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Court of Claims

57 judges have served since Mar 3, 1855. Vacant or no longer exists.

Judges
57
31 R · 25 D · 1 N(
Longest tenure
32 years
Charles Cooper Nott
Current
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nobody
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186018801900192019401960198020002020John James Gilchrist · 1855-03-03 – 1858-04-29 · DemocratEdward Greely Loring · 1858-05-06 – 1877-12-14 · DemocratJohn Chandler Bancroft Davis · 1877-12-14 – 1881-12-09 · RepublicanJohn Chandler Bancroft Davis · 1882-12-20 – 1883-11-05 · RepublicanLawrence Weldon · 1883-12-18 – 1905-04-10 · RepublicanStanton Judkins Peelle · 1905-12-20 – 1913-02-11 · RepublicanEdward Kernan Campbell · 1913-05-22 – 1928-04-22 · DemocratThomas Sutler Williams · 1929-11-01 – 1940-04-05 · RepublicanJohn Marvin Jones · 1940-11-20 – 1947-07-10 · DemocratGeorge Evan Howell · 1947-07-30 – 1953-09-30 · DemocratDon Nelson Laramore · 1954-03-17 – 1972-01-17 · RepublicanMarion Tinsley Bennett · 1972-06-28 – 1982-10-01 · RepublicanIsaac Newton Blackford · 1855-03-03 – 1859-12-31 · DemocratJames Hughes · 1860-01-18 – 1864-12-01 · DemocratCharles Cooper Nott · 1865-02-22 – 1896-11-23 · RepublicanCharles Cooper Nott · 1896-12-15 – 1905-12-31 · DemocratGeorge Wesley Atkinson · 1906-01-16 – 1916-04-16 · RepublicanJames Hay · 1916-07-17 – 1927-11-30 · DemocratWilliam Raymond Green · 1928-03-12 – 1940-05-29 · RepublicanJoseph Warren Madden · 1941-01-07 – 1961-08-15 · DemocratOscar Hirsh Davis · 1962-04-12 – 1982-10-01 · DemocratGeorge Parker Scarburgh · 1856-02-11 – 1861-04-20 · DemocratJoseph Casey · 1861-07-22 – 1863-05-04 · RepublicanSamuel Milligan · 1868-07-25 – 1874-04-20 · DemocratWilliam Adams Richardson · 1874-06-02 – 1885-01-20 · RepublicanWilliam Adams Richardson · 1885-01-20 – 1896-10-19 · RepublicanCharles Bowen Howry · 1897-01-28 – 1915-03-06 · DemocratGeorge Eddy Downey · 1916-01-17 – 1926-05-24 · DemocratJohn McKenzie Moss · 1926-06-07 – 1929-06-11 · RepublicanBenjamin Horsley Littleton · 1929-11-06 – 1958-10-31 · RepublicanJames Randall Durfee · 1960-04-22 – 1972-01-06 · RepublicanDaniel Mortimer Friedman · 1978-05-19 – 1982-10-01 · DemocratDavid Wilmot · 1863-03-07 – 1868-03-16 · RepublicanCharles Daniel Drake · 1870-12-12 – 1885-12-12 · RepublicanStanton Judkins Peelle · 1892-03-28 – 1906-01-02 · RepublicanSamuel Jordan Graham · 1919-07-28 – 1930-05-01 · DemocratRichard Smith Whaley · 1930-06-02 – 1947-07-09 · Republican → DemocratJohn Marvin Jones · 1947-07-09 – 1948-09-01 · DemocratJohn Marvin Jones · 1948-09-01 – 1964-07-14 · None (reassignment)Linton McGee Collins · 1964-09-18 – 1972-04-12 · DemocratEdward Samuel Smith · 1978-07-28 – 1982-10-01 · DemocratEbenezer Peck · 1863-03-10 – 1878-05-01 · RepublicanWilliam Henry Hunt · 1878-05-15 – 1881-03-11 · RepublicanGlenni William Scofield · 1881-05-20 – 1891-07-29 · RepublicanFrancis Marion Wright · 1903-01-13 – 1905-03-15 · RepublicanFenton Whitlock Booth · 1905-03-17 – 1928-04-23 · RepublicanSamuel Estill Whitaker · 1939-07-13 – 1964-07-19 · DemocratByron George Skelton · 1966-11-03 – 1977-05-01 · DemocratJoseph Casey · 1863-03-13 – 1870-12-01 · RepublicanJohn Davis · 1885-01-20 – 1902-05-05 · RepublicanSamuel Stebbins Barney · 1905-12-20 – 1919-04-15 · RepublicanFenton Whitlock Booth · 1928-04-18 – 1939-06-15 · RepublicanArnold Wilson Cowen · 1964-07-08 – 1977-03-01 · DemocratNicholas John Sinnott · 1928-04-20 – 1929-07-20 · RepublicanPhilip Nichols, Jr. · 1966-11-03 – 1982-10-01 · DemocratRobert Lowe Kunzig · 1972-01-03 – 1982-02-21 · RepublicanShiro Kashiwa · 1972-01-03 – 1982-10-01 · Republican
