Federal judges nominated by George W. Bush

U.S. Federal Courts
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George W. Bush was president of the United States from 2001 to 2009. During his time in office, Bush had 340 judges successfully nominated and confirmed to the federal bench. Of those, 328 were to Article III judgeships.^[1] Bush had 14 nominees withdrawn and 177 received no vote from the Senate.^[2]^[3]

List of judges

Judge	Final post:	Term:	Previous Post:	Term:	Bachelors:	Law:
Samuel Alito	Supreme Court	January 31, 2006 - Present	Third Circuit	April 30, 1990 - January 31, 2006	Princeton University, 1972	Yale Law School, 1975
John Roberts (Supreme Court)	Supreme Court	September 29, 2005 - Present	D.C. Circuit	2003 - 2005	Harvard University, 1976	Harvard Law, 1979
Lavenski Smith	Eighth Circuit	July 19, 2002 - present			University of Arkansas, B.A., 1981	University of Arkansas School of Law, J.D., 1987
Ronald Leighton	Western District of Washington	November 26, 2002 - Present			Whitworth College, 1973	University of California, Hastings College of Law, 1976
James Selna	Central District of California	3/27/2003 - 3/3/2020			Stanford U., A.B., 1967	Stanford Law School, J.D., 1970
Helene White	Sixth Circuit	August 8, 2008 - 2021	Michigan Court of Appeals	1992 - 2008	Barnard College, A.B., 1975	University of Pennsylvania Law School, J.D., 1978
Diane Sykes	Seventh Circuit	July 1, 2004 - present	Wisconsin Supreme Court	1999 - 2004	Northwestern University, B.S., 1980	Marquette University Law School, J.D., 1984
Michael Mills	Northern District of Mississippi	October 11, 2001 - November 1, 2021	Mississippi Supreme Court, Associate Justice	1995-2001	University of Mississippi, B.A., 1978	University of Mississippi Law, J.D., 1980
Patricia Minaldi	Western District of Louisiana	May 9, 2003 - July 31, 2017	Judge Louisiana's 14th Judicial District	1996-2003	Wesleyan University, 1980	Tulane Law School, 1983
Maurice Hicks	Western District of Louisiana	May 21, 2003 - Present			Texas Christian University, 1974	Louisiana State University Law School, 1977
John Walter	Central District of California	5/1/2002-Present			Loyola University of Los Angeles, 1966	Loyola University of Los Angeles School of Law, 1969
Stephen N. Limbaugh, Jr.	Eastern District of Missouri	8/1/2008 - 8/1/2020			Southern Methodist U., B.A., 1973	Southern Methodist U. School of Law, J.D., 1976
Steven Agee	Fourth Circuit	July 1, 2008 - Present			Bridgewater College, 1974	University of Virginia School of Law, 1977
William Griesbach	Eastern District of Wisconsin	5/1/2002 - 12/31/2019			Marquette U., B.A., 1976	Marquette U. Law School, J.D., 1979
Samuel Der-Yeghiayan	Northern District of Illinois	7/15/2003 - Present			Evangel U., B.A., 1975	Franklin Pierce Law Center, J.D., 1978
Robert Dow	Northern District of Illinois	12/5/2007 - Present			Yale University, B.A., 1987	Harvard Law School, 1993
Frederick Kapala	Northern District of Illinois	5/10/2007 - Present			Marquette U., B.A., 1972	University of Illinois College of Law, J.D., 1976
Virginia Kendall	Northern District of Illinois	1/3/2006 - Present			Northwestern U., B.A., 1984	Loyola U. of Chicago, J.D., 1992
Amy St. Eve	United States Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit	5/23/2018 - Present	Northern District of Illinois	8/2/2002 - 5/23/2018	Cornell U., B.A., 1987	Cornell Law School, J.D., 1990
Theresa Springmann	Northern District of Indiana	6/24/2003 - 2021	Magistrate Judge	1995 - 2003	Indiana U., B.A., 1977	University of Notre Dame, J.D., 1980
Raymond Kethledge	Sixth Circuit	July 7, 2008 - present			University of Michigan, B.A., 1989	University of Michigan Law, J.D., 1993
Sean Cox (Michigan)	Eastern District of Michigan	6/12/2006 - Present			University of Michigan, B.G.S., 1979	Detroit College of Law, J.D., 1983
Thomas Ludington	Eastern District of Michigan	6/12/2006 - Present			Albion College, B.A., 1976	University of San Diego School of Law, J.D., 1979
Paul Maloney	Western District of Michigan	July 13, 2007 - Present			Lehigh University, 1972	University of Detroit School of Law, 1975
Robert Jonker	Western District of Michigan	July 16, 2007 - Present			Calvin College, 1982	University of Michigan Law School, 1985
Janet Neff	Western District of Michigan	August 6, 2007 - March 1, 2021			University of Pittsburgh, 1967	Wayne State University Law School, 1970
John R. Adams	Northern District of Ohio	2/12/2003 - Present			Bowling Green State U., B.S., 1978	University of Akron School of Law, J.D., 1983
Christopher Boyko	Northern District of Ohio	1/3/2005-1/6/2020	Judge, Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas, Ohio	1996-2004	Mount Union College, 1976	Cleveland-Marshall College of Law, 1979
Sara Lioi	Northern District of Ohio	3/14/2007 - Present			Bowling Green State U., B.A., 1983	The Ohio State U. College of Law, J.D., 1987
Thomas Rose	Southern District of Ohio	May 10, 2002-June 30, 2017			Ohio University, 1970	University of Cincinnati College of Law, 1973
Gregory Frost	Southern District of Ohio	3/11/2003-5/2/2016	Judge, Licking County Court of Common Pleas	1990-2003	Wittenberg University, 1971	Ohio Northern University Law, 1974
Michael Watson (Ohio)	Southern District of Ohio	September 10, 2004 - Present			Ohio State University, 1983	Capital University School of Law, 1987
