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The Judicial Conference of the United States, formerly known as the Conference of Senior Circuit Judges, was created by the
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in 1922 with the principal objective of framing policy guidelines for administration of judicial courts in the United States. The Conference derives its authority from , which states that it is headed by the Chief Justice of the United States and consists of the Chief Justice, the
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of each
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federal regional circuit, a district court judge from various federal judicial districts, and the chief judge of the
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.


History

Responding to a backlog of cases in the federal courts, in 1922 Congress enacted a new form of court administration that advanced the institutionalization of an independent judiciary.
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Judicial Conference of the United States, 1922–
The establishment of an annual Conference of Senior Circuit Judges, later to be known as the Judicial Conference of the United States, culminated more than a decade of public debate on the reform of judicial administration. The Conference of Senior Circuit Judges provided the first formal mechanism by which members of the federal judiciary might develop national administrative policies, reassign judges temporarily, and recommend legislation. Chief Justice
William Howard Taft William Howard Taft (September 15, 1857March 8, 1930) was the 27th president of the United States (1909–1913) and the tenth chief justice of the United States (1921–1930), the only person to have held both offices. Taft was elected pr ...
, appointed to the Supreme Court in 1921, had led a public campaign for federal judicial reform since leaving the White House in 1913. Taft proposed the appointment of at-large judges, what he called a "flying squadron," that could be assigned temporarily to congested courts. In Taft's plan, a conference of judges would serve primarily to assess the caseload of the lower courts and assign the at-large judges to courts in need. Taft, supported by a group of federal judges and legal scholars, hoped that the establishment of a more efficient federal judiciary would deflect the efforts of
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and others who advocated an end to
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on the federal bench and the restriction of the lower federal courts'
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. By the time Taft became Chief Justice, the increased caseload resulting from
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and the enforcement of
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had contributed to broad support for reform of the federal judiciary. Assuming a role as leader of the judiciary as well as the Supreme Court, Taft joined with
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Harry M. Daugherty and appeared before the Senate Judiciary Committee to urge legislation. A large majority in Congress agreed with the need for reform, but both the Senate and the House of Representatives insisted on revising Taft's proposals so that they conformed more closely to the traditions of the federal judiciary. Congress established an annual conference of the Chief Justice of the United States (or the senior associate justice if the Chief is unable), and the senior circuit judge (now called the chief judge) from each judicial circuit and charged the conference with a general mandate to advise on the administrative needs of the federal courts. The act required the senior judge in each district to prepare an annual report of the business of the district's court. The conference would use these reports to prepare suggestions for the temporary transfer of judges, pending the approval of all courts involved. This expansion of the authority to transfer judges fell far short of Taft's concept of a permanent corps of at-large judges. Congress established 24 temporary judgeships, but adhered to the principle of fixed residency for district judges. Congress also declined to make the attorney general a member of the conference, although the act permitted the Chief Justice to request the attorney general to report on the business of the courts. Even without a formal relationship with Congress or the
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(which then administered the federal courts), the conference offered the judiciary a means of communicating its administrative needs. The conference was renamed the Judicial Conference of the United States in 1948. In 1956, Congress provided for the inclusion of the chief judge of the Court of Claims.
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Members of the Judicial Conference of the United States (formerly the Conference of Senior Circuit Judges)
At that time, the judges of the Court of Customs and Patent Appeals (CCPA) declined to include a representative on the conference. The size of the conference nearly doubled following an act of 1957 that provided for the appellate and district judges in each circuit to elect a district judge to represent the circuit on the conference for a term of three years. In 1961 the chief judge of the CCPA began serving on the conference. The chief judges of these Court of Claims and the CCPA served on the conference until 1982 when their courts merged to become the
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. In 1990, Congress provided for the inclusion of the chief judge of the
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. In 1996, Congress expanded the district judge term up to five years and allowed senior district judges to serve.


Present tasks

Five standing Advisory Committees of the Judicial Conference have been established, and are charged, respectively, with drafting proposed amendments to the: *
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. Members of the Advisory Committees include judges, representatives from the Department of Justice, law professors, and practicing attorneys. The Advisory Committees propose rules, subject them to public comment, and then submit them to the Standing Committee on Rules of Practice and Procedure, which in turn submits them to the Judicial Conference, which recommends them to the Supreme Court for approval. Explanatory notes of the drafting Advisory Committee are published along with the final adopted rules, and are frequently used as an authority on the interpretation of the rules. Other active policy areas concern the operation of CM/ECF, the Case Management/Electronic Case Files system, and PACER, the electronic public access service for United States federal court documents. On occasion, the Conference has authorized investigations of federal judges accused of criminal malfeasance. Those deemed guilty have been referred to the House Judiciary Committee for impeachment. This has happened three times during the 21st century.


Administrative Office of the United States Courts

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of the United States federal court system. The AO is the central support entity for the federal judicial branch. It provides a wide range of administrative, legal, financial,
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services to the federal courts. It was established in 1939. The AO is directly supervised by the Judicial Conference, and implements and executes Judicial Conference policies, as well as applicable federal statutes and regulations. The AO facilitates communications within the judiciary and with Congress, the executive branch, and the public on behalf of the judiciary.


Judicial councils

Judicial councils are panels of each federal judicial circuit that are charged with making "necessary and appropriate orders for the effective and expeditious administration of justice" within their circuits. Among their responsibilities is judicial discipline, the formulation of circuit policy, the implementation of policy directives received from the Judicial Conference, and the annual submission of a report to the
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on the number and nature of orders entered during the year that relate to judicial misconduct. Each judicial circuit consists of the chief judge of the circuit and an equal number of circuit judges and district judges of the circuit.


Lists of members


Current members


All members

The following list of Judicial Conference service is organized by the circuits and courts represented. It was compiled largely from the Reports of the Proceedings of the Judicial Conference and is complete through the most recent meeting of the conference. The list contains the names of those judges who were members of the conference, but not those who may occasionally have attended in their absence. District Judges are identified by the district in which they served.Material in this section is transcribed from th
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on the website of the
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, 1922–1929 :
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, 1929–1941 :
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, 1941–1945 :
Frederick Moore Vinson Frederick "Fred" Moore Vinson (January 22, 1890 – September 8, 1953) was an American attorney and politician who served as the 13th chief justice of the United States from 1946 until his death in 1953. Vinson was one of the few Americans to ...
, 1946–1953 : Hugo Lafayette Black, 1953 :
Earl Warren Earl Warren (March 19, 1891 – July 9, 1974) was an American attorney, politician, and jurist who served as the 14th Chief Justice of the United States from 1953 to 1969. The Warren Court presided over a major shift in American constitutio ...
, 1954–1969 : Warren E. Burger, 1969–1986 :
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, 1987–2005 :
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, 2005 :
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, 2006–present
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* George H. Bingham, 1922–1938 * Scott Wilson, 1939 * Calvert Magruder, 1940–1959 * Peter Woodbury, 1959–1964 * Bailey Aldrich, 1965–1972 *
Frank M. Coffin Frank Morey Coffin (July 11, 1919 – December 7, 2009) was an American politician from Maine and a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit. Education and career Born on July 11, 1919, in Lewisto ...
, 1972–1983 * Levin H. Campbell, 1983–1990 * Stephen G. Breyer, 1990–1994 * Juan R. Torruella, 1994–2001 *
Michael Boudin Michael Boudin ( ; born November 29, 1939) is a former United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit. He served as Chief Judge of that court from 2001 to 2008. Before his service on the First Circuit, he ...
, 2001–2008 * Sandra Lynch, 2008–2015 * Jeffrey R. Howard, 2015–2022 * David J. Barron, 2022–present ;First Circuit District Judges *
George Clinton Sweeney George Clinton Sweeney (July 23, 1895 – November 5, 1966) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts. Education and career Born in Gardner, Massachusetts, Sweeney received a Bache ...
