List of federal judges appointed by Woodrow Wilson

Woodrow Wilson.

Wilson appointed Louis Brandeis, the first Jewish Supreme Court justice.

James Clark McReynolds was Wilson's first and longest-serving Supreme Court appointment.

Following is a list of all United States federal judges appointed by President Woodrow Wilson during his presidency.^[1] In total Wilson appointed 74 federal judges, including three Justices to the Supreme Court of the United States, 19 judges to the United States Courts of Appeals, and 52 judges to the United States district courts.

United States Supreme Court Justices

Justice	Seat	State	Began active service	Ended active service	Ended senior status
Brandeis, LouisLouis Brandeis	Seat 3	Massachusetts	June 1, 1916	February 13, 1939	October 5, 1941
Clarke, John HessinJohn Hessin Clarke	Seat 6	Ohio	July 24, 1916	September 18, 1922	–
McReynolds, James ClarkJames Clark McReynolds	Seat 1	Tennessee	August 29, 1914	January 31, 1941	August 24, 1946

Courts of Appeals

Judge	Circuit	Began active service	Ended active service	Ended senior status
Alschuler, SamuelSamuel Alschuler	Seventh	August 16, 1915[2]	May 15, 1936	November 9, 1939
Anderson, George WestonGeorge Weston Anderson	First	October 24, 1918	September 30, 1931	February 14, 1938
Batts, Robert LynnRobert Lynn Batts	Fifth	February 5, 1917	August 22, 1919	–
Bingham, George HutchinsGeorge Hutchins Bingham	First	June 5, 1913	March 23, 1939	September 25, 1949
Bryan, Nathan P.Nathan P. Bryan	Fifth	April 23, 1920	August 8, 1935	–
Davis, John WarrenJohn Warren Davis	Third	June 2, 1920	April 15, 1939	November 24, 1941
Donahue, Maurice H.Maurice H. Donahue	Sixth	October 29, 1919	September 10, 1928	–
Evans, Evan AlfredEvan Alfred Evans	Seventh	May 10, 1916	July 7, 1948	–
Haight, Thomas GriffithThomas Griffith Haight	Third	April 1, 1919[3]	May 31, 1920	–
Hough, Charles MerrillCharles Merrill Hough	Second	August 21, 1916	April 22, 1927	–
Johnson, Charles FletcherCharles Fletcher Johnson	First	October 1, 1917	April 30, 1929	February 15, 1930
King, Alexander CampbellAlexander Campbell King	Fifth	May 24, 1920	December 31, 1924	–
Manton, MartinMartin Manton	Second	March 18, 1918	February 7, 1939	–
Page, George TrueGeorge True Page	Seventh	March 1, 1919	October 1, 1930	November 4, 1941
Rogers, Henry WadeHenry Wade Rogers	Second	September 29, 1913	August 16, 1926	–
Stone, KimbroughKimbrough Stone	Eighth	December 21, 1916	May 15, 1947	February 27, 1958
Walker, Jr., Richard WildeRichard Wilde Walker, Jr.	Fifth	October 5, 1914	September 1, 1930	April 10, 1936
Woods, Charles AlbertCharles Albert Woods	Fourth	June 5, 1913	June 21, 1925	–
Woolley, Victor BaynardVictor Baynard Woolley	Third	August 12, 1914	May 1, 1938	February 22, 1945

