List of federal judges appointed by Harry S. Truman
# Judge Court Nomination date Confirmation date Began active service Ended active service Ended senior status
1 Roger Thomas Foley D. Nev March 30 , 1945 April 10 , 1945 May 2 , 1945 April 1 , 1957 October 9 , 1974
2 Donnell Gilliam E.D.N.C May 3 , 1945 May 15 , 1945 May 18 , 1945 March 16 , 1959 March 6 , 1960
3 Dennis F. Donovan D. Minn June 1 , 1945 July 17 , 1945 July 18 , 1945 December 31 , 1965 September 16 , 1974
4 Arthur A. Koscinski E.D . Mich June 4 , 1945 July 17 , 1945 July 18 , 1945 April 30 , 1957 November 21 , 1957
5 Alexander Holtzoff D.D.C September 12 , 1945 September 24 , 1945 September 28 , 1945 December 31 , 1967 September 6 , 1969
6 Ben Herbert Rice Jr W.D . Tex September 10 , 1945 September 19 , 1945 September 28 , 1945 March 14 , 1964 -
7 William Carey Mathes S.D . Cal September 24 , 1945 October 11 , 1945 October 17 , 1945 June 9 , 1965 July 24 , 1967
8 Thomas M. Madden D.N.J October 9 , 1945 October 23 , 1945 October 25 , 1945 January 1 , 1968 March 29 , 1976
9 Wallace Samuel Gourley W.D . Pa November 2 , 1945 November 20 , 1945 November 29 , 1945 August 4 , 1969 September 23 , 1976
10 Arthur Johnson Mellott D. Kan November 13 , 1945 November 27 , 1945 November 29 , 1945 December 29 , 1957 -
11 Seybourn Harris Lynne N.D. Ala December 14 , 1945 December 20 , 1945 January 3 , 1946 January 9 , 1973 September 10 , 2000
12 Edward S. Kampf N.D.N.Y January 17 , 1946 February 5 , 1946 February 8 , 1946 July 1 , 1948 -
13 Roy Mahlon Shelbourne W.D . Ky January 17 , 1946 February 5 , 1946 February 8 , 1946 November 1 , 1964 December 29 , 1974
14 Francis Muir Scarlett S.D . Ga January 24 , 1946 February 13 , 1946 February 14 , 1946 August 2 , 1968 November 18 , 1971
15 Jacob Weinberger S.D . Cal January 24 , 1946 February 15 , 1946 February 21 , 1946 November 1 , 1958 May 20 , 1974
16 Samuel Marion Driver E.D . Wash March 12 , 1946 April 9 , 1946 April 13 , 1946 September 12 , 1958 -
17 Howard C. Speakman D. Ariz March 27 , 1946 April 9 , 1946 April 13 , 1946 June 17 , 1952 -
18 John W. Murphy M.D . Pa May 7 , 1946 May 21 , 1946 May 27 , 1946 March 28 , 1962 -
19 George Bernard Harris N.D. Cal June 18 , 1946 June 29 , 1946 July 9 , 1946 July 31 , 1970 October 18 , 1983
20 Raymond Wesley Starr W.D . Mich July 3 , 1946 July 23 , 1946 July 25 , 1946 August 15 , 1961 November 2 , 1968
District Courts
Following is a list of all Article III United States federal judges appointed by President Harry S. Truman during his presidency. In total Truman appointed 133 Article III federal judges, including 4 Justices to the Supreme Court of the United States (including one Chief Justice), 27 judges to the United States Courts of Appeals, and 102 judges to the United States district courts. Additionally, 9 Article I federal judge appointments are listed, including 3 judges to the United States Court of Customs and Patent Appeals, 2 judges to the United States Court of Claims and 4 judges to the United States Customs Court.