(D. Mass.), 1958–1961 * Francis Ford (D. Mass.), 1961–1967 *
Edward T. Gignoux Edward Thaxter Gignoux (June 28, 1916 – November 4, 1988) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Maine. Education and career Gignoux was born in Portland, Maine and attended St. George's Sch ...
(D. Me.), 1967–1973 *
Andrew Caffrey Andrew Augustine Caffrey (October 2, 1920 – October 6, 1993) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts. Education and career Born in Lawrence, Massachusetts, Caffrey received an Ar ...
(D. Mass.), 1973–1979 * Raymond J. Pettine (D.R.I.), 1979–1982 *
W. Arthur Garrity Jr. Wendell Arthur Garrity Jr. (June 20, 1920 – September 16, 1999) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts notable for issuing the 1974 order in ''Morgan v. Hennigan'' which mandated ...
(D. Mass.), 1982–1985 *
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(D.P.R.), 1985–1988 *
Frank H. Freedman Frank Harlan Freedman (December 15, 1924 – August 21, 2003) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts. Education and career Born in Springfield, Massachusetts, Freedman was a lie ...
(D. Mass.), 1988–1991 *
Francis J. Boyle Francis Joseph Boyle (June 14, 1927 – September 11, 2006) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Rhode Island. Education and career Born in Providence, Rhode Island, Boyle was in the United ...
(D.R.I.), 1991–1994 * Joseph L. Tauro (D. Mass.), 1995–1997 *
Joseph A. DiClerico Joseph A. Diclerico Jr. (January 30, 1941 – April 2, 2022) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of New Hampshire. Education and career Born in Lynn, Massachusetts, Diclerico received a Bache ...
Jr. (D.N.H.), 1998–2000 * D. Brock Hornby (D. Me.), 2000–2003 *
Hector M. Laffitte Hector Manuel Laffitte (born April 13, 1934) is a former United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Puerto Rico. Education and career Born in Ponce, Puerto Rico, Laffitte received a Bachelor of Arts de ...
(D.P.R.), 2003–2006 * Ernest C. Torres (D.R.I.), 2007–2009 *
Mary M. Lisi Mary Mona Lisi (born 1950) is an inactive Senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Rhode Island. Early life and education Born in Providence, Rhode Island, Lisi earned a Bachelor of Arts d ...
(D.R.I.), 2009 *
Mark L. Wolf Mark Lawrence Wolf (born November 23, 1946) is a Senior Judge for the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts and founder and chair of Integrity Initiatives International. In 1985, Wolf was nominated to the U.S. District ...
(D. Mass.), 2009–2012 * Paul Barbadoro (D.N.H.), 2012–2017 *
Nancy Torresen Nancy Torresen (born October 7, 1959) is a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Maine. She is the first female judge to serve in the District of Maine. Early life and education Torresen received ...
(D. Me.), 2017–2021 * Gustavo Gelpí (D.P.R.), 2021 * Aida Delgado-Colon (D.P.R.), 2021–present ;
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Henry Wade Rogers Henry Wade Rogers (October 15, 1853 – August 16, 1926) was a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. Education and career Born on October 10, 1853, in Holland Patent, New York, Rogers recei ...
, 1922–1925 * Charles Merrill Hough, 1926 * Martin T. Manton, 1926–1938 *
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, 1939–1951 *
Thomas W. Swan Thomas Walter Swan (December 20, 1877 – July 13, 1975) was a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. Education and career Born in Norwich, Connecticut Swan received an Artium Baccalaureus ...
, 1951–1953 *
Harrie B. Chase Harrie Brigham Chase (August 9, 1889 – November 17, 1969) was an American lawyer and judge. He served briefly on the Supreme Court of Vermont, and then was a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Cir ...
, 1953–1954 * Charles E. Clark, 1954–1959 * J. Edward Lumbard, 1960–1971 * Henry J. Friendly, 1971–1973 *
Irving R. Kaufman Irving Robert Kaufman (June 24, 1910 – February 1, 1992) was a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit and a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern Dist ...
, 1973–1980 * Wilfred Feinberg, 1980–1988 * James L. Oakes, 1989–1992 * Thomas J. Meskill, 1992–1993 * Jon O. Newman, 1993–1997 * Ralph K. Winter Jr., 1997–2000 * John M. Walker Jr., 2000–2006 *
Dennis G. Jacobs Dennis Jacobs (born February 28, 1944) is a Senior United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. Education and career Born and raised in New York City, Jacobs graduated from Forest Hills High School ...
, 2006–2013 * Robert A. Katzmann, 2013–2020 * Debra Ann Livingston, 2020–present ;Second Circuit District Judges * Edward Jordan Dimock (S.D.N.Y.), 1958–1959 *
Sylvester J. Ryan Sylvester J. Ryan (September 10, 1896 – April 10, 1981) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York from 1947 to 1981 and its Chief Judge from 1959 to 1966. Education and career ...
(S.D.N.Y.), 1959–1968 *
Sidney Sugarman Sidney Sugarman (September 4, 1904 – August 9, 1974) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York from 1949 to 1974 and its Chief Judge from 1966 to 1971. Education and career Bo ...
(S.D.N.Y.), 1968–1971 *
David N. Edelstein David Norton Edelstein (February 16, 1910 – August 19, 2000) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York from 1951 to 2000 and its Chief Judge from 1971 to 1980. Education and car ...
(S.D.N.Y.), 1971–1974 *
Jacob Mishler Jacob Mishler (April 20, 1911 – January 26, 2004) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York from 1960 to 2004 and its Chief Judge from 1969 to 1980. Education and career Born i ...
(E.D.N.Y.), 1974–1977 * T. Emmet Clarie (D. Conn.), 1977–1980 *
Lloyd F. MacMahon Lloyd Francis MacMahon (August 12, 1912 – April 8, 1989) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York from 1959 to 1989 and its Chief Judge from 1980 to 1982. Among the many recent ...
(S.D.N.Y.), 1980–1982 *
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(S.D.N.Y.), 1982–1983 *
Jack B. Weinstein Jack Bertrand Weinstein (August 10, 1921 – June 15, 2021) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York. Until his entry into inactive senior status on February 10, 2020, he maint ...
(E.D.N.Y.), 1983–1986 * John T. Curtin (W.D.N.Y.), 1986–1989 *
Charles L. Brieant Charles LaMonte Brieant Jr. (March 13, 1923 – July 20, 2008) was a United States federal judge, United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York from 1971 to 2008 and its Chief Judge from 198 ...
(S.D.N.Y.), 1989–1995 * Peter Dorsey (D. Conn.), 1996–1998 * Charles P. Sifton (E.D.N.Y)., 1998–2001 * Frederick Scullin (N.D.N.Y.), 2001–2004 * Michael B. Mukasey (S.D.N.Y.), 2005–2006 *
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(S.D.N.Y.), 2006–2007 *
William K. Sessions III William K. Sessions III (born 1947 in Hartford, Connecticut) is serving as a senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Vermont and has served as the Vice Chair and eventually as Chair of the Uni ...
(D. Vt.), 2007–2010 * Raymond J. Dearie (E.D.N.Y.), 2010–2011 *
Carol Amon Carol Ann Bagley Amon (born April 23, 1946) is a Senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York. Education and early career Amon was born in Richmond, Virginia. She received a Bachel ...
(E.D.N.Y.), 2011–2015 * William M. Skretny (W.D.N.Y.), 2015–2016 *
Colleen McMahon Colleen McMahon (born July 18, 1951) is a Senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York. Education and career Born in Columbus, Ohio, McMahon received a Bachelor of Arts degree f ...
(S.D.N.Y.), 2016–2019 *
Stefan R. Underhill Stefan Richard Underhill (born June 9, 1956) is a senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut. Education Born in Battle Creek, Michigan in 1956, after earning a Bachelor of Arts deg ...
(D. Conn.), 2019–present ;
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Joseph Buffington Joseph Buffington (September 5, 1855 – October 21, 1947) was a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit and of the United States Circuit Courts for the Third Circuit and previously was a United S ...
