This is a list of Article III
United States federal judge
In the United States, federal judges are judges who serve on courts established under Article Three of the U.S. Constitution. They include the chief justice and the associate justices of the U.S. Supreme Court, the circuit judges of the U.S. ...
s by longevity of service. The judges on the lists below were presidential appointees who have been confirmed by the Senate, and who served on the federal bench for over 40 years. It includes neither Article I judges (''e.g.,'' U.S. Tax Court, bankruptcy courts, administrative tribunals) nor Article IV judges (''e.g., ''territorial courts).
Total combined service
United States Supreme Court
No Justice has served actively on the United States Supreme Court for over 40 years, but six have eclipsed that timespan through senior service.
United States courts of appeals
Only one judge,
Gerald Bard Tjoflat, has served more than 40 years actively on an intermediate appellate court constituted by the
Judiciary Act of 1869 The Judiciary Act of 1869 (41st Congress, Sess. 1, ch. 22, , enacted April 10, 1869), formally An Act to amend the Judicial System of the United States and sometimes called the Circuit Judges Act of 1869, provided that the Supreme Court of the Unite ...
or subsequent legislation, however many have eclipsed that timespan through senior service:
United States district courts
Judges who have sat on a United States District Court for more than 40 years.
Sources
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Federal Judicial Center
See also
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List of United States Supreme Court justices by time in office
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Deaths of United States federal judges in active service
Deaths of United States federal judges in active service have profound political and procedural effects. Due to their implications for the political composition of the courts on which they serve, they can result in unexpected political conflicts r ...
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