List of federal judges appointed by William Howard Taft

President William Howard Taft.

Taft picked Edward Douglass White to be Chief Justice of the Supreme Court.

Willis Van Devanter was the longest-serving of Taft's five Supreme Court appointees.

Learned Hand, appointed by Taft to the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, was later elevated by Calvin Coolidge to the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit.

Following is a list of all United States federal judges appointed by President William Howard Taft during his presidency.^[1] In total Taft appointed 57 federal judges, including five Justices to the Supreme Court of the United States and the elevation of another to Chief Justice, thirteen judges to the United States Courts of Appeals, and 38 judges to the United States district courts. Taft also appointed judges to various specialty courts, including the first five appointees each to the United States Commerce Court and the United States Court of Customs Appeals. The Commerce Court was abolished in 1913; Taft was thus the only President to appoint judges to that body.

United States Supreme Court Justices

Justice	Seat	State	Began active service	Ended active service	Ended senior status
Hughes, Charles EvansCharles Evans Hughes	Seat 6	New York	000000001910-05-02-0000May 2, 1910^[2]	000000001916-06-10-0000June 10, 1916	–
Lamar, Joseph RuckerJoseph Rucker Lamar	Seat 3	Georgia	000000001910-12-17-0000December 17, 1910	000000001916-01-02-0000January 2, 1916	–
Lurton, Horace HarmonHorace Harmon Lurton	Seat 1	Tennessee	000000001909-12-20-0000December 20, 1909	000000001914-07-12-0000July 12, 1914	–
Pitney, MahlonMahlon Pitney	Seat 8	New Jersey	000000001912-03-13-0000March 13, 1912	000000001922-12-31-0000December 31, 1922	–
Van Devanter, WillisWillis Van Devanter	Seat 4	Wyoming	000000001910-12-16-0000December 16, 1910	000000001937-06-02-0000June 2, 1937	000000001941-02-08-0000February 8, 1941
White, Edward DouglassEdward Douglass White	Chief Justice	Louisiana	000000001910-12-12-0000December 12, 1910^[3]	000000001921-05-19-0000May 19, 1921	–

Courts of Appeals

Judge	Circuit	Began active service	Ended active service	Ended senior status
Archbald, Robert W.Robert W. Archbald	03 !Third	000000001911-01-31-0000January 31, 1911	000000001913-01-13-0000January 13, 1913^[4]	–
Carland, John EmmettJohn Emmett Carland	08 !Eighth	000000001911-01-31-0000January 31, 1911	000000001922-11-11-0000November 11, 1922	–
Denison, Arthur CarterArthur Carter Denison	06 !Sixth	000000001911-03-02-0000March 2, 1911	000000001931-12-31-0000December 31, 1931	–
Dodge, FredericFrederic Dodge	01 !First	000000001912-07-23-0000July 23, 1912	000000001918-06-30-0000June 30, 1918	–
Hunt, William HenryWilliam Henry Hunt	09 !Ninth	000000001911-02-08-0000February 8, 1911	000000001928-01-31-0000January 31, 1928	000000001928-11-30-0000November 30, 1928
Knapp, Martin A.Martin A. Knapp	02 !Second	000000001910-12-20-0000December 20, 1910	000000001923-02-10-0000February 10, 1923^[5]	–
Knappen, Loyal EdwinLoyal Edwin Knappen	06 !Sixth	000000001910-01-31-0000January 31, 1910	000000001924-04-15-0000April 15, 1924	000000001930-05-14-0000May 14, 1930
Lanning, William M.William M. Lanning	03 !Third	000000001909-05-18-0000May 18, 1909	000000001912-02-16-0000February 16, 1912	–
Mack, JulianJulian Mack	07 !Seventh	000000001911-01-31-0000January 31, 1911	000000001940-09-06-0000September 6, 1940^[6]	–
McPherson, John BayardJohn Bayard McPherson	03 !Third	000000001912-04-03-0000April 3, 1912	000000001919-01-20-0000January 20, 1919	–
Schofield, WilliamWilliam Schofield	01 !First	000000001911-06-06-0000June 6, 1911	000000001912-06-10-0000June 10, 1912	–
Smith, Walter I.Walter I. Smith	08 !Eighth	000000001911-01-31-0000January 31, 1911	000000001922-01-27-0000January 27, 1922	–
Warrington, John WesleyJohn Wesley Warrington	06 !Sixth	000000001909-03-16-0000March 16, 1909	000000001919-10-06-0000October 6, 1919	000000001921-05-26-0000May 26, 1921

