List of United States federal judges by longevity of service

This is a list of Article III United States federal judges by longevity of service. The judges on the lists below were presidential appointees who have been confirmed by the Senate, and who served on the federal bench for over 40 years. It includes neither Article I judges (e.g., U.S. Tax Court) nor Article IV judges.

Total combined service

Rank Judge Court Appointed by Began active service Ended active service Ended senior status Total active service Total service
1Joseph William WoodroughD. Neb.
8th Cir.
Wilson
F.D.R.
April 3, 1916
April 12, 1933
April 12, 1933
January 3, 1961

October 2, 1977
44 years, 275 days61 years, 182 days
2Henry Potter5th Cir.
D.N.C.
JeffersonMay 9, 1801[1]
April 7, 1802
April 7, 1802
December 20, 1857
n/a56 years, 225 days56 years, 225 days
3William Joseph Nealon Jr.M.D. Pa.KennedyDecember 13, 1962[2]January 1, 1989August 30, 201826 years, 19 days55 years, 260 days
4Joseph BuffingtonW.D. Pa.
3rd Cir.
3rd Cir.
B. Harrison
T. Roosevelt
T. Roosevelt
February 23, 1892
September 25, 1906
September 25, 1906[3]
September 26, 1906
December 31, 1911
June 1, 1938


October 21, 1947
46 years, 98 days55 years, 240 days
5Joseph Chappell Hutcheson Jr.S.D. Tex.
5th Cir.
Wilson
Hoover
April 6, 1918
January 26, 1931
January 26, 1931
November 4, 1964

January 18, 1973
46 years, 212 days54 years, 287 days
6Seybourn Harris LynneN.D. Ala.TrumanJanuary 3, 1946January 9, 1973September 10, 200027 years, 6 days54 years, 251 days
7Edward Joseph McManusN.D. IowaKennedyJuly 16, 1962February 9, 1985March 20, 201722 years, 208 days54 years, 247 days
8William CranchD.C. Cir.J. Adams[4]March 3, 1801September 1, 1855n/a54 years, 182 days54 years, 182 days
9George C. YoungS.D. Fl.
N.D. Fl.
M.D. Fl.
KennedySeptember 18, 1961
September 18, 1961
October 29, 1962
September 17, 1966
September 17, 1966
October 19, 1981

April 24, 2015
20 years, 31 days53 years, 218 days
10Jack B. WeinsteinE.D.N.Y.L.B.J.April 25, 1967March 1, 1993Incumbent25 years, 310 days53 years, 103 days
11Wilfred FeinbergS.D.N.Y.
2nd Cir.
Kennedy
L.B.J.
October 5, 1961[5]
March 7, 1966
March 7, 1966
January 31, 1991

July 31, 2014
29 years, 118 days52 years, 299 days
12Manuel RealC.D. Cal.L.B.J.November 3, 1966November 4, 2018June 26, 201952 years, 1 day52 years, 235 days
13Albert Branson MarisE.D. Pa.
3rd Cir.
F.D.R.June 22, 1936
June 24, 1938
June 16, 1938
December 31, 1958

February 7, 1989
22 years, 192 days52 years, 230 days
14Learned HandS.D.N.Y.
2d Cir.
Taft
Coolidge
April 26, 1909
December 20, 1924
December 29, 1924
June 1, 1951

August 18, 1961
42 years, 36 days52 years, 114 days
15Orie Leon PhillipsD.N.M.
10th Cir.
Harding
Hoover
March 3, 1923
April 29, 1929
April 29, 1929
January 1, 1956

November 14, 1974
32 years, 304 days51 years, 256 days
16John P. FullamE.D. Pa.L.B.J.August 11, 1966April 1, 1990March 8, 201823 years, 233 days51 years, 209 days
17Damon KeithE.D. Mich.
6th Cir.
L.B.J.
Carter
October 12, 1967
October 21, 1977
November 22, 1977
May 1, 1995
April 28, 201927 years, 201 days51 years, 198 days
18Alexander Harvey IID. Md.L.B.J.September 22, 1966March 8, 1991December 4, 201724 years, 167 days51 years, 73 days
19William Augustus BootleM.D. Ga.EisenhowerMay 20, 1954March 11, 1972January 25, 200517 years, 296 days50 years, 250 days
20James R. Browning9th Cir.KennedySeptember 18, 1961September 1, 2000May 6, 201238 years, 349 days50 years, 231 days
21Alfred GoodwinD. Or.
9th Cir.
NixonDecember 11, 1969
November 30, 1971
December 17, 1971
January 31, 1991

Incumbent
21 years, 51 days50 years, 239 days
22Myron Donovan CrockerS.D. Cal.
E.D. Cal.
Eisenhower
n/a[6]
September 21, 1959
September 18, 1966
September 18, 1966
January 1, 1981

February 2, 2010
21 years, 102 days50 years, 134 days
23Charles Miller MetznerS.D.N.Y.EisenhowerSeptember 10, 1959September 30, 1977November 30, 200918 years, 20 days50 years, 81 days
24Harry PregersonC.D. Cal.
9th Cir.
L.B.J.
Carter
December 7, 1967
November 2, 1979
November 6, 1979
December 11, 2015
November 25, 201748 years, 4 days49 years, 353 days
25Wesley E. BrownD. Kan.KennedyApril 4, 1962September 1, 1979January 23, 201217 years, 150 days49 years, 294 days
26Walter King StapletonD. Del.
3rd Cir.
Nixon
Reagan
October 14, 1970
April 4, 1985
May 8, 1985
June 2, 1999

Incumbent
28 years, 231 days49 years, 297 days
27Carl Olaf Bue Jr.S.D. Tex.NixonOctober 15, 1970September 2, 1987Incumbent16 years, 322 days49 years, 296 days
28Gerald Bard TjoflatM.D.Fl.
5th Cir.
11th Cir.
Nixon
Ford
n/a[7]
October 16, 1970
November 21, 1975
October 1, 1981
December 12, 1975
October 1, 1981
November 19, 2019
Incumbent49 years, 34 days49 years, 295 days
John Clifford WallaceS.D. Cal.
9th Cir.
NixonOctober 16, 1970
June 28, 1972
July 14, 1972
April 8, 1996

Incumbent
25 years, 175 days49 years, 295 days
Peter T. FayS.D. Fl.
5th Cir.
11th Cir.
Nixon
Ford
n/a[7]
October 16, 1970
September 21, 1976
October 1, 1981
October 8, 1976
October 1, 1981
January 19, 1994


Incumbent
23 years, 95 days49 years, 295 days
31James Lawrence KingS.D. Fl.NixonOctober 19, 1970December 20, 1992Incumbent22 years, 62 days49 years, 292 days
32Harry W. WellfordW.D. Tenn.
6th Cir.
Nixon
Reagan
December 12, 1970
August 20, 1982
September 10, 1982
January 15, 1991

Incumbent
20 years, 34 days49 years, 238 days
33John Thomas CurtinW.D.N.YL.B.J.December 14, 1967July 1, 1989April 14, 201721 years, 199 days49 years, 121 days
34Walter Thomas McGovernW.D. Wash.NixonApril 23, 1971September 30, 1987Incumbent16 years, 160 days49 years, 105 days
35Daniel Holcombe ThomasS.D. Ala.TrumanMarch 9, 1951August 25, 1971April 13, 200020 years, 169 days49 years, 35 days
36Albert Vickers Bryan Jr.E.D. Va.NixonJuly 29, 1971December 1, 1991August 27, 201920 years, 125 days49 years, 8 days
37David Norton EdelsteinS.D.N.Y.TrumanNovember 1, 1951[8]November 1, 1994August 19, 200043 years, 0 days48 years, 292 days
38John Paul Stevens7th Cir.
SCOTUS
Nixon
Ford
October 14, 1970
December 17, 1975
December 18, 1975
June 30, 2010
July 16, 201939 years, 259 days48 years, 275 days
39William Joseph BauerN.D. Ill.
7th Cir.
Nixon
Ford
November 10, 1971
December 20, 1974
January 3, 1975
October 31, 1994

Incumbent
22 years, 355 days48 years, 270 days
40Donald West VanArtsdalenE.D. Pa.NixonOctober 15, 1970October 21, 1985May 21, 201915 years, 6 days48 years, 218 days
41Levin H. CampbellD. Mass.
1st Cir.
NixonNovember 30, 1971
June 30, 1972
August 31, 1972
January 3, 1992

Incumbent
20 years, 34 days48 years, 250 days
42Willard HallD. Del.MonroeMay 6, 1823[9]December 6, 1871n/a48 years, 214 days48 years, 214 days
43Thomas Walter Swan2nd Cir.CoolidgeDecember 22, 1926July 1, 1953July 13, 197526 years, 191 days48 years, 203 days
44William Terrell HodgesM.D. Fl.NixonDecember 15, 1971May 2, 1999Incumbent27 years, 138 days48 years, 235 days
Jon O. NewmanD. Conn.
2nd Cir.
Nixon
Carter
December 15, 1971
June 21, 1979
June 25, 1979
July 1, 1997

Incumbent
25 years, 198 days48 years, 235 days
46Myron H. Bright8th Cir.L.B.J.June 7, 1968June 1, 1985December 12, 201616 years, 359 days48 years, 188 days
47John William Ditter Jr.E.D. Pa.NixonOctober 15, 1970October 19, 1986April 7, 201916 years, 4 days48 years, 174 days
48Bailey AldrichD. Mass.
1st Cir.
EisenhowerApril 27, 1954
September 10, 1959
September 14, 1959
August 31, 1972

September 25, 2002
18 years, 126 days48 years, 151 days
49Edwin F. HunterW.D. La.EisenhowerOctober 3, 1953[10]February 19, 1976February 22, 200222 years, 139 days48 years, 142 days
50Frederick Jacob Reagan HeebeE.D. La.L.B.J.March 26, 1966August 26, 1992August 10, 201426 years, 153 days48 years, 137 days
51John C. KnoxS.D.N.Y.WilsonApril 12, 1918April 30, 1955August 23, 196637 years, 18 days48 years, 133 days
52James Sewall MorsellD.C. Cir.MadisonJanuary 11, 1815March 3, 1863n/a48 years, 51 days48 years, 51 days
53William Joseph CampbellN.D. Ill.F.D.R.October 10, 1940March 19, 1970October 19, 198829 years, 160 days48 years, 9 days
54Samuel ContiN.D. Cal.NixonOctober 16, 1970November 1, 1987August 29, 201817 years, 16 days47 years, 317 days
55Albert L. ReevesW.D. Mo.HardingJune 24, 1923February 2, 1954March 24, 197130 years, 223 days47 years, 273 days
56William Benner EnrightS.D. Cal.NixonJune 30, 1972July 12, 1990March 7, 202018 years, 12 days47 years, 251 days
57Garnett Thomas EiseleE.D. Ark.NixonAugust 6, 1970August 1, 1991November 26, 201720 years, 360 days47 years, 112 days
58Marion Speed BoydW.D. Tenn.F.D.R.September 27, 1940August 1, 1966January 9, 198825 years, 308 days47 years, 104 days
58Warren Keith UrbomD. Neb.NixonApril 24, 1970December 31, 1990July 28, 201720 years, 251 days47 years, 95 days
60James Hughes HancockN.D. Ala.NixonApril 17, 1973May 1, 1996Incumbent23 years, 14 days47 years, 111 days
61James von der HeydtD. AlaskaL.B.J.November 3, 1966July 15, 1984December 1, 201317 years, 255 days47 years, 28 days
62Robert F. ChapmanD.S.C.
4th Cir.
Nixon
Reagan
May 27, 1971
September 19, 1981
October 2, 1981
May 31, 1991

