List of federal judges appointed by Franklin D. Roosevelt
# Judge Circuit Nomination date Confirmation date Began active service Ended active service Ended senior status
1 Joseph William Woodrough Eighth April 3 , 1933 April 12 , 1933 April 12 , 1933 January 3 , 1961 October 2 , 1977
2 Francis Arthur Garrecht Ninth May 4 , 1933 May 16 , 1933 May 19 , 1933 August 11 , 1948 -
3 Sam G. Bratton Tenth June 1 , 1933 June 1 , 1933 June 1 , 1933 March 1 , 1961 September 22 , 1963
4 Louis Fitzhenry Seventh June 3 , 1933 June 10 , 1933 June 16 , 1933 November 18 , 1935 -
5 Florence Ellinwood Allen Sixth March 6 , 1934 March 15 , 1934 March 21 , 1934 October 5 , 1959 September 12 , 1966
6 Charles Breckenridge Faris Eighth January 14 , 1935 January 25 , 1935 January 31 , 1935 November 30 , 1935 December 18 , 1938
7 William Denman Ninth January 10 , 1935 January 29 , 1935 February 1 , 1935 July 3 , 1957 March 9 , 1959
8 Clifton Mathews Ninth March 13 , 1935 March 20 , 1935 March 23 , 1935 June 30 , 1953 September 7 , 1962
9 Harold Montelle Stephens D.C July 23 , 1935 July 24 , 1935 July 27 , 1935 March 9 , 1948 -
10 Bert E. Haney Ninth August 21 , 1935 August 23 , 1935 August 24 , 1935 September 18 , 1943 -
11 Seth Thomas Eighth January 6 , 1936 January 22 , 1936 December 2 , 1935 May 1 , 1954 February 2 , 1962
12 Edwin R. Holmes Fifth August 23 , 1935 March 19 , 1936 March 20 , 1936 November 30 , 1954 December 10 , 1961
13 John Biggs Jr Third February 3 , 1937 February 10 , 1937 February 16 , 1937 October 30 , 1965 April 15 , 1979
14 James Earl Major Seventh March 9 , 1937 March 17 , 1937 March 23 , 1937 March 23 , 1956 January 4 , 1972
15 Robert L. Williams Tenth March 25 , 1937 April 20 , 1937 April 21 , 1937 March 31 , 1939 April 10 , 1948
16 Albert Lee Stephens Sr Ninth June 8 , 1937 June 15 , 1937 June 18 , 1937 January 25 , 1961 January 15 , 1965
17 William Healy Ninth June 8 , 1937 June 15 , 1937 June 21 , 1937 November 30 , 1958 March 15 , 1962
18 Justin Miller D.C August 20 , 1937 August 21 , 1937 August 23 , 1937 September 30 , 1945 -
19 Duncan Lawrence Groner D.C November 26 , 1937 December 3 , 1937 December 7 , 1937 March 8 , 1948 July 17 , 1957
20 Henry White Edgerton D.C November 26 , 1937 December 9 , 1937 December 15 , 1937 April 22 , 1963 February 23 , 1970
Courts of Appeals
Following is a list of all Article III United States federal judges appointed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt during his presidency. In total Roosevelt appointed 193 Article III federal judges, more than twice as many as the previous record of 79 appointed by Calvin Coolidge. Among them were: nine justices to the Supreme Court of the United States, including the appointment of a sitting associate justice as chief justice, 51 judges to the United States Courts of Appeals, and 133 judges to the United States district courts. Additionally, 13 Article I federal judge appointments are listed, including 3 judges to the United States Court of Customs and Patent Appeals, 4 judges to the United States Court of Claims and 6 judges to the United States Customs Court.