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Deaths of United States federal judges in active service

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Deaths of United States federal judges in active service have profound political and procedural effects. Due to their implications for the political composition of the courts on which they serve, they can result in unexpected political conflicts regarding appointments to fill those seats. Such incidences can also disrupt the operations of the court with respect to active cases assigned to the deceased judge, and with opinions written by the deceased judge but not yet distributed. Historically, the rate of judges dying in active service was highest in the early days of the country, but declined sharply as lifespans increased, and as various legislation was introduced first allowing retiring judges to collect a pension, and later allowing judges to transition from active service to senior status, continuing to do judicial work in a semi-retired state.

Background

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While Article Three of the United States Constitution provides that "Judges, both of the supreme and inferior Courts, shall hold their Offices during good Behaviour", thereby securing lifetime appointments, in practice a substantial majority of federal judges have resigned, retired, or otherwise left active service prior to their death.[1] In Federalist No. 79, Alexander Hamilton, advocating for lifetime judicial appointments rather than a set retirement age, suggested that the people should "consider how few there are who outlive the season of intellectual vigor, and how improbable it is that any considerable portion of the bench, whether more or less numerous, should be in such a situation at the same time".[2] A majority of federal judges who died in office in the 18th and 19th centuries died before reaching the age of 65, with several dying in their 30s. As one source has noted, "given what we now know about health and ageing, it must have been uncommon then for old age to impact adversely on the performance of a federal judge's official duties. However, as the epidemiological transition took root, and as life expectancy in the United States lengthened, early death provided a dwindling solution to age-related declined in mental capacity. Instead, the judicial system had to place greater reliance on the discretion of federal judges to retire at an appropriate point in their careers".[3] Concerns about the capacity of aging judges were often dealt with informally; for example, Supreme Court Justice George Shiras Jr. recounted having once been part of a committee "sent to suggest to an aged judge that he had remained in service too long".[4]

The Judiciary Act of 1869 allowed judges to receive a pension upon retirement, and beginning in 1919, the retirement of judges from active duty was further facilitated by legislation creating senior status, in which a judge could retire from full-time service while continuing to receive full pay for engaging in a lighter amount of work.[5] Historically, judges have often sought to time their retirement from the bench so that their replacement can be named by a president of the same political party; the death of a judge in office therefore presents a situation where this timing is out of the judge's control.[1]

Political consequences

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Due to the unpredictability of such circumstances, deaths of judges in active service are more likely to lead to judicial appointment controversies (where one party resists the confirmation of a judge appointed by a president of the other party); such deaths occasionally change the structure of the court itself, as legislators may seek to avoid changing the balance of a particular court by abolishing the seat vacated by the death. These issues have most widely been reported in the popular media with respect to justices of the Supreme Court of the United States,[6][7][8] but have also been reported with respect to judges of lower courts.[9][10]

At the district court level, for example, Republicans were able to scuttle of the nomination by Democrat Jimmy Carter of recess appointment Walter Heen to replace Republican Gerald Ford-appointee Dick Yin Wong on the United States District Court for the District of Hawaii. Wong had died in 1978, and Republicans argued that there had always been Republican representation in the District. The seat was ultimately filled by Republican Ronald Reagan, who appointed Harold Fong.[10]

Logistical consequences

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Judges preparing to retire generally wind down the active cases over which they are presiding, or make preparations for the reassignment of these cases to other judges. Unlike planned retirements, deaths of judges can disrupt these active cases, necessitating redistribution of the court's docket to accommodate the handling of previously scheduled proceedings. The Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure, in particular, provide for the reassignment of cases where the presiding judge has died during a criminal trial.[11]

In 2019, the Supreme Court ruled that where a judge serving on a panel died after voting on the outcome of a case, but before the decision was announced, the vote of the deceased judge could no longer be counted. The Court noted that "[f]ederal judges are appointed for life, not for eternity".[12] Traditionally, law clerks of the deceased judge may be reassigned to other judges on the same court, or may be held over in chambers to work for the successor appointed to replace the deceased judge, although there is no legal requirement or guarantee that they be retained.[13] Legislation provides for a survivor's annuity to benefit the widow, widower or minor child of a judge who dies while in service, which may be purchased via a deduction of 2.2% to 3.5% from the retirement benefit.[14]

Lists

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The following are lists of United States Article Three federal judges who died while in active service from 1789 to the present day.[15] In some cases, judges have been appointed to one court, and then reassigned by operation of law to another court when the original court is subdivided, merged, or otherwise reconfigured. In other cases, judges initially appointed to one court have later been elevated to a higher court. This list indicates only the placement of the judge at the time of their death. For judges nominated by different presidents to different judicial offices, the list indicates only the last president to successfully nominate them to a judicial office.

1789–1869

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A total of 107 United States Article III federal judges died in office between the establishment of the federal judiciary with the Judiciary Act of 1789 and the enactment of the Judiciary Act of 1869, which provided for pensions for retiring federal judges, making it easier for them to depart the bench before death. Of these, 22 were justices of the Supreme Court of the United States.

Judge Appointing president Court Date of birth Confirmation date Date of death and age Successor
William Drayton Sr. Washington D.S.C. March 21, 1732 February 10, 1790 May 18, 1790(1790-05-18) (aged 58) Thomas Bee
David Brearley Washington D.N.J. June 11, 1745 September 25, 1789 August 16, 1790(1790-08-16) (aged 45) Robert Morris
John Stokes Washington D.N.C. March 20, 1756 August 3, 1790 October 12, 1790(1790-10-12) (aged 34) John Sitgreaves
Francis Hopkinson Washington D. Penn. October 2, 1737 September 26, 1789 May 9, 1791(1791-05-09) (aged 53) William Lewis
John Sullivan Washington D.N.H. February 17, 1740 September 26, 1789 January 23, 1795(1795-01-23) (aged 54) John Pickering
Henry Marchant Washington D.R.I. April 9, 1741 July 3, 1790 August 30, 1796(1796-08-30) (aged 55) Benjamin Bourne
James Wilson Washington SCOTUS September 14, 1742 September 26, 1789 August 21, 1798(1798-08-21) (aged 55) Bushrod Washington
William Paca Washington D. Md. October 31, 1740 February 10, 1790 October 13, 1799(1799-10-13) (aged 58) James Winchester
James Iredell Washington SCOTUS October 5, 1751 February 10, 1790 October 20, 1799(1799-10-20) (aged 48) Alfred Moore
John Sitgreaves Washington D.N.C. 1757 December 20, 1790 March 4, 1802(1802-03-04) (aged 44–45) Henry Potter
John Lowell J. Adams 1st Cir. June 17, 1743 February 20, 1801 May 6, 1802(1802-05-06) (aged 58) Seat abolished
John Sloss Hobart J. Adams D.N.Y. May 6, 1738 April 12, 1798 February 4, 1805(1805-02-04) (aged 66) Matthias B. Tallmadge
Richard Law Washington D. Conn. March 7, 1733 September 26, 1789 January 26, 1806(1806-01-26) (aged 72) Pierpont Edwards
James Winchester J. Adams D. Md. September 13, 1772 December 10, 1799 April 5, 1806(1806-04-05) (aged 33) James Houston
William Paterson Washington SCOTUS December 24, 1745 March 4, 1793 September 9, 1806(1806-09-09) (aged 60) Henry Brockholst Livingston
Allen Bowie Duckett Jefferson D.C. Cir. 1775 March 3, 1806 July 19, 1809(1809-07-19) (aged 33–34) Buckner Thruston
William Cushing Washington SCOTUS March 1, 1732 September 26, 1789 September 13, 1810(1810-09-13) (aged 78) Joseph Story
Cyrus Griffin Washington D. Va. July 16, 1748 February 10, 1790 December 14, 1810(1810-12-14) (aged 62) John Tyler Sr.
Samuel Chase Washington SCOTUS April 17, 1741 January 27, 1796 June 19, 1811(1811-06-19) (aged 70) Gabriel Duvall
Thomas Bee Washington D.S.C. 1739 June 14, 1790 February 18, 1812(1812-02-18) (aged 72–73) John Drayton
Gunning Bedford Jr. Washington D. Del. 1747 September 26, 1789 March 30, 1812(1812-03-30) (aged 64–65) John Fisher
David L. Barnes Jefferson D.R.I. January 28, 1760 January 26, 1802 November 3, 1812(1812-11-03) (aged 52) David Howell
John Tyler Sr. Madison D. Va. February 28, 1747 January 3, 1811 January 6, 1813(1813-01-06) (aged 65) St. George Tucker
Nicholas Battalle Fitzhugh Jefferson D.C. Cir. May 10, 1764 November 25, 1803 December 31, 1814(1814-12-31) (aged 50) James Sewall Morsell
Robert Morris Washington D.N.J. 1745 December 20, 1790 June 2, 1815(1815-06-02) (aged 69–70) William Sanford Pennington
Harry Innes Washington D. Ky. January 4, 1752 September 26, 1789 September 20, 1816(1816-09-20) (aged 64) Robert Trimble
James Houston Jefferson D. Md. October 10, 1767 April 21, 1806 June 8, 1819(1819-06-08) (aged 51) Theodorick Bland
Dominic Augustin Hall Madison D. La. January 1, 1765 June 1, 1813 December 19, 1820(1820-12-19) (aged 55) John Dick
John Drayton Madison D.S.C. June 22, 1766 May 7, 1812 November 27, 1822(1822-11-27) (aged 56) Thomas Lee
Henry Brockholst Livingston Jefferson SCOTUS November 25, 1757 December 17, 1806 March 18, 1823(1823-03-18) (aged 65) Smith Thompson
William Bayard Shields Monroe D. Miss. 1780 April 20, 1818 April 18, 1823(1823-04-18) (aged 42–43) Peter Randolph
John Fisher Madison D. Del. May 22, 1771 April 23, 1812 April 22, 1823(1823-04-22) (aged 51) Willard Hall
Jonathan Hoge Walker Monroe W.D. Pa. July 20, 1754 April 20, 1818 March 23, 1824(1824-03-23) (aged 69) William Wilkins
John Dick Monroe E.D. La.
W.D. La.
1788 March 2, 1821 April 23, 1824(1824-04-23) (aged 35–36) Thomas B. Robertson
David Howell Madison D.R.I. January 1, 1747 November 16, 1812 July 30, 1824(1824-07-30) (aged 77) John Pitman
John G. Jackson Monroe W.D. Va. September 22, 1777 February 24, 1819 March 28, 1825(1825-03-28) (aged 47) Philip C. Pendleton
Roger Skinner Monroe N.D.N.Y. June 1, 1773 January 5, 1820 August 19, 1825(1825-08-19) (aged 52) Alfred Conkling
Thomas Todd Jefferson SCOTUS January 23, 1765 March 2, 1807 February 7, 1826(1826-02-07) (aged 61) Robert Trimble
Pierpont Edwards Jefferson D. Conn. April 8, 1750 February 24, 1806 April 5, 1826(1826-04-05) (aged 75) William Bristol
William P. Van Ness Madison S.D.N.Y. February 13, 1778 May 26, 1812 September 6, 1826(1826-09-06) (aged 48) Samuel Betts
William Sanford Pennington Madison D.N.J. 1757 January 9, 1816 September 17, 1826(1826-09-17) (aged 68–69) William Rossell
Richard Peters Washington E.D. Pa. June 22, 1744 January 13, 1792 August 22, 1828(1828-08-22) (aged 84) Joseph Hopkinson
Charles Willing Byrd Jefferson D. Ohio July 26, 1770 March 3, 1803 August 25, 1828(1828-08-25) (aged 58) William Creighton Jr.
Robert Trimble J.Q. Adams SCOTUS November 17, 1776 May 9, 1826 August 25, 1828(1828-08-25) (aged 51) John McLean
Thomas B. Robertson Monroe E.D. La.
W.D. La.
February 27, 1779 May 26, 1824 October 5, 1828(1828-10-05) (aged 49) Samuel Hadden Harper
Bushrod Washington J. Adams SCOTUS June 5, 1762 December 20, 1798 November 26, 1829(1829-11-26) (aged 67) Henry Baldwin
John S. Sherburne Jefferson D.N.H. 1757 March 24, 1804 August 2, 1830(1830-08-02) (aged 72–73) Matthew Harvey
George Hay J.Q. Adams E.D. Va. December 17, 1765 March 31, 1826 September 21, 1830(1830-09-21) (aged 64) Philip P. Barbour
Peter Randolph Monroe D. Miss. 1779 December 9, 1823 January 30, 1832(1832-01-30) (aged 52–53) Powhatan Ellis
John Wilson Campbell Jackson D. Ohio February 23, 1782 March 7, 1829 September 24, 1833(1833-09-24) (aged 51) Benjamin Tappan
John Boyle J.Q. Adams D. Ky. October 28, 1774 February 12, 1827 January 28, 1834(1834-01-28) (aged 59) Thomas Bell Monroe
William Johnson Jefferson SCOTUS December 27, 1771 March 24, 1804 August 4, 1834(1834-08-04) (aged 62) James M. Wayne
John Marshall J. Adams SCOTUS September 24, 1755 January 27, 1801 July 6, 1835(1835-07-06) (aged 79) Roger B. Taney
Benjamin Parke Monroe D. Ind. September 2, 1777 March 5, 1817 July 12, 1835(1835-07-12) (aged 57) Jesse Lynch Holman
William Bristol J.Q. Adams D. Conn. June 2, 1779 May 22, 1826 March 7, 1836(1836-03-07) (aged 56) Andrew T. Judson
James H. Peck Monroe D. Mo. January 12, 1790 April 5, 1822 April 29, 1836(1836-04-29) (aged 46) Robert William Wells
Samuel Hadden Harper Jackson E.D. La.
W.D. La.
1783 March 7, 1829 July 19, 1837(1837-07-19) (aged 53–54) Philip Kissick Lawrence
Alexander Caldwell J.Q. Adams W.D. Va. November 1, 1774 January 3, 1826 April 8, 1839(1839-04-08) (aged 64) Isaac S. Pennybacker
Jeremiah La Touche Cuyler Monroe D. Ga. June 4, 1768 January 10, 1822 May 7, 1839(1839-05-07) (aged 70) John Cochran Nicoll
Thomas Lee Monroe D.S.C. December 1, 1769 February 17, 1823 October 24, 1839(1839-10-24) (aged 69) Robert Budd Gilchrist
William Rossell J.Q. Adams D.N.J. October 25, 1760 December 19, 1826 June 20, 1840(1840-06-20) (aged 79) Mahlon Dickerson
Philip P. Barbour Jackson SCOTUS May 25, 1783 March 15, 1836 February 25, 1841(1841-02-25) (aged 57) Peter V. Daniel
Joseph Hopkinson J.Q. Adams E.D. Pa. November 12, 1770 February 23, 1829 January 15, 1842(1842-01-15) (aged 71) Archibald Randall
Jesse Lynch Holman Jackson D. Ind. October 24, 1784 March 29, 1836 March 28, 1842(1842-03-28) (aged 57) Elisha Mills Huntington
Smith Thompson Monroe SCOTUS January 17, 1768 December 9, 1823 December 18, 1843(1843-12-18) (aged 75) Samuel Nelson
Henry Baldwin Jackson SCOTUS January 14, 1780 January 6, 1830 April 21, 1844(1844-04-21) (aged 64) Robert Cooper Grier
Buckner Thruston Madison D.C. Cir. February 9, 1763 December 13, 1809 August 30, 1845(1845-08-30) (aged 82) James Dunlop
Joseph Story Madison SCOTUS September 18, 1779 November 18, 1811 September 10, 1845(1845-09-10) (aged 65) Levi Woodbury
Archibald Randall Tyler E.D. Pa. May 24, 1797 March 8, 1842 June 8, 1846(1846-06-08) (aged 49) John K. Kane
William Crawford J.Q. Adams M.D. Ala.
N.D. Ala.
S.D. Ala.
1784 May 22, 1826 February 28, 1849(1849-02-28) (aged 64–65) John Gayle
Benjamin Johnson Jackson D. Ark. January 22, 1784 June 29, 1836 October 2, 1849(1849-10-02) (aged 65) Daniel Ringo
Nathaniel Pope Monroe D. Ill. January 5, 1784 March 3, 1819 January 23, 1850(1850-01-23) (aged 66) Thomas Drummond
Levi Woodbury Polk SCOTUS December 22, 1789 January 3, 1846 September 4, 1851(1851-09-04) (aged 61) Benjamin Robbins Curtis
James McHall Jones Fillmore S.D. Cal. December 31, 1823 December 26, 1850 December 15, 1851(1851-12-15) (aged 27) Seat abolished
Upton Scott Heath Jackson D. Md. October 10, 1784 April 4, 1836 February 21, 1852(1852-02-21) (aged 67) John Glenn
John McKinley Van Buren SCOTUS May 1, 1780 September 25, 1837 July 19, 1852(1852-07-19) (aged 72) John Archibald Campbell
Morgan Welles Brown Jackson E.D. Tenn.
M.D. Tenn.
W.D. Tenn.
1800 December 31, 1833 March 7, 1853(1853-03-07) (aged 52–53) West Hughes Humphreys
Andrew T. Judson Jackson D. Conn. November 29, 1784 July 4, 1836 March 17, 1853(1853-03-17) (aged 68) Charles A. Ingersoll
John Glenn Fillmore D. Md. October 9, 1795 March 19, 1852 July 8, 1853(1853-07-08) (aged 57) William F. Giles
Isaac H. Bronson Polk N.D. Fla. October 16, 1802 August 8, 1846 August 13, 1855(1855-08-13) (aged 52) McQueen McIntosh
William Cranch Jefferson D.C. Cir. July 17, 1769 February 24, 1806 September 1, 1855(1855-09-01) (aged 86) James Dunlop
John James Dyer Polk D. Iowa July 26, 1809 March 3, 1847 September 14, 1855(1855-09-14) (aged 46) James M. Love
Robert Budd Gilchrist Van Buren D.S.C. September 28, 1796 February 17, 1840 May 1, 1856(1856-05-01) (aged 59) Andrew Gordon Magrath
Samuel Prentiss Tyler D. Vt. March 31, 1782 April 8, 1842 January 15, 1857(1857-01-15) (aged 74) David Allen Smalley
Henry Potter Jefferson D.N.C. January 5, 1766 April 7, 1802 December 20, 1857(1857-12-20) (aged 91) Asa Biggs
John K. Kane Polk E.D. Pa. May 16, 1795 June 17, 1846 February 21, 1858(1858-02-21) (aged 62) John Cadwalader
John Gayle Taylor M.D. Ala.
N.D. Ala.
S.D. Ala.
September 11, 1792 March 13, 1849 July 21, 1859(1859-07-21) (aged 66) William Giles Jones
Charles A. Ingersoll Pierce D. Conn. October 19, 1798 April 8, 1853 January 12, 1860(1860-01-12) (aged 61) William Davis Shipman
Peter V. Daniel Van Buren SCOTUS April 24, 1784 March 2, 1841 May 31, 1860(1860-05-31) (aged 76) Samuel Freeman Miller
John McLean Jackson SCOTUS March 11, 1785 March 7, 1829 April 4, 1861(1861-04-04) (aged 76) Noah Haynes Swayne
Isaac Stockton Keith Ogier Pierce S.D. Cal. July 27, 1819 January 23, 1854 May 21, 1861(1861-05-21) (aged 41) Fletcher Mathews Haight
Elisha Mills Huntington Tyler D. Ind. March 29, 1806 May 2, 1842 October 26, 1862(1862-10-26) (aged 56) Caleb B. Smith
Philemon Dickerson Van Buren D.N.J. January 11, 1788 February 27, 1841 December 10, 1862(1862-12-10) (aged 74) Richard Stockton Field
Caleb B. Smith Lincoln D. Ind. April 16, 1808 December 22, 1862 January 7, 1864(1864-01-07) (aged 55) Albert Smith White
Albert Smith White Lincoln D. Ind. October 24, 1803 January 18, 1864 September 4, 1864(1864-09-04) (aged 60) David McDonald
Robert William Wells Jackson W.D. Mo. November 29, 1795 June 27, 1836 September 22, 1864(1864-09-22) (aged 68) Arnold Krekel
Archibald Williams Lincoln D. Kan. June 10, 1801 March 12, 1861 September 21, 1863(1863-09-21) (aged 62) Mark W. Delahay
George Washington Lane Lincoln M.D. Ala.
N.D. Ala.
S.D. Ala.
1806 March 28, 1861 November 12, 1863(1863-11-12) (aged 56–57) Richard Busteed
Roger B. Taney Jackson SCOTUS March 17, 1777 March 15, 1836 October 12, 1864(1864-10-12) (aged 87) Salmon P. Chase
John Pitman Monroe D.R.I. February 23, 1785 January 3, 1825 November 17, 1864(1864-11-17) (aged 79) J. Russell Bullock
John Catron Jackson SCOTUS January 7, 1786 March 8, 1837 May 30, 1865(1865-05-30) (aged 79) Seat abolished
Fletcher Mathews Haight Lincoln S.D. Cal. November 28, 1799 August 5, 1861 February 23, 1866(1866-02-23) (aged 66) Seat abolished
Matthew Harvey Jackson D.N.H. June 21, 1781 December 16, 1830 April 7, 1866(1866-04-07) (aged 84) Daniel Clark
Hiram V. Willson Pierce N.D. Ohio April 1808 February 20, 1855 November 11, 1866(1866-11-11) (aged 58) Charles Taylor Sherman
James M. Wayne Jackson SCOTUS 1790 January 9, 1835 July 5, 1867(1867-07-05) (aged 76–77) Seat abolished
David McDonald Lincoln D. Ind. May 8, 1803 December 13, 1864 August 25, 1869(1869-08-25) (aged 66) Walter Q. Gresham
Alexander W. Baldwin Lincoln D. Nev. June 1835 March 11, 1865 November 14, 1869(1869-11-14) (aged 34) Edgar Winters Hillyer