Michael Barrett (Ohio)	Southern District of Ohio	May 5, 2006 - February 15, 2019			University of Cincinnati, 1974	University of Cincinnati College of Law, 1977
Harry Mattice	Eastern District of Tennessee	11/18/2005 - 3/10/2020			University of Tennessee, B.S., 1976	University of Tennessee College of Law, J.D., 1981
Ronnie Greer	Eastern District of Tennessee	6/12/2003 - Present			East Tennessee State U., B.S., 1974	University of Tennessee College of Law, J.D., 1980
Thomas W. Phillips	Eastern District of Tennessee	11/15/2002-7/31/2013	Magistrate Judge	1991-2002	Berea College, B.A., 1965	Vanderbilt U. Law School, J.D., 1969
Thomas Varlan	Eastern District of Tennessee	3/14/2003 - Present			University of Tennessee, B.A., 1978	Vanderbilt U. School of Law, J.D., 1981
Samuel Mays	Western District of Tennessee	May 10, 2002 - July 1, 2015			Amherst College, 1970	Yale Law School, 1973
Stanley Anderson	Western District of Tennessee	May 21, 2008 - Present	Federal magistrate judge, Western District of Tennessee	2003-2008	University of Tennessee, 1976	Memphis State University, 1980
Karen Caldwell	Eastern District of Kentucky	10/24/2001 - Present			Transylvania U., B.A., 1977	University of Kentucky College of Law, J.D., 1980
Danny Reeves	Eastern District of Kentucky	December 10, 2001 - Present			Eastern Kentucky University, B.A., 1978	Northern Kentucky University, Salmon P. Chase College of Law, J.D., 1981
David Bunning	Eastern District of Kentucky	2/19/2002-Present	Assistant U.S. attorney, Eastern District of Kentucky	1991-2002	University of Kentucky, 1988	University of Kentucky College of Law, 1991
Gregory Van Tatenhove	Eastern District of Kentucky	1/5/2006 - Present			Asbury College, B.A., 1982	University of Kentucky College of Law, J.D., 1989
Amul Thapar	Sixth Circuit	May 25, 2017 - Present	Eastern District of Kentucky	2008-2017	Boston College, 1991	University of California at Berkeley School of Law, 1994
Joan Ericksen	District of Minnesota	5/1/2002 - 10/15/2019			St. Olaf College, B.A., 1977	University of Minnesota Law School, J.D., 1981
Patrick Schiltz	District of Minnesota	4/28/2006 - Present			College of St. Scholastica, B.A., 1981	Harvard Law School, J.D., 1985
Daniel Hovland	District of North Dakota	November 26, 2002 - November 10, 2019			Concordia College, 1976	University of North Dakota School of Law, 1979
Ralph Erickson	Eighth Circuit	October 12, 2017 - Present	Judge, United States District Court for the District of North Dakota	March 14, 2003 - October 12, 2017	Jamestown College, 1980	University of North Dakota School of Law, 1984
Laurie Smith Camp	District of Nebraska	10/24/2001-12/1/2018			Stanford University, 1974	University of Nebraska College of Law, 1977
Linda Reade	Northern District of Iowa	November 26, 2002 - October 1, 2017			Drake University, 1970	Drake University Law School, 1980
James Gritzner	Southern District of Iowa	2/19/2002-3/1/2015			Dakota Wesleyan University, 1969	Drake University Law School, 1979
John Jarvey	Southern District of Iowa	3/14/2007 - 3/18/2022	Federal magistrate judge	1987 - 2007	University of Akron, B.S., 1978	Drake U. School of Law, J.D., 1981
Leon Holmes	Eastern District of Arkansas	7/7/2004 - 3/31/2018			Arkansas State U., B.A., 1973	University of Arkansas, J.D., 1982
Brian Miller (Arkansas)	Eastern District of Arkansas	4/17/2008 - Present			University of Central Arkansas, B.S., 1992	Vanderbilt Law School, J.D., 1995
Henry Autrey	Eastern District of Missouri	8/2/2002 - Present			St. Louis U., B.S., 1974	St. Louis U. School of Law, J.D., 1977
John Woodcock	District of Maine	June 16, 2003-June 27, 2017			Bowdoin College, 1972	University of Maine School of Law, 1976
Dennis Saylor	District of Massachusetts	6/2/2004-Present			Northwestern University, 1977	Harvard University Law, 1981
Joseph Laplante	District of New Hampshire	12/28/2007-Present			Georgetown University, 1987	Georgetown University Law, 1990
Aida Delgado-Colon	District of Puerto Rico	3/17/2006-Present	Magistrate, District of Puerto Rico	1993-2006	University of Puerto Rico, 1977	Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico, 1980
Gustavo Gelpi	District of Puerto Rico	8/1/2006-Present	District of Puerto Rico, U.S. Magistrate Judge	2001-2006	Brandeis University, 1987	Suffolk University Law School, 1991
Francisco Besosa	District of Puerto Rico	9/27/2006-1/1/2022			Brown University, 1971	Georgetown University Law Center, 1979
William E. Smith	District of Rhode Island	November 15, 2002 - Present			Georgetown University, 1982	Georgetown University Law Center, 1987
Vanessa Bryant	District of Connecticut	April 2, 2007 - 2021	Connecticut Superior Court	1998-2007	Howard University, 1975	University of Connecticut School of Law, 1978
Mark Kravitz	District of Connecticut	6/12/2003 - 9/30/2012			Wesleyan U., B.A., 1972	Georgetown U. Law, J.D., 1975
Joseph Bianco	United States Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit	5/13/2019 - Present	Eastern District of New York	1/3/2006-5/12/2019	Georgetown, 1988	Columbia Law, 1991
Brian Cogan	Eastern District of New York	06/07/2006-6/12/2020			University of Illinois	Cornell Law
Sandra Feuerstein	Eastern District of New York	9/22/2003-1/21/2015			University of Vermont, 1966	Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, 1979