April 18, 2018
20 years, 4 days46 years, 326 days
63Leonard I. GarthD.N.J.
3rd Cir.
NixonDecember 18, 1969
August 6, 1973
August 29, 1973
June 30, 1986

September 22, 2016
16 years, 194 days46 years, 279 days
64William Clark O'KelleyN.D. Ga.NixonOctober 16, 1970October 1, 1996July 5, 201725 years, 351 days46 years, 262 days
65George M. BourquinD. Mont.TaftMarch 8, 1912March 9, 1934November 15, 195822 years, 1 day46 years, 252 days
66Gunnar NordbyeD. Minn.HooverMarch 18, 1931[11]March 6, 1967November 5, 197735 years, 353 days46 years, 232 days
67Roy Winfield Harper[12]W.D. Mo.
E.D. Mo.
TrumanAugust 7, 1947January 5, 1971February 13, 199423 years, 151 days46 years, 190 days
68Charles William Kraft Jr.E.D. Pa.EisenhowerAugust 12, 1955[13]November 11, 1970January 18, 200215 years, 91 days46 years, 159 days
69Ruggero J. Aldisert3rd Cir.L.B.J.July 29, 1968December 31, 1986December 28, 201418 years, 155 days46 years, 152 days
70Phillip FormanD.N.J.
3rd Cir.
Hoover
Eisenhower
June 25, 1932
September 10, 1959
September 20, 1959
March 31, 1961

August 17, 1978
28 years, 279 days46 years, 53 days
71Joseph L. TauroD. Mass.NixonOctober 17, 1972September 26, 2013November 30, 201840 years, 344 days46 years, 44 days
72Stephen Sanders Chandler Jr.W.D. Okla.F.D.R.May 13, 1943October 20, 1975April 27, 198932 years, 160 days45 years, 349 days
73Caleb Merrill WrightD. Del.EisenhowerJuly 27, 1955October 8, 1973May 12, 200118 years, 73 days45 years, 289 days
74William Judson Holloway Jr.10th Cir.L.B.J.September 16, 1968May 31, 1992April 25, 201423 years, 258 days45 years, 221 days
75R. James HarveyE.D. Mich.NixonDecember 19, 1973March 31, 1984July 20, 201910 years, 103 days45 years, 213 days
76Joel FlaumN.D. Ill.
7th Cir.
Ford
Reagan
December 20, 1974
May 5, 1983
June 1, 1983
Incumbent
n/a45 years, 230 days45 years, 230 days
Juan R. TorruellaD.P.R.
1st Cir.
Ford
Reagan
December 20, 1974
October 4, 1984
October 30, 1984
Incumbent
n/a45 years, 230 days45 years, 230 days
Donald D. AlsopD. Minn.FordDecember 20, 1974August 28, 1992Incumbent17 years, 252 days45 years, 230 days
79Dan Monroe Russell Jr.S.D. Miss.L.B.J.October 2, 1965October 25, 1983April 16, 201118 years, 23 days45 years, 196 days
80Thomas Virgil PittmanM.D. Ala.
S.D. Ala.
L.B.J.June 29, 1966
June 29, 1966
June 2, 1970
July 15, 1981

January 6, 2012
15 years, 16 days45 years, 191 days
81Elijah Allen CoxN.D. Miss.CoolidgeMarch 2, 1929March 22, 1957August 28, 197428 years, 20 days45 years, 179 days
82Thomas P. GriesaS.D.N.Y.NixonJune 30, 1972March 13, 2000December 24, 201727 years, 257 days45 years, 177 days
83James Paul ChurchillE.D. Mich.FordDecember 20, 1974December 31, 1989June 29, 202015 years, 11 days45 years, 192 days
84William Daniel MurrayD. Mont.TrumanMay 9, 1949December 31, 1965October 3, 199416 years, 236 days45 years, 147 days
85Robert Earl MaxwellN.D. W.Va.L.B.J.August 11, 1965July 19, 1995November 20, 201029 years, 342 days45 years, 101 days
86Richard Paul MatschD. Col.NixonMarch 8, 1974July 1, 2003May 26, 201929 years, 115 days45 years, 79 days
87William Henry Stafford Jr.N.D. Fl.FordMay 14, 1975May 31, 1996Incumbent21 years, 17 days45 years, 84 days
88Anthony Kennedy9th Cir.
SCOTUS
Ford
Reagan
May 30, 1975
February 18, 1988
February 18, 1988
July 31, 2018

Incumbent
43 years, 62 days45 years, 68 days
89Joseph Putnam WillsonW.D. Pa.EisenhowerJuly 14, 1953October 18, 1968August 3, 199815 years, 96 days45 years, 20 days
90William Elwood StecklerS.D. Ind.TrumanApril 7, 1950December 31, 1986March 8, 199536 years, 268 days44 years, 335 days
91Solomon Blatt Jr.D.S.C.NixonMay 28, 1971May 7, 1990April 20, 201618 years, 344 days44 years, 328 days
92Charles Wycliffe JoinerE.D. Mich.NixonJune 9, 1972August 15, 1984March 10, 201712 years, 67 days44 years, 274 days
93Gordon Thompson Jr.S.D. Cal.NixonOctober 16, 1970December 28, 1994July 5, 201524 years, 73 days44 years, 262 days
94Charles Edward Wyzanski Jr.D. Mass.F.D.R.December 19, 1941September 1, 1971September 3, 198629 years, 256 days44 years, 258 days
95Eugene Edward Siler Jr.E.D. Ky.
W.D. Ky.
6th Cir.
Ford
Ford
G.H.W. Bush
November 13, 1975
November 13, 1975
September 16, 1991
September 20, 1991
September 20, 1991
December 31, 2001


Incumbent
26 years, 48 days44 years, 267 days
96Thomas Jennings BaileyD.D.C.WilsonMay 22, 1918November 1, 1950January 9, 196332 years, 163 days44 years, 232 days
97Patrick HigginbothamN.D. Tx.
5th Cir.
Ford
Reagan
December 12, 1975
July 30, 1982
July 30, 1982
August 28, 2006

Incumbent
30 years, 259 days44 years, 238 days
98Frederick Alvin DaughertyE.D. Okla.
N.D. Okla.
W.D. Okla.
KennedyOctober 5, 1961[14]January 12, 1982April 7, 200620 years, 99 days44 years, 184 days
99Matthew Francis McGuireD.D.C.F.D.R.August 1, 1941October 7, 1966January 24, 198625 years, 67 days44 years, 176 days
100Samuel Hugh DillinS.D. Ind.KennedySeptember 22, 1961March 31, 1993March 13, 200631 years, 190 days44 years, 172 days
101Luther Merritt SwygertN.D. Ind.
7th Cir.
F.D.R.
Kennedy
October 16, 1943
September 29, 1961
October 10, 1961
July 1, 1981

March 16, 1988
37 years, 258 days44 years, 152 days
102Thomas Francis MurphyS.D.N.Y.TrumanJuly 2, 1951December 3, 1970October 26, 199519 years, 154 days44 years, 116 days
103Ashur WareD. Me.MonroeFebruary 15, 1822May 31, 1866n/a44 years, 105 days44 years, 105 days
104Charles S. Haight Jr.S.D.N.Y.FordMarch 29, 1976September 23, 1995Incumbent19 years, 178 days44 years, 130 days
105Frank M. Coffin1st Cir.L.B.J.October 2, 1965February 1, 1989December 7, 200923 years, 122 days44 years, 66 days
106Ralph B. Guy Jr.E.D. Mich.
6th Cir.
Ford
Reagan
May 12, 1976
October 17, 1985
October 17, 1985
September 1, 1994

Incumbent
18 years, 112 days44 years, 86 days
107Maurice Blanchard Cohill Jr.W.D. Pa.FordMay 21, 1976November 28, 1994Incumbent18 years, 191 days44 years, 77 days
108John Clyde BowenW.D. Wash.F.D.R.March 20, 1934June 5, 1961April 27, 197827 years, 77 days44 years, 38 days
109Harold P. BurkeW.D.N.Y.F.D.R.June 18, 1937June 15, 1981July 17, 198143 years, 362 days44 years, 29 days
110John F. GradyN.D. Ill.FordNovember 21, 1975May 23, 1994December 2, 201918 years, 183 days44 years, 11 days
111Kevin DuffyS.D.N.Y.NixonOctober 17, 1972January 10, 1998September 30, 201625 years, 85 days43 years, 349 days
112Joseph F. Weis Jr.W.D. Pa.
3rd Cir.
NixonApril 24, 1970
March 15, 1973
March 27, 1973
April 1, 1988

March 17, 2014
17 years, 343 days43 years, 327 days
113J. Edward Lumbard2d Cir.EisenhowerJuly 12, 1955July 20, 1971June 3, 199916 years, 8 days43 years, 326 days
114John Thomas Copenhaver Jr.S.D.W.Va.FordSeptember 3, 1976November 1, 2018Incumbent42 years, 59 days43 years, 338 days
115W. Eugene DavisW.D. La.
5th Cir.
Ford
Reagan
September 21, 1976
November 16, 1983
December 9, 1983
December 31, 2016
Incumbent40 years, 101 days43 years, 320 days
116Frank Minis JohnsonM.D. Ala.
5th Cir.
11th Cir.
Eisenhower
Carter
n/a[7]
October 22, 1955[15]
June 21, 1979
October 1, 1981
July 12, 1979
October 1, 1981
October 30, 1991


July 23, 1999
36 years, 8 days43 years, 274 days
117William Huntington KirkpatrickE.D. Pa.CoolidgeMarch 3, 1927May 1, 1958November 28, 197031 years, 59 days43 years, 270 days
118Joseph H. YoungD. Md.NixonJuly 29, 1971August 1, 1987March 14, 201516 years, 3 days43 years, 228 days
119John Jay Jackson Jr.W.D. Va.
D. W.Va.
N.D. W.Va.
Lincoln
n/a[16]
n/a[17]
August 3, 1861
June 11, 1864
July 1, 1901
June 10, 1864
July 1, 1901
March 15, 1905
n/a43 years, 224 days43 years, 224 days
120Cornelia Groefsema KennedyE.D. Mich.
6th Cir.
Nixon
Carter
October 7, 1970
September 26, 1979
October 3, 1979
March 1, 1999

