This is a list of the judges of the United States courts of appeals. The United States Courts of Appeals or circuit courts are the intermediate appellate courts of the United States federal court system. The list includes both "active" and "senior" judges, both of whom hear and decide cases.
Of the thirteen US courts of appeals, twelve are divided into geographical jurisdictions. Of those twelve, eleven are designated numerically, while the other is the District of Columbia Circuit. The thirteenth is the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit which has nationwide jurisdiction over appeals of certain, specific subject matter, for example, patent law.
Congress has authorized 179 judgeships,[1] though the total number of judges will be higher than 179 because of some judges electing senior status. Only active, non-senior-status judges may fill one of the 179 authorized judgeships. As of December 4, 2023[update], there are five nominations awaiting Senate action along with five vacancies.
Per the practice of visiting judges, sometimes appeals courts cases are heard and decided by active, senior, or retired judges from the US district courts, US courts of appeals, or US Supreme Court, for cases either within or outside of their assigned geographical jurisdiction. While some judges with senior status are inactive, these judges are not yet retired and may return to actively hearing cases at any time.
Judges of the First Circuit
editAs of October 31, 2024[update]:
# | Title | Judge | Duty station | Born | Term of service | Appointed by | ||
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Active | Chief | Senior | ||||||
32 | Chief Judge | David J. Barron | Boston, MA | 1967 | 2014–present | 2022–present | — | Obama |
33 | Circuit Judge | Gustavo Gelpí | San Juan, PR | 1965 | 2021–present | — | — | Biden |
34 | Circuit Judge | Lara Montecalvo | Providence, RI | 1974 | 2022–present | — | — | Biden |
35 | Circuit Judge | Julie Rikelman | Boston, MA | 1972 | 2023–present | — | — | Biden |
36 | Circuit Judge | Seth Aframe | Concord, NH | 1974 | 2024–present | — | — | Biden |
37 | Circuit Judge | vacant | — | — | — | — | — | — |
18 | Senior Circuit Judge | Levin H. Campbell | inactive | 1927 | 1972–1992 | 1983–1990 | 1992–present | Nixon |
22 | Senior Circuit Judge | Bruce M. Selya | Providence, RI | 1934 | 1986–2006 | — | 2006–present | Reagan |
27 | Senior Circuit Judge | Sandra Lynch | Boston, MA | 1946 | 1995–2022 | 2008–2015 | 2022–present | Clinton |
28 | Senior Circuit Judge | Kermit Lipez | Portland, ME | 1941 | 1998–2011 | — | 2011–present | Clinton |
29 | Senior Circuit Judge | Jeffrey R. Howard | Concord, NH | 1955 | 2002–2022 | 2015–2022 | 2022–present | G.W. Bush |
30 | Senior Circuit Judge | O. Rogeriee Thompson | Providence, RI | 1951 | 2010–2022 | — | 2022–present | Obama |
31 | Senior Circuit Judge | William J. Kayatta Jr. | Portland, ME | 1953 | 2013–2024 | — | 2024–present | Obama |
Judges of the Second Circuit
editAs of July 13, 2024[update]:
# | Title | Judge | Duty station | Born | Term of service | Appointed by | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Active | Chief | Senior | ||||||
66 | Chief Judge | Debra Ann Livingston | New York, NY | 1959 | 2007–present | 2020–present | — | G.W. Bush |
69 | Circuit Judge | Raymond Lohier | New York, NY | 1965 | 2010–present | — | — | Obama |
72 | Circuit Judge | Richard J. Sullivan | New York, NY | 1964 | 2018–present | — | — | Trump |
73 | Circuit Judge | Joseph F. Bianco | Central Islip, NY | 1966 | 2019–present | — | — | Trump |
74 | Circuit Judge | Michael H. Park | New York, NY | 1976 | 2019–present | — | — | Trump |
75 | Circuit Judge | William J. Nardini | New Haven, CT | 1969 | 2019–present | — | — | Trump |
76 | Circuit Judge | Steven Menashi | New York, NY | 1979 | 2019–present | — | — | Trump |
77 | Circuit Judge | Eunice C. Lee | New York, NY | 1970 | 2021–present | — | — | Biden |
78 | Circuit Judge | Beth Robinson | Burlington, VT | 1965 | 2021–present | — | — | Biden |
79 | Circuit Judge | Myrna Pérez | New York, NY | 1974 | 2021–present | — | — | Biden |
80 | Circuit Judge | Alison Nathan | New York, NY | 1972 | 2022–present | — | — | Biden |
81 | Circuit Judge | Sarah A. L. Merriam | Bridgeport, CT | 1971 | 2022–present | — | — | Biden |
82 | Circuit Judge | Maria Araújo Kahn | New Haven, CT | 1964 | 2023–present | — | — | Biden |
41 | Senior Circuit Judge | Jon O. Newman | Hartford, CT | 1932 | 1979–1997 | 1993–1997 | 1997–present | Carter |
42 | Senior Circuit Judge | Amalya Kearse | New York, NY | 1937 | 1979–2002 | — | 2002–present | Carter |
