List of federal judges appointed by Ronald Reagan
# Judge Court Nomination date Confirmation date Began active service Ended active service Ended senior status
1 William Walter Wilkins D.S.C July 9 , 1981 July 20 , 1981 July 22 , 1981 July 10 , 1986 Elevated
2 William Charles Lee N.D. Ind July 1 , 1981 July 27 , 1981 July 28 , 1981 February 3 , 2003 Incumbent
3 Joseph Edward Stevens Jr E.D . Mo . W.D . Mo July 9 , 1981 September 16 , 1981 September 18 , 1981 July 1 , 1995 December 18 , 1998
4 D. Brook Bartlett W.D . Mo July 9 , 1981 September 16 , 1981 September 19 , 1981 January 21 , 2000 -
5 John R. Gibson W.D . Mo July 9 , 1981 September 16 , 1981 September 19 , 1981 March 30 , 1982 Elevated
6 John C. Coughenour W.D . Wash August 11 , 1981 September 25 , 1981 September 28 , 1981 July 27 , 2006 Incumbent
7 Conrad K. Cyr D. Me August 11 , 1981 September 25 , 1981 September 28 , 1981 November 20 , 1989 Elevated
8 Joseph M. McLaughlin E.D.N.Y July 29 , 1981 September 25 , 1981 September 28 , 1981 October 18 , 1990 Elevated
9 Roger Miner N.D.N.Y July 28 , 1981 September 25 , 1981 September 28 , 1981 January 1 , 1997 February 18 , 2012
10 John E. Sprizzo S.D.N.Y July 29 , 1981 September 25 , 1981 September 28 , 1981 January 1 , 2000 December 16 , 2008
11 Henry Rupert Wilhoit Jr E.D . Ky August 11 , 1981 September 25 , 1981 September 28 , 1981 December 31 , 2000 Incumbent
12 Hayden Wilson Head Jr S.D . Tex September 17 , 1981 October 21 , 1981 October 26 , 1981 November 13 , 2009 Incumbent
13 James Robertson Nowlin W.D . Tex September 17 , 1981 October 21 , 1981 October 26 , 1981 May 31 , 2003 Incumbent
14 Hugh Franklin Waters W.D . Ark August 28 , 1981 October 21 , 1981 October 26 , 1981 August 1 , 1997 April 16 , 2002
15 Paul A. Magnuson D. Minn September 28 , 1981 October 29 , 1981 October 29 , 1981 February 9 , 2002 Incumbent
16 Robert Daniel Potter W.D.N.C October 1 , 1981 October 29 , 1981 October 29 , 1981 May 1 , 1994 July 2 , 2009
17 C. Arlen Beam D. Neb October 14 , 1981 November 18 , 1981 November 18 , 1981 November 9 , 1987 Elevated
18 Emmett Ripley Cox S.D . Ala October 14 , 1981 November 18 , 1981 November 18 , 1981 April 25 , 1988 Elevated
19 Cynthia Holcomb Hall C.D . Cal October 14 , 1981 November 18 , 1981 November 18 , 1981 October 4 , 1984 Elevated
20 John Bailey Jones D.S.D October 20 , 1981 November 18 , 1981 November 18 , 1981 January 1 , 1995 Incumbent
District Courts
Following is a list of all Article III United States federal judges appointed by President Ronald Reagan during his presidency. In total Reagan appointed: four justices to the Supreme Court of the United States, including the appointment of a sitting associate justice as chief justice, 83 judges to the United States Courts of Appeals, 290 judges to the United States District Courts and 6 judges to the United States Court of International Trade. Reagan's total of 383 Article III judicial appointments is the most by any President. In addition to these appointments, Reagan signed the Federal Courts Improvement Act in 1982, which transferred five judges from the United States Court of Customs and Patent Appeals, and seven judges from the appellate division of the United States Court of Claims, into the newly created United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. Although each of those twelve judges had been appointed to their original tribunals by previous presidents, Reagan's signing of the act effectively placed all of them on the new Court of Appeals.