List of African American federal judges
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This is a list of African Americans who have served as United States federal judges. As of March 16, 2023[update], 280 African-Americans have served on the federal bench.[citation needed]
United States Supreme Court
# | Justice | Seat | State | Began service |
Ended service |
Reason for termination |
Appointed by |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Thurgood Marshall | 10 | MD | August 30, 1967 | October 1, 1991 | retirement | Johnson |
2 | Clarence Thomas | 10 | GA | October 23, 1991 | Incumbent | — | G.H.W. Bush |
3 | Ketanji Brown Jackson | 2 | FL | June 30, 2022 | Incumbent | — | Biden |
United States Courts of Appeals
# | Judge | Circuit | State | Began active service |
Ended active service |
Ended senior status |
Reason for termination |
Appointed by |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | William H. Hastie | Third | VI | October 21, 1949 | May 31, 1971 | April 14, 1976 | death | Truman |
2 | Thurgood Marshall | Second | MD | October 5, 1961 | August 23, 1965 | — | appointed Solicitor General | Kennedy |
3 | Wade H. McCree | Sixth | MI | September 7, 1966 | March 28, 1977 | — | appointed Solicitor General | Johnson |
4 | Spottswood W. Robinson III | D.C. | DC | November 3, 1966 | September 1, 1989 | October 11, 1998 | death | Johnson |
5 | A. Leon Higginbotham Jr. | Third | PA | October 11, 1977 | January 31, 1991 | March 5, 1993 | retirement | Carter |
6 | Damon Keith | Sixth | MI | October 21, 1977 | May 1, 1995 | April 28, 2019 | death | Carter |
7 | Theodore McMillian | Eighth | MO | September 23, 1978 | July 1, 2003 | January 18, 2006 | death | Carter |
8 | Amalya Lyle Kearse | Second | NY | June 21, 1979 | June 11, 2002 | Incumbent | — | Carter |
9 | Joseph W. Hatchett | Fifth | FL | July 13, 1979 | October 1, 1981 | — | reassigned to Eleventh Cir. | Carter |
Eleventh | October 1, 1981 | May 14, 1999 | — | retirement | ||||
10 | J. Jerome Farris | Ninth | WA | September 27, 1979 | March 4, 1995 | July 23, 2020 | death | Carter |
11 | Nathaniel R. Jones | Sixth | OH | October 5, 1979 | May 13, 1995 | March 30, 2002 | retirement | Carter |
12 | Cecil F. Poole | Ninth | CA | November 27, 1979 | January 15, 1996 | November 12, 1997 | death | Carter |
13 | Harry T. Edwards | D.C. | DC | February 20, 1980 | November 3, 2005 | Incumbent | — | Carter |
14 | Lawrence W. Pierce | Second | NY | November 18, 1981 | January 1, 1990 | March 31, 1995 | retirement | Reagan |
15 | Clarence Thomas | D.C. | DC | March 12, 1990 | October 23, 1991 | — | elevation to Supreme Court | G.H.W. Bush |
16 | Timothy K. Lewis | Third | PA | October 9, 1992 | June 30, 1999 | — | resignation | G.H.W. Bush |
17 | Judith W. Rogers | D.C. | DC | March 11, 1994 | September 1, 2022 | Incumbent | — | Clinton |
18 | Carl E. Stewart | Fifth | LA | May 9, 1994 | Incumbent | — | — | Clinton |
19 | Theodore McKee | Third | PA | June 9, 1994 | October 20, 2022 | Incumbent | — | Clinton |
20 | R. Guy Cole Jr. | Sixth | OH | December 26, 1995 | Incumbent | — | — | Clinton |
21 | Eric L. Clay | Sixth | MI | August 1, 1997 | Incumbent | — | — | Clinton |
22 | Charles R. Wilson | Eleventh | FL | August 9, 1999 | Incumbent | — | — | Clinton |
23 | Ann Claire Williams | Seventh | IL | November 15, 1999 | June 5, 2017 | January 16, 2018 | retirement | Clinton |
24 | Johnnie B. Rawlinson | Ninth | NV | July 26, 2000 | Incumbent | — | — | Clinton |
25 | Roger Gregory | Fourth | VA | December 27, 2000 | Incumbent | — | — | Clinton G.W. Bush[Note 1] |
26 | Barrington D. Parker Jr. | Second | NY | October 16, 2001 | October 10, 2009 | Incumbent | — | G.W. Bush |
27 | Lavenski Smith | Eighth | AR | July 19, 2002 | Incumbent | — | — | G.W. Bush |