50 | Senior Circuit Judge | John M. Walker Jr. | New Haven, CT | 1940 | 1989–2006 | 2000–2006 | 2006–present | G.H.W. Bush |
52 | Senior Circuit Judge | Dennis Jacobs | New York, NY | 1944 | 1992–2019 | 2006–2013 | 2019–present | G.H.W. Bush |
53 | Senior Circuit Judge | Pierre N. Leval | New York, NY | 1936 | 1993–2002 | — | 2002–present | Clinton |
54 | Senior Circuit Judge | Guido Calabresi | New Haven, CT | 1932 | 1994–2009 | — | 2009–present | Clinton |
55 | Senior Circuit Judge | José A. Cabranes | New Haven, CT | 1940 | 1994–2023 | — | 2023–present | Clinton |
59 | Senior Circuit Judge | Robert D. Sack | New York, NY | 1939 | 1998–2009 | — | 2009–present | Clinton |
62 | Senior Circuit Judge | Barrington D. Parker Jr. | New York, NY | 1944 | 2001–2009 | — | 2009–present | G.W. Bush |
63 | Senior Circuit Judge | Reena Raggi | Brooklyn, NY | 1951 | 2002–2018 | — | 2018–present | G.W. Bush |
64 | Senior Circuit Judge | Richard C. Wesley | Geneseo, NY | 1949 | 2003–2016 | — | 2016–present | G.W. Bush |
67 | Senior Circuit Judge | Gerard E. Lynch | New York, NY | 1951 | 2009–2016 | — | 2016–present | Obama |
68 | Senior Circuit Judge | Denny Chin | New York, NY | 1954 | 2010–2021 | — | 2021–present | Obama |
70 | Senior Circuit Judge | Susan L. Carney | New Haven, CT | 1951 | 2011–2022 | — | 2022–present | Obama |
Judges of the Third Circuit
editAs of June 15, 2023[update]:[2][3]
# | Title | Judge | Duty station | Born | Term of service | Appointed by | ||
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Active | Chief | Senior | ||||||
61 | Chief Judge | Michael Chagares | Newark, NJ | 1962 | 2006–present | 2021–present | — | G.W. Bush |
62 | Circuit Judge | Kent A. Jordan | Wilmington, DE | 1957 | 2006–present | — | — | G.W. Bush |
63 | Circuit Judge | Thomas Hardiman | Pittsburgh, PA | 1965 | 2007–present | — | — | G.W. Bush |
66 | Circuit Judge | Patty Shwartz | Newark, NJ | 1961 | 2013–present | — | — | Obama |
67 | Circuit Judge | Cheryl Ann Krause | Philadelphia, PA | 1968 | 2014–present | — | — | Obama |
68 | Circuit Judge | L. Felipe Restrepo | Philadelphia, PA | 1959 | 2016–present | — | — | Obama |
69 | Circuit Judge | Stephanos Bibas | Philadelphia, PA | 1969 | 2017–present | — | — | Trump |
70 | Circuit Judge | David J. Porter | Pittsburgh, PA | 1966 | 2018–present | — | — | Trump |
71 | Circuit Judge | Paul Matey | Newark, NJ | 1971 | 2019–present | — | — | Trump |
72 | Circuit Judge | Peter J. Phipps | Pittsburgh, PA | 1973 | 2019–present | — | — | Trump |
73 | Circuit Judge | Arianna J. Freeman | Philadelphia, PA | 1978 | 2022–present | — | — | Biden |
74 | Circuit Judge | Tamika Montgomery-Reeves | Wilmington, DE | 1981 | 2023–present | — | — | Biden |
75 | Circuit Judge | Cindy K. Chung | Pittsburgh, PA | 1975 | 2023–present | — | — | Biden |
76 | Circuit Judge | vacant | — | — | — | — | — | — |
42 | Senior Circuit Judge | Walter King Stapleton | Wilmington, DE | 1934 | 1985–1999 | — | 1999–present | Reagan |
45 | Senior Circuit Judge | Anthony Joseph Scirica | Philadelphia, PA | 1940 | 1987–2013 | 2003–2010 | 2013–present | Reagan |
46 | Senior Circuit Judge | Robert Cowen | inactive | 1930 | 1987–1998 | — | 1998–present | Reagan |
47 | Senior Circuit Judge | Richard Lowell Nygaard | Erie, PA | 1940 | 1988–2005 | — | 2005–present | Reagan |
49 | Senior Circuit Judge | Jane Richards Roth | Wilmington, DE | 1935 | 1991–2006 | — | 2006–present | G.H.W. Bush |
51 | Senior Circuit Judge | Theodore McKee | Philadelphia, PA | 1947 | 1994–2022 | 2010–2016 | 2022–present | Clinton |
53 | Senior Circuit Judge | Marjorie Rendell | Philadelphia, PA | 1947 | 1997–2015 | — | 2015–present | Clinton |
55 | Senior Circuit Judge | Thomas L. Ambro | Wilmington, DE | 1949 | 2000–2023 | — | 2023–present | Clinton |
56 | Senior Circuit Judge | Julio M. Fuentes | Newark, NJ | 1946 | 2000–2016 | — | 2016–present | Clinton |
57 | Senior Circuit Judge | D. Brooks Smith | Duncansville, PA | 1951 | 2002–2021 | 2016–2021 | 2021–present | G.W. Bush |
59 | Senior Circuit Judge | D. Michael Fisher | Pittsburgh, PA | 1944 | 2003–2017 | — | 2017–present | G.W. Bush |
Judges of the Fourth Circuit
editAs of March 19, 2024[update]:[4][5]
# | Title | Judge | Duty station | Born | Term of service | Appointed by | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Active | Chief | Senior | ||||||
48 | Chief Judge | Albert Diaz | Charlotte, NC | 1960 | 2010–present | 2023–present | — | Obama |
30 | Circuit Judge | J. Harvie Wilkinson III | Charlottesville, VA | 1944 | 1984–present | 1996–2003 | — | Reagan |
33 | Circuit Judge | Paul V. Niemeyer | Baltimore, MD | 1941 | 1990–present | — | — | G.H.W. Bush |
