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US District Judges nominated/approved by Sen. Chuck Grassley - No. 1
Below are the names and dates of the 180 Republican nominees that Senator Chuck Grassley voted to confirm despite the fact that none of them had any prior judicial experience.
Alabama = 15
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Name
|
President
|
Appt’d
|
DOB
|
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Cox, Emmett
|
Reagan
|
1981
|
1935
|
|
Acker, William
|
Reagan
|
1982
|
1927
|
|
Howard, Alex
|
Reagan
|
1986
|
1924
|
|
Butler, Charles
|
Reagan
|
1988
|
1940
|
|
Vollmer, Richard
|
Bush, G.W.
|
1990
|
1926
|
|
Albritton, William
|
Bush, G.W.
|
1991
|
1936
|
|
Blackburn, S.
|
Bush, G.W.
|
1991
|
1950
|
|
Bowdre, Karon
|
Bush
|
2001
|
1955
|
|
Granade, Callie
|
Bush
|
2002
|
1950
|
|
Fuller, Mark
|
Bush
|
2002
|
1958
|
|
Proctor, David
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Bush
|
2003
|
1960
|
|
Hopkins, Virginia
|
Bush
|
2003
|
1952
|
|
Watkins, William
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Bush
|
2007
|
1951
|
|
|
|
|
|
Alaska = 3
|
Name
|
President
|
Appt’d
|
DOB
|
|
Holland, R.
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Reagan
|
1984
|
1936
|
|
Sedwick, John
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Bush, G.W.
|
1992
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1946
|
|
Burgess, Tim
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Bush
|
2005
|
1956
|
|
|
|
|
|
Arizona = 5
|
Name
|
President
|
Appt’d
|
DOB
|
|
Browning, Wm.
|
Reagan
|
1984
|
1931
|
|
McNamee, S.
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Bush, G.W.
|
1990
|
1942
|
|
Bury, David
|
Bush
|
2002
|
1942
|
|
Campbell, David
|
Bush
|
2003
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1952
|
|
Wake, Neil
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Bush
|
2003
|
1948
|
|
|
|
|
|
Arkansas = 5
|
Name
|
President
|
Appt’d
|
DOB
|
|
Waters, Hugh
|
Reagan
|
1981
|
1932
|
|
Arnold, Morris
|
Reagan
|
1985
|
1941
|
|
Reasoner, S.
|
Reagan
|
1987
|
1944
|
|
Carter, Susan
|
Bush, G.W.
|
1989
|
1948
|
|
Holmes, James
|
Bush
|
2004
|
1951
|
|
|
|
|
|
California = 26
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Name
|
President
|
Appt’d
|
DOB
|
|
Coyle, Robert
|
Reagan
|
1982
|
1930
|
|
Irving, Lawrence
|
Reagan
|
1982
|
1935
|
|
Rymer, Pamela
|
Reagan
|
1983
|
1941
|
|
Brewster, Rudi
|
Reagan
|
1984
|
1932
|
|
Legge, Charles
|
Reagan
|
1984
|
1930
|
|
Keller, William
|
Reagan
|
1984
|
1934
|
|
Wilson, Stephen
|
Reagan
|
1985
|
1941
|
|
Rhoades, John
|
Reagan
|
1985
|
1925
|
|
Letts, Spencer
|
Reagan
|
1985
|
1934
|
|
Davies, John
|
Reagan
|
1986
|
1929
|
|
Jensen, Delwin
|
Reagan
|
1986
|
1928
|
|
Bonner, Robert
|
Bush, G.W.
|
1989
|
1942
|
|
Walker, Vaughn
|
Bush, G.W.
|
1989
|
1944
|
|
Levi, David
|
Bush, G.W.
|
1990
|
1951
|
|
Shubb, William
|
Bush, G.W.
|
1990
|
1938
|
|
Wanger, Oliver
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Bush, G.W.
|
1991
|
1940
|
|
Huff, Marilyn
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Bush, G.W.
|
1991
|
1951
|
|
Caulfield, B.
|
Bush, G.W.
