Judges appointed by Herbert Hoover
President Herbert Hoover filled 72 lifetime federal judgeships, including 3 on the Supreme Court.
What this list covers. Every lifetime (Article III) appointment in the Federal Judicial Center’s directory: 3 Supreme Court · 16 courts of appeals · 46 district courts · 7 specialized courts. Bankruptcy and magistrate judges are appointed by the courts, not the president, and fixed-term (Article I) judgeships such as the U.S. Tax Court aren’t attributed to a president here.
Jump to: Supreme Court (3) · Courts of Appeals (16) · District Courts (46) · Specialized courts (7)
Supreme Court · 3
| Judge | Court | Vote | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benjamin Nathan Cardozo | Supreme Court | Voice | 1932 |
| Charles Evans Hughes | Supreme Court | 52–26 | 1930 |
| Owen Josephus Roberts | Supreme Court | Voice | 1930 |
Courts of Appeals · 16
| Judge | Court | Vote | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Archibald K. Gardner | Eighth Circuit | Voice | 1929 |
| Duncan Lawrence Groner | District of Columbia Circuit | Voice | 1931 |
| William Hitz | District of Columbia Circuit | Voice | 1931 |
| Joseph Chappell Hutcheson Jr. | Fifth Circuit | Voice | 1931 |
| George Thomas McDermott | Tenth Circuit | Voice | 1929 |
| James Madison Morton Jr. | First Circuit | Voice | 1932 |
| Orie Leon Phillips | Tenth Circuit | Voice | 1929 |
| John Benjamin Sanborn | Eighth Circuit | Voice | 1932 |
| William Henry Sawtelle | Ninth Circuit | Voice | 1931 |
| Samuel Hale Sibley | Fifth Circuit | Voice | 1931 |
| Charles Casper Simons | Sixth Circuit | Voice | 1932 |
| Morris Ames Soper | Fourth Circuit | Voice | 1932 |
| William Morris Sparks | Seventh Circuit | Voice | 1929 |
| Joseph Whitaker Thompson | Third Circuit | Voice | 1931 |
| Curtis Dwight Wilbur | Ninth Circuit | Voice | 1929 |
| Scott Wilson | First Circuit | Voice | 1929 |
District Courts · 46
Specialized courts · 7
| Judge | Court | Vote | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fredrick William Dallinger | U.S. Customs Court | Voice | 1932 |
| Walter Howard Evans | U.S. Customs Court | Voice | 1931 |
| David Hayes Kincheloe | U.S. Customs Court | Voice | 1931 |
| Irvine Luther Lenroot | U.S. Court of Customs and Patent Appeals | 42–26 | 1929 |
| Benjamin Horsley Littleton | Court of Claims | Voice | 1929 |
| Richard Smith Whaley | Court of Claims | Voice | 1930 |
| Thomas Sutler Williams | Court of Claims | Voice | 1929 |
Vote “–”: no recorded tally or vote type in the FJC record.
Source: FJC Biographical Directory (the complete record of Article III federal judges). Data last verified 2026-08-15. Verify against the primary source before relying.