1870–1919

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138 United States Article III federal judges died in office between the enactment of the Judiciary Act of 1869, providing for pensions for retiring federal judges, and the enactment of legislation in 1919 allowing judges to serve in senior status. During this period the number of federal judgeships was substantially increased with the admission of new states to the union, and with the establishment of the United States courts of appeals by the Judiciary Act of 1891. In the same period, the two-party divide between the Democratic Party and the Republican Party became firmly established, with the appointment of judges developing as a point of contention between the two parties. Of these, 17 were justices of the Supreme Court of the United States.

Judge Appointing president Court Date of birth Confirmation date Date of death and age Successor Change of party
John McKinney Grant S.D. Fla. 1829 February 18, 1871 October 12, 1871(1871-10-12) (aged 41–42) James William Locke No
Salmon P. Chase Lincoln SCOTUS January 13, 1808 December 6, 1864 May 7, 1873(1873-05-07) (aged 65) Morrison Waite No
John Curtiss Underwood Lincoln E.D. Va. March 14, 1809 January 25, 1864 December 7, 1873(1873-12-07) (aged 64) Robert William Hughes No
Nathan K. Hall Fillmore N.D.N.Y. March 28, 1810 August 31, 1852 March 2, 1874(1874-03-02) (aged 63) William James Wallace W → R
John W. Longyear Grant E.D. Mich. October 22, 1820 February 18, 1870 March 10, 1875(1875-03-10) (aged 54) Henry Billings Brown No
Lewis Bartholomew Woodruff Grant 2d Cir. June 19, 1809 December 22, 1869 September 10, 1875(1875-09-10) (aged 66) Alexander S. Johnson No
Philip Fraser Lincoln N.D. Fla. January 27, 1814 July 17, 1862 July 26, 1876(1876-07-26) (aged 62) Thomas Settle No
David Allen Smalley Pierce D. Vt. April 6, 1809 February 3, 1857 March 10, 1877(1877-03-10) (aged 67) Hoyt Henry Wheeler D → R
Halmor Hull Emmons Grant 6th Cir. November 22, 1814 January 17, 1870 May 14, 1877(1877-05-14) (aged 62) John Baxter No
James C. Hopkins Grant W.D. Wis. April 27, 1819 July 9, 1870 September 3, 1877(1877-09-03) (aged 58) Romanzo Bunn No
Alexander S. Johnson Grant 2d Cir. July 30, 1817 December 15, 1875 January 26, 1878(1878-01-26) (aged 60) Samuel Blatchford No
George Foster Shepley Grant 1st Cir. January 1, 1819 December 22, 1869 July 20, 1878(1878-07-20) (aged 59) John Lowell No
John Cadwalader Buchanan E.D. Pa. April 1, 1805 April 24, 1858 January 26, 1879(1879-01-26) (aged 73) William Butler D → R
William F. Giles Pierce D. Md. April 8, 1807 January 11, 1854 March 21, 1879(1879-03-21) (aged 71) Thomas John Morris D → R
David Campbell Humphreys Grant S.C.D.C. November 9, 1817 May 10, 1870 July 12, 1879(1879-07-12) (aged 61) Charles Pinckney James No
Bland Ballard Lincoln D. Ky. September 4, 1819 January 22, 1862 July 29, 1879(1879-07-29) (aged 59) William Hercules Hays No
Winthrop Welles Ketcham Grant W.D. Pa. June 29, 1820 June 26, 1876 December 6, 1879(1879-12-06) (aged 59) Marcus W. Acheson No
William Hercules Hays Hayes D. Ky. August 26, 1820 December 10, 1879 March 7, 1880(1880-03-07) (aged 59) John W. Barr No
Connally Findlay Trigg Lincoln E.D. Tenn.
M.D. Tenn.
March 8, 1810 July 17, 1862 April 25, 1880(1880-04-25) (aged 70) David M. Key No
Thomas Howard DuVal Pierce W.D. Tex. November 4, 1813 March 3, 1857 October 10, 1880(1880-10-10) (aged 66) Ezekiel B. Turner D → R
Nathan Clifford Buchanan SCOTUS August 18, 1803 January 12, 1858 July 25, 1881(1881-07-25) (aged 77) Horace Gray D → R
Edward Fox A. Johnson D. Me. June 10, 1815 May 30, 1866 December 14, 1881(1881-12-14) (aged 66) Nathan Webb D → R
George Washington Brooks A. Johnson E.D.N.C. March 16, 1821 January 22, 1866 January 6, 1882(1882-01-06) (aged 60) Seat abolished n/a
Edgar Winters Hillyer Grant D. Nev. December 3, 1830 December 21, 1869 May 10, 1882(1882-05-10) (aged 51) George Myron Sabin No
Philip Bergen Swing Grant S.D. Ohio October 23, 1820 March 30, 1871 October 31, 1882(1882-10-31) (aged 62) William White No
William White Arthur S.D. Ohio January 28, 1822 February 19, 1883 March 12, 1883(1883-03-12) (aged 61)[a] George Read Sage No
Edward Green Bradford Grant D. Del. July 17, 1819 December 12, 1871 January 16, 1884(1884-01-16) (aged 64) Leonard Eugene Wales No
John Baxter Hayes 6th Cir. March 5, 1819 December 13, 1877 April 2, 1886(1886-04-02) (aged 67) Howell E. Jackson R → D
Solomon Lewis Withey Lincoln W.D. Mich. April 21, 1820 March 11, 1863 April 25, 1886(1886-04-25) (aged 66) Henry Franklin Severens R → D
Henry Kent McCay Arthur N.D. Ga. January 8, 1820 August 4, 1882 July 30, 1886(1886-07-30) (aged 66) William Truslow Newman R → D
Samuel H. Treat Pierce S.D. Ill. June 21, 1811 March 3, 1855 March 27, 1887(1887-03-27) (aged 75) William J. Allen No
David Kellogg Cartter Lincoln S.C.D.C. June 22, 1812 March 11, 1863 April 16, 1887(1887-04-16) (aged 74) Edward Franklin Bingham R → D
William Burnham Woods Hayes SCOTUS August 3, 1824 December 21, 1880 May 14, 1887(1887-05-14) (aged 62) Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus Lamar R → D
Morrison Waite Grant SCOTUS November 29, 1816 January 21, 1874 March 23, 1888(1888-03-23) (aged 71) Melville Fuller R → D
Ezekiel B. Turner Hayes W.D. Tex. May 24, 1825 December 20, 1880 June 2, 1888(1888-06-02) (aged 63) Thomas Shelton Maxey R → D
Thomas Settle Grant N.D. Fla. January 23, 1831 January 30, 1877 December 1, 1888(1888-12-01) (aged 57) Charles Swayne No[b]
William Matthews Merrick Cleveland S.C.D.C. September 1, 1818 March 30, 1886 February 4, 1889(1889-02-04) (aged 70) Andrew Coyle Bradley D → R[b]
Stanley Matthews Garfield SCOTUS July 21, 1824 May 12, 1881 March 22, 1889(1889-03-22) (aged 64) David J. Brewer No
John T. Nixon Grant D.N.J. August 31, 1820 April 29, 1870 September 28, 1889(1889-09-28) (aged 69) Edward T. Green No
Chauncey Brewer Sabin Arthur E.D. Tex. August 6, 1824 April 5, 1884 March 30, 1890(1890-03-30) (aged 65) David Ezekiel Bryant No
George Myron Sabin Arthur D. Nev. August 1833 July 26, 1882 May 12, 1890(1890-05-12) (aged 56) Thomas Porter Hawley No
Samuel Freeman Miller Lincoln SCOTUS April 5, 1816 July 16, 1862 October 13, 1890(1890-10-13) (aged 74) Henry Billings Brown No
Daniel Clark A. Johnson D.N.H. October 24, 1809 July 27, 1866 January 2, 1891(1891-01-02) (aged 81) Edgar Aldrich D → R
James M. Love Pierce S.D. Iowa March 4, 1820 February 25, 1856 July 2, 1891(1891-07-02) (aged 71) John Simson Woolson D → R
Ogden Hoffman Jr. Fillmore N.D. Cal. October 16, 1822 February 27, 1851 August 9, 1891(1891-08-09) (aged 68) William W. Morrow W → R
Lorenzo Sawyer Grant 9th Cir. May 23, 1820 January 10, 1870 September 7, 1891(1891-09-07) (aged 71) Joseph McKenna No
Joseph P. Bradley Grant SCOTUS March 14, 1813 March 21, 1870 January 22, 1892(1892-01-22) (aged 78) George Shiras Jr. No
Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus Lamar Cleveland SCOTUS September 17, 1825 January 16, 1888 January 23, 1893(1893-01-23) (aged 67) Howell E. Jackson D → R
Matthew Deady Buchanan D. Ore. May 12, 1824 March 9, 1859 March 24, 1893(1893-03-24) (aged 68) Charles B. Bellinger No
Samuel Blatchford Arthur SCOTUS March 9, 1820 March 22, 1882 July 7, 1893(1893-07-07) (aged 73) Edward Douglass White R → D
Hugh Lennox Bond Grant 4th Cir. December 16, 1828 July 13, 1870 October 24, 1893(1893-10-24) (aged 64) Charles Henry Simonton R → D
Edward Coke Billings Grant E.D. La. December 3, 1829 February 10, 1876 December 1, 1893(1893-12-01) (aged 63) Charles Parlange R → D
Howell E. Jackson B. Harrison SCOTUS April 8, 1832 February 18, 1893 August 8, 1895(1895-08-08) (aged 63) Rufus W. Peckham R → D
George Moulton Carpenter Jr. Arthur D.R.I. April 22, 1844 December 18, 1884 July 31, 1896(1896-07-31) (aged 52) Arthur Lewis Brown R → D
Alfred Delavan Thomas B. Harrison D.N.D. August 11, 1837 February 25, 1890 August 8, 1896(1896-08-08) (aged 58) Charles F. Amidon R → D
Alonzo J. Edgerton B. Harrison D.S.D. June 7, 1827 January 16, 1890 August 9, 1896(1896-08-09) (aged 69) John Emmett Carland R → D
Edward T. Green B. Harrison D.N.J. 1837 January 27, 1890 October 10, 1896(1896-10-10) (aged 58–59) Andrew Kirkpatrick R → D
Elmer Scipio Dundy A. Johnson D. Neb. March 5, 1830 April 9, 1868 October 28, 1896(1896-10-28) (aged 66) William Douglas McHugh No
Isaac C. Parker Grant W.D. Ark. October 15, 1838 March 19, 1875 November 17, 1896(1896-11-17) (aged 58) John Henry Rogers R → D
Augustus Sherrill Seymour Arthur E.D.N.C. November 30, 1836 February 21, 1882 February 19, 1897(1897-02-19) (aged 60) Thomas Richard Purnell No
Leonard Eugene Wales Arthur D. Del. November 26, 1823 March 20, 1884 February 8, 1897(1897-02-08) (aged 73) Edward Green Bradford II No[b]
Thomas Leverett Nelson Hayes D. Mass. March 4, 1827 January 10, 1879 November 21, 1897(1897-11-21) (aged 70) Francis Cabot Lowell No
Asa Wentworth Tenney McKinley E.D.N.Y. May 20, 1833 July 8, 1897 December 10, 1897(1897-12-10) (aged 64) Edward B. Thomas No
John B. Rector B. Harrison N.D. Tex. November 24, 1837 March 28, 1892 April 9, 1898(1898-04-09) (aged 60) Seat abolished n/a
John William Showalter Cleveland 7th Cir. February 8, 1844 March 1, 1895 December 10, 1898(1898-12-10) (aged 54) Peter S. Grosscup D → R
John Simson Woolson B. Harrison S.D. Iowa December 6, 1840 January 11, 1892 December 4, 1899(1899-12-04) (aged 58) Smith McPherson No
John A. Williams B. Harrison E.D. Ark. May 1, 1835 September 22, 1890 July 7, 1900(1900-07-07) (aged 65) Jacob Trieber No
William J. Allen Cleveland S.D. Ill. June 9, 1829 January 19, 1888 January 26, 1901(1901-01-26) (aged 71) J. Otis Humphrey D → R
William Allen Woods B. Harrison 7th Cir. May 16, 1837 March 17, 1892 June 29, 1901(1901-06-29) (aged 64) Francis E. Baker No
John Bruce Grant M.D. Ala.
N.D. Ala.
February 16, 1832 February 27, 1875 October 1, 1901(1901-10-01) (aged 69) Thomas G. Jones No
John Paul Arthur W.D. Va. June 30, 1839 March 3, 1883 November 1, 1901(1901-11-01) (aged 62) Henry C. McDowell Jr. No
Linton McGee Collins L.B. Johnson Ct. Cl. June 21, 1902 September 17, 1964 April 12, 1972(1972-04-12) (aged 69) Marion T. Bennett D → R
Andrew Coyle Bradley B. Harrison S.C.D.C. February 12, 1844 March 23, 1889 May 15, 1902(1902-05-15) (aged 58) Ashley Mulgrave Gould No
Horace Gray Arthur SCOTUS March 24, 1828 December 20, 1881 September 15, 1902(1902-09-15) (aged 74) Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. No
Charles Henry Simonton Cleveland 4th Cir. July 11, 1829 December 19, 1893 April 25, 1904(1904-04-25) (aged 74) Jeter C. Pritchard D → R
Andrew Kirkpatrick Cleveland D.N.J. October 8, 1844 December 15, 1896 May 3, 1904(1904-05-03) (aged 59) William M. Lanning D → R
Eli Shelby Hammond Hayes W.D. Tenn. April 1, 1838 June 17, 1878 December 17, 1904(1904-12-17) (aged 66) John E. McCall No
Amos Madden Thayer Cleveland 8th Cir. October 10, 1841 August 9, 1894 April 24, 1905(1905-04-24) (aged 63) Elmer B. Adams D → R
Charles B. Bellinger Cleveland D. Ore. November 21, 1839 April 15, 1893 May 12, 1905(1905-05-12) (aged 65) Charles E. Wolverton D → R
Marcus W. Acheson B. Harrison 3d Cir. June 7, 1828 February 3, 1891 June 21, 1906(1906-06-21) (aged 78) Joseph Buffington No
George P. Wanty McKinley W.D. Mich. March 12, 1856 March 13, 1900 July 9, 1906(1906-07-09) (aged 50) Loyal Edwin Knappen No
Augustus J. Ricks B. Harrison N.D. Ohio February 10, 1843 January 16, 1890 December 22, 1906(1906-12-22) (aged 63) Seat abolished n/a
Charles Parlange Cleveland E.D. La. July 23, 1851 January 15, 1894 February 4, 1907(1907-02-04) (aged 55) Eugene Davis Saunders D → R
William Kneeland Townsend T. Roosevelt 2d Cir. June 12, 1849 January 21, 1902 June 2, 1907(1907-06-02) (aged 57) Walter Chadwick Noyes No
Charles Swayne B. Harrison N.D. Fla. August 10, 1842 April 1, 1890 July 5, 1907(1907-07-05) (aged 64) William Bostwick Sheppard No
Louis E. McComas T. Roosevelt D.C. Cir. October 28, 1846 December 6, 1905 November 10, 1907(1907-11-10) (aged 61) Josiah Alexander Van Orsdel No
Charles Dickens Clark Cleveland E.D. Tenn.
M.D. Tenn.
October 7, 1847 January 21, 1895 March 15, 1908(1908-03-15) (aged 60) Edward Terry Sanford D → R
Thomas Richard Purnell McKinley E.D.N.C. November 11, 1847 May 5, 1897 December 19, 1908(1908-12-19) (aged 61) Henry G. Connor No
John K. Richards T. Roosevelt 6th Cir. March 15, 1856 February 23, 1903 March 1, 1909(1909-03-01) (aged 52) John Wesley Warrington No
Solomon H. Bethea T. Roosevelt N.D. Ill. May 18, 1852 March 18, 1905 August 3, 1909(1909-08-03) (aged 57) George Albert Carpenter No
Rufus W. Peckham Cleveland SCOTUS November 8, 1838 December 9, 1895 October 24, 1909(1909-10-24) (aged 70) Horace Harmon Lurton D → R
Albert C. Thompson McKinley S.D. Ohio January 23, 1842 December 20, 1898 January 26, 1910(1910-01-26) (aged 68) Seat abolished n/a
David Ezekiel Bryant B. Harrison E.D. Tex. October 19, 1849 May 27, 1890 February 5, 1910(1910-02-05) (aged 60) Gordon J. Russell No
David J. Brewer B. Harrison SCOTUS June 27, 1837 December 18, 1889 March 28, 1910(1910-03-28) (aged 72) Charles Evans Hughes No
Melville Fuller Cleveland SCOTUS February 11, 1833 July 20, 1888 July 4, 1910(1910-07-04) (aged 77) Edward Douglass White D → R
Edward Whitson T. Roosevelt E.D. Wash. October 6, 1852 March 14, 1905 October 15, 1910(1910-10-15) (aged 58) Frank H. Rudkin No
Robert Walker Tayler T. Roosevelt N.D. Ohio November 20, 1852 January 10, 1905 November 25, 1910(1910-11-25) (aged 58) William Louis Day No
Francis Cabot Lowell T. Roosevelt 1st Cir. January 7, 1855 February 23, 1905 March 6, 1911(1911-03-06) (aged 56) William Schofield No
John Henry Rogers Cleveland W.D. Ark. October 9, 1845 December 15, 1896 April 17, 1911(1911-04-17) (aged 65)[c] Frank A. Youmans D → R
John Marshall Harlan Hayes SCOTUS June 1, 1833 November 29, 1877 October 14, 1911(1911-10-14) (aged 78) Mahlon Pitney No
Joseph V. Quarles T. Roosevelt E.D. Wis. December 16, 1843 March 6, 1905 October 7, 1911(1911-10-07) (aged 67) Ferdinand August Geiger No
George B. Adams T. Roosevelt S.D.N.Y. April 3, 1845 December 17, 1901 October 9, 1911(1911-10-09) (aged 66) Julius Marshuetz Mayer No
William M. Lanning Taft 3d Cir. January 1, 1849 May 18, 1909 February 16, 1912(1912-02-16) (aged 63) John Bayard McPherson No
William Schofield Taft 1st Cir. February 14, 1857 June 6, 1911 June 10, 1912(1912-06-10) (aged 55) Frederic Dodge No
Thomas John Morris Hayes D. Md. September 24, 1837 July 1, 1879 June 6, 1912(1912-06-06) (aged 74) Seat abolished n/a
John J. De Haven McKinley N.D. Cal. March 12, 1845 June 8, 1897 January 26, 1913(1913-01-26) (aged 67) Maurice Timothy Dooling R → D[d]
James Perry Platt T. Roosevelt D. Conn. March 31, 1851 February 28, 1902 January 26, 1913(1913-01-26) (aged 61) Edwin Stark Thomas R → D[d]
Joseph Cross T. Roosevelt D.N.J. December 29, 1843 March 17, 1905 October 29, 1913(1913-10-29) (aged 69) Thomas Griffith Haight R → D
James Scott Young T. Roosevelt W.D. Pa. December 3, 1848 January 22, 1908 February 25, 1914(1914-02-25) (aged 65) W. H. Seward Thomson R → D
Charles Andrew Willard Taft D. Minn. May 21, 1857 May 18, 1909 March 13, 1914(1914-03-13) (aged 56) Wilbur F. Booth R → D
Harry M. Clabaugh T. Roosevelt[e] S.C.D.C. July 16, 1856 November 16, 1903 March 6, 1914(1914-03-06) (aged 57) J. Harry Covington R → D
James Buchanan Holland T. Roosevelt E.D. Pa. November 14, 1857 April 19, 1904 April 24, 1914(1914-04-24) (aged 56) Seat abolished n/a
Thomas G. Jones T. Roosevelt M.D. Ala.
N.D. Ala.
November 26, 1844 December 17, 1901 April 28, 1914(1914-04-28) (aged 69) Henry D. Clayton Jr. R → D
Horace Harmon Lurton Taft SCOTUS February 26, 1844 December 20, 1909 July 12, 1914(1914-07-12) (aged 70) James Clark McReynolds R → D
David Davie Shelby McKinley 5th Cir. October 24, 1847 March 2, 1899 August 22, 1914(1914-08-22) (aged 66) Richard Wilde Walker Jr. R → D
James Loren Martin T. Roosevelt D. Vt. September 13, 1846 December 11, 1906 January 14, 1915(1915-01-14) (aged 68) Harland Bradley Howe R → D
Smith McPherson McKinley S.D. Iowa February 14, 1848 May 7, 1900 January 17, 1915(1915-01-17) (aged 66) Martin J. Wade R → D
William Henry Seaman T. Roosevelt 7th Cir. November 15, 1842 March 1, 1905 March 8, 1915(1915-03-08) (aged 72) Evan Alfred Evans R → D
William Henry Munger Cleveland D. Neb. October 12, 1845 February 18, 1897 August 11, 1915(1915-08-11) (aged 69) Joseph William Woodrough No
Joseph Rucker Lamar Taft SCOTUS October 14, 1857 December 15, 1910 January 2, 1916(1916-01-02) (aged 58) Louis Brandeis R → D
Alexander Boarman Garfield W.D. La. December 10, 1839 May 18, 1881 August 30, 1916(1916-08-30) (aged 76) George W. Jack R → D
William Hayes Pope Taft D.N.M. June 14, 1870 February 20, 1912 September 13, 1916(1916-09-13) (aged 46) Colin Neblett R → D
Thomas H. Anderson T. Roosevelt S.C.D.C. June 6, 1848 February 4, 1902 October 1, 1916(1916-10-01) (aged 68) William Hitz R → D
Elmer B. Adams T. Roosevelt 8th Cir. October 27, 1842 December 12, 1905 October 24, 1916(1916-10-24) (aged 73) Kimbrough Stone R → D
Andrew Phelps McCormick B. Harrison 5th Cir. December 18, 1832 March 17, 1892 November 2, 1916(1916-11-02) (aged 83) R. L. Batts R → D
Harry Theophilus Toulmin Cleveland S.D. Ala. March 4, 1838 January 13, 1887 November 12, 1916(1916-11-12) (aged 78) Robert Tait Ervin No
William Wallace Lambdin Wilson S.D. Ga. October 25, 1861 March 3, 1915 December 20, 1916(1916-12-20) (aged 55) Beverly Daniel Evans Jr. No
Francis Marion Wright T. Roosevelt E.D. Ill. August 5, 1844 March 17, 1905 July 15, 1917(1917-07-15) (aged 72) George W. English R → D
Waller Thomas Burns T. Roosevelt S.D. Tex. January 14, 1858 April 24, 1902 November 17, 1917(1917-11-17) (aged 59) Joseph Chappell Hutcheson Jr. R → D
Christian Cecil Kohlsaat T. Roosevelt 7th Cir. January 8, 1844 March 18, 1905 May 11, 1918(1918-05-11) (aged 74) George True Page R → D
J. Otis Humphrey McKinley S.D. Ill. December 30, 1850 March 8, 1901 June 14, 1918(1918-06-14) (aged 67) Louis FitzHenry R → D
Henry Clay Niles B. Harrison N.D. Miss.
S.D. Miss.
October 21, 1850 January 11, 1892 September 26, 1918(1918-09-26) (aged 67) Edwin R. Holmes R → D
Emory Speer Arthur S.D. Ga. September 3, 1848 February 18, 1885 December 13, 1918(1918-12-13) (aged 70) Seat abolished n/a
John Bayard McPherson Taft 3d Cir. November 5, 1846 April 3, 1912 January 20, 1919(1919-01-20) (aged 72) Thomas Griffith Haight R → D
Joseph T. Johnson Wilson W.D.S.C. February 28, 1858 January 24, 1916 May 8, 1919(1919-05-08) (aged 61) Henry Hitt Watkins No
Gordon J. Russell Taft E.D. Tex. December 22, 1859 June 6, 1910 September 14, 1919(1919-09-14) (aged 59) William Lee Estes R → D
Howard Clark Hollister Taft S.D. Ohio September 11, 1856 March 7, 1910 September 24, 1919(1919-09-24) (aged 63) John Weld Peck R → D
Don Albert Pardee Garfield 5th Cir. March 29, 1837 May 13, 1881 September 26, 1919(1919-09-26) (aged 82) Alexander Campbell King R → D

1920–1954

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168 United States Article III federal judges died in active service between the enactment of legislation in 1919 allowing judges over the age of 70 with more than 10 years of judicial service to serve in what later became known as senior status, and the expansion of that legislation in 1954 to cover judges over the age of 65 with more than 15 years of judicial service. Of these, nine were justices of the Supreme Court of the United States.

