List of federal judges appointed by Harry S. Truman

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Harry S. Truman
Fred M. Vinson was Truman's pick for Chief Justice of the United States.
David L. Bazelon of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit was Truman's longest-serving appellate appointee, with over 40 years of service.
William H. Hastie was the first African American appointed to a United States Court of Appeals, the Third Circuit.

Following is a list of all United States federal judges appointed by President Harry S. Truman during his presidency.[1] In total Truman appointed four Justices to the Supreme Court of the United States (including one Chief Justice), 27 judges to the United States Courts of Appeals, and 101 judges to the United States district courts.

United States Supreme Court Justices

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Main article: Harry S. Truman Supreme Court candidates
Justice Seat State Began active
service		 Ended active
service		 Ended senior
status
Harold Hitz Burton Seat 8 Ohio September 22, 1945 October 13, 1958 October 28, 1964
Tom C. Clark Seat 10 Texas August 19, 1949 June 12, 1967 June 13, 1977
Sherman Minton Seat 1 Indiana October 5, 1949 October 15, 1956 April 9, 1965
Fred M. Vinson Chief Justice Kentucky June 21, 1946 September 8, 1953 –

Courts of Appeals

Judge Circuit Began active
service		 Ended active
service		 Ended senior
status
David L. Bazelon D.C. Cir. October 21, 1949[2] June 30, 1979 February 19, 1993
Wayne G. Borah Fifth October 21, 1949 December 31, 1956 February 6, 1966
Bennett Champ Clark D.C. Cir. September 28, 1945 July 13, 1954 –
John Caskie Collet Eighth July 9, 1947 December 5, 1955 –
F. Ryan Duffy Seventh February 2, 1949 June 30, 1966 August 16, 1979
Charles H. Fahy D.C. Cir. October 21, 1949[3] April 17, 1967 September 17, 1979
Philip J. Finnegan Seventh May 5, 1949 January 4, 1959 –
John Patrick Hartigan First January 3, 1951 March 31, 1965 August 10, 1968
William H. Hastie Third October 21, 1949[4] May 31, 1971 April 14, 1976
Harry Ellis Kalodner Third July 27, 1946 October 3, 1969 March 15, 1977
Walter C. Lindley Seventh October 13, 1949 January 3, 1958 –
Harold Medina Second June 23, 1951 March 1, 1958 February 22, 1980
Shackelford Miller, Jr. Sixth December 11, 1945 November 1, 1965 November 24, 1965
Wilbur Kingsbury Miller D.C. Cir. September 28, 1945 October 15, 1964 January 24, 1976
John Joseph O'Connell Third October 11, 1945 December 16, 1949 –
William Edwin Orr Ninth September 28, 1945 January 1, 1956 October 7, 1965
John Coleman Pickett Tenth October 13, 1949 January 1, 1966 September 1, 1983
Walter Lyndon Pope Ninth March 1, 1949 April 1, 1961 March 27, 1969
E. Barrett Prettyman D.C. Cir. September 28, 1945 April 16, 1962 August 4, 1971
James McPherson Proctor D.C. Cir. March 5, 1948 September 17, 1953 –
Richard Rives Fifth May 3, 1951 February 15, 1966 October 27, 1982[5]
Robert Lee Russell Fifth October 21, 1949 January 18, 1955 –
Austin Leander Staley Third July 5, 1950 December 31, 1967 August 3, 1978
Louie Willard Strum Fifth September 26, 1950 July 26, 1954 –
Hardress Nathaniel Swaim Seventh October 21, 1949[6] July 30, 1957 –
George Thomas Washington D.C. Cir. October 21, 1949[7] November 10, 1965 August 21, 1971

District courts

Judge Court
[Note 1]		 Began active
service		 Ended active
service		 Ended senior
status
James Allred S.D. Tex. October 13, 1949 September 24, 1959[8] –
Maurice Neil Andrews N.D. Ga. October 21, 1949[9] January 5, 1950 –
Walter Maximillian Bastian D.D.C. October 23, 1950[10] December 15, 1954 –
Albert Vickers Bryan E.D. Va. June 5, 1947 August 23, 1961 –
Owen McIntosh Burns W.D. Pa. October 21, 1949[11] October 26, 1952 –
William Matthew Byrne, Sr. S.D. Cal. September 27, 1950[12] June 30, 1966 March 9, 1974[13]
James Marshall Carter S.D. Cal. October 18, 1949 December 1, 1967 –
Oliver Jesse Carter N.D. Cal. September 27, 1950[14] April 7, 1976 June 14, 1976
Herbert William Christenberry E.D. La. December 20, 1947 October 5, 1975 –
Thomas James Clary E.D. Pa. October 21, 1949[11] March 1, 1969 August 1, 1977
John David Clifford, Jr. D. Me. March 24, 1947 November 18, 1956 –
Abraham Benjamin Conger M.D. Ga. June 6, 1949 December 9, 1953 –
Ben Clarkson Connally S.D. Tex. October 13, 1949 December 28, 1974 December 2, 1975
Edward Matthew Curran D.D.C. October 16, 1946[15] April 2, 1971 January 10, 1988
Edward Jordan Dimock S.D.N.Y. July 11, 1951 July 28, 1961 March 17, 1986
Dennis Francis Donovan D. Minn. July 18, 1945 December 31, 1965 September 16, 1974
Joseph Brannon Dooley N.D. Tex. July 9, 1947 October 1, 1966 January 19, 1967
Samuel Marion Driver E.D. Wash. April 13, 1946 September 12, 1958 –
David Norton Edelstein S.D.N.Y. November 1, 1951[16] November 1, 1994 August 19, 2000
Herbert Wilson Erskine N.D. Cal. March 1, 1949 March 18, 1951 –
James Thomas Foley N.D.N.Y. February 2, 1949 June 30, 1980 August 17, 1990
Frederick Voris Follmer E.D. Pa.
M.D. Pa.
W.D. Pa.		 August 7, 1946 December 30, 1967[17] May 3, 1971
Monroe Mark Friedman N.D. Cal. July 17, 1952[18] July 24, 1953 –
Ernest W. Gibson, Jr. D. Vt. October 18, 1949 November 4, 1969 –
Donnell Gilliam E.D.N.C. May 18, 1945 March 16, 1959 March 6, 1960
Wallace Samuel Gourley W.D. Pa. November 29, 1945 August 4, 1969 September 23, 1976
Allan Kuhn Grim E.D. Pa. October 21, 1949[3] November 1, 1961 December 7, 1965
Roy Winfield Harper[19] W.D. Mo.
E.D. Mo.		 August 7, 1947[20]
December 20, 1947[20]
June 22, 1948[21]		 January 5, 1971
June 22, 1948
January 5, 1971		 February 13, 1994
George Bernard Harris N.D. Cal. July 9, 1946 July 31, 1970 October 18, 1983
Richard Hartshorne D.N.J. October 20, 1951 October 29, 1961 September 14, 1975
Carl Hatch D.N.M. January 21, 1949 April 5, 1963 September 15, 1963