|
1991
|
1947
|
|
Burrell, Garland
|
Bush, G.W.
|
1992
|
1947
|
|
Anderson, P.
|
Bush
|
2002
|
1948
|
|
Walter, John
|
Bush
|
2002
|
1944
|
|
White, Jeffrey
|
Bush
|
2002
|
1945
|
|
Burns, Larry
|
Bush
|
2003
|
1954
|
|
Hayes, William
|
Bush
|
2003
|
1956
|
|
Houston, John
|
Bush
|
2003
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1952
|
|
Guilford, Andrew
|
Bush
|
2006
|
1950
|
|
|
|
|
|
Colorado = 6
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Name
|
President
|
Appt’d
|
DOB
|
|
Porfilio, John
|
Reagan
|
1982
|
1934
|
|
Nottingham, E.
|
Bush, G.W.
|
1989
|
1948
|
|
Krieger, Marcia
|
Bush
|
200
|
1954
|
|
Figa, Phillip
|
Bush
|
2003
|
1951
|
|
Brimmer, Phillip
|
Bush
|
2008
|
1959
|
|
Arguello, Christine
|
Bush
|
2008
|
1955
|
|
|
|
|
|
Connecticut = 2
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Name
|
President
|
Appt’d
|
DOB
|
|
Dorsey, P.
|
Reagan
|
1983
|
1931
|
|
Kravitz, M.
|
Bush
|
2003
|
1950
|
|
|
|
|
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Delaware = 4
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Name
|
President
|
Appt’d
|
DOB
|
|
Farnan, Joseph
|
Reagan
|
1985
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1945
|
|
Roth, Jane
|
Reagan
|
1985
|
1935
|
|
McKelvie, Rod
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Bush, G.W.
|
1991
|
1946
|
|
Jordan, Kent
|
Bush
|
2002
|
1957
|
|
|
|
|
|
Washington D.C. = 9
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Name
|
President
|
Appt’d
|
DOB
|
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Coyle, Robert
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Reagan
|
1982
|
1930
|
|
Irving, Larry
|
Reagan
|
1982
|
1935
|
|
Rymer, Pam
|
Reagan
|
1983
|
1941
|
|
Brewster, Rudi
|
Reagan
|
1984
|
1932
|
|
Legge, C.
|
Reagan
|
1984
|
1930
|
|
Keller, William
|
Reagan
|
1984
|
1934
|
|
Wilson, S.
|
Reagan
|
1985
|
1941
|
|
Rhoades, John
|
Reagan
|
1985
|
1925
|
|
Letts, Spencer
|
Reagan
|
1985
|
1934
|
|
|
|
|
|
Florida = 15
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Name
|
President
|
Appt’d
|
DOB
|
|
Vinson, Clyde
|
Reagan
|
1983
|
1940
|
|
Marcus, Stanley
|
Reagan
|
1985
|
1946
|
|
Zloch, William
|
Reagan
|
1985
|
1944
|
|
Ryskamp,
|
Reagan
|
1986
|
1932
|
|
Fawsett, Patricia
|
Reagan
|
1986
|
1943
|
|
Schlesinger, H.
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Bush, G.W.
|
1991
|
1940
|
|
Graham, Donald
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Bush, G.W.
|
1991
|
1948
|
|
Conway, Anne
|
Bush, G.W.
|
1991
|
1950
|
|
Merryday, Steven
|
Bush, G.W.
|
1991
|
1950
|
|
Moore, Kevin
|
Bush, G.W.
|
1991
|
1951
|
|
Corrigan, Timothy
|
Bush
|
2002
|
1956
|
|
Martinez, Jose
|
Bush
|
2002
|
1941
|
|
Cooke, Marcia
|
Bush
|
2003
|
1954
|
|
Smoak, John
|
Bush
|
2005
|
1943
|
|
Howard, Marcia
|
Bush
|
2007
|
1965
|
|
|
|
|
|
Georgia = 10
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Name
|
President
|
Appt’d
|
DOB
|
|
Forrester, Owen
|
Reagan
|
1981
|
1939
|
|
Fitzpatrick, D.
