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Following is a list of all Article III United States federal judges appointed by President Gerald Ford during his presidency.[1] In total Ford appointed 65 Article III federal judges, including 1 Justice to the Supreme Court of the United States, 12 judges to the United States Courts of Appeals, and 52 judges to the United States district courts.
None of Ford's appointees remain in active service, however 2 appellate judges and 4 district judges remain on senior status. Five additional judges appointed by Ford to district courts remain on senior status as appellate judges by appointment of later presidents, as is one appellate judge appointed to the Supreme Court.[2]
John Paul Stevens was Ford's only Supreme Court appointment.
Anthony Kennedy, named by Ford to the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, was later elevated to the Supreme Court.
Ford appointed Juan R. Torruella to the United States District Court for the District of Puerto Rico; Torruella was later elevated to the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit.
^All information on the names, terms of service, and details of appointment of federal judges is derived from the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public-domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
^"Kennedy, Anthony McLeod". www.fjc.gov. Retrieved 24 November 2023.
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John Paul Stevens was Ford's only Supreme Court appointment.
Anthony Kennedy, named by Ford to the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, was later elevated to the Supreme Court.
Ford appointed Juan R. Torruella to the United States District Court for the District of Puerto Rico; Torruella was later elevated to the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit.