District courts

Judge	Court ^{[Note 1]}	Began active service	Ended active service	Ended senior status
Angell, Alexis CaswellAlexis Caswell Angell	E.D. Mich.	000000001911-03-02-0000March 2, 1911	000000001912-06-01-0000June 1, 1912	–
Bean, Robert S.Robert S. Bean	D. Or.	000000001909-04-28-0000April 28, 1909	000000001931-01-07-0000January 7, 1931	–
Bourquin, George M.George M. Bourquin	D. Mont.	000000001912-03-08-0000March 8, 1912	000000001934-03-09-0000March 9, 1934	000000001958-11-15-0000November 15, 1958
Carpenter, George AlbertGeorge Albert Carpenter	N.D. Ill.	000000001910-01-11-0000January 11, 1910	000000001933-06-30-0000June 30, 1933	–
Cheney, John MosesJohn Moses Cheney	S.D. Fla.	000000001912-08-26-0000August 26, 1912^[7]	000000001913-03-03-0000March 3, 1913	–
Connor, Henry G.Henry G. Connor	E.D.N.C.	000000001909-05-25-0000May 25, 1909	000000001924-11-23-0000November 23, 1924	–
Cushman, Edward E.Edward E. Cushman	W.D. Wash.	000000001912-05-01-0000May 1, 1912	000000001939-11-03-0000November 3, 1939	000000001944-01-25-0000January 25, 1944
Day, William LouisWilliam Louis Day	N.D. Ohio	000000001911-05-09-0000May 9, 1911	000000001914-05-01-0000May 1, 1914	–
Denison, Arthur CarterArthur Carter Denison	W.D. Mich.	000000001910-01-31-0000January 31, 1910	000000001911-10-03-0000October 3, 1911	–
Donworth, GeorgeGeorge Donworth	W.D. Wash.	000000001909-05-18-0000May 18, 1909	000000001912-03-20-0000March 20, 1912	–
Elliott, James DouglasJames Douglas Elliott	D.S.D.	000000001911-06-07-0000June 7, 1911	000000001933-01-30-0000January 30, 1933	–
Geiger, Ferdinand AugustFerdinand August Geiger	E.D. Wis.	000000001912-03-20-0000March 20, 1912	000000001939-05-22-0000May 22, 1939	–
Grubb, William IrwinWilliam Irwin Grubb	N.D. Ala.	000000001909-05-18-0000May 18, 1909	000000001935-10-27-0000October 27, 1935	–
Hand, LearnedLearned Hand	S.D.N.Y.	000000001909-04-26-0000April 26, 1909	000000001924-12-29-0000December 29, 1924	–
Hollister, Howard ClarkHoward Clark Hollister	S.D. Ohio	000000001910-03-07-0000March 7, 1910	000000001919-09-24-0000September 24, 1919	–
Howard, Clinton WoodburyClinton Woodbury Howard	W.D. Wash.	000000001912-08-26-0000August 26, 1912^[8]	000000001913-03-03-0000March 3, 1913	–
Hundley, Oscar RichardOscar Richard Hundley	N.D. Ala.	000000001909-03-06-0000March 6, 1909^[9]	000000001909-05-25-0000May 25, 1909	–
Killits, John MiltonJohn Milton Killits	N.D. Ohio	000000001910-06-24-0000June 24, 1910	000000001928-10-06-0000October 6, 1928	000000001938-09-13-0000September 13, 1938