, 1922–1937 * John Warren Davis, 1938 * John Biggs Jr., 1939–1965 *
Harry E. Kalodner Harry Ellis Kalodner (March 28, 1896 – March 15, 1977) was a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit and previously was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the ...
, 1966 * Austin Staley, 1966–1967 * William H. Hastie, 1968–1971 * Collins J. Seitz, 1971–1984 * Ruggero J. Aldisert, 1984–1986 *
John J. Gibbons John Joseph Gibbons (December 8, 1924 – December 9, 2018) was a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit and later a partner at the law firm of Gibbons P.C. After service ub the US Navy he began ...
, 1987–1989 *
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, 1990 * Dolores Sloviter, 1991–1997 * Edward R. Becker, 1998–2003 *
Anthony J. Scirica Anthony Joseph Scirica (born December 16, 1940) is a Senior United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. Education and career Scirica was born on December 16, 1940, in Norristown, Pennsylvania. He re ...
, 2003–2010 * Theodore A. McKee, 2010–2016 *
D. Brooks Smith David Brookman Smith (born December 4, 1951), known professionally as D. Brooks Smith, is a Senior United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. He was previously Chief Judge of both the United States ...
, 2016–2021 * Michael Chagares, 2021–present ;Third Circuit District Judges *
Phillip Forman Phillip Forman (November 30, 1895 – August 17, 1978) was a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit and previously was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Dist ...
(D.N.J.), 1957–1959 * James Cullen Ganey (E.D. Pa.), 1959–1961 *
Thomas M. Madden Thomas M. Madden (March 28, 1907 – March 29, 1976) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey. Education and career Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Madden received a Bachelor of L ...
(D.N.J.), 1961–1966 * Thomas James Clary (E.D. Pa.), 1966–1968 *
Wallace S. Gourley Wallace Samuel Gourley (August 4, 1904 – September 23, 1976) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania. Education and career Born in Wellsville, Ohio, Gourley received a ...
(W.D. Pa.), 1968–1970 *
Caleb M. Wright Caleb Merrill Wright (October 7, 1908 – May 12, 2001) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Delaware. Education and career Born in Georgetown, Delaware, Wright received a Bachelor of Arts ...
(D. Del.), 1970–1972 * Michael Henry Sheridan (M.D. Pa.), 1972–1975 * Lawrence A. Whipple (D.N.J.), 1975–1978 *
Alfred Leopold Luongo Alfred Leopold Luongo (August 17, 1920 – July 19, 1986) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. Education and career Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Luongo attended ...
(E.D. Pa.), 1978–1981 *
Gerald J. Weber Gerald Joseph Weber (February 1, 1914 – August 28, 1989) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania. Education and career Born in Erie, Pennsylvania, Weber received an ...
(W.D. Pa.), 1981–1984 * Walter K. Stapleton (D. Del.), 1984–1985 *
Murray M. Schwartz Murray Merle Schwartz (March 23, 1931 – January 11, 2013) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Delaware. Education and career Born in Ephrata, Pennsylvania, Schwartz received a Bache ...
(D. Del.), 1985–1987 * William J. Nealon (M.D. Pa.), 1987–1990 *
John F. Gerry John Francis Gerry (November 17, 1925 – March 10, 1995) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey. Education and career Born in Camden, New Jersey, Gerry received an Artium Baccalau ...
(D.N.J.), 1990–1994 *
Edward N. Cahn Edward Norman Cahn (born June 29, 1933) is a former United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. Education and career Cahn was born in Allentown, Pennsylvania. He attended Lehigh U ...
(E.D. Pa.), 1994–1997 *
Donald E. Ziegler Donald Emil Ziegler (October 1, 1936 – September 21, 2019) was a former United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania. Education and career Born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in 1936 ...
(W.D. Pa.), 1998–2000 * Sue L. Robinson (D. Del.), 2000–2003 * Thomas I. Vanaskie (M.D. Pa.), 2003–2005 * Garrett E. Brown Jr. (D.N.J.), 2005–2008 * Harvey Bartle III (E.D. Pa.), 2008–2011 * Gary L. Lancaster (W.D. Pa.), 2011–2013 * Joy Flowers Conti (W.D. Pa.), 2013–2015 *
Leonard P. Stark Leonard Philip Stark (born July 5, 1969) is an American lawyer who serves as a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. He is a former United States district judge of the United States District C ...
(D. Del.), 2015–2017 * Christopher C. Conner (M.D. Pa.), 2017–2021 * Freda L. Wolfson, (D.N.J.), 2021–present ;
United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit The United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit (in case citations, 4th Cir.) is a federal court located in Richmond, Virginia, with appellate jurisdiction over the district courts in the following districts: *District of Maryland ...
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Charles Albert Woods Charles Albert Woods (July 31, 1852 – June 21, 1925) was an Associate Justice of the South Carolina Supreme Court and then a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit. Education and career Born in ...
, 1922–1924 *
Edmund Waddill Jr. Edmund Waddill Jr. (May 22, 1855 – April 9, 1931) was Virginia lawyer and Republican politician who became a United States representative from Virginia's 3rd congressional district, as well as served as both a trial and appellate judge. Befor ...
, 1925–1930 * John Johnston Parker, 1931–1957 * Simon E. Sobeloff, 1958–1964 *
Clement F. Haynsworth Clement Furman Haynsworth Jr. (October 30, 1912 – November 22, 1989) was a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit. He was also an unsuccessful nominee for the United States Supreme Court in 1 ...
, 1964–1981 *
Harrison L. Winter Harrison Lee Winter (April 18, 1921 – April 10, 1990) was a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit and previously was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the ...
, 1981–1989 *
Sam J. Ervin III Samuel James Ervin III (March 2, 1926 – September 18, 1999) was a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit and the son of United States Senator Sam Ervin. Education and career Ervin was born in ...
, 1989–1995 * J. Harvie Wilkinson III, 1996–2003 *
William W. Wilkins William Walter "Billy" Wilkins (born 1942) is a former United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit and a former United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Sout ...
, 2003–2007 * Karen J. Williams, 2007–2009 * William B. Traxler Jr., 2009–2016 * Roger Gregory, 2016–present ;Fourth Circuit District Judges * Roszel C. Thomsen (D. Md.), 1958–1964 *
Walter E. Hoffman Walter Edward "Beef" Hoffman (July 18, 1907 – November 21, 1996) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia. Education and career Born in Jersey City, New Jersey, Hoffman receiv ...
(E.D. Va.), 1964–1970 * Oren R. Lewis (E.D. Va.), 1970–1973 * Charles E. Simons (D.S.C.), 1973–1979 * Robert R. Merhige (E.D. Va.), 1980–1985 * Frank Kaufman (D. Md.), 1985–1991 *
W. Earl Britt William Earl Britt (born December 7, 1932) is a former Senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina. Education and career Britt was born in McDonald, North Carolina. He is t ...
(E.D.N.C.), 1991–1997 *
Charles H. Haden II Charles Harold Haden II (April 16, 1937 – March 20, 2004) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of West Virginia and the United States District Court for the Southern District of West Vi ...
(S.D. W. Va.), 1998–2002 *
David C. Norton David Charles Norton (born July 25, 1946) is a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina. Education and career Born in Washington, D.C., Norton received a Bachelor of Arts degree from ...
(D.S.C.), 2003–2007 *
James P. Jones James Parker Jones (born July 3, 1940) is an American lawyer and jurist serving as a Senior status, senior United States federal judge, United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia and a Jud ...
(W.D. Va.), 2007–2011 * Deborah K. Chasanow (D. Md.), 2011–2015 * Robert J. Conrad, (W.D.N.C.), 2016–2021 * John P. Bailey (N.D. W. Va.) 2021–present ;
United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit (in case citations, 5th Cir.) is a federal court with appellate jurisdiction over the district courts in the following federal judicial districts: * Eastern District of Louisiana * M ...
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Richard Wilde Walker Jr. Richard Wilde Walker Jr. (March 11, 1857 – April 10, 1936) was an associate justice of the Alabama Supreme Court and a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. Education and career Born on March ...