28 | Allyson K. Duncan | Fourth | NC | August 15, 2003 | March 21, 2019 | July 31, 2019 | retirement | G.W. Bush |
29 | Janice Rogers Brown | D.C. | DC | June 10, 2005 | August 31, 2017 | — | retirement | G.W. Bush |
30 | Jerome Holmes | Tenth | OK | August 9, 2006 | Incumbent | — | — | G.W. Bush |
31 | Andre M. Davis | Fourth | MD | November 10, 2009 | February 28, 2014 | August 31, 2017 | retirement | Obama |
32 | Joseph A. Greenaway Jr. | Third | NJ | February 12, 2010 | Incumbent | — | — | Obama |
33 | O. Rogeriee Thompson | First | RI | March 30, 2010 | September 21, 2022 | Incumbent | — | Obama |
34 | James Andrew Wynn | Fourth | NC | August 10, 2010 | Incumbent | — | — | Obama |
35 | Raymond Lohier | Second | NY | December 20, 2010 | Incumbent | — | — | Obama |
36 | James E. Graves Jr. | Fifth | MS | February 15, 2011 | Incumbent | — | — | Obama |
37 | Bernice B. Donald | Sixth | TN | September 8, 2011 | September 27, 2022 | January 20, 2023 | — | Obama |
38 | Paul J. Watford | Ninth | CA | May 22, 2012 | Incumbent | — | — | Obama |
39 | Robert L. Wilkins | D.C. | DC | January 15, 2014 | Incumbent | — | — | Obama |
40 | Ketanji Brown Jackson | D.C. | DC | June 17, 2021 | June 29, 2022 | — | elevation to Supreme Court | Biden |
41 | Candace Jackson-Akiwumi | Seventh | IL | July 1, 2021 | Incumbent | — | — | Biden |
42 | Tiffany P. Cunningham | Federal | DC | August 6, 2021 | Incumbent | — | — | Biden |
43 | Eunice C. Lee | Second | NY | August 16, 2021 | Incumbent | — | — | Biden |
44 | Holly A. Thomas | Ninth | CA | January 24, 2022 | Incumbent | — | — | Biden |
45 | Stephanie D. Davis | Sixth | MI | June 14, 2022 | Incumbent | — | — | Biden |
46 | J. Michelle Childs | D.C. | DC | July 25, 2022 | Incumbent | — | — | Biden |
47 | Andre Mathis | Sixth | TN | September 27, 2022 | Incumbent | — | — | Biden |
48 | Arianna J. Freeman | Third | PA | October 20, 2022 | Incumbent | — | — | Biden |
49 | Doris Pryor | Seventh | IN | December 9, 2022 | Incumbent | — | — | Biden |
50 | Tamika Montgomery-Reeves | Third | DE | February 7, 2023 | Incumbent | — | — | Biden |
51 | Dana Douglas | Fifth | LA | December 16, 2022 | Incumbent | — | — | Biden |
52 | DeAndrea G. Benjamin | Fourth | SC | February 21, 2023 | Incumbent | — | — | Biden |
53 | Maria Araújo Kahn | Second | CT | March 10, 2023 | Incumbent | — | — | Biden |
- ^ Recess appointment by Bill Clinton, re-appointed by George W. Bush after being confirmed by the United States Senate at a later date.
United States District Courts
# | Judge | District | Began active service |
Ended active service |
Ended senior status |
Reason for termination |
Appointed by |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | James Benton Parsons | N.D. Ill. | August 30, 1961 | August 30, 1981 | June 19, 1993 | death | Kennedy |
2 | Wade H. McCree | E.D. Mich. | September 29, 1961 | September 13, 1966 | — | elevation to Sixth Circuit | Kennedy |
3 | Spottswood W. Robinson III | D.D.C. | January 6, 1964 | November 8, 1966 | — | elevation to D.C. Circuit | Johnson |
4 | A. Leon Higginbotham Jr. | E.D. Pa. | March 17, 1964 | November 7, 1977 | — | elevation to Third Circuit | Johnson |
5 | William B. Bryant | D.D.C. | August 11, 1965 | January 31, 1982 | November 13, 2005 | death | Johnson |
6 | Constance Baker Motley | S.D.N.Y. | August 30, 1966 | September 26, 1986 | September 28, 2005 | death | Johnson |
7 | Aubrey E. Robinson Jr. | D.D.C. | November 3, 1966 | March 1, 1992 | February 27, 2000 | death | Johnson |
8 | Joseph Cornelius Waddy | D.D.C. | March 4, 1967 | August 1, 1978 | — | death | Johnson |
9 | Damon Keith | E.D. Mich. | October 12, 1967 | November 22, 1977 | — | elevation to Sixth Circuit | Johnson |
