Following is a list of all Article III United States federal judges appointed by President George H. W. Bush during his presidency. All information is derived from the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public-domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center. In total Bush appointed 193 Article III federal judges, including two justices to the Supreme Court of the United States, 42 judges to the United States Courts of Appeals, 148 judges to the United States district courts and one judge to the United States Court of International Trade.
Additionally, eight Article I federal judicial appointments are listed, six to the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims and two to the United States Court of Federal Claims. Other Article I appointments by President Bush are not listed.
Seven of Bush's appointees remain in active service in the roles to which Bush appointed them: Justice Clarence Thomas, four appeals court judges and two district court judges. One district judge and one appellate judge remain in active service on the Supreme Court by appointment of later presidents.
United States Supreme Court justices
# Justice Seat State Former justice Nominationdate Confirmationdate Confirmationvote Beganactive service Endedactive service Endedretired service New Hampshire Georgia Incumbent–
Courts of appeals
#JudgeCircuitNominationdateConfirmationdateConfirmationvoteBegan activeserviceEnded activeserviceEnded seniorstatusOriginally nominated by President Reagan on September 16, 1988. That nomination expired at the end of the term. Renominated on February 28, 1989 by President Bush.IncumbentOriginally nominated by President Reagan on April 26, 1988. That nomination expired at the end of the term. Renominated on February 28, 1989 by President Bush.unanimous consent0–unanimous consentunanimous consentIncumbentunanimous consentIncumbentvoice voteElevatedunanimous consentIncumbentOriginally nominated by President Reagan on June 27, 1988. That nomination expired at the end of the term. Renominated on November 17, 1989 by President Bush.unanimous consentIncumbentunanimous consentIncumbent0–unanimous consentunanimous consentElevatedunanimous consentElevatedunanimous consent0–unanimous consentIncumbentunanimous consentIncumbent0–unanimous consentIncumbentunanimous consentIncumbent0–unanimous consent0–unanimous consentIncumbentunanimous consentunanimous consentunanimous consentIncumbent0–unanimous consentunanimous consentIncumbentunanimous consentunanimous consent0–unanimous consentunanimous consentIncumbentunanimous consentIncumbentunanimous consentIncumbentunanimous consentunanimous consentunanimous consentIncumbentunanimous consentIncumbentunanimous consentunanimous consent unanimous consentIncumbentunanimous consentIncumbentunanimous consentIncumbent62–36Incumbentunanimous consentIncumbentunanimous consent0–
District courts
#JudgeCourtSee List of United States district and territorial courtsNominationdateConfirmationdateConfirmationvoteBegan activeserviceEnded activeserviceEnded seniorstatusC.D. Cal.Originally nominated on June 15, 1988 by President Reagan. That nomination expired at the end of the term. Renominated by President Bush on February 28, 1989.– S.D. Tex.Originally nominated on June 23, 1988 by President Reagan. That nomination expired at the end of the term. Renominated by President Bush on February 28, 1989.unanimous consentIncumbentD. Md.Originally nominated on July 6, 1988 by President Reagan. That nomination expired at the end of the term. Renominated by President Bush on August 4, 1989.unanimous consentE.D. Va.unanimous consentIncumbentN.D. Ill.unanimous consentN.D. Cal.Originally nominated on December 18, 1987 by President Reagan. That nomination expired at the end of the term. Renominated by President Bush on February 28, 1989. Renominated on September 7, 1989 by President Bush.unanimous consent– D. Idahounanimous consentIncumbentD. Colo.unanimous consent– E.D.N.Y.unanimous consentD. Kan.unanimous consentN.D. Ala.unanimous consent– E.D. Ark.W.D. Ark.unanimous consentIncumbentE.D. Pa.unanimous consentIncumbentW.D. Pa.unanimous consentunanimous consentS.D.N.Y.unanimous consentD. Colo.unanimous consentD.N.H.unanimous consentElevated E.D. Ky.unanimous consentIncumbentD. Me.unanimous consentIncumbentD. Or.unanimous consentM.D. Pa.unanimous consentS.D.N.Y.unanimous consentD. Ariz.unanimous consentIncumbentD. Md.unanimous consentIncumbentS.D. Tex.unanimous consentIncumbent D. Mont.unanimous consentD. Alaskaunanimous consentIncumbentS.D. Ala.unanimous consentW.D. Va.unanimous consent– E.D. Mich.unanimous consentIncumbentD.S.C.unanimous consentIncumbent– N.D.W.Va.unanimous consentIncumbentS.D. Fla.unanimous consentIncumbentE.D.N.Y.unanimous consentIncumbentD.D.C.unanimous consent– N.D. Tex.unanimous consentD. Vt.unanimous consentElevatedW.D.N.Y.unanimous consentIncumbentW.D.N.C.unanimous consentIncumbentE.D. Mo.unanimous consentIncumbentS.D. Tex.unanimous consent– E.D. Cal.unanimous consent– S.D. Miss.unanimous consentElevatedE.D. Cal.unanimous