List of federal judges appointed by Harry S. Truman

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

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
Bazelon, David L.David L. Bazelon	D.C. Cir.	October 21, 1949[2]	June 30, 1979	February 19, 1993
Borah, Wayne G.Wayne G. Borah	Fifth	October 21, 1949	December 31, 1956	February 6, 1966
Clark, Bennett ChampBennett Champ Clark	D.C. Cir.	September 28, 1945	July 13, 1954	–
Collet, John CaskieJohn Caskie Collet	Eighth	July 9, 1947	December 5, 1955	–
Duffy, F. RyanF. Ryan Duffy	Seventh	February 2, 1949	June 30, 1966	August 16, 1979
Fahy, Charles H.Charles H. Fahy	D.C. Cir.	October 21, 1949[3]	April 17, 1967	September 17, 1979
Finnegan, Philip J.Philip J. Finnegan	Seventh	May 5, 1949	January 4, 1959	–
Hartigan, John PatrickJohn Patrick Hartigan	First	January 3, 1951	March 31, 1965	August 10, 1968
Hastie, William H.William H. Hastie	Third	October 21, 1949[4]	May 31, 1971	April 14, 1976
Kalodner, Harry EllisHarry Ellis Kalodner	Third	July 27, 1946	October 3, 1969	March 15, 1977
Lindley, Walter C.Walter C. Lindley	Seventh	October 13, 1949	January 3, 1958	–
Medina, HaroldHarold Medina	Second	June 23, 1951	March 1, 1958	February 22, 1980
Miller, Jr., ShackelfordShackelford Miller, Jr.	Sixth	December 11, 1945	November 1, 1965	November 24, 1965
Miller, Wilbur KingsburyWilbur Kingsbury Miller	D.C. Cir.	September 28, 1945	October 15, 1964	January 24, 1976
O'Connell, John JosephJohn Joseph O'Connell	Third	October 11, 1945	December 16, 1949	–
Orr, William EdwinWilliam Edwin Orr	Ninth	September 28, 1945	January 1, 1956	October 7, 1965
Pickett, John ColemanJohn Coleman Pickett	Tenth	October 13, 1949	January 1, 1966	September 1, 1983
Pope, Walter LyndonWalter Lyndon Pope	Ninth	March 1, 1949	April 1, 1961	March 27, 1969
Prettyman, E. BarrettE. Barrett Prettyman	D.C. Cir.	September 28, 1945	April 16, 1962	August 4, 1971
Proctor, James McPhersonJames McPherson Proctor	D.C. Cir.	March 5, 1948	September 17, 1953	–
Rives, RichardRichard Rives	Fifth	May 3, 1951	February 15, 1966	October 27, 1982[5]
Russell, Robert LeeRobert Lee Russell	Fifth	October 21, 1949	January 18, 1955	–
Staley, Austin LeanderAustin Leander Staley	Third	July 5, 1950	December 31, 1967	August 3, 1978
Strum, Louie WillardLouie Willard Strum	Fifth	September 26, 1950	July 26, 1954	–
Swaim, Hardress NathanielHardress Nathaniel Swaim	Seventh	October 21, 1949[6]	July 30, 1957	–
Washington, George ThomasGeorge 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
Allred, JamesJames Allred	S.D. Tex.	October 13, 1949	September 24, 1959[8]	–
Andrews, Maurice NeilMaurice Neil Andrews	N.D. Ga.	October 21, 1949[9]	January 5, 1950	–
Bastian, Walter MaximillianWalter Maximillian Bastian	D.D.C.	October 23, 1950[10]	December 15, 1954	–
Bryan, Albert VickersAlbert Vickers Bryan	E.D. Va.	June 5, 1947	August 23, 1961	–
Burns, Owen McIntoshOwen McIntosh Burns	W.D. Pa.	October 21, 1949[11]	October 26, 1952	–
Byrne, Sr., William MatthewWilliam Matthew Byrne, Sr.	S.D. Cal.	September 27, 1950[12]	June 30, 1966	March 9, 1974[13]
Carter, James MarshallJames Marshall Carter	S.D. Cal.	October 18, 1949	December 1, 1967	–
