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Following is a list of allArticle IIIUnited States federal judges appointed byPresidentWoodrow Wilson during his presidency.[1] In total Wilson appointed 76 Article III federal judges, including 3 Justices to theSupreme Court of the United States, 20 judges to theUnited States Courts of Appeals, and 53 judges to theUnited States district courts.
Wilson made additional appointments toArticle I tribunals. He made 4 appointments to theUnited States Court of Customs Appeals. He also made 4 appointments to theBoard of General Appraisers, the forerunner of theUnited States Customs Court and later theUnited States Court of International Trade.
| # | Justice | Seat | State | Former justice | Nomination date | Confirmation date | Began active service | Ended active service | Ended retired service |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | James Clark McReynolds | 3 | Tennessee | Horace Harmon Lurton | August 19, 1914 | August 29, 1914 | August 29, 1914 | January 31, 1941 | August 24, 1946 |
| 2 | Louis Brandeis | 4 | Massachusetts | Joseph Rucker Lamar | January 28, 1916 | June 1, 1916 | June 1, 1916 | February 13, 1939 | October 5, 1941 |
| 3 | John Hessin Clarke | 6 | Ohio | Charles Evans Hughes | July 14, 1916 | July 24, 1916 | July 24, 1916 | September 18, 1922 | – |
| # | Judge | Circuit | Nomination date | Confirmation date | Began active service | Ended active service | Ended senior status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | George Hutchins Bingham | First | May 15, 1913 | June 5, 1913 | June 5, 1913 | March 23, 1939 | September 25, 1949 |
| 2 | Charles Albert Woods | Fourth | April 24, 1913 | June 5, 1913 | June 5, 1913 | June 21, 1925 | – |
| 3 | Henry Wade Rogers | Second | September 18, 1913 | September 29, 1913 | September 29, 1913 | August 16, 1926 | – |
| 4 | Victor Baynard Woolley | Third | August 7, 1914 | August 12, 1914 | August 12, 1914 | May 1, 1938 | February 22, 1945 |
| 5 | Richard Wilde Walker Jr. | Fifth | October 2, 1914 | October 5, 1914 | October 5, 1914 | September 1, 1930 | April 10, 1936 |
| 6 | Samuel Alschuler | Seventh | January 7, 1916 | January 18, 1916 | August 16, 1915[2] | May 15, 1936 | November 9, 1939 |
| 7 | Evan Alfred Evans | Seventh | May 1, 1916 | May 10, 1916 | May 10, 1916 | July 7, 1948 | – |
| 8 | Charles Merrill Hough | Second | August 15, 1916 | August 21, 1916 | August 21, 1916 | April 22, 1927 | – |
| 9 | Kimbrough Stone | Eighth | December 19, 1916 | December 21, 1916 | December 21, 1916 | May 15, 1947 | February 27, 1958 |
| 10 | R. L. Batts | Fifth | January 17, 1917 | February 5, 1917 | February 5, 1917 | August 22, 1919 | – |
| 11 | Constantine Joseph Smyth | D.C. | June 29, 1917 | July 12, 1917 | July 12, 1917 | April 14, 1924 | – |
| 12 | Charles F. Johnson | First | October 1, 1917 | October 1, 1917 | October 1, 1917 | April 30, 1929 | February 15, 1930 |
| 13 | Martin Thomas Manton | Second | March 12, 1918 | March 18, 1918 | March 18, 1918 | February 7, 1939 | – |
| 14 | George W. Anderson | First | October 1, 1918 | October 24, 1918 | October 24, 1918 | September 30, 1931 | February 14, 1938 |
| 15 | George True Page | Seventh | March 1, 1919 | March 1, 1919 | March 1, 1919 | October 1, 1930 | November 4, 1941 |
| 16 | Thomas Griffith Haight | Third | March 1, 1919[Rn 1] | June 24, 1919 | April 1, 1919[3] | May 31, 1920 | – |
| 17 | Maurice H. Donahue | Sixth | October 1, 1919 | October 29, 1919 | October 29, 1919 | September 10, 1928 | – |
| 18 | Nathan Philemon Bryan | Fifth | April 23, 1920 | April 23, 1920 | April 23, 1920 | August 8, 1935 | – |
| 19 | Alexander Campbell King | Fifth | April 29, 1920 | May 24, 1920 | May 24, 1920 | December 31, 1924 | – |
| 20 | John Warren Davis | Third | May 28, 1920 | June 2, 1920 | June 2, 1920 | April 15, 1939 | November 24, 1941 |
