list of all United States federal judges appointed by President Gerald Ford during his presidency.^[1] In total Ford appointed one Justice to the Supreme Court of the United States, 11 judges to the United States Courts of Appeals, and 50 judges to the United States district courts.

United States Supreme Court Justices

#	Justice	Seat	Retiring Justice	State	Nomination date	Confirmation date	Confirmation vote	Began service	Ended service
1	John Paul Stevens	Seat 3	William O. Douglas	Illinois	November 28, 1975	December 17, 1975	98-0	December 17, 1975	June 29, 2010

John Paul Stevens was Ford's only Supreme Court appointment.

Courts of Appeals

Anthony Kennedy, named by Ford to the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, was later elevated to the Supreme Court.

Judge	Circuit	Began active service	Ended active service	Ended senior status
Anderson, J. BlaineJ. Blaine Anderson	Ninth	July 2, 1976	April 16, 1988	–
Bauer, William JosephWilliam Joseph Bauer	Seventh	December 20, 1974	October 31, 1994	Incumbent
Fay, Peter T.Peter T. Fay	Fifth	September 21, 1976	January 19, 1984[2]	–
Hall, Kenneth KellerKenneth Keller Hall	Fourth	September 3, 1976	February 24, 1998	July 8, 1999
Henley, Jesse SmithJesse Smith Henley	Eighth	March 14, 1975	May 31, 1982	October 18, 1997
Hill, James ClinkscalesJames Clinkscales Hill	Fifth	May 21, 1976	October 15, 1989[2]	–
Kennedy, AnthonyAnthony Kennedy	Ninth	March 24, 1975	February 17, 1988[3]	–
Meskill, Thomas JosephThomas Joseph Meskill	Second	April 23, 1975	June 30, 1993	October 29, 2007
Tjoflat, Gerald BardGerald Bard Tjoflat	Fifth	November 21, 1975	Incumbent[2]	–
Van Graafeiland, EllsworthEllsworth Van Graafeiland	Second	December 21, 1974	May 5, 1985	November 20, 2004
Wood, Jr., HarlingtonHarlington Wood, Jr.	Seventh	May 7, 1976	January 15, 1992	December 29, 2008

District courts

Ford appointed Juan R. Torruella to the United States District Court for the District of Puerto Rico; Torruella was later elevated to the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit.

