# List of federal judges appointed by Gerald Ford

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Following is a list of all Article III United States federal judges appointed by President Gerald Ford during his presidency. In total Ford appointed 65 Article III federal judges, including 1 Justice to the Supreme Court of the United States, 12 judges to the United States Courts of Appeals, and 52 judges to the United States district courts.
None of Ford's appointees remain in active service, however 2 appellate judges and 4 district judges remain on senior status. Four additional judges appointed by Ford to district courts remain on senior status as appellate judges by appointment of later presidents, as is one appellate judge appointed to the Supreme Court.
* John Paul Stevens was Ford's only Supreme Court appointment.
* Anthony Kennedy, named by Ford to the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, was later elevated to the Supreme Court.
* Ford appointed Juan R. Torruella to the United States District Court for the District of Puerto Rico; Torruella was later elevated to the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit.

## United States Supreme Court justices

| # | Justice | Seat | State | Former justice | Nomination date | Confirmation date | Confirmation vote | Began active service | Ended active service | Ended retired service |
| 1 | John Paul Stevens | 4 | Illinois | William O. Douglas | November 28, 1975 | December 17, 1975 | 98–0 | December 17, 1975 | June 29, 2010 | July 16, 2019 |

## Courts of appeals

| # | Judge | Circuit | Nomination date | Confirmation date | Began active service | Ended active service | Ended senior status |
| 1 | Murray Gurfein | Second | July 11, 1974 | August 22, 1974 | August 27, 1974 | December 16, 1979 | – |
| 2 | William J. Bauer | Seventh | December 11, 1974 | December 19, 1974 | December 20, 1974 | October 31, 1994 | Incumbent |
| 3 | Ellsworth Van Graafeiland | Second | December 11, 1974 | December 20, 1974 | December 21, 1974 | May 11, 1985 | November 20, 2004 |
| 4 | J. Smith Henley | Eighth | December 11, 1974 | March 13, 1975 | March 14, 1975 | May 31, 1982 | October 18, 1997 |
| 5 | Anthony Kennedy | Ninth | March 3, 1975 | March 20, 1975 | March 24, 1975 | February 17, 1988 | Elevated |
| 6 | Thomas Meskill | Second | August 8, 1974 | April 22, 1975 | April 23, 1975 | June 30, 1993 | October 29, 2007 |
| 7 | Gerald Bard Tjoflat | Fifth / Eleventh | November 3, 1975 | November 20, 1975 | November 21, 1975 | November 19, 2019 | Incumbent |
| 8 | Harlington Wood Jr. | Seventh | April 14, 1976 | May 6, 1976 | May 7, 1976 | January 15, 1992 | December 29, 2008 |
| 9 | James Clinkscales Hill | Fifth / Eleventh | May 4, 1976 | May 19, 1976 | May 21, 1976 | October 15, 1989 | March 31, 2017 |
| 10 | J. Blaine Anderson | Ninth | June 18, 1976 | July 2, 1976 | July 2, 1976 | April 16, 1988 | – |
| 11 | Kenneth Keller Hall | Fourth | August 26, 1976 | September 1, 1976 | September 3, 1976 | February 24, 1998 | July 8, 1999 |
| 12 | Peter T. Fay | Fifth / Eleventh | June 11, 1976 | September 17, 1976 | September 21, 1976 | January 19, 1994 | January 31, 2021 |
* ↑ Nominated by Richard Nixon but appointed by Gerald Ford.
* ↑ Initially nominated by Richard Nixon but renominated by Gerald Ford.