Carter, Oliver JesseOliver Jesse Carter	N.D. Cal.	September 27, 1950[14]	April 7, 1976	June 14, 1976
Christenberry, Herbert WilliamHerbert William Christenberry	E.D. La.	December 20, 1947	October 5, 1975	–
Clary, Thomas JamesThomas James Clary	E.D. Pa.	October 21, 1949[11]	March 1, 1969	August 1, 1977
Clifford, Jr., John DavidJohn David Clifford, Jr.	D. Me.	March 24, 1947	November 18, 1956	–
Conger, Abraham BenjaminAbraham Benjamin Conger	M.D. Ga.	June 6, 1949	December 9, 1953	–
Connally, Ben ClarksonBen Clarkson Connally	S.D. Tex.	October 13, 1949	December 28, 1974	December 2, 1975
Curran, Edward MatthewEdward 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
Donovan, Dennis FrancisDennis Francis Donovan	D. Minn.	July 18, 1945	December 31, 1965	September 16, 1974
Dooley, Joseph BrannonJoseph Brannon Dooley	N.D. Tex.	July 9, 1947	October 1, 1966	January 19, 1967
Driver, Samuel MarionSamuel Marion Driver	E.D. Wash.	April 13, 1946	September 12, 1958	–
Edelstein, David NortonDavid Norton Edelstein	S.D.N.Y.	November 1, 1951[16]	November 1, 1994	August 19, 2000
Erskine, Herbert WilsonHerbert Wilson Erskine	N.D. Cal.	March 1, 1949	March 18, 1951	–
Foley, James ThomasJames Thomas Foley	N.D.N.Y.	February 2, 1949	June 30, 1980	August 17, 1990
Follmer, Frederick VorisFrederick Voris Follmer	E.D. Pa. M.D. Pa. W.D. Pa.	August 7, 1946	December 30, 1967[17]	May 3, 1971
Friedman, Monroe MarkMonroe Mark Friedman	N.D. Cal.	July 17, 1952[18]	July 24, 1953	–
Gibson, Jr., Ernest W.Ernest W. Gibson, Jr.	D. Vt.	October 18, 1949	November 4, 1969	–
Gilliam, DonnellDonnell Gilliam	E.D.N.C.	May 18, 1945	March 16, 1959	March 6, 1960
Gourley, Wallace SamuelWallace Samuel Gourley	W.D. Pa.	November 29, 1945	August 4, 1969	September 23, 1976
Grim, Allan KuhnAllan Kuhn Grim	E.D. Pa.	October 21, 1949[3]	November 1, 1961	December 7, 1965
Harper, Roy WinfieldRoy 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
Harris, George BernardGeorge Bernard Harris	N.D. Cal.	July 9, 1946	July 31, 1970	October 18, 1983
Hartshorne, RichardRichard Hartshorne	D.N.J.	October 20, 1951	October 29, 1961	September 14, 1975
Hatch, CarlCarl Hatch	D.N.M.	January 21, 1949	April 5, 1963	September 15, 1963
Henderson, David EzekielDavid Ezekiel Henderson	W.D.N.C.	September 1, 1948[20]	February 14, 1949	–
Hill, Delmas CarlDelmas Carl Hill	D. Kan.	October 21, 1949[11]	September 28, 1961	–
Holtzoff, AlexanderAlexander Holtzoff	D.D.C.	September 28, 1945	December 31, 1967	September 6, 1969
Hooper, Frank ArthurFrank Arthur Hooper	N.D. Ga.	October 21, 1949[22]	June 29, 1967	February 11, 1985
Kampf, Edward S.Edward S. Kampf	N.D.N.Y.	February 8, 1946	July 1, 1948	–
Kaufman, IrvingIrving Kaufman	S.D.N.Y.	October 21, 1949[3]	September 22, 1961	–
Kaufman, Samuel H.Samuel H. Kaufman	S.D.N.Y.	June 22, 1948[21]	July 31, 1955	May 5, 1960
Keech, Richmond BowlingRichmond Bowling Keech	D.D.C.	October 14, 1946[23]	November 1, 1966	April 13, 1986
Kirkland, James RobertJames Robert Kirkland	D.D.C.	October 21, 1949[11]	February 25, 1958	–
Knous, William LeeWilliam Lee Knous	D. Colo.	April 7, 1950	December 12, 1959	–
Koscinski, Arthur A.Arthur A. Koscinski	E.D. Mich.	July 18, 1945	April 30, 1957	November 21, 1957