, 1922–1929 * Nathan Philemon Bryan, 1930–1934 * Rufus Edward Foster, 1935–1941 *
Samuel Hale Sibley Samuel Hale Sibley (July 2, 1873 – October 13, 1958) was a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit and previously was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Nort ...
, 1942–1947 *
Joseph Chappell Hutcheson Jr. Joseph Chappell Hutcheson Jr. (October 19, 1879 – January 18, 1973) was a United States federal judge, United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit and previously was a United States district judge of ...
, 1948–1959 *
Richard Taylor Rives Richard Taylor Rives (January 15, 1895 – October 27, 1982) was an American lawyer and judge. A native of Alabama, he was the sole Democrat among the "Fifth Circuit Four," four United States Circuit Judges of the United States Court of Appeals f ...
, 1959–1960 * Elbert Parr Tuttle, 1961–1967 * John R. Brown, 1967–1979 * James P. Coleman, 1980 * John Cooper Godbold, 1981 * Charles Clark, 1982–1991 *
Henry A. Politz Henry Anthony Politz (May 9, 1932 – May 25, 2002) was a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. Education and career Born in Napoleonville, Louisiana, Politz served in the United States Air Forc ...
, 1992–1998 * Carolyn Dineen King, 1999–2006 * Edith Hollan Jones, 2006–2012 * Carl E. Stewart, 2012–2019 * Priscilla Richman, 2019–present ; Fifth Circuit District Judges * Seybourn Harris Lynne (N.D. Ala.), 1958–1959 * Ben Clarkson Connally (S.D. Tex.), 1959–1962 * John Milton Bryan Simpson (M.D. Fla.), 1962–1965 * Herbert William Christenberry (E.D. La.), 1965–1968 *
G. Harrold Carswell George Harrold Carswell (December 22, 1919 – July 13, 1992) was a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit and a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Northern D ...
(N.D. Fla.), 1968–1969 * Joe Ewing Estes (N.D. Tex.), 1969–1971 * E. Gordon West (E.D. & M.D. La.), 1971–1974 * Alexander Lawrence (S.D. Ga.), 1974–1977 *
William C. Keady William Colbert Keady (April 2, 1913 – June 16, 1989) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Mississippi. He is best-known for his role in the landmark court case, '' Gates v. Collier ...
(N.D. Miss.), 1977–1980 * John V. Singleton (S.D. Tex.), 1980–1983 * Adrian G. Duplantier (E.D. La.), 1983–1986 * Lyonel Thomas Senter Jr. (N.D. Miss.), 1986–1989 * Barefoot Sanders (N.D. Tex.), 1989–1992 *
Morey L. Sear Morey Leonard Sear (February 26, 1929 – September 6, 2004) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana. Education and career Born in New Orleans, Louisiana, Sear received a ...
(E.D. La.), 1992–1995 *
William H. Barbour Jr. William Henry Barbour Jr. (February 4, 1941 – January 8, 2021) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi. Early life and education Barbour was born in Yazoo City, Mississi ...
(S.D. Miss.), 1996–1998 *
Hayden Wilson Head Jr. Hayden Wilson Head Jr. (born November 12, 1944) is an inactive Senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas. Education and career Born in Sherman, Texas, Head received a Bachelor of ...
(S.D. Tex.), 1999–2001 * Martin L. C. Feldman (E.D. La.), 2001–2004 * Glen H. Davidson (N.D. Miss.), 2005–2007 * Sim Lake III (S.D. Tex.), 2007–2010 * Sarah S. Vance (E.D. La.), 2010–2015 *
Louis Guirola Jr. Louis Guirola Jr. (born 1951) is a senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi and a judge on the United States Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court and the United States Ali ...
(S.D. Miss.), 2015–2016 *
Lee H. Rosenthal Lee Hyman Rosenthal (born November 30, 1952) is a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas. Education Rosenthal received her Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Chicago in ...
(S.D. Tex.), 2016–2019 *
S. Maurice Hicks Jr. Samuel Maurice Hicks Jr., known professionally as S. Maurice Hicks Jr., (born December 5, 1952) is a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana. Education and career Born in New Orleans ...
(W.D. La.), 2019–present ;
United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit The United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit (in case citations, 6th Cir.) is a federal court with appellate jurisdiction over the district courts in the following districts: * Eastern District of Kentucky * Western District o ...
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Loyal Edwin Knappen Loyal Edwin Knappen (January 27, 1854 – May 14, 1930) was a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit and the United States Circuit Courts for the Sixth Circuit and previously was a United States d ...
, 1922–1923 *
Arthur C. Denison Arthur Carter Denison (November 10, 1861 – May 27, 1942) was a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit and the United States Circuit Courts for the Sixth Circuit and previously was a United Stat ...
, 1924–1931 *
Charles H. Moorman Charles Harwood Moorman (April 24, 1876 – January 26, 1938) was a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit and previously was a United States district judge of the United States District Court f ...
, 1932–1937 * Xenophon Hicks, 1938–1951 * Charles Casper Simons, 1952–1958 * Florence E. Allen, 1958 * John Donelson Martin, Sr., 1959 *
Thomas Francis McAllister Thomas Francis McAllister (March 4, 1896 – November 10, 1976) was a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit. Education and career Born in Grand Rapids, Michigan, McAllister was a volunteer in th ...
, 1959–1960 *
Shackelford Miller Jr. Shackelford Miller Jr. (September 4, 1892 – November 24, 1965) was a United States federal judge, United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit and previously was a United States district judge of the Un ...
, 1961–1962 * Lester LeFevre Cecil, 1962–1963 *
Paul C. Weick Paul Charles Weick (August 25, 1899 – May 22, 1997) was a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit and previously was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the No ...
, 1964–1969 * Harry P. Phillips, 1969–1978 * George Clifton Edwards Jr., 1979–1983 * Pierce Lively, 1984–1988 * Albert J. Engel, 1988–1989 *
Gilbert S. Merritt Gilbert Stroud Merritt Jr. (January 17, 1936 – January 17, 2022) was an American lawyer and jurist. He served as a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit from 1977 to 2022. Early life Merritt ...
, 1990–1996 * Boyce F. Martin Jr., 1997–2003 *
Danny J. Boggs Danny Julian Boggs (born October 23, 1944) is an American attorney and a Senior United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit. He was appointed to the court in 1986 and served as its Chief judge from Sep ...
, 2003–2009 *
Alice M. Batchelder Alice M. Moore Batchelder (born August 15, 1944) is an American attorney and jurist. She is currently a senior United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit. She served as chief judge from 2009 until 201 ...
, 2009–2014 * R. Guy Cole Jr., 2014–2021 * Jeffrey Sutton, 2021–present ;Sixth Circuit District Judges *
Paul J. Jones Paul J. Jones (November 4, 1880 – August 4, 1965) was an American college football player and coach and United States federal judge. He played Fullback (gridiron football), fullback for the University of Michigan's national championship footbal ...
(N.D. Ohio), 1958–1960 *
Marion Speed Boyd Marion Speed Boyd (September 12, 1900 – January 9, 1988) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Tennessee. Education and career Born in Covington, Tennessee, Boyd received a Bach ...
(W.D. Tenn.), 1960–1963 *
Ralph McKenzie Freeman Ralph McKenzie Freeman (May 5, 1902 – March 29, 1990) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan. Education and career Born on May 5, 1902, in Flushing, Michigan, Freeman rec ...
(E.D. Mich.), 1963–1966 * Mac Swinford (E.D. & W.D. Ky.), 1966–1969 *
Carl A. Weinman Carl Andrew Weinman (January 27, 1903 – February 5, 1979) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio. Early life and education Weinman was born in Steubenville, Ohio on January 27 ...
(S.D. Ohio), 1969–1972 * Robert Love Taylor (judge) (E.D. Tenn.), 1972–1975 *
Damon J. Keith Damon Jerome Keith (July 4, 1922 – April 28, 2019) was a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit and a former United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern Distr ...