Dora Irizarry	Eastern District of New York	7/08/2004-1/26/2020			Yale, 1976	Columbia University School of Law, 1979
Kiyo Matsumoto	Eastern District of New York	7/22/2008-7/23/2022	Eastern District of New York, Magistrate judge	2004-2008	University of California at Berkeley, 1976	Georgetown University Law Center, 1981
Roslynn Mauskopf	Eastern District of New York	10/18/2007-2021			Brandeis University, 1979	Georgetown University Law Center, 1982
Sandra Townes	Eastern District of New York	8/2/2004-5/1/2015	Judge, 2nd Judicial Department	2001-2004	Johnson C. Smith University, 1966	Syracuse University College of Law, 1976
Eric Vitaliano	Eastern District of New York	January 19, 2006 - February 28, 2017	Judge, New York City Civil Court	2002-2005	Fordham College, B.A., 1968	New York University School of Law, J.D., 1971
Gary Sharpe	Northern District of New York	January 29, 2004-January 1, 2016	Northern District of New York, Magistrate Judge	1997-2004	University of Buffalo, 1971	Cornell Law School, 1974
Marcia Krieger	District of Colorado	1/30/2002 - 3/4/2019	United States bankruptcy court, District of Colorado	1994 - 2002	Lewis and Clark College, B.A., 1975	University of Colorado Law, J.D., 1979
Robert Blackburn	District of Colorado	3/6/2002 - 4/11/2016	Colorado 16th Judicial District	1988 - 2002	Western State College, 1972	University of Colorado Law, 1974
Kevin Castel	Southern District of New York	September 22, 2003 - August 5, 2017			St. John's University, 1972	St. John's University School of Law, 1975
Paul Crotty	Southern District of New York	April 15, 2005-August 1, 2015			University of Notre Dame, 1962	Cornell Law School, 1967
Paul Gardephe	Southern District of New York	August 8, 2008 - August 9, 2023			University of Pennsylvania, 1979	Columbia Law, 1982
Richard Holwell	Southern District of New York	09/22/2003 - 2/7/2012			Villanova U., B.A., 1967	Columbia Law, J.D., 1970
Kenneth Karas	Southern District of New York	June 13, 2004 - Present			Georgetown University, 1986	Columbia University Law, 1991
Stephen Robinson (New York)	Southern District of New York	9/22/2003 - 8/11/2010			Cornell University, 1979	Cornell Law School, 1984
Cathy Seibel	Southern District of New York	July 30, 2008 - Present			Princeton University, 1982	Fordham University Law, 1985
Richard Sullivan (New York)	United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit	10/17/19 - Present	Southern District of New York	August 1, 2007 - 10/16/2018	College of William and Mary, 1986	Yale Law, 1990
Freda Wolfson	District of New Jersey	December 4, 2002- February 1, 2023	District of New Jersey, Magistrate Judge	1986-2002	Rutgers University, 1976	Rutgers University Law, 1979
Stanley Chesler	District of New Jersey	December 4, 2002 - June 15, 2015	District of New Jersey, Magistrate Judge	1987-2002	Harpur College, 1968	St. Johns University Law, 1974
Jose Linares	District of New Jersey	December 3, 2002 - May 16, 2019	Essex County Superior Court, Judge	2000-2002	Jersey City State University, 1975	Temple Law, 1978
William Martini	District of New Jersey	11/19/2002-2/10/2015			Villanova University, 1968	Rutgers University Law, 1972
Peter Sheridan	District of New Jersey	06/12/2006 - 06/14/18			St. Peter's College, B.S., 1972	Seton Hall U. Law, J.D., 1977
Susan Wigenton	District of New Jersey	06/12/2006 - Present	District of New Jersey, Magistrate Judge	2000 - 2006	Norfolk State U., B.A., 1984	College of William and Mary, J.D., 1987
Renee Bumb	District of New Jersey	06/12/2006 - Present			Ohio State U., B.A., 1981	Rutgers U. Law, J.D., 1987
Noel Hillman	District of New Jersey	06/12/2006 - 4/4/2022			Monmouth U., B.A., 1981	Seton Hall U. Law, J.D., 1985
Robert Kugler	District of New Jersey	12/04/2002 - 11/2/2018	District of New Jersey, Magistrate Judge	1992 - 2002	Syracuse U., B.A., 1975	Rutgers U. Camden Law School, J.D., 1978
Legrome Davis	Eastern District of Pennsylvania	April 23, 2002 - September 28, 2017	Judge, Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas	1987-2002	Princeton University, 1973	Rutgers University School of Law - Camden, 1976
Cynthia Rufe	Eastern District of Pennsylvania	05/03/2002 - 12/31/2021	Bucks County Court of Common Pleas, Judge	1994 - 2002	Adelphi University, 1970	Buffalo SUNY, 1977
Michael Baylson	Eastern District of Pennsylvania	06/19/2002 - 7/13/2012			University of Pennsylvania, B.S., 1961	University of Pennsylvania, LL.B., 1964
Tim Savage	Eastern District of Pennsylvania	August 1, 2002 - March 1, 2021			Assumption College, B.A., 1968	Temple U. Law, J.D., 1971
James Gardner (Pennsylvania)	Eastern District of Pennsylvania	October 3, 2002 - April 3, 2017	Lehigh County Court of Common Pleas, Judge	1981-2002	Yale University, B.A., 1962	Harvard Law School, J.D., 1965
Gene Pratter	Eastern District of Pennsylvania	06/16/2004 - 05/17/2024			Stanford, 1971	University of Pennsylvania Law School, 1975
Lawrence Stengel	Eastern District of Pennsylvania	06/21/2004 - Present	Lancaster County Court of Common Pleas, Judge	1990 - 2004	St. Joseph's College, B.A., 1974	University of Pittsburgh School of Law, J.D., 1980
Paul Diamond	Eastern District of Pennsylvania	6/22/2004-Present			Columbia, 1974	University of Pennsylvania Law, 1977