Leahy, Edward L.Edward L. Leahy	D.R.I.	January 3, 1951	July 22, 1953	–
Lemmon, Dal MillingtonDal Millington Lemmon	N.D. Cal.	February 7, 1947	May 3, 1954	–
Levin, TheodoreTheodore Levin	E.D. Mich.	July 27, 1946	December 31, 1970	–
Lindberg, William JamesWilliam James Lindberg	E.D. Wash. W.D. Wash.	April 25, 1951	March 1, 1971[24]	December 15, 1981
Lynne, Seybourn HarrisSeybourn Harris Lynne	N.D. Ala.	January 3, 1946	January 9, 1973	September 10, 2000
Madden, Thomas M.Thomas M. Madden	D.N.J.	October 25, 1945	January 1, 1968	March 29, 1976
Marsh, Jr., Rabe FergusonRabe Ferguson Marsh, Jr.	W.D. Pa.	June 8, 1950	January 31, 1977	April 19, 1993
Mathes, William CareyWilliam Carey Mathes	S.D. Cal.	October 17, 1945	June 9, 1965	July 24, 1967
Matthews, Burnita SheltonBurnita Shelton Matthews	D.D.C.	October 21, 1949[3]	March 1, 1968	April 25, 1988
McCarthy, William T.William T. McCarthy	D. Mass.	February 2, 1949	May 31, 1960	April 6, 1964
McGohey, John F. X.John F. X. McGohey	S.D.N.Y.	October 21, 1949[11]	March 17, 1970	July 7, 1972
McGranery, James P.James P. McGranery	E.D. Pa.	August 7, 1946	May 26, 1952	–
McLaughlin, Charles F.Charles F. McLaughlin	D.D.C.	October 21, 1949[25]	December 31, 1964	February 5, 1976
McNamee, Charles JosephCharles Joseph McNamee	N.D. Ohio	March 9, 1951	May 2, 1964	–
Medina, HaroldHarold Medina	S.D.N.Y.	June 20, 1947	June 23, 1951	–
Mellott, Arthur JohnsonArthur Johnson Mellott	D. Kan.	November 29, 1945	December 29, 1957	–
Modarelli, Alfred EgidioAlfred Egidio Modarelli	D.N.J.	January 3, 1951	September 22, 1957	–
Murphy, Edward PrestonEdward Preston Murphy	N.D. Cal.	December 21, 1950	December 13, 1958	–
Murphy, John W.John W. Murphy	M.D. Pa.	May 27, 1946	March 28, 1962	–
Murphy, Thomas FrancisThomas Francis Murphy	S.D.N.Y.	July 2, 1951	December 3, 1970	October 26, 1995
Murray, William DanielWilliam Daniel Murray	D. Mont.	May 9, 1949	December 31, 1965	October 3, 1994
Noonan, Gregory FrancisGregory Francis Noonan	S.D.N.Y.	October 21, 1949[26]	May 1, 1964	–
Perry, Joseph SamJoseph Sam Perry	N.D. Ill.	August 22, 1951	November 29, 1971	February 18, 1984
Platt, CasperCasper Platt	E.D. Ill.	October 13, 1949	September 16, 1965	–
Rayfiel, Leo F.Leo F. Rayfiel	E.D.N.Y.	July 30, 1947	March 4, 1966	November 18, 1978
Rice, Jr., Ben HerbertBen Herbert Rice, Jr.	W.D. Tex.	September 28, 1945	March 14, 1964	–
Riley, William F.William F. Riley	S.D. Iowa	December 27, 1950	December 29, 1956	–
Ritter, Willis WilliamWillis William Ritter	D. Utah	October 21, 1949[27]	March 4, 1978	–
Rodney, Richard SeymourRichard Seymour Rodney	D. Del.	July 31, 1946	January 1, 1957	December 22, 1963
Ryan, Sylvester J.Sylvester J. Ryan	S.D.N.Y.	November 1, 1947[28]	January 3, 1973	April 10, 1981
Scarlett, Francis MuirFrancis Muir Scarlett	S.D. Ga.	February 14, 1946	August 2, 1968	November 18, 1971
Sheehy, Joseph WarrenJoseph Warren Sheehy	E.D. Tex.	June 8, 1951	February 23, 1967	–
Shelbourne, Roy MahlonRoy Mahlon Shelbourne	W.D. Ky.	February 8, 1946	November 1, 1964	December 29, 1974
Simpson, John Milton BryanJohn Milton Bryan Simpson	S.D. Fla.	September 26, 1950	November 22, 1966[29]	–