## District courts

| # | Judge | Court | Nomination date | Confirmation date | Began active service | Ended active service | Ended senior status |
| 1 | Robert W. Warren | E.D. Wis. | August 8, 1974 | August 22, 1974 | August 27, 1974 | August 1, 1991 | August 20, 1998 |
| 2 | Donald Alsop | D. Minn. | August 8, 1974 | December 18, 1974 | December 20, 1974 | August 28, 1992 | Incumbent |
| 3 | Edward N. Cahn | E.D. Pa. | November 18, 1974 | December 18, 1974 | December 20, 1974 | December 31, 1998 | – |
| 4 | James Paul Churchill | E.D. Mich. | December 2, 1974 | December 18, 1974 | December 20, 1974 | December 31, 1989 | June 29, 2020 |
| 5 | Joseph Calvitt Clarke Jr. | E.D. Va. | December 11, 1974 | December 19, 1974 | December 20, 1974 | July 31, 1991 | May 6, 2004 |
| 6 | H. Dale Cook | E.D. Okla. N.D. Okla. W.D. Okla. | December 2, 1974 | December 18, 1974 | December 20, 1974 | January 1, 1992 | September 22, 2008 |
| 7 | James Martin Fitzgerald | D. Alaska | December 2, 1974 | December 18, 1974 | December 20, 1974 | January 1, 1989 | April 3, 2011 |
| 8 | Joel Flaum | N.D. Ill. | November 18, 1974 | December 18, 1974 | December 20, 1974 | June 1, 1983 | Elevated |
| 9 | John F. Gerry | D.N.J. | November 18, 1974 | December 18, 1974 | December 20, 1974 | October 1, 1994 | March 10, 1995 |
| 10 | William S. Sessions | W.D. Tex. | December 11, 1974 | December 19, 1974 | December 20, 1974 | November 1, 1987 | – |
| 11 | Juan R. Torruella | D.P.R. | May 28, 1974 | December 18, 1974 | December 20, 1974 | October 30, 1984 | Elevated |
| 12 | John T. Elfvin | W.D.N.Y. | December 9, 1974 | December 20, 1974 | December 21, 1974 | July 1, 1987 | January 6, 2009 |
| 13 | Alfred Younges Kirkland Sr. | N.D. Ill. | December 11, 1974 | December 19, 1974 | December 21, 1974 | April 30, 1979 | March 19, 2004 |
| 14 | Henry Bramwell | E.D.N.Y. | December 11, 1974 | December 20, 1974 | December 26, 1974 | October 1, 1987 | May 28, 2010 |
| 15 | Stanley Brotman | D.N.J. | January 27, 1975 | March 13, 1975 | March 14, 1975 | April 23, 1990 | February 21, 2014 |
| 16 | Robert J. O'Conor Jr. | S.D. Tex. | March 17, 1975 | April 24, 1975 | April 25, 1975 | September 30, 1984 | – |
| 17 | Dick Yin Wong | D. Haw. | March 17, 1975 | April 24, 1975 | April 25, 1975 | December 26, 1978 | – |
| 18 | William Henry Stafford Jr. | N.D. Fla. | April 18, 1975 | May 12, 1975 | May 14, 1975 | May 31, 1996 | Incumbent |
| 19 | Richard Dean Rogers | D. Kan. | July 15, 1975 | July 31, 1975 | August 5, 1975 | January 1, 1989 | November 25, 2016 |
| 20 | Clarence Addison Brimmer Jr. | D. Wyo. | July 23, 1975 | September 15, 1975 | September 16, 1975 | September 27, 2006 | October 23, 2014 |
| 21 | Terry Shell | E.D. Ark. W.D. Ark. | July 25, 1975 | September 15, 1975 | September 16, 1975 | June 25, 1978 | – |
| 22 | Ralph Gordon Thompson | W.D. Okla. | September 24, 1975 | October 9, 1975 | October 14, 1975 | December 16, 1999 | August 6, 2007 |
| 23 | Eugene Edward Siler Jr. | E.D. Ky. W.D. Ky. | September 19, 1975 | November 11, 1975 | November 13, 1975 | September 20, 1991 | Elevated |
| 24 | John F. Grady | N.D. Ill. | October 20, 1975 | November 20, 1975 | November 21, 1975 | May 23, 1994 | December 2, 2019 |
| 25 | Charles Harold Haden II | N.D. W. Va. S.D. W. Va. | October 1, 1975 | November 20, 1975 | November 21, 1975 | January 14, 1983 March 20, 2004 | – |