| # | Judge | Court [Note 1] | Nomination date | Confirmation date | Began active service | Ended active service | Ended senior status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jeremiah Neterer | W.D. Wash. | July 2, 1913 | July 21, 1913 | March 4, 1913[4] | May 31, 1933 | February 2, 1943 |
| 2 | Rhydon Mays Call | S.D. Fla. | April 12, 1913 | April 24, 1913 | March 26, 1913[5] | December 15, 1927 | – |
| 3 | Maurice Timothy Dooling | N.D. Cal. | July 18, 1913 | July 28, 1913 | July 28, 1913 | November 4, 1924 | – |
| 4 | William Henry Sawtelle | D. Ariz. | August 6, 1913 | August 18, 1913 | August 18, 1913 | February 6, 1931 | Elevated |
| 5 | Edwin Stark Thomas | D. Conn. | October 16, 1913 | November 17, 1913 | November 17, 1913 | April 12, 1939 | – |
| 6 | Thomas Griffith Haight | D.N.J. | February 3, 1914 | February 18, 1914 | February 18, 1914 | April 1, 1919 | Elevated |
| 7 | Oliver Booth Dickinson | E.D. Pa. | March 31, 1914 | April 28, 1914 | April 28, 1914 | September 16, 1939 | – |
| 8 | Henry De Lamar Clayton Jr. | M.D. Ala. N.D. Ala. | May 2, 1914 | May 2, 1914 | May 2, 1914 | December 21, 1929 | – |
| 9 | Wilbur F. Booth | D. Minn. | May 2, 1914 | May 4, 1914 | May 4, 1914 | March 27, 1925 | Elevated |
| 10 | J. Harry Covington | D.D.C. | June 8, 1914 | June 15, 1914 | June 15, 1914 | May 31, 1918 | – |
| 11 | John Hessin Clarke | N.D. Ohio | July 15, 1914 | July 21, 1914 | July 21, 1914 | July 24, 1916 | Elevated |
| 12 | W. H. Seward Thomson | W.D. Pa. | July 7, 1914 | July 21, 1914 | July 21, 1914 | February 21, 1928 | November 29, 1932 |
| 13 | Augustus Noble Hand | S.D.N.Y. | September 28, 1914 | September 30, 1914 | September 30, 1914 | June 1, 1927 | Elevated |
| 14 | Walter I. McCoy | D.D.C. | September 29, 1914 | October 2, 1914 | October 2, 1914 | May 22, 1918[6] | Elevated |
| 14.1 | Walter I. McCoy | D.D.C. | May 16, 1918 | May 22, 1918 | May 22, 1918[7] | December 8, 1929 | – |
| 15 | Benjamin Franklin Bledsoe | S.D. Cal. | September 30, 1914 | October 16, 1914 | October 16, 1914 | March 24, 1925 | – |
| 16 | Frederick Lincoln Siddons | D.D.C. | October 21, 1914[Rn 2] | January 15, 1915 | January 15, 1915 | June 19, 1931 | – |
| 17 | Harland Bradley Howe | D. Vt. | February 19, 1915 | February 22, 1915 | February 22, 1915 | January 31, 1940 | July 31, 1945 |
| 18 | William Wallace Lambdin | S.D. Ga. | March 3, 1915 | March 3, 1915 | March 3, 1915 | December 20, 1916 | – |
| 19 | Oscar A. Trippet | S.D. Cal. | March 2, 1915 | March 3, 1915 | March 3, 1915 | July 15, 1923 | – |
| 20 | Martin Joseph Wade | S.D. Iowa | February 26, 1915 | March 3, 1915 | March 3, 1915 | April 16, 1931 | – |
| 21 | Tillman Davis Johnson | D. Utah | January 7, 1916 | January 18, 1916 | November 2, 1915[2] | May 28, 1949 | November 1, 1953 |
| 22 | Joseph T. Johnson | W.D.S.C. | January 4, 1916 | January 24, 1916 | March 9, 1915[8] | May 8, 1919 | – |
| 23 | Joseph William Woodrough | D. Neb. | March 13, 1916 | March 31, 1916 | April 3, 1916 | April 12, 1933 | Elevated |
| 24 | John Warren Davis | D.N.J. | May 6, 1916 | May 15, 1916 | May 15, 1916 | June 12, 1920 | Elevated |
| 25 | Martin Thomas Manton | S.D.N.Y. | August 15, 1916 | August 23, 1916 | August 23, 1916 | March 22, 1918 | Elevated |
| 26 | William Hitz | D.D.C. | December 15, 1916 | January 2, 1917 | November 15, 1916[9] | February 13, 1931 | Elevated |
| 27 | DuVal West | W.D. Tex. | December 19, 1916 | December 21, 1916 | December 21, 1916 | November 30, 1931 | May 13, 1949 |
| 28 | Robert Tait Ervin | S.D. Ala. | January 16, 1917 | January 23, 1917 | January 23, 1917 | January 23, 1935 | October 24, 1949 |
| 29 | Colin Neblett | D.N.M. | January 29, 1917 | February 5, 1917 | February 5, 1917 | July 6, 1948 | May 7, 1950 |
| 30 | David C. Westenhaver | N.D. Ohio | February 19, 1917[Rn 3] | March 14, 1917 | March 14, 1917 | July 29, 1928 | – |