Edward Samuel Smith D
Jul 28, 1978 – Oct 1, 1982 · 4.2 years · appointed by Jimmy Carter
Daniel Mortimer Friedman D
May 19, 1978 – Oct 1, 1982 · 4.4 years · appointed by Jimmy Carter · Chief Judge
Marion Tinsley Bennett R
Jun 28, 1972 – Oct 1, 1982 · 10 years · appointed by Richard M. Nixon
Robert Lowe Kunzig R
Jan 3, 1972 – Feb 21, 1982 · 10 years · appointed by Richard M. Nixon
Shiro Kashiwa R
Jan 3, 1972 – Oct 1, 1982 · 11 years · appointed by Richard M. Nixon
Byron George Skelton D
Nov 3, 1966 – May 1, 1977 · 10 years · appointed by Lyndon B. Johnson · senior status May 1, 1977
Philip Nichols, Jr. D
Nov 3, 1966 – Oct 1, 1982 · 16 years · appointed by Lyndon B. Johnson
Linton McGee Collins D
Sep 18, 1964 – Apr 12, 1972 · 7.6 years · appointed by Lyndon B. Johnson
Arnold Wilson Cowen D
Jul 8, 1964 – Mar 1, 1977 · 13 years · appointed by Lyndon B. Johnson · Chief Judge · senior status Mar 1, 1977
Oscar Hirsh Davis D
Apr 12, 1962 – Oct 1, 1982 · 20 years · appointed by John F. Kennedy
James Randall Durfee R
Apr 22, 1960 – Jan 6, 1972 · 12 years · appointed by Dwight D. Eisenhower · senior status Jan 6, 1972 · confirmed 69–15
Don Nelson Laramore R
Mar 17, 1954 – Jan 17, 1972 · 18 years · appointed by Dwight D. Eisenhower · senior status Jan 17, 1972
John Marvin Jones N(
Sep 1, 1948 – Jul 14, 1964 · 16 years · appointed by None (reassignment) · Chief Judge · senior status Jul 14, 1964
George Evan Howell D
Jul 30, 1947 – Sep 30, 1953 · 6.2 years · appointed by Harry S Truman
John Marvin Jones D
Jul 9, 1947 – Sep 1, 1948 · 14 months · appointed by Harry S Truman · Chief Justice
Joseph Warren Madden D
Jan 7, 1941 – Aug 15, 1961 · 21 years · appointed by Franklin D. Roosevelt · senior status Aug 15, 1961 · confirmed 36–14
John Marvin Jones D
Nov 20, 1940 – Jul 10, 1947 · 6.6 years · appointed by Franklin D. Roosevelt
Samuel Estill Whitaker D
Jul 13, 1939 – Jul 19, 1964 · 25 years · appointed by Franklin D. Roosevelt · senior status Jul 19, 1964
Richard Smith Whaley R→D
Jun 2, 1930 – Jul 9, 1947 · 17 years · appointed by Herbert Hoover
Benjamin Horsley Littleton R
Nov 6, 1929 – Oct 31, 1958 · 29 years · appointed by Herbert Hoover · senior status Oct 31, 1958
Thomas Sutler Williams R
Nov 1, 1929 – Apr 5, 1940 · 10 years · appointed by Herbert Hoover
Nicholas John Sinnott R
Apr 20, 1928 – Jul 20, 1929 · 15 months · appointed by Calvin Coolidge
Fenton Whitlock Booth R
Apr 18, 1928 – Jun 15, 1939 · 11 years · appointed by Calvin Coolidge · Chief Justice · senior status Jun 15, 1939
William Raymond Green R
Mar 12, 1928 – May 29, 1940 · 12 years · appointed by Calvin Coolidge · senior status May 29, 1940
John McKenzie Moss R
Jun 7, 1926 – Jun 11, 1929 · 3 years · appointed by Calvin Coolidge
Samuel Jordan Graham D
Jul 28, 1919 – May 1, 1930 · 11 years · appointed by Woodrow Wilson · senior status May 1, 1930
