List of federal judges appointed by John F. Kennedy

John F. Kennedy.

Byron White, one of Kennedy's two appointments to the Supreme Court.

Thurgood Marshall, appointed by Kennedy to the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit.

James R. Browning formerly of the Ninth Circuit, deceased in 2012, was the longest serving Court of Appeals judge appointed by Kennedy.

Following is a list of all United States federal judges appointed by President John F. Kennedy during his presidency.^[1] In total Kennedy appointed two Justices to the Supreme Court of the United States, 21 judges to the United States Courts of Appeals, and 102 judges to the United States district courts.

United States Supreme Court Justices

Justice	Seat	State	Began active service	Ended active service	Ended senior status
Arthur Goldberg	Seat 2	Illinois	September 28, 1962	July 26, 1965	–
Byron White	Seat 6	Colorado	April 12, 1962	June 28, 1993	April 15, 2002

Courts of Appeals

Judge	Circuit	Began active service	Ended active service	Ended senior status
Bell, GriffinGriffin Bell	Fifth	October 5, 1961[2]	March 1, 1976	–
Bell, J. SpencerJ. Spencer Bell	Fourth	September 27, 1961	March 19, 1967	–
Browning, James R.James R. Browning	Ninth	September 18, 1961	September 1, 2000	May 5, 2012
Bryan, Albert VickersAlbert Vickers Bryan	Fourth	August 15, 1961	May 3, 1972	March 13, 1984
Duniway, Benjamin CushingBenjamin Cushing Duniway	Ninth	September 22, 1961	October 5, 1976	August 23, 1986
Edwards, Jr., George CliftonGeorge Clifton Edwards, Jr.	Sixth	December 19, 1963	January 15, 1985	April 8, 1995
Ganey, James CullenJames Cullen Ganey	Third	August 15, 1961	August 15, 1966	February 7, 1972
Gewin, Walter PettusWalter Pettus Gewin	Fifth	October 5, 1961[3]	November 1, 1976	May 15, 1981
Hays, Paul R.Paul R. Hays	Second	October 5, 1961[4]	September 11, 1974	February 13, 1980
Hill, Delmas CarlDelmas Carl Hill	Tenth	September 22, 1961	April 1, 1977	December 2, 1989
Kaufman, IrvingIrving Kaufman	Second	September 22, 1961	July 1, 1987	February 1, 1992
Kiley, Roger JosephRoger Joseph Kiley	Seventh	June 30, 1961	January 1, 1974	September 6, 1974
Marshall, ThurgoodThurgood Marshall	Second	October 5, 1961[5]	August 23, 1965	–
McGowan, Carl E.Carl E. McGowan	D.C. Cir.	March 27, 1963	August 31, 1981	December 21, 1987
Mehaffy, PatPat Mehaffy	Eighth	July 16, 1963	August 31, 1974	January 31, 1981
Phillips, HarryHarry Phillips	Sixth	July 3, 1963	January 15, 1979	August 3, 1985
Ridge, Albert AlphonsoAlbert Alphonso Ridge	Eighth	June 15, 1961	April 16, 1965	March 2, 1967
Seth, OliverOliver Seth	Tenth	June 20, 1962	December 25, 1984	March 27, 1996
Smith, William FrancisWilliam Francis Smith	Third	August 30, 1961	February 26, 1968	–
Swygert, Luther MerrittLuther Merritt Swygert	Seventh	September 29, 1961	July 1, 1981	March 16, 1988
Wright, J. SkellyJ. Skelly Wright	D.C. Cir.	March 30, 1962	June 1, 1986	August 6, 1988

