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U.S. Customs Court

36 judges have served since May 28, 1926. Vacant or no longer exists.

Judges
36
18 D · 9 N( · 9 R
Longest tenure
32 years
Paul Peter Rao
Current
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nobody
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1930194019501960197019801990200020102020William Barberie Howell · 1926-05-28 – 1927-04-04 · None (reassignment)William Josiah Tilson · 1928-02-28 – 1949-05-26 · RepublicanMorgan Dennis Ford · 1949-07-15 – 1980-11-01 · DemocratWilliam Charles Adamson · 1926-05-28 – 1928-01-20 · None (reassignment)Genevieve Rose Cline · 1928-05-26 – 1953-03-01 · RepublicanDavid John Wilson · 1954-07-26 – 1966-04-01 · RepublicanLindley Garrison Beckworth, Sr. · 1967-03-04 – 1968-08-31 · DemocratEdward Domenic Re · 1968-10-04 – 1980-11-01 · DemocratGeorge Emery Weller · 1926-05-28 – 1930-09-30 · None (reassignment)David Hayes Kincheloe · 1931-01-29 – 1948-04-30 · RepublicanPaul Peter Rao · 1949-02-02 – 1980-11-01 · DemocratByron Sylvester Waite · 1926-05-28 – 1930-11-01 · None (reassignment)Walter Howard Evans · 1931-02-23 – 1941-05-31 · RepublicanWilliam Alexander Ekwall · 1942-02-13 – 1956-10-16 · DemocratScovel Richardson · 1957-04-08 – 1980-11-01 · RepublicanIsrael Fredrick Fischer · 1926-05-28 – 1932-03-31 · None (reassignment)Fredrick William Dallinger · 1932-07-08 – 1942-10-31 · RepublicanCharles Drummond Lawrence · 1943-02-22 – 1965-03-31 · DemocratFrederick Landis · 1965-10-16 – 1980-11-01 · DemocratGeorge Morley Young · 1926-05-28 – 1932-05-27 · None (reassignment)William John Keefe · 1933-06-13 – 1947-01-15 · DemocratJed Joseph Johnson · 1947-06-25 – 1963-05-08 · DemocratPhilip Nichols, Jr. · 1964-09-15 – 1966-12-01 · DemocratHerbert Naaman Maletz · 1967-11-16 – 1980-11-01 · DemocratCharles Paul McClelland · 1926-05-28 – 1939-09-30 · None (reassignment)Thomas Joseph Walker · 1940-06-20 – 1945-01-18 · DemocratIrvin Charles Mollison · 1945-10-29 – 1962-05-05 · DemocratJames Lopez Watson · 1966-03-07 – 1980-11-01 · DemocratJerry Bartholomew Sullivan · 1926-05-28 – 1939-09-30 · None (reassignment)Webster J. Oliver · 1940-06-24 – 1967-06-24 · DemocratBernard Newman · 1968-06-24 – 1980-11-01 · DemocratGeorge Stewart Brown · 1926-05-28 – 1941-08-31 · None (reassignment)William Purrington Cole · 1942-05-14 – 1952-07-10 · DemocratMary Honor Donlon · 1955-08-01 – 1966-10-01 · RepublicanSamuel Murray Rosenstein · 1968-07-25 – 1970-12-31 · DemocratNils Andreas Boe · 1971-08-10 – 1980-11-01 · Republican
Nils Andreas Boe R
Aug 10, 1971 – Nov 1, 1980 · 9.2 years · appointed by Richard M. Nixon
Edward Domenic Re D
Oct 4, 1968 – Nov 1, 1980 · 12 years · appointed by Lyndon B. Johnson
Samuel Murray Rosenstein D
Jul 25, 1968 – Dec 31, 1970 · 2.4 years · appointed by Lyndon B. Johnson · senior status Dec 31, 1970
Bernard Newman D
Jun 24, 1968 – Nov 1, 1980 · 12 years · appointed by Lyndon B. Johnson
Herbert Naaman Maletz D
Nov 16, 1967 – Nov 1, 1980 · 13 years · appointed by Lyndon B. Johnson
Lindley Garrison Beckworth, Sr. D
Mar 4, 1967 – Aug 31, 1968 · 18 months · appointed by Lyndon B. Johnson
James Lopez Watson D
Mar 7, 1966 – Nov 1, 1980 · 15 years · appointed by Lyndon B. Johnson