May 12, 2014
28 years, 145 days43 years, 217 days
121John D. Butzner Jr.E.D. Va.
4th Cir.
Kennedy
L.B.J.
June 20, 1962
July 31, 1967
August 1, 1967
November 1, 1982

January 20, 2006
20 years, 134 days43 years, 214 days
122Jacob MishlerE.D.N.Y.EisenhowerJuly 6, 1960April 30, 1980January 26, 200419 years, 299 days43 years, 204 days
Junius Foy Guin Jr.N.D. Ala.NixonApril 18, 1973February 3, 1989November 8, 201615 years, 291 days43 years, 204 days
124Johnson Jay HayesM.D.N.C.CoolidgeApril 6, 1927[18]June 18, 1957October 22, 197030 years, 73 days43 years, 199 days
125Jesse E. EschbachN.D. Ind.
7th Cir.
Kennedy
Reagan
April 13, 1962
December 1, 1981
December 11, 1981
November 4, 1985

October 25, 2005
23 years, 205 days43 years, 195 days
126Pierce Lively6th Cir.NixonOctober 5, 1972January 1, 1989March 12, 201616 years, 88 days43 years, 159 days
127Reynaldo Guerra GarzaS.D. Tex.
5th Cir.
Kennedy
Carter
April 14, 1961
July 13, 1979
August 1, 1979
July 7, 1982

September 14, 2004
21 years, 84 days43 years, 153 days
John Cooper Godbold5th Cir.
11th Cir.
L.B.J.
n/a[7]
July 22, 1966
October 1, 1981
October 1, 1981
October 23, 1987

December 22, 2009
21 years, 93 days43 years, 153 days
129David L. BazelonD.C. Cir.TrumanOctober 21, 1949[19]June 30, 1979February 19, 199329 years, 252 days43 years, 121 days
130Arnold Wilson CowenC.ofC.
Fed. Cir.
L.B.J.
n/a[20]
July 8, 1964
n/a
March 1, 1977
October 1, 1982
September 30, 1982
October 28, 2007
18 years, 85 days43 years, 112 days
131Edwin R. HolmesN.D. Miss.
S.D. Miss.
5th Cir.
Wilson
Wilson
F.D.R.
October 24, 1918
October 24, 1918
March 20, 1936
March 1, 1929
April 6, 1936
November 30, 1954


December 10, 1961
36 years, 37 days43 years, 47 days
132Donald Roe Ross8th Cir.NixonDecember 12, 1970June 13, 1987December 18, 201316 years, 183 days43 years, 6 days
133Thomas Collier Platt Jr.E.D.N.Y.NixonMarch 8, 1974February 1, 2001March 4, 201726 years, 330 days42 years, 361 days
134Charles Andrew MueckeD. Ariz.L.B.J.October 1, 1964November 30, 1984September 21, 200720 years, 60 days42 years, 355 days
135Edward Louis FilippineE.D. Mo.CarterJuly 22, 1977June 11, 1995Incumbent17 years, 324 days43 years, 15 days
136Harold Lloyd MurphyN.D. Ga.CarterJuly 29, 1977March 31, 2017Incumbent39 years, 245 days43 years, 8 days
137Giles RichC.C.P.A.
Fed. Cir.
Eisenhower
n/a[20]
July 19, 1956
October 1, 1982
September 30, 1982
June 15, 1999
n/a42 years, 331 days42 years, 331 days
138Rabe Ferguson Marsh Jr.W.D. Pa.TrumanJune 8, 1950January 31, 1977April 19, 199326 years, 237 days42 years, 315 days
139Gilbert S. Merritt Jr.6th Cir.CarterOctober 31, 1977January 17, 2001Incumbent23 years, 78 days42 years, 280 days
Pierre N. LevalS.D.N.Y.
2nd Cir.
Carter
Clinton
October 31, 1977
October 20, 1993
November 8, 1993
August 16, 2002

Incumbent
24 years, 289 days42 years, 280 days
141Myron L. GordonE.D. Wis.L.B.J.March 4, 1967February 12, 1983November 3, 200915 years, 345 days42 years, 244 days
142James Clinkscales HillN.D. Ga.
5th Cir.
11th Cir.
Nixon
Ford
n/a[7]
August 9, 1974
May 21, 1976
October 1, 1981
May 26, 1976
October 1, 1981
October 15, 1989


March 31, 2017
15 years, 67 days42 years, 234 days
143Arthur Jehu Stanley Jr.D. Kan.EisenhowerJuly 7, 1958April 1, 1971January 27, 200112 years, 268 days42 years, 204 days
144John L. Kane Jr.D. Col.CarterDecember 16, 1977April 8, 1988Incumbent10 years, 114 days42 years, 234 days
145Robert Hugh McWilliams Jr.10th Cir.NixonOctober 14, 1970August 31, 1984April 10, 201313 years, 322 days42 years, 178 days
146Morgan FordC.C.
Int. Tr.
Truman
n/a[21]
July 15, 1949
November 1, 1980
November 1, 1980
December 31, 1985

January 2, 1992
36 years, 169 days42 years, 171 days
147Paul JonesN.D. OhioHardingMarch 2, 1923August 4, 1965n/a42 years, 155 days42 years, 155 days
148Fenton Whitlock BoothC.ofC.T. Roosevelt[22]March 17, 1905June 15, 1939July 26, 194734 years, 90 days42 years, 131 days
149Walter Edward HoffmanE.D. Va.EisenhowerJuly 15, 1954September 3, 1974November 21, 199620 years, 50 days42 years, 129 days
150Monroe G. McKay10th Cir.CarterDecember 1, 1977December 31, 1993March 28, 202016 years, 30 days42 years, 118 days
151Benjamin C. Dawkins Sr.W.D. La.CoolidgeMay 5, 1924May 17, 1953August 22, 196629 years, 12 days42 years, 109 days
152Albert J. Engel Jr.W.D. Mich.
6th Cir.
NixonDecember 18, 1970
December 19, 1973
January 4, 1974
October 1, 1989

April 5, 2013
18 years, 287 days42 years, 108 days
153Irving KaufmanS.D.N.Y.
2nd Cir.
Truman
Kennedy
October 21, 1949[23]
September 22, 1961
September 22, 1961
July 1, 1987

February 1, 1992
37 years, 253 days42 years, 103 days
154Albert Sherman ChristensenD. UtahEisenhowerMay 28, 1954August 17, 1971August 13, 199617 years, 81 days42 years, 77 days
155Stanley Forman ReedSCOTUSF.D.R.January 27, 1938February 25, 1957April 2, 198019 years, 29 days42 years, 66 days
156Gustave DiamondW.D. Pa.CarterMay 2, 1978January 31, 1994Incumbent15 years, 274 days42 years, 96 days
157John Biggs Jr.3rd Cir.F.D.R.February 16, 1937October 30, 1965April 15, 197928 years, 256 days42 years, 58 days
158Jose Alejandro Gonzalez Jr.S.D. Fla.CarterJuly 28, 1978November 30, 1996Incumbent18 years, 125 days42 years, 9 days
159Edward Skottowe NorthropD. Md.KennedySeptember 5, 1961June 12, 1981August 12, 200319 years, 280 days41 years, 341 days
160Richard OwenS.D.N.Y.NixonDecember 19, 1973September 30, 1989November 20, 201515 years, 285 days41 years, 336 days
161Erskine Mayo RossS.D. Cal.
9th Cir.
9th Cir.
ClevelandJanuary 13, 1887
February 22, 1895
February 22, 1895
March 5, 1895
December 31, 1911
May 31, 1925


December 10, 1928
38 years, 138 days41 years, 332 days
162Elbert Tuttle5th Cir.
11th Cir.
Eisenhower
n/a[7]
August 4, 1954
n/a
June 1, 1968
October 1, 1981
October 1, 1981
June 23, 1996
13 years, 302 days41 years, 324 days
163John Minor Wisdom5th Cir.EisenhowerJune 27, 1957January 15, 1977May 15, 199919 years, 202 days41 years, 322 days
Luther L. BohanonE.D. Okla.
N.D. Okla.
W.D. Okla.
KennedyAugust 30, 1961August 2, 1974July 18, 200312 years, 337 days41 years, 322 days
165Bruce Sterling JenkinsD. UtahCarterSeptember 22, 1978September 30, 1994Incumbent16 years, 8 days41 years, 319 days
166Harold A. BakerE.D. Ill.
C.D. Ill.
Carter
n/a[24]
September 23, 1978
March 31, 1979
March 31, 1979
October 4, 1994
Incumbent16 years, 11 days41 years, 318 days
167James Clinton TurkW.D. Va.NixonOctober 17, 1972November 1, 2002July 6, 201430 years, 15 days41 years, 262 days
168Warren J. FergusonC.D. Cal.
9th Cir.
L.B.J.
Carter
November 3, 1966
November 27, 1979
December 20, 1979
July 31, 1986

June 25, 2008
19 years, 270 days41 years, 235 days
169Thomas A. Wiseman Jr.M.D. Tenn.CarterAugust 11, 1978November 3, 1995March 18, 202017 years, 84 days41 years, 220 days
170James Thomas FoleyN.D.N.Y.TrumanFebruary 2, 1949June 30, 1980August 17, 199031 years, 149 days41 years, 196 days
171Morris E. LaskerS.D.N.Y.L.B.J.June 24, 1968October 3, 1983December 25, 200915 years, 101 days41 years, 184 days
172Robert J. KelleherC.D. Cal.NixonDecember 21, 1970March 5, 1983June 20, 201212 years, 74 days41 years, 182 days
173John FeikensE.D. Mich.
E.D. Mich.
Eisenhower
Nixon
October 13, 1960
December 1, 1970
September 27, 1961[25]
March 1, 1986

May 15, 2011
16 years, 74 days41 years, 149 days
174William Wayne JusticeE.D. Tex.L.B.J.June 7, 1968June 30, 1998October 13, 200930 years, 23 days41 years, 128 days
175Charles Fremont AmidonD.N.D.ClevelandAugust 31, 1896June 2, 1928December 26, 193731 years, 276 days41 years, 117 days
176Richard Dean RogersD. Kans.FordAugust 5, 1975January 1, 1989November 25, 201613 years, 149 days41 years, 112 days
177Joe Oscar EatonS.D. Fl.L.B.J.June 12, 1967April 2, 1985September 28, 200817 years, 294 days41 years, 108 days
178Tom StaggW.D. La.NixonMarch 8, 1974February 29, 1992June 23, 201517 years, 358 days41 years, 107 days
179Rya W. ZobelD. Mass.CarterMarch 23, 1979April 1, 2014Incumbent35 years, 9 days41 years, 136 days
180Richard Johnson PutnamW.D. La.KennedySeptember 18, 1961December 19, 1975December 16, 200214 years, 92 days41 years, 89 days
181Edward Matthew CurranD.D.C.TrumanOctober 16, 1946[26]April 2, 1971January 10, 198824 years, 168 days41 years, 86 days
182Allen Burroughs HannayS.D. Tex.F.D.R.August 12, 1942August 6, 1975October 22, 198332 years, 359 days41 years, 71 days
183Kimbrough Stone8th Cir.WilsonDecember 21, 1916May 15, 1947February 27, 195830 years, 145 days41 years, 68 days
184Joyce Hens GreenD.D.C.CarterMay 11, 1979July 1, 1995Incumbent16 years, 51 days41 years, 87 days
185Paul Charles WeickN.D. Ohio
6th Cir.
EisenhowerMarch 29, 1956
September 10, 1959
October 7, 1959
December 31, 1981