District courts

Judge	Court [Note 1]	Began active service	Ended active service	Ended senior status
Ainsworth, Jr., Robert AndrewRobert Andrew Ainsworth, Jr.	E.D. La.	September 22, 1961	August 31, 1966	–
Allgood, Clarence W.Clarence W. Allgood	N.D. Ala.	October 5, 1961[2]	January 9, 1973	November 30, 1991
Augelli, Anthony ThomasAnthony Thomas Augelli	D.N.J.	September 22, 1961	April 1, 1972	August 31, 1974
Austin, Richard BevanRichard Bevan Austin	N.D. Ill.	August 15, 1961	October 10, 1975	February 7, 1977
Barrow, Allen EdwardAllen Edward Barrow	N.D. Okla.	August 2, 1962	February 26, 1979	–
Battisti, Frank J.Frank J. Battisti	N.D. Ohio	September 22, 1961	April 1, 1994	October 19, 1994
Beamer, George N.George N. Beamer	N.D. Ind.	April 12, 1962	October 21, 1974	–
Becker, William HenryWilliam Henry Becker	W.D. Mo.	September 18, 1961	February 8, 1977	February 2, 1992
Beeks, William TrulockWilliam Trulock Beeks	W.D. Wash.	August 15, 1961	May 31, 1973	December 30, 1988
Blumenfeld, Mosher JosephMosher Joseph Blumenfeld	D. Conn.	August 15, 1961	January 20, 1977	November 5, 1988
Body, Ralph C.Ralph C. Body	E.D. Pa.	April 4, 1962	May 30, 1972	June 2, 1973
Bohanon, Luther LeeLuther Lee Bohanon	E.D. Okla. N.D. Okla. W.D. Okla.	August 30, 1961	August 2, 1974	July 18, 2003
Bonsal, Dudley BaldwinDudley Baldwin Bonsal	S.D.N.Y.	October 5, 1961[4]	December 6, 1976	July 22, 1995
Brewster, LeoLeo Brewster	N.D. Tex.	October 5, 1961[4]	November 1, 1973	November 27, 1979
Brown, BaileyBailey Brown	W.D. Tenn.	August 21, 1961	September 26, 1979	–
Brown, Wesley E.Wesley E. Brown	D. Kan.	April 4, 1962	September 1, 1979	January 23, 2012
Butzner, Jr., John DeckerJohn Decker Butzner, Jr.	E.D. Va.	June 20, 1962	August 1, 1967	–
Cannella, John MatthewJohn Matthew Cannella	S.D.N.Y.	July 3, 1963	December 31, 1977	October 30, 1996
Carr, Charles HardyCharles Hardy Carr	S.D. Cal.	August 14, 1962	August 18, 1973[6]	March 13, 1976
Clarie, T. EmmetT. Emmet Clarie	D. Conn.	September 18, 1961	January 1, 1983	September 24, 1997
Cohen, Mitchell HarryMitchell Harry Cohen	D.N.J.	August 2, 1962	September 11, 1974	January 7, 1991
Coolahan, James AloysiusJames Aloysius Coolahan	D.N.J.	April 7, 1962	June 1, 1974	July 16, 1986
Cooper, Irving BenIrving Ben Cooper	S.D.N.Y.	October 5, 1961[7]	February 7, 1972	September 17, 1996
Cox, William HaroldWilliam Harold Cox	S.D. Miss.	June 30, 1961	October 4, 1982	February 25, 1988
Craig, Walter EarlyWalter Early Craig	D. Ariz.	October 2, 1963	October 1, 1979	June 29, 1986
Crary, Elisha AveryElisha Avery Crary	S.D. Cal.	August 28, 1962	June 24, 1975[6]	April 28, 1978
Craven, Jr., James BraxtonJames Braxton Craven, Jr.	W.D.N.C.	August 10, 1961	July 5, 1966	–
Croake, Thomas FrancisThomas Francis Croake	S.D.N.Y.	September 22, 1961	January 31, 1972	July 21, 1978
Curtis, Jr., Jesse WilliamJesse William Curtis, Jr.	S.D. Cal.	August 27, 1962	December 31, 1975[6]	February 5, 1990
Daugherty, Frederick AlvinFrederick Alvin Daugherty	E.D. Okla. N.D. Okla. W.D. Okla.	October 5, 1961[8]	January 12, 1982	April 7, 2006
Davis, Arthur MarshallArthur Marshall Davis	D. Ariz.	August 21, 1961	July 11, 1963	–
Decker, Bernard MartinBernard Martin Decker	N.D. Ill.	December 12, 1962[9]	April 2, 1980	November 3, 1993
Dillin, Samuel HughSamuel Hugh Dillin	S.D. Ind.	September 22, 1961	March 31, 1993	March 13, 2006
Dooling, Jr., John FrancisJohn Francis Dooling, Jr.	E.D.N.Y.	September 22, 1961	November 30, 1976	January 12, 1981
Doyle, William EdwardWilliam Edward Doyle	D. Colo.	September 22, 1961	May 17, 1971	–
Dumbauld, EdwardEdward Dumbauld	W.D. Pa.	August 3, 1961	December 31, 1976	September 6, 1997
Dyer, David W.David W. Dyer	S.D. Fla.	September 18, 1961	September 22, 1966	–
Elliott, J. RobertJ. Robert Elliott	M.D. Ga.	February 17, 1962	December 31, 2000	–
Ellis, Frank BurtonFrank Burton Ellis	E.D. La.	April 12, 1962	November 16, 1965	November 3, 1969
Eschbach, Jesse E.Jesse E. Eschbach	N.D. Ind.	April 13, 1962	December 11, 1981	–
Feinberg, WilfredWilfred Feinberg	S.D.N.Y.	October 5, 1961[4]	March 7, 1966	–
Foley, Roger D.Roger D. Foley	D. Nev.	July 2, 1962	October 29, 1982	January 7, 1996
Fox, Noel PeterNoel Peter Fox	W.D. Mich.	July 31, 1962	December 31, 1979	June 3, 1987
Freedman, Abraham LincolnAbraham Lincoln Freedman	E.D. Pa.	September 22, 1961	July 6, 1964	–
Fulton, Charles B.Charles B. Fulton	S.D. Fla.	April 26, 1963	June 30, 1978	May 15, 1996
Garza, Reynaldo GuerraReynaldo Guerra Garza	S.D. Tex.	April 14, 1961	August 1, 1979	–
Gibson, Floyd RobertFloyd Robert Gibson	W.D. Mo.	August 30, 1961	June 20, 1965	–
Gray, Jr., FrankFrank Gray, Jr.	M.D. Tenn.	November 20, 1961[8]	July 15, 1977	September 6, 1978
Green, Ben CharlesBen Charles Green	N.D. Ohio	October 5, 1961[10]	January 5, 1976	January 12, 1983
Hanson, William CookWilliam Cook Hanson	S.D. Iowa N.D. Iowa	July 23, 1962	August 15, 1977	June 6, 1995
Hughes, Sarah T.Sarah T. Hughes	N.D. Tex.	October 5, 1961[4]	August 4, 1975	April 23, 1985