40 | Circuit Judge | Robert Bruce King | Charleston, WV | 1940 | 1998–present | — | — | Clinton |
41 | Circuit Judge | Roger Gregory | Richmond, VA | 1953 | 2000–present | 2016–2023 | — | Clinton / G.W. Bush[a] |
44 | Circuit Judge | G. Steven Agee | Salem, VA | 1952 | 2008–present | — | — | G.W. Bush |
47 | Circuit Judge | James Andrew Wynn | Raleigh, NC | 1954 | 2010–present | — | — | Obama |
50 | Circuit Judge | Stephanie Thacker | Charleston, WV | 1965 | 2012–present | — | — | Obama |
51 | Circuit Judge | Pamela Harris | Bethesda, MD | 1962 | 2014–present | — | — | Obama |
52 | Circuit Judge | Julius N. Richardson | Columbia, SC | 1976 | 2018–present | — | — | Trump |
53 | Circuit Judge | A. Marvin Quattlebaum Jr. | Greenville, SC | 1964 | 2018–present | — | — | Trump |
54 | Circuit Judge | Allison Jones Rushing | Asheville, NC | 1982 | 2019–present | — | — | Trump |
55 | Circuit Judge | Toby J. Heytens | Alexandria, VA | 1975 | 2021–present | — | — | Biden |
56 | Circuit Judge | DeAndrea G. Benjamin | Columbia, SC | 1972 | 2023–present | — | — | Biden |
57 | Circuit Judge | Nicole Berner | Baltimore, MD | 1965 | 2024–present | — | — | Biden |
38 | Senior Circuit Judge | Diana Gribbon Motz | Baltimore, MD | 1943 | 1994–2022 | — | 2022–present | Clinton |
39 | Senior Circuit Judge | William Byrd Traxler Jr. | Greenville, SC | 1948 | 1998–2018 | 2009–2016 | 2018–present | Clinton |
46 | Senior Circuit Judge | Barbara Milano Keenan | Alexandria, VA | 1950 | 2010–2021 | — | 2021–present | Obama |
49 | Senior Circuit Judge | Henry F. Floyd | Spartanburg, SC | 1947 | 2011–2021 | — | 2021–present | Obama |
Judges of the Fifth Circuit
editAs of October 4, 2024[update]:
# | Title | Judge | Duty station | Born | Term of service | Appointed by | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Active | Chief | Senior | ||||||
78 | Chief Judge | Jennifer Walker Elrod | Houston, TX | 1966 | 2007–present | 2024–present | — | G.W. Bush |
63 | Circuit Judge | Edith Jones | Houston, TX | 1949 | 1985–present | 2006–2012 | — | Reagan |
64 | Circuit Judge | Jerry Edwin Smith | Houston, TX | 1946 | 1987–present | — | — | Reagan |
71 | Circuit Judge | Carl E. Stewart | Shreveport, LA | 1950 | 1994–present | 2012–2019 | — | Clinton |
77 | Circuit Judge | Priscilla Richman | Austin, TX | 1954 | 2005–present | 2019–2024 | — | G.W. Bush |
79 | Circuit Judge | Leslie H. Southwick | Jackson, MS | 1950 | 2007–present | — | — | G.W. Bush |
80 | Circuit Judge | Catharina Haynes | Dallas, TX | 1963 | 2008–present | — | — | G.W. Bush |
81 | Circuit Judge | James E. Graves Jr. | Jackson, MS | 1953 | 2011–present | — | — | Obama |
82 | Circuit Judge | Stephen A. Higginson | New Orleans, LA | 1961 | 2011–present | — | — | Obama |
84 | Circuit Judge | Don Willett | Austin, TX | 1966 | 2018–present | — | — | Trump |
85 | Circuit Judge | James C. Ho | Dallas, TX | 1973 | 2018–present | — | — | Trump |
86 | Circuit Judge | Kyle Duncan | Baton Rouge, LA | 1972 | 2018–present | — | — | Trump |
87 | Circuit Judge | Kurt D. Engelhardt | New Orleans, LA | 1960 | 2018–present | — | — | Trump |
88 | Circuit Judge | Andrew Oldham | Austin, TX | 1978 | 2018–present | — | — | Trump |
89 | Circuit Judge | Cory T. Wilson | Jackson, MS | 1970 | 2020–present | — | — | Trump |
90 | Circuit Judge | Dana Douglas | New Orleans, LA | 1975 | 2022–present | — | — | Biden |
91 | Circuit Judge | Irma Carrillo Ramirez | Dallas, TX | 1964 | 2023–present | — | — | Biden |
51 | Senior Circuit Judge | Carolyn Dineen King | Houston, TX | 1938 | 1979–2013 | 1999–2006 | 2013–present | Carter |
59 | Senior Circuit Judge | E. Grady Jolly | Jackson, MS | 1937 | 1982–2017 | — | 2017–present | Reagan |
60 | Senior Circuit Judge | Patrick Higginbotham | San Antonio, TX | 1938 | 1982–2006 | — | 2006–present | Reagan |
61 | Senior Circuit Judge | W. Eugene Davis | New Orleans, LA | 1936 | 1983–2016 | — | 2016–present | Reagan |
65 | Senior Circuit Judge | John M. Duhé Jr. | inactive | 1933 | 1988–1999 | — | 1999–present | Reagan |
66 | Senior Circuit Judge | Jacques L. Wiener Jr. | New Orleans, LA | 1934 | 1990–2010 | — | 2010–present | G.H.W. Bush |
67 | Senior Circuit Judge | Rhesa Barksdale | Jackson, MS | 1944 | 1990–2009 | — | 2009–present | G.H.W. Bush |
73 | Senior Circuit Judge | James L. Dennis | New Orleans, LA | 1936 | 1995–2022 | — | 2022–present | Clinton |
74 | Senior Circuit Judge | Edith Brown Clement | New Orleans, LA | 1948 | 2001–2018 | — | 2018–present | G.W. Bush |
Judges of the Sixth Circuit
editAs of September 19, 2024[update]:
# | Title | Judge | Duty station | Born | Term of service | Appointed by | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Active | Chief | Senior | ||||||
62 | Chief Judge | Jeffrey Sutton | Columbus, OH | 1960 | 2003–present | 2021–present | — | G.W. Bush |