May 22, 1997
25 years, 277 days41 years, 54 days
186Elijah PaineD. Vt.J. AdamsFebruary 25, 1801April 1, 1842n/a41 years, 35 days41 years, 35 days
187William BondyS.D.N.Y.HardingMarch 2, 1923May 1, 1956March 30, 196433 years, 60 days41 years, 28 days
188Ellen Bree BurnsD. Conn.CarterMay 18, 1978September 1, 1992June 3, 201914 years, 106 days41 years, 16 days
189Amalya Lyle Kearse2nd Cir.CarterJune 21, 1979June 11, 2002Incumbent22 years, 355 days41 years, 46 days
Dolores Sloviter3rd Cir.CarterJune 21, 1979June 21, 2013Incumbent34 years, 0 days41 years, 46 days
191Charles Casper SimonsE.D. Mich.
6th Cir.
Harding
Hoover
February 6, 1923
January 29, 1932
February 2, 1932
September 15, 1959

February 2, 1964
36 years, 221 days40 years, 361 days
192R. Lanier Anderson III5th Cir.
11th Cir.
Carter
n/a[7]
July 13, 1979
October 1, 1981
October 1, 1981
January 31, 2009
Incumbent29 years, 202 days41 years, 24 days
Carolyn Dineen King5th Cir.CarterJuly 13, 1979December 31, 2013Incumbent34 years, 171 days41 years, 24 days
Thomas Morrow Reavley5th Cir.CarterJuly 13, 1979August 1, 1990Incumbent11 years, 19 days41 years, 24 days
195Marvin E. AspenN.D. Ill.CarterJuly 24, 1979July 1, 2002Incumbent22 years, 342 days41 years, 13 days
Susan H. BlackM.D. Fla.
11th Cir.
Carter
G.H.W. Bush
July 24, 1979
September 3, 1992
August 12, 1992
February 25, 2011
Incumbent31 years, 227 days41 years, 13 days
William J. CastagnaM.D. Fla.CarterJuly 24, 1979June 29, 1992Incumbent12 years, 341 days41 years, 13 days
Orinda Dale EvansN.D. Ga.CarterJuly 24, 1979December 31, 2008Incumbent29 years, 160 days41 years, 13 days
Sylvia H. RamboM.D. Pa.CarterJuly 24, 1979April 18, 2001Incumbent21 years, 268 days41 years, 13 days
Robert L. Vining Jr.N.D. Ga.CarterJuly 24, 1979March 31, 1996Incumbent16 years, 251 days41 years, 13 days
201Robert W. SweetS.D.N.Y.CarterApril 28, 1978March 1, 1991March 24, 201912 years, 307 days40 years, 330 days
202Charles C. NottC.ofC.Lincoln[27]February 22, 1865December 31, 1905n/a40 years, 312 days40 years, 312 days
203Harrie B. Chase2nd Cir.CoolidgeJanuary 31, 1929September 1, 1954November 17, 196925 years, 213 days40 years, 290 days
204Joseph Jefferson FisherE.D. Tex.EisenhowerSeptember 10, 1959January 30, 1984June 19, 200024 years, 142 days40 years, 283 days
205Mary M. Schroeder9th Cir.CarterSeptember 26, 1979December 31, 2011Incumbent32 years, 96 days40 years, 315 days
Avern CohnE.D. Mich.CarterSeptember 26, 1979October 9, 1999Incumbent20 years, 13 days40 years, 315 days
Stewart Albert NewblattE.D. Mo.CarterSeptember 26, 1979December 23, 1993Incumbent14 years, 88 days40 years, 315 days
Howard F. SachsW.D. Mo.CarterSeptember 26, 1979October 31, 1992Incumbent13 years, 35 days40 years, 315 days
209William J. Brennan Jr.SCOTUSEisenhowerOctober 15, 1956[28]July 20, 1990July 24, 199733 years, 278 days40 years, 282 days
210Joseph Jerome Farris9th Cir.CarterSeptember 27, 1979March 4, 1995Incumbent15 years, 158 days40 years, 314 days
211Donald P. Lay8th Cir.L.B.J.July 22, 1966January 7, 1992April 29, 200725 years, 169 days40 years, 281 days
Malcolm MuirM.D. Pa.NixonOctober 14, 1970August 31, 1984July 22, 201113 years, 322 days40 years, 281 days
213William O. DouglasSCOTUSF.D.R.April 15, 1939November 12, 1975January 19, 198036 years, 211 days40 years, 279 days
214Edward Roscoe MeekN.D. Tex.McKinleyJuly 13, 1898December 31, 1935April 10, 193937 years, 171 days40 years, 271 days
215Ronald DaviesD.N.D.EisenhowerJuly 27, 1955August 27, 1971April 18, 199616 years, 31 days40 years, 266 days
216Stephanie Kulp Seymour10th Cir.CarterNovember 2, 1979October 16, 2005Incumbent25 years, 348 days40 years, 278 days
Alan Neil BlochW.D. Pa.CarterNovember 2, 1979April 12, 1997Incumbent17 years, 161 days40 years, 278 days
Barbara Brandriff CrabbW.D. Wis. CarterNovember 2, 1979March 24, 2010Incumbent30 years, 142 days40 years, 278 days
Frank Howell SeayE.D. Okla.CarterNovember 2, 1979September 23, 2003Incumbent23 years, 325 days40 years, 278 days
Anne Elise ThompsonD.N.J.CarterNovember 2, 1979June 1, 2001Incumbent21 years, 211 days40 years, 278 days
221William Odis BertelsmanE.D. Ky.CarterNovember 27, 1979February 1, 2001Incumbent21 years, 66 days40 years, 253 days
Dudley Hollingsworth Bowen Jr.S.D. Ga.CarterNovember 27, 1979June 25, 2006Incumbent26 years, 210 days40 years, 253 days
223Juan Pérez-GiménezD.P.R.CarterDecember 6, 1979March 28, 2006Incumbent26 years, 112 days40 years, 244 days
224José A. CabranesD. Conn.
2nd Cir.
Carter
Clinton
December 10, 1979
August 10, 1994
August 12, 1994
Incumbent
n/a40 years, 240 days40 years, 240 days
225William HoevelerS.D. Fla.CarterApril 26, 1977January 31, 1991November 18, 201713 years, 280 days40 years, 206 days
226James Emmett Barrett10th Cir.NixonApril 23, 1971April 8, 1987November 7, 201115 years, 350 days40 years, 198 days
227Dorothy Wright Nelson9th Cir.CarterDecember 20, 1979January 1, 1995Incumbent15 years, 12 days40 years, 230 days
Terry J. Hatter Jr.C.D. Cal.CarterDecember 20, 1979April 22, 2005Incumbent25 years, 123 days40 years, 230 days
229William SchwarzerN.D. Cal.FordJuly 23, 1976April 30, 1991January 28, 201714 years, 281 days40 years, 189 days
230Robert A. GrantN.D. Ind.EisenhowerAugust 26, 1957December 1, 1972March 2, 199815 years, 97 days40 years, 188 days
231Thomas E. Fairchild7th Cir.L.B.J.August 11, 1966August 31, 1981February 12, 200715 years, 20 days40 years, 185 days
232Richard Harvey Chambers9th Cir.EisenhowerApril 30, 1954December 31, 1976October 21, 199422 years, 245 days40 years, 174 days
Lee Roy WestW.D. Okla.CarterNovember 2, 1979November 26, 1994April 24, 202015 years, 24 days40 years, 174 days
234Ogden Hoffman Jr.N.D. Cal.
S.D. Cal.
D. Cal.
N.D. Cal.
Fillmore
n/a[29]
n/a[30]
n/a[31]
February 27, 1851
August 31, 1852
July 23, 1866
August 5, 1886
July 23, 1866
January 18, 1854
August 5, 1886
August 9, 1891
n/a40 years, 163 days40 years, 163 days
235Paul Peter RaoC.C.
Int. Tr.
Truman
n/a[21]
June 22, 1948[32]
November 1, 1980
November 1, 1980
November 30, 1988
n/a40 years, 161 days40 years, 161 days
236James William LockeS.D. Fla.GrantFebruary 1, 1872July 4, 1912n/a40 years, 154 days40 years, 154 days
237John DavisD. Mass.J. AdamsFebruary 20, 1801July 10, 1841n/a40 years, 140 days40 years, 140 days
238Otto Richard Skopil Jr.D. Or.
9th Cir.
Nixon
Carter
June 2, 1972
September 26, 1979
October 20, 1979
June 30, 1986

October 18, 2012
14 years, 28 days40 years, 138 days
239Harry T. EdwardsD.C. Cir.CarterFebruary 20, 1980November 2, 2005Incumbent25 years, 255 days40 years, 168 days
Barbara Jacobs RothsteinW.D. Wash.CarterFebruary 20, 1980September 1, 2011Incumbent31 years, 193 days40 years, 168 days
241Charles Guy BriggleS.D. Ill.HooverJanuary 25, 1932August 1, 1958June 6, 197226 years, 188 days40 years, 133 days
242Samuel Rossiter BettsS.D.N.Y.J. Q. AdamsDecember 21, 1826April 30, 1867n/a40 years, 130 days40 years, 130 days
243Howard Boyd TurrentineS.D. Cal.NixonApril 24, 1970January 22, 1984August 20, 201013 years, 273 days40 years, 118 days
244John PitmanD.R.I.MonroeAugust 4, 1824November 17, 1864n/a40 years, 105 days40 years, 105 days
245Lewis Render MorganN.D. Ga.
5th Cir.
11th Cir.
Kennedy
L.B.J.
n/a[7]
August 10, 1961
July 25, 1968
n/a
August 2, 1968
September 1, 1978
October 1, 1981

October 1, 1981
November 15, 2001
17 years, 22 days40 years, 97 days
246William B. BryantD.D.C.L.B.J.August 11, 1965January 31, 1982November 13, 200516 years, 173 days40 years, 94 days
247James L. ForemanE.D. Ill.
S.D. Ill.
Nixon
n/a[33]
March 7, 1972
March 31, 1979
March 31, 1979
June 1, 1992

June 3, 2012
20 years, 86 days40 years, 88 days
248Earl R. LarsonD. Minn.KennedyAugust 10, 1961June 30, 1977October 31, 200115 years, 324 days40 years, 82 days
249Procter Ralph Hug Jr.9th Cir.CarterSeptember 15, 1977January 1, 2002November 30, 201724 years, 108 days40 years, 76 days
250Warren William EgintonD. Conn.CarterJuly 24, 1979August 1, 1992October 7, 201913 years, 8 days40 years, 75 days
251F. Ryan DuffyE.D. Wis.
7th Cir.
F.D.R.
Truman
June 29, 1939
February 2, 1949
February 2, 1949
June 30, 1966