10 | David W. Williams | C.D. Cal. | June 20, 1969 | January 17, 1981 | May 6, 2000 | death | Nixon |
11 | Barrington D. Parker | D.D.C. | December 19, 1969 | December 19, 1985 | June 2, 1993 | death | Nixon |
12 | Lawrence W. Pierce | S.D.N.Y. | May 20, 1971 | November 30, 1981 | — | elevation to Second Circuit | Nixon |
13 | Clifford Scott Green | E.D. Pa. | December 9, 1971 | April 2, 1988 | May 31, 2007 | death | Nixon |
14 | Robert L. Carter | S.D.N.Y. | July 25, 1972 | December 31, 1986 | January 3, 2012 | death | Nixon |
15 | Robert Morton Duncan | S.D. Ohio | June 20, 1974 | April 15, 1985 | — | resignation | Nixon |
16 | Henry Bramwell | E.D.N.Y. | December 26, 1974 | October 1, 1987 | May 28, 2010 | death | Ford |
17 | George N. Leighton | N.D. Ill. | February 4, 1976 | February 27, 1986 | December 1, 1987 | retirement | Ford |
18 | Cecil F. Poole | N.D. Cal. | July 23, 1976 | March 31, 1980 | — | elevation to Ninth Circuit | Ford |
19 | Paul Allen Simmons | W.D. Pa. | April 7, 1978 | June 1, 1990 | October 9, 2014 | death | Carter |
20 | Robert Frederick Collins | E.D. La. | May 19, 1978 | August 6, 1993 | — | resignation | Carter |
21 | Jack Edward Tanner | E.D. Wash. | May 19, 1978 | November 8, 1978 | — | seat abolished | Carter |
W.D. Wash. | January 28, 1991 | January 10, 2006 | death | ||||
22 | Mary Johnson Lowe | S.D.N.Y. | June 27, 1978 | July 27, 1991 | February 27, 1999 | death | Carter |
23 | Julian A. Cook | E.D. Mich. | September 23, 1978 | December 30, 1996 | May 16, 2017 | death | Carter |
24 | David Sutherland Nelson | D. Mass. | March 23, 1979 | September 27, 1991 | October 21, 1998 | death | Carter |
25 | John Garrett Penn | D.D.C. | March 23, 1979 | March 31, 1998 | September 9, 2007 | death | Carter |
26 | Gabrielle Kirk McDonald | S.D. Tex. | May 11, 1979 | August 14, 1988 | — | resignation | Carter |
27 | Matthew J. Perry | D.S.C. | September 20, 1979 | October 1, 1995 | July 29, 2011 | death | Carter |
28 | Benjamin F. Gibson | W.D. Mich. | September 26, 1979 | July 13, 1996 | January 31, 1999 | retirement | Carter |
29 | Joseph C. Howard Sr. | D. Md. | October 5, 1979 | November 15, 1991 | September 16, 2000 | death | Carter |
30 | Alcee Hastings | S.D. Fla. | November 2, 1979 | October 20, 1989 | — | impeachment and removal | Carter |
31 | Anna Diggs Taylor | E.D. Mich. | November 2, 1979 | December 31, 1998 | November 4, 2017 | death | Carter |
32 | Anne Elise Thompson | D.N.J. | November 2, 1979 | June 1, 2001 | Incumbent | — | Carter |
33 | James T. Giles | E.D. Pa. | November 27, 1979 | February 11, 2008 | October 3, 2008 | retirement | Carter |
34 | Horace Ward | N.D. Ga. | December 6, 1979 | December 31, 1993 | April 23, 2016 | death | Carter |
35 | Terry J. Hatter Jr. | C.D. Cal. | December 20, 1979 | April 22, 2005 | Incumbent | — | Carter |
36 | Odell Horton | W.D. Tenn. | May 12, 1980 | May 16, 1995 | February 22, 2006 | death | Carter |
37 | Norma Holloway Johnson | D.D.C. | May 12, 1980 | June 18, 2001 | December 31, 2003 | retirement | Carter |
38 | Clyde S. Cahill Jr. | E.D. Mo. | May 23, 1980 | April 9, 1992 | August 18, 2004 | death | Carter |
39 | George Washington White | N.D. Ohio | May 23, 1980 | February 26, 1999 | November 12, 2011 | death | Carter |
40 | U. W. Clemon | N.D. Ala. | June 30, 1980 | January 31, 2009 | — | resignation | Carter |
41 | Thelton Henderson | N.D. Cal. | June 30, 1980 | November 28, 1998 | Incumbent | — | Carter |
42 | Earl Ben Gilliam | S.D. Cal. | August 20, 1980 | April 2, 1993 | January 28, 2001 | death | Carter |
43 | Myron Herbert Thompson | M.D. Ala. | September 29, 1980 | August 22, 2013 | Incumbent | — | Carter |
44 | Richard Erwin | M.D.N.C. | September 30, 1980 | September 22, 1992 | November 7, 2006 | death | Carter |