(E.D. Mich.), 1975–1978 * Charles M. Allen (W.D. Ky.), 1978–1981 * Frank J. Battisti (N.D. Ohio), 1981–1984 *
Robert Malcolm McRae Jr. Robert Malcolm McRae Jr. (December 31, 1921 – June 25, 2004) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Tennessee. Education and career Born in Memphis, Tennessee, McRae received a ...
(W.D. Tenn.), 1984–1987 *
Philip Pratt Philip Pratt (July 14, 1924 – February 7, 1989) was a United States federal judge, United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan. Education and career Born in Pontiac, Michigan, Pontiac ...
(E.D. Mich.), 1987–1989 * James P. Churchill (E.D. Mich.), 1989–1990 * Eugene Siler (E.D. & W.D. Ky.), 1990–1991 * Edward Johnstone (W.D. Ky.), 1991–1993 *
Thomas Lambros Thomas Demetrios Lambros (February 4, 1930 – December 3, 2019) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio. Education and career Lambros was born in Ashtabula, Ohio and attended A ...
(N.D. Ohio), 1993–1994 *
John D. Holschuh John David Holschuh (October 12, 1926 – January 26, 2011) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio. Education and career Born in Ironton, Ohio, Holschuh received a Bachelor of ...
(S.D. Ohio), 1995 * S. Arthur Spiegel (S.D. Ohio), 1995–1996 * Thomas A. Wiseman Jr. (M.D. Tenn.), 1997–2001 * Lawrence P. Zatkoff (E.D. Mich.), 2001–2004 * William Bertelsman (E.D. Ky.), 2005–2006 * Charles R. Simpson III (W.D. Ky.), 2006–2007 * Thomas M. Rose (S.D. Ohio), 2007–2009 * Solomon Oliver Jr. (N.D. Ohio), 2009–2010 *
Thomas A. Varlan Thomas Alexander Varlan (born July 1, 1956) is a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee. Education and career Born in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, Varlan received a Bachelor of Arts deg ...
(E.D. Tenn.), 2010–2015 * Paul Lewis Maloney (W.D. Mich.), 2015–2016 * Joseph Martin Hood (E.D. Ky.), 2016–2019 * Thomas B. Russell (W.D. Ky.), 2019 *
Michael H. Watson Michael Harrison Watson (born November 7, 1956) is a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio. Education and career Watson was born in Akron, Ohio. He received his Bachelor of Arts degr ...
(S.D. Ohio), 2019–2021 *
Sara Elizabeth Lioi Sara Elizabeth Lioi (born December 17, 1960) is the Chief United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio, while also serving as a judge of the United States Foreign Intelligence Surveillance C ...
(N.D. Ohio), 2021–present
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United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit The United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit (in case citations, 7th Cir.) is the U.S. federal court with appellate jurisdiction over the courts in the following districts: * Central District of Illinois * Northern District of Il ...
* Francis E. Baker, 1922–1923 *
Samuel Alschuler Samuel Alschuler (November 20, 1859 – November 9, 1939) was a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit. Education and career Born in Chicago, Illinois, Alschuler read law in 1881. He was in pri ...
, 1924–1934 *
Evan A. Evans Evan Alfred Evans (March 19, 1876 – July 7, 1948) was a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit. Education and career Born in Spring Green, Wisconsin, Evans received a Bachelor of Arts degree ...
, 1935–1947 *
William Morris Sparks William Morris Sparks (April 28, 1872 – January 7, 1950) was a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit. Education and career Born in Charlottesville, Indiana, Sparks received an Artium Baccala ...
, 1948 * James Earl Major, 1949–1954 *
Francis Ryan Duffy Francis may refer to: People *Pope Francis, the head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City State and Bishop of Rome * Francis (given name), including a list of people and fictional characters * Francis (surname) Places *Rural ...
, 1954–1959 * John S. Hastings, 1959–1968 *
Latham Castle Latham Castle (February 27, 1900 – March 10, 1986) was a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit. Education and career Born in Sandwich, Illinois, Castle was in the United States Army towards ...
, 1968–1969 *
Luther M. Swygert Luther Merritt Swygert (February 5, 1905 – March 16, 1988) was a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit and previously was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for ...
, 1970–1974 * Thomas E. Fairchild, 1975–1981 *
Walter J. Cummings Walter Joseph Cummings Jr. (September 29, 1916 – April 24, 1999) was a United States Solicitor General and a United States federal judge, United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit. Education and c ...
, 1981–1986 * William J. Bauer, 1987–1993 * Richard A. Posner, 1994–2000 * Joel M. Flaum, 2000–2006 * Frank H. Easterbrook, 2006–2015 *
Diane Pamela Wood Diane Pamela Wood (born July 4, 1950) is an American attorney who serves as a Senior United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, and a senior lecturer at the University of Chicago Law School. After ...
, 2015–2020 * Diane S. Sykes, 2020–present ;Seventh Circuit District Judges * William Joseph Campbell (N.D. Ill.), 1958–1961 *
Luther M. Swygert Luther Merritt Swygert (February 5, 1905 – March 16, 1988) was a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit and previously was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for ...
(N.D. Ind.), 1961 *
William E. Steckler William Elwood Steckler (October 18, 1913 – March 8, 1995) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Indiana. Education and career Born in Mount Vernon, Indiana, Steckler received ...
(S.D. Ind.), 1962–1964 *
Kenneth P. Grubb Kenneth Philip Grubb (September 14, 1895 – March 11, 1976) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin. Education and career Born in Mauston, Wisconsin, Grubb was a United Sta ...
(E.D. Wis), 1964–1965 * Edwin A. Robson (N.D. Ill.), 1966–1969 * Robert A. Grant (N.D. Ind.), 1969–1972 * James Edward Doyle (W.D. Wis.), 1972–1975 *
James B. Parsons James Benton Parsons (August 13, 1911 – June 19, 1993) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. He was the first African American to serve as a judge in a U.S. district court ...
(N.D. Ill.), 1975–1978 * S. Hugh Dillin (S.D. Ind.), 1979–1982 * John W. Reynolds (E.D. Wis.), 1982–1985 *
Frank J. McGarr Frank James McGarr (February 25, 1921 – January 6, 2012) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. Education and career Born in Chicago, Illinois, McGarr attended St. Igna ...
(N.D. Ill.), 1985–1987 * Sarah Evans Barker (S.D. Ind.), 1988–1991 *
Barbara Crabb Barbara Brandriff Crabb (born March 17, 1939) is a Senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin. Education and career Born in Green Bay, Wisconsin, Crabb received a Bachelor o ...
(W.D. Wis.), 1991–1994 *
Michael M. Mihm Michael Martin Mihm (born 1943) is a senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Central District of Illinois, with chambers in Peoria, Illinois. In 2004, he received the USAID Outstanding Citizen Achievement C ...
(C.D. Ill.), 1995–1997 * Robert Lowell Miller Jr. (N.D. Ind.), 1998–2000 * Marvin Aspen (N.D. Ill.), 2000–2003 *
J.P. Stadtmueller Joseph Peter Stadtmueller (born January 28, 1942) is an American lawyer and a United States district judge for the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin since 1987. He was Chief Judge of the Eastern District of Wisc ...
(E.D. Wis.), 2003–2006 *
Wayne Andersen Wayne Robert Andersen (born July 30, 1945) is a former United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. Education and career Born in Chicago, Illinois, Andersen received a Bachelor of Arts ...
(N.D. Ill.), 2006–2009 * Richard L. Young (S.D. Ind.), 2009–2012 * Rubén Castillo (N.D. Ill.), 2012–2015 * Michael Joseph Reagan (S.D. Ill.), 2015–2018 * Rebecca R. Pallmeyer (N.D. Ill.), 2019–2021 * Jon DeGuilio (N.D. Ind.), 2021–present ;
United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit The United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit (in case citations, 8th Cir.) is a United States federal court with appellate jurisdiction over the following United States district courts: * Eastern District of Arkansas * Western Di ...
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Walter Henry Sanborn Walter Henry Sanborn (October 19, 1845 – May 10, 1928) was a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit and the United States Circuit Courts for the Eighth Circuit. Education and career Born in Ep ...
