Judicial calendar 1940
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January
- January 18:
- Frank Murphy received his commission to be a Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States.
- January 20:
- Lloyd Black was assigned to the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Washington.
- January 22:
- Francis Biddle resigned from the United States Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit.
- January 24:
- Joseph West Molyneaux died, ending his service on the United States District Court for the District of Minnesota.
- January 31:
February
- February 5:
- Armistead Dobie received his commission to be a judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit.
- Alfred Barksdale received his commission to be a judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia.
- February 8:
- Armistead Dobie ended his service on the United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia.
- February 12:
- John Christopher Mahoney received his commission to be a judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the 1st Circuit.
- February 21:
- John Christopher Mahoney ended his service on the United States District Court for the District of Rhode Island.
March
- March 13:
- Thomas Walker received his commission to be a judge of the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey.
- March 16:
- Israel Fredrick Fischer died, ending his service on the United States Customs Court.
- March 29:
- David Pine received his commission to be a judge of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia.
- March 31:
April
- April 5:
- Thomas Sutler Williams died, ending his service on the United States Court of Claims.
- April 10:
- John Marvin Jones received his commission to be a judge of the United States Court of Claims.
- April 23:
- Adrian Caillouet received his commission to be a judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana.
- April 29:
- Guy Bard received his commission to be a judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.
May
- May 7:
- James Leamy received his commission to be a judge of the United States District Court for the District of Vermont.
- May 10:
- Herbert Goodrich received his commission to be a judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit.
- May 24:
- The United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania is assigned a temporary judgeship.
- Mary 29:
- William Raymond Green assumed senior status on the United States Court of Claims.
- May 31:
June
- June 19:
- James Ganey received his commission to be a judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.
- Curtis Waller received his commission to be a judge of the Northern and Southern Districts of Florida.
- June 20:
- Thomas Joseph Walker received his commission to be a judge of the United States Customs Court.
- June 24:
- Webster Oliver received his commission to be a judge of the United States Customs Court.
- June 26:
- James Madison Morton died, ending his service on the United States Court of Appeals for the 1st Circuit.
- Benjamin Harrison received his commission to be a judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of California.
July
- July 28:
- William James died, ending his service on the United States District Court for the Southern District of California.
August
- August 2:
- Francis Kerschner Myers died, ending his service on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of South Carolina.
- August 15:
- Robert Russell received his commission to be a judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia.
- August 31:
September
- September 4:
- John Donelson Martin received his commission to be a judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit.
- Alfred Murrah received his commission to be a judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit.
- September 6:
- September 9:
- Alfred Murrah ended his service on the Western, Eastern and Northern Districts of Oklahoma.
- September 15:
- Heartsill Ragon died, ending his service on the United States District Court for the Western District of Arkansas.
- September 16:
- John Donelson Martin ended his service on the United States District Court for the Western District of Tennessee.
- September 27:
- Marion Boyd received his commission to be a judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Tennessee.
- James O'Connor received his commission to be a judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of California.
October
- October 1:
- Bower Broaddus received his commission to be a judge of the Western, Northern and Eastern Districts of Oklahoma.
- Royce Savage received his commission to be a judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Oklahoma.
- October 10:
- William Campbell received his commission to be a judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois.
- October 14:
- Harvey Johnsen received his commission to be a judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the 8th Circuit.
November
- November 20:
- Lewis Schwellenbach received his commission to be a judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Washington.
- November 27:
- Leslie Darr ended his service on the United States District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee.
December
- December 31:
