Federal judges nominated by Harry Truman

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Harry S. Truman, President from 1945-1953

140 judges nominated by Harry Truman were subsequently confirmed and served on the federal bench.

List of judges

First name Last name Court Status Term James Allred Southern District of Texas Deceased 1949 - 1959 Maurice Andrews Northern District of Georgia Resigned 1949 - 1950 Walter Bastian District of Columbia Elevated 1950 - 1954 David Bazelon District of Columbia Circuit Deceased 1949 - 1993 Wayne Borah Fifth Circuit Deceased 1949 - 1966 Albert Bryan, Sr. Eastern District of Virginia Elevated 1947 - 1961 Owen Burns Western District of Pennsylvania Deceased 1949 - 1952 Harold Burton Supreme Court Deceased 1945 - 1964 William Byrne, Sr. Southern District of California Reassigned 1950 - 1966 James Carter Southern District of California Elevated 1949 - 1967 Oliver Carter Northern District of California Deceased 1950 - 1976 Herbert Christenberry Eastern District of Louisiana Deceased 1947 - 1975 Bennett Clark District of Columbia Circuit Deceased 1945 - 1954 Tom Clark Supreme Court Deceased 1949 - 1977 Thomas Clary Eastern District of Pennsylvania Deceased 1949 - 1977 John Clifford District of Maine Deceased 1947 - 1956 William Cole Court of Customs and Patent Appeals Deceased 1952 - 1957 John Collet Eighth Circuit Deceased 1947 - 1955 Abraham Conger Middle District of Georgia Deceased 1949 - 1953 Ben Connally Southern District of Texas Deceased 1949 - 1975 Edward Curran District of Columbia Deceased 1946 - 1988 Edward Dimock Southern District of New York Deceased 1951 - 1986 Dennis Donovan District of Minnesota Deceased 1945 - 1974 Joseph Dooley Northern District of Texas Deceased 1947 - 1967 Samuel Driver Eastern District of Washington Deceased 1946 - 1958 Francis Duffy Seventh Circuit Deceased 1949 - 1979 David Edelstein Southern District of New York Deceased 1951 - 2000 Herbert Erskine Northern District of California Deceased 1949 - 1951 Charles Fahy District of Columbia Circuit Deceased 1949 - 1979 Philip Finnegan Seventh Circuit Deceased 1949 - 1959 James Foley Northern District of New York Deceased 1949 - 1990 Frederick Follmer Eastern District of Pennsylvania Reassigned 1946 - 1955 Frederick Follmer Middle District of Pennsylvania Deceased 1946 - 1971 Frederick Follmer Western District of Pennsylvania Reassigned 1946 - 1955 Morgan Ford Court of International Trade Deceased 1949 - 1992 Monroe Friedman Northern District of California Nomination rejected 1952 - 1953 Ernest Gibson District of Vermont Deceased 1949 - 1969 Donnell Gilliam Eastern District of North Carolina Deceased 1945 - 1960 Wallace Gourley Western District of Pennsylvania Deceased 1945 - 1976 Allan Grim Eastern District of Pennsylvania Deceased 1949 - 1965 Roy Harper Eastern District of Missouri Nomination rejected 1947 - 1947 Roy Harper Eastern District of Missouri Nomination rejected 1947 - 1948 Roy Harper Eastern District of Missouri Deceased 1948 - 1994 Roy Harper Western District of Missouri Nomination rejected 1947 - 1947 Roy Harper Western District of Missouri Nomination rejected 1947 - 1948 Roy Harper Western District of Missouri Deceased 1948 - 1994 George Harris Northern District of California Deceased 1946 - 1983 John Hartigan First Circuit Deceased 1951 - 1968 Richard Hartshorne District of New Jersey Deceased 1951 - 1975 William Hastie Third Circuit Deceased 1949 - 1976 Carl Hatch District of New Mexico Deceased 1949 - 1963 David Henderson Western District of North Carolina Resigned 1948 - 1949 Delmas Hill District of Kansas Elevated 1949 - 1961 Alexander Holtzoff District of Columbia Deceased 1945 - 1969 Frank Hooper Northern District of Georgia Deceased 1949 - 1985 George Howell Court of Claims Resigned 1947 - 1953 Jed Johnson United States Customs Court Deceased 1947 - 1963 Noble Johnson Court of Customs and Patent Appeals Deceased 1948 - 1968 John Jones Court of Claims, chief justice Deceased 1947 - 1976 Harry Kalodner Third Circuit Deceased 1946 - 1977 Edward Kampf Northern District of New York Resigned 1946 - 1958 Irving Kaufman Southern District of New York Elevated 1949 - 1961 Samuel Kaufman Southern District of New York Deceased 1948 - 1960 Richmond Keech District of Columbia Deceased 1946 - 1986 James Kirkland District of Columbia Deceased 1949 - 1958 William Knous District of Colorado Deceased 1950 - 1959 Arthur Koscinski Eastern District of Michigan Deceased 1945 - 1957 Edward Leahy District of Rhode Island Deceased 1951 - 1953 Dal Lemmon Northern District of California Elevated 1947 - 1954 Theodore Levin Eastern District of Michigan Deceased 1946 - 1970 William Lindberg Eastern District of Washington Reassigned 1951 - 1961 William Lindberg Western District of Washington Deceased 1951 - 1981 Walter Lindley Seventh Circuit Deceased 1949 - 1958 Seybourn