, 1922–1926 * Kimbrough Stone, 1927–1947 * Archibald K. Gardner, 1947–1959 *
Harvey M. Johnsen Harvey M. Johnsen (July 16, 1895 – September 15, 1975) was a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit. Education and career Born in Hastings, Nebraska, Johnsen received a Bachelor of Laws from t ...
, 1959–1965 * Charles Joseph Vogel, 1965–1967 *
Martin D. Van Oosterhout Martin Donald Van Oosterhout (October 10, 1900 – January 28, 1979) was a legislator and state court judge in northwestern Iowa, and a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit. Education and care ...
, 1968–1970 *
Marion C. Matthes Marion Charles Matthes (January 29, 1906 – November 30, 1980) was a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit. Education and career Born in De Soto, Missouri, Matthes attended Benton College o ...
, 1970–1973 * Pat Mehaffy, 1973–1974 * Floyd R. Gibson, 1974–1979 * Donald P. Lay, 1980–1991 * Richard Arnold, 1992–1998 *
Pasco M. Bowman II Pasco Middleton Bowman II (born December 20, 1933) is an American attorney and jurist serving as a senior United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit. Early life and education Bowman was born in Har ...
, 1998–1999 *
Roger L. Wollman Roger Leland Wollman (born May 29, 1934) is a Senior United States Circuit Judge and former Chief Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit. He is the older brother of Harvey L. Wollman, former Governor of South Dakota. ...
, 1999–2002 *
David R. Hansen David Rasmussen Hansen (born March 16, 1938) is a Senior United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit and a former United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern Dis ...
, 2002–2003 * James B. Loken, 2003–2010 *
William J. Riley William Jay Riley (March 11, 1947 – January 27, 2023) was a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit. Education and background Riley received a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Ne ...
, 2010–2017 * Lavenski Smith, 2017–present ;Eighth Circuit District Judges *
Gunnar Hans Nordbye Gunnar Hans Nordbye (February 4, 1888 – November 5, 1977) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Minnesota. Education and career Nordbye was born at Urskog (spelled Aurskog since 1918) in ...
(D. Minn.), 1958–1962 * John Elvis Miller (W.D. Ark.), 1962–1963 * Richard M. Duncan (E.D. & W.D. Mo.), 1963–1965 * Roy W. Harper (E.D. & W.D. Mo.), 1965–1971 *
Oren Harris Oren Harris (December 20, 1903 – February 5, 1997) was a United States representative from Arkansas and a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas and the United States District Cour ...
(E.D. & W.D. Ark.), 1971–1974 * James H. Meredith (E.D. Mo.), 1974–1979 *
Albert G. Schatz Albert Gerard Schatz (August 4, 1921 – April 30, 1985) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Nebraska. Education and career Born in Omaha, Nebraska, Schatz received an Artium Baccalaureus d ...
(D. Neb.), 1979–1985 * John F. Nangle (E.D. Mo.), 1985–1990 *
Donald E. O'Brien Donald Eugene O'Brien (September 30, 1923 – August 18, 2015) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Iowa and the United States District Court for the Southern District of Iowa. He wa ...
(N.D. & S.D. Iowa), 1991–1997 * James M. Rosenbaum (D. Minn.), 1998–2005 * Lawrence L. Piersol (D.S.D.), 2006–2009 *
Rodney W. Sippel Rodney William Sippel (born July 26, 1956) is a senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri and a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Western D ...
(E.D. Mo.), 2009–2015 *
Karen E. Schreier Karen Elizabeth Schreier (born July 29, 1956) is a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of South Dakota and was the 36th United States Attorney for the District of South Dakota. Early life and edu ...
(D.S.D.), 2015–2016 * Linda R. Reade (N.D. Iowa), 2016–2021 * John R. Tunheim (D. Minn.), 2021–present ;
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit (in case citations, 9th Cir.) is the U.S. federal court of appeals that has appellate jurisdiction over the U.S. district courts in the following federal judicial districts: * Distri ...
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William Ball Gilbert William Ball Gilbert (July 4, 1847 – April 27, 1931) was an American attorney and jurist from Oregon. He served as a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit and of the United States Circuit Courts ...
, 1922–1930 * Curtis Dwight Wilbur, 1931–1944 *
Francis Arthur Garrecht Francis Arthur Garrecht (September 11, 1870 – August 11, 1948) was a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. Education and career Born in Walla Walla, Washington Territory, Garrecht read law to ...
, 1945–1947 * William Denman, 1948–1957 * Albert Lee Stephens, 1957–1958 *
Walter Lyndon Pope Walter Lyndon Pope (January 26, 1889 – March 27, 1969) was a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. Education and career Born in Valparaiso, Indiana, Pope received an Artium Baccalaureus degr ...
, 1959 *
Richard H. Chambers Richard Harvey Chambers (November 7, 1906 – October 21, 1994) was a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. Education and career Chambers was born to William Rock and Lida Chambers in Danvill ...
, 1959–1976 * James R. Browning, 1976–1988 * Alfred T. Goodwin, 1988–1990 * J. Clifford Wallace, 1991–1995 * Procter Ralph Hug Jr., 1996–2000 * Mary M. Schroeder, 2001–2007 *
Alex Kozinski Alex Kozinski (; born July 23, 1950) is a Romanian-American jurist and lawyer who was a judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit from 1985 to 2017. He was a prominent and influential judge, and many of his law clerks went on to ...
, 2007–2014 *
Sidney R. Thomas Sidney Runyan Thomas (born August 14, 1953) is an American lawyer and jurist serving as a U.S. circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit since 1996. He served as the Ninth Circuit's chief judge from 2014 to 2021. Hi ...
, 2014–2021 * Mary H. Murguia, 2021–present ;Ninth Circuit District Judges *
William C. Mathes William Carey Mathes (December 17, 1899 – July 24, 1967) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of California. Education and career Born in Hale Center, Texas, Mathes received a B. ...
(S.D. Cal.), 1958–1960 *
William J. Lindberg William James Lindberg (December 17, 1904 – December 15, 1981) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Washington and the United States District Court for the Western District of Washi ...
(E.D. & W.D. Wash.), 1960–1963 *
Gus J. Solomon Gus Jerome Solomon (August 29, 1906 – February 15, 1987) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Oregon. Education and career Born in Portland, Oregon, Solomon was the child of immigrant Jew ...
(D. Ore.), 1963–1965 *
Albert Wollenberg Albert Charles Wollenberg (June 13, 1900 – April 19, 1981) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of California. Education and career Born in San Francisco, California, Wollenberg re ...
(N.D. Cal.), 1966–1969 * Fred M. Taylor (D. Idaho), 1969–1972 * Jesse W. Curtis (C.D. Cal.), 1972–1975 * Thomas J. MacBride (E.D. Cal.), 1975–1978 *
Morell Sharp Morell Edward Sharp (September 12, 1920 – October 19, 1980) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington. Education and career Born in Portland, Oregon, Sharp was in the Unit ...
(W.D. Wash.), 1978–1980 *
Raymond Clyne McNichols Raymond Clyne McNichols (June 16, 1914 – December 25, 1985) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Idaho. Education and career Born in Bonners Ferry, Idaho, and raised in Lewiston, McNicho ...
(D. Idaho), 1980–1981 * Manuel L. Real (C.D. Cal.), 1981–1984 *
Robert J. McNichols The name Robert is an ancient Germanic given name, from Proto-Germanic "fame" and "bright" (''Hrōþiberhtaz''). Compare Old Dutch ''Robrecht'' and Old High German ''Hrodebert'' (a compound of ''Hrōþ, Hruod'' ( non, Hróðr) "fame, glory ...
(E.D. Wash.), 1984–1987 * Robert F. Peckham (N.D. Cal.), 1987–1990 *
William D. Browning William Docker Browning (May 19, 1931 – February 26, 2008) was an American attorney and jurist who served as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Arizona. Early life and education Born in T ...