Frederick Landis D
Oct 16, 1965 – Nov 1, 1980 · 15 years · appointed by Lyndon B. Johnson
Philip Nichols, Jr. D
Sep 15, 1964 – Dec 1, 1966 · 2.2 years · appointed by Lyndon B. Johnson
Scovel Richardson R
Apr 8, 1957 – Nov 1, 1980 · 24 years · appointed by Dwight D. Eisenhower
Mary Honor Donlon R
Aug 1, 1955 – Oct 1, 1966 · 11 years · appointed by Dwight D. Eisenhower · senior status Oct 1, 1966
David John Wilson R
Jul 26, 1954 – Apr 1, 1966 · 12 years · appointed by Dwight D. Eisenhower · senior status Apr 1, 1966
Morgan Dennis Ford D
Jul 15, 1949 – Nov 1, 1980 · 31 years · appointed by Harry S Truman
Paul Peter Rao D
Feb 2, 1949 – Nov 1, 1980 · 32 years · appointed by Harry S Truman
Jed Joseph Johnson D
Jun 25, 1947 – May 8, 1963 · 16 years · appointed by Harry S Truman
Irvin Charles Mollison D
Oct 29, 1945 – May 5, 1962 · 17 years · appointed by Harry S Truman
Charles Drummond Lawrence D
Feb 22, 1943 – Mar 31, 1965 · 22 years · appointed by Franklin D. Roosevelt · senior status Mar 31, 1965
William Purrington Cole D
May 14, 1942 – Jul 10, 1952 · 10 years · appointed by Franklin D. Roosevelt
William Alexander Ekwall D
Feb 13, 1942 – Oct 16, 1956 · 15 years · appointed by Franklin D. Roosevelt
Webster J. Oliver D
Jun 24, 1940 – Jun 24, 1967 · 27 years · appointed by Franklin D. Roosevelt · senior status Jun 24, 1967
Thomas Joseph Walker D
Jun 20, 1940 – Jan 18, 1945 · 4.6 years · appointed by Franklin D. Roosevelt
William John Keefe D
Jun 13, 1933 – Jan 15, 1947 · 14 years · appointed by Franklin D. Roosevelt
Fredrick William Dallinger R
Jul 8, 1932 – Oct 31, 1942 · 10 years · appointed by Herbert Hoover
Walter Howard Evans R
Feb 23, 1931 – May 31, 1941 · 10 years · appointed by Herbert Hoover
David Hayes Kincheloe R
Jan 29, 1931 – Apr 30, 1948 · 17 years · appointed by Herbert Hoover
Genevieve Rose Cline R
May 26, 1928 – Mar 1, 1953 · 25 years · appointed by Calvin Coolidge · Associate Justice
William Josiah Tilson R
Feb 28, 1928 – May 26, 1949 · 21 years · appointed by Calvin Coolidge · Associate Justice
William Barberie Howell N(
May 28, 1926 – Apr 4, 1927 · 10 months · appointed by None (reassignment) · Associate Justice
William Charles Adamson N(
May 28, 1926 – Jan 20, 1928 · 20 months · appointed by None (reassignment) · Associate Justice
George Emery Weller N(
May 28, 1926 – Sep 30, 1930 · 4.3 years · appointed by None (reassignment) · Associate Justice
Byron Sylvester Waite N(
May 28, 1926 – Nov 1, 1930 · 4.4 years · appointed by None (reassignment) · Associate Justice
Israel Fredrick Fischer N(
May 28, 1926 – Mar 31, 1932 · 5.8 years · appointed by None (reassignment) · Associate Justice
George Morley Young N(
May 28, 1926 – May 27, 1932 · 6 years · appointed by None (reassignment) · Associate Justice
Charles Paul McClelland N(
May 28, 1926 – Sep 30, 1939 · 13 years · appointed by None (reassignment) · Associate Justice
Jerry Bartholomew Sullivan N(
May 28, 1926 – Sep 30, 1939 · 13 years · appointed by None (reassignment) · Associate Justice
George Stewart Brown N(
May 28, 1926 – Aug 31, 1941 · 15 years · appointed by None (reassignment) · Associate Justice

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