Judge Appointing president Court Date of birth Confirmation date Date of death and age Successor Change of party
William Truslow Newman Cleveland N.D. Ga. June 23, 1843 January 13, 1887 February 14, 1920(1920-02-14) (aged 76) Seat abolished n/a
Alston G. Dayton T. Roosevelt N.D. W.Va. October 18, 1857 March 14, 1905 July 30, 1920(1920-07-30) (aged 62) William E. Baker No[b]
John E. McCall T. Roosevelt W.D. Tenn. August 14, 1859 January 17, 1905 August 8, 1920(1920-08-08) (aged 60) John William Ross No[b]
Arthur Loomis Sanborn T. Roosevelt W.D. Wis. November 17, 1850 January 9, 1905 October 18, 1920(1920-10-18) (aged 69) Claude Luse No[b]
Jeter C. Pritchard T. Roosevelt 4th Cir. July 12, 1857 April 27, 1904 April 10, 1921(1921-04-10) (aged 63) Edmund Waddill Jr. No
Edward Douglass White Taft[e] SCOTUS November 3, 1845 December 12, 1910 May 19, 1921(1921-05-19) (aged 75) William Howard Taft No
Ashley Mulgrave Gould T. Roosevelt S.C.D.C. October 8, 1859 December 8, 1902 May 20, 1921(1921-05-20) (aged 61) Adolph A. Hoehling Jr. No
Benjamin Franklin Keller McKinley S.D. W.Va. April 21, 1857 December 17, 1901 August 8, 1921(1921-08-08) (aged 64) Seat abolished n/a
William Cather Hook T. Roosevelt 8th Cir. September 24, 1857 November 17, 1903 August 11, 1921(1921-08-11) (aged 63) Robert E. Lewis No
Edgar Aldrich B. Harrison D.N.H. February 5, 1848 February 20, 1891 September 15, 1921(1921-09-15) (aged 73) George Franklin Morris No
Walter I. Smith Taft 8th Cir. July 10, 1862 January 31, 1911 January 27, 1922(1922-01-27) (aged 59) William S. Kenyon No
Beverly Daniel Evans Jr. Wilson S.D. Ga. May 21, 1865 August 15, 1917 May 7, 1922(1922-05-07) (aged 56) William H. Barrett D → R
Charles Prentiss Orr Taft W.D. Pa. February 22, 1858 April 8, 1909 May 16, 1922(1922-05-16) (aged 64) Robert Murray Gibson No
John Emmett Carland Taft 8th Cir. December 11, 1853 January 31, 1911 November 11, 1922(1922-11-11) (aged 68) Seat abolished n/a
Thomas Chatfield T. Roosevelt E.D.N.Y. October 4, 1871 January 9, 1907 December 24, 1922(1922-12-24) (aged 51) Robert Alexander Inch No
Martin Augustine Knapp Taft 4th Cir. November 6, 1843 December 20, 1910 February 10, 1923(1923-02-10) (aged 79) Seat abolished n/a
Oscar A. Trippet Wilson S.D. Cal. March 6, 1856 March 3, 1915 July 15, 1923(1923-07-15) (aged 67) Paul John McCormick D → R
William Cary Van Fleet T. Roosevelt N.D. Cal. March 24, 1852 December 17, 1907 September 3, 1923(1923-09-03) (aged 71) Frank Henry Kerrigan No
Walter Evans McKinley W.D. Ky. September 18, 1842 March 3, 1899 December 30, 1923(1923-12-30) (aged 81) Charles Harwood Moorman No
Francis E. Baker T. Roosevelt 7th Cir. October 20, 1860 January 21, 1902 March 15, 1924(1924-03-15) (aged 63) Albert B. Anderson No
George W. Jack Wilson W.D. La. November 1, 1875 March 16, 1917 March 15, 1924(1924-03-15) (aged 48) Benjamin C. Dawkins Sr. D → R
Constantine Joseph Smyth Wilson D.C. Cir. December 4, 1859 July 12, 1917 April 14, 1924(1924-04-14) (aged 64) George Ewing Martin D → R
William Robert Smith Wilson W.D. Tex. August 18, 1863 April 12, 1917 August 16, 1924(1924-08-16) (aged 60) Charles Albert Boynton D → R
Maurice Timothy Dooling Wilson N.D. Cal. October 12, 1860 July 28, 1913 November 4, 1924(1924-11-04) (aged 64) Adolphus Frederic St. Sure D → R
Henry G. Connor Taft E.D.N.C. July 3, 1852 May 25, 1909 November 23, 1924(1924-11-23) (aged 72) Isaac Melson Meekins No
George W. Ray T. Roosevelt N.D.N.Y. February 3, 1844 December 8, 1902 January 10, 1925(1925-01-10) (aged 80) Seat abolished n/a
John F. McGee Harding D. Minn. January 1, 1861 March 2, 1923 February 15, 1925(1925-02-15) (aged 64) Seat abolished n/a
Charles Louis McKeehan Harding E.D. Pa. March 29, 1876 February 9, 1923 March 23, 1925(1925-03-23) (aged 48) Seat abolished n/a
Charles B. Witmer Taft M.D. Penn. April 18, 1862 March 2, 1911 April 7, 1925(1925-04-07) (aged 62) Albert Williams Johnson No
Charles Albert Woods Wilson 4th Cir. July 31, 1852 June 5, 1913 June 21, 1925(1925-06-21) (aged 72) John J. Parker D → R
John William Ross Harding W.D. Tenn. March 9, 1878 May 31, 1921 July 9, 1925(1925-07-09) (aged 47) Harry B. Anderson No
Charlton Beattie Coolidge E.D. La. April 22, 1869 January 19, 1925 August 23, 1925(1925-08-23) (aged 56) Louis Henry Burns No
John Slater Partridge Harding N.D. Cal. June 22, 1870 March 3, 1923 May 20, 1926(1926-05-20) (aged 55) Harold Louderback No
Henry Wade Rogers Wilson 2d Cir. October 10, 1853 September 29, 1913 August 16, 1926(1926-08-16) (aged 72) Thomas Walter Swan D → R
Charles E. Wolverton T. Roosevelt D. Ore. May 16, 1851 January 10, 1906 September 21, 1926(1926-09-21) (aged 75) John Hugh McNary No
John Carter Rose Harding 4th Cir. April 27, 1861 December 20, 1922 March 26, 1927(1927-03-26) (aged 65) Elliott Northcott No
Charles Merrill Hough Wilson 2d Cir. May 18, 1858 August 21, 1916 April 22, 1927(1927-04-22) (aged 68) Augustus Noble Hand D → R
Jacob Trieber McKinley E.D. Ark. October 6, 1853 January 9, 1901 September 17, 1927(1927-09-17) (aged 73) John Ellis Martineau No
Rhydon Mays Call Wilson S.D. Fla. January 13, 1858 April 24, 1913 December 15, 1927(1927-12-15) (aged 69) Halsted L. Ritter D → R
Walter Henry Sanborn B. Harrison 8th Cir. October 19, 1845 March 17, 1892 May 10, 1928(1928-05-10) (aged 82) John Hazelton Cotteral No
Louis Henry Burns Coolidge E.D. La. May 11, 1878 December 21, 1925 June 9, 1928(1928-06-09) (aged 50) Wayne G. Borah No
Adam C. Cliffe Harding N.D. Ill. June 25, 1869 December 22, 1922 June 12, 1928(1928-06-12) (aged 58) Charles Edgar Woodward No
David C. Westenhaver Wilson N.D. Ohio January 13, 1865 March 14, 1917 July 29, 1928(1928-07-29) (aged 63) Samuel H. West D → R
Maurice H. Donahue Wilson 6th Cir. May 10, 1864 October 29, 1919 September 10, 1928(1928-09-10) (aged 64) Smith Hickenlooper D → R
Henry D. Clayton Jr. Wilson M.D. Ala.
N.D. Ala.
February 10, 1857 May 2, 1914 December 21, 1929(1929-12-21) (aged 72) Charles Brents Kennamer D → R
Edward Terry Sanford Harding SCOTUS July 23, 1865 January 29, 1923 March 8, 1930(1930-03-08) (aged 64) Owen Roberts No
Lake Jones Coolidge S.D. Fla. February 10, 1867 February 18, 1924 June 7, 1930(1930-06-07) (aged 63) Seat abolished n/a
William Lee Estes Wilson E.D. Tex. October 18, 1870 February 18, 1920 June 14, 1930(1930-06-14) (aged 59) Randolph Bryant D → R
Frank Sigel Dietrich Coolidge 9th Cir. January 23, 1863 January 3, 1927 October 2, 1930(1930-10-02) (aged 67) William Henry Sawtelle No
Robert S. Bean Taft D. Ore. November 28, 1854 April 28, 1909 January 7, 1931(1931-01-07) (aged 76) James Alger Fee No
Clarence W. Sessions Taft W.D. Mich. February 8, 1859 March 2, 1911 April 1, 1931(1931-04-01) (aged 72) Arthur Carter Denison No
Edmund Waddill Jr. Harding 4th Cir. May 22, 1855 June 2, 1921 April 9, 1931(1931-04-09) (aged 75) Morris Ames Soper No
Martin J. Wade Wilson S.D. Iowa October 20, 1861 March 3, 1915 April 16, 1931(1931-04-16) (aged 69) Seat abolished n/a
William Ball Gilbert B. Harrison 9th Cir. July 4, 1847 March 18, 1892 April 27, 1931(1931-04-27) (aged 83) William Denman No
Frank H. Rudkin Harding 9th Cir. April 23, 1864 January 9, 1923 May 3, 1931(1931-05-03) (aged 67) Francis Arthur Garrecht No
Frederick Lincoln Siddons Wilson S.C.D.C. November 21, 1864 January 15, 1915 June 19, 1931(1931-06-19) (aged 66) Daniel William O'Donoghue D → R
William Nelson Runyon Harding D.N.J. March 5, 1871 January 16, 1923 November 9, 1931(1931-11-09) (aged 60) Phillip Forman No
Frank A. Youmans Taft W.D. Ark. May 23, 1860 June 20, 1911 April 11, 1932(1932-04-11) (aged 71) Heartsill Ragon R → D[d]
Claude Luse Harding W.D. Wis. February 23, 1879 April 27, 1921 May 28, 1932(1932-05-28) (aged 53) Patrick Thomas Stone R → D[d]
William Alexander Cant Harding D. Minn. December 23, 1863 January 15, 1924 January 12, 1933(1933-01-12) (aged 69) Robert C. Bell R → D[d]
James Douglas Elliott Taft D.S.D. October 7, 1859 June 7, 1911 January 30, 1933(1933-01-30) (aged 73) Seat abolished n/a
John Hazelton Cotteral Coolidge 10th Cir. September 26, 1864 May 23, 1928 April 22, 1933(1933-04-22) (aged 68) Sam G. Bratton R → D
William S. Kenyon Harding 8th Cir. June 10, 1869 January 31, 1922 September 9, 1933(1933-09-09) (aged 64) Charles Breckenridge Faris R → D
James Arnold Lowell Harding D. Mass. February 5, 1869 September 22, 1922 November 30, 1933(1933-11-30) (aged 64) George Clinton Sweeney R → D
Smith Hickenlooper Coolidge 6th Cir. February 13, 1880 December 17, 1928 December 22, 1933(1933-12-22) (aged 53) Florence E. Allen R → D
Ernest Ford Cochran Coolidge E.D.S.C. September 12, 1865 January 17, 1924 March 4, 1934(1934-03-04) (aged 68) Francis Kerschner Myers R → D
Frank Joseph Coleman Coolidge S.D.N.Y. March 24, 1886 December 19, 1927 March 14, 1934(1934-03-14) (aged 47) George Murray Hulbert R → D
William Bostwick Sheppard T. Roosevelt N.D. Fla. October 4, 1860 May 20, 1908 April 21, 1934(1934-04-21) (aged 73) Augustus V. Long R → D
Simon L. Adler Coolidge W.D.N.Y August 30, 1867 January 16, 1928 May 23, 1934(1934-05-23) (aged 66) Harlan W. Rippey R → D
Andrew McConnell January Cochran McKinley E.D. Ky. February 4, 1854 December 17, 1901 June 12, 1934(1934-06-12) (aged 80) Hiram Church Ford R → D
William Henry Sawtelle Hoover 9th Cir. August 27, 1868 January 22, 1931 December 17, 1934(1934-12-17) (aged 66) Clifton Mathews R → D
Frank Henry Kerrigan Coolidge N.D. Cal. September 17, 1868 January 28, 1924 February 9, 1935(1935-02-09) (aged 66) Michael Joseph Roche R → D
Harry B. Anderson Coolidge W.D. Tenn. November 5, 1879 January 29, 1926 April 9, 1935(1935-04-09) (aged 55) John Donelson Martin Sr. R → D
William Hitz Hoover D.C. Cir. April 21, 1872 January 28, 1931 July 3, 1935(1935-07-03) (aged 63) Harold Montelle Stephens R → D
Nathan P. Bryan Wilson 5th Cir. April 23, 1872 April 23, 1920 August 8, 1935(1935-08-08) (aged 63) Edwin R. Holmes No
James Edmund Boyd McKinley W.D.N.C. February 14, 1845 January 9, 1901 August 21, 1935(1935-08-21) (aged 90) Seat abolished n/a
William Irwin Grubb Taft N.D. Ala. March 8, 1862 May 18, 1909 October 27, 1935(1935-10-27) (aged 73) David Jackson Davis R → D
Louis FitzHenry F.D. Roosevelt 7th Cir. June 13, 1870 June 10, 1933 November 18, 1935(1935-11-18) (aged 65) James Earl Major No
Benson W. Hough Coolidge S.D. Ohio March 5, 1875 February 9, 1925 November 19, 1935(1935-11-19) (aged 60) Mell G. Underwood R → D
John Hugh McNary Coolidge D. Ore. January 31, 1867 February 28, 1927 October 25, 1936(1936-10-25) (aged 69) Claude C. McColloch R → D
George Thomas McDermott Hoover 10th Cir. October 21, 1886 April 29, 1929 January 19, 1937(1937-01-19) (aged 50) Robert L. Williams R → D
John Calvin Pollock T. Roosevelt D. Kan. October 5, 1857 December 1, 1903 January 24, 1937(1937-01-24) (aged 79) Seat abolished n/a
George Philip Hahn Coolidge N.D. Ohio June 26, 1879 December 17, 1928 February 12, 1937(1937-02-12) (aged 57) Frank Le Blond Kloeb R → D
John Ellis Martineau Coolidge E.D. Ark. December 2, 1873 March 2, 1928 March 6, 1937(1937-03-06) (aged 63) Thomas Clark Trimble III R → D
Josiah Alexander Van Orsdel T. Roosevelt D.C. Cir. November 17, 1860 December 12, 1907 August 7, 1937(1937-08-07) (aged 76) Justin Miller R → D