45 | George Howard Jr. | E.D. Ark. | September 30, 1980 | April 21, 2007 | — | death | Carter |
W.D. Ark. | December 1, 1990 | — | seat abolished | ||||
46 | Consuelo Bland Marshall | C.D. Cal. | September 30, 1980 | October 24, 2005 | Incumbent | — | Carter |
47 | John R. Hargrove Sr. | D. Md. | February 10, 1984 | February 21, 1994 | April 1, 1997 | death | Reagan |
48 | Ann Claire Williams | N.D. Ill. | April 4, 1985 | November 7, 1999 | — | elevation to Seventh Circuit | Reagan |
49 | Henry Travillion Wingate | S.D. Miss. | October 17, 1985 | Incumbent | — | — | Reagan |
50 | James R. Spencer | E.D. Va. | October 14, 1986 | March 25, 2014 | June 2, 2017 | retirement | Reagan |
51 | Kenneth M. Hoyt | S.D. Tex. | April 1, 1988 | March 2, 2013 | Incumbent | — | Reagan |
52 | Herbert J. Hutton | E.D. Pa. | August 12, 1988 | September 6, 2003 | April 8, 2007 | death | Reagan |
53 | James Ware | N.D. Cal. | October 1, 1990 | August 31, 2012 | — | resignation | G. H. W. Bush |
54 | Saundra Brown Armstrong | N.D. Cal. | June 18, 1991 | March 23, 2012 | Incumbent | — | G. H. W. Bush |
55 | Timothy K. Lewis | W.D. Pa. | June 18, 1991 | October 23, 1992 | — | elevation to Third Circuit | G. H. W. Bush |
56 | Sterling Johnson Jr. | E.D.N.Y. | July 2, 1991 | June 1, 2003 | October 10, 2022 | death | G. H. W. Bush |
57 | Fernando J. Gaitan Jr. | W.D. Mo. | August 2, 1991 | June 3, 2014 | Incumbent | — | G. H. W. Bush |
58 | Donald L. Graham | S.D. Fla. | September 16, 1991 | December 15, 2013 | Incumbent | — | G. H. W. Bush |
59 | Joe Billy McDade | C.D. Ill. | November 25, 1991 | February 28, 2010 | Incumbent | — | G. H. W. Bush |
60 | Garland E. Burrell Jr. | E.D. Cal. | March 2, 1992 | July 4, 2012 | Incumbent | — | G. H. W. Bush |
61 | J. Curtis Joyner | E.D. Pa. | April 13, 1992 | May 1, 2013 | September 15, 2021 | retirement | G. H. W. Bush |
62 | Carol E. Jackson | E.D. Mo. | August 17, 1992 | August 31, 2017 | — | resignation | G. H. W. Bush |
63 | Wilkie D. Ferguson | S.D. Fla. | November 22, 1993 | June 9, 2003 | — | death | Clinton |
64 | Raymond Alvin Jackson | E.D. Va. | November 22, 1993 | November 23, 2021 | Incumbent | — | Clinton |
65 | Charles Alexander Shaw | E.D. Mo. | November 22, 1993 | December 31, 2009 | April 12, 2020 | death | Clinton |
66 | Henry Lee Adams Jr. | M.D. Fla. | November 24, 1993 | April 8, 2010 | Incumbent | — | Clinton |
67 | Gary L. Lancaster | W.D. Pa. | November 24, 1993 | April 13, 2013 | — | death | Clinton |
68 | Reginald C. Lindsay | D. Mass. | November 24, 1993 | March 12, 2009 | — | death | Clinton |
69 | Frank Burgess | W.D. Wash. | March 28, 1994 | March 9, 2005 | March 26, 2010 | death | Clinton |
70 | Michael J. Davis | D. Minn. | March 28, 1994 | August 1, 2015 | Incumbent | — | Clinton |
71 | Ancer L. Haggerty | D. Ore. | March 28, 1994 | August 26, 2009 | Incumbent | — | Clinton |
72 | Deborah Batts | S.D.N.Y. | May 9, 1994 | April 13, 2012 | February 3, 2020 | death | Clinton |
73 | Audrey B. Collins | C.D. Cal. | May 9, 1994 | August 1, 2014 | — | resignation | Clinton |
74 | Clarence Cooper | N.D. Ga. | May 9, 1994 | February 9, 2009 | Incumbent | — | Clinton |
75 | Solomon Oliver Jr. | N.D. Ohio | May 9, 1994 | February 15, 2021 | Incumbent | — | Clinton |
76 | Willie Louis Sands | M.D. Ga. | May 9, 1994 | April 12, 2014 | Incumbent | — | Clinton |
77 | Vanessa Gilmore | S.D. Tex. | June 9, 1994 | January 2, 2022 | — | retirement | Clinton |
78 | Denise Page Hood | E.D. Mich. | June 16, 1994 | May 1, 2022 | Incumbent | — | Clinton |
79 | Emmet G. Sullivan | D.D.C. | June 16, 1994 | April 3, 2021 | Incumbent | — | Clinton |
80 | Blanche M. Manning | N.D. Ill. | August 10, 1994 | February 1, 2010 | September 20, 2020 | death | Clinton |
