List of federal judges appointed by Richard Nixon
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Following is a list of all Article III United States federal judges appointed by President Richard Nixon during his presidency.[1] In total Nixon appointed 235 Article III federal judges, surpassing the previous record of 193 set by Franklin D. Roosevelt. Among these were 4 Justices to the Supreme Court of the United States (including 1 Chief Justice), 45 judges to the United States Courts of Appeals, 179 judges to the United States district courts, 3 judges to the United States Court of Customs and Patent Appeals, 3 judges to the United States Court of Claims and 1 judge to the United States Customs Court.
None of Nixon's appointees remain in active service, however 2 appellate judges and 1 district judge remain on senior status. Four additional district judges appointed by Nixon are in senior status as appellate judges by the appointment of later presidents.
- Warren E. Burger was Nixon's pick for Chief Justice.
- Nixon named William Rehnquist to the Supreme Court, enabling his later elevation to Chief Justice.
- John Paul Stevens, appointed by Nixon to the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, would later serve on the Supreme Court.
- Hiram Emory Widener, Jr. of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit was Nixon's longest-serving active Court of Appeals appointee.