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U.S. Court of Customs and Patent Appeals

19 judges have served since May 17, 1929. Vacant or no longer exists.

Judges
19
9 R · 9 D · 1 N(
Longest tenure
26 years
Giles Sutherland Rich
Current
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nobody
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1930194019501960197019801990200020102020Irvine Luther Lenroot · 1929-05-17 – 1944-04-30 · RepublicanAmbrose O'Connell · 1944-06-10 – 1962-04-10 · DemocratJames Lindsay Almond, Jr. · 1963-07-03 – 1973-03-01 · DemocratJack Richard Miller · 1973-07-06 – 1982-10-01 · RepublicanFinis James Garrett · 1937-12-01 – 1948-09-01 · DemocratFinis James Garrett · 1948-09-01 – 1955-09-15 · None (reassignment)Noble Jacob Johnson · 1956-07-19 – 1958-08-07 · RepublicanArthur Mumford Smith · 1959-04-30 – 1968-11-20 · RepublicanDonald Edward Lane · 1969-06-20 – 1979-05-30 · RepublicanHelen Wilson Nies · 1980-06-18 – 1982-10-01 · DemocratJoseph Raymond Jackson · 1937-12-14 – 1952-04-01 · DemocratWilliam Purrington Cole · 1952-07-07 – 1957-09-22 · DemocratIsaac Jack Martin · 1958-08-06 – 1966-11-05 · RepublicanPhillip Benjamin Baldwin · 1968-07-25 – 1982-10-01 · DemocratNoble Jacob Johnson · 1948-06-10 – 1956-07-20 · DemocratFrancis Eugene Worley · 1959-04-30 – 1972-06-26 · RepublicanFrancis Eugene Worley · 1950-03-09 – 1959-05-04 · DemocratHoward Thomas Markey · 1972-06-22 – 1982-10-01 · RepublicanGiles Sutherland Rich · 1956-07-19 – 1982-10-01 · Republican
Helen Wilson Nies D
Jun 18, 1980 – Oct 1, 1982 · 2.3 years · appointed by Jimmy Carter · Associate Judge
Jack Richard Miller R
Jul 6, 1973 – Oct 1, 1982 · 9.2 years · appointed by Richard M. Nixon · Associate Judge
Howard Thomas Markey R
Jun 22, 1972 – Oct 1, 1982 · 10 years · appointed by Richard M. Nixon · Chief Judge
Donald Edward Lane R
Jun 20, 1969 – May 30, 1979 · 9.9 years · appointed by Richard M. Nixon · Associate Judge
Phillip Benjamin Baldwin D
Jul 25, 1968 – Oct 1, 1982 · 14 years · appointed by Lyndon B. Johnson · Associate Judge
James Lindsay Almond, Jr. D
Jul 3, 1963 – Mar 1, 1973 · 9.7 years · appointed by John F. Kennedy · Associate Judge · senior status Mar 1, 1973
Arthur Mumford Smith R
Apr 30, 1959 – Nov 20, 1968 · 9.6 years · appointed by Dwight D. Eisenhower · Associate Judge
Francis Eugene Worley R
Apr 30, 1959 – Jun 26, 1972 · 13 years · appointed by Dwight D. Eisenhower · Chief Judge · senior status Jun 26, 1972
Isaac Jack Martin R
Aug 6, 1958 – Nov 5, 1966 · 8.2 years · appointed by Dwight D. Eisenhower · Associate Judge
Noble Jacob Johnson R
Jul 19, 1956 – Aug 7, 1958 · 2.1 years · appointed by Dwight D. Eisenhower · Chief Judge · senior status Aug 7, 1958
Giles Sutherland Rich R
Jul 19, 1956 – Oct 1, 1982 · 26 years · appointed by Dwight D. Eisenhower · Associate Judge
William Purrington Cole D
Jul 7, 1952 – Sep 22, 1957 · 5.2 years · appointed by Harry S Truman · Associate Judge
Francis Eugene Worley D
Mar 9, 1950 – May 4, 1959 · 9.2 years · appointed by Harry S Truman · Associate Judge
Finis James Garrett N(
Sep 1, 1948 – Sep 15, 1955 · 7 years · appointed by None (reassignment) · Chief Judge
Noble Jacob Johnson D
Jun 10, 1948 – Jul 20, 1956 · 8.1 years · appointed by Harry S Truman · Associate Judge
Ambrose O'Connell D
Jun 10, 1944 – Apr 10, 1962 · 18 years · appointed by Franklin D. Roosevelt · Associate Judge · senior status Apr 10, 1962
Joseph Raymond Jackson D
Dec 14, 1937 – Apr 1, 1952 · 14 years · appointed by Franklin D. Roosevelt · Associate Judge · senior status Apr 1, 1952
Finis James Garrett D
Dec 1, 1937 – Sep 1, 1948 · 11 years · appointed by Franklin D. Roosevelt · Presiding Judge
Irvine Luther Lenroot R
May 17, 1929 – Apr 30, 1944 · 15 years · appointed by Herbert Hoover · Associate Judge · confirmed 42–26

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