Sloan, William BoydWilliam Boyd Sloan	N.D. Ga.	March 23, 1951	August 1, 1965	October 22, 1970
Solomon, Gus J.Gus J. Solomon	D. Or.	October 21, 1949[30]	September 1, 1971	February 15, 1987
Speakman, Howard C.Howard C. Speakman	D. Ariz.	April 13, 1946	June 17, 1952	–
Starr, Raymond WesleyRaymond Wesley Starr	W.D. Mich.	July 25, 1946	August 15, 1961	November 2, 1968
Steckler, William ElwoodWilliam Elwood Steckler	S.D. Ind.	April 7, 1950	December 31, 1986	March 8, 1995
Stewart, William AlvahWilliam Alvah Stewart	W.D. Pa.	April 25, 1951	April 9, 1953	–
Sugarman, SidneySidney Sugarman	S.D.N.Y.	October 21, 1949[7]	June 30, 1971	August 9, 1974
Switzer, Carroll O.Carroll O. Switzer	S.D. Iowa	October 21, 1949[31]	August 9, 1950	–
Tamm, Edward AllenEdward Allen Tamm	D.D.C.	June 22, 1948[32]	March 16, 1965	–
Taylor, Robert LoveRobert Love Taylor	E.D. Tenn.	November 2, 1949[11]	January 15, 1984	July 11, 1987
Tehan, Robert EmmetRobert Emmet Tehan	E.D. Wis.	May 19, 1949	June 30, 1971	November 27, 1975
Thomas, Daniel HolcombeDaniel Holcombe Thomas	S.D. Ala.	March 9, 1951	August 25, 1971	April 13, 2000
Thomason, R. EwingR. Ewing Thomason	W.D. Tex.	June 5, 1947	June 1, 1963	November 8, 1973
Thornton, Thomas PatrickThomas Patrick Thornton	E.D. Mich.	February 2, 1949	February 15, 1966	July 1, 1985
Tolin, Ernest AllenErnest Allen Tolin	S.D. Cal.	October 30, 1951[33]	June 11, 1961	–
Wallace, William RobertWilliam Robert Wallace	W.D. Okla. N.D. Okla. E.D. Okla.	June 8, 1950	June 24, 1960	–
Walsh, James AugustineJames Augustine Walsh	D. Ariz.	July 7, 1952	July 9, 1976	May 2, 1991
Warlick, WilsonWilson Warlick	W.D.N.C.	February 2, 1949	June 24, 1968	January 30, 1978
Weinberger, JacobJacob Weinberger	S.D. Cal.	February 21, 1946	November 1, 1958	May 20, 1974
Weinfeld, EdwardEdward Weinfeld	S.D.N.Y.	August 5, 1950	January 17, 1988	–
Westover, Harry ClayHarry Clay Westover	S.D. Cal.	October 18, 1949	December 31, 1965	April 14, 1983
Whitehurst, George WilliamGeorge William Whitehurst	S.D. Fla. N.D. Fla.	February 23, 1950	June 30, 1961	January 13, 1974
Williams, Ashton HilliardAshton Hilliard Williams	E.D.S.C.	July 3, 1952	February 25, 1962	–
Wright, J. SkellyJ. Skelly Wright	E.D. La.	December 21, 1949[11]	April 15, 1962	–
Youngdahl, LutherLuther 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
Cole, William PuringtonWilliam Purington Cole	1952	1957
Worley, Francis EugeneFrancis Eugene Worley	1950	1974
Johnson, Noble JacobNoble Jacob Johnson	1948	1968

United States Court of Claims

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

United States Customs Court

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

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 5, 1950, confirmed by the United States Senate on February 8, 1950, and received commission on February 10, 1950.
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. 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. 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. Recess appointment; the United States Senate later rejected the appointment.
21. 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.

Sources

• Federal Judicial Center