Juan Sanchez (Pennsylvania)	Eastern District of Pennsylvania	6/24/2004-Present	Chester County Court of Common Pleas, Judge	1998-2004	City College CUNY, 1978	University of Pennsylvania Law School, 1981
Thomas Golden	Eastern District of Pennsylvania	06/13/2006 - 7/31/2010			Pennsylvania State University, 1969	Dickinson School of Law, 1972
Christopher Conner	Middle District of Pennsylvania	July 29, 2002 - Present			Cornell University, 1979	Dickinson School of Law, 1982
John E. Jones	Middle District of Pennsylvania	July 31, 2002 - August 1, 2021			Dickinson College, 1977	Dickinson School of Law, 1980
Stephen Murphy (Michigan)	Eastern District of Michigan	August 18, 2008 - Present	U.S. Attorney, Eastern District of Michigan	2005-2008	Marquette University, 1984	St. Louis University School of Law, 1987
Christina Armijo	District of New Mexico	11/12/2001 - 02/07/2018	New Mexico Court of Appeals	1996-2001	University of New Mexico, B.A., 1972	University of New Mexico Law, J.D., 1975
Robert Brack	District of New Mexico	7/15/2003 - 07/25/2018	District Court Judge of Clovis, NM	1997-2003	Eastern New Mexico U., B.A., 1975	University of New Mexico Law, J.D., 1978
James O. Browning	District of New Mexico	8/1/2003 - Present			Yale, 1978	University of Virginia Law, J.D., 1981
William P. Johnson	District of New Mexico	12/21/2001 - Present	Fifth Judicial District Court, NM	1995-2001	Virginia Military Institute, 1981	Washington and Lee U. Law, J.D., 1985
Judith Herrera	District of New Mexico	6/13/2004-07/01/2019			University of New Mexico, 1976	Georgetown Law, 1979
James Payne	Eastern District of Oklahoma	October 24, 2001 - August 1, 2017	Magistrate judge, Eastern District of Oklahoma	1988-2001	University of Oklahoma, 1963	University of Oklahoma College of Law, 1966
Ronald White	Eastern District of Oklahoma	October 2, 2003 - Present			University of Oklahoma, 1983	University of Oklahoma College of Law, 1986
Claire Eagan	Northern District of Oklahoma	10/24/2001-Present	Northern District of Oklahoma, Magistrate	1998-2001	Trinity College, 1972	Fordham Law School, 1976
Gregory Frizzell	D.C. Circuit	2/2/2007 - Present	14th Judicial District	1997-2007	University of Tulsa, B.A., 1981	University of Michigan Law, J.D., 1984
Stephen Friot	Western District of Oklahoma	November 12, 2001 - December 1, 2014			University of Oklahoma, 1969	University of Oklahoma College Law, 1972
Joe Heaton	Western District of Oklahoma	December 10, 2001 - July 1, 2019			Northwestern Oklahoma State University, 1973	University of Oklahoma College of Law, 1976
Timothy DeGiusti	Western District of Oklahoma	August 9, 2007 - Present			University of Oklahoma, 1985	University of Oklahoma College of Law, 1988
Mark Fuller	Middle District of Alabama	November 26, 2002 - August 1, 2015	District attorney, Alabama's 12th Judicial Circuit	1997-2002	University of Alabama,1982	University of Alabama Law, 1985
William Watkins	Middle District of Alabama	December 27, 2005 - January 31, 2019			Auburn University, 1973	University of Alabama School of Law, 1976
Karon Bowdre	Northern District of Alabama	November 8, 2001 - April 25, 2020			Samford University, 1977	Samford University, Cumberland School of Law, 1981
Scott Coogler	Northern District of Alabama	May 28, 2003 - Present	Judge, Alabama Sixth Judicial Circuit	1996-2003	University of Alabama, 1981	University of Alabama School of Law, 1984
David Proctor	Northern District of Alabama	September 22, 2003 - Present			Carson-Newman College, 1983	University of Tennessee College of Law, 1986
Virginia Hopkins	Northern District of Alabama	June 17, 2004 - June 22, 2018			University of Alabama, 1974	University of Virginia School of Law, 1977
Jeffrey R. Howard	First Circuit	May 3, 2002 - March 31, 2022			Plymouth State University, B.A., 1978	Georgetown University Law Center, J.D., 1981
Callie Granade	Southern District of Alabama	February 12, 2002 - March 7, 2016			Hollins College, 1972	University of Texas School of Law, 1975
William Steele	Southern District of Alabama	March 14, 2003 - June 8, 2017	Federal magistrate judge, Southern District of Alabama	1990-2003	University of Southern Mississippi, 1972	University of Alabama School of Law, 1980
Kristi DuBose	Southern District of Alabama	December 17, 2005 - Present	Magistrate Judge, Southern District of Alabama	2000-2005	Huntington College, 1986	Emory University School of Law, 1989
Tim Corrigan	Middle District of Florida	9/13/2002 - Present	Federal magistrate judge	1996 - 2000	Notre Dame, B.A., 1978	Duke Law, J.D., 1981
Virginia Covington	Middle District of Florida	9/10/2004 - 7/12/2020	Florida Second District Court of Appeal	2001-2004	University of Tampa, B.A., 1976	Georgetown U. Law, 1980
Marcia Howard	Middle District of Florida	2/20/2007 - Present			Vanderbilt U., B.A., 1987	University of Florida Law, B.A., 1990
Mary Scriven	Middle District of Florida	09/30/2008 - Present	Middle District of Florida, Magistrate	1997-2008	Duke U., B.A., 1983	Florida State U. Law, J.D., 1987
John Smoak	Northern District of Florida	November 3, 2005-December 31, 2015			United States Military Academy, 1965	University of Florida College of Law, 1972
Margaret Rodgers	Northern District of Florida	November 21, 2003 - Present	Magistrate judge, Northern District of Florida	2002-2003	University of West Florida, 1989	California Western School of Law, 1992