56 | Circuit Judge | Karen Nelson Moore | Cleveland, OH | 1948 | 1995–present | — | — | Clinton |
58 | Circuit Judge | Eric L. Clay | Detroit, MI | 1948 | 1997–present | — | — | Clinton |
65 | Circuit Judge | Richard Allen Griffin | Traverse City, MI | 1952 | 2005–present | — | — | G.W. Bush |
67 | Circuit Judge | Raymond Kethledge | Ann Arbor, MI | 1966 | 2008–present | — | — | G.W. Bush |
69 | Circuit Judge | Jane Branstetter Stranch | Nashville, TN | 1953 | 2010–present | — | — | Obama |
71 | Circuit Judge | Amul Thapar | Covington, KY | 1969 | 2017–present | — | — | Trump |
72 | Circuit Judge | John K. Bush | Louisville, KY | 1964 | 2017–present | — | — | Trump |
73 | Circuit Judge | Joan Larsen | Ann Arbor, MI | 1968 | 2017–present | — | — | Trump |
74 | Circuit Judge | John Nalbandian | Cincinnati, OH | 1969 | 2018–present | — | — | Trump |
75 | Circuit Judge | Chad Readler | Columbus, OH | 1972 | 2019–present | — | — | Trump |
76 | Circuit Judge | Eric E. Murphy | Columbus, OH | 1979 | 2019–present | — | — | Trump |
77 | Circuit Judge | Stephanie D. Davis | Detroit, MI | 1967 | 2022–present | — | — | Biden |
78 | Circuit Judge | Andre Mathis | Memphis, TN | 1980 | 2022–present | — | — | Biden |
79 | Circuit Judge | Rachel Bloomekatz | Columbus, OH | 1982 | 2023–present | — | — | Biden |
80 | Circuit Judge | Kevin G. Ritz | Memphis, TN | 1974 | 2024–present | — | — | Biden |
47 | Senior Circuit Judge | Ralph B. Guy Jr. | Ann Arbor, MI | 1929 | 1985–1994 | — | 1994–present | Reagan |
49 | Senior Circuit Judge | James L. Ryan | inactive | 1932 | 1985–2000 | — | 2000–present | Reagan |
50 | Senior Circuit Judge | Danny Julian Boggs | Louisville, KY | 1944 | 1986–2017 | 2003–2009 | 2017–present | Reagan |
51 | Senior Circuit Judge | Alan Eugene Norris | Columbus, OH | 1935 | 1986–2001 | — | 2001–present | Reagan |
52 | Senior Circuit Judge | Richard Fred Suhrheinrich | Lansing, MI | 1936 | 1990–2001 | — | 2001–present | G.H.W. Bush |
53 | Senior Circuit Judge | Eugene Edward Siler Jr. | London, KY | 1936 | 1991–2001 | — | 2001–present | G.H.W. Bush |
54 | Senior Circuit Judge | Alice M. Batchelder | Medina, OH | 1944 | 1991–2019 | 2009–2014 | 2019–present | G.H.W. Bush |
55 | Senior Circuit Judge | Martha Craig Daughtrey | Nashville, TN | 1942 | 1993–2009 | — | 2009–present | Clinton |
57 | Senior Circuit Judge | R. Guy Cole Jr. | Columbus, OH | 1951 | 1995–2023 | 2014–2021 | 2023–present | Clinton |
59 | Senior Circuit Judge | Ronald Lee Gilman | Memphis, TN | 1942 | 1997–2010 | — | 2010–present | Clinton |
60 | Senior Circuit Judge | Julia Smith Gibbons | Memphis, TN | 1950 | 2002–2024 | — | 2024–present | G.W. Bush |
61 | Senior Circuit Judge | John M. Rogers | Lexington, KY | 1948 | 2002–2018 | — | 2018–present | G.W. Bush |
63 | Senior Circuit Judge | Deborah L. Cook | Akron, OH | 1952 | 2003–2019 | — | 2019–present | G.W. Bush |
64 | Senior Circuit Judge | David McKeague | Lansing, MI | 1946 | 2005–2017 | — | 2017–present | G.W. Bush |
68 | Senior Circuit Judge | Helene White | Detroit, MI | 1954 | 2008–2022 | — | 2022–present | G.W. Bush |
Judges of the Seventh Circuit
editAs of August 31, 2024[update]:
# | Title | Judge | Duty station | Born | Term of service | Appointed by | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Active | Chief | Senior | ||||||
53 | Chief Judge | Diane S. Sykes | Milwaukee, WI | 1957 | 2004–present | 2020–present | — | G.W. Bush |
45 | Circuit Judge | Frank Easterbrook | Chicago, IL | 1948 | 1985–present | 2006–2013 | — | Reagan |
57 | Circuit Judge | Michael B. Brennan | Milwaukee, WI | 1963 | 2018–present | — | — | Trump |
58 | Circuit Judge | Michael Y. Scudder | Chicago, IL | 1971 | 2018–present | — | — | Trump |
59 | Circuit Judge | Amy St. Eve | Chicago, IL | 1965 | 2018–present | — | — | Trump |
60 | Circuit Judge | Thomas Kirsch | Hammond, IN | 1974 | 2020–present | — | — | Trump |
61 | Circuit Judge | Candace Jackson-Akiwumi | Chicago, IL | 1979 | 2021–present | — | — | Biden |
62 | Circuit Judge | John Z. Lee | Chicago, IL | 1968 | 2022–present | — | — | Biden |
63 | Circuit Judge | Doris Pryor | Indianapolis, IN | 1977 | 2022–present | — | — | Biden |
64 | Circuit Judge | Joshua P. Kolar | Hammond, IN | 1976 | 2024–present | — | — | Biden |
65 | Circuit Judge | Nancy L. Maldonado | Chicago, IL | 1975 | 2024–present | — | — | Biden |
38 | Senior Circuit Judge | William J. Bauer | inactive | 1926 | 1974–1994 | 1986–1993 | 1994–present | Ford |
44 | Senior Circuit Judge | Joel Flaum | Chicago, IL | 1936 | 1983–2020 | 2000–2006 | 2020–present | Reagan |