(D. Ariz.), 1990–1993 * William Matthew Byrne Jr. (C.D. Cal.), 1993–1996 * Lloyd D. George (D. Nev.), 1997–1999 *
Judith N. Keep Judith Nelsen Keep (March 24, 1944 – September 14, 2004) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of California. Education and career Born on March 24, 1944, in Omaha, Nebraska, Keep ...
(S.D. Cal.), 1999–2003 *
David Alan Ezra David Alan Ezra (born 1947) is a senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Hawaii. Since January 2013, Ezra has been designated by the Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court to serve on ...
(D. Haw.), 2003–2005 * Charles R. Breyer (N.D. Cal.), 2006–2010 * Robert S. Lasnik (W.D. Wash.), 2010–2015 * Claudia Ann Wilken (N.D. Cal.), 2015–2019 *
Rosanna M. Peterson Rosanna Malouf Peterson (born April 12, 1951) is a senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Washington and a former professor at Gonzaga University School of Law. She is the first female j ...
(E.D. Wash), 2019–2021 * Leslie E. Kobayashi (D. Haw), 2021–present ;
United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit The United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit (in case citations, 10th Cir.) is a federal court with appellate jurisdiction over the district courts in the following districts: * District of Colorado * District of Kansas * Dist ...
* Robert E. Lewis, 1929–1940 * Orie Leon Phillips, 1940–1955 * Sam Gilbert Bratton, 1956–1959 * Alfred P. Murrah, 1959–1970 *
David T. Lewis David Thomas Lewis (April 25, 1912 – September 28, 1983) was a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit. Education and career Born in Salt Lake City, Utah, Lewis received a Bachelor of Arts degree ...
, 1970–1977 * Oliver Seth, 1978–1984 * William Judson Holloway Jr., 1984–1991 *
Monroe McKay Monroe Gunn McKay (May 30, 1928 – March 28, 2020) was a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit. Early life and education McKay was born in Huntsville, Utah in 1928. McKay served in the Unite ...
, 1991–1993 *
Stephanie K. Seymour Stephanie Kulp Seymour (born October 16, 1940) is a senior United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit. She was the first female federal court judge in Oklahoma. Background and Career Seymour was bo ...
, 1994–2000 * Deanell R. Tacha, 2001–2007 *
Robert H. Henry Robert Harlan Henry (born April 3, 1953) is a former United States Circuit Judge and politician from Oklahoma, and was the 17th President of Oklahoma City University. He is a member of the Democratic Party. Henry formerly served as the Attorne ...
, 2008–2010 *
Mary Beck Briscoe Mary Kathryn Beck Briscoe (born April 4, 1947) is a Senior United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit. Early life and education Briscoe was born in Council Grove, Kansas, and grew up on a farm n ...
, 2010–2015 * Timothy Tymkovich, 2015–present ;Tenth Circuit District Judges * Eugene Rice (E.D. Okla.), 1958 * Royce H. Savage (N.D. Okla.), 1958–1961 * Ewing Thomas Kerr (D. Wyo.), 1962–1964 * Alfred A. Arraj (D. Colo.), 1964–1967 *
Arthur Jehu Stanley Jr. Arthur Jehu Stanley Jr. (March 21, 1901 – January 27, 2001) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Kansas. Education and career Born in Lincoln County, Kansas, Stanley was a sergeant in the ...
(D. Kan.), 1967–1970 * Olin Hatfield Chilson (D. Colo.), 1970–1973 *
Frederick A. Daugherty Frederick Alvin Daugherty (August 18, 1914 – April 7, 2006) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Oklahoma, the United States District Court for the Northern District of Oklahoma and ...
(E.D., N.D., & W.D. Okla.), 1973–1976 *
Wesley E. Brown Wesley Ernest Brown (June 22, 1907 – January 23, 2012) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Kansas. At his death at age 104, he was the oldest person to serve as a federal judge in the histo ...
(D. Kan.), 1976–1979 *
Howard C. Bratton Howard Calvin Bratton (February 4, 1922 – May 5, 2002) was an American lawyer and jurist who served as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of New Mexico. Early life and education Bratton was bor ...
(D.N.M.), 1979–1982 * Luther B. Eubanks (W.D. Okla.), 1982–1985 * Sherman G. Finesilver (D. Colo.), 1985–1988 *
Earl E. O'Connor Earl Eugene O'Connor (October 6, 1922 – November 29, 1998) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Kansas. Education and career Born in Paola, Kansas, O'Connor was in the United States Ar ...
(D. Kan.), 1988–1991 *
Richard P. Matsch Richard Paul Matsch (June 8, 1930 – May 26, 2019) was an American judge who served as Senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Colorado. Education and career Matsch was born in Burlington, Iow ...
(D. Colo.), 1991–1994 *
Clarence A. Brimmer Clarence may refer to: Places Australia * Clarence County, New South Wales, a Cadastral division * Clarence, New South Wales, a place near Lithgow * Clarence River (New South Wales) * Clarence Strait (Northern Territory) * City of Clarence, a ...
(D. Wyo.), 1994–1997 * Ralph G. Thompson (W.D. Okla.), 1998–2000 * Frank Howell Seay (E.D. Okla.), 2000–2003 * David L. Russell (W.D. Okla.), 2003–2006 *
Alan B. Johnson Alan Bond Johnson (born January 14, 1939) is a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Wyoming. Education and career Born in Cheyenne, Wyoming, Johnson received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Vand ...
(D. Wyo.), 2006–2009 *
Robin J. Cauthron Robin Louise Johnson Cauthron (born July 14, 1950) is a senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma. Biography Born in Edmond, Oklahoma, Cauthron received a Bachelor of Arts fr ...
(W.D. Okla.), 2009–2012 *
Dee Benson Dee Vance Benson (August 25, 1948 – November 30, 2020) was a Senior United States district judge and chief judge of the United States District Court for the District of Utah. He was briefly a professional soccer player. He was nominated as ju ...
(D. Utah), 2012–2015 *
Martha Vázquez Martha Alicia Vázquez (born February 21, 1953) is a senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of New Mexico, and the first woman to be appointed as a federal judge in that state. Education and car ...
(D.N.M.), 2015–2019 *
Claire Eagan Claire Veronica Eagan (born October 9, 1950) is a Senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Oklahoma and a former Judge of the United States Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court. Effe ...
(N.D. Okla.), 2019–present ;
United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit The United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit (in case citations, 11th Cir.) is a federal court with appellate jurisdiction over the following U.S. district courts: * Middle District of Alabama * Northern District of Alabama * ...
*
John C. Godbold John Cooper Godbold (March 24, 1920 – December 22, 2009) was a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit and the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. Education and career Bo ...
, 1982–1986 * Paul H. Roney, 1986–1989 * Gerald B. Tjoflat, 1990–1996 * Joseph W. Hatchett, 1997–1999 *
R. Lanier Anderson III Robert Lanier Anderson III (born November 12, 1936) is a Senior United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit.
, 1999–2002 *
J. L. Edmondson James Larry Edmondson (born July 14, 1947) is a Senior United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit. Education and early career Born in Jasper, Georgia, Edmondson received a Bachelor of Arts deg ...
, 2002–2009 * Joel F. Dubina, 2009–2013 *
Ed Carnes Edward Earl Carnes (born June 3, 1950) is a Senior United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit. Education and legal career Carnes received his Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Al ...
, 2013–2020 * William H. Pryor Jr., 2020–present ;Eleventh Circuit District Judges *
William Clark O'Kelley William Clark O'Kelley (January 2, 1930 – July 5, 2017) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia. Education and career Born in Atlanta, Georgia, O'Kelley received an Artium B ...
(N.D. Ga.), 1982–1984 * James Lawrence King (S.D. Fla.), 1984–1987 * Sam C. Pointer (N.D. Ala.), 1987–1990 * Anthony Alaimo (S.D. Ga.), 1990–1993 * William Terrell Hodges (M.D. Fla.), 1994–1999 *
Charles Randolph Butler Jr. Charles Randolph Butler Jr. (born March 28, 1940) is a senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Alabama. Education and career Born in New York City, New York, Butler received a Bachelor ...