Jose Martinez	Southern District of Florida	September 17, 2002 - Present			University of Miami, 1962	University of Miami School of Law, 1965
Marcia Cooke	Southern District of Florida	5/18/2004 - Present	Federal magistrate judge	1984 - 1992	Georgetown U., B.A., 1975	Wayne State U., J.D., 1977
Cecilia Altonaga	Southern District of Florida	5/7/2003 - Present			Florida International U., B.A., 1983	Yale Law, 1986
Kenneth Marra	Southern District of Florida	September 13, 2002 - August 1, 2017	Judge, Fifteenth Judicial Circuit Court of Florida	1996-2002	State University of New York at Stony Brook, 1973	Stetson University College of Law, 1977
Mark Filip	Northern District of Illinois	2/8/2004 - 3/9/2008			University of Illinois (1988), University of Oxford, Christ Church College (1990)	Harvard Law School (1992)
William Lawrence (Indiana)	Southern District of Indiana	6/30/2008 - 07/31/2018	Magistrate Judge	2002 - 2008	Indiana U., B.S., 1970	Indiana U. School of Law, J.D., 1973
Joseph Van Bokkelen	Northern District of Indiana	July 18, 2007 - September 29, 2017	United States Attorney, Northern District of Indiana	2001-2007	Indiana University, 1966	Indiana University School of Law, 1969
James Cohn	Southern District of Florida	August 1, 2003 - August 5, 2016			University of Alabama, B.S., 1971	Samford University Cumberland School of Law, J.D., 1974
John Tinder	Seventh Circuit	December 21, 2007-February 18, 2015	Southern District of Indiana	1987-2007	Indiana University, 1972	Indiana University Law, 1975
David McKeague	Sixth Circuit	June 10, 2005 - November 1, 2017	Western District of Michigan	1992 - 2005	University of Michigan, 1968	University of Michigan Law School, 1971
Timothy Batten	Northern District of Georgia	March 28, 2006 - Present			Georgia Institute of Technology, 1981	University of Georgia Law, 1984
William Duffey	Northern District of Georgia	7/1/2004 - Present			Drake U., BA., 1973	University of South Carolina Law, 1977
Clay Land	Middle District of Georgia	December 21, 2001 - Present			University of Georgia, B.A., 1982	University of Georgia Law, J.D., 1985
Ashley Royal	Middle District of Georgia	December 21, 2001 - September 1, 2016			University of Georgia, B.A., 1971	University of Georgia Law, J.D., 1974
James Randal Hall	Southern District of Georgia	April 29, 2008 - Present			Augusta College, 1979	University of Georgia School of Law, 1982
Lisa Wood	Southern District of Georgia	February 8, 2007 - Present			University of Georgia, 1985	University of Georgia School of Law, 1990
Jack Zouhary	Northern District of Ohio	3/28/2006 - 06/31/2019			Dartmouth College, B.A., 1973	University of Toledo College of Law, J.D., 1976
Deborah Cook	Sixth Circuit	May 7, 2003 - 03/06/2019	Justice, Ohio Supreme Court	1995-2003	University of Akron, 1974	University of Akron School of Law, 1978
Julia Gibbons	Sixth Circuit	July 31, 2002 - September 19, 2024	Western District of Tennessee	June 7, 1983 - August 2, 2002	Vanderbilt University, 1972	University of Virginia School of Law, 1975
John M. Rogers (Sixth Circuit)	Sixth Circuit	November 26, 2002 - May 15, 2018			Stanford University, 1970	University of Michigan Law School, 1974
Jeffrey Sutton	Sixth Circuit	May 5, 2003 - present			Williams College, B.A., 1983	Ohio State University College of Law, LL.B., 1990
Richard Griffin	Sixth Circuit	June 10, 2005 - present	Michigan Court of Appeals	1989-2005	Western Michigan University, B.A., 1973	University of Michigan Law School, J.D., 1977
Bobby Shepherd	Eighth Circuit	October 10, 2006 - Present	Federal magistrate judge, Western District of Arkansas	1993-2006	Ouachita Baptist University, 1973	University of Arkansas School of Law, 1975
William Riley (Eighth Circuit)	Eighth Circuit	August 3, 2001-June 30, 2017			University of Nebraska, 1969	University of Nebraska College of Law, 1972
Michael Melloy	Eighth Circuit	February 14, 2002 - February 1, 2013	Northern District of Iowa	August 17, 1992 - February 26, 2002	Loras College, B.A., 1970	University of Iowa College of Law, J.D., 1974
Steven Colloton	Eighth Circuit	September 10, 2003 - Present	U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Iowa	2001-2003	Princeton University, 1985	Yale Law School, 1988
Raymond Gruender	Eighth Circuit	June 5, 2004 - Present			Washington University of St. Louis, B.A., 1984	Washington University of St. Louis, J.D., 1987
William D. Benton	Eighth Circuit	July 2, 2004 - Present	Justice, Missouri Supreme Court	1991 - 2004	Northwestern University, B.A, 1972	Yale Law School, J.D., 1975
Jerome Holmes	Tenth Circuit	August 9, 2006 - Present			Wake Forest University, B.A., 1983	Georgetown University Law Center, J.D., 1988
Neil Gorsuch	Supreme Court	April 10, 2017 - Present	Tenth Circuit	August 8, 2006 - April 9, 2017	Columbia University, 1988	Harvard Law School, 1991
Timothy Tymkovich	Tenth Circuit	April 1, 2003 - Present			Colorado College, B.A., 1979	University of Colorado Law School, J.D., 1982
Terrence O'Brien	Tenth Circuit	April 16, 2002 - April 30, 2013	Sixth Judicial District Court of Wyoming	1980 - 2000	University of Wyoming, B.S., 1965	University of Wyoming College of Law , J.D., 1972
Harris Hartz	Tenth Circuit	December 10, 2001 - Present	New Mexico Court of Appeals	1988-1999	Harvard College, 1967	Harvard Law School, 1972