|
Reagan
|
1985
|
1934
|
|
Camp, Jack
|
Reagan
|
1987
|
1943
|
|
Carnes, Julie
|
Bush, G.W.
|
1991
|
1950
|
|
Land, Clay
|
Bush
|
2001
|
1960
|
|
Royal, Ashley
|
Bush
|
2001
|
1949
|
|
Duffey, William
|
Bush
|
2003
|
1953
|
|
Batten, Timothy
|
Bush
|
2005
|
1960
|
|
Wood, Lisa
|
Bush
|
2007
|
1963
|
|
Hall, James
|
Bush
|
2007
|
1958
|
|
|
|
|
|
Hawaii = 4
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Name
|
President
|
Appt’d
|
DOB
|
|
Fong, Harold
|
Reagan
|
1982
|
1938
|
|
Kay, Alan
|
Reagan
|
1986
|
1932
|
|
Ezra, David
|
Reagan
|
1987
|
1947
|
|
Seabright, J.
|
Bush
|
2005
|
1959
|
|
|
|
|
|
Idaho = 1
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Name
|
President
|
Appt’d
|
DOB
|
|
Ryan, H.
|
Reagan
|
1981
|
1923
|
|
|
|
|
|
Illinois = 15
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Name
|
President
|
Appt’d
|
DOB
|
|
Hart, William
|
Reagan
|
1982
|
1929
|
|
Mihm, Michael
|
Reagan
|
1982
|
1943
|
|
Plunkett, Paul
|
Reagan
|
1982
|
1935
|
|
Rovner, Ilana
|
Reagan
|
1984
|
1938
|
|
Holderman, J.
|
Reagan
|
1985
|
1946
|
|
Williams, Ann
|
Reagan
|
1985
|
1949
|
|
Leinenweber, H.
|
Reagan
|
1985
|
1937
|
|
Stiehl, William
|
Reagan
|
1986
|
1925
|
|
Zagel, James
|
Reagan
|
1987
|
1941
|
|
Alesia, James
|
Reagan
|
1987
|
1934
|
|
Conlon, Suzanne
|
Reagan
|
1987
|
1939
|
|
St. Eve, Amy
|
Bush
|
2002
|
1965
|
|
Filip, Mark
|
Bush
|
2003
|
1966
|
|
Kendall, Virginia
|
Bush
|
2005
|
1962
|
|
Dow, Robert
|
Bush
|
2007
|
1965
|
|
|
|
|
|
Indiana = 7
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Name
|
President
|
Appt’d
|
DOB
|
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Lee, Williams
|
Reagan
|
1981
|
1938
|
|
Barker, Sarah
|
Reagan
|
1984
|
1943
|
|
Tinder, John
|
Reagan
|
1987
|
1950
|
|
Lozano, Rodolfo
|
Reagan
|
1987
|
1942
|
|
Simon, Philip
|
Bush
|
2003
|
1962
|
|
Springmann, T.
|
Bush
|
2003
|
1956
|
|
Van Bokkelen, J.
|
Bush
|
2007
|
1943
|
|
|
|
|
|
Iowa = 1
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Name
|
President
|
Appt’d
|
DOB
|
|
Gritzner, J.
|
Bush
|
2001
|
1947
|
|
|
|
|
|
Kansas = 5
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Name
|
President
|
Appt’d
|
DOB
|
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Crow, Sam
|
Reagan
|
1981
|
1926
|
|
VanBebber, G.
|
Bush, G.W.
|
1989
|
1931
|
|
Lungstrum, John
|
Bush, G.W.
|
1991
|
1945
|
|
Belot, Monti
|
Bush, G.W.
|
1991
|
1943
|
|
Melgren, Eric
|
Bush
|
2008
|
1956
|
|
|
|
|
|
Kentucky = 11
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Name
|
President
|
Appt’d
|
DOB
|
|
Wilhoit , Henry
|
Reagan
|
1981
|
1935
|
|
Meredith, Ronald
|
Reagan
|
1985
|
1946
|
|
Simpson, Charles
|
Reagan
|
1986
|
1945
|
|
Forester, Karl
|
Reagan
|
1988
|
1940
|
|
Hood, Joseph
|
Bush, G.W.
