Following is a list of all Article III United States federal judges appointed by President Herbert Hoover during his presidency.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. In total Hoover appointed 63 Article III federal judges: three Justices to the Supreme Court of the United States (including one chief justice), 16 judges to the United States Courts of Appeals, and 44 judges to the United States district courts.
Additionally, 7 Article I federal judge appointments are listed, including 1 judge to the United States Court of Customs and Patent Appeals, 3 judges to the United States Court of Claims and 3 judges to the United States Customs Court.
United States Supreme Court justices
# Justice Seat State Former justice Nominationdate Confirmationdate Beganactive service Endedactive service Endedretired service New York Pennsylvania New York
Courts of appeals
# Judge Circuit Nominationdate Confirmationdate Began activeservice Ended activeservice Ended seniorstatus Previously nominated by President Coolidge on March 1, 1929. That nomination expired at the end of the term. Renominated by President Hoover on April 18, 1929. Laterally appointed Chief Justice of the same court on December 7, 1937. Recess appointment; formally nominated on December 15, 1931, confirmed by the United States Senate on January 12, 1932, and received commission on January 19, 1932.
District courts
# Judge CourtSee List of United States district and territorial courts Nominationdate Confirmationdate Began activeservice Ended activeservice Ended seniorstatus Previously nominated by President Coolidge on February 28, 1929. Renominated by President Hoover on April 18, 1929. Previously nominated by President Coolidge on February 28, 1929 to the Eastern District of New York. That nomination expired at the end of the term. Renominated on April 18, 1929 by President Hoover to the District Court for the District of Columbia. Appointed as Associate Justice. Elevated Laterally appointed to serve as Chief Justice of the same court. Renominated on September 9, 1929. Elevated Elevated After June 5, 1936, Kennamer served on only the Middle District of Alabama. Elevated Elevated Renominated on December 16, 1931. Recess appointment; formally nominated on December 16, 1931, confirmed by the United States Senate on February 3, 1932, and received commission on February 10, 1932. Renominated on December 15, 1931. Recess appointment; formally nominated on December 15, 1931, confirmed by the United States Senate on December 22, 1931, and received commission on December 23, 1931. Elevated Recess appointment; formally nominated on December 15, 1931, confirmed by the United States Senate on January 6, 1932, and received commission on January 9, 1932. Recess appointment; formally nominated on December 15, 1931, confirmed by the United States Senate on February 17, 1932, and received commission on February 20, 1932. Recess appointment; formally nominated on December 15, 1931, confirmed by the United States Senate on January 12, 1932, and received commission on January 12, 1932. Recess appointment; formally nominated on December 15, 1931, confirmed by the United States Senate on January 26, 1932, and received commission on February 23, 1932. Elevated Recess appointment; the United States Senate later rejected the appointment.
Specialty courts (Article I)
United States Court of Customs and Patent Appeals
# Judge Nominationdate Confirmationdate Began activeservice Ended activeservice Ended seniorstatus Previously nominated by President Coolidge on February 14, 1929. That nomination expired at the end of the term. Renominated by President Hoover on April 22, 1929.
United States Court of Claims
# Judge Nominationdate Confirmationdate Began activeservice Ended activeservice Ended seniorstatus
United States Customs Court
# Judge Nominationdate Confirmationdate Began activeservice Ended activeservice Ended seniorstatus Recess appointment; formally nominated on December 4, 1930, confirmed by the United States Senate on January 22, 1931, and received commission on January 29, 1931.
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References General
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Sources Federal Judicial Center