Federal service record

Harry Andrew Blackmun

Latest appointment on record: Associate Justice, Supreme Court of the United States. Born 1908 · Died 1999 (per the source below).

2federal appointments on record October 12, 2026official record last checked

Service

Appointments and dates

Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit September 21, 1959 – June 9, 1970

Appointed by: Dwight D. Eisenhower
Nominated: August 18, 1959
Confirmed by the Senate: September 14, 1959
Commissioned: September 21, 1959
Senate vote: Voice vote
Service ended: Appointment to Another Judicial Position

Source: Federal Judicial Center, Biographical Directory of Article III Federal Judges →

Associate Justice, Supreme Court of the United States May 14, 1970 – March 4, 1999

Appointed by: Richard M. Nixon
Nominated: April 15, 1970
Confirmed by the Senate: May 12, 1970
Commissioned: May 14, 1970
Retired from the Court: August 3, 1994
Senate vote: Roll call, 94–0 · open the roll call →
Service ended: Death

Source: Federal Judicial Center, Biographical Directory of Article III Federal Judges →

How this file is built

Every date, title, appointing president and Senate tally above is copied from the linked official record, checked on October 12, 2026. We link a confirmation to a Senate roll call only when exactly one roll call on the confirmation date has the same yes and no totals and names this nominee. Where a fact is missing from the official record, this page leaves it out rather than estimate it.

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