Lynne Northern District of Alabama Deceased 1946 - 2000 Thomas Madden District of New Jersey Deceased 1945 - 1976 Rabe Marsh Western District of Pennsylvania Deceased 1950 - 1993 William Mathes Southern District of California Deceased 1945 - 1967 Burnita Matthews District of Columbia Deceased 1949 - 1988 William McCarthy District of Massachusetts Deceased 1949 - 1964 John McGohey Southern District of New York Deceased 1949 - 1972 James McGranery Eastern District of Pennsylvania Resigned 1946 - 1952 Charles McLaughlin District of Columbia Deceased 1949 - 1976 Charles McNamee Northern District of Ohio Deceased 1951 - 1964 Harold Medina Southern District of New York Elevated 1947 - 1951 Harold Medina Second Circuit Retired 1951 - 1980 Arthur Mellott District of Kansas Deceased 1945 - 1957 Shackelford Miller Sixth Circuit Deceased 1945 - 1965 Wilbur Miller District of Columbia Circuit Deceased 1945 - 1976 Sherman Minton Supreme Court Deceased 1949 - 1965 Alfred Modarelli District of New Jersey Deceased 1951 - 1957 Irving Mollison United States Customs Court Deceased 1945 - 1962 Edward Murphy Northern District of California Deceased 1950 - 1958 John Murphy Middle District of Pennsylvania Deceased 1946 - 1962 Thomas Murphy Southern District of New York Deceased 1951 - 1995 William Murray District of Montana Deceased 1949 - 1994 Gregory Noonan Southern District of New York Deceased 1949 - 1964 John O'Connell Third Circuit Deceased 1945 - 1949 William Orr Ninth Circuit Deceased 1945 - 1965 Joseph Perry Northern District of Illinois Deceased 1951 - 1984 John Pickett Tenth Circuit Deceased 1949 - 1983 Casper Platt Eastern District of Illinois Deceased 1949 - 1965 Walter Pope Ninth Circuit Deceased 1949 - 1969 Elijah Prettyman District of Columbia Circuit Deceased 1945 - 1971 James Proctor District of Columbia Circuit Deceased 1948 - 1953 Paul Rao United States Customs Court Reassigned (dec. 1988) 1948 - 1980 Leo Rayfiel Eastern District of New York Deceased 1947 - 1978 Ben Rice Western District of Texas Deceased 1945 - 1964 William Riley Southern District of Iowa Deceased 1950 - 1956 Willis Ritter District of Utah Deceased 1949 - 1978 Richard Rives Fifth Circuit Reassigned 1951 - 1981 Richard Rodney District of Maine Deceased 1946 - 1963 Robert Russell Fifth Circuit Deceased 1949 - 1955 Sylvester Ryan Southern District of New York Deceased 1947 - 1981 Francis Scarlett Southern District of Georgia Deceased 1946 - 1971 Joseph Sheehy Eastern District of Texas Deceased 1951 - 1967 Roy Shelbourne Western District of Kentucky Deceased 1946 - 1974 John Simpson Southern District of Florida Reassigned 1950 - 1962 William Sloan Northern District of Georgia Deceased 1951 - 1970 Gus Solomon District of Oregon Deceased 1949 - 1987 Howard Speakman District of Arizona Deceased 1946 - 1952 Austin Staley Third Circuit Deceased 1950 - 1978 Raymond Starr Western District of Michigan Deceased 1946 - 1968 William Steckler Southern District of Indiana Deceased 1950 - 1995 Harold Stephens District of Columbia Circuit Deceased 1948 - 1955 William Stewart Western District of Pennsylvania Deceased 1951 - 1953 Louie Strum Fifth Circuit Deceased 1950 - 1954 Sidney Sugarman Southern District of New York Deceased 1949 - 1974 Hardress Swaim Seventh Circuit Deceased 1949 - 1957 Carroll Switzer Southern District of Iowa Nomination rejected 1949 - 1950 Edward Tamm District of Columbia Elevated 1948 - 1965 Robert Taylor Eastern District of Tennessee Deceased 1949 - 1987 Robert Tehan Eastern District of Wisconsin Deceased 1949 - 1975 Daniel Thomas Southern District of Alabama Deceased 1951 - 2000 Robert Thomason Western District of Texas Deceased 1947 - 1973 Thomas Thornton Eastern District of Michigan Deceased 1949 - 1985 Ernest Tolin Southern District of California Deceased 1951 - 1961 Frederick Vinson Supreme Court Deceased 1946 - 1953 William Wallace Eastern District of Oklahoma Deceased 1950 - 1960 William Wallace Northern District of Oklahoma Deceased 1950 - 1960 William Wallace Western District of Oklahoma Deceased 1950 - 1960 James Walsh District of Arizona Deceased 1952 - 1991 Wilson Warlick Western District of North Carolina Deceased 1949 - 1978 George Washington District of Columbia Circuit Deceased 1949 - 1971 Jacob Weinberger Southern District of California Deceased 1946 - 1974 Edward Weinfeld Southern District of New York Deceased 1950 - 1988 Harry Westover Southern District of California Deceased 1949 - 1983 George Whitehurst Northern District of Florida Deceased 1950 - 1974 George Whitehurst Southern District of Florida Deceased 1950 - 1974 Ashton Williams Eastern District of South Carolina Deceased 1952 - 1962 Francis Worley Court of Customs and Patent Appeals Elevated (dec. 1974) 1950 - 1959 James Wright Eastern District of Louisiana Elevated 1949 - 1962 Luther Youngdahl District of Columbia Deceased 1951 - 1978