|
1990
|
1942
|
|
Heyburn, John
|
Bush, G.W.
|
1992
|
1948
|
|
Caldwell, Karen
|
Bush
|
2001
|
1956
|
|
Reeves, Danny
|
Bush
|
2001
|
1957
|
|
Bunning, David
|
Bush
|
2001
|
1966
|
|
Van Tatenhove, G.
|
Bush
|
2005
|
1960
|
|
Thapar, Amul
|
Bush
|
2008
|
1969
|
|
|
|
|
|
Louisiana = 11
|
Name
|
President
|
Appt’d
|
DOB
|
|
McNamara, A.J.
|
Reagan
|
1982
|
1936
|
|
Mentz, Henry
|
Reagan
|
1982
|
1920
|
|
Feldman, M.
|
Reagan
|
1983
|
1934
|
|
Little, F.A.
|
Reagan
|
1984
|
1936
|
|
Walter, Donald
|
Reagan
|
1985
|
1936
|
|
Doherty, R.
|
Bush, G.W.
|
1991
|
1952
|
|
Clement, Edith
|
Bush, G.W.
|
1991
|
1948
|
|
Englehardt, Kurt
|
Bush
|
2001
|
1960
|
|
Zainey, Jay
|
Bush
|
2001
|
1951
|
|
Drell, Dee
|
Bush
|
2003
|
1947
|
|
Hicks, Maurice
|
Bush
|
2003
|
1952
|
|
|
|
|
|
Maine = 1
|
Name
|
President
|
Appt’d
|
DOB
|
|
Woodcock, J.
|
Bush
|
2003
|
1950
|
|
|
|
|
|
Maryland = 8
|
Name
|
President
|
Appt’d
|
DOB
|
|
Black, Walter
|
Reagan
|
1982
|
1926
|
|
Motz, Frederick
|
Reagan
|
1985
|
1942
|
|
Smalkin, Fred
|
Reagan
|
1986
|
1946
|
|
Niemeyer, Paul
|
Reagan
|
1987
|
1941
|
|
Garbis, Marvin
|
Bush, G.W.
|
1989
|
1936
|
|
Legg, Benson
|
Bush, G.W.
|
1991
|
1947
|
|
Bennett, Rich
|
Bush
|
2003
|
1947
|
|
Titus, Roger
|
Bush
|
2003
|
1941
|
|
|
|
|
|
Massachusetts = 6
|
Name
|
President
|
Appt’d
|
DOB
|
|
Wolf, Mark
|
Reagan
|
1985
|
1946
|
|
Young, William
|
Reagan
|
1985
|
1940
|
|
Woodlock, Doug
|
Reagan
|
1986
|
1947
|
|
Harrington, Ed
|
Reagan
|
1987
|
1933
|
|
Gorton, Nathaniel
|
Bush, G.W.
|
1992
|
1938
|
|
Saylor, Dennis IV
|
Bush
|
2004
|
1955
|
|
|
|
|
|
Michigan = 10
|
Name
|
President
|
Appt’d
|
DOB
|
|
Woods, George
|
Reagan
|
1983
|
1023
|
|
Suhrheinrich, R.
|
Reagan
|
1984
|
1936
|
|
Gadola, Paul
|
Reagan
|
1987
|
1929
|
|
Rosen, Gerald
|
Bush, G.W.
|
1989
|
1951
|
|
Cleland, Robert
|
Bush, G.W.
|
1990
|
1947
|
|
Edmunds, Nancy
|
Bush, G.W.
|
1991
|
1947
|
|
McKeague, David
|
Bush, G.W.
|
1991
|
1946
|
|
Quist, Gordon
|
Bush, G.W.
|
1992
|
1937
|
|
Jonker, Robert
|
Bush
|
2007
|
1960
|
|
Murphy, Stephen
|
Bush
|
2008
|
1962
|
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