Judge	Court [Note 1]	Began active service	Ended active service	Ended senior status
Ackerman, James WaldoJames Waldo Ackerman	S.D. Ill.	July 2, 1976	November 23, 1984[4]	–
Aronovitz, Sidney M.Sidney M. Aronovitz	S.D. Fla.	September 21, 1976	October 31, 1988	January 8, 1997
Bramwell, HenryHenry Bramwell	E.D.N.Y.	December 26, 1974	October 1, 1987	May 28, 2010
Brimmer, Jr., Clarence AddisonClarence Addison Brimmer, Jr.	D. Wyo.	September 16, 1975	September 27, 2006	October 23, 2014
Broderick, Vincent LyonsVincent Lyons Broderick	S.D.N.Y.	October 4, 1976	December 1, 1988	March 3, 1995
Brotman, Stanley SeymourStanley Seymour Brotman	D.N.J.	March 14, 1975	April 23, 1990	February 21, 2014
Cahn, Edward NormanEdward Norman Cahn	E.D. Pa.	December 20, 1974	December 31, 1998	–
Callister, Marion JonesMarion Jones Callister	D. Idaho	September 1, 1976	June 6, 1989	June 24, 1997
Churchill, James PaulJames Paul Churchill	E.D. Mich.	December 20, 1974	December 31, 1989	Incumbent
Clarke, Jr., Joseph CalvittJoseph Calvitt Clarke, Jr.	E.D. Va.	December 20, 1974	July 31, 1991	May 6, 2004
Cohill, Jr., Maurice BlanchardMaurice Blanchard Cohill, Jr.	W.D. Pa.	May 21, 1976	November 28, 1994	Incumbent
Cook, H. DaleH. Dale Cook	E.D. Okla. N.D. Okla. W.D. Okla.	December 20, 1974	January 1, 1992	September 22, 2008
Copenhaver, Jr., John ThomasJohn Thomas Copenhaver, Jr.	S.D.W.Va.	September 3, 1976	Incumbent	–
Crowley, John PowersJohn Powers Crowley	N.D. Ill.	June 16, 1976	June 30, 1981	–
Davis, W. EugeneW. Eugene Davis	W.D. La.	September 21, 1976	December 9, 1983	–
Elfvin, John T.John T. Elfvin	W.D.N.Y.	December 21, 1974	July 1, 1987	January 6, 2009
Fitzgerald, James MartinJames Martin Fitzgerald	D. Alaska	December 20, 1974	January 1, 1989	April 3, 2011
Flaum, Joel MartinJoel Martin Flaum	N.D. Ill.	December 20, 1974	June 1, 1983	–
Gerry, John F.John F. Gerry	D.N.J.	December 20, 1974	October 1, 1994	March 10, 1995
Goettel, Gerard LouisGerard Louis Goettel	S.D.N.Y.	March 30, 1976	August 5, 1993	December 19, 2011
Grady, John FrancisJohn Francis Grady	N.D. Ill.	November 21, 1975	May 23, 1994	Incumbent
Guy, Jr., Ralph B.Ralph B. Guy, Jr.	E.D. Mich.	May 12, 1976	October 17, 1985	–
Haden II, Charles HaroldCharles Harold Haden II	N.D.W.Va. S.D.W.Va.	November 21, 1975	March 20, 2004 March 20, 2004[5]	–
Haight, Jr., Charles S.Charles S. Haight, Jr.	S.D.N.Y.	March 29, 1976	September 23, 1995	Incumbent
Higginbotham, PatrickPatrick Higginbotham	N.D. Tex.	December 12, 1975	August 3, 1982	–
Ingram, William AustinWilliam Austin Ingram	N.D. Cal.	July 23, 1976	November 15, 1990	May 26, 2002
Kirkland, Sr., Alfred YoungesAlfred Younges Kirkland, Sr.	N.D. Ill.	December 21, 1974	April 30, 1979	March 19, 2004
Leighton, George NevesGeorge Neves Leighton	N.D. Ill.	February 4, 1976	December 1, 1987	–
Manos, John MichaelJohn Michael Manos	N.D. Ohio	March 29, 1976	April 1, 1991	July 6, 2006
McNagny, Jr., Phil McClellanPhil McClellan McNagny, Jr.	N.D. Ind.	May 7, 1976	March 28, 1981	–
Munson, Howard G.Howard G. Munson	N.D.N.Y.	October 4, 1976	November 5, 1990	October 5, 2008
O'Conor, Jr., Robert J.Robert J. O'Conor, Jr.	S.D. Tex.	April 25, 1975	September 30, 1984	–
Poole, Cecil F.Cecil F. Poole	N.D. Cal.	July 23, 1976	March 31, 1980	–
Pratt, George C.George C. Pratt	E.D.N.Y.	May 7, 1976	June 29, 1982	–
Richey, Mary AnneMary Anne Richey	D. Ariz.	June 16, 1976	November 25, 1983	–
Rogers, Richard DeanRichard Dean Rogers	D. Kan.	August 5, 1975	January 1, 1989	Incumbent
Schwartz, Jr., CharlesCharles Schwartz, Jr.	E.D. La.	May 7, 1976	February 28, 1991	November 3, 2012
Schwarzer, William W.William W. Schwarzer	N.D. Cal.	July 23, 1976	April 30, 1991	Incumbent
Sear, Morey LeonardMorey Leonard Sear	E.D. La.	May 7, 1976	October 31, 2000	September 6, 2004
Sessions, William S.William S. Sessions	W.D. Tex.	December 20, 1974	November 1, 1987	–
Shell, Terry LeeTerry Lee Shell	W.D. Ark. E.D. Ark.	September 16, 1975	June 25, 1978	–
Siler, Jr., Eugene EdwardEugene Edward Siler, Jr.	W.D. Ky. E.D. Ky.	November 13, 1975	September 20, 1991	–
Stafford, Jr., William HenryWilliam Henry Stafford, Jr.	N.D. Fla.	May 14, 1975	May 31, 1996	Incumbent
Sterling, Ross N.Ross N. Sterling	S.D. Tex.	May 7, 1976	January 14, 1988	–
Takasugi, Robert MitsuhiroRobert Mitsuhiro Takasugi	C.D. Cal.	May 7, 1976	September 30, 1996	August 4, 2009
Thompson, Ralph GordonRalph Gordon Thompson	W.D. Okla.	October 14, 1975	December 16, 1999	August 6, 2007
Torruella, Juan R.Juan R. Torruella	D.P.R.	December 20, 1974	October 30, 1984	–
Waters, Sr., Laughlin EdwardLaughlin Edward Waters, Sr.	C.D. Cal.	May 12, 1976	July 6, 1986	June 3, 2002
Williams, Glen MorganGlen Morgan Williams	W.D. Va.	September 17, 1976	November 21, 1988	November 4, 2012
Wong, Dick YinDick Yin Wong	D. Haw.	April 25, 1975	December 26, 1978	–

Notes

1. See List of United States district and territorial courts

References

General

• "Judges of the United States Courts". Biographical Directory of Federal Judges. Federal Judicial Center. Retrieved 2009-04-03.

Specific

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. Reassigned by operation of law to the newly created United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit on October 1, 1981.
3. Elevated to the United States Supreme Court by Ronald Reagan.
4. On March 31, 1979, the Districts of Illinois were reorganized, with the elimination of the Eastern District; Ackerman was reassigned by operation of law to the newly created United States District Court for the Central District of Illinois, and was a judge of that District for the remainder of his service.
5. After January 14, 1983, Haden only served on the United States District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia.

Sources

• Federal Judicial Center