Mayer, Julius MarshuetzJulius Marshuetz Mayer	S.D.N.Y.	000000001912-02-26-0000February 26, 1912	000000001921-10-13-0000October 13, 1921	–
Morton, Jr., James MadisonJames Madison Morton, Jr.	D. Mass.	000000001912-08-12-0000August 12, 1912	000000001932-01-19-0000January 19, 1932	–
Orr, Charles PrentissCharles Prentiss Orr	W.D. Pa.	000000001909-04-08-0000April 8, 1909	000000001922-05-16-0000May 16, 1922	–
Pope, William HayesWilliam Hayes Pope	D.N.M.	000000001912-02-20-0000February 20, 1912	000000001916-09-13-0000September 13, 1916	–
Purdy, Milton DwightMilton Dwight Purdy	D. Minn.	000000001909-03-06-0000March 6, 1909^[10]	000000001909-05-01-0000May 1, 1909	–
Rasch, Carl L.Carl L. Rasch	D. Mont.	000000001910-05-02-0000May 2, 1910	000000001911-10-15-0000October 15, 1911	–
Rellstab, JohnJohn Rellstab	D.N.J.	000000001909-05-18-0000May 18, 1909	000000001928-10-10-0000October 10, 1928	000000001930-09-22-0000September 22, 1930
Rose, John CarterJohn Carter Rose	D. Md.	000000001910-04-04-0000April 4, 1910	000000001922-12-26-0000December 26, 1922	–
Rudkin, Frank H.Frank H. Rudkin	E.D. Wash.	000000001911-01-31-0000January 31, 1911	000000001923-01-17-0000January 17, 1923	–
Russell, Gordon J.Gordon J. Russell	E.D. Tex.	000000001910-06-06-0000June 6, 1910	000000001919-09-14-0000September 14, 1919	–
Sessions, Clarence W.Clarence W. Sessions	W.D. Mich.	000000001911-03-02-0000March 2, 1911	000000001931-04-01-0000April 1, 1931	–
Sloan, Richard ElihuRichard Elihu Sloan	D. Ariz.	000000001912-08-26-0000August 26, 1912^[10]	000000001913-03-03-0000March 3, 1913	–
Smith, Henry Augustus MiddletonHenry Augustus Middleton Smith	D.S.C.	000000001911-06-07-0000June 7, 1911	000000001915-03-03-0000March 3, 1915^[11]	–
Thompson, Joseph WhitakerJoseph Whitaker Thompson	E.D. Pa.	000000001912-07-16-0000July 16, 1912	000000001931-02-03-0000February 3, 1931	–
Tuttle, Arthur J.Arthur J. Tuttle	E.D. Mich.	000000001912-08-06-0000August 6, 1912	000000001944-12-02-0000December 2, 1944	–
Van Valkenburgh, Arba SeymourArba Seymour Van Valkenburgh	W.D. Mo.	000000001910-06-21-0000June 21, 1910	000000001925-03-18-0000March 18, 1925	–
Veeder, Van VechtenVan Vechten Veeder	E.D.N.Y.	000000001911-01-26-0000January 26, 1911	000000001917-12-31-0000December 31, 1917	–
Willard, Charles AndrewCharles Andrew Willard	D. Minn.	000000001909-05-18-0000May 18, 1909	000000001914-03-13-0000March 13, 1914	–
Witmer, Charles B.Charles B. Witmer	M.D. Pa.	000000001911-03-02-0000March 2, 1911	000000001925-04-07-0000April 7, 1925	–
Youmans, Frank A.Frank A. Youmans	W.D. Ark.	000000001911-06-20-0000June 20, 1911	000000001932-04-11-0000April 11, 1932	–

