List of federal judges appointed by Lyndon B. Johnson
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s appointed by
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Lyndon B. Johnson Lyndon Baines Johnson (; August 27, 1908January 22, 1973), often referred to by his initials LBJ, was an American politician who served as the 36th president of the United States from 1963 to 1969. He had previously served as the 37th vice ...
during his presidency.All information on the names, terms of service, and details of appointment of federal judges is derived from the
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, a public-domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
Johnson appointed 184 Article III federal judges, including 2 Justices to the Supreme Court of the United States, 41 to the
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, 128 to the
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, 1 to the
United States Court of Customs and Patent Appeals The United States Court of Customs and Patent Appeals (CCPA) was a United States federal court which existed from 1909 to 1982 and had jurisdiction over certain types of civil disputes. History The CCPA began as the United States Court of Customs ...
, 4 to the United States Court of Claims and 8 to the
United States Customs Court The United States Court of International Trade (case citations: Int'l Trade or Intl. Trade) is a U.S. federal court that adjudicates civil actions arising out of U.S. customs and international trade laws. Seated in New York City, it exercises ...
. File:Thurgood-marshall-2.jpg, With the appointment of
Thurgood Marshall Thurgood Marshall (July 2, 1908 – January 24, 1993) was an American civil rights lawyer and jurist who served as an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States from 1967 until 1991. He was the Supreme Court's first African-A ...
, Johnson placed the first African American on the Supreme Court. File:SCOTUS Justice Abe Fortas.jpeg, Johnson named
Abe Fortas Abraham Fortas (June 19, 1910 – April 5, 1982) was an American lawyer and jurist who served as an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States from 1965 to 1969. Born and raised in Memphis, Tennessee, Fortas graduated from R ...
to the Supreme Court, and later made an unsuccessful attempt to elevate Fortas to Chief Justice. File:Myron H. Bright official portrait.jpg,
Myron H. Bright Myron Howard Bright (March 5, 1919 – December 12, 2016) was an American lawyer and jurist who served as a United States federal judge, United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit. Early life and educ ...
, appointed by Johnson to the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit, served for 48 years.


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