Following is a list of all Article III United States federal judges appointed by President Gerald Ford 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 Ford appointed 65 Article III federal judges, including 1 Justice to the Supreme Court of the United States, 12 judges to the United States Courts of Appeals, and 52 judges to the United States district courts.
None of Ford's appointees remain in active service, however 1 appellate judge and 2 district judges remain on senior status. Three additional judges appointed by Ford to district courts remain on senior status as appellate judges by appointment of later presidents, as is one appellate judge appointed to the Supreme Court.
United States Supreme Court justices
# Justice Seat State Former justice Nominationdate Confirmationdate Confirmationvote Beganactive service Endedactive service Endedretired service Illinois
Courts of appeals
# Judge Circuit Nominationdate Confirmationdate Began activeservice Ended activeservice Ended seniorstatus Nominated by Richard Nixon but appointed by Gerald Ford. Renominated on January 28, 1975. Elevated Initially nominated by Richard Nixon but renominated by Gerald Ford. Originally nominated on August 8, 1974 by President Nixon. That nomination was not acted on. Renominated on November 18, 1974 by President Ford. That nomination was not acted on. Renominated on January 16, 1975. Originally appointed to the Fifth Circuit, but reassigned by operation of law to the newly created Eleventh Circuit on October 1, 1981.Incumbent
District courts
# Judge CourtSee List of United States district and territorial courts Nominationdate Confirmationdate Began activeservice Ended activeservice Ended seniorstatus Nominated by Richard Nixon but appointed by Gerald Ford. Incumbent Elevated Initially nominated by Richard Nixon but renominated by Gerald Ford. Originally nominated on May 28, 1974 by President Nixon. That nomination was not acted on. Renominated on November 18, 1974 by President Ford. Elevated Elevated After January 14, 1983, Haden only served on the United States District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia. Elevated Incumbent Elevated Elevated On March 31, 1979, the Districts of Illinois were reorganized, with the elimination of the Eastern District; Ackerman was reassigned by operation of law to the newly created United States District Court for the Central District of Illinois, and was a judge of that District for the remainder of his service. Originally nominated on May 29, 1968 by President Johnson to a different seat on the same court. That nomination was not acted on. Renominated on January 9, 1969. That nomination was withdrawn by President Nixon on January 23, 1969. Renominated on June 18, 1976 by President Ford to a different seat on the same court. Elevated Elevated
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Sources Federal Judicial Center