Jones, William BlakelyWilliam Blakely Jones	D.D.C.	April 12, 1962	March 20, 1977	July 31, 1979
Larkins, Jr., John DavisJohn Davis Larkins, Jr.	E.D.N.C.	August 21, 1961	June 8, 1979	February 16, 1990
Larson, Earl RichardEarl Richard Larson	D. Minn.	August 10, 1961	June 30, 1977	October 31, 2001
Lord III, Joseph SimonJoseph Simon Lord III	E.D. Pa.	September 15, 1961	July 1, 1982	April 23, 1991
Luongo, Alfred LeopoldAlfred Leopold Luongo	E.D. Pa.	September 22, 1961	July 19, 1986	–
MacBride, Thomas JamisonThomas Jamison MacBride	N.D. Cal.	September 22, 1961	March 25, 1979[11]	January 6, 2000
Machrowicz, Thaddeus M.Thaddeus M. Machrowicz	E.D. Mich.	September 7, 1961	February 17, 1970	–
Marovitz, Abraham LincolnAbraham Lincoln Marovitz	N.D. Ill.	October 2, 1963	August 10, 1975	March 17, 2001
Martin, Jr., James RobertJames Robert Martin, Jr.	W.D.S.C. E.D.S.C.	September 18, 1961	November 30, 1979[12]	November 14, 1984
McCree, Jr., Wade HamptonWade Hampton McCree, Jr.	E.D. Mich.	September 29, 1961	September 13, 1966	–
McLean, Edward CochraneEdward Cochrane McLean	S.D.N.Y.	August 24, 1962	October 12, 1972	–
McManus, Edward JosephEdward Joseph McManus	N.D. Iowa	July 16, 1962	February 9, 1985	Incumbent
McRae, WilliamWilliam McRae	S.D. Fla.	March 8, 1961	January 27, 1973[13]	–
Meredith, James HargroveJames Hargrove Meredith	E.D. Mo.	March 17, 1962	August 31, 1979	December 8, 1988
Michie, Thomas J.Thomas J. Michie	W.D. Va.	June 30, 1961	November 6, 1967	April 9, 1973
Morgan, Lewis RenderLewis Render Morgan	N.D. Ga.	August 10, 1961	August 2, 1968	–
Moynahan, Jr., Bernard ThomasBernard Thomas Moynahan, Jr.	E.D. Ky.	November 8, 1963	September 30, 1984	September 30, 1999
Nealon, Jr., William JosephWilliam Joseph Nealon, Jr.	M.D. Pa.	December 13, 1962[14]	January 1, 1989	Incumbent
Neese, Charles GelbertCharles Gelbert Neese	E.D. Tenn.	November 20, 1961[8]	August 31, 1982	October 22, 1989
Noel, Jr., James LataneJames Latane Noel, Jr.	S.D. Tex.	October 5, 1961[4]	December 15, 1976	August 29, 1997
Northrop, Edward SkottoweEdward Skottowe Northrop	D. Md.	September 5, 1961	June 12, 1981	August 12, 2003
Oliver, John WatkinsJohn Watkins Oliver	W.D. Mo.	April 3, 1962	November 3, 1980	April 25, 1990
Parsons, James BentonJames Benton Parsons	N.D. Ill.	August 30, 1961	August 30, 1981	June 19, 1993
Payne, Harry VearleHarry Vearle Payne	D.N.M.	March 27, 1963	April 6, 1978	July 20, 1983
Peck II, John WeldJohn Weld Peck II	S.D. Ohio	October 5, 1961[15]	August 4, 1966	–
Pence, MartinMartin Pence	D. Haw.	September 22, 1961	November 18, 1974	January 31, 2000
Plummer, Raymond EugeneRaymond Eugene Plummer	D. Alaska	September 18, 1961	June 1, 1973	December 26, 1987
Preyer, L. RichardsonL. Richardson Preyer	M.D.N.C.	October 7, 1961[8]	October 9, 1963	–
Putnam, Richard JohnsonRichard Johnson Putnam	W.D. La.	September 18, 1961	December 19, 1975	December 16, 2002
Regan, John KeatingJohn Keating Regan	E.D. Mo.	April 3, 1962	April 7, 1977	March 9, 1987
Rosenberg, LouisLouis Rosenberg	W.D. Pa.	November 20, 1961[16]	January 5, 1976	July 2, 1999
Rosling, GeorgeGeorge Rosling	E.D.N.Y.	October 5, 1961[4]	April 16, 1973	–
Roth, Stephen JohnStephen John Roth	E.D. Mich.	May 7, 1962	July 11, 1974	–
Shaw, RobertRobert Shaw	D.N.J.	April 12, 1962	July 9, 1972	–
Sheridan, Michael HenryMichael Henry Sheridan	M.D. Pa.	August 30, 1961	August 23, 1976	–
Smith, TalbotTalbot Smith	E.D. Mich.	October 5, 1961[3]	October 31, 1971	December 21, 1978
Spears, Adrian AnthonyAdrian Anthony Spears	W.D. Tex.	October 5, 1961[4]	October 10, 1979	December 31, 1982
Stephens, Jr., Albert LeeAlbert Lee Stephens, Jr.	S.D. Cal.	September 18, 1961	June 1, 1979[6]	September 6, 2001
Templar, Henry GeorgeHenry George Templar	D. Kan.	April 12, 1962	November 1, 1974	August 5, 1988
Tenney, Charles HenryCharles Henry Tenney	S.D.N.Y.	December 12, 1963	January 31, 1979	November 11, 1994
Thompson, Bruce RutherfordBruce Rutherford Thompson	D. Nev.	August 16, 1963	August 31, 1978	February 10, 1992
Thornberry, HomerHomer Thornberry	W.D. Tex.	December 17, 1963	July 2, 1965	–
Tyler, Jr., Harold R.Harold R. Tyler, Jr.	S.D.N.Y.	August 2, 1962	April 6, 1975	–
Weigel, Stanley AlexanderStanley Alexander Weigel	N.D. Cal.	August 15, 1962	October 9, 1982	September 30, 1997
West, Elmer GordonElmer Gordon West	E.D. La.	September 15, 1961	November 27, 1979[17]	November 2, 1992
Will, Hubert LouisHubert Louis Will	N.D. Ill.	September 22, 1961	April 23, 1979	December 9, 1995
Wilson, Frank WileyFrank Wiley Wilson	E.D. Tenn.	June 15, 1961	September 29, 1982	–
Winter, Harrison LeeHarrison Lee Winter	D. Md.	November 9, 1961[8]	June 27, 1966	–
Wyatt, Inzer BassInzer Bass Wyatt	S.D.N.Y.	September 28, 1962	March 29, 1977	January 17, 1990
Young, George C.George C. Young	S.D. Fla. N.D. Fla.	September 18, 1961	October 19, 1981[18]	April 25, 2015
Zirpoli, Alfonso JosephAlfonso Joseph Zirpoli	N.D. Cal.	September 22, 1961	September 30, 1975	July 10, 1995