David Ezekiel Henderson W.D.N.C. September 1, 1948[20] February 14, 1949 –
Delmas Carl Hill D. Kan. October 21, 1949[11] September 28, 1961 –
Alexander Holtzoff D.D.C. September 28, 1945 December 31, 1967 September 6, 1969
Frank Arthur Hooper N.D. Ga. October 21, 1949[22] June 29, 1967 February 11, 1985
Edward S. Kampf N.D.N.Y. February 8, 1946 July 1, 1948 –
Irving Kaufman S.D.N.Y. October 21, 1949[3] September 22, 1961 –
Samuel H. Kaufman S.D.N.Y. June 22, 1948[21] July 31, 1955 May 5, 1960
Richmond Bowling Keech D.D.C. October 14, 1946[23] November 1, 1966 April 13, 1986
James Robert Kirkland D.D.C. October 21, 1949[11] February 25, 1958 –
William Lee Knous D. Colo. April 7, 1950 December 12, 1959 –
Arthur A. Koscinski E.D. Mich. July 18, 1945 April 30, 1957 November 21, 1957
Edward L. Leahy D.R.I. January 3, 1951 July 22, 1953 –
Dal Millington Lemmon N.D. Cal. February 7, 1947 May 3, 1954 –
Theodore Levin E.D. Mich. July 27, 1946 December 31, 1970 –
William James Lindberg E.D. Wash.
W.D. Wash.		 April 25, 1951 March 1, 1971[24] December 15, 1981
Seybourn Harris Lynne N.D. Ala. January 3, 1946 January 9, 1973 September 10, 2000
Thomas M. Madden D.N.J. October 25, 1945 January 1, 1968 March 29, 1976
Rabe Ferguson Marsh, Jr. W.D. Pa. June 8, 1950 January 31, 1977 April 19, 1993
William Carey Mathes S.D. Cal. October 17, 1945 June 9, 1965 July 24, 1967
Burnita Shelton Matthews D.D.C. October 21, 1949[3] March 1, 1968 April 25, 1988
William T. McCarthy D. Mass. February 2, 1949 May 31, 1960 April 6, 1964
John F. X. McGohey S.D.N.Y. October 21, 1949[11] March 17, 1970 July 7, 1972
James P. McGranery E.D. Pa. August 7, 1946 May 26, 1952 –
Charles F. McLaughlin D.D.C. October 21, 1949[25] December 31, 1964 February 5, 1976
Charles Joseph McNamee N.D. Ohio March 9, 1951 May 2, 1964 –
Harold Medina S.D.N.Y. June 20, 1947 June 23, 1951 –
Arthur Johnson Mellott D. Kan. November 29, 1945 December 29, 1957 –
Alfred Egidio Modarelli D.N.J. January 3, 1951 September 22, 1957 –
Edward Preston Murphy N.D. Cal. December 21, 1950 December 13, 1958 –
John W. Murphy M.D. Pa. May 27, 1946 March 28, 1962 –
Thomas Francis Murphy S.D.N.Y. July 2, 1951 December 3, 1970 October 26, 1995
William Daniel Murray D. Mont. May 9, 1949 December 31, 1965 October 3, 1994
Gregory Francis Noonan S.D.N.Y. October 21, 1949[26] May 1, 1964 –
Joseph Sam Perry N.D. Ill. August 22, 1951 November 29, 1971 February 18, 1984
Casper Platt E.D. Ill. October 13, 1949 September 16, 1965 –
Leo F. Rayfiel E.D.N.Y. July 30, 1947 March 4, 1966 November 18, 1978