William Pryor	Eleventh Circuit	February 20, 2004 - Present			Northeast Louisiana University, B.A., 1984	Tulane University Law School, J.D., 1987
Michael McConnell	Tenth Circuit	11/26/2002 - 8/31/2009			Michigan State U. '76	University of Chicago Law '79
Barrington Parker	Second Circuit	October 16, 2001 - October 10, 2009	Southern District of New York	1994 - 2001	Yale University, B.A., 1965	Yale Law School, LL.B., 1969
Reena Raggi	Second Circuit	October 4, 2002 - August 31, 2018	Eastern District of New York	1987 - 2002	Wellesley College, B.A., 1973	Harvard Law School, J.D., 1976
Richard Wesley	Second Circuit	June 12, 2003 - August 1, 2016	New York Court of Appeals	1997 - 2003	SUNY Albany, B.A., 1971	Cornell Law School, J.D., 1974
Peter Hall	Second Circuit	July 7, 2004 - March 4, 2021			University of North Carolina, B.A., 1971	Cornell Law School, J.D., 1977
Debra Livingston	Second Circuit	May 17, 2007 - Present			Princeton University, 1980	Harvard Law School, 1984
Leslie Southwick	Fifth Circuit	October 29, 2007 - Present			Rice University, B.A., 1972	University of Texas School of Law, J.D., 1975
Priscilla Richman	Fifth Circuit	June 3, 2005 - Present			Baylor University, B.A., 1975	Baylor University School of Law, J.D., 1977
Jennifer Elrod	Fifth Circuit	October 19, 2007 - Present			Baylor University, B.A., 1988	Harvard Law School, J.D., 1992
Catharina Haynes	Fifth Circuit	April 18, 2008 - present			Florida Institute of Technology, B.S., 1983	Emory University School of Law, J.D., 1986
Edith Clement	Fifth Circuit	November 26, 1991 - May 14, 2018	Eastern District of Louisiana	1991 - 2001	University of Alabama, B.A., 1969	Tulane University Law School, J.D., 1972
Edward Prado	Fifth Circuit	May 5, 2003 - April 2, 2018	Western District of Texas	March 30, 1984 - May 13, 2003	University of Texas, B.A., 1969	University of Texas School of Law, J.D., 1972
Dennis Shedd	Fourth Circuit	November 19, 2002 - January 30, 2018	District of South Carolina	1990-2002	Wofford College, 1975	University of South Carolina School of Law, 1978
Allyson Duncan	Fourth Circuit	August 15, 2003 - March 5, 2019			Hampton University, 1972	Duke University School of Law, 1975
Franklin Van Antwerpen	Third Circuit	May 23, 2004 - October 23, 2006	Eastern District of Pennsylvania	1987 - 2004	University of Maine, B.S., 1964	Temple University School of Law, J.D., 1967
Brooks Smith	Third Circuit	August 2, 2002 - December 4, 2021	Western District of Pennsylvania	1988-2002	Franklin and Marshall College, 1973	Dickinson School of Law, 1976
D. Michael Fisher	Third Circuit	December 11, 2003 - February 1, 2017			Georgetown University, A.B., 1966	Georgetown University Law Center, J.D., 1969
Michael Chagares	Third Circuit	April 20, 2006 - present			Gettysburg College, B.A., 1984	Seton Hall University School of Law, J.D., 1987
Kent Jordan	Third Circuit	12/13/2006 - present	District of Delaware	2002 - 2006	Brigham Young University, B.A., 1981	Georgetown University Law Center, J.D., 1984
Thomas Hardiman	Third Circuit	April 2, 2007 - Present	Western District of Pennsylvania	2003 - 2007	University of Notre Dame, 1987	Georgetown University Law Center, 1990
Michael Chertoff	United States Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit	06/10/2003 - 02/15/2005			Harvard, 1975	Harvard Law, 1978
Otis Wright	Central District of California	4/16/2007 - Present			California State U. at Los Angeles, B.A., 1976	Southwestern School of Law, J.D., 1980
George Wu	Central District of California	4/17/2007 - 11/03/2023			Pomona College, B.A., 1972	University of Chicago Law School, J.D., 1975
Christine Arguello	District of Colorado	10/21/2008 - 7/15/2022			University of Colorado, B.S., 1977	Harvard Law, J.D., 1980
Eric Melgren	District of Kansas	10/6/2008-Present	U.S. attorney, District of Kansas	2002-2008	Wichita State University, 1979	Washburn University Law, 1985
Clark Waddoups	District of Utah	October 21, 2008 - January 31, 2019	Attorney in private practice	1974-2008	Brigham Young University, 1970	University of Utah Law, 1973
Mark Davis (Virginia)	Eastern District of Virginia	June 23, 2008 - Present	Judge, Portsmouth Circuit Court, Virginia	2003 - 2008	University of Virginia, 1984	Washington & Lee University School of Law, 1988
Philip Brimmer	District of Colorado	10/14/2008 - Present			Harvard, A.B., 1981	Yale Law, J.D., 1985
David Kays	Western District of Missouri	6/19/2008 - Present			Southwest Missouri State U., B.S., 1985	University of Arkansas School of Law, J.D., 1987
John Bailey (West Virginia)	Northern District of West Virginia	03/19/2007 - Present			Dartmouth College, A.B., 1973	West Virginia U. Law, J.D., 1976
Michael Anello	Southern District of California	10/10/2008 - 10/31/2018			Bowdoin College, B.A., 1965	Georgetown U. Law Center, J.D., 1968
Lawrence O'Neill	Eastern District of California	04/17/2008 - 2/2/2020	Federal Magistrate Judge	1999-2007	University of California at Berkeley, B.A., 1973	University of California, Hastings College of Law, J.D., 1979
Anthony Trenga	Eastern District of Virginia	October 14, 2008 - June 1, 2021			Princeton University, 1971	University of Virginia School of Law, 1974
Liam O'Grady	Eastern District of Virginia	July 11, 2007 - May 1, 2020	Federal magistrate judge, Eastern District of Virginia	2003 - 2007	Franklin & Marshall College, 1973	George Mason University School of Law, 1977