Charles Harwood Moorman Coolidge 6th Cir. April 24, 1876 January 13, 1925 January 26, 1938(1938-01-26) (aged 61) Elwood Hamilton R → D
John Lyles Glenn Jr. Hoover E.D.S.C.
W.D.S.C.
April 2, 1892 April 29, 1929 May 2, 1938(1938-05-02) (aged 46) Alva M. Lumpkin R → D
Benjamin N. Cardozo Hoover SCOTUS May 24, 1870 February 24, 1932 July 9, 1938(1938-07-09) (aged 68) Felix Frankfurter R → D
Samuel H. West Coolidge N.D. Ohio July 17, 1872 December 17, 1928 October 5, 1938(1938-10-05) (aged 66) Robert Nugen Wilkin R → D
David Jackson Davis F.D. Roosevelt N.D. Ala. October 15, 1878 January 22, 1936 December 7, 1938(1938-12-07) (aged 60) Seat abolished n/a
John J. Gore Harding M.D. Tenn. April 28, 1878 March 2, 1923 February 21, 1939(1939-02-21) (aged 60) Elmer David Davies R → D
Joseph Winston Cox Hoover D.D.C. October 19, 1875 July 1, 1930 September 9, 1939(1939-09-09) (aged 63) David Andrew Pine R → D
Oliver Booth Dickinson Wilson E.D. Pa. September 25, 1857 April 28, 1914 September 16, 1939(1939-09-16) (aged 81) Guy K. Bard No
Pierce Butler Harding SCOTUS March 17, 1866 December 21, 1922 November 16, 1939(1939-11-16) (aged 73) Frank Murphy R → D
William P. James Harding S.D. Cal. January 10, 1870 March 3, 1923 July 28, 1940(1940-07-28) (aged 70) James Francis Thaddeus O'Connor R → D
Francis Kerschner Myers F.D. Roosevelt E.D.S.C. March 7, 1874 June 9, 1934 August 2, 1940(1940-08-02) (aged 66) Julius Waties Waring No
Heartsill Ragon F.D. Roosevelt W.D. Ark. March 20, 1885 May 12, 1933 September 15, 1940(1940-09-15) (aged 55) John E. Miller No
Herschel W. Arant F.D. Roosevelt 6th Cir. July 18, 1887 February 21, 1939 January 14, 1941(1941-01-14) (aged 53) Thomas Francis McAllister No
Walter Emanuel Treanor F.D. Roosevelt 7th Cir. November 17, 1883 December 21, 1937 April 26, 1941(1941-04-26) (aged 57) Sherman Minton No
William H. Barrett Harding S.D. Ga. September 10, 1866 June 22, 1922 May 1, 1941(1941-05-01) (aged 74) Archibald Battle Lovett R → D
Robert Johnston McMillan Hoover W.D. Tex. August 21, 1885 January 12, 1932 October 27, 1941(1941-10-27) (aged 56) Walter Angus Keeling R → D
Harold Louderback Coolidge N.D. Cal. January 30, 1881 April 17, 1928 December 11, 1941(1941-12-11) (aged 60) Louis Earl Goodman R → D
Charles Edgar Woodward Coolidge N.D. Ill. December 1, 1876 March 2, 1929 May 15, 1942(1942-05-15) (aged 65) Elwyn R. Shaw R → D
Rufus Edward Foster Coolidge 5th Cir. May 22, 1871 January 13, 1925 August 23, 1942(1942-08-23) (aged 71) Elmo Pearce Lee R → D
Charles B. Davis Coolidge E.D. Mo. March 9, 1877 January 31, 1924 March 3, 1943(1943-03-03) (aged 65) Rubey Mosley Hulen R → D
Richard Joseph Hopkins Hoover D. Kan. April 4, 1873 December 19, 1929 August 28, 1943(1943-08-28) (aged 70) Guy T. Helvering R → D
Bert E. Haney F.D. Roosevelt 9th Cir. April 10, 1879 August 23, 1935 September 18, 1943(1943-09-18) (aged 64) Homer Bone No
Luther B. Way Hoover E.D. Va. September 26, 1879 March 2, 1931 October 23, 1943(1943-10-23) (aged 64) Charles Sterling Hutcheson R → D
John Boyd Avis Hoover D.N.J. July 11, 1875 October 2, 1929 January 21, 1944(1944-01-21) (aged 68) Thomas M. Madden R → D
George F. Sullivan F.D. Roosevelt D. Minn. January 30, 1886 August 17, 1937 April 14, 1944(1944-04-14) (aged 58) Dennis F. Donovan No
Marcus Beach Campbell Harding E.D.N.Y. November 18, 1866 January 3, 1923 August 3, 1944(1944-08-03) (aged 77) Harold Maurice Kennedy R → D
Oscar Raymond Luhring Hoover D.D.C. February 11, 1879 July 3, 1930 August 18, 1944(1944-08-18) (aged 65) Henry Albert Schweinhaut R → D
Bascom Sine Deaver Coolidge M.D. Ga. November 26, 1882 March 19, 1928 October 13, 1944(1944-10-13) (aged 61) Thomas Hoyt Davis R → D
James H. Baldwin F.D. Roosevelt D. Mont. August 1, 1876 May 29, 1935 October 26, 1944(1944-10-26) (aged 68) R. Lewis Brown No
Edward C. Eicher F.D. Roosevelt D.D.C. December 16, 1878 January 20, 1942 November 30, 1944(1944-11-30) (aged 65) Bolitha James Laws No
Arthur J. Tuttle Taft E.D. Mich. November 8, 1868 August 6, 1912 December 2, 1944(1944-12-02) (aged 76) Arthur A. Koscinski R → D
Merrill E. Otis Coolidge W.D. Mo. July 7, 1884 December 14, 1925 December 23, 1944(1944-12-23) (aged 60) Albert Alphonso Ridge R → D
Walter Angus Keeling F.D. Roosevelt W.D. Tex. November 22, 1873 January 26, 1942 January 22, 1945(1945-01-22) (aged 71) Ben Herbert Rice Jr. No
Ralph E. Jenney F.D. Roosevelt S.D. Cal. February 20, 1883 June 29, 1937 July 13, 1945(1945-07-13) (aged 62) William Carey Mathes No
Frederick Howard Bryant Coolidge N.D.N.Y. July 25, 1877 December 19, 1927 September 4, 1945(1945-09-04) (aged 68) Edward S. Kampf R → D
Frederic Palen Schoonmaker Harding W.D. Pa. March 11, 1870 December 22, 1922 September 5, 1945(1945-09-05) (aged 75) Wallace Samuel Gourley R → D
Thomas Alexander Murphree F.D. Roosevelt N.D. Ala. December 1, 1883 May 17, 1938 September 5, 1945(1945-09-05) (aged 61) Seybourn Harris Lynne No
Elwood Hamilton F.D. Roosevelt 6th Cir. February 22, 1883 March 1, 1938 September 19, 1945(1945-09-19) (aged 62) Shackelford Miller Jr. No
Archibald Battle Lovett F.D. Roosevelt S.D. Ga. June 21, 1884 October 2, 1941 December 28, 1945(1945-12-28) (aged 61) Francis Muir Scarlett No
Harry Aaron Hollzer Hoover S.D. Cal. November 4, 1880 February 27, 1931 January 14, 1946(1946-01-14) (aged 65) Jacob Weinberger R → D
Fred Morton Raymond Coolidge W.D. Mich. March 22, 1876 December 18, 1925 February 6, 1946(1946-02-06) (aged 69) Raymond Wesley Starr R → D
Harlan F. Stone F.D. Roosevelt[e] SCOTUS October 11, 1872 June 27, 1941 April 22, 1946(1946-04-22) (aged 73) Fred M. Vinson No
Guy T. Helvering F.D. Roosevelt D. Kan. January 10, 1878 September 28, 1943 July 4, 1946(1946-07-04) (aged 68) Seat abolished n/a
Samuel Mandelbaum F.D. Roosevelt S.D.N.Y. September 20, 1884 June 20, 1936 November 20, 1946(1946-11-20) (aged 62) Harold Medina No
Adrian Joseph Caillouet F.D. Roosevelt E.D. La. February 19, 1883 April 9, 1940 December 19, 1946(1946-12-19) (aged 63) Herbert William Christenberry No
Grover M. Moscowitz Coolidge E.D.N.Y. August 31, 1886 December 21, 1925 March 31, 1947(1947-03-31) (aged 60) Leo F. Rayfiel R → D
John Bright F.D. Roosevelt S.D.N.Y. May 23, 1884 June 3, 1941 March 24, 1948(1948-03-24) (aged 63) Samuel H. Kaufman No
R. Lewis Brown F.D. Roosevelt D. Mont. May 25, 1892 March 27, 1945 April 2, 1948(1948-04-02) (aged 55) William Daniel Murray No
Evan Alfred Evans Wilson 7th Cir. March 19, 1876 May 10, 1916 July 7, 1948(1948-07-07) (aged 72) F. Ryan Duffy No
Francis Arthur Garrecht F.D. Roosevelt 9th Cir. September 11, 1870 May 16, 1933 August 11, 1948(1948-08-11) (aged 77) Walter Lyndon Pope No
Arthur Daniel Healey F.D. Roosevelt D. Mass. December 29, 1889 December 16, 1941 September 16, 1948(1948-09-16) (aged 58) William T. McCarthy No
Ernest Aloysius O'Brien Hoover E.D. Mich. July 1, 1880 March 2, 1931 October 9, 1948(1948-10-09) (aged 68) Thomas Patrick Thornton R → D
Frank Murphy F.D. Roosevelt SCOTUS April 13, 1890 January 16, 1940 July 19, 1949(1949-07-19) (aged 59) Tom C. Clark No
James Patrick Leamy F.D. Roosevelt D. Vt. January 16, 1892 April 30, 1940 July 22, 1949(1949-07-22) (aged 57) Ernest W. Gibson Jr. No
Elmo Pearce Lee F.D. Roosevelt 5th Cir. February 10, 1882 November 30, 1943 July 26, 1949(1949-07-26) (aged 67) Wayne G. Borah No
Wiley Rutledge F.D. Roosevelt SCOTUS July 20, 1894 February 8, 1943 September 10, 1949(1949-09-10) (aged 55) Sherman Minton No
James Francis Thaddeus O'Connor F.D. Roosevelt S.D. Cal. November 10, 1886 September 19, 1940 September 28, 1949(1949-09-28) (aged 62) William Matthew Byrne Sr. No
Bower Slack Broaddus F.D. Roosevelt E.D. Okla.
N.D. Okla.
W.D. Okla.
May 30, 1888 September 27, 1940 December 10, 1949(1949-12-10) (aged 61) William Robert Wallace No
John Joseph O'Connell Truman 3d Cir. September 8, 1894 October 3, 1945 December 16, 1949(1949-12-16) (aged 55) Austin Leander Staley No
George Murray Hulbert F.D. Roosevelt S.D.N.Y. May 14, 1881 June 14, 1934 April 26, 1950(1950-04-26) (aged 68) Edward Jordan Dimock No
Curtis L. Waller F.D. Roosevelt 5th Cir. January 9, 1887 March 9, 1943 July 11, 1950(1950-07-11) (aged 63) Louie Willard Strum No
Elwyn R. Shaw F.D. Roosevelt N.D. Ill. October 19, 1888 May 3, 1944 July 18, 1950(1950-07-18) (aged 61) Joseph Sam Perry No
Lloyd Llewellyn Black F.D. Roosevelt E.D. Wash.
W.D. Wash.
March 15, 1889 August 4, 1939 August 23, 1950(1950-08-23) (aged 61) William James Lindberg No
John McDuffie F.D. Roosevelt S.D. Ala. September 25, 1883 February 7, 1935 November 1, 1950(1950-11-01) (aged 67) Daniel Holcombe Thomas No
Herbert Wilson Erskine Truman N.D. Cal. August 27, 1888 February 25, 1949 March 18, 1951(1951-03-18) (aged 62) Monroe Mark Friedman No
Randolph Bryant Hoover E.D. Tex. May 2, 1893 January 13, 1931 April 24, 1951(1951-04-24) (aged 57) Joseph Warren Sheehy R → D
Thomas Alan Goldsborough F.D. Roosevelt D.D.C. September 16, 1877 February 16, 1939 June 16, 1951(1951-06-16) (aged 73) Luther Youngdahl No
Howard C. Speakman Truman D. Ariz. May 25, 1892 April 9, 1946 June 17, 1952(1952-06-17) (aged 60) James Augustine Walsh No
Owen McIntosh Burns Truman W.D. Pa. September 6, 1892 March 8, 1950 October 26, 1952(1952-10-26) (aged 60) Joseph Putnam Willson D → R[b]
Otto Kerner Sr. F.D. Roosevelt 7th Cir. February 22, 1884 February 1, 1939 December 13, 1952(1952-12-13) (aged 68) Elmer Jacob Schnackenberg D → R[b][b]
Robert Reasoner Nevin Coolidge S.D. Ohio August 2, 1875 January 21, 1929 December 31, 1952(1952-12-31) (aged 77) Mell G. Underwood No[b]
Gaston Louis Noel Porterie F.D. Roosevelt W.D. La. January 22, 1885 February 1, 1939 March 24, 1953(1953-03-24) (aged 68) Edwin F. Hunter D → R
William Alvah Stewart Truman W.D. Pa. August 16, 1903 April 24, 1951 April 9, 1953(1953-04-09) (aged 49) John Lester Miller D → R
Edward L. Leahy Truman D.R.I. February 9, 1886 January 2, 1951 July 22, 1953(1953-07-22) (aged 67) Edward William Day D → R
Walter Garrett Riddick F.D. Roosevelt 8th Cir. September 13, 1883 December 16, 1941 July 31, 1953(1953-07-31) (aged 69) Charles Joseph Vogel D → R
Fred M. Vinson Truman SCOTUS January 22, 1890 June 20, 1946 September 8, 1953(1953-09-08) (aged 63) Earl Warren D → R
James McPherson Proctor Truman D.C. Cir. September 4, 1882 March 2, 1948 September 17, 1953(1953-09-17) (aged 71) John A. Danaher D → R
Abraham Benjamin Conger Truman M.D. Ga. July 14, 1887 June 2, 1949 December 9, 1953(1953-12-09) (aged 66) William Augustus Bootle D → R
Alfred Lee Wyman Hoover D.S.D. December 9, 1874 May 10, 1929 December 15, 1953(1953-12-15) (aged 79) Seat abolished n/a
Bennett Champ Clark Truman D.C. Cir. January 8, 1890 September 24, 1945 July 13, 1954(1954-07-13) (aged 64) Walter M. Bastian D → R
Louie Willard Strum Truman 5th Cir. January 16, 1890 September 23, 1950 July 26, 1954(1954-07-26) (aged 64) Warren Leroy Jones D → R
Robert H. Jackson F.D. Roosevelt SCOTUS February 13, 1892 July 7, 1941 October 9, 1954(1954-10-09) (aged 62) John Marshall Harlan II D → R
Campbell E. Beaumont F.D. Roosevelt S.D. Cal. August 27, 1883 August 1, 1939 November 19, 1954(1954-11-19) (aged 71) Gilbert H. Jertberg D → R

