List of federal judges appointed by Richard Nixon
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s appointed by
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Richard Nixon Richard Milhous Nixon (January 9, 1913April 22, 1994) was the 37th president of the United States, serving from 1969 to 1974. A member of the Republican Party, he previously served as a representative and senator from California and was ...
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.
In total Nixon appointed 235 Article III federal judges, surpassing the previous record of 193 set by
Franklin D. Roosevelt Franklin Delano Roosevelt (; ; January 30, 1882April 12, 1945), often referred to by his initials FDR, was an American politician and attorney who served as the 32nd president of the United States from 1933 until his death in 1945. As the ...
. Among these were 4 Justices to the Supreme Court of the United States (including 1 Chief Justice), 45 judges to the
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, 179 judges to the
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, 3 judges 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 ...
, 3 judges to the United States Court of Claims and 1 judge to the
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. None of Nixon's appointees remain in active service, however 2 appellate judges and 1 district judge remain on
senior status Senior status is a form of semi- retirement for United States federal judges. To qualify, a judge in the federal court system must be at least 65 years old, and the sum of the judge's age and years of service as a federal judge must be at leas ...
. Four additional district judges appointed by Nixon are in senior status as appellate judges by the appointment of later presidents. File:Warren e burger photo.jpeg,
Warren E. Burger Warren Earl Burger (September 17, 1907 – June 25, 1995) was an American attorney and jurist who served as the 15th chief justice of the United States from 1969 to 1986. Born in Saint Paul, Minnesota, Burger graduated from the St. Paul Colleg ...
was Nixon's pick for Chief Justice. File:William Rehnquist.jpg, Nixon named
William Rehnquist William Hubbs Rehnquist ( ; October 1, 1924 – September 3, 2005) was an American attorney and jurist who served on the U.S. Supreme Court for 33 years, first as an associate justice from 1972 to 1986 and then as the 16th chief justice from ...
to the Supreme Court, enabling his later elevation to Chief Justice. File:John Paul Stevens, SCOTUS photo portrait.jpg, John Paul Stevens, appointed by Nixon to the
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, would later serve on the Supreme Court. File:Judge Headshot edited-1.jpg, Hiram Emory Widener, Jr. of the
United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit The United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit (in case citations, 4th Cir.) is a federal court located in Richmond, Virginia, with appellate jurisdiction over the district courts in the following districts: * District of Maryland ...
was Nixon's longest-serving active Court of Appeals appointee.


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* Federal Judicial Center {{DEFAULTSORT:List Of Federal Judges Appointed By Richard Nixon
Nixon Richard Milhous Nixon (January 9, 1913April 22, 1994) was the 37th president of the United States, serving from 1969 to 1974. A member of the Republican Party, he previously served as a representative and senator from California and was ...
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