| 26 | Patrick Higginbotham | N.D. Tex. | December 2, 1975 | December 12, 1975 | December 12, 1975 | August 3, 1982 | Elevated |
| 27 | George N. Leighton | N.D. Ill. | December 19, 1975 | February 2, 1976 | February 4, 1976 | February 27, 1986 | December 1, 1987 |
| 28 | Charles S. Haight Jr. | S.D.N.Y. | March 2, 1976 | March 26, 1976 | March 29, 1976 | September 23, 1995 | Incumbent |
| 29 | John Michael Manos | N.D. Ohio | March 17, 1976 | March 26, 1976 | March 29, 1976 | April 1, 1991 | July 6, 2006 |
| 30 | Gerard Louis Goettel | S.D.N.Y. | March 2, 1976 | March 26, 1976 | March 30, 1976 | August 5, 1993 | December 19, 2011 |
| 31 | Phil McClellan McNagny Jr. | N.D. Ind. | June 24, 1975 | May 6, 1976 | May 7, 1976 | March 28, 1981 | – |
| 32 | George C. Pratt | E.D.N.Y. | April 13, 1976 | May 6, 1976 | May 7, 1976 | June 29, 1982 | Elevated |
| 33 | Charles Schwartz Jr. | E.D. La. | March 23, 1976 | May 6, 1976 | May 7, 1976 | February 28, 1991 | November 3, 2012 |
| 34 | Morey Leonard Sear | E.D. La. | March 30, 1976 | May 6, 1976 | May 7, 1976 | October 31, 2000 | September 6, 2004 |
| 35 | Ross N. Sterling | S.D. Tex. | April 13, 1976 | May 6, 1976 | May 7, 1976 | January 14, 1988 | – |
| 36 | Robert Mitsuhiro Takasugi | C.D. Cal. | April 14, 1976 | May 6, 1976 | May 7, 1976 | September 30, 1996 | August 4, 2009 |
| 37 | Ralph B. Guy Jr. | E.D. Mich. | April 26, 1976 | May 11, 1976 | May 12, 1976 | October 17, 1985 | Elevated |
| 38 | Laughlin Edward Waters Sr. | C.D. Cal. | April 26, 1976 | May 11, 1976 | May 12, 1976 | July 6, 1986 | June 3, 2002 |
| 39 | Maurice B. Cohill Jr. | W.D. Pa. | May 4, 1976 | May 18, 1976 | May 21, 1976 | November 28, 1994 | January 1, 2022 |
| 40 | John Powers Crowley | N.D. Ill. | May 18, 1976 | June 16, 1976 | June 16, 1976 | June 30, 1981 | – |
| 41 | Mary Anne Richey | D. Ariz. | June 2, 1976 | June 16, 1976 | June 16, 1976 | November 25, 1983 | – |
| 42 | J. Waldo Ackerman | S.D. Ill. / C.D. Ill. | June 18, 1976 | July 2, 1976 | July 2, 1976 | November 23, 1984 | – |
| 43 | William Austin Ingram | N.D. Cal. | June 2, 1976 | July 23, 1976 | July 23, 1976 | November 15, 1990 | May 26, 2002 |
| 44 | Cecil F. Poole | N.D. Cal. | June 18, 1976 | July 23, 1976 | July 23, 1976 | March 31, 1980 | Elevated |
| 45 | William Schwarzer | N.D. Cal. | June 2, 1976 | July 23, 1976 | July 23, 1976 | April 30, 1991 | January 28, 2017 |
| 46 | Marion Jones Callister | D. Idaho | July 19, 1976 | August 26, 1976 | September 1, 1976 | June 6, 1989 | June 24, 1997 |
| 47 | John Thomas Copenhaver Jr. | S.D. W. Va. | August 26, 1976 | September 1, 1976 | September 3, 1976 | November 1, 2018 | Incumbent |
| 48 | Glen Morgan Williams | W.D. Va. | September 8, 1976 | September 17, 1976 | September 17, 1976 | November 21, 1988 | November 4, 2012 |
| 49 | Sidney Aronovitz | S.D. Fla. | August 4, 1976 | September 17, 1976 | September 21, 1976 | October 31, 1988 | January 8, 1997 |
| 50 | W. Eugene Davis | W.D. La. | August 5, 1976 | September 17, 1976 | September 21, 1976 | December 9, 1983 | Elevated |
| 51 | Vincent L. Broderick | S.D.N.Y. | August 26, 1976 | September 23, 1976 | October 4, 1976 | December 1, 1988 | March 3, 1995 |
| 52 | Howard G. Munson | N.D.N.Y. | August 26, 1976 | September 23, 1976 | October 4, 1976 | November 5, 1990 | October 5, 2008 |
* 1 2 Nominated by Richard Nixon but appointed by Gerald Ford.
* ↑ Initially nominated by Richard Nixon but renominated by Gerald Ford.