Henry Hudson	Eastern District of Virginia	August 2, 2002 - June 1, 2018	Judge, Fairfax County District Court	1998 - 2002	American University, 1969	American University, Washington College of Law, 1974
Glen Conrad	Western District of Virginia	09/24/2003-12/11/2017	District Court for the Western District of Virginia, Magistrate Judge	1976 - 2003	The College of William and Mary, B.A., 1971	The College of William and Mary, Marshall Wythe Law, J.D., 1974
Thomas Johnston	Southern District of West Virginia	04/17/2006 - Present			West Virginia University, 1989	West Virginia University Law, 1992
Richard Bennett (Maryland)	District of Maryland	04/10/2003 - Present			University of Pennsylvania, B.A., 1969	University of Maryland Law, J.D., 1973
William Quarles	District of Maryland	March 14, 2003 - February 1, 2016	Maryland Eighth Circuit, Associate Circuit Judge	1996 - 2003	University of Maryland, B.S., 1976	Catholic U. of America, J.D., 1979
Roger Titus	District of Maryland	11/06/2003 - 1/17/2014			Johns Hopkins U., B.A., 1963	Georgetown U. Law, J.D., 1966
David Norton (South Carolina judge)	District of South Carolina	July 12, 1990 - Present			University of the South, 1968	University of South Carolina School of Law, 1975
Terry Wooten	District of South Carolina	November 26, 2001 - February 28, 2018	Federal magistrate judge, District of South Carolina	1999-2001	University of South Carolina, 1976	University of South Carolina School of Law, 1980
Henry Floyd	Fourth Circuit	October 5, 2011 - Present	District of South Carolina	2003-2011	Wofford College, B.A., 1970	University of South Carolina School of Law, J.D., 1973
Robert Harwell	District of South Carolina	June 30, 2004 - June 4, 2024			Clemson University, 1980	University of South Carolina School of Law, 1982
Louise Flanagan	Eastern District of North Carolina	July 18, 2003 - Present	Federal magistrate judge, Eastern District of North Carolina	1995-2003	Wake Forest University, 1984	University of Virginia School of Law, 1988
James Dever	Eastern District of North Carolina	May 2, 2005 - Present	Federal magistrate judge, Eastern District of North Carolina	2004-2005	University of Notre Dame, 1984	Duke University School of Law, 1987
Thomas Schroeder	Middle District of North Carolina	January 8, 2008 - Present	Attorney in private practice	1985 - 2007	Kansas University, 1981	Notre Dame Law, 1984
William Osteen	Middle District of North Carolina	09/19/2007 - Present			University of North Carolina, B.S., 1983	University of North Carolina Law, J.D., 1987
Robert Conrad	Western District of North Carolina	06/02/2005 - 05/17/2023			Clemson U., B.A., 1980	University of Virginia Law, J.D., 1983
Frank Whitney	Western District of North Carolina	06/05/2006 - Present			Wake Forest U., B.A., 1982	University of North Carolina Law, J.D., 1987
Martin Reidinger	Western District of North Carolina	09/12/2007 - Present			University of North Carolina, B.A., 1981	University of North Carolina Law, J.D., 1984
Kurt Engelhardt	United States Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit	May 10, 2018 - Present	Eastern District of Louisiana	December 13, 2001 - May 9, 2018	Louisiana State University, 1982	Louisiana State University, Paul M. Herbert Law Center, 1985
Jay Zainey	Eastern District of Louisiana	02/14/2002 - Present			University of New Orleans, B.S., 1972	Louisiana State U. Law, J.D., 1975
Lance Africk	Eastern District of Louisiana	04/17/2002-10/01/2024	Eastern District of Louisiana, Magistrate Judge	1990-2002	University of North Carolina, 1973	University of North Carolina Law, 1975
Dee Drell	Western District of Louisiana	April 10, 2003 - November 30, 2017			Tulane University, 1968	Tulane University Law School, 1971
James Trimble	Western District of Louisiana	09/16/1991 - 09/12/2002	Western District of Louisiana, Magistrate Judge	1986 - 1991	Louisiana State U., B.A., 1955	Louisiana State U. Law, LL.B., 1956
Louis Guirola	Southern District of Mississippi	March 22, 2004 - March 23, 2018	Magistrate judge Southern District of Mississippi	1996-2004	William Carey College, 1973	University of Mississippi School of Law, 1979
Keith Starrett	Southern District of Mississippi	December 13, 2004 - April 30, 2019	Judge, Mississippi Fourteenth Judicial District	1992-2004	Mississippi State University, 1972	University of Mississippi School of Law, 1974
Daniel Jordan	Southern District of Mississippi	August 7, 2006 - Present			University of Mississippi, 1987	University of Virginia School of Law, 1993
Halil Ozerden	Southern District of Mississippi	May 1, 2007 - Present			Georgetown University, 1989	Stanford Law School, 1998
Sharion Aycock	Northern District of Mississippi	10/22/2007 - Present	Mississippi First Judicial District, Judge	2003 - 2007	Mississippi State U., B.A., 1977	Mississippi College Law, J.D., 1980
David Godbey	Northern District of Texas	August 2, 2002 - Present	Judge, Texas 160th District Court	1994-2002	Southern Methodist University, 1978	Harvard Law School, 1982
James Kinkeade	Northern District of Texas	November 15, 2002 - Present	Justice, Texas Fifth District Court of Appeals	1988-2002	Baylor University, 1973	Baylor University School of Law, 1974