1954–present

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As of June 2024, 240 United States Article III federal judges have died in active service since the 1954 expansion of senior status to cover judges over the age of 65 with more than 15 years of judicial service. Although this is the largest number of judges to die over such a period of time, it is the lowest percentage, due to substantial expansions of the judiciary branch. Notably, only three United States Supreme Court justices have died in office in that period, whereas 48 had died in office over the preceding periods.

Judge Appointing president Court Date of birth Confirmation date Date of death and age Successor Change of party
Robert Lee Russell Truman 5th Cir. August 19, 1900 October 19, 1949 January 18, 1955(1955-01-18) (aged 54) John Robert Brown D → R
Harold Montelle Stephens Truman D.C. Cir. March 6, 1886 March 2, 1948 May 28, 1955(1955-05-28) (aged 69) Warren E. Burger D → R
Charles Brents Kennamer Hoover M.D. Ala. November 25, 1874 February 20, 1931 June 3, 1955(1955-06-03) (aged 80) Frank Minis Johnson No
John Knight Hoover W.D.N.Y. April 29, 1871 January 6, 1932 June 15, 1955(1955-06-15) (aged 84) Justin C. Morgan No
Emerich B. Freed F.D. Roosevelt N.D. Ohio November 22, 1897 October 2, 1941 December 4, 1955(1955-12-04) (aged 58) Paul Charles Weick D → R
John Caskie Collet Truman 8th Cir. May 25, 1898 July 8, 1947 December 5, 1955(1955-12-05) (aged 57) Charles Evans Whittaker D → R
J. Leroy Adair F.D. Roosevelt S.D. Ill. February 23, 1887 April 20, 1937 January 19, 1956(1956-01-19) (aged 68) Frederick Olen Mercer D → R
James A. Donohoe F.D. Roosevelt D. Neb. August 9, 1877 April 20, 1933 February 26, 1956(1956-02-26) (aged 78) Richard Earl Robinson D → R
Rubey Mosley Hulen F.D. Roosevelt E.D. Mo. July 9, 1894 July 8, 1943 July 7, 1956(1956-07-07) (aged 61) Randolph Henry Weber D → R
William A. Ekwall F.D. Roosevelt Cust. Ct. June 14, 1887 February 9, 1942 October 16, 1956(1956-10-16) (aged 69) Scovel Richardson D → R
John David Clifford Jr. Truman D. Me. May 15, 1887 March 14, 1947 November 18, 1956(1956-11-18) (aged 69) Edward Thaxter Gignoux D → R
William F. Riley Truman S.D. Iowa March 20, 1884 December 14, 1950 December 29, 1956(1956-12-29) (aged 72) Edwin Richley Hicklin D → R
Elmer David Davies F.D. Roosevelt M.D. Tenn. January 12, 1899 July 12, 1939 January 7, 1957(1957-01-07) (aged 57) Seat abolished n/a
Jerome Frank F.D. Roosevelt 2d Cir. September 10, 1889 March 20, 1941 January 13, 1957(1957-01-13) (aged 67) Leonard P. Moore D → R
Hardress Nathaniel Swaim Truman 7th Cir. November 30, 1890 February 8, 1950 July 30, 1957(1957-07-30) (aged 66) William Lynn Parkinson D → R
Alfred Egidio Modarelli Truman D.N.J. November 27, 1898 January 2, 1951 September 22, 1957(1957-09-22) (aged 58) Mendon Morrill D → R
Arthur Johnson Mellott Truman D. Kan. August 30, 1888 November 27, 1945 December 29, 1957(1957-12-29) (aged 69) Arthur Jehu Stanley Jr. D → R
Walter C. Lindley Truman 7th Cir. July 12, 1880 October 12, 1949 January 3, 1958(1958-01-03) (aged 77) Winfred George Knoch D → R
Lamar John Ryan Cecil Eisenhower E.D. Tex. November 2, 1902 December 2, 1954 February 14, 1958(1958-02-14) (aged 55) Joseph Jefferson Fisher No
James Robert Kirkland Truman D.D.C. February 15, 1903 March 8, 1950 February 25, 1958(1958-02-25) (aged 55) George Luzerne Hart Jr. D → R
John J. Parker Coolidge 4th Cir. November 20, 1885 December 14, 1925 March 17, 1958(1958-03-17) (aged 72) Simon Sobeloff No
Dal Millington Lemmon Eisenhower 9th Cir. October 29, 1887 April 27, 1954 April 26, 1958(1958-04-26) (aged 70) Gilbert H. Jertberg No
Samuel Marion Driver Truman E.D. Wash. May 22, 1892 April 9, 1946 September 12, 1958(1958-09-12) (aged 66) Charles Lawrence Powell D → R
Ben Moore F.D. Roosevelt S.D. W.Va. January 1, 1891 March 20, 1941 September 25, 1958(1958-09-25) (aged 67) John A. Field Jr. D → R
Bolitha James Laws F.D. Roosevelt D.D.C. August 22, 1891 February 22, 1945 November 14, 1958(1958-11-14) (aged 67) Leonard Patrick Walsh D → R
Edward Preston Murphy Truman N.D. Cal. March 13, 1904 December 13, 1950 December 13, 1958(1958-12-13) (aged 54) William Thomas Sweigert D → R
Philip J. Finnegan Truman 7th Cir. June 25, 1886 May 3, 1949 January 4, 1959(1959-01-04) (aged 72) Latham Castle D → R
Justin C. Morgan Eisenhower W.D.N.Y. July 8, 1900 March 6, 1956 May 24, 1959(1959-05-24) (aged 58) John Oliver Henderson No
James Alger Fee Eisenhower 9th Cir. September 24, 1888 April 23, 1954 August 25, 1959(1959-08-25) (aged 70) Montgomery Oliver Koelsch No
James V. Allred Truman S.D. Tex. March 29, 1899 October 12, 1949 September 24, 1959(1959-09-24) (aged 60) Reynaldo Guerra Garza D → R
William Lynn Parkinson Eisenhower 7th Cir. September 18, 1902 August 22, 1957 October 26, 1959(1959-10-26) (aged 57)[f] Roger Kiley R → D[d]
William Lee Knous Truman D. Colo. February 2, 1889 April 4, 1950 December 12, 1959(1959-12-12) (aged 70) Olin Hatfield Chilson D → R
Philip Leo Sullivan F.D. Roosevelt N.D. Ill. October 2, 1889 February 20, 1934 June 12, 1960(1960-06-12) (aged 70) James Benton Parsons No[d]
William Robert Wallace Truman E.D. Okla.
N.D. Okla.
W.D. Okla.
February 21, 1886 June 2, 1950 June 24, 1960(1960-06-24) (aged 74) Luther L. Bohanon No[d]
Roby C. Thompson Eisenhower W.D. Va. March 30, 1898 August 28, 1957 July 29, 1960(1960-07-29) (aged 62) Thomas J. Michie R → D[d]
Benjamin Harrison F.D. Roosevelt S.D. Cal. December 18, 1888 June 22, 1940 August 13, 1960(1960-08-13) (aged 71) Albert Lee Stephens Jr. No[d]
James Ward Morris F.D. Roosevelt D.D.C. November 14, 1890 June 15, 1939 November 15, 1960(1960-11-15) (aged 70) Spottswood William Robinson III No[d]
Mendon Morrill Eisenhower D.N.J. September 18, 1902 April 22, 1958 March 12, 1961(1961-03-12) (aged 58) James Aloysius Coolahan R → D
Ernest Allen Tolin Truman S.D. Cal. August 2, 1904 June 10, 1952 June 11, 1961(1961-06-11) (aged 56) Elisha Avery Crary No
Thomas C. Egan Eisenhower E.D. Pa. July 15, 1894 August 22, 1957 July 6, 1961(1961-07-06) (aged 66) John Morgan Davis R → D
Louis Earl Goodman F.D. Roosevelt N.D. Cal. January 2, 1892 December 15, 1942 September 15, 1961(1961-09-15) (aged 69) Stanley Alexander Weigel No
Randolph Henry Weber Eisenhower E.D. Mo. November 26, 1909 March 14, 1957 November 23, 1961(1961-11-23) (aged 51) John Keating Regan R → D
Randle Jasper Smith Eisenhower W.D. Mo. July 25, 1908 July 2, 1956 January 8, 1962(1962-01-08) (aged 53) Floyd Robert Gibson R → D
Ashton Hilliard Williams Truman E.D.S.C. August 15, 1891 July 2, 1952 February 25, 1962(1962-02-25) (aged 70) Charles Earl Simons Jr. No
John W. Murphy Truman M.D. Penn. April 26, 1902 May 21, 1946 March 28, 1962(1962-03-28) (aged 59) William Joseph Nealon Jr. No
John Donelson Martin Sr. F.D. Roosevelt 6th Cir. May 4, 1883 August 27, 1940 April 2, 1962(1962-04-02) (aged 78) Thomas Francis McAllister No
Irvin C. Mollison Truman Cust. Ct. December 24, 1898 October 26, 1945 May 5, 1962(1962-05-05) (aged 63) Philip Nichols Jr. No
Herbert Funk Goodrich F.D. Roosevelt 3d Cir. July 29, 1889 May 7, 1940 June 25, 1962(1962-06-25) (aged 72) Abraham Lincoln Freedman No
Patrick Thomas Stone F.D. Roosevelt W.D. Wis. June 21, 1889 June 10, 1933 January 13, 1963(1963-01-13) (aged 73) David Rabinovitz No
Julius Howard Miner Eisenhower N.D. Ill. May 25, 1896 February 25, 1958 March 13, 1963(1963-03-13) (aged 66) Abraham Lincoln Marovitz R → D
John Rolly Ross Eisenhower D. Nev. March 1, 1899 May 13, 1954 April 22, 1963(1963-04-22) (aged 64) Bruce Rutherford Thompson R → D
Jed Johnson Truman Cust. Ct. July 31, 1888 June 23, 1947 May 8, 1963(1963-05-08) (aged 74) James Lopez Watson No
Alexander Bicks Eisenhower S.D.N.Y. March 17, 1901 May 11, 1954 May 9, 1963(1963-05-09) (aged 62) Charles Henry Tenney R → D
Harry Evans Watkins F.D. Roosevelt N.D. W.Va.
S.D. W.Va.
November 6, 1898 March 2, 1937 June 6, 1963(1963-06-06) (aged 64) Sidney Lee Christie No
John Wilson McIlvaine Eisenhower W.D. Pa. June 22, 1907 July 29, 1955 July 1, 1963(1963-07-01) (aged 56) Gerald Joseph Weber R → D
Arthur Marshall Davis Kennedy D. Ariz. June 7, 1907 August 21, 1961 July 11, 1963(1963-07-11) (aged 56) Walter Early Craig No
Charles Edward Clark F.D. Roosevelt 2d Cir. December 9, 1889 March 7, 1939 December 13, 1963(1963-12-13) (aged 74) Robert P. Anderson No
Waldo Henry Rogers Eisenhower D.N.M. May 17, 1908 May 13, 1954 January 12, 1964(1964-01-12) (aged 55) Howard C. Bratton R → D
Ben Herbert Rice Jr. Truman W.D. Tex. December 12, 1889 September 19, 1945 March 14, 1964(1964-03-14) (aged 74) Dorwin Wallace Suttle No
Benjamin Franklin Cameron Eisenhower 5th Cir. December 14, 1890 March 14, 1955 April 3, 1964(1964-04-03) (aged 73) James P. Coleman R → D
Gregory Francis Noonan Truman S.D.N.Y. May 12, 1906 April 25, 1950 May 1, 1964(1964-05-01) (aged 57) Marvin E. Frankel No
Charles Joseph McNamee Truman N.D. Ohio December 5, 1890 March 6, 1951 May 2, 1964(1964-05-02) (aged 73) Seat abolished n/a
Archie Owen Dawson Eisenhower S.D.N.Y. October 9, 1898 April 23, 1954 August 3, 1964(1964-08-03) (aged 65) Constance Baker Motley R → D
Charles Ferguson Paul Eisenhower N.D. W.Va. April 26, 1902 March 1, 1960 February 17, 1965(1965-02-17) (aged 62) Robert Earl Maxwell R → D
George T. Mickelson Eisenhower D.S.D. July 23, 1903 February 9, 1954 February 28, 1965(1965-02-28) (aged 61) Fred Joseph Nichol R → D
Sidney Carr Mize F.D. Roosevelt S.D. Miss. March 7, 1888 February 2, 1937 April 26, 1965(1965-04-26) (aged 77) Dan Monroe Russell Jr. No
Paul Jones Harding N.D. Ohio November 4, 1880 March 2, 1923 August 4, 1965(1965-08-04) (aged 84) William Kernahan Thomas R → D
Casper Platt Truman E.D. Ill. June 6, 1892 October 12, 1949 September 16, 1965(1965-09-16) (aged 73) Henry Seiler Wise No
Frederick Olen Mercer Eisenhower S.D. Ill. March 11, 1901 June 13, 1956 April 3, 1966(1966-04-03) (aged 65) Robert Dale Morgan R → D
Charles Cecil Wyche F.D. Roosevelt D.S.C. July 7, 1885 January 22, 1937 September 17, 1966(1966-09-17) (aged 81) Donald S. Russell No
Isaac Jack Martin Eisenhower CCPA July 18, 1908 August 5, 1958 November 5, 1966(1966-11-05) (aged 58) Phillip Baldwin R → D
Joseph Warren Sheehy Truman E.D. Tex. October 21, 1910 June 7, 1951 February 23, 1967(1967-02-23) (aged 56) William Wayne Justice No
J. Spencer Bell Kennedy 4th Cir. April 1, 1906 September 23, 1961 March 19, 1967(1967-03-19) (aged 60) John D. Butzner Jr. No
Aloysius Joseph Connor F.D. Roosevelt D.N.H. April 13, 1895 December 5, 1944 December 18, 1967(1967-12-18) (aged 72) Hugh H. Bownes No
William Francis Smith Kennedy 3d Cir. February 24, 1903 August 30, 1961 February 26, 1968(1968-02-26) (aged 65) James Hunter III D → R[b]