August 16, 1979
27 years, 1 day40 years, 48 days
252William Canby9th Cir.CarterMay 23, 1980May 23, 1996Incumbent16 years, 0 days40 years, 75 days
William Earl BrittE.D.N.C.CarterMay 23, 1980December 7, 1997Incumbent17 years, 198 days40 years, 75 days
Walter Herbert RiceS.D. OhioCarterMay 23, 1980November 30, 2004Incumbent24 years, 191 days40 years, 75 days
255Delmas Carl HillD. Kan.
10th Cir.
Truman
Kennedy
October 21, 1949[34]
September 22, 1961
September 28, 1961
April 1, 1977

December 2, 1989
27 years, 162 days40 years, 42 days
256James A. ReddenD. Or.CarterFebruary 20, 1980March 13, 1995March 31, 202015 years, 21 days40 years, 40 days
257Floyd Robert GibsonW.D. Mo.
8th Cir.
Kennedy
L.B.J.
August 30, 1961
June 8, 1965
June 20, 1965
December 31, 1979

October 4, 2001
18 years, 123 days40 years, 35 days
258Augustus Noble HandS.D.N.Y.
2nd Cir.
Wilson
Coolidge
September 30, 1914
May 19, 1927[35]
June 1, 1927
June 30, 1953

October 28, 1954
38 years, 273 days40 years, 28 days
259Ruth Bader GinsburgD.C. Cir.
SCOTUS
Carter
Clinton
June 18, 1980
August 5, 1993
August 9, 1993
Incumbent
n/a40 years, 49 days40 years, 49 days
Justin Lowe QuackenbushE.D. Wash.CarterJune 18, 1980June 27, 1995Incumbent15 years, 9 days40 years, 49 days
261Morris Ames SoperD. Md.
4th Cir.
Harding
Hoover
February 24, 1923
May 6, 1931[36]
May 9, 1931
June 2, 1955

March 11, 1963
32 years, 98 days40 years, 15 days
262Carmen Consuelo CerezoD.P.R.CarterJune 30, 1980Incumbentn/a40 years, 37 days40 years, 37 days
Thelton HendersonN.D. Cal.CarterJune 30, 1980November 28, 1998Incumbent18 years, 151 days40 years, 37 days
A. Wallace TashimaC.D. Cal.
9th Cir.
Carter
Clinton
June 30, 1980
January 4, 1996
January 8, 1996
July 31, 2004
Incumbent24 years, 31 days40 years, 37 days
265Byron WhiteSCOTUSKennedyApril 12, 1962June 28, 1993April 15, 200231 years, 77 days40 years, 3 days

United States Supreme Court

No Justice has served actively on the United States Supreme Court for over 40 years, but five have eclipsed that timespan through senior service. Justice John Paul Stevens served on the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit from November 2, 1970 to December 19, 1975, and thereafter served on the Supreme Court until assuming senior status on June 29, 2010, just four months short of 40 years of active federal judicial service. Justice Stephen Johnson Field served on the Supreme Court for 34 years, following 6 years on the California Supreme Court, for 40 years of mixed state and federal judicial service.

Rank Judge Appointed by Began active service Ended active service Ended senior status Total active service Total service
1John Paul StevensFordDecember 17, 1975June 29, 2010July 16, 201934 years, 194 days43 years, 211 days
2Stanley Forman ReedF.D.R.January 27, 1938February 25, 1957April 2, 198019 years, 29 days42 years, 66 days
3William J. Brennan Jr.EisenhowerOctober 15, 1956[37]July 20, 1990July 24, 199733 years, 278 days40 years, 282 days
4William O. DouglasF.D.R.April 15, 1939November 12, 1975January 19, 198036 years, 211 days40 years, 279 days
5Byron WhiteKennedyApril 12, 1962June 28, 1993April 15, 200231 years, 77 days40 years, 3 days

United States courts of appeals

Only one intermediate appellate court judge has served more than 40 years actively, however many have eclipsed that timespan through senior service:

Rank Judge Court Appointed by Began active service Ended active service Ended senior status Total active service Total service
1James R. Browning9th Cir.KennedySeptember 18, 1961September 1, 2000May 6, 201238 years, 349 days50 years, 231 days
2Albert Branson Maris3rd Cir.F.D.R.June 24, 1938December 31, 1958February 7, 198920 years, 190 days50 years, 228 days
3Alfred Goodwin9th Cir.NixonNovember 30, 1971January 31, 1991Incumbent19 years, 62 days48 years, 250 days
4Thomas Walter Swan2nd Cir.CoolidgeDecember 22, 1926July 1, 1953July 13, 197526 years, 191 days48 years, 203 days
5Myron H. Bright8th Cir.L.B.J.June 7, 1968June 1, 1985December 12, 201616 years, 359 days48 years, 188 days
6Wilfred Feinberg2nd Cir.L.B.J.March 7, 1966January 31, 1991July 31, 201424 years, 330 days48 years, 146 days
7John Clifford Wallace9th Cir.NixonJune 28, 1972April 8, 1996Incumbent23 years, 285 days48 years, 39 days
8Levin H. Campbell1st Cir.NixonJune 30, 1972January 3, 1992Incumbent19 years, 187 days48 years, 37 days
9Ruggero J. Aldisert3rd Cir.L.B.J.July 29, 1968December 31, 1986December 28, 201418 years, 155 days46 years, 152 days
10William Judson Holloway Jr.10th Cir.L.B.J.September 16, 1968May 31, 1992April 25, 201423 years, 258 days45 years, 221 days
11Orie Leon Phillips10th Cir.HooverApril 29, 1929January 1, 1956November 14, 197426 years, 247 days45 years, 199 days
12William Joseph Bauer7th Cir.FordDecember 20, 1974October 31, 1994Incumbent19 years, 315 days45 years, 230 days
13Gerald Bard Tjoflat5th Cir.
11th Cir.
Ford
n/a[7]
November 21, 1975
October 1, 1981
October 1, 1981
November 19, 2019
Incumbent43 years, 363 days44 years, 259 days
14Joseph William Woodrough8th Cir.F.D.R.April 12, 1933January 3, 1961October 2, 197727 years, 266 days44 years, 173 days
15Frank M. Coffin1st Cir.L.B.J.October 2, 1965February 1, 1989December 7, 200923 years, 122 days44 years, 66 days
16J. Edward Lumbard2d Cir.EisenhowerJuly 12, 1955July 20, 1971June 3, 199916 years, 8 days43 years, 326 days
17Peter T. Fay5th Cir.
11th Cir.
Ford
n/a[7]
September 21, 1976
October 1, 1981
October 1, 1981
January 19, 1994
Incumbent17 years, 120 days43 years, 320 days
18Pierce Lively6th Cir.NixonOctober 5, 1972January 1, 1989March 12, 201616 years, 88 days43 years, 159 days
19John Cooper Godbold5th Cir.
11th Cir.
L.B.J.
n/a[7]
July 22, 1966
October 1, 1981
October 1, 1981
October 23, 1987

December 22, 2009
21 years, 93 days43 years, 153 days
20David L. BazelonD.C. Cir.TrumanOctober 21, 1949[19]June 30, 1979February 19, 199329 years, 252 days43 years, 121 days
21Leonard I. Garth3rd Cir.NixonAugust 6, 1973June 30, 1986September 22, 201612 years, 328 days43 years, 47 days
22Bailey Aldrich1st Cir.EisenhowerSeptember 10, 1959August 31, 1972September 25, 200212 years, 356 days43 years, 15 days
23Donald Roe Ross8th Cir.NixonDecember 12, 1970June 13, 1987December 18, 201316 years, 183 days43 years, 6 days
24Gilbert S. Merritt Jr.6th Cir.CarterOctober 31, 1977January 17, 2001Incumbent23 years, 78 days42 years, 280 days
25Robert Hugh McWilliams Jr.10th Cir.NixonOctober 14, 1970August 31, 1984April 10, 201313 years, 322 days42 years, 178 days
26Monroe G. McKay10th Cir.CarterDecember 1, 1977December 31, 1993March 28, 202016 years, 30 days42 years, 118 days
27John Biggs Jr.3rd Cir.F.D.R.February 16, 1937October 30, 1965April 15, 197928 years, 256 days42 years, 58 days
28Joseph Chappell Hutcheson Jr.5th Cir.HooverJanuary 26, 1931November 4, 1964January 18, 197333 years, 283 days41 years, 358 days
29Elbert Tuttle5th Cir.
11th Cir.
Eisenhower
n/a[7]
August 4, 1954
n/a
June 1, 1968
October 1, 1981

June 23, 1996
27 years, 58 days41 years, 324 days
30John Minor Wisdom5th Cir.EisenhowerJune 27, 1957January 15, 1977May 15, 199919 years, 202 days41 years, 322 days
31Damon Keith6th Cir.CarterOctober 21, 1977May 1, 1995April 28, 201917 years, 192 days41 years, 189 days
32Kimbrough Stone8th Cir.WilsonDecember 21, 1916May 15, 1947February 27, 195830 years, 145 days41 years, 68 days
33Joseph Buffington3rd Cir.T. RooseveltSeptember 25, 1906[3]June 1, 1938October 21, 194731 years, 249 days41 years, 26 days
34Amalya Lyle Kearse2nd Cir.CarterJune 21, 1979June 11, 2002Incumbent22 years, 355 days41 years, 46 days
Jon O. Newman2nd Cir.CarterJune 21, 1979July 1, 1997Incumbent18 years, 10 days41 years, 46 days
Dolores Sloviter3rd Cir.CarterJune 21, 1979June 21, 2013Incumbent34 years, 0 days41 years, 46 days
37Joseph F. Weis Jr.3rd Cir.NixonMarch 15, 1973April 1, 1988March 17, 201415 years, 17 days41 years, 2 days
38R. Lanier Anderson III5th Cir.
11th Cir.
Carter
n/a[7]
July 13, 1979
October 1, 1981
October 1, 1981
January 31, 2009
Incumbent29 years, 202 days41 years, 24 days
Carolyn Dineen King5th Cir.CarterJuly 13, 1979December 31, 2013Incumbent34 years, 171 days41 years, 24 days
Thomas Morrow Reavley5th Cir.CarterJuly 13, 1979August 1, 1990Incumbent11 years, 19 days41 years, 24 days
41James Clinkscales Hill5th Cir.
11th Cir.
Ford
n/a[7]
May 21, 1976
October 1, 1981
October 1, 1981
October 15, 1989
March 31, 201713 years, 147 days40 years, 314 days
42Harrie B. Chase2nd Cir.CoolidgeJanuary 31, 1929September 1, 1954November 17, 196925 years, 213 days40 years, 290 days
43Mary M. Schroeder9th Cir.CarterSeptember 26, 1979December 31, 2011Incumbent32 years, 96 days40 years, 315 days
44Joseph Jerome Farris9th Cir.CarterSeptember 27, 1979March 4, 1995Incumbent15 years, 158 days40 years, 314 days
45Donald P. Lay8th Cir.L.B.J.July 22, 1966January 7, 1992April 29, 200725 years, 169 days40 years, 281 days
46Stephanie Kulp Seymour10th Cir.CarterNovember 2, 1979October 16, 2005Incumbent25 years, 348 days40 years, 278 days
47James Emmett Barrett10th Cir.NixonApril 23, 1971April 8, 1987November 7, 201115 years, 350 days40 years, 198 days
48Dorothy Wright Nelson9th Cir.CarterDecember 20, 1979January 1, 1995Incumbent15 years, 12 days40 years, 230 days
49Thomas E. Fairchild7th Cir.L.B.J.August 11, 1966August 31, 1981February 12, 200715 years, 20 days40 years, 185 days
50Richard Harvey Chambers9th Cir.EisenhowerApril 30, 1954December 31, 1976October 21, 199422 years, 245 days40 years, 174 days
51Harry T. EdwardsD.C. Cir.CarterFebruary 20, 1980November 2, 2005Incumbent25 years, 255 days40 years, 168 days
52Procter Ralph Hug Jr.9th Cir.CarterSeptember 15, 1977January 1, 2002November 30, 201724 years, 108 days40 years, 76 days
53William Canby9th Cir.CarterMay 23, 1980May 23, 1996Incumbent16 years, 0 days40 years, 75 days