81 | Alexander Williams Jr. | D. Md. | August 18, 1994 | May 8, 2013 | January 3, 2014 | retirement | Clinton |
82 | Napoleon A. Jones Jr. | S.D. Cal. | September 15, 1994 | September 19, 2007 | December 12, 2009 | death | Clinton |
83 | Barrington D. Parker Jr. | S.D.N.Y. | September 15, 1994 | October 18, 2001 | — | elevation to Second Circuit | Clinton |
84 | David H. Coar | N.D. Ill. | October 7, 1994 | August 12, 2009 | December 31, 2010 | retirement | Clinton |
85 | James A. Beaty Jr. | M.D.N.C. | October 11, 1994 | June 30, 2014 | January 31, 2018 | retirement | Clinton |
86 | Okla Jones II | E.D. La. | October 11, 1994 | January 8, 1996 | — | death | Clinton |
87 | Alvin W. Thompson | D. Conn. | October 11, 1994 | August 31, 2018 | Incumbent | — | Clinton |
88 | William H. Walls | D.N.J. | October 11, 1994 | January 31, 2005 | July 11, 2019 | death | Clinton |
89 | Vicki Miles-LaGrange | W.D. Okla. | November 28, 1994 | November 5, 2018 | Incumbent | — | Clinton |
90 | Curtis Lynn Collier | E.D. Tenn. | May 10, 1995 | October 31, 2014 | Incumbent | — | Clinton |
91 | Wiley Young Daniel | D. Colo. | June 30, 1995 | January 1, 2013 | May 10, 2019 | death | Clinton |
92 | Andre M. Davis | D. Md. | August 14, 1995 | November 12, 2009 | — | elevation to Fourth Circuit | Clinton |
93 | Bernice B. Donald | W.D. Tenn. | December 26, 1995 | September 8, 2011 | retirement | elevation to Sixth Circuit | Clinton |
94 | Joseph A. Greenaway Jr. | D.N.J. | July 26, 1996 | February 24, 2010 | — | elevation to Third Circuit | Clinton |
95 | Charles N. Clevert Jr. | E.D. Wis. | July 29, 1996 | October 31, 2012 | May 31, 2017 | retirement | Clinton |
96 | Henry H. Kennedy Jr. | D.D.C. | September 18, 1997 | November 18, 2011 | Incumbent | — | Clinton |
97 | Algenon L. Marbley | S.D. Ohio | November 7, 1997 | Incumbent | — | — | Clinton |
98 | Martin Jenkins | N.D. Cal. | November 12, 1997 | April 3, 2008 | — | resignation | Clinton |
99 | Sam A. Lindsay | N.D. Tex. | March 17, 1998 | Incumbent | — | — | Clinton |
100 | Johnnie B. Rawlinson | D. Nev. | April 7, 1998 | July 26, 2000 | — | elevation to Ninth Circuit | Clinton |
101 | Ivan L. R. Lemelle | E.D. La. | April 7, 1998 | June 29, 2015 | Incumbent | — | Clinton |
102 | Gregory M. Sleet | D. Del. | April 30, 1998 | May 1, 2017 | September 28, 2018 | retirement | Clinton |
103 | Stephan P. Mickle | N.D. Fla. | May 22, 1998 | June 22, 2011 | January 26, 2021 | death | Clinton |
104 | Richard W. Roberts | D.D.C. | June 23, 1998 | March 16, 2016 | Incumbent | — | Clinton |
105 | Victoria A. Roberts | E.D. Mich. | June 29, 1998 | February 24, 2021 | Incumbent | — | Clinton |
106 | Raner Collins | D. Ariz. | August 3, 1998 | March 4, 2019 | Incumbent | — | Clinton |
107 | Ralph E. Tyson | M.D. La. | August 3, 1998 | July 18, 2011 | — | death | Clinton |
108 | Gerald Bruce Lee | E.D. Va. | October 1, 1998 | September 30, 2017 | — | resignation | Clinton |
109 | Margaret B. Seymour | D.S.C. | October 22, 1998 | January 16, 2013 | August 31, 2022 | retirement | Clinton |
110 | William J. Hibbler | N.D. Ill. | April 22, 1999 | March 19, 2012 | — | death | Clinton |
111 | William Joseph Haynes Jr. | M.D. Tenn. | November 15, 1999 | December 1, 2014 | January 16, 2017 | retirement | Clinton |
112 | George B. Daniels | S.D.N.Y. | March 9, 2000 | May 1, 2021 | Incumbent | — | Clinton |
113 | Phyllis J. Hamilton | N.D. Cal. | May 25, 2000 | February 1, 2021 | Incumbent | — | Clinton |
114 | Petrese B. Tucker | E.D. Pa. | June 1, 2000 | June 1, 2021 | Incumbent | — | Clinton |
115 | Laura Taylor Swain | S.D.N.Y. | July 11, 2000 | Incumbent | — | — | Clinton |
116 | Reggie Walton | D.D.C. | September 24, 2001 | December 31, 2015 | Incumbent | — | G.W. Bush |