Ben Herbert Rice, Jr. W.D. Tex. September 28, 1945 March 14, 1964 –
William F. Riley S.D. Iowa December 27, 1950 December 29, 1956 –
Willis William Ritter D. Utah October 21, 1949[27] March 4, 1978 –
Richard Seymour Rodney D. Del. July 31, 1946 January 1, 1957 December 22, 1963
Sylvester J. Ryan S.D.N.Y. November 1, 1947[28] January 3, 1973 April 10, 1981
Francis Muir Scarlett S.D. Ga. February 14, 1946 August 2, 1968 November 18, 1971
Joseph Warren Sheehy E.D. Tex. June 8, 1951 February 23, 1967 –
Roy Mahlon Shelbourne W.D. Ky. February 8, 1946 November 1, 1964 December 29, 1974
John Milton Bryan Simpson S.D. Fla. September 26, 1950 November 22, 1966[29] –
William Boyd Sloan N.D. Ga. March 23, 1951 August 1, 1965 October 22, 1970
Gus J. Solomon D. Or. October 21, 1949[30] September 1, 1971 February 15, 1987
Howard C. Speakman D. Ariz. April 13, 1946 June 17, 1952 –
Raymond Wesley Starr W.D. Mich. July 25, 1946 August 15, 1961 November 2, 1968
William Elwood Steckler S.D. Ind. April 7, 1950 December 31, 1986 March 8, 1995
William Alvah Stewart W.D. Pa. April 25, 1951 April 9, 1953 –
Sidney Sugarman S.D.N.Y. October 21, 1949[7] June 30, 1971 August 9, 1974
Carroll O. Switzer S.D. Iowa October 21, 1949[31] August 9, 1950 –
Edward Allen Tamm D.D.C. June 22, 1948[32] March 16, 1965 –
Robert Love Taylor E.D. Tenn. November 2, 1949[11] January 15, 1984 July 11, 1987
Robert Emmet Tehan E.D. Wis. May 19, 1949 June 30, 1971 November 27, 1975
Daniel Holcombe Thomas S.D. Ala. March 9, 1951 August 25, 1971 April 13, 2000
R. Ewing Thomason W.D. Tex. June 5, 1947 June 1, 1963 November 8, 1973
Thomas Patrick Thornton E.D. Mich. February 2, 1949 February 15, 1966 July 1, 1985
Ernest Allen Tolin S.D. Cal. October 30, 1951[33] June 11, 1961 –
William Robert Wallace W.D. Okla.
N.D. Okla.
E.D. Okla.		 June 8, 1950 June 24, 1960 –
James Augustine Walsh D. Ariz. July 7, 1952 July 9, 1976 May 2, 1991
Wilson Warlick W.D.N.C. February 2, 1949 June 24, 1968 January 30, 1978
Jacob Weinberger S.D. Cal. February 21, 1946 November 1, 1958 May 20, 1974
Edward Weinfeld S.D.N.Y. August 5, 1950 January 17, 1988 –
Harry Clay Westover S.D. Cal. October 18, 1949 December 31, 1965 April 14, 1983
George William Whitehurst S.D. Fla.
N.D. Fla.		 February 23, 1950 June 30, 1961 January 13, 1974
Ashton Hilliard Williams E.D.S.C. July 3, 1952 February 25, 1962 –
J. Skelly Wright E.D. La. December 21, 1949[11] April 15, 1962 –
Luther Youngdahl D.D.C. August 29, 1951 May 29, 1966 June 21, 1978