Historical context

Appointments by current president

See also: Federal judges nominated by Donald Trump

Since taking office for his second term, President Donald Trump (R) has nominated 29 individuals to federal judgeships on Article III courts. As of November 4, 2025, 20 of the nominees were confirmed.

During his first term in office, President Donald Trump (R) nominated 274 individuals to federal judgeships. Trump made 245 judicial appointments. Of those appointments, 234 were Article III judges. Trump withdrew eight nominees and 143 received no vote from the Senate.

Ballotpedia publishes the federal vacancy count report tracking vacancies, nominations, and confirmations to all United States Article III federal courts each month. In the most recent report covering activity in November 2025, there were 47 Article III vacancies in the federal judiciary. To learn more about current vacancies in the federal judiciary, click here. The following chart from the monthly federal vacancy count report for November 1, 2025, details the number of appointments made by President Trump to each type of Article III federal court since taking office. This chart is updated at the start of each month with new appointments data.

Appointments since Theodore Roosevelt

See also: Federal judicial appointments by president

The following chart shows the total judgeship appointments made by each president from 1901 to 2024.

The following chart shows the judgeship appointments by court made by each president from 1901 to 2024. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit is abbreviated as USCAFC. The U.S. Court of Federal Claims, previously known as the U.S. Court of Claims, is abbreviated USCFC.

The following chart shows the average number of judicial appointments per year in office by presidents from 1901 to 2024.

The chart below shows the number of appeals court judges confirmed by the U.S. Senate through November 1 of the first year of each president's second term in office. At this point in the term, Presidents Obama had the most appeals court appointments with 9.

The chart below shows the number of district court judges confirmed by the U.S. Senate through November 1 of the first year of presidents' second term in office. At this point in the term, President Obama had the most district court appointments with 25.

See also

• Federal judicial appointments by president
• Current federal judicial vacancies
• Judicial vacancies in federal courts
• Harry Truman

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• Biographical Directory of Article III Federal Judges, 1789-present from the Federal Judicial Center