Elmer Jacob Schnackenberg Eisenhower 7th Cir. August 22, 1889 February 9, 1954 September 15, 1968(1968-09-15) (aged 79) John Paul Stevens No
Arthur Mumford Smith Eisenhower CCPA September 19, 1903 April 29, 1959 November 20, 1968(1968-11-20) (aged 65) Donald Edward Lane No[b]
Ross Rizley Eisenhower W.D. Okla. July 5, 1892 March 1, 1956 March 4, 1969(1969-03-04) (aged 76) Seat abolished n/a
Claude Feemster Clayton L.B. Johnson 5th Cir. August 4, 1909 October 26, 1967 July 4, 1969(1969-07-04) (aged 59) Charles Clark D → R
Gordon Elmo Young Eisenhower E.D. Ark. April 26, 1907 September 2, 1959 August 20, 1969(1969-08-20) (aged 62) Garnett Thomas Eisele No
William Bernard Herlands Eisenhower S.D.N.Y. July 19, 1905 June 26, 1956 August 28, 1969(1969-08-28) (aged 64) Lawrence W. Pierce No
Ernest W. Gibson Jr. Truman D. Vt. March 6, 1901 October 15, 1949 November 4, 1969(1969-11-04) (aged 68) James L. Oakes D → R
Fred Kunzel Eisenhower S.D. Cal. June 2, 1901 September 9, 1959 November 19, 1969(1969-11-19) (aged 68) Edward Joseph Schwartz No
Thaddeus M. Machrowicz Kennedy E.D. Mich. August 21, 1899 September 1, 1961 February 17, 1970(1970-02-17) (aged 70) Cornelia Groefsema Kennedy D → R
David Henry Stahl L.B. Johnson 3d Cir. May 29, 1920 October 10, 1968 February 21, 1970(1970-02-21) (aged 49) Max Rosenn D → R
Joe Hickey L.B. Johnson 10th Cir. August 22, 1911 June 9, 1966 September 22, 1970(1970-09-22) (aged 59) James E. Barrett D → R
Theodore Levin Truman E.D. Mich. February 18, 1897 July 25, 1946 December 31, 1970(1970-12-31) (aged 73) Robert Edward DeMascio D → R
Abraham Lincoln Freedman L.B. Johnson 3d Cir. November 19, 1904 July 2, 1964 March 13, 1971(1971-03-13) (aged 66) Joseph F. Weis Jr. D → R
Gerald Sanford Levin Nixon N.D. Cal. January 1, 1906 July 11, 1969 June 5, 1971(1971-06-05) (aged 65) Charles Byron Renfrew No
Joseph Patrick Lieb Eisenhower M.D. Fla. September 4, 1901 March 1, 1956 November 2, 1971(1971-11-02) (aged 70) William Terrell Hodges No
Ted Cabot L.B. Johnson S.D. Fla. February 5, 1917 August 10, 1966 December 4, 1971(1971-12-04) (aged 54) Norman Charles Roettger Jr. D → R
Edwin Monroe Stanley Eisenhower M.D.N.C. March 9, 1909 February 25, 1958 December 23, 1971(1971-12-23) (aged 62) Hiram Hamilton Ward No
Henry Luesing Brooks Nixon 6th Cir. December 9, 1905 December 10, 1969 December 30, 1971(1971-12-30) (aged 66) Pierce Lively No
Bernard J. Leddy L.B. Johnson D. Vt. March 18, 1910 August 25, 1966 January 9, 1972(1972-01-09) (aged 61) Albert Wheeler Coffrin D → R
Robert Shaw Kennedy D.N.J. May 22, 1907 April 11, 1962 July 9, 1972(1972-07-09) (aged 65) Vincent P. Biunno D → R
Alexander J. Napoli L.B. Johnson N.D. Ill. October 7, 1905 September 20, 1966 July 12, 1972(1972-07-12) (aged 66) Prentice Marshall D → R
Edward Cochrane McLean Kennedy S.D.N.Y. October 16, 1903 July 13, 1962 October 12, 1972(1972-10-12) (aged 68) Richard Owen D → R
James Rosen Nixon 3d Cir. October 23, 1909 September 21, 1971 November 18, 1972(1972-11-18) (aged 63) Leonard I. Garth No
Richard A. Dier Nixon D. Neb. February 27, 1914 December 6, 1971 December 7, 1972(1972-12-07) (aged 58) Albert Gerard Schatz No
William McRae Kennedy M.D. Fla. September 25, 1909 March 3, 1961 January 27, 1973(1973-01-27) (aged 63) John A. Reed Jr. D → R
Thomas J. Michie Kennedy W.D. Va. June 7, 1896 June 27, 1961 April 9, 1973(1973-04-09) (aged 76) Seat abolished n/a
George Rosling Kennedy E.D.N.Y. December 22, 1900 March 16, 1962 April 16, 1973(1973-04-16) (aged 72) Thomas Collier Platt Jr. D → R
W. Wallace Kent Nixon 6th Cir. May 1, 1916 December 16, 1970 May 28, 1973(1973-05-28) (aged 57) Albert J. Engel Jr. No
Orville Edwin Langley L.B. Johnson E.D. Okla. October 28, 1908 January 26, 1965 September 12, 1973(1973-09-12) (aged 64) Joseph Wilson Morris D → R
John Joseph Kitchen Nixon D.N.J. December 29, 1911 October 13, 1970 September 21, 1973(1973-09-21) (aged 61) Henry Curtis Meanor No
Sidney Lee Christie L.B. Johnson N.D. W.Va.
S.D. W.Va.
April 17, 1903 April 30, 1964 February 15, 1974(1974-02-15) (aged 70) Charles Harold Haden II D → R
Philip Neville L.B. Johnson D. Minn. November 5, 1909 July 31, 1967 February 13, 1974(1974-02-13) (aged 64) Donald Alsop D → R
John Oliver Henderson Eisenhower W.D.N.Y. November 13, 1909 September 14, 1959 February 19, 1974(1974-02-19) (aged 64) John T. Elfvin No
Ernest Allen Guinn L.B. Johnson W.D. Tex. September 29, 1905 July 22, 1966 June 9, 1974(1974-06-09) (aged 68) William S. Sessions D → R
Stephen John Roth Kennedy E.D. Mich. April 21, 1908 May 1, 1962 July 11, 1974(1974-07-11) (aged 66) James Paul Churchill D → R
George N. Beamer Kennedy N.D. Ind. October 9, 1904 April 11, 1962 October 21, 1974(1974-10-21) (aged 70) Phil McClellan McNagny Jr. D → R
Mac Swinford F.D. Roosevelt E.D. Ky.
W.D. Ky.
December 23, 1899 August 20, 1937 February 3, 1975(1975-02-03) (aged 75) Eugene Edward Siler Jr. D → R
Herbert William Christenberry Truman E.D. La. December 11, 1897 December 18, 1947 October 5, 1975(1975-10-05) (aged 77) Charles Schwartz Jr. D → R
William Nelson Goodwin L.B. Johnson E.D. Wash.
W.D. Wash.
August 17, 1909 April 21, 1966 December 31, 1975(1975-12-31) (aged 66) Jack Edward Tanner No[d]
Richard Wellington McLaren Nixon N.D. Ill. April 21, 1918 December 2, 1971 February 25, 1976(1976-02-25) (aged 57) Stanley Julian Roszkowski R → D[d]
William Ernest Miller Nixon 6th Cir. February 3, 1908 June 26, 1970 April 12, 1976(1976-04-12) (aged 68) Gilbert S. Merritt Jr. R → D[d]
Orrin Grimmell Judd L.B. Johnson E.D.N.Y. September 6, 1906 June 24, 1968 July 7, 1976(1976-07-07) (aged 69) Eugene Nickerson No[d]
William Joseph Lynch L.B. Johnson N.D. Ill. June 6, 1908 March 4, 1966 August 9, 1976(1976-08-09) (aged 68) Nicholas John Bua No[d]
Michael Henry Sheridan Kennedy M.D. Penn. July 8, 1912 August 30, 1961 August 23, 1976(1976-08-23) (aged 64) Seat abolished n/a
James Braxton Craven Jr. L.B. Johnson 4th Cir. April 3, 1918 June 29, 1966 May 3, 1977(1977-05-03) (aged 59) James Dickson Phillips Jr. No
Clifton Rhodes Bratcher Nixon W.D. Ky. December 23, 1917 October 13, 1970 July 25, 1977(1977-07-25) (aged 59) Thomas A. Ballantine Jr. R → D
James Henry Gorbey Nixon E.D. Pa. July 30, 1920 December 19, 1970 October 24, 1977(1977-10-24) (aged 57) Norma Levy Shapiro R → D
Roger Blake West Nixon E.D. La. May 10, 1928 June 18, 1971 January 24, 1978(1978-01-24) (aged 49) Adrian G. Duplantier R → D
Willis William Ritter Truman D. Utah January 24, 1899 June 29, 1950 March 4, 1978(1978-03-04) (aged 79) Bruce Sterling Jenkins No
Lawrence Gubow L.B. Johnson E.D. Mich. January 10, 1919 September 13, 1968 March 26, 1978(1978-03-26) (aged 59) Julian A. Cook No
Terry Shell Ford E.D. Ark.
W.D. Ark.
April 2, 1922 September 15, 1975 June 25, 1978(1978-06-25) (aged 56) Richard S. Arnold R → D
Joseph Cornelius Waddy L.B. Johnson D.D.C. May 26, 1911 March 2, 1967 August 1, 1978(1978-08-01) (aged 67) John Garrett Penn No
Dick Yin Wong Ford D. Haw. September 13, 1920 April 24, 1975 December 26, 1978(1978-12-26) (aged 58) Walter Heen (recess)
Harold Fong
No[g]
William C. Frey Nixon D. Ariz. July 24, 1919 November 25, 1970 February 16, 1979(1979-02-16) (aged 59) Richard Bilby R → D
Allen E. Barrow Kennedy N.D. Okla. January 22, 1914 August 1, 1962 February 26, 1979(1979-02-26) (aged 65) James O. Ellison No
George H. Barlow Nixon D.N.J. January 4, 1921 December 17, 1969 March 4, 1979(1979-03-04) (aged 58) Harold A. Ackerman R → D
John H. Wood Jr. Nixon W.D. Tex. March 31, 1916 November 25, 1970 May 29, 1979(1979-05-29) (aged 63) Lucius Desha Bunton III R → D
Donald Edward Lane Nixon CCPA June 10, 1909 June 19, 1969 May 30, 1979(1979-05-30) (aged 69) Helen W. Nies R → D
Marshall Allen Neill Nixon E.D. Wash. August 23, 1914 August 2, 1972 October 6, 1979(1979-10-06) (aged 65) Justin L. Quackenbush R → D
Harold Leventhal L.B. Johnson D.C. Cir. January 5, 1915 April 7, 1965 November 20, 1979(1979-11-20) (aged 64) Ruth Bader Ginsburg No
Murray Gurfein Nixon 2d Cir. November 17, 1907 August 22, 1974 December 16, 1979(1979-12-16) (aged 72) Lawrence W. Pierce R → D
José Victor Toledo Nixon D.P.R. August 14, 1931 November 25, 1970 February 3, 1980(1980-02-03) (aged 48) Raymond L. Acosta R → D
Charles Stanley Blair Nixon D. Md. December 20, 1927 July 29, 1971 April 20, 1980(1980-04-20) (aged 52) Norman Park Ramsey R → D
Daniel John Snyder Jr. Nixon W.D. Pa. May 2, 1916 April 10, 1973 May 11, 1980(1980-05-11) (aged 64) Glenn E. Mencer No[b]
Morell Edward Sharp Nixon W.D. Wash. September 12, 1920 December 2, 1971 October 19, 1980(1980-10-19) (aged 60) John C. Coughenour No[b]
Phil McClellan McNagny Jr. Ford N.D. Ind. July 16, 1924 May 6, 1976 March 28, 1981(1981-03-28) (aged 56) Michael Stephen Kanne No
William W. Knox Nixon W.D. Pa. June 18, 1911 October 8, 1970 August 30, 1981(1981-08-30) (aged 70) Carol Los Mansmann No
Robert A. Ainsworth Jr. L.B. Johnson 5th Cir. May 10, 1910 July 22, 1966 December 22, 1981(1981-12-22) (aged 71) W. Eugene Davis D → R
Robert Lowe Kunzig Nixon Ct. Cl. October 31, 1918 December 2, 1971 February 21, 1982(1982-02-21) (aged 63) Jean Galloway Bissell[h] No
Jack Murphy Gordon Nixon E.D. La. February 13, 1931 June 18, 1971 March 4, 1982(1982-03-04) (aged 51) Martin Leach-Cross Feldman No
Scovel Richardson Eisenhower USCIT February 4, 1912 April 4, 1957 March 30, 1982(1982-03-30) (aged 70) Gregory W. Carman No
Robert Arthur Sprecher Nixon 7th Cir. May 30, 1917 April 21, 1971 May 15, 1982(1982-05-15) (aged 64) Joel Flaum No
Hernan Gregorio Pesquera Nixon D.P.R. May 25, 1924 October 12, 1972 September 8, 1982(1982-09-08) (aged 58) Hector Manuel Laffitte No
Frank Wiley Wilson Kennedy E.D. Tenn. June 21, 1917 June 14, 1961 September 29, 1982(1982-09-29) (aged 65) Thomas Gray Hull D → R
Cale James Holder Eisenhower S.D. Ind. April 5, 1912 August 6, 1954 August 23, 1983(1983-08-23) (aged 71) Sarah Evans Barker No
Mary Anne Richey Ford D. Ariz. October 24, 1917 June 16, 1976 November 25, 1983(1983-11-25) (aged 66) William Docker Browning No
Henry Frederick Werker Nixon S.D.N.Y. April 16, 1920 June 21, 1974 May 10, 1984(1984-05-10) (aged 64) Louis L. Stanton No
J. Waldo Ackerman Ford C.D. Ill. January 1, 1926 July 2, 1976 November 23, 1984(1984-11-23) (aged 58) Harold Baker No
Albert Gerard Schatz Nixon D. Neb. August 4, 1921 May 10, 1973 April 30, 1985(1985-04-30) (aged 63) Lyle Elmer Strom No
George Edward Cire Carter S.D. Tex. September 29, 1922 May 10, 1979 May 5, 1985(1985-05-05) (aged 62) David Hittner D → R
Edward Allen Tamm L.B. Johnson D.C. Cir. April 21, 1906 March 11, 1965 September 22, 1985(1985-09-22) (aged 79) James L. Buckley D → R