United States district courts

Judges who have sat on a United States District Court for more than 40 years.

Rank Judge Court Appointed by Began active service Ended active service Ended senior status Total active service Total service
1William Joseph Nealon Jr.M.D. Pa.KennedyDecember 13, 1962[2]January 1, 1989August 30, 201826 years, 19 days55 years, 260 days
2Henry PotterD.N.C.JeffersonApril 7, 1802December 20, 1857n/a55 years, 257 days55 years, 257 days
3Seybourn Harris LynneN.D. Ala.TrumanJanuary 3, 1946January 9, 1973September 10, 200027 years, 6 days54 years, 251 days
4Edward Joseph McManusN.D. IowaKennedyJuly 16, 1962February 9, 1985March 20, 201722 years, 208 days54 years, 247 days
5George C. YoungS.D. Fl.
N.D. Fl.
M.D. Fl.
KennedySeptember 18, 1961
September 18, 1961
October 29, 1962
September 17, 1966
September 17, 1966
October 19, 1981


April 24, 2015
20 years, 31 days53 years, 218 days
6Jack B. WeinsteinE.D.N.Y.L.B.J.April 25, 1967March 1, 1993Incumbent25 years, 310 days53 years, 103 days
7Manuel RealC.D. Cal.L.B.J.November 3, 1966November 4, 2018June 26, 201952 years, 1 day52 years, 235 days
8John P. FullamE.D. Pa.L.B.J.August 11, 1966April 1, 1990March 8, 201823 years, 233 days51 years, 209 days
9Alexander Harvey IID. Md.L.B.J.September 22, 1966March 8, 1991December 4, 201724 years, 167 days51 years, 73 days
10William Augustus BootleM.D. Ga.EisenhowerMay 20, 1954March 11, 1972January 25, 200517 years, 296 days50 years, 250 days
11Myron Donovan CrockerS.D. Cal.
E.D. Cal.
Eisenhower
n/a[6]
September 21, 1959
September 18, 1966
September 18, 1966
January 1, 1981

February 2, 2010
21 years, 102 days50 years, 134 days
12Charles Miller MetznerS.D.N.Y.EisenhowerSeptember 10, 1959September 30, 1977November 30, 200918 years, 20 days50 years, 81 days
13Wesley E. BrownD. Kan.KennedyApril 4, 1962September 1, 1979January 23, 201217 years, 150 days49 years, 294 days
14Carl Olaf Bue Jr.S.D. Tex.NixonOctober 15, 1970September 2, 1987Incumbent16 years, 322 days49 years, 296 days
15James Lawrence KingS.D. Fl.NixonOctober 19, 1970December 20, 1992Incumbent22 years, 62 days49 years, 292 days
16John Thomas CurtinW.D.N.YL.B.J.December 14, 1967July 1, 1989April 14, 201721 years, 199 days49 years, 121 days
17Walter Thomas McGovernW.D. Wash.NixonApril 23, 1971September 30, 1987Incumbent16 years, 160 days49 years, 105 days
18Daniel Holcombe ThomasS.D. Ala.TrumanMarch 9, 1951August 25, 1971April 13, 200020 years, 169 days49 years, 35 days
19Albert Vickers Bryan Jr.E.D. Va.NixonJuly 29, 1971December 1, 1991August 27, 201920 years, 125 days49 years, 8 days
20David Norton EdelsteinS.D.N.Y.TrumanNovember 1, 1951[8]November 1, 1994August 19, 200043 years, 0 days48 years, 292 days
21Donald West VanArtsdalenE.D. Pa.NixonOctober 15, 1970October 21, 1985May 21, 201915 years, 6 days48 years, 218 days
22Willard HallD. Del.MonroeMay 6, 1823[9]December 6, 1871n/a48 years, 214 days48 years, 214 days
23William Terrell HodgesM.D. Fl.NixonDecember 15, 1971May 2, 1999Incumbent27 years, 138 days48 years, 235 days
24John William Ditter Jr.E.D. Pa.NixonOctober 15, 1970October 19, 1986April 7, 201916 years, 4 days48 years, 174 days
25Edwin F. HunterW.D. La.EisenhowerOctober 3, 1953[10]February 19, 1976February 22, 200222 years, 139 days48 years, 142 days
26Frederick Jacob Reagan HeebeE.D. La.L.B.J.March 26, 1966August 26, 1992August 10, 201426 years, 153 days48 years, 137 days
27John C. KnoxS.D.N.Y.WilsonApril 12, 1918April 30, 1955August 23, 196637 years, 18 days48 years, 133 days
28William Joseph CampbellN.D. Ill.F.D.R.October 10, 1940March 19, 1970October 19, 198829 years, 160 days48 years, 9 days
29Samuel ContiN.D. Cal.NixonOctober 16, 1970November 1, 1987August 29, 201817 years, 16 days47 years, 317 days
30Albert L. ReevesW.D. Mo.HardingJune 24, 1923February 2, 1954March 24, 197130 years, 223 days47 years, 273 days
31William Benner EnrightS.D. Cal.NixonJune 30, 1972July 12, 1990March 7, 202018 years, 12 days47 years, 251 days
32Garnett Thomas EiseleE.D. Ark.NixonAugust 6, 1970August 1, 1991November 26, 201720 years, 360 days47 years, 112 days
33Marion Speed BoydW.D. Tenn.F.D.R.September 27, 1940August 1, 1966January 9, 198825 years, 308 days47 years, 104 days
34Warren Keith UrbomD. Neb.NixonApril 24, 1970December 31, 1990July 28, 201720 years, 251 days47 years, 95 days
35James Hughes HancockN.D. Ala.NixonApril 17, 1973May 1, 1996Incumbent23 years, 14 days47 years, 111 days
36James von der HeydtD. AlaskaL.B.J.November 3, 1966July 15, 1984December 1, 201317 years, 255 days47 years, 28 days
37William Clark O'KelleyN.D. Ga.NixonOctober 16, 1970October 1, 1996July 5, 201725 years, 351 days46 years, 262 days
38George M. BourquinD. Mont.TaftMarch 8, 1912March 9, 1934November 15, 195822 years, 1 day46 years, 252 days
39Gunnar NordbyeD. Minn.HooverMarch 18, 1931[11]March 6, 1967November 5, 197735 years, 353 days46 years, 232 days
40Roy Winfield Harper[12]W.D. Mo.
E.D. Mo.
TrumanAugust 7, 1947January 5, 1971February 13, 199423 years, 151 days46 years, 190 days
41Charles William Kraft Jr.E.D. Pa.EisenhowerAugust 12, 1955[38]November 11, 1970January 18, 200215 years, 91 days46 years, 159 days
42Joseph L. TauroD. Mass.NixonOctober 17, 1972September 26, 2013November 30, 201840 years, 344 days46 years, 44 days
43Stephen Sanders Chandler Jr.W.D. Okla.F.D.R.May 13, 1943October 20, 1975April 27, 198932 years, 160 days45 years, 349 days
44Caleb Merrill WrightD. Del.EisenhowerJuly 27, 1955October 8, 1973May 12, 200118 years, 73 days45 years, 289 days
45R. James HarveyE.D. Mich.NixonDecember 19, 1973March 31, 1984July 20, 201910 years, 103 days45 years, 213 days
56Donald D. AlsopD. Minn.FordDecember 20, 1974August 28, 1992Incumbent17 years, 252 days45 years, 230 days
47Dan Monroe Russell Jr.S.D. Miss.L.B.J.October 2, 1965October 25, 1983April 16, 201118 years, 23 days45 years, 196 days
48Thomas Virgil PittmanM.D. Ala.
S.D. Ala.
L.B.J.June 29, 1966
June 29, 1966
June 2, 1970
July 15, 1981