117 | Julie A. Robinson | D. Kan. | December 13, 2001 | January 14, 2022 | Incumbent | — | G.W. Bush |
118 | Legrome D. Davis | E.D. Pa. | April 23, 2002 | September 28, 2017 | Incumbent | — | G.W. Bush |
119 | Percy Anderson | C.D. Cal. | May 1, 2002 | Incumbent | — | — | G.W. Bush |
120 | Henry Autrey | E.D. Mo. | August 2, 2002 | Incumbent | — | — | G.W. Bush |
121 | Morrison C. England Jr. | E.D. Cal. | August 2, 2002 | December 17, 2019 | Incumbent | — | G.W. Bush |
122 | William D. Quarles Jr. | D. Md. | March 14, 2003 | February 1, 2016 | — | resignation | G.W. Bush |
123 | Stephen C. Robinson | S.D.N.Y. | September 22, 2003 | August 11, 2010 | — | resignation | G.W. Bush |
124 | John A. Houston | S.D. Cal. | October 7, 2003 | February 6, 2018 | Incumbent | — | G.W. Bush |
125 | Marcia G. Cooke | S.D. Fla. | May 18, 2004 | July 15, 2022 | January 27, 2023 | death | G.W. Bush |
126 | Sandra L. Townes | E.D.N.Y. | August 2, 2004 | May 1, 2015 | February 8, 2018 | death | G.W. Bush |
127 | Susan D. Wigenton | D.N.J. | June 12, 2006 | Incumbent | — | — | G.W. Bush |
128 | Vanessa Lynne Bryant | D. Conn. | April 2, 2007 | February 1, 2021 | Incumbent | — | G.W. Bush |
129 | Otis D. Wright II | C.D. Cal. | April 16, 2007 | Incumbent | — | — | G.W. Bush |
130 | Richard A. Jones | W.D. Wash. | October 29, 2007 | Incumbent | — | — | G.W. Bush |
131 | Brian Stacy Miller | E.D. Ark. | April 17, 2008 | Incumbent | — | — | G.W. Bush |
132 | Mary Stenson Scriven | M.D. Fla. | September 30, 2008 | Incumbent | — | — | G.W. Bush |
133 | C. Darnell Jones II | E.D. Pa. | October 30, 2008 | March 15, 2021 | Incumbent | — | G.W. Bush |
134 | Irene Berger | S.D. W. Va. | November 9, 2009 | Incumbent | — | — | Obama |
135 | Charlene Honeywell | M.D. Fla. | November 12, 2009 | Incumbent | — | — | Obama |
136 | Abdul Kallon | N.D. Ala. | January 4, 2010 | August 31, 2022 | — | resignation | Obama |
137 | Tanya Walton Pratt | S.D. Ind. | June 15, 2010 | Incumbent | — | — | Obama |
138 | Brian Anthony Jackson | M.D. La. | June 15, 2010 | Incumbent | — | — | Obama |
139 | Sharon Johnson Coleman | N.D. Ill. | July 13, 2010 | Incumbent | — | — | Obama |
140 | J. Michelle Childs | D.S.C. | August 20, 2010 | August 2, 2022 | — | elevation to D.C. Circuit | Obama |
141 | Denise J. Casper | D. Mass. | December 20, 2010 | Incumbent | — | — | Obama |
142 | Carlton W. Reeves | S.D. Miss. | December 20, 2010 | Incumbent | — | — | Obama |
143 | Benita Y. Pearson | N.D. Ohio | December 27, 2010 | Incumbent | — | — | Obama |
144 | Robert L. Wilkins | D.D.C. | December 27, 2010 | January 24, 2014 | — | elevation to D.C. Circuit | Obama |
145 | Steve C. Jones | N.D. Ga. | March 3, 2011 | Incumbent | — | — | Obama |
146 | Arenda Wright Allen | E.D. Va. | May 12, 2011 | Incumbent | — | — | Obama |
147 | Nannette Jolivette Brown | E.D. La. | October 4, 2011 | Incumbent | — | — | Obama |
148 | William F. Kuntz II | E.D.N.Y. | October 4, 2011 | January 1, 2022 | Incumbent | — | Obama |
149 | Andrew L. Carter Jr. | S.D.N.Y. | October 8, 2011 | Incumbent | — | — | Obama |
150 | Margo Kitsy Brodie | E.D.N.Y. | February 29, 2012 | Incumbent | — | — | Obama |
151 | Brian C. Wimes | E.D. Mo. | April 30, 2012 | Incumbent | — | — | Obama |
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152 | George L. Russell III | D. Md. | May 22, 2012 | Incumbent | — | — | Obama |
153 | Michael A. Shipp | D.N.J. | July 26, 2012 | Incumbent | — | — | Obama |
154 | John T. Fowlkes Jr. | W.D. Tenn. | August 1, 2012 | September 1, 2022 | Incumbent | — | Obama |
155 | Gershwin A. Drain | E.D. Mich. | August 8, 2012 | August 13, 2022 | Incumbent | — | Obama |
156 | Ketanji Brown Jackson | D.D.C. | March 26, 2013 | June 17, 2021 | — | elevation to D.C. Circuit | Obama |