46 | Senior Circuit Judge | Kenneth Francis Ripple | South Bend, IN | 1943 | 1985–2008 | — | 2008–present | Reagan |
49 | Senior Circuit Judge | Ilana Rovner | Chicago, IL | 1938 | 1992–2024 | — | 2024–present | G.H.W. Bush |
55 | Senior Circuit Judge | David Hamilton | Bloomington, IN | 1957 | 2009–2022 | — | 2022–present | Obama |
Judges of the Eighth Circuit
editAs of September 12, 2024[update]:
# | Title | Judge | Duty station | Born | Term of service | Appointed by | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Active | Chief | Senior | ||||||
55 | Chief Judge | Steven Colloton | Des Moines, IA | 1963 | 2003–present | 2024–present | — | G.W. Bush |
46 | Circuit Judge | James B. Loken | Minneapolis, MN | 1940 | 1990–present | 2003–2010 | — | G.H.W. Bush |
54 | Circuit Judge | Lavenski Smith | Little Rock, AR | 1958 | 2002–present | 2017–2024 | — | G.W. Bush |
56 | Circuit Judge | Raymond Gruender | Saint Louis, MO | 1963 | 2004–present | — | — | G.W. Bush |
57 | Circuit Judge | Duane Benton | Kansas City, MO | 1950 | 2004–present | — | — | G.W. Bush |
58 | Circuit Judge | Bobby Shepherd | El Dorado, AR | 1951 | 2006–present | — | — | G.W. Bush |
59 | Circuit Judge | Jane L. Kelly | Cedar Rapids, IA | 1964 | 2013–present | — | — | Obama |
60 | Circuit Judge | Ralph R. Erickson | Fargo, ND | 1959 | 2017–present | — | — | Trump |
61 | Circuit Judge | L. Steven Grasz | Omaha, NE | 1961 | 2018–present | — | — | Trump |
62 | Circuit Judge | David Stras | Minneapolis, MN | 1974 | 2018–present | — | — | Trump |
63 | Circuit Judge | Jonathan A. Kobes | Sioux Falls, SD | 1974 | 2018–present | — | — | Trump |
42 | Senior Circuit Judge | Pasco Bowman II | inactive | 1933 | 1983–2003 | 1998–1999 | 2003–present | Reagan |
43 | Senior Circuit Judge | Roger Leland Wollman | inactive | 1934 | 1985–2018 | 1999–2002 | 2018–present | Reagan |
45 | Senior Circuit Judge | C. Arlen Beam | inactive | 1930 | 1987–2001 | — | 2001–present | Reagan |
47 | Senior Circuit Judge | David R. Hansen | inactive | 1938 | 1991–2003 | 2002–2003 | 2003–present | G.H.W. Bush |
48 | Senior Circuit Judge | Morris S. Arnold | Little Rock, AR | 1941 | 1992–2006 | — | 2006–present | G.H.W. Bush |
53 | Senior Circuit Judge | Michael Joseph Melloy | Cedar Rapids, IA | 1948 | 2002–2013 | — | 2013–present | G.W. Bush |
Judges of the Ninth Circuit
editAs of November 15, 2023[update]:
# | Title | Judge | Duty station | Born | Term of service | Appointed by | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Active | Chief | Senior | ||||||
94 | Chief Judge | Mary H. Murguia | Phoenix, AZ | 1960 | 2011–present | 2021–present | — | Obama |
79 | Circuit Judge | Kim McLane Wardlaw | Pasadena, CA | 1954 | 1998–present | — | — | Clinton |
82 | Circuit Judge | Ronald M. Gould | Seattle, WA | 1946 | 1999–present | — | — | Clinton |
86 | Circuit Judge | Johnnie B. Rawlinson | Las Vegas, NV | 1952 | 2000–present | — | — | Clinton |
89 | Circuit Judge | Consuelo Callahan | Sacramento, CA | 1950 | 2003–present | — | — | G.W. Bush |
91 | Circuit Judge | Milan Smith | El Segundo, CA | 1942 | 2006–present | — | — | G.W. Bush |
92 | Circuit Judge | Sandra Segal Ikuta | Pasadena, CA | 1954 | 2006–present | — | — | G.W. Bush |
95 | Circuit Judge | Morgan Christen | Anchorage, AK | 1961 | 2012–present | — | — | Obama |
96 | Circuit Judge | Jacqueline Nguyen | Pasadena, CA | 1965 | 2012–present | — | — | Obama |
99 | Circuit Judge | John B. Owens | San Diego, CA | 1971 | 2014–present | — | — | Obama |
100 | Circuit Judge | Michelle Friedland | San Jose, CA | 1972 | 2014–present | — | — | Obama |
101 | Circuit Judge | Mark J. Bennett | Honolulu, HI | 1953 | 2018–present | — | — | Trump |
102 | Circuit Judge | Ryan D. Nelson | Idaho Falls, ID | 1973 | 2018–present | — | — | Trump |
103 | Circuit Judge | Eric D. Miller | Seattle, WA | 1975 | 2019–present | — | — | Trump |
104 | Circuit Judge | Bridget S. Bade | Phoenix, AZ | 1965 | 2019–present | — | — | Trump |
105 | Circuit Judge | Daniel P. Collins | Pasadena, CA | 1963 | 2019–present | — | — | Trump |
106 | Circuit Judge | Kenneth K. Lee | San Diego, CA | 1975 | 2019–present | — | — | Trump |
107 | Circuit Judge | Daniel Bress | San Francisco, CA | 1979 | 2019–present | — | — | Trump |
108 | Circuit Judge | Danielle J. Forrest | Portland, OR | 1977 | 2019–present | — | — | Trump |
109 | Circuit Judge | Patrick J. Bumatay | San Diego, CA | 1978 | 2019–present | — | — | Trump |
110 | Circuit Judge | Lawrence VanDyke | Reno, NV | 1972 | 2020–present | — | — | Trump |
111 | Circuit Judge | Lucy Koh | San Francisco, CA | 1968 | 2021–present | — | — | Biden |
