List of federal judges appointed by Herbert Hoover

President Herbert Hoover.

Charles Evans Hughes was Hoover's pick for Chief Justice.

One of Hoover's first appellate court appointees, Curtis D. Wilbur had previously been nominated to the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit by President Calvin Coolidge, but the nomination was not acted on before the end of Coolidge's presidency.

Following is a list of all United States federal judges appointed by President Herbert Hoover during his presidency.^[1] In total Hoover appointed 62 federal judges: three Justices to the Supreme Court of the United States (including one chief justice), 16 judges to the United States Courts of Appeals, and 43 judges to the United States district courts.

United States Supreme Court Justices

Justice	Seat	State	Began active service	Ended active service	Ended senior status
Cardozo, Benjamin N.Benjamin N. Cardozo	Seat 2	New York	March 2, 1932	July 9, 1938	–
Hughes, Charles EvansCharles Evans Hughes	Chief Justice	New York	February 13, 1930	June 30, 1941	August 27, 1948
Roberts, OwenOwen Roberts	Seat 8	Pennsylvania	May 20, 1930	July 31, 1945	–

Courts of Appeals

Judge	Circuit	Began active service	Ended active service	Ended senior status
Gardner, Archibald K.Archibald K. Gardner	Eighth	May 23, 1929	September 30, 1960	January 21, 1962
Groner, Duncan LawrenceDuncan Lawrence Groner	D.C. Cir.	February 21, 1931	December 7, 1937	–
Hitz, WilliamWilliam Hitz	D.C. Cir.	February 6, 1931	July 3, 1935	–
Hutcheson, Jr., Joseph ChappellJoseph Chappell Hutcheson, Jr.	Fifth	January 26, 1931	November 4, 1964	January 18, 1973
McDermott, George ThomasGeorge Thomas McDermott	Tenth	April 30, 1929	January 19, 1937	–
Morton, Jr., James MadisonJames Madison Morton, Jr.	First	January 9, 1932	September 30, 1939	June 26, 1940
Phillips, Orie LeonOrie Leon Phillips	Tenth	April 29, 1929	January 1, 1956	November 14, 1974
Sanborn, Jr., John B.John B. Sanborn, Jr.	Eighth	January 23, 1932	June 30, 1959	March 7, 1964
Sawtelle, William HenryWilliam Henry Sawtelle	Ninth	January 29, 1931	December 17, 1934	–
Sibley, Samuel HaleSamuel Hale Sibley	Fifth	January 24, 1931	October 1, 1949	October 13, 1958
Simons, Charles CasperCharles Casper Simons	Sixth	January 29, 1932	September 15, 1959	February 2, 1964
Soper, Morris AmesMorris Ames Soper	Fourth	May 6, 1931[2]	June 2, 1955	March 11, 1963
Sparks, William MorrisWilliam Morris Sparks	Seventh	October 31, 1929	November 13, 1948	January 7, 1950
Thompson, Joseph WhitakerJoseph Whitaker Thompson	Third	January 29, 1931	May 1, 1938	January 7, 1946
Wilbur, Curtis D.Curtis D. Wilbur	Ninth	May 2, 1929	May 10, 1945	September 8, 1954
Wilson, ScottScott Wilson	First	October 2, 1929	March 31, 1940	October 22, 1942