District courts

Judge	Court [Note 1]	Began active service	Ended active service	Ended senior status
Bailey, Thomas JenningsThomas Jennings Bailey	D.D.C.	May 22, 1918	November 1, 1950	January 9, 1963
Bledsoe, Benjamin FranklinBenjamin Franklin Bledsoe	S.D. Cal.	October 16, 1914	March 24, 1925	–
Bodine, Joseph LambJoseph Lamb Bodine	D.N.J.	June 2, 1920	March 31, 1929	–
Booth, Wilbur FranklinWilbur Franklin Booth	D. Minn.	May 4, 1914	March 27, 1925	–
Call, Rhydon MaysRhydon Mays Call	S.D. Fla.	March 28, 1913[4]	December 15, 1927	–
Clarke, John HessinJohn Hessin Clarke	N.D. Ohio	July 21, 1914	July 24, 1916	–
Clayton, Jr., Henry De LamarHenry De Lamar Clayton, Jr.	N.D. Ala. M.D. Ala.	May 2, 1914	December 21, 1929	–
Cooper, FrankFrank Cooper	N.D.N.Y.	June 3, 1920	September 30, 1941	July 16, 1946
Covington, James HarryJames Harry Covington	D.D.C.	June 15, 1914	May 31, 1918	–
Davis, John WarrenJohn Warren Davis	D.N.J.	May 15, 1916	June 12, 1920	–
Dickinson, Oliver BoothOliver Booth Dickinson	E.D. Pa.	April 28, 1914	September 16, 1939	–
Dooling, Maurice TimothyMaurice Timothy Dooling	N.D. Cal.	July 28, 1913	November 4, 1924	–
English, George W.George W. English	E.D. Ill.	May 3, 1918	November 4, 1926	–
Ervin, Robert TaitRobert Tait Ervin	S.D. Ala.	January 23, 1917	January 23, 1935	October 24, 1949
Estes, William LeeWilliam Lee Estes	E.D. Tex.	February 18, 1920	June 14, 1930	–
Evans, Jr., Beverly DanielBeverly Daniel Evans, Jr.	S.D. Ga.	August 15, 1917	May 7, 1922	–
Faris, Charles BreckenridgeCharles Breckenridge Faris	E.D. Mo.	October 13, 1919	February 6, 1935	–
FitzHenry, LouisLouis FitzHenry	S.D. Ill.	July 6, 1918	October 3, 1933	–
Garvin, Edwin LouisEdwin Louis Garvin	E.D.N.Y.	March 21, 1918	October 31, 1925	–
Haight, Thomas GriffithThomas Griffith Haight	D.N.J.	February 18, 1914	April 1, 1919	–
Hand, Augustus NobleAugustus Noble Hand	S.D.N.Y.	September 30, 1914	June 1, 1927	–
Hitz, WilliamWilliam Hitz	D.D.C.	November 15, 1916[5]	February 13, 1931	–
Holmes, Edwin R.Edwin R. Holmes	N.D. Miss. S.D. Miss.	October 24, 1918 October 24, 1918[6]	April 6, 1936	–
Howe, Harland BradleyHarland Bradley Howe	D. Vt.	February 22, 1915	January 31, 1940	July 31, 1945
Hutcheson, Jr., Joseph ChappellJoseph Chappell Hutcheson, Jr.	S.D. Tex.	April 6, 1918	January 26, 1931	–
Jack, George W.George W. Jack	W.D. La.	March 16, 1917	March 15, 1924	–
Johnson, Joseph TravisJoseph Travis Johnson	W.D.S.C.	November 9, 1915[7]	May 8, 1919	–
Johnson, Tillman DavisTillman Davis Johnson	D. Utah	November 2, 1915[8]	May 28, 1949	November 1, 1953
Knox, John C.John C. Knox	S.D.N.Y.	April 12, 1918	April 30, 1955	August 23, 1966
Lambdin, William WallaceWilliam Wallace Lambdin	S.D. Ga.	March 3, 1915	December 20, 1916	–
Lynch, Charles FrancisCharles Francis Lynch	D.N.J.	July 1, 1919	March 31, 1925	–
Manton, MartinMartin Manton	S.D.N.Y.	August 23, 1916	March 22, 1918	–
McCoy, Walter I.Walter I. McCoy	D.D.C.	October 2, 1914	December 8, 1929[9]	–
Morris, Hugh M.Hugh M. Morris	D. Del.	January 27, 1919	June 30, 1930	–
Neblett, ColinColin Neblett	D.N.M.	February 5, 1917	July 6, 1948	May 7, 1950
Neterer, JeremiahJeremiah Neterer	W.D. Wash.	March 4, 1913[10]	May 31, 1933	February 2, 1943
Peck, John WeldJohn Weld Peck	S.D. Ohio	November 5, 1919	April 3, 1923	–
Sawtelle, William HenryWilliam Henry Sawtelle	D. Ariz.	August 18, 1913	February 6, 1931	–
Sibley, Samuel HaleSamuel Hale Sibley	N.D. Ga.	August 5, 1919	January 30, 1931	–
Siddons, Frederick LincolnFrederick Lincoln Siddons	D.D.C.	January 15, 1915	June 19, 1931	–
Smith, William RobertWilliam Robert Smith	W.D. Tex.	April 12, 1917	August 16, 1924	–
Thomas, Edwin StarkEdwin Stark Thomas	D. Conn.	November 17, 1913	April 12, 1939	–
Thomson, W. H. SewardW. H. Seward Thomson	W.D. Pa.	July 21, 1914	February 21, 1928	November 29, 1932
Trippet, Oscar A.Oscar A. Trippet	S.D. Cal.	March 3, 1915	July 15, 1923	–
Wade, Martin JosephMartin Joseph Wade	S.D. Iowa	March 3, 1915	April 16, 1931	–
Watkins, Henry HittHenry Hitt Watkins	W.D.S.C.	July 22, 1919	December 31, 1936	September 8, 1947
Webb, Edwin Y.Edwin Y. Webb	W.D.N.C.	November 5, 1919	March 1, 1948	February 7, 1955
West, DuValDuVal West	W.D. Tex.	December 21, 1916	November 30, 1931	May 13, 1949
Westenhaver, David C.David C. Westenhaver	N.D. Ohio	March 14, 1917	July 29, 1928	–
Williams, Robert L.Robert L. Williams	E.D. Okla.	January 7, 1919	April 21, 1937	–
Wilson, James CliftonJames Clifton Wilson	N.D. Tex.	March 5, 1919[3]	July 31, 1947	August 3, 1951
Woodrough, Joseph WilliamJoseph William Woodrough	D. Neb.	April 3, 1916	April 12, 1933	–

Specialty courts

United States Court of Claims

Judge	Began active service	Ended active service
Campbell, Edward KernanEdward Kernan Campbell	1913	1938
Downey , George EddyGeorge Eddy Downey	1915	1926
Hay, JamesJames Hay	1916	1931
Graham, Samuel JordanSamuel Jordan Graham	1919	1951

Board of General Appraisers

Judge	Began active service	Ended active service
Brown, George StewartGeorge Stewart Brown	1913	1941
Sullivan, Jerry BartholomewJerry Bartholomew Sullivan	1913	1948
Adamson, William CharlesWilliam Charles Adamson	1917	1928
Weller, George EmeryGeorge Emery Weller	1919	1932

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 January 7, 1916, confirmed by the United States Senate on January 18, 1916, and received commission on January 18, 1916.
3. 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 April 12, 1913, confirmed by the United States Senate on April 24, 1913, and received commission on April 24, 1913.
5. 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.
6. Reassigned on March 1, 1929 to only the Southern District of Mississippi.
7. 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.
8. 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.
9. On May 22, 1918, McCoy was elevated to Chief Judge of the District Court for the District of Columbia, which is considered a separate appointment.
10. 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.

Sources

• Federal Judicial Center