112 | Circuit Judge | Jennifer Sung | Portland, OR | 1972 | 2021–present | — | — | Biden |
113 | Circuit Judge | Gabriel P. Sanchez | San Francisco, CA | 1976 | 2022–present | — | — | Biden |
114 | Circuit Judge | Holly A. Thomas | Pasadena, CA | 1979 | 2022–present | — | — | Biden |
115 | Circuit Judge | Salvador Mendoza Jr. | Richland, WA | 1971 | 2022–present | — | — | Biden |
116 | Circuit Judge | Roopali Desai | Phoenix, AZ | 1978 | 2022–present | — | — | Biden |
117 | Circuit Judge | Anthony Johnstone | Missoula, MT | 1973 | 2023–present | — | — | Biden |
118 | Circuit Judge | Ana de Alba | Fresno, CA | 1979 | 2023–present | — | — | Biden |
40 | Senior Circuit Judge | J. Clifford Wallace | San Diego, CA | 1928 | 1972–1996 | 1991–1996 | 1996–present | Nixon |
47 | Senior Circuit Judge | Mary M. Schroeder | Phoenix, AZ | 1940 | 1979–2011 | 2000–2007 | 2011–present | Carter |
54 | Senior Circuit Judge | Dorothy Wright Nelson | Pasadena, CA | 1928 | 1979–1995 | — | 1995–present | Carter |
55 | Senior Circuit Judge | William Canby | Phoenix, AZ | 1931 | 1980–1996 | — | 1996–present | Carter |
66 | Senior Circuit Judge | Diarmuid O'Scannlain | Portland, OR | 1937 | 1986–2016 | — | 2016–present | Reagan |
68 | Senior Circuit Judge | Stephen S. Trott | inactive | 1939 | 1988–2004 | — | 2004–present | Reagan |
69 | Senior Circuit Judge | Ferdinand Fernandez | Pasadena, CA | 1937 | 1989–2002 | — | 2002–present | G.H.W. Bush |
72 | Senior Circuit Judge | Andrew Kleinfeld | Fairbanks, AK | 1945 | 1991–2010 | — | 2010–present | G.H.W. Bush |
73 | Senior Circuit Judge | Michael Daly Hawkins | Phoenix, AZ | 1945 | 1994–2010 | — | 2010–present | Clinton |
74 | Senior Circuit Judge | A. Wallace Tashima | Pasadena, CA | 1934 | 1996–2004 | — | 2004–present | Clinton |
75 | Senior Circuit Judge | Sidney R. Thomas | Billings, MT | 1953 | 1996–2023 | 2014–2021 | 2023–present | Clinton |
76 | Senior Circuit Judge | Barry G. Silverman | Phoenix, AZ | 1951 | 1998–2016 | — | 2016–present | Clinton |
77 | Senior Circuit Judge | Susan P. Graber | Portland, OR | 1949 | 1998–2021 | — | 2021–present | Clinton |
78 | Senior Circuit Judge | M. Margaret McKeown | San Diego, CA | 1951 | 1998–2022 | — | 2022–present | Clinton |
80 | Senior Circuit Judge | William A. Fletcher | San Francisco, CA | 1945 | 1998–2022 | — | 2022–present | Clinton |
83 | Senior Circuit Judge | Richard Paez | Pasadena, CA | 1947 | 2000–2021 | — | 2021–present | Clinton |
84 | Senior Circuit Judge | Marsha Berzon | San Francisco, CA | 1945 | 2000–2022 | — | 2022–present | Clinton |
85 | Senior Circuit Judge | Richard C. Tallman | Coeur d'Alene, ID | 1953 | 2000–2018 | — | 2018–present | Clinton |
87 | Senior Circuit Judge | Richard Clifton | Honolulu, HI | 1950 | 2002–2016 | — | 2016–present | G.W. Bush |
88 | Senior Circuit Judge | Jay Bybee | Las Vegas, NV | 1953 | 2003–2019 | — | 2019–present | G.W. Bush |
90 | Senior Circuit Judge | Carlos Bea | San Francisco, CA | 1934 | 2003–2019 | — | 2019–present | G.W. Bush |
93 | Senior Circuit Judge | N. Randy Smith | Pocatello, ID | 1949 | 2007–2018 | — | 2018–present | G.W. Bush |
98 | Senior Circuit Judge | Andrew D. Hurwitz | Phoenix, AZ | 1947 | 2012–2022 | — | 2022–present | Obama |
Judges of the Tenth Circuit
editAs of December 13, 2023[update]:
# | Title | Judge | Duty station | Born | Term of service | Appointed by | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Active | Chief | Senior | ||||||
38 | Chief Judge | Jerome Holmes | Oklahoma City, OK | 1961 | 2006–present | 2022–present | — | G.W. Bush |
33 | Circuit Judge | Harris Hartz | Albuquerque, NM | 1947 | 2001–present | — | — | G.W. Bush |
36 | Circuit Judge | Timothy Tymkovich | Denver, CO | 1956 | 2003–present | 2015–2022 | — | G.W. Bush |
39 | Circuit Judge | Scott Matheson Jr. | Salt Lake City, UT | 1953 | 2010–present | — | — | Obama |
40 | Circuit Judge | Robert E. Bacharach | Oklahoma City, OK | 1959 | 2013–present | — | — | Obama |
41 | Circuit Judge | Gregory A. Phillips | Cheyenne, WY | 1960 | 2013–present | — | — | Obama |
42 | Circuit Judge | Carolyn B. McHugh | Salt Lake City, UT | 1957 | 2014–present | — | — | Obama |
43 | Circuit Judge | Nancy Moritz | Topeka, KS | 1960 | 2014–present | — | — | Obama |
44 | Circuit Judge | Allison H. Eid | Denver, CO | 1965 | 2017–present | — | — | Trump |
45 | Circuit Judge | Joel M. Carson III | Roswell, NM | 1971 | 2018–present | — | — | Trump |
46 | Circuit Judge | Veronica S. Rossman | Denver, CO | 1972 | 2021–present | — | — | Biden |
47 | Circuit Judge | Richard Federico | Topeka, KS | 1977 | 2023–present | — | — | Biden |
21 | Senior Circuit Judge | Stephanie Kulp Seymour | Tulsa, OK | 1940 | 1979–2005 | 1994–2000 | 2005–present | Carter |