(S.D. Ala.), 1999–2003 * J. Owen Forrester (N.D. Ga.), 2003–2005 * Robert L. Hinkle (N.D. Fla.), 2006–2007 * Myron H. Thompson (M.D. Ala.), 2007–2011 *
W. Louis Sands Willie Louis Sands (born 1949) is a senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Georgia. Education and career Born in Bradley, Georgia, Sands received his Bachelor of Arts from Mercer U ...
(M.D. Ga.), 2011–2014 *
Federico A. Moreno Federico A. Moreno (born April 10, 1952) is a senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida. Early life and education Moreno was born in Caracas, Venezuela, the son of Franci ...
(S.D. Fla.), 2015–2019 *
L. Scott Coogler Lawrence Scott Coogler (born October 3, 1959) is the Chief United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama. Education and career Born in Nantucket, Massachusetts, Coogler received a Bachelo ...
(N.D. Ala.), 2019–present ;
United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit The United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit (in case citations, D.C. Cir.) is one of the thirteen United States Courts of Appeals. It has the smallest geographical jurisdiction of any of the U.S. federal appellate cou ...
* Duncan Lawrence Groner, 1938–1947 *
Harold Montelle Stephens Harold Montelle Stephens (March 6, 1886 – May 28, 1955) was a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. Education and career Born in Crete, Nebraska, Stephens attended the Universi ...
, 1948–1955 *
Henry White Edgerton Henry White Edgerton (October 20, 1888 – February 23, 1970) was a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. Education and career Born in Rush Center, Kansas, Edgerton received a ...
, 1955–1958 * E. Barrett Prettyman, 1959–1960 * Wilbur Kingsbury Miller, 1961–1962 * David L. Bazelon, 1963–1977 * J. Skelly Wright, 1978–1980 * Carl McGowan, 1981 * Spottswood W. Robinson III, 1981–1986 * Patricia M. Wald, 1986–1990 *
Abner Mikva Abner Joseph Mikva (January 21, 1926 – July 4, 2016) was an American politician, federal judge, lawyer and law professor. He was a member of the Democratic Party. Mikva served in the United States House of Representatives representing Illinois' ...
, 1991–1994 * Harry T. Edwards, 1994–2001 * Douglas H. Ginsburg, 2001–2008 * David B. Sentelle, 2008–2013 * Merrick B. Garland, 2013–2020 * Sri Srinivasan, 2020–present ;D.C. Circuit District Judges *
Bolitha Laws Bolitha James Laws (August 22, 1891 – November 14, 1958) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia. Education and career Born in Washington, D.C., Laws received a Bachelor of Laws f ...
(D.D.C.), 1958 * David Andrew Pine (D.D.C.), 1959–1961 * Matthew F. McGuire (D.D.C.), 1961–1967 * Edward M. Curran (D.D.C.), 1968–1971 * John J. Sirica (D.D.C.), 1971–1974 * George L. Hart (D.D.C.), 1974–1975 *
William Blakely Jones William Blakely Jones (March 20, 1907 – July 31, 1979) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia. Education and career Born in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Jones received an Artium Baccalaureu ...
(D.D.C.), 1975–1977 * William B. Bryant (D.D.C.), 1977–1981 *
John Lewis Smith John Lewis Smith Jr. (September 20, 1912 – September 4, 1992) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia. Education and career Born in Washington, D.C., Smith received an Artium Baccala ...
(D.D.C.), 1981–1982 * Aubrey E. Robinson Jr. (D.D.C.), 1982–1992 * John Garrett Penn (D.D.C.), 1992–1997 * Norma Holloway Johnson (D.D.C.), 1997–2001 * Thomas F. Hogan (D.D.C.), 2001–2008 *
Royce C. Lamberth Royce Charles Lamberth /’læm-bərth/ (born July 16, 1943) is a senior judge of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia, who formerly served as its chief judge. Since 2015, he has sat as a visiting judge on the United Sta ...
(D.D.C.), 2008–2013 * Richard W. Roberts (D.D.C.), 2013–2016 *
Beryl A. Howell Beryl Alaine Howell (born December 3, 1956) is the Chief United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia. She was a federal judge supervising the grand jury for special counsel Robert Mueller's pr ...
(D.D.C.), 2016–present ;
United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit The United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (in case citations, Fed. Cir. or C.A.F.C.) is a United States court of appeals that has special appellate jurisdiction over certain types of specialized cases in the U.S. federal court ...
* Howard T. Markey, 1983–1990 *
Helen W. Nies Helen Wilson Nies (August 7, 1925 – August 7, 1996) was a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit after previously serving as a United States Judge of the United States Court of Customs and Pa ...
, 1990–1994 *
Glenn L. Archer Jr. Glenn Leroy Archer Jr. (March 21, 1929 – July 27, 2011) was a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. Education and career Born in Densmore, Kansas, Archer moved to Topeka, Kansas where he ...
, 1994–1997 * Haldane Robert Mayer, 1998–2004 * Paul R. Michel, 2004–2010 *
Randall R. Rader Randall Ray Rader (born April 21, 1949) is a former United States Circuit Judge and former Chief Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. Early life, education, and career Born in Hastings, Nebraska, Rader receive ...
, 2010–2014 *
Sharon Prost Sharon Prost (born May 24, 1951) is a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. Education Prost was born in Newburyport, Massachusetts. She received a Bachelor of Science degree from Cornell Univ ...
, 2014–2021 *
Kimberly A. Moore Kimberly Ann Moore (née Pace; born June 15, 1968) is an American lawyer and jurist serving as chief United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. Early life and education Moore was born in Haletho ...
, 2021–present ;
United States Court of Federal Claims The United States Court of Federal Claims (in case citations, Fed. Cl. or C.F.C.) is a United States federal court that hears monetary claims against the U.S. government. It was established by statute in 1982 as the United States Claims Court, ...
(prior to merger of the appellate division into the Federal Circuit) * Marvin Jones, 1956–1964 *
Wilson Cowen Arnold Wilson Cowen (December 20, 1905 – October 28, 2007) was a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit and previously was the chief judge of the United States Court of Claims. Education and ca ...
, 1964–1976 *
Oscar H. Davis Oscar Hirsh Davis (February 27, 1914 – June 19, 1988) was a judge of the United States Court of Claims and a United States Circuit Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. Education and career Born on February 27, 1 ...
, 1977–1978 *
Daniel M. Friedman Daniel Mortimer Friedman (February 8, 1916 – July 6, 2011) was a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit and previously was chief judge of the United States Court of Claims. Education and care ...
, 1978–1982 ;
United States Court of Customs and Patent Appeals The United States Court of Customs and Patent Appeals (CCPA) was a United States federal court which existed from 1909 to 1982 and had jurisdiction over certain types of civil disputes. History The CCPA began as the United States Court of Custo ...
(prior to merger into the Federal Circuit) * Eugene Worley, 1961–1972 * Howard T. Markey, 1972–1982 ;
United States Court of International Trade The United States Court of International Trade (case citations: Int'l Trade or Intl. Trade) is a U.S. federal court that adjudicates civil actions arising out of U.S. customs and international trade laws. Seated in New York City, it exercis ...
* Edward D. Re, 1990–1991 *
Gregory Carman Gregory Wright Carman (January 31, 1937 – April 5, 2020) was a senior United States Judge of the United States Court of International Trade and was also a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from New York. Biograp ...
, 1991 * Dominick L. DiCarlo, 1992–1996 * Gregory W. Carman, 1997–2003 * Jane A. Restani, 2003–2010 * Donald C. Pogue, 2010–2014 *
Timothy C. Stanceu Timothy Charles Stanceu ( ro, Stanciu; born 1951) is a senior judge of the United States Court of International Trade. Biography Stanceu was born in 1951 in Canton, Ohio, to Romanian parents Charley and Marian Stanceu (née Coman). His father Ch ...
, 2014–2021 * Mark A. Barnett, 2021–present


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