Former Judges
| # | Judge | State | Born/Died | Active service | Term as Chief Judge | Senior status | Appointed by | Reason for termination |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Whitson, EdwardEdward Whitson | WA | 1852–1910 | 1905–1910 | (none) | (none) | Roosevelt, T.T. Roosevelt | death |
| 2 | Rudkin, Frank H.Frank H. Rudkin | WA | 1864–1931 | 1911–1923 | (none) | (none) | Taft, Taft | appointment to 9th Cir. |
| 3 | Webster, J. StanleyJ. Stanley Webster | WA | 1877–1962 | 1923–1939 | (none) | 1939–1962 | Harding, Harding | death |
| 4 | Black, Lloyd LlewellynLloyd Llewellyn Black | WA | 1889–1950 | 1940–1950 | (none) | (none) | Roosevelt, F.F. Roosevelt | death |
| 5 | Schwellenbach, Lewis B.Lewis B. Schwellenbach | WA | 1894–1948 | 1940–1945 | (none) | (none) | Roosevelt, F.F. Roosevelt | resignation |
| 6 | Driver, Samuel MarionSamuel Marion Driver | WA | 1892–1958 | 1946–1958 | 1948–1958 | (none) | Truman, Truman | death |
| 7 | Lindberg, William JamesWilliam James Lindberg | WA | 1904–1981 | 1951–1961 | (none) | (none) | Truman, Truman | reassignment to W.D. Wash. |
| 8 | Powell, Charles LawrenceCharles Lawrence Powell | WA | 1902–1975 | 1959–1972 | 1959–1972 | 1972–1975 | Eisenhower, Eisenhower | death |
| 9 | Goodwin, William NelsonWilliam Nelson Goodwin | WA | 1909–1975 | 1966–1975 | 1972–1973 | (none) | Johnson, L.L. Johnson | death |
| 10 | Neill, Marshall AllenMarshall Allen Neill | WA | 1914–1979 | 1972–1979 | 1973–1979 | (none) | Nixon, Nixon | death |
| 11 | Tanner, Jack EdwardJack Edward Tanner | WA | 1919–2006 | 1978 | (none) | (none) | Carter, Carter | reassignment to W.D. Wash. |
| 12 | McNichols, Robert JamesRobert James McNichols | WA | 1922–1993 | 1979–1991 | 1980–1989 | 1991–1993 | Carter, Carter | death |
| 14 | McDonald, Alan AngusAlan Angus McDonald | WA | 1927–2007 | 1985–1996 | (none) | 1996–2007 | Reagan, Reagan | death |
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