Specialty courts

United States Commerce Court

Judge	Began active service	Ended active service
Archbald, Robert WodrowRobert Wodrow Archbald	1911	000000001913-01-13-0000January 13, 1913^[4]
Carland, John EmmettJohn Emmett Carland	1911	000000001913-12-13-0000December 13, 1913
Hunt, William HenryWilliam Henry Hunt	1911	000000001913-12-13-0000December 13, 1913
Knapp, Martin AugustineMartin Augustine Knapp	1910	000000001913-12-13-0000December 13, 1913
Mack, Julian WilliamJulian William Mack	1911	000000001913-12-13-0000December 13, 1913

United States Court of Customs Appeals

Judge	Began active service	Ended active service
Barber, Orion MetcalfOrion Metcalf Barber	1910	1930
De Vries, MarionMarion De Vries	1910	1922
Martin, George EwingGeorge Ewing Martin	1911	1924
Montgomery, Robert MorrisRobert Morris Montgomery	1910	1920
Smith, James FrancisJames Francis Smith	1910	1928

Board of General Appraisers

Judge	Began active service	Ended active service
Cooper, Samuel BronsonSamuel Bronson Cooper	1910	1918

Notes

↑ See List of United States district and territorial courts

References

General

"Judges of the United States Courts". Biographical Directory of Federal Judges. Federal Judicial Center. Retrieved 2009-04-03.

Specific

↑ 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.
↑ Hughes resigned from the Court to run for the office of President of the United States, unsuccessfully. He was later reappointed as Chief Justice by President Herbert Hoover.
↑ White had previously been appointed as an Associate Justice by President Grover Cleveland on March 12, 1894.
1 2 Impeached and removed from office by the United States Congress.
↑ Reassigned to the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit on January 1, 1916.
↑ Reassigned to the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit on June 30, 1929.
↑ Recess appointment; the United States Senate later rejected the appointment.
↑ Recess appointment; formally nominated on December 3, 1912, but not confirmed by the United States Senate.
↑ Recess appointment; resigned with no formal nomination having been submitted. Hundley had previously been appointed by recess appointment twice by Taft's predecessor, Theodore Roosevelt, and both times his nomination was not confirmed by the United States Senate.
1 2 Recess appointment; the United States Senate later rejected the appointment.
↑ On January 1, 1912, Smith was reassigned by operation of law to the United States District Court for the Western District of South Carolina.

Sources

Federal Judicial Center

William Howard Taft

10th Chief Justice of the United States (1921–1930) 27th President of the United States (1909–1913) 42nd United States Secretary of War (1904–1908) 6th Solicitor General of the United States (1890–1892)

Presidency	1909 inauguration Dollar diplomacy Income Tax amendment Payne–Aldrich Tariff Act Mann–Elkins Act Defense Secrets Act of 1911 Commission on Economy and Efficiency U.S. occupation of Nicaragua United States Chamber of Commerce Ceremonial first pitch State of the Union Address 1912 Cabinet Judicial appointments Supreme Court First Oval Office

Chief Justice, Supreme Court	Supreme Court career Judiciary Act of 1925 Creation of the Supreme Court Building Taft Court cases

Other actions	Taft Commission Insular Government of the Philippine Islands Philippines Civil Governor, 1901–1904 Taft–Katsura agreement 1906–1909 Occupation of Cuba League to Enforce Peace National War Labor Board

Life and legacy	Early life Birthplace, home, and historic site Woodbury Point Taft Bridge Bibliography U.S. Postage stamps

Elections	1908 Republican National Convention 1908 U.S. presidential election 1912 Republican National Convention 1912 U.S. presidential election

Family	Helen Herron Taft (wife) Robert Taft (son) Helen Taft Manning (daughter) Charles Phelps Taft II (son) Robert Taft Jr. (grandson) William Howard Taft III (grandson) Seth Taft (grandson) Alphonso Taft (father) Louise Taft (mother) Charles Phelps Taft (brother) Henry Waters Taft (brother) Horace Dutton Taft (brother) Peter Rawson Taft (paternal grandfather)

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