22 | Senior Circuit Judge | John Carbone Porfilio[6] | inactive | 1934 | 1985–1999 | — | 1999–present | Reagan |
23 | Senior Circuit Judge | Stephen H. Anderson | inactive | 1932 | 1985–2000 | — | 2000–present | Reagan |
25 | Senior Circuit Judge | Bobby Baldock | Roswell, NM | 1936 | 1985–2001 | — | 2001–present | Reagan |
26 | Senior Circuit Judge | Wade Brorby | inactive | 1934 | 1988–2001 | — | 2001–present | Reagan |
27 | Senior Circuit Judge | David M. Ebel | Denver, CO | 1940 | 1988–2006 | — | 2006–present | Reagan |
28 | Senior Circuit Judge | Paul Joseph Kelly Jr. | Santa Fe, NM | 1940 | 1992–2017 | — | 2017–present | G.H.W. Bush |
30 | Senior Circuit Judge | Mary Beck Briscoe | Lawrence, KS | 1947 | 1995–2021 | 2010–2015 | 2021–present | Clinton |
31 | Senior Circuit Judge | Carlos F. Lucero | Denver, CO | 1940 | 1995–2021 | — | 2021–present | Clinton |
32 | Senior Circuit Judge | Michael R. Murphy | Salt Lake City, UT | 1947 | 1995–2012 | — | 2012–present | Clinton |
34 | Senior Circuit Judge | Terrence L. O'Brien | Cheyenne, WY | 1943 | 2002–2013 | — | 2013–present | G.W. Bush |
Judges of the Eleventh Circuit
editAs of November 18, 2024[update]:
# | Title | Judge | Duty station | Born | Term of service | Appointed by | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Active | Chief | Senior | ||||||
29 | Chief Judge | William H. Pryor Jr. | Birmingham, AL | 1962 | 2004–present[b] | 2020–present | — | G.W. Bush |
28 | Circuit Judge | Charles R. Wilson | Tampa, FL | 1954 | 1999–present | — | — | Clinton |
31 | Circuit Judge | Adalberto Jordan | Miami, FL | 1961 | 2012–present | — | — | Obama |
32 | Circuit Judge | Robin S. Rosenbaum | Fort Lauderdale, FL | 1966 | 2014–present | — | — | Obama |
34 | Circuit Judge | Jill A. Pryor | Atlanta, GA | 1963 | 2014–present | — | — | Obama |
35 | Circuit Judge | Kevin Newsom | Birmingham, AL | 1972 | 2017–present | — | — | Trump |
36 | Circuit Judge | Elizabeth L. Branch | Atlanta, GA | 1968 | 2018–present | — | — | Trump |
37 | Circuit Judge | Britt Grant | Atlanta, GA | 1978 | 2018–present | — | — | Trump |
38 | Circuit Judge | Robert J. Luck | Tallahassee, FL | 1979 | 2019–present | — | — | Trump |
39 | Circuit Judge | Barbara Lagoa | Miami, FL | 1967 | 2019–present | — | — | Trump |
40 | Circuit Judge | Andrew L. Brasher | Birmingham, AL | 1981 | 2020–present | — | — | Trump |
41 | Circuit Judge | Nancy Abudu | Atlanta, GA | 1974 | 2023–present | — | — | Biden |
42 | Circuit Judge | Embry Kidd | Orlando, FL | 1983 | beg. 2025 | — | — | Biden |
9 | Senior Circuit Judge | Gerald Bard Tjoflat | Jacksonville, FL | 1929 | 1981–2019[c] | 1989–1996 | 2019–present | Ford / Operation of law |
15 | Senior Circuit Judge | R. Lanier Anderson III | Macon, GA | 1936 | 1981–2009[c] | 1999–2002 | 2009–present | Carter / Operation of law |
19 | Senior Circuit Judge | James Larry Edmondson | Jasper, GA | 1947 | 1986–2012 | 2002–2009 | 2012–present | Reagan |
22 | Senior Circuit Judge | Joel Fredrick Dubina | Montgomery, AL | 1947 | 1990–2013 | 2009–2013 | 2013–present | G.H.W. Bush |
23 | Senior Circuit Judge | Susan H. Black | Jacksonville, FL | 1943 | 1992–2011 | — | 2011–present | G.H.W. Bush |
24 | Senior Circuit Judge | Edward Earl Carnes | Montgomery, AL | 1950 | 1992–2020 | 2013–2020 | 2020–present | G.H.W. Bush |
26 | Senior Circuit Judge | Frank M. Hull | Atlanta, GA | 1948 | 1997–2017 | — | 2017–present | Clinton |
27 | Senior Circuit Judge | Stanley Marcus | West Palm Beach, FL | 1946 | 1997–2019 | — | 2019–present | Clinton |
33 | Senior Circuit Judge | Julie E. Carnes | Atlanta, GA | 1950 | 2014–2018 | — | 2018–present | Obama |
Judges of the District of Columbia Circuit
editAs of January 16, 2024[update]:
# | Title | Judge | Duty station | Born | Term of service | Appointed by | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Active | Chief | Senior | ||||||
58 | Chief Judge | Sri Srinivasan | Washington, D.C. | 1967 | 2013–present | 2020–present | — | Obama |
49 | Circuit Judge | Karen L. Henderson | Washington, D.C. | 1944 | 1990–present | — | — | G.H.W. Bush |
59 | Circuit Judge | Patricia Millett | Washington, D.C. | 1963 | 2013–present | — | — | Obama |
60 | Circuit Judge | Cornelia Pillard | Washington, D.C. | 1961 | 2013–present | — | — | Obama |
61 | Circuit Judge | Robert L. Wilkins | Washington, D.C. | 1963 | 2014–present | — | — | Obama |
62 | Circuit Judge | Gregory G. Katsas | Washington, D.C. | 1964 | 2017–present | — | — | Trump |
63 | Circuit Judge | Neomi Rao | Washington, D.C. | 1973 | 2019–present | — | — | Trump |
64 | Circuit Judge | Justin R. Walker | Washington, D.C. | 1982 | 2020–present | — | — | Trump |