157 | Raymond P. Moore | D. Colo. | March 26, 2013 | Incumbent | — | — | Obama |
158 | Troy L. Nunley | E.D. Cal. | March 26, 2013 | Incumbent | — | — | Obama |
159 | Analisa Torres | S.D.N.Y. | April 23, 2013 | Incumbent | — | — | Obama |
160 | Vernon S. Broderick | S.D.N.Y. | September 10, 2013 | Incumbent | — | — | Obama |
161 | Sara L. Ellis | N.D. Ill. | October 8, 2013 | Incumbent | — | — | Obama |
162 | Andrea Wood | N.D. Ill. | October 15, 2013 | Incumbent | — | — | Obama |
163 | Debra M. Brown | N.D. Miss. | November 5, 2013 | Incumbent | — | — | Obama |
164 | Gregory Howard Woods | S.D.N.Y. | November 18, 2013 | Incumbent | — | — | Obama |
165 | Brian J. Davis | M.D. Fla. | December 26, 2013 | Incumbent | — | — | Obama |
166 | Linda Vivienne Parker | E.D. Mich. | March 17, 2014 | Incumbent | — | — | Obama |
167 | Christopher R. Cooper | D.D.C. | March 28, 2014 | Incumbent | — | — | Obama |
168 | George J. Hazel | D. Md. | May 2, 2014 | Incumbent | — | — | Obama |
169 | Steven Logan | D. Ariz. | May 16, 2014 | Incumbent | — | — | Obama |
170 | Tanya S. Chutkan | D.D.C. | June 5, 2014 | Incumbent | — | — | Obama |
171 | Richard F. Boulware | D. Nev. | June 10, 2014 | Incumbent | — | — | Obama |
172 | Staci Michelle Yandle | S.D. Ill. | June 19, 2014 | Incumbent | — | — | Obama |
173 | Darrin P. Gayles | S.D. Fla. | June 19, 2014 | Incumbent | — | — | Obama |
174 | Ronnie L. White | E.D. Mo. | July 17, 2014 | Incumbent | — | — | Obama |
175 | André Birotte Jr. | C.D. Cal. | August 8, 2014 | Incumbent | — | — | Obama |
176 | Leslie Abrams Gardner | M.D. Ga. | November 20, 2014 | Incumbent | — | — | Obama |
177 | Eleanor L. Ross | N.D. Ga. | November 20, 2014 | Incumbent | — | — | Obama |
178 | Wendy Beetlestone | E.D. Pa. | November 21, 2014 | Incumbent | — | — | Obama |
179 | Victor Allen Bolden | D. Conn. | November 21, 2014 | Incumbent | — | — | Obama |
180 | Haywood Gilliam | N.D. Cal. | December 19, 2014 | Incumbent | — | — | Obama |
181 | Loretta Copeland Biggs | M.D.N.C. | December 19, 2014 | Incumbent | — | — | Obama |
182 | Alfred H. Bennett | S.D. Tex. | April 15, 2015 | Incumbent | — | — | Obama |
183 | George C. Hanks Jr. | S.D. Tex. | April 22, 2015 | Incumbent | — | — | Obama |
184 | LaShann DeArcy Hall | E.D.N.Y. | November 17, 2015 | Incumbent | — | — | Obama |
185 | Wilhelmina Wright | D. Minn. | February 18, 2016 | Incumbent | — | — | Obama |
186 | Waverly D. Crenshaw Jr. | M.D. Tenn. | April 12, 2016 | Incumbent | — | — | Obama |
187 | Terry F. Moorer | S.D. Ala. | September 4, 2018 | Incumbent | — | — | Trump |
188 | Rossie D. Alston Jr. | E.D. Va. | June 12, 2019 | Incumbent | — | — | Trump |
189 | Rodney Smith | S.D. Fla. | June 14, 2019 | Incumbent | — | — | Trump |
190 | Jason K. Pulliam | W.D. Tex. | August 5, 2019 | Incumbent | — | — | Trump |
191 | John Milton Younge | E.D. Pa. | August 20, 2019 | Incumbent | — | — | Trump |
192 | Ada E. Brown | N.D. Tex. | September 13, 2019 | Incumbent | — | — | Trump |
193 | Richard E. Myers II | E.D.N.C. | December 10, 2019 | Incumbent | — | — | Trump |
194 | Stephanie D. Davis | E.D. Mich. | December 31, 2019 | June 14, 2022 | — | elevation to Sixth Circuit | Trump |
195 | Bernard M. Jones | W.D. Okla. | December 31, 2019 | Incumbent | — | — | Trump |
196 | Franklin U. Valderrama | N.D. Ill. | September 23, 2020 | Incumbent | — | — | Trump |
197 | Roderick C. Young | E.D. Va. | September 29, 2020 | Incumbent | — | — | Trump |
198 | Joseph Dawson III | D.S.C. | December 22, 2020 | Incumbent | — | — | Trump |
199 | Julien Neals | D.N.J. | June 22, 2021 | Incumbent | - | - | Biden |
200 | Lydia Kay Griggsby | D. Md. | July 20, 2021 | Incumbent | - | - | Biden |
