List of federal judges appointed by Ronald Reagan

Following is a list of all Article III United States federal judges appointed by President Ronald Reagan during his presidency.All information on the names, terms of service, and details of appointment of federal judges is derived from the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public-domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center. In total Reagan appointed: four justices to the Supreme Court of the United States, including the appointment of a sitting associate justice as chief justice, 83 judges to the United States courts of appeals, 290 judges to the United States district courts and 6 judges to the United States Court of International Trade. Reagan's total of 383 Article III judicial appointments is the most by any president.

In addition to these appointments, Reagan signed the Federal Courts Improvement Act in 1982, which transferred five judges from the United States Court of Customs and Patent Appeals, and seven judges from the appellate division of the United States Court of Claims, into the newly created United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. Although each of those twelve judges had been appointed to their original tribunals by previous presidents, Reagan's signing of the act effectively placed all of them on the new Court of Appeals.

10 of Reagan's appointees remain in active service, five appellate judges and five district judges. Two additional judges named by Reagan to district courts remain in active service as appellate judges by appointment of later presidents.

United States Supreme Court justices

# Justice Seat State Former justice Nominationdate Confirmationdate Confirmationvote Beganactive service Endedactive service Endedretired service Arizona VirginiaRehnquist was born and raised in Wisconsin, and lived and worked for various periods of years in Ohio, California, and Washington D.C., before settling in Arizona. During his years as Associate Justice, he moved to Virginia. Virginia California Incumbent

Courts of appeals

# Judge Circuit Nominationdate Confirmationdate Confirmationvote Began activeservice Ended activeservice Ended seniorstatus Incumbent Elevated Previously nominated by President Ford on August 4, 1976 to a different seat on the same court. That nomination expired at the end of the term. Renominated on July 27, 1982 to a different seat on the same court by President Reagan. Incumbent Renominated on September 13, 1983. Incumbent Incumbent Renominated on January 30, 1984. Incumbent Renominated on February 26, 1985. Renominated on February 27, 1985. Incumbent Incumbent Incumbent Incumbent Incumbent Incumbent Incumbent Incumbent Renominated on January 29, 1986. Incumbent Incumbent Incumbent Incumbent Incumbent Incumbent Incumbent Incumbent Incumbent Incumbent Incumbent Incumbent Incumbent Incumbent

District courts # Judge CourtSee List of United States district and territorial courts Nominationdate Confirmationdate Began activeservice Ended activeservice Ended seniorstatus Elevated W.D. Mo. Elevated Incumbent Elevated Elevated Elevated Previously nominated by President Carter on June 2, 1980. That nomination expired at the end of the term. Renominated on July 29, 1981 by President Reagan. Incumbent Incumbent Incumbent Elevated Elevated Elevated Elevated Previously nominated by President Ford on August 4, 1976 to the Southern District of Florida. That nomination expired at the end of the term. Renominated on January 26, 1982 to the Middle District of Florida by President Reagan. Previously nominated by President Carter to a different seat on the same court on September 17, 1980. That nomination expired at the end of the term. Renominated on November 23, 1981 to a different seat on the same court by President Reagan. Incumbent Incumbent Elevated Incumbent Previously nominated by President Ford on June 11, 1976 to a different seat on the same court. That nomination expired at the end of the term. Renominated on January 26, 1982 to a different seat on the same court by President Reagan. Incumbent Elevated Elevated Incumbent Elevated Incumbent Elevated Incumbent Elevated Incumbent Elevated Elevated Elevated W.D. Mo. Renominated on January 31, 1983 and September 13, 1983. Elevated Incumbent Elevated Incumbent Elevated Incumbent Elevated Incumbent Incumbent Elevated Elevated Incumbent Incumbent Elevated Renominated on February 28, 1985. Elevated Renominated on February 25, 1985. Incumbent Renominated on March 13, 1985. Elevated Renominated on March 8, 1985. Incumbent Incumbent Incumbent Incumbent Incumbent Incumbent Previously nominated by President Ford on August 5, 1976 to a different seat on the same court. That nomination expired at the end of the term. Renominated on October 5, 1984 to a different seat on the same court by President Reagan. That nomination expired at the end of the term. Renominated on May 15, 1985. Incumbent Elevated Incumbent Elevated Incumbent Incumbent Elevated Incumbent Elevated Incumbent Incumbent Elevated Incumbent Elevated Incumbent Elevated Incumbent Incumbent Incumbent Incumbent Renominated on April 5, 1985. Renominated on February 3, 1986. Elevated Incumbent Incumbent Incumbent Incumbent Elevated Incumbent Incumbent Elevated Incumbent Incumbent Elevated Incumbent Incumbent Renominated on January 20, 1987. Elevated Incumbent Incumbent Elevated Renominated on July 28, 1987. Incumbent Incumbent Incumbent Elevated Incumbent Incumbent Incumbent Elevated Incumbent Incumbent Incumbent Elevated Incumbent Incumbent Incumbent Incumbent Incumbent Incumbent Incumbent Elevated Incumbent Incumbent

United States Court of International Trade

# Judge Nominationdate Confirmationdate Began activeservice Ended activeservice Ended seniorstatus Incumbent Incumbent

Specialty courts (Article I)

United States Court of Federal Claims

# Judge Began activeservice Ended activeservice Ended seniorstatus – Incumbent Incumbent Elevated Incumbent Incumbent Incumbent – Incumbent – Incumbent Elevated

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Sources Federal Judicial Center