David Dortch Warriner Nixon E.D. Va. February 25, 1929 May 16, 1974 March 17, 1986(1986-03-17) (aged 57) Rebecca Beach Smith No
Albert Tate Jr. Carter 5th Cir. September 23, 1920 October 4, 1979 March 27, 1986(1986-03-27) (aged 65) John M. Duhé Jr. D → R
Alfred Leopold Luongo Kennedy E.D. Pa. August 17, 1920 September 21, 1961 July 19, 1986(1986-07-19) (aged 65) Franklin Van Antwerpen D → R
Ross Thompson Roberts Reagan W.D. Mo. November 28, 1938 August 20, 1982 April 24, 1987(1987-04-24) (aged 48) Dean Whipple No
William Overton Carter E.D. Ark. September 19, 1939 May 10, 1979 July 14, 1987(1987-07-14) (aged 47) Stephen M. Reasoner D → R
Robert Madden Hill Reagan 5th Cir. January 13, 1928 June 15, 1984 October 19, 1987(1987-10-19) (aged 59) Jacques L. Wiener Jr. No
Ross N. Sterling Ford S.D. Tex. January 18, 1931 May 6, 1976 January 14, 1988(1988-01-14) (aged 56) Sim Lake No
Edward Weinfeld Truman S.D.N.Y. May 14, 1901 August 1, 1950 January 17, 1988(1988-01-17) (aged 86) John S. Martin Jr. D → R
Lloyd Hudson Burke Eisenhower N.D. Cal. April 1, 1916 July 21, 1958 March 15, 1988(1988-03-15) (aged 71) Seat abolished n/a
J. Blaine Anderson Ford 9th Cir. January 19, 1922 July 2, 1976 April 16, 1988(1988-04-16) (aged 66) Thomas G. Nelson No
Richard J. Daronco Reagan S.D.N.Y. August 1, 1931 May 7, 1987 May 21, 1988(1988-05-21) (aged 56) Louis Freeh No
Valdemar Aguirre Cordova Carter D. Ariz. December 6, 1922 June 19, 1979 June 18, 1988(1988-06-18) (aged 65) Seat abolished n/a
Oscar Hirsh Davis Kennedy Fed. Cir. February 27, 1914 April 11, 1962 June 19, 1988(1988-06-19) (aged 74) Raymond C. Clevenger D → R
Paul Peter Rao Truman USCIT June 15, 1899 January 31, 1949 November 30, 1988(1988-11-30) (aged 89) Richard W. Goldberg D → R
Philip Pratt Nixon E.D. Mich. July 14, 1924 November 25, 1970 February 7, 1989(1989-02-07) (aged 64) Gerald Ellis Rosen No
Robert Smith Vance Carter 11th Cir. May 10, 1931 December 15, 1977 December 16, 1989(1989-12-16) (aged 58) Joel Fredrick Dubina D → R
George C. Carr Carter M.D. Fla. July 26, 1929 December 15, 1977 January 26, 1990(1990-01-26) (aged 60) Anne C. Conway D → R
Jean Galloway Bissell Reagan Fed. Cir. June 9, 1936 June 8, 1984 February 4, 1990(1990-02-04) (aged 53) Randall Ray Rader No
Eugene P. Spellman Carter S.D. Fla. September 16, 1930 October 4, 1979 May 4, 1991(1991-05-04) (aged 60) K. Michael Moore D → R
George Arceneaux Carter E.D. La. May 17, 1928 September 25, 1979 April 6, 1993(1993-04-06) (aged 64) Stanwood Duval No
George Hughes Revercomb Reagan D.D.C. June 3, 1929 December 16, 1985 August 1, 1993(1993-08-01) (aged 64) James Robertson R → D
John P. Vukasin Jr. Reagan N.D. Cal. May 25, 1928 September 20, 1983 September 20, 1993(1993-09-20) (aged 65) Maxine M. Chesney R → D
Sam B. Hall Jr. Reagan E.D. Tex. January 11, 1924 May 3, 1985 April 10, 1994(1994-04-10) (aged 70) David Folsom R → D
Ronald Edward Meredith Reagan W.D. Ky. January 30, 1946 April 3, 1985 December 1, 1994(1994-12-01) (aged 48) Joseph H. McKinley Jr. R → D
Veronica DiCarlo Wicker Carter E.D. La. November 26, 1930 September 25, 1979 December 10, 1994(1994-12-10) (aged 64) Ivan L. R. Lemelle No
Harold Fong Reagan D. Haw. April 28, 1938 June 18, 1982 April 20, 1995(1995-04-20) (aged 56) Susan Oki Mollway R → D
Carl Bernard Rubin Nixon S.D. Ohio March 27, 1920 May 20, 1971 August 2, 1995(1995-08-02) (aged 75) Edmund A. Sargus Jr. R → D
William D. Hutchinson Reagan 3d Cir. June 20, 1932 August 5, 1987 October 8, 1995(1995-10-08) (aged 63) Marjorie Rendell R → D
Okla Jones II Clinton E.D. La. September 23, 1945 October 7, 1994 January 8, 1996(1996-01-08) (aged 50) Carl Barbier No
T. F. Gilroy Daly Carter D. Conn. February 25, 1931 August 5, 1977 July 11, 1996(1996-07-11) (aged 65) Janet C. Hall No
J. Daniel Mahoney Reagan 2d Cir. September 7, 1931 March 27, 1986 October 23, 1996(1996-10-23) (aged 65) Sonia Sotomayor R → D
Donald S. Russell Nixon 4th Cir. February 22, 1906 April 21, 1971 February 22, 1998(1998-02-22) (aged 92) William Byrd Traxler Jr. R → D
John David Kelly Clinton 8th Cir. October 9, 1934 July 31, 1998 October 21, 1998(1998-10-21) (aged 64) Kermit Edward Bye No
Linda Hodge McLaughlin G.H.W. Bush C.D. Cal. February 13, 1942 August 12, 1992 March 7, 1999(1999-03-07) (aged 57) Florence-Marie Cooper R → D
Walter J. Cummings Jr. L.B. Johnson 7th Cir. September 29, 1916 August 10, 1966 April 24, 1999(1999-04-24) (aged 82) Ann Claire Williams No
Giles Rich Eisenhower Fed. Cir. May 30, 1904 July 19, 1956 June 9, 1999(1999-06-09) (aged 95) Richard Linn R → D
Robert S. Gawthrop III Reagan E.D. Pa. December 2, 1942 December 8, 1987 August 1, 1999(1999-08-01) (aged 56) Berle M. Schiller R → D
Samuel James Ervin III Carter 4th Cir. March 2, 1926 May 21, 1980 September 18, 1999(1999-09-18) (aged 73) Allyson K. Duncan D → R[b]
D. Brook Bartlett Reagan W.D. Mo. February 22, 1937 September 16, 1981 January 21, 2000(2000-01-21) (aged 62) Richard Everett Dorr No[b]
Jerome Turner Reagan W.D. Tenn. February 18, 1942 December 8, 1987 February 12, 2000(2000-02-12) (aged 57) Samuel H. Mays Jr. No[b]
Morton A. Brody G.H.W. Bush D. Me. June 12, 1933 July 18, 1991 March 25, 2000(2000-03-25) (aged 66) George Z. Singal R → D
Francis Dominic Murnaghan Jr. Carter 4th Cir. June 20, 1920 July 12, 1979 August 31, 2000(2000-08-31) (aged 80) Andre M. Davis No
Paul E. Riley Clinton S.D. Ill. April 24, 1942 October 6, 1994 October 11, 2001(2001-10-11) (aged 59) Seat abolished n/a
Hipolito Frank Garcia Carter W.D. Tex. December 4, 1925 September 29, 1980 January 16, 2002(2002-01-16) (aged 76) Robert A. Junell D → R
Carol Los Mansmann Reagan 3d Cir. August 7, 1942 April 3, 1985 March 9, 2002(2002-03-09) (aged 59) D. Brooks Smith No
Allen G. Schwartz Clinton S.D.N.Y. August 23, 1934 November 20, 1993 March 22, 2003(2003-03-22) (aged 68) Kenneth M. Karas D → R
Edwin L. Nelson G.H.W. Bush N.D. Ala. February 10, 1940 January 23, 1990 May 17, 2003(2003-05-17) (aged 63) Virginia Emerson Hopkins No
Jay Waldman Reagan E.D. Pa. November 16, 1944 October 14, 1988 May 30, 2003(2003-05-30) (aged 58) Juan Ramon Sánchez No
Wilkie D. Ferguson Clinton S.D. Fla. May 11, 1938 November 20, 1993 June 9, 2003(2003-06-09) (aged 65) Marcia G. Cooke D → R
Fred I. Parker Clinton 2d Cir. February 2, 1938 October 7, 1994 August 12, 2003(2003-08-12) (aged 65) Peter W. Hall D → R
Ralph Wilson Nimmons Jr. G.H.W. Bush M.D. Fla. September 14, 1938 June 27, 1991 November 24, 2003(2003-11-24) (aged 65) Virginia M. Hernandez Covington No
John H. Hannah Jr. Clinton E.D. Tex. June 30, 1939 March 10, 1994 December 4, 2003(2003-12-04) (aged 64) Michael H. Schneider Sr. D → R
Charles Harold Haden II Ford S.D. W.Va. April 16, 1937 November 20, 1975 March 20, 2004(2004-03-20) (aged 66) Thomas E. Johnston No
Judith Keep Carter S.D. Cal. March 24, 1944 June 26, 1980 September 14, 2004(2004-09-14) (aged 60) Janis Lynn Sammartino D → R
Harold Brent McKnight G.W. Bush W.D.N.C. February 20, 1952 July 31, 2003 November 27, 2004(2004-11-27) (aged 52) Frank DeArmon Whitney No
William Rehnquist Reagan[e] SCOTUS October 1, 1924 September 17, 1986 September 3, 2005(2005-09-03) (aged 80) John Roberts No
Susan Bieke Neilson G.W. Bush 6th Cir. August 27, 1956 October 27, 2005 January 25, 2006(2006-01-25) (aged 49) Helene White No
W. Craig Broadwater Clinton N.D. W.Va. August 8, 1950 July 12, 1996 December 18, 2006(2006-12-18) (aged 56) Gina M. Groh D → R
Richard C. Casey Clinton S.D.N.Y. January 19, 1933 October 21, 1997 March 22, 2007(2007-03-22) (aged 74) Cathy Seibel D → R
George Howard Jr. Carter E.D. Ark. May 13, 1924 September 29, 1980 April 21, 2007(2007-04-21) (aged 82) Brian S. Miller D → R
Phillip S. Figa G.W. Bush D. Colo. July 27, 1951 October 2, 2003 January 5, 2008(2008-01-05) (aged 56) R. Brooke Jackson No
Reginald C. Lindsay Clinton D. Mass. March 19, 1945 November 20, 1993 March 12, 2009(2009-03-12) (aged 63) Denise J. Casper No
Florence-Marie Cooper Clinton C.D. Cal. February 9, 1940 November 10, 1999 January 15, 2010(2010-01-15) (aged 69) John Kronstadt No
Thomas M. Golden G.W. Bush E.D. Pa. November 1, 1947 May 4, 2006 July 31, 2010(2010-07-31) (aged 62) Jeffrey L. Schmehl R → D
John Roll G.H.W. Bush D. Ariz. February 8, 1947 November 22, 1991 January 8, 2011(2011-01-08) (aged 63) Jennifer Zipps R → D
M. Blane Michael Clinton 4th Cir. February 17, 1943 September 30, 1993 March 25, 2011(2011-03-25) (aged 68) Stephanie Thacker No
Ralph E. Tyson Clinton M.D. La. August 13, 1948 July 31, 1998 July 18, 2011(2011-07-18) (aged 62) Shelly Dick No
Pamela Ann Rymer G.H.W. Bush 9th Cir. January 6, 1941 May 18, 1989 September 21, 2011(2011-09-21) (aged 70) Paul J. Watford R → D
W. Allen Pepper Jr. Clinton N.D. Miss. July 20, 1941 June 30, 1999 January 24, 2012(2012-01-24) (aged 70) Debra M. Brown No
William J. Hibbler Clinton N.D. Ill. August 7, 1946 April 15, 1999 March 19, 2012(2012-03-19) (aged 65) Andrea Wood No
Mark R. Kravitz G.W. Bush D. Conn. June 21, 1950 June 11, 2003 September 30, 2012(2012-09-30) (aged 62) Jeffrey A. Meyer R → D
Richard Everett Dorr G.W. Bush W.D. Mo. August 26, 1943 August 1, 2002 April 24, 2013(2013-04-24) (aged 69) M. Douglas Harpool R → D
Gary L. Lancaster Clinton W.D. Pa. August 14, 1949 November 20, 1993 April 24, 2013(2013-04-24) (aged 63) Marilyn Horan D → R[b]
Antonin Scalia Reagan SCOTUS March 11, 1936 September 17, 1986 February 13, 2016(2016-02-13) (aged 79) Neil Gorsuch No[b]
Beverly Reid O'Connell Obama C.D. Cal. May 12, 1965 April 15, 2013 October 8, 2017(2017-10-08) (aged 52) Kenly Kiya Kato No[d]
Stephen Reinhardt Carter 9th Cir. March 27, 1931 September 11, 1980 March 29, 2018(2018-03-29) (aged 87) Kenneth K. Lee D → R
Pamela L. Reeves Obama E.D. Tenn. July 21, 1954 March 5, 2014 September 10, 2020(2020-09-10) (aged 66) Katherine A. Crytzer D → R
Ruth Bader Ginsburg Clinton SCOTUS March 15, 1933 August 3, 1993 September 18, 2020(2020-09-18) (aged 87) Amy Coney Barrett D → R
Juan R. Torruella Reagan 1st Cir. June 7, 1933 October 4, 1984 October 26, 2020(2020-10-26) (aged 87) Gustavo Gelpí R → D[d]
Philip Ray Martinez G.W. Bush W.D. Tex. July 13, 1957 February 5, 2002 February 26, 2021(2021-02-26) (aged 63) Ernesto Gonzalez R → D
Martin Leach-Cross Feldman Reagan E.D. La. January 28, 1934 October 4, 1983 January 26, 2022(2022-01-26) (aged 87) Brandon Scott Long R → D
Michael Stephen Kanne Reagan 7th Cir. December 21, 1938 May 19, 1987 June 16, 2022(2022-06-16) (aged 83) Joshua P. Kolar R → D
Edward G. Smith Obama E.D. Pa. September 17, 1961 March 26, 2014 November 27, 2023(2023-11-27) (aged 62) Vacant n/a
Gene E. K. Pratter G.W. Bush E.D. Pa. February 25, 1949 June 15, 2004 May 17, 2024(2024-05-17) (aged 75) Vacant n/a