January 6, 2012
15 years, 16 days45 years, 191 days
49Elijah Allen CoxN.D. Miss.CoolidgeMarch 2, 1929March 22, 1957August 28, 197428 years, 20 days45 years, 179 days
50Thomas P. GriesaS.D.N.Y.NixonJune 30, 1972March 13, 2000December 24, 201727 years, 257 days45 years, 177 days
51James Paul ChurchillE.D. Mich.FordDecember 20, 1974December 31, 1989June 29, 202015 years, 11 days45 years, 192 days
52William Daniel MurrayD. Mont.TrumanMay 9, 1949December 31, 1965October 3, 199416 years, 236 days45 years, 147 days
53Robert Earl MaxwellN.D. W.Va.L.B.J.August 11, 1965July 19, 1995November 20, 201029 years, 342 days45 years, 101 days
54Richard Paul MatschD. Col.NixonMarch 8, 1974July 1, 2003May 26, 201929 years, 115 days45 years, 79 days
55William Henry Stafford Jr.N.D. Fl.FordMay 14, 1975May 31, 1996Incumbent21 years, 17 days45 years, 84 days
56Joseph Putnam WillsonW.D. Pa.EisenhowerJuly 14, 1953October 18, 1968August 3, 199815 years, 96 days45 years, 20 days
57William Elwood StecklerS.D. Ind.TrumanApril 7, 1950December 31, 1986March 8, 199536 years, 268 days44 years, 335 days
58Solomon Blatt Jr.D.S.C.NixonMay 28, 1971May 7, 1990April 20, 201618 years, 344 days44 years, 328 days
59Charles Wycliffe JoinerE.D. Mich.NixonJune 9, 1972August 15, 1984March 10, 201712 years, 67 days44 years, 274 days
60Gordon Thompson Jr.S.D. Cal.NixonOctober 16, 1970December 28, 1994July 5, 201524 years, 73 days44 years, 262 days
61Charles Edward Wyzanski Jr.D. Mass.F.D.R.December 19, 1941September 1, 1971September 3, 198629 years, 256 days44 years, 258 days
62Thomas Jennings BaileyD.D.C.WilsonMay 22, 1918November 1, 1950January 9, 196332 years, 163 days44 years, 232 days
63Frederick Alvin DaughertyE.D. Okla.
N.D. Okla.
W.D. Okla.
KennedyOctober 5, 1961[14]January 12, 1982April 7, 200620 years, 99 days44 years, 184 days
64Matthew Francis McGuireD.D.C.F.D.R.August 1, 1941October 7, 1966January 24, 198625 years, 67 days44 years, 176 days
65Samuel Hugh DillinS.D. Ind.KennedySeptember 22, 1961March 31, 1993March 13, 200631 years, 190 days44 years, 172 days
66Thomas Francis MurphyS.D.N.Y.TrumanJuly 2, 1951December 3, 1970October 26, 199519 years, 154 days44 years, 116 days
67Ashur WareD. Me.MonroeFebruary 15, 1822May 31, 1866n/a44 years, 105 days44 years, 105 days
68Charles S. Haight Jr.S.D.N.Y.FordMarch 29, 1976September 23, 1995Incumbent19 years, 178 days44 years, 130 days
69Maurice Blanchard Cohill Jr.W.D. Pa.FordMay 21, 1976November 28, 1994Incumbent18 years, 191 days44 years, 77 days
70John Clyde BowenW.D. Wash.F.D.R.March 20, 1934June 5, 1961April 27, 197827 years, 77 days44 years, 38 days
71Harold P. BurkeW.D.N.Y.F.D.R.June 18, 1937June 15, 1981July 17, 198143 years, 362 days44 years, 29 days
72John F. GradyN.D. Ill.FordNovember 21, 1975May 23, 1994December 2, 201918 years, 183 days44 years, 11 days
73Kevin DuffyS.D.N.Y.NixonOctober 17, 1972January 10, 1998September 30, 201625 years, 85 days43 years, 349 days
74John Thomas Copenhaver Jr.S.D.W.Va.FordSeptember 3, 1976November 1, 2018Incumbent42 years, 59 days43 years, 338 days
75William Huntington KirkpatrickE.D. Pa.CoolidgeMarch 3, 1927May 1, 1958November 28, 197031 years, 59 days43 years, 270 days
76Joseph H. YoungD. Md.NixonJuly 29, 1971August 1, 1987March 15, 201516 years, 3 days43 years, 229 days
77John Jay Jackson Jr.W.D. Va.
D. W.Va.
N.D. W.Va.
Lincoln
n/a[16]
n/a[17]
August 3, 1861
June 11, 1864
July 1, 1901
June 10, 1864
July 1, 1901
March 15, 1905
n/a43 years, 224 days43 years, 224 days
78Jacob MishlerE.D.N.Y.EisenhowerJuly 6, 1960April 30, 1980January 26, 200419 years, 299 days43 years, 204 days
Junius Foy Guin Jr.N.D. Ala.NixonApril 18, 1973February 3, 1989November 8, 201615 years, 291 days43 years, 204 days
80Johnson Jay HayesM.D.N.C.CoolidgeApril 6, 1927[18]June 18, 1957October 22, 197030 years, 73 days43 years, 199 days
81Thomas Collier Platt Jr.E.D.N.Y.NixonMarch 8, 1974February 1, 2001March 4, 201726 years, 330 days42 years, 361 days
82Charles Andrew MueckeD. Ariz.L.B.J.October 1, 1964November 30, 1984September 21, 200720 years, 60 days42 years, 355 days
83Edward Louis FilippineE.D. Mo.CarterJuly 22, 1977June 11, 1995Incumbent17 years, 324 days43 years, 15 days
84Harold Lloyd MurphyN.D. Ga.CarterJuly 29, 1977March 31, 2017Incumbent39 years, 245 days43 years, 8 days
85Rabe Ferguson Marsh Jr.W.D. Pa.TrumanJune 8, 1950January 31, 1977April 19, 199326 years, 237 days42 years, 315 days
86Myron L. GordonE.D. Wis.L.B.J.March 4, 1967February 12, 1983November 3, 200915 years, 345 days42 years, 244 days
87Arthur Jehu Stanley Jr.D. Kan.EisenhowerJuly 7, 1958April 1, 1971January 27, 200112 years, 268 days42 years, 204 days
88John L. Kane Jr.D. Col.CarterDecember 16, 1977April 8, 1988Incumbent10 years, 114 days42 years, 234 days
89Paul JonesN.D. OhioHardingMarch 2, 1923August 4, 1965n/a42 years, 155 days42 years, 155 days
90Walter Edward HoffmanE.D. Va.EisenhowerJuly 15, 1954September 3, 1974November 21, 199620 years, 50 days42 years, 129 days
91Benjamin C. Dawkins Sr.W.D. La.CoolidgeMay 5, 1924May 17, 1953August 22, 196629 years, 12 days42 years, 109 days
92Albert Sherman ChristensenD. UtahEisenhowerMay 28, 1954August 17, 1971August 13, 199617 years, 81 days42 years, 77 days
93Gustave DiamondW.D. Pa.CarterMay 2, 1978January 31, 1994Incumbent15 years, 274 days42 years, 96 days
94Jose Alejandro Gonzalez Jr.S.D. Fla.CarterJuly 28, 1978November 30, 1996Incumbent18 years, 125 days42 years, 9 days
95Edward Skottowe NorthropD. Md.KennedySeptember 5, 1961June 12, 1981August 12, 200319 years, 280 days41 years, 341 days
96Richard OwenS.D.N.Y.NixonDecember 19, 1973September 30, 1989November 20, 201515 years, 285 days41 years, 336 days
97Luther L. BohanonE.D. Okla.
N.D. Okla.
W.D. Okla.
KennedyAugust 30, 1961August 2, 1974July 18, 200312 years, 337 days41 years, 322 days
98Bruce Sterling JenkinsD. UtahCarterSeptember 22, 1978September 30, 1994Incumbent16 years, 8 days41 years, 319 days
99Harold A. BakerE.D. Ill.
C.D. Ill.
Carter
n/a[39]
September 23, 1978
March 31, 1979
March 31, 1979
October 4, 1994
Incumbent16 years, 11 days41 years, 318 days
100James Clinton TurkW.D. Va.NixonOctober 17, 1972November 1, 2002July 6, 201430 years, 15 days41 years, 262 days
101Thomas A. Wiseman Jr.M.D. Tenn.CarterAugust 11, 1978November 3, 1995March 18, 202017 years, 84 days41 years, 220 days
102James Thomas FoleyN.D.N.Y.TrumanFebruary 2, 1949June 30, 1980August 17, 199031 years, 149 days41 years, 196 days
103Morris E. LaskerS.D.N.Y.L.B.J.June 24, 1968October 3, 1983December 25, 200915 years, 101 days41 years, 184 days
104Robert J. KelleherC.D. Cal.NixonDecember 21, 1970March 5, 1983June 20, 201212 years, 74 days41 years, 182 days
105John FeikensE.D. Mich.
E.D. Mich.
Eisenhower
Nixon
October 13, 1960
December 1, 1970
September 27, 1961[25]
March 1, 1986