District courts

Judge	Court [Note 1]	Began active service	Ended active service	Ended senior status
Adkins, Jesse CorcoranJesse Corcoran Adkins	D.D.C.	June 17, 1930	October 15, 1946	March 29, 1955
Avis, John BoydJohn Boyd Avis	D.N.J.	October 2, 1929	January 21, 1944	–
Barnes, John PeterJohn Peter Barnes	N.D. Ill.	March 4, 1931	September 15, 1957	December 31, 1958
Briggle, Charles GuyCharles Guy Briggle	S.D. Ill.	January 25, 1932	August 1, 1958	June 6, 1972
Bryant, RandolphRandolph Bryant	E.D. Tex.	January 24, 1931	April 24, 1951	–
Byers, Mortimer W.Mortimer W. Byers	E.D.N.Y.	November 20, 1929	February 1, 1960	March 5, 1962
Caffey, Francis GordonFrancis Gordon Caffey	S.D.N.Y.	April 30, 1929	October 31, 1947	September 20, 1951
Chesnut, William CalvinWilliam Calvin Chesnut	D. Md.	May 9, 1931[3]	July 31, 1953	October 16, 1962
Cosgrave, GeorgeGeorge Cosgrave	S.D. Cal.	April 8, 1930	August 31, 1940	August 4, 1945
Cox, Joseph WinstonJoseph Winston Cox	D.D.C.	July 7, 1930	September 9, 1939	–
Coxe, Jr., Alfred ConklingAlfred Conkling Coxe, Jr.	S.D.N.Y.	May 1, 1929	January 31, 1951	December 21, 1957
Fee, James AlgerJames Alger Fee	D. Or.	March 18, 1931[4]	April 30, 1954	–
Forman, PhillipPhillip Forman	D.N.J.	June 25, 1932	September 20, 1959	–
Galston, Clarence G.Clarence G. Galston	E.D.N.Y.	April 29, 1929	January 1, 1957	January 22, 1964
Glenn, Jr., John LylesJohn Lyles Glenn, Jr.	W.D.S.C. E.D.S.C.	April 29, 1929	May 2, 1938	–
Hincks, Carroll C.Carroll C. Hincks	D. Conn.	January 24, 1931	December 7, 1953	–
Hollzer, Harry AaronHarry Aaron Hollzer	S.D. Cal.	March 3, 1931	January 14, 1946	–
Hopkins, Richard JosephRichard Joseph Hopkins	D. Kan.	December 19, 1929	August 28, 1943	–
Johnson, George E. Q.George E. Q. Johnson	N.D. Ill.	August 3, 1932[5]	March 3, 1933	–
Joyce, Matthew M.Matthew M. Joyce	D. Minn.	February 11, 1932	October 11, 1954	January 12, 1956
Kennamer, Charles BrentsCharles Brents Kennamer	N.D. Ala. M.D. Ala.	February 25, 1931	June 3, 1955 June 3, 1955[6]	–
Kennerly, Thomas MartinThomas Martin Kennerly	S.D. Tex.	February 7, 1931	August 29, 1954	July 29, 1962
Knight, JohnJohn Knight	W.D.N.Y.	March 18, 1931[7]	June 15, 1955	–
Letts, F. DickinsonF. Dickinson Letts	D.D.C.	May 5, 1931[8]	May 31, 1961	January 19, 1965
Luhring, Oscar RaymondOscar Raymond Luhring	D.D.C.	July 3, 1930	August 18, 1944	–
McLellan, Hugh DeanHugh Dean McLellan	D. Mass.	February 10, 1932	September 30, 1941	–
McMillan, Robert JohnstonRobert Johnston McMillan	W.D. Tex.	January 19, 1932	October 27, 1941	–
Nields, John PercyJohn Percy Nields	D. Del.	July 3, 1930	September 30, 1941	August 26, 1943
Nordbye, Gunnar HansGunnar Hans Nordbye	D. Minn.	March 18, 1931[9]	March 6, 1967	November 5, 1977
O'Brien, Ernest AloysiusErnest Aloysius O'Brien	E.D. Mich.	March 4, 1931	October 9, 1948	–
O'Donoghue, Daniel WilliamDaniel William O'Donoghue	D.D.C.	October 28, 1931[10]	October 31, 1946	June 29, 1948
Patterson, Robert P.Robert P. Patterson	S.D.N.Y.	May 13, 1930	March 22, 1939	–
Paul, Jr., JohnJohn Paul, Jr.	W.D. Va.	January 14, 1932	August 1, 1958	February 13, 1964
Proctor, James McPhersonJames McPherson Proctor	D.D.C.	March 2, 1931	March 5, 1948	–
Sames, Albert MorrisAlbert Morris Sames	D. Ariz.	February 21, 1931	April 1, 1946	March 16, 1958
Strum, Louie WillardLouie Willard Strum	S.D. Fla.	March 2, 1931	October 3, 1950	–
Underwood, Emory MarvinEmory Marvin Underwood	N.D. Ga.	March 2, 1931	March 5, 1948	August 28, 1960
Watson, Albert LeisenringAlbert Leisenring Watson	M.D. Pa.	December 17, 1929	May 31, 1955	December 20, 1960
Way, Luther B.Luther B. Way	E.D. Va.	March 4, 1931	October 23, 1943	–
Welsh, George AustinGeorge Austin Welsh	E.D. Pa.	May 20, 1932	August 29, 1957	October 22, 1970
Wheat, Alfred AdamsAlfred Adams Wheat	D.D.C.	May 3, 1929 June 4, 1930 (as Chief Judge)[11]	December 31, 1941 December 31, 1941	May 11, 1943
Woolsey, John M.John M. Woolsey	S.D.N.Y.	April 29, 1929	December 31, 1943	May 4, 1945
Wyman, Alfred LeeAlfred Lee Wyman	D.S.D.	May 10, 1929	December 15, 1953	–

Specialty courts

United States Court of Customs Appeals

Judge	Began active service	Ended active service
Garrett, Finis JamesFinis James Garrett	1929	1956
Lenroot, Irvine LutherIrvine Luther Lenroot	1929	1949

United States Court of Claims

Judge	Began active service	Ended active service
Littleton, Benjamin HorsleyBenjamin Horsley Littleton	1929	1966
Williams, Thomas SutlerThomas Sutler Williams	1929	1940
Whaley, Richard SmithRichard Smith Whaley	1930	1951

United States Customs Court

Judge	Began active service	Ended active service
Evans, Walter HowardWalter Howard Evans	1931	1959
Kincheloe, David HayesDavid Hayes Kincheloe	1931	1950
Dallinger, Frederick WilliamFrederick William Dallinger	1932	1955

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. Recess appointment; formally nominated on December 15, 1931, confirmed by the United States Senate on January 12, 1932, and received commission on January 19, 1932.
3. Recess appointment; formally nominated on December 15, 1931, confirmed by the United States Senate on January 12, 1932, and received commission on January 12, 1932.
4. Recess appointment; formally nominated on December 15, 1931, confirmed by the United States Senate on December 22, 1931, and received commission on December 23, 1931.
5. Recess appointment; the United States Senate later rejected the appointment.
6. After June 5, 1936, Kennamer served on only the Middle District of Alabama.
7. Recess appointment; formally nominated on December 15, 1931, confirmed by the United States Senate on January 6, 1932, and received commission on January 9, 1932.
8. Recess appointment; formally nominated on December 15, 1931, confirmed by the United States Senate on February 17, 1932, and received commission on February 20, 1932.
9. Recess appointment; formally nominated on December 16, 1931, confirmed by the United States Senate on February 3, 1932, and received commission on February 10, 1932.
10. Recess appointment; formally nominated on December 15, 1931, confirmed by the United States Senate on January 26, 1932, and received commission on February 23, 1932.
11. The position of Chief Judge of the District of Columbia was considered a separate appointment at the time of Wheat's service.

Sources

• Federal Judicial Center