The ''Biographical Directory of Federal Judges'' is a publication of the
Federal Judicial Center providing basic biographical information on all past and present
United States federal court
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Article III judges
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(those
federal judges with
life tenure
A life tenure or service during good behaviour is a term of office that lasts for the office holder's lifetime, unless the office holder is removed from office for cause under misbehaving in office, extraordinary circumstances or decides personal ...
).
These include justices of the
Supreme Court of the United States and judges of
United States courts of appeals,
district courts, and the now-obsolete
circuit courts.
The ''Biographical Directory'' is available online in searchable format. Biographical information provided for each judge includes birth and death dates, educational background, a summary of the judge's professional career and a summary of the judge's federal judicial service (including dates of nomination, confirmation, and acceptance of commission.) Where available, links to the location of the judge's manuscript papers, biographical sources, and
oral history sources are also provided.
As a non-
copyright
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ed
work of the United States government, the ''Biographical Directory'' is in the
public domain
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within the United States.
References
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Biographical Directory of Article III Federal Judges: About the Directory. ''
Federal Judicial Center''. Retrieved December 1, 2021.
External links
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Federal judiciary of the United States
Publications of the United States government
United States biographical dictionaries
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