66 | Circuit Judge | J. Michelle Childs | Washington, D.C. | 1966 | 2022–present | — | — | Biden |
67 | Circuit Judge | Florence Y. Pan | Washington, D.C. | 1966 | 2022–present | — | — | Biden |
68 | Circuit Judge | Brad Garcia | Washington, D.C. | 1986 | 2023–present | — | — | Biden |
38 | Senior Circuit Judge | Harry T. Edwards | Washington, D.C. | 1940 | 1980–2005 | 1994–2001 | 2005–present | Carter |
46 | Senior Circuit Judge | Douglas H. Ginsburg | Washington, D.C. | 1946 | 1986–2011 | 2001–2008 | 2011–present | Reagan |
47 | Senior Circuit Judge | David B. Sentelle | inactive | 1943 | 1987–2013 | 2008–2013 | 2013–present | Reagan |
50 | Senior Circuit Judge | A. Raymond Randolph | Washington, D.C. | 1943 | 1990–2008 | — | 2008–present | G.H.W. Bush |
51 | Senior Circuit Judge | Judith W. Rogers | Washington, D.C. | 1939 | 1994–2022 | — | 2022–present | Clinton |
Judges of the Federal Circuit
editAs of March 16, 2022[update]:
# | Title | Judge | Duty station | Born | Term of service | Appointed by | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Active | Chief | Senior | ||||||
31 | Chief Judge | Kimberly A. Moore | Washington, D.C. | 1968 | 2006–present | 2021–present | — | G.W. Bush |
16 | Circuit Judge | Pauline Newman[d][e] | Washington, D.C. | 1927 | 1984–present | — | — | Reagan |
22 | Circuit Judge | Alan David Lourie | Washington, D.C. | 1935 | 1990–present | — | — | G.H.W. Bush |
29 | Circuit Judge | Timothy B. Dyk | Washington, D.C. | 1937 | 2000–present | — | — | Clinton |
30 | Circuit Judge | Sharon Prost | Washington, D.C. | 1951 | 2001–present | 2014–2021 | — | G.W. Bush |
33 | Circuit Judge | Jimmie V. Reyna | Washington, D.C. | 1952 | 2011–present | — | — | Obama |
35 | Circuit Judge | Richard G. Taranto | Washington, D.C. | 1957 | 2013–present | — | — | Obama |
36 | Circuit Judge | Raymond T. Chen | Washington, D.C. | 1968 | 2013–present | — | — | Obama |
37 | Circuit Judge | Todd M. Hughes | Washington, D.C. | 1966 | 2013–present | — | — | Obama |
38 | Circuit Judge | Kara Farnandez Stoll | Washington, D.C. | 1968 | 2015–present | — | — | Obama |
39 | Circuit Judge | Tiffany P. Cunningham | Washington, D.C. | 1976 | 2021–present | — | — | Biden |
40 | Circuit Judge | Leonard P. Stark | Washington, D.C. | 1969 | 2022–present | — | — | Biden |
19 | Senior Circuit Judge | Haldane Robert Mayer | Washington, D.C. | 1941 | 1987–2010 | 1997–2004 | 2010–present | Reagan |
21 | Senior Circuit Judge | S. Jay Plager | Washington, D.C. | 1931 | 1989–2000 | — | 2000–present | G.H.W. Bush |
23 | Senior Circuit Judge | Raymond C. Clevenger | Washington, D.C. | 1937 | 1990–2006 | — | 2006–present | G.H.W. Bush |
25 | Senior Circuit Judge | Alvin Anthony Schall | Washington, D.C. | 1944 | 1992–2009 | — | 2009–present | G.H.W. Bush |
26 | Senior Circuit Judge | William Curtis Bryson | Washington, D.C. | 1945 | 1994–2013 | — | 2013–present | Clinton |
28 | Senior Circuit Judge | Richard Linn | Washington, D.C. | 1944 | 1999–2012 | — | 2012–present | Clinton |
34 | Senior Circuit Judge | Evan Wallach | Washington, D.C. | 1949 | 2011–2021 | — | 2021–present | Obama |
See also
editNotes
edit- ^ Recess appointment by Bill Clinton on December 27, 2000, re-nominated by George W. Bush on May 9, 2001 and confirmed by the United States Senate on July 20, 2001.
- ^ Recess appointment; formally nominated on April 9, 2003, given a recess appointment on February 20, 2004, confirmed by the United States Senate on June 9, 2005, and received commission on June 10, 2005
- ^ a b Reassigned from the 5th Circuit.
- ^ Suspended for a year as of September 20, 2023.[7]
- ^ Suspended for a second year as of September 6, 2024.[8]
References
edit- ^ 28 U.S.C. § 44
- ^ "U. S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit". Official website of the Federal Judicial Center. Archived from the original on May 25, 2005. Retrieved May 30, 2005.
- ^ "Third Circuit Court of Appeals Judges" (PDF). Official website of the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 10, 2005. Retrieved May 30, 2005.
- ^ "U. S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit". Official website of the Federal Judicial Center. Retrieved February 27, 2017.
- ^ "Fourth Circuit Judges". Official website of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit. Retrieved March 19, 2024.
- ^ Prior to January 8, 1996, Judge Porfilio was named John Porfilio Moore.
- ^ "A 96-year-old federal judge is barred from hearing cases in a bitter fight over her mental fitness". AP News. September 20, 2023.
- ^ "Federal Circuit Extends Judge Newman's Suspension Another Year". Bloomberg Law. September 6, 2024.