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Notes

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  1. ^ Died without having taken the oath of office.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s Vacancy occurred during a Democratic administration, but was filled during a Republican administration.
  3. ^ Sources vary on Rogers' date of death, which is uncertain, most giving it as April 16 or 17, 1911.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r Vacancy occurred during a Republican administration, but was filled during a Democratic administration.
  5. ^ a b c d As chief justice.
  6. ^ Parkinson disappeared on October 26, 1959; his body was found in Lake Michigan six months later. He is presumed to have died on the day of his disappearance.
  7. ^ Democratic President Jimmy Carter's recess appointment was not confirmed by the senate, and the seat was filled on a permanent basis by an appointee of Republican Ronald Reagan.
  8. ^ As a judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.

References

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  1. ^ a b Deborah J. Barrow, Gary Zuk, and Gerard S. Gryski, The Federal Judiciary and Institutional Change (Univ. of Michigan Press, 1996), p. 20.
  2. ^ Alexander Hamilton, Federalist No. 79 (1788).
  3. ^ Brian Opeskin, Future Proofing the Judiciary: Preparing for Demographic Change (Springer, 2021), pp. 75–76.
  4. ^ Charles Fairman, "The Retirement of Federal Judges", Harvard Law Review 51(3):397–443 (1938).
  5. ^ Block, Frederic (March 2007). "Senior Status: An Active Senior Judge Corrects Some Common Misunderstandings" (PDF). Cornell Law Review. Retrieved November 6, 2020.
  6. ^ Goldfarb, Zachary A.; DePillis, Lydia (February 13, 2016). "Why the death of a Supreme Court justice in office is unusual". The Washington Post.
  7. ^ services, Tribune news. "Scalia's death while in office now a rarity for the Supreme Court". chicagotribune.com.
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