consentIncumbentC.D. Cal.unanimous consentN.D. Cal.unanimous consent– D.S.C.unanimous consentElevated W.D. Okla.unanimous consentIncumbent E.D. Cal.Renominated on January 8, 1991.unanimous consentM.D. Ala.unanimous consentIncumbentD.S.C.unanimous consentIncumbent S.D. Cal.unanimous consentIncumbentunanimous consentIncumbentE.D. Wash.unanimous consentN.D. Ala.unanimous consentIncumbentS.D.N.Y.unanimous consent– W.D. La.unanimous consentN.D. Cal.unanimous consentIncumbent W.D. Pa.unanimous consentElevatedM.D.N.C.unanimous consentE.D.N.Y.unanimous consentM.D. Fla.Previously nominated by President Carter on September 17, 1980 to a different seat on the same court. That nomination expired at the end of the term. Renominated on May 23, 1991 to a different seat on the same court by President Bush.unanimous consent– M.D. Fla.unanimous consentIncumbentD. Me.unanimous consent– W.D. Mo.unanimous consentIncumbentE.D. Pa.unanimous consentIncumbent D.N.J.unanimous consentD. Utahunanimous consentE.D. Pa.unanimous consentS.D. Fla.unanimous consentIncumbentS.D. Fla.unanimous consentD. Or.unanimous consentD. Md.unanimous consentN.D. Tex.unanimous consent– W.D. La.unanimous consentIncumbentE.D. Pa.unanimous consentN.D. Cal.voice vote– W.D. La.voice voteE.D.N.Y.voice voteIncumbentS.D. Iowavoice voteIncumbentD. Kan.voice voteIncumbent N.D. Tex.voice voteIncumbentN.D. Ill.unanimous consent– N.D. Fla.unanimous consentIncumbentN.D. Ohiounanimous consentD. Del.unanimous consentD. Kan.unanimous consentIncumbentS.D. Miss.unanimous consentIncumbentE.D. La.unanimous consentElevatedM.D. Fla.unanimous consentIncumbentS.D.W.Va.unanimous consentIncumbentC.D. Ill.unanimous consentIncumbent W.D. Tex.unanimous consentD. Ariz.unanimous consent– S.D. Ohiounanimous consentIncumbentN.D. Ga.unanimous consentElevatedE.D. Mich.unanimous consentIncumbent W.D. Tenn.unanimous consentW.D. Mich.unanimous consentElevatedM.D. Fla.unanimous consentIncumbent S.D. Fla.unanimous consentIncumbent– N.D. Ill.unanimous consentIncumbentN.D.N.Y.unanimous consentIncumbentN.D. Cal.unanimous consentE.D. Cal.unanimous consentIncumbent D.N.J.unanimous consentIncumbentD. Del.unanimous consent– D.S.C.unanimous consentElevated M.D. Ala.unanimous consentM.D. Tenn.unanimous consentW.D. Ark.Previously nominated on October 24, 1991 to the Eastern District of Arkansas. That nomination was withdrawn on November 5, 1991 and he was nominated to the Western District of Arkansas on the same day.unanimous consentIncumbent E.D. Pa.unanimous consentIncumbentD.N.J.unanimous consentE.D. Pa.unanimous consentE.D. Va.unanimous consentE.D. Mo.unanimous consentS.D. Tex.unanimous consentIncumbentN.D. Tex.unanimous consent– D. Minn.unanimous consentE.D. Va.unanimous consentIncumbentS.D. Tex.unanimous consentIncumbent D. Neb.unanimous consentD.N.J.unanimous consentW.D. Mich.unanimous consentIncumbentE.D. Pa.unanimous consentC.D. Cal.unanimous consentS.D. Cal.unanimous consentN.D.W.Va.unanimous consentIncumbentW.D. Okla.unanimous consentS.D.N.Y.unanimous consentIncumbentE.D. Wis.unanimous consentS.D.N.Y.unanimous consentElevated D. Conn.unanimous consentD.N.H.unanimous consentW.D. Ky.unanimous consentE.D. Mo.unanimous consent– C.D. Cal.unanimous consent– N.D. Iowaunanimous consentElevated S.D. Ill.unanimous consentIncumbentD. Mass.unanimous consentIncumbent D.N.M.unanimous consentE.D. Pa.unanimous consentIncumbent D.N.H.unanimous consentIncumbent D.N.H.unanimous consentIncumbentD. Alaskaunanimous consentIncumbent S.D. Fla.unanimous consentD. Kan.unanimous consentIncumbent
United States Court of International Trade
# Judge Nominationdate Confirmationdate Confirmationvote Began activeservice Ended activeservice Ended seniorstatusunanimous consent
Specialty courts (Article I)
United States Court of Federal Claims
# Judge Nominationdate Confirmationdate Confirmationvote Began activeservice Ended activeservice Ended seniorstatusunanimous consentIncumbentunanimous consent
United States Court of Military Appeals
# Judge Nominationdate Confirmationdate Confirmationvote Began activeservice Ended activeservice Ended seniorstatusunanimous consentIncumbentunanimous consentunanimous consent—
United States Court of Veterans Appeals
# Judge Nominationdate Confirmationdate Confirmationvote Began activeservice Ended activeservice Ended seniorstatusunanimous consentunanimous consentIncumbentunanimous consent20042012unanimous consent19891995unanimous consent1990Incumbentunanimous consent2017unanimous consent1990—
United States Tax Court
# Judge Nominationdate Confirmationdate Confirmationvote Began activeservice Ended activeservice Ended seniorstatusunanimous consentIncumbentunanimous consentunanimous consentunanimous consent
Territorial courts (Article IV) #JudgeCourtNominationdateConfirmationdateConfirmationvoteBegan activeserviceEnded activeserviceEnded seniorstatusD.V.I.unanimous consent—D. Guamunanimous consent—
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Renominations
References General
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Sources Federal Judicial Center