Show judges serve long terms judge john J jackson of the north ern district of west virginia has served the united states in a judicial capacity longer than any other judge in the country he was appointed to his present office on aug 3 1861 and will goon soon have served forty awo years this record has no equal next to judge jackson in point of long service on the district bench are judges james W locke southern district of florida appointed feb I 1 1872 hoyt H wheeler of vermont appointed march 16 1877 and moses hallett of colorado appointed jan 12 1877 judge ell S hammond of the district of tennessee was appointed june 17 1878 and judge romanzo bunn of the western district of wisconsin oct 30 1877 |