List_of_federal_judges_appointed_by_John_F._Kennedy

List of federal judges appointed by John F. Kennedy

List of federal judges appointed by John F. Kennedy

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Following is a list of all Article III United States federal judges appointed by President John F. Kennedy during his presidency.[1] In total Kennedy appointed 126 Article III federal judges, including 2 Justices to the Supreme Court of the United States, 20 judges to the United States Courts of Appeals, 102 judges to the United States district courts, 1 judge to the United States Court of Customs and Patent Appeals and 1 judge to the United States Court of Claims. Two of Kennedy's District Judge appointees, Andrew Augustine Caffrey and Cyrus Nils Tavares, were recess appointed and nominated by President Dwight D. Eisenhower, before being confirmed by the United States Senate and receiving their commissions from President Kennedy.

Additionally, 1 Article I judicial appointment is listed, namely to the United States Tax Court.

United States Supreme Court justices

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Courts of appeals

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District courts

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  1. Recess appointed and nominated by Dwight D. Eisenhower but received commission from John F. Kennedy.

Specialty courts (Article III)

United States Court of Customs and Patent Appeals

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United States Court of Claims

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Specialty court (Article I)

United States Tax Court

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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. All information on the names, terms of service, and details of appointment of federal judges is derived from the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public-domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
  2. Recess appointment; formally nominated on January 15, 1962, confirmed by the United States Senate on February 5, 1962, and received commission on February 9, 1962.
  3. 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.
  4. Recess appointment; formally nominated on January 15, 1962, confirmed by the United States Senate on September 11, 1962, and received commission on September 14, 1962.
  5. Recess appointment; formally nominated on January 10, 1961, confirmed by the United States Senate on September 21, 1961, and received commission on September 22, 1961.
  6. Recess appointment; formally nominated on January 10, 1961, confirmed by the United States Senate on August 9, 1961, and received commission on August 16, 1961.
  7. Reassigned to the newly created United States District Court for the Central District of California by operation of law on September 18, 1966.
  8. Recess appointment; formally nominated on January 15, 1962, confirmed by the United States Senate on June 29, 1962, and received commission on July 2, 1962.
  9. Recess appointment; formally nominated on January 15, 1962, confirmed by the United States Senate on April 11, 1962, and received commission on April 12, 1962.
  10. Recess appointment; formally nominated on January 15, 1962, confirmed by the United States Senate on September 20, 1962, and received commission on September 28, 1962.
  11. 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.
  12. Recess appointment; formally nominated on January 15, 1962, confirmed by the United States Senate on July 10, 1962, and received commission on July 12, 1962.
  13. Recess appointment; formally nominated on January 15, 1963, confirmed by the United States Senate on March 28, 1963, and received commission on April 2, 1963.
  14. 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.
  15. Recess appointment; formally nominated on January 15, 1963, confirmed by the United States Senate on June 28, 1963, and received commission on July 3, 1963.
Renominations
  1. Renominated on January 15, 1962.
  2. Renominated on January 15, 1963.
  3. Previously nominated by President Eisenhower on January 14, 1960. That nomination expired at the end of the term. Renominated by President Eisenhower on January 10, 1961.
  4. Previously nominated by President Eisenhower on July 1, 1960. That nomination expired at the end of the term. Renominated by President Eisenhower on January 10, 1961.

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