Specialty courts

Judge	Court	Began active service	Ended active service	Ended senior status
Almond, Jr., James LindsayJames Lindsay Almond, Jr.	Customs and Patent Appeals[19]	October 23, 1962	1973	April 14, 1986
Davis, Oscar HirshOscar Hirsh Davis	Claims[19]	1962	June 19, 1988	–
Dawson, Jr., Howard A.Howard A. Dawson, Jr.	Tax	August 21, 1962	June 2, 1985	Incumbent

References

Notes

1. See List of United States district and territorial courts

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 January 15, 1962, confirmed by the United States Senate on February 5, 1962, and received commission on February 9, 1962.
3. 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.
4. 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.
5. 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.
6. Reassigned to the newly created United States District Court for the Central District of California by operation of law on September 18, 1966.
7. 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.
8. 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.
9. 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.
10. 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.
11. Reassigned to the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California on September 18, 1966.
12. Reassigned to the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina on November 1, 1965.
13. Reassigned to the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida on October 29, 1962
14. 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.
15. 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.
16. 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.
17. Reassigned to the United States District Court for the Middle District of Louisiana on April 16, 1972.
18. Reassigned to the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida on September 17, 1966.
19. Reassigned by operation of law to the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit on October 1, 1982.

Sources

• Federal Judicial Center