| 31 | George W. Jack | W.D. La. | March 6, 1917 | March 16, 1917 | March 16, 1917 | March 15, 1924 | – |
| 32 | William Robert Smith | W.D. Tex. | April 11, 1917 | April 12, 1917 | April 12, 1917 | August 16, 1924 | – |
| 33 | Beverly Daniel Evans Jr. | S.D. Ga. | August 11, 1917 | August 15, 1917 | August 15, 1917 | May 7, 1922 | – |
| 34 | Edwin Louis Garvin | E.D.N.Y. | March 6, 1918 | March 21, 1918 | March 21, 1918 | October 31, 1925 | – |
| 35 | Joseph Chappell Hutcheson Jr. | S.D. Tex. | March 29, 1918 | April 6, 1918 | April 6, 1918 | January 26, 1931 | Elevated |
| 36 | John C. Knox | S.D.N.Y. | March 29, 1918 | April 12, 1918 | April 12, 1918 | April 30, 1955 | August 23, 1966 |
| 37 | George W. English | E.D. Ill. | April 22, 1918 | May 3, 1918 | May 3, 1918 | November 4, 1926 | – |
| 38 | Jennings Bailey | D.D.C. | May 16, 1918 | May 22, 1918 | May 22, 1918 | November 1, 1950 | January 9, 1963 |
| 39 | Louis FitzHenry | S.D. Ill. | July 6, 1918 | July 6, 1918 | July 6, 1918 | October 3, 1933 | Elevated |
| 40 | Edwin R. Holmes | N.D. Miss. S.D. Miss. | October 17, 1918 | October 24, 1918 | October 24, 1918 | March 1, 1929[10] April 6, 1936 | – Elevated |
| 41 | Robert L. Williams | E.D. Okla. | December 3, 1918 | January 7, 1919 | January 7, 1919 | April 21, 1937 | Elevated |
| 42 | Hugh M. Morris | D. Del. | January 17, 1919 | January 27, 1919 | January 27, 1919 | June 30, 1930 | – |
| 43 | James Clifton Wilson | N.D. Tex. | May 23, 1919 | June 24, 1919 | March 5, 1919[3] | July 31, 1947 | August 3, 1951 |
| 44 | Charles Francis Lynch | D.N.J. | June 16, 1919 | July 1, 1919 | July 1, 1919 | March 31, 1925 | – |
| 45 | Henry Hitt Watkins | W.D.S.C. | July 14, 1919 | July 22, 1919 | July 22, 1919 | December 31, 1936 | September 8, 1947 |
| 46 | Samuel Hale Sibley | N.D. Ga. | July 31, 1919 | August 5, 1919 | August 5, 1919 | January 30, 1931 | Elevated |
| 47 | Charles Breckenridge Faris | E.D. Mo. | October 11, 1919 | October 13, 1919 | October 13, 1919 | February 6, 1935 | Elevated |
| 48 | John Weld Peck | S.D. Ohio | October 30, 1919 | November 5, 1919 | November 5, 1919 | April 3, 1923 | – |
| 49 | Edwin Y. Webb | W.D.N.C. | October 30, 1919 | November 5, 1919 | November 5, 1919 | March 1, 1948 | February 7, 1955 |
| 50 | William Lee Estes | E.D. Tex. | February 14, 1920 | February 18, 1920 | February 18, 1920 | June 14, 1930 | – |
| 51 | Joseph Lamb Bodine | D.N.J. | May 28, 1920 | June 2, 1920 | June 2, 1920 | March 31, 1929 | – |
| 52 | Frank Cooper | N.D.N.Y. | April 29, 1920 | June 3, 1920 | June 3, 1920 | September 30, 1941 | July 16, 1946 |
| # | Judge | Nomination date | Confirmation date | Began active service | Ended active service | Ended senior status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Edward Kernan Campbell | May 1, 1913 | May 22, 1913 | May 22, 1913 | April 22, 1928 | December 7, 1938 |
| 2 | George Eddy Downey | January 7, 1916 | January 17, 1916 | August 3, 1915[11] | May 24, 1926 | – |
| 3 | James Hay | July 15, 1916 | July 17, 1916 | July 17, 1916 | November 30, 1927 | June 12, 1931 |
| 4 | Samuel Jordan Graham | July 10, 1919 | July 28, 1919 | July 28, 1919 | May 1, 1930 | January 20, 1951 |
| # | Judge | Nomination date | Confirmation date | Began active service | Ended active service | Ended senior status |
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| 1 | Jerry Bartholomew Sullivan | April 17, 1913 | April 28, 1913 | April 29, 1913 | September 30, 1939[12] | – |
| 2 | George Stewart Brown | October 16, 1913 | November 13, 1913 | November 14, 1913 | August 31, 1941[12] | – |
| 3 | William C. Adamson | September 20, 1917 | September 20, 1917 | September 24, 1917 | January 20, 1928[12] | – |
| 4 | George Emery Weller | December 3, 1918 | January 3, 1919 | January 6, 1919 | September 30, 1930[12] | – |
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