201 | Angel Kelley | D. Mass. | September 15, 2021 | Incumbent | - | - | Biden |
202 | Karen M. Williams | D.N.J. | November 1, 2021 | Incumbent | - | - | Biden |
203 | Patricia Tolliver Giles | E.D. Va. | November 1, 2021 | Incumbent | - | - | Biden |
204 | Jia M. Cobb | D.D.C. | November 12, 2021 | Incumbent | - | - | Biden |
205 | Omar A. Williams | D. Conn. | November 12, 2021 | Incumbent | - | - | Biden |
206 | Maame Ewusi-Mensah Frimpong | C.D. Cal. | February 7, 2022 | Incumbent | - | - | Biden |
207 | Charles E. Fleming | N.D. Ohio | February 8, 2022 | Incumbent | - | - | Biden |
208 | Victoria Calvert | N.D. Ga. | April 5, 2022 | Incumbent | - | - | Biden |
209 | Fred W. Slaughter | C.D. Cal. | April 19, 2022 | Incumbent | - | - | Biden |
210 | Sherilyn Peace Garnett | C.D. Cal. | June 24, 2022 | Incumbent | - | - | Biden |
211 | Trina Thompson | N.D. Cal. | August 5, 2022 | Incumbent | - | - | Biden |
212 | Gregory B. Williams | D. Del. | September 1, 2022 | Incumbent | - | - | Biden |
213 | Kelley B. Hodge | E.D. Pa. | December 23, 2022 | Incumbent | - | - | Biden |
214 | Mia Roberts Perez | E.D. Pa. | December 16, 2022 | Incumbent | - | - | Biden |
215 | Kai Scott | E.D. Pa. | January 18, 2023 | Incumbent | - | - | Biden |
216 | Jerry W. Blackwell | D. Minn. | December 20, 2022 | Incumbent | - | - | Biden |
217 | Jeffery P. Hopkins | S.D. Ohio | December 16, 2022 | Incumbent | - | - | Biden |
218 | Lindsay C. Jenkins | N.D. Ill. | February 24, 2023 | Incumbent | - | - | Biden |
219 | Adrienne Nelson | D. Ore. | February 23, 2023 | Incumbent | - | - | Biden |
220 | Jamar K. Walker | E.D. Va. | March 3, 2023 | Incumbent | - | - | Biden |
221 | Jamal Whitehead | W.D. Wash. | March 14, 2023 | Incumbent | - | - | Biden |
222 | Jonathan J.C. Grey | E.D. Mich. | March 9, 2023 | Incumbent | - | - | Biden |
223 | James E. Simmons Jr. | S.D. Cal. | March 10, 2023 | Incumbent | — | — | Biden |
224 | Jessica G. L. Clarke | S.D.N.Y. | April 20, 2023 | Incumbent | — | — | Biden |
Other federal courts
# | Judge | Court | Began active service |
Ended active service |
Ended senior status |
Reason for termination |
Appointed by |
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1 | Irvin C. Mollison | Customs | October 29, 1945 | May 5, 1962 | — | death | Truman |
2 | Scovel Richardson | Customs | April 8, 1957 | November 1, 1980 | — | reassigned to International Trade | Eisenhower |
International Trade | November 1, 1980 | March 30, 1982 | — | death | |||
2 | James Lopez Watson | Customs | March 7, 1966 | November 1, 1980 | — | reassigned to International Trade | Johnson |
International Trade | November 1, 1980 | February 28, 1991 | September 1, 2001 | death | |||
3 | Robert Morton Duncan | Military Appeals | November 29, 1971 | July 11, 1974 | — | elevation to S.D. Ohio | Nixon |
4 | Matthew J. Perry | Military Appeals | February 18, 1976 | September 22, 1979 | — | elevation to D.S.C. | Ford |
5 | Maurice B. Foley | Tax | April 9, 1995 | Incumbent | — | — | Clinton |
6 | William P. Greene Jr. | Veterans Claims | November 7, 1997 | November 2010 | Incumbent | — | Clinton |
7 | Lynn J. Bush | Federal Claims | October 22, 1998 | October 22, 2013 | Incumbent | — | Clinton |
8 | Robert N. Davis | Veterans Claims | December 4, 2004 | December 3, 2019 | Incumbent | — | G.W. Bush |
9 | Patricia E. Campbell-Smith | Federal Claims | September 19, 2013 | Incumbent | — | — | Obama |
10 | Tamara W. Ashford | Tax | December 19, 2014 | Incumbent | — | — | Obama |
11 | Lydia Kay Griggsby | Federal Claims | January 5, 2015 | July 23, 2021 | — | elevation to D. Md. | Obama |
12 | M. Tia Johnson | Armed Forces | January 3, 2023 | Incumbent | — | — | Biden |
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