James Hay D
Jul 17, 1916 – Nov 30, 1927 · 11 years · appointed by Woodrow Wilson · senior status Nov 30, 1927
George Eddy Downey D
Jan 17, 1916 – May 24, 1926 · 10 years · appointed by Woodrow Wilson
Edward Kernan Campbell D
May 22, 1913 – Apr 22, 1928 · 15 years · appointed by Woodrow Wilson · Chief Justice · senior status Apr 22, 1928
George Wesley Atkinson R
Jan 16, 1906 – Apr 16, 1916 · 10 years · appointed by Theodore Roosevelt
Stanton Judkins Peelle R
Dec 20, 1905 – Feb 11, 1913 · 7.1 years · appointed by Theodore Roosevelt · Chief Justice
Samuel Stebbins Barney R
Dec 20, 1905 – Apr 15, 1919 · 13 years · appointed by Theodore Roosevelt
Fenton Whitlock Booth R
Mar 17, 1905 – Apr 23, 1928 · 23 years · appointed by Theodore Roosevelt
Francis Marion Wright R
Jan 13, 1903 – Mar 15, 1905 · 2.2 years · appointed by Theodore Roosevelt
Charles Bowen Howry D
Jan 28, 1897 – Mar 6, 1915 · 18 years · appointed by Grover Cleveland
Charles Cooper Nott D
Dec 15, 1896 – Dec 31, 1905 · 9 years · appointed by Grover Cleveland · Chief Justice
Stanton Judkins Peelle R
Mar 28, 1892 – Jan 2, 1906 · 14 years · appointed by Benjamin Harrison
William Adams Richardson R
Jan 20, 1885 – Oct 19, 1896 · 12 years · appointed by Chester A. Arthur · Chief Justice
John Davis R
Jan 20, 1885 – May 5, 1902 · 17 years · appointed by Chester A. Arthur
Lawrence Weldon R
Dec 18, 1883 – Apr 10, 1905 · 21 years · appointed by Chester A. Arthur
John Chandler Bancroft Davis R
Dec 20, 1882 – Nov 5, 1883 · 11 months · appointed by Chester A. Arthur
Glenni William Scofield R
May 20, 1881 – Jul 29, 1891 · 10 years · appointed by James A. Garfield · confirmed 39–14
William Henry Hunt R
May 15, 1878 – Mar 11, 1881 · 2.8 years · appointed by Rutherford B. Hayes
John Chandler Bancroft Davis R
Dec 14, 1877 – Dec 9, 1881 · 4 years · appointed by Rutherford B. Hayes
William Adams Richardson R
Jun 2, 1874 – Jan 20, 1885 · 11 years · appointed by Ulysses Grant · confirmed 27–20
Charles Daniel Drake R
Dec 12, 1870 – Dec 12, 1885 · 15 years · appointed by Ulysses Grant · Chief Justice
Samuel Milligan D
Jul 25, 1868 – Apr 20, 1874 · 5.7 years · appointed by Andrew Johnson
Charles Cooper Nott R
Feb 22, 1865 – Nov 23, 1896 · 32 years · appointed by Abraham Lincoln
Joseph Casey R
Mar 13, 1863 – Dec 1, 1870 · 7.7 years · appointed by Abraham Lincoln · Chief Justice
Ebenezer Peck R
Mar 10, 1863 – May 1, 1878 · 15 years · appointed by Abraham Lincoln
David Wilmot R
Mar 7, 1863 – Mar 16, 1868 · 5 years · appointed by Abraham Lincoln
Joseph Casey R
Jul 22, 1861 – May 4, 1863 · 21 months · appointed by Abraham Lincoln
James Hughes D
Jan 18, 1860 – Dec 1, 1864 · 4.9 years · appointed by James Buchanan
Edward Greely Loring D
May 6, 1858 – Dec 14, 1877 · 20 years · appointed by James Buchanan · confirmed 27–13
George Parker Scarburgh D
Feb 11, 1856 – Apr 20, 1861 · 5.2 years · appointed by Franklin Pierce
John James Gilchrist D
Mar 3, 1855 – Apr 29, 1858 · 3.2 years · appointed by Franklin Pierce
Isaac Newton Blackford D
Mar 3, 1855 – Dec 31, 1859 · 4.8 years · appointed by Franklin Pierce

Dates are from the Federal Judicial Center (commission to senior status or departure). Consecutive terms of one person are merged.