Specialty courts

United States Court of Customs and Patent Appeals

Judge Began active
service		 Ended active
service
William Purington Cole 1952 1957
Francis Eugene Worley 1950 1974
Noble Jacob Johnson 1948 1968

United States Court of Claims

Judge Began active
service		 Ended active
service
George Evan Howell 1947 1953

United States Customs Court

Judge Began active
service		 Ended active
service
Jed Joseph Johnson 1947 1963
Irvin Charles Mollison 1945 1962
Paul Peter Rao 1948 1980[34]

Notes

  1. ↑ See List of United States district and territorial courts

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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. ↑ Recess appointment; formally nominated on January 5, 1950, confirmed by the United States Senate on February 8, 1950, and received commission on February 10, 1950.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Recess appointment; formally nominated on January 5, 1950, confirmed by the United States Senate on April 4, 1950, and received commission on April 7, 1950.
  4. ↑ Recess appointment; formally nominated on January 5, 1950, confirmed by the United States Senate on July 19, 1950, and received commission on July 22, 1950.
  5. ↑ Reassigned by operation of law to the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit on October 01, 1981.
  6. ↑ Recess appointment; formally nominated on January 5, 1950, confirmed by the United States Senate on February 8, 1950, and received commission on February 10, 1950.
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 Recess appointment; formally nominated on January 5, 1950, confirmed by the United States Senate on April 28, 1950, and received commission on May 1, 1950.
  8. ↑ Allred had earlier been appointed to a different seat on the same court by President Franklin D. Roosevelt; Allred resigned to seek elected office, and, unsuccessful in that endeavor, was later reappointed to the court by Truman.
  9. ↑ Recess appointment; the United States Senate later rejected the appointment.
  10. ↑ Recess appointment; formally nominated on November 27, 1950, confirmed by the United States Senate on December 14, 1950, and received commission on December 22, 1950.
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 11.3 11.4 11.5 11.6 Recess appointment; formally nominated on January 5, 1950, confirmed by the United States Senate on March 8, 1950, and received commission on March 9, 1950.
  12. ↑ Recess appointment; formally nominated on November 27, 1950, confirmed by the United States Senate on December 13, 1950, and received commission on December 21, 1950.
  13. ↑ Reassigned by operation of law to the United States District Court for the Central District of California on September 18, 1966.
  14. ↑ Recess appointment; formally nominated on November 27, 1950, confirmed by the United States Senate on December 13, 1950, and received commission on December 21, 1950.
  15. ↑ Recess appointment; formally nominated on January 8, 1947, confirmed by the United States Senate on February 3, 1947, and received commission on February 5, 1947.
  16. ↑ Recess appointment; formally nominated on January 30, 1952, confirmed by the United States Senate on April 7, 1952, and received commission on April 8, 1952.
  17. ↑ On June 1, 1955, Follmer was reassigned to only the United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania
  18. ↑ Recess appointment; formally nominated on January 9, 1953, but the United States Senate rejected the appointment.
  19. ↑ Harper received three consecutive recess appointments to the same court; his formal nomination was rejected by the United States Senate the first two times, but after the third recess appointment, Harper was confirmed by the Senate.
  20. ↑ 20.0 20.1 20.2 Recess appointment; the United States Senate later rejected the appointment.
  21. ↑ 21.0 21.1 Recess appointment; formally nominated on January 13, 1949, confirmed by the United States Senate on January 31, 1949, and received commission on February 2, 1949.
  22. ↑ Recess appointment; formally nominated on January 5, 1950, confirmed by the United States Senate on February 21, 1950, and received commission on February 23, 1950.
  23. ↑ Recess appointment; formally nominated on January 8, 1947, confirmed by the United States Senate on January 22, 1947, and received commission on January 24, 1947.
  24. ↑ Reassigned to only the Western District after May 19, 1961.
  25. ↑ Recess appointment; formally nominated on January 5, 1950, confirmed by the United States Senate on February 27, 1950, and received commission on March 1, 1950.
  26. ↑ Recess appointment; formally nominated on January 5, 1950, confirmed by the United States Senate on April 25, 1950, and received commission on April 26, 1950.
  27. ↑ Recess appointment; formally nominated on January 5, 1950, confirmed by the United States Senate on June 29, 1950, and received commission on July 7, 1950.
  28. ↑ Recess appointment; formally nominated on November 24, 1947, confirmed by the United States Senate on December 18, 1947, and received commission on December 20, 1947.
  29. ↑ Reassigned by operation of law to the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida on October 29, 1962
  30. ↑ Recess appointment; formally nominated on January 5, 1950, confirmed by the United States Senate on June 27, 1950, and received commission on July 5, 1950.
  31. ↑ Recess appointment; formally nominated on January 5, 1950, but the United States Senate rejected the appointment.
  32. ↑ Recess appointment; formally nominated on January 13, 1949, confirmed by the United States Senate on March 29, 1949, and received commission on April 1, 1949.
  33. ↑ Recess appointment; formally nominated on March 3, 1952, confirmed by the United States Senate on June 10, 1952, and received commission on June 11, 1952.
  34. ↑ Reassigned to the Court of International Trade when the Customs Court was dissolved, effective November 1, 1980.
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