May 15, 2011
16 years, 74 days41 years, 149 days
106William Wayne JusticeE.D. Tex.L.B.J.June 7, 1968June 30, 1998October 13, 200930 years, 23 days41 years, 128 days
107Charles Fremont AmidonD.N.D.ClevelandAugust 31, 1896June 2, 1928December 26, 193731 years, 276 days41 years, 117 days
108Richard Dean RogersD. Kans.FordAugust 5, 1975January 1, 1989November 25, 201613 years, 149 days41 years, 112 days
109Joe Oscar EatonS.D. Fl.L.B.J.June 12, 1967April 2, 1985September 28, 200817 years, 294 days41 years, 108 days
110Tom StaggW.D. La.NixonMarch 8, 1974February 29, 1992June 23, 201517 years, 358 days41 years, 107 days
111Rya W. ZobelD. Mass.CarterMarch 23, 1979April 1, 2014Incumbent35 years, 9 days41 years, 136 days
112Richard Johnson PutnamW.D. La.KennedySeptember 18, 1961December 19, 1975December 16, 200214 years, 92 days41 years, 89 days
113Edward Matthew CurranD.D.C.TrumanOctober 16, 1946[26]April 2, 1971January 10, 198824 years, 168 days41 years, 86 days
114Allen Burroughs HannayS.D. Tex.F.D.R.August 12, 1942August 6, 1975October 22, 198332 years, 359 days41 years, 71 days
115Joyce Hens GreenD.D.C.CarterMay 11, 1979July 1, 1995Incumbent16 years, 51 days41 years, 87 days
116Elijah PaineD. Vt.J. AdamsFebruary 25, 1801April 1, 1842n/a41 years, 35 days41 years, 35 days
117William BondyS.D.N.Y.HardingMarch 2, 1923May 1, 1956March 30, 196433 years, 60 days41 years, 28 days
118Ellen Bree BurnsD. Conn.CarterMay 18, 1978September 1, 1992June 3, 201914 years, 106 days41 years, 16 days
119Marvin E. AspenN.D. Ill.CarterJuly 24, 1979July 1, 2002Incumbent22 years, 342 days41 years, 13 days
William J. CastagnaM.D. Fla.CarterJuly 24, 1979June 29, 1992Incumbent12 years, 341 days41 years, 13 days
Orinda Dale EvansN.D. Ga.CarterJuly 24, 1979December 31, 2008Incumbent29 years, 160 days41 years, 13 days
Sylvia H. RamboM.D. Pa.CarterJuly 24, 1979April 18, 2001Incumbent21 years, 268 days41 years, 13 days
Robert L. Vining Jr.N.D. Ga.CarterJuly 24, 1979March 31, 1996Incumbent16 years, 251 days41 years, 13 days
124Robert W. SweetS.D.N.Y.CarterApril 28, 1978March 1, 1991March 24, 201912 years, 307 days40 years, 330 days
125Joseph Jefferson FisherE.D. Tex.EisenhowerSeptember 10, 1959January 30, 1984June 19, 200024 years, 142 days40 years, 283 days
126Avern CohnE.D. Mich.CarterSeptember 26, 1979October 9, 1999Incumbent20 years, 13 days40 years, 315 days
Stewart Albert NewblattE.D. Mo.CarterSeptember 26, 1979December 23, 1993Incumbent14 years, 88 days40 years, 315 days
Howard F. SachsW.D. Mo.CarterSeptember 26, 1979October 31, 1992Incumbent13 years, 35 days40 years, 315 days
129Malcolm MuirM.D. Pa.NixonOctober 14, 1970August 31, 1984July 22, 201113 years, 322 days40 years, 281 days
130Edward Roscoe MeekN.D. Tex.McKinleyJuly 13, 1898December 31, 1935April 10, 193937 years, 171 days40 years, 271 days
131Ronald DaviesD.N.D.EisenhowerJuly 27, 1955August 27, 1971April 18, 199616 years, 31 days40 years, 266 days
132Alan Neil BlochW.D. Pa.CarterNovember 2, 1979April 12, 1997Incumbent17 years, 161 days40 years, 278 days
Barbara Brandriff CrabbW.D. Wis. CarterNovember 2, 1979March 24, 2010Incumbent30 years, 142 days40 years, 278 days
Frank Howell SeayE.D. Okla.CarterNovember 2, 1979September 23, 2003Incumbent23 years, 325 days40 years, 278 days
Anne Elise ThompsonD.N.J.CarterNovember 2, 1979June 1, 2001Incumbent21 years, 211 days40 years, 278 days
136William Odis BertelsmanE.D. Ky.CarterNovember 27, 1979February 1, 2001Incumbent21 years, 66 days40 years, 253 days
Dudley Hollingsworth Bowen Jr.S.D. Ga.CarterNovember 27, 1979June 25, 2006Incumbent26 years, 210 days40 years, 253 days
138Juan Pérez-GiménezD.P.R.CarterDecember 6, 1979March 28, 2006Incumbent26 years, 112 days40 years, 244 days
139William HoevelerS.D. Fl.CarterApril 26, 1977January 31, 1991November 18, 201713 years, 280 days40 years, 206 days
140Terry J. Hatter Jr.C.D. Cal.CarterDecember 20, 1979April 22, 2005Incumbent25 years, 123 days40 years, 230 days
141William SchwarzerN.D. Cal.FordJuly 23, 1976April 30, 1991January 28, 201714 years, 281 days40 years, 189 days
142Robert A. GrantN.D. Ind.EisenhowerAugust 26, 1957December 1, 1972March 2, 199815 years, 97 days40 years, 188 days
143Lee Roy WestW.D. Okla.CarterNovember 2, 1979November 26, 1994April 22, 202015 years, 24 days40 years, 172 days
144Ogden Hoffman Jr.N.D. Cal.
S.D. Cal.
D. Cal.
N.D. Cal.
Fillmore
n/a[40]
n/a[41]
n/a[31]
February 27, 1851
August 31, 1852
July 23, 1866
August 5, 1886
July 23, 1866
January 18, 1854
August 5, 1886
August 9, 1891
n/a40 years, 163 days40 years, 163 days
145James William LockeS.D. Fla.GrantFebruary 1, 1872July 4, 1912n/a40 years, 154 days40 years, 154 days
146John DavisD. Mass.J. AdamsFebruary 20, 1801July 10, 1841n/a40 years, 140 days40 years, 140 days
147Barbara Jacobs RothsteinW.D. Wash.CarterFebruary 20, 1980September 1, 2011Incumbent31 years, 193 days40 years, 168 days
148Charles Guy BriggleS.D. Ill.HooverJanuary 25, 1932August 1, 1958June 6, 197226 years, 188 days40 years, 133 days
149Samuel Rossiter BettsS.D.N.Y.J. Q. AdamsDecember 21, 1826April 30, 1867n/a40 years, 130 days40 years, 130 days
150Howard Boyd TurrentineS.D. Cal.NixonApril 24, 1970January 22, 1984August 20, 201013 years, 273 days40 years, 118 days
151John PitmanD.R.I.MonroeAugust 4, 1824November 17, 1864n/a40 years, 105 days40 years, 105 days
152William B. BryantD.D.C.L.B.J.August 11, 1965January 31, 1982November 13, 200516 years, 173 days40 years, 94 days
153James L. ForemanE.D. Ill.
S.D. Ill.
Nixon
n/a[42]
March 7, 1972
March 31, 1979
March 31, 1979
June 1, 1992

June 3, 2012
20 years, 86 days40 years, 88 days
154Earl R. LarsonD. Minn.KennedyAugust 10, 1961June 30, 1977October 31, 200115 years, 324 days40 years, 82 days
155Warren William EgintonD. Conn.CarterJuly 24, 1979August 1, 1992October 7, 201913 years, 8 days40 years, 75 days
156William Earl BrittE.D.N.C.CarterMay 23, 1980December 7, 1997Incumbent17 years, 198 days40 years, 75 days
Walter Herbert RiceS.D. OhioCarterMay 23, 1980November 30, 2004Incumbent24 years, 191 days40 years, 75 days
158James A. ReddenD. Or.CarterFebruary 20, 1980March 13, 1995March 31, 202015 years, 21 days40 years, 40 days
159Justin Lowe QuackenbushE.D. Wash.CarterJune 18, 1980June 27, 1995Incumbent15 years, 9 days40 years, 49 days
160Carmen Consuelo CerezoD.P.R.CarterJune 30, 1980Incumbentn/a40 years, 37 days40 years, 37 days
Thelton HendersonN.D. Cal.CarterJune 30, 1980November 28, 1998Incumbent18 years, 151 days40 years, 37 days

Sources

See also

References

    General
    • "Judges of the United States Courts". Biographical Directory of Federal Judges. Federal Judicial Center. Archived from the original on 2016-07-30. Retrieved 2009-04-03.
    Specific
    1. Recess appointment; formally nominated on January 6, 1802, confirmed by the United States Senate on January 26, 1802, and received commission on January 26, 1802.
    2. Recess appointment; formally nominated on January 15, 1963, confirmed by the United States Senate on March 15, 1963, and received commission on March 27, 1963.
    3. Recess appointment; formally nominated on December 3, 1906, confirmed by the United States Senate on December 11, 1906, and received commission on December 11, 1906.
    4. Elevated to Chief Justice by Jefferson on February 24, 1806. Because of the unique structure of the United States Circuit Court for the District of Columbia, Thomas Jefferson's elevation of William Cranch to Chief Justice of the Court is considered a separate appointment.
    5. Recess appointment; formally nominated on January 15, 1962, confirmed by the United States Senate on March 16, 1962, and received commission on March 17, 1962.
    6. On September 18, 1966, Crocker was reassigned by operation of law to the United States District Court for the Central District of California.
    7. Reassigned to the newly created United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit on October 1, 1981 by operation of law.
    8. 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.
    9. Recess appointment; formally nominated on December 5, 1823, confirmed by the United States Senate on December 9, 1823, and received commission on December 9, 1823.
    10. Recess appointment; formally nominated on January 11, 1954, confirmed by the United States Senate on February 9, 1954, and received commission on February 10, 1954.
    11. Recess appointment; formally nominated on December 16, 1931, confirmed by the United States Senate on February 3, 1932, and received commission on February 10, 1932.
    12. 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.
    13. Recess appointment; formally nominated on January 12, 1956, confirmed by the United States Senate on March 28, 1956, and received commission on March 29, 1956.
    14. Recess appointment; formally nominated on January 15, 1962, confirmed by the United States Senate on February 7, 1962, and received commission on February 17, 1962.
    15. Recess appointment; formally nominated on January 12, 1956, confirmed by the United States Senate on January 31, 1956, and received commission on February 1, 1956.
    16. Early in the course of the American Civil War, the western portion of Virginia rejected Virginia's secession from the United States, and itself seceded from Virginia. This area largely coincided with the existing Western District of Virginia. The portion of Virginia remaining loyal to the Union became the state of West Virginia, which was admitted as a state on June 20, 1863. On June 11, 1864, by 13 Stat. 124, the United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia became the United States District Court for the District of West Virginia, and those parts of the Western District that were not part of West Virginia were combined with what had previously been the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia to again form a single United States District Court for the District of Virginia. John Jay Jackson, who had been appointed to the Western District of Virginia, was reassigned by operation of law to the newly formed District of West Virginia. At the same time, John Curtiss Underwood, who had been appointed to the Eastern District of Virginia, was reassigned by operation of law to the newly formed District of Virginia. On February 3, 1871, the District of Virginia was again subdivided into Eastern and Western Districts, and Underwood was reassigned to the Eastern District, until his death.
    17. On July 1, 1901, the District of West Virginia was subdivided into the United States District Court for the Northern District of West Virginia and the United States District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia; Jackson was reassigned to the Northern District, until his retirement.
    18. Recess appointment; formally nominated on December 6, 1927, confirmed by the United States Senate on January 9, 1928, and received commission on January 9, 1928.
    19. 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.
    20. Reassigned by operation of law to the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit on October 1, 1982.
    21. Reassigned by operation of law to the United States Court of International Trade on November 1, 1980.
    22. Elevated to Chief Justice by Coolidge on April 18, 1928. Because of the unique structure of the United States Court of Claims, Calvin Coolidge's elevation of Fenton Booth to Chief Justice of the Court is considered a separate appointment.
    23. 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.
    24. On March 31, 1979, the Eastern District and Southern District of Illinois were rearranged into the Southern District and a new United States District Court for the Central District of Illinois; Baker was reassigned by operation of law to the Central District, and was there for the remainder of his service.
    25. Recess appointment; formally nominated on January 10, 1961; Service terminated on September 27, 1961, after nomination was not confirmed by the Senate.
    26. 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.
    27. Elevated to Chief Justice by Cleveland on November 23, 1896. Because of the unique structure of the United States Court of Claims, Grover Cleveland's elevation of Charles Nott to Chief Justice of the Court is considered a separate appointment.
    28. Recess appointment; formally nominated on January 14, 1957, confirmed by the United States Senate on March 19, 1957, and received commission on March 21, 1957.
    29. Assigned by operation of law to the United States District Court for the Southern District of California on August 31, 1852.
    30. Reassigned by operation of law to the United States District Court for the District of California on July 23, 1866.
    31. Reassigned by operation of law to the United States District Court for the Northern District of California on August 5, 1886.
    32. 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.
    33. Reassigned by operation of law to the United States District Court for the Southern District of Illinois on March 31, 1979.
    34. 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.
    35. Recess appointment; formally nominated on December 6, 1927, confirmed by the United States Senate on January 18, 1928, and received commission on January 18, 1928.
    36. Recess appointment; formally nominated on December 15, 1931, confirmed by the United States Senate on January 12, 1932, and received commission on January 19, 1932.
    37. Recess appointment; formally nominated on January 14, 1957, confirmed by the United States Senate on March 19, 1957, and received commission on March 21, 1957.
    38. Recess appointment; formally nominated on January 12, 1956, confirmed by the United States Senate on March 28, 1956, and received commission on March 29, 1956.
    39. On March 31, 1979, the Eastern District and Southern District of Illinois were rearranged into the Southern District and a new United States District Court for the Central District of Illinois; Baker was reassigned by operation of law to the Central District, and was there for the remainder of his service.
    40. Assigned by operation of law to the United States District Court for the Southern District of California on August 31, 1852.
    41. Reassigned by operation of law to the United States District Court for the District of California on July 23, 1866.
    42. Reassigned by operation of law to the United States District Court for the Southern District of Illinois on March 31, 1979.
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