Jane Boyle	Northern District of Texas	June 29, 2004 - Present	Federal magistrate judge, Northern District of Texas	1990-2002	University of Texas, 1977	Southern Methodist University School of Law, 1981
Ron Clark	Eastern District of Texas	October 10, 2002 - February 28, 2018			University of Connecticut, 1973	University of Texas School of Law, 1979
Marcia Crone	Eastern District of Texas	October 3, 2003 - Present	Federal magistrate judge, Southern District of Texas		University of Texas, 1973	University of Houston Law Center, 1978
Leonard Davis	Eastern District of Texas	5/10/2002-5/15/2015	Attorney in private practice	1977-2000	University of Texas, 1970	Baylor University School of Law, 1976
Michael Schneider (U.S. District Court)	Eastern District of Texas	September 10, 2004 - January 7, 2016	Supreme Court of Texas	2002 - 2004	Lon Morris College, A.A.; 1963; Stephen F. Austin State U., B.S., 1965	University of Houston Law School, J.D.; 1970 U. of Virginia Law School, LL.M., 2001
Micaela Alvarez	Southern District of Texas	12/13/2004-6/8/2023	Texas District 139, District Judge	1995-1996	University of Texas, 1980	University of Texas Law, 1989
Randy Crane	Southern District of Texas	03/19/2002 - Present			University of Texas, B.A., 1985	University of Texas Law, J.D., 1987
Andrew Hanen	Southern District of Texas	May 10, 2002 - Present			Denison University. B.A., 1975	Baylor University School of Law, J.D., 1978
Gray Miller	Southern District of Texas	05/26/2006 - 12/09/2018			University of Houston, 1974	University of Houston Law, 1978
Earl Yeakel	Western District of Texas	July 29, 2003 - Present	Justice, Texas Third District Court of Appeals	1998-2003	University of Texas, 1966	University of Texas School of Law, 1969
Xavier Rodriguez	Western District of Texas	August 1, 2003 - Present	Justice, Texas Supreme Court	2001-2002	Harvard University, 1983	University of Texas School of Law, 1987
Kathleen Cardone	Western District of Texas	July 29, 2003 - Present	Judge, Texas District 388	1999-2000	SUNY Binghamton, 1976	St. Mary's University School of Law, 1979
Philip Martinez	Western District of Texas	February 12, 2002 - February 26, 2021	Judge, Texas District 327	1991-2002	University of Texas at El Paso, 1979	Harvard Law School, 1982
Frank Montalvo	Western District of Texas	August 1, 2003 - December 1, 2022	Judge, Texas District 288	1995-2003	University of Puerto Rico, 1976	Wayne State University School of Law, 1985
Robert Junell	Western District of Texas	February 12, 2003 - February 13, 2015			Texas Tech University, 1969	Texas Tech University School of Law, 1976
Alia Moses	Western District of Texas	November 15, 2002 - Present	Federal magistrate judge, Western District of Texas	1997-2002	Texas Woman's University, 1983	University of Texas School of Law, 1986
Nora Fischer	Western District of Pennsylvania	April 2, 2007 - June 13, 2019			St. Mary's College, 1973	Notre Dame Law School, 1976
Terrence McVerry	Western District of Pennsylvania	September 4, 2002 - September 30, 2013			Duquesne University, 1965	Duquesne University School of Law, 1968
Arthur Schwab	Western District of Pennsylvania	September 17, 2002 - January 1, 2018			Grove City College, 1968	University of Virginia School of Law, 1972
David Cercone	Western District of Pennsylvania	August 2, 2002 - November 24, 2017	Judge, Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas	1986-2002	Westminster College, 1974	Duquesne University School of Law, 1977
Kim Gibson	Western District of Pennsylvania	September 24, 2003 - June 2, 2016	Somerset County Court of Common Pleas	1998-2003	United States Military Academy, 1970	Dickinson School of Law, 1975
James Mahan (Nevada)	District of Nevada	1/30/2002 - 06/29/2018			University of Charleston, 1965	Vanderbilt University Law School, 1973
Robert C. Jones	District of Nevada	November 30, 2003 - February 1, 2016	Judge, United States bankruptcy court, District of Nevada	1983-2003	Brigham Young University, 1971	UCLA School of Law, 1975
Larry Hicks (Nevada)	District of Nevada	11/7/2001 - 12/13/2012			University of Nevada, B.S., 1965	University of Colorado, J.D., 1968
David G. Campbell	District of Arizona	7/15/2003 - 07/31/2018			University of Utah, B.S., 1976	University of Utah College of Law, J.D., 1979
Frederick Martone	District of Arizona	12/21/2001 - 1/30/2013			College of the Holy Cross, B.S., 1965	University of Notre Dame, J.D., 1972
David Bury	District of Arizona	3/19/2002-12/31/2012			Oklahoma State U., B.S., 1964	University of Arizona College of Law, J.D., 1967
Cindy Jorgenson	District of Arizona	3/6/2002 - 04/06/2018			University of Arizona, B.S., 1974	University of Arizona College of Law, J.D., 1977
Ralph Beistline	District of Alaska	March 19, 2002 - December 31, 2015			University of Alaska, B.A., 1972	University of Puget Sound School of Law, J.D., 1974
Timothy Burgess	District of Alaska	1/23/2006 - 12/31/2021			University of Alaska, B.A., 1978	Northeastern U. Law School, J.D., 1987
Richard Cebull	District of Montana	7/25/2001-3/18/2013			Montana State U., B.S., 1966	University of Montana Law School, J.D., 1969
Sam Haddon	District of Montana	7/25/2001-12/31/2012			Rice U., B.S., 1959	University of Montana, School of Law, J.D., 1965
Michael Mosman	District of Oregon	September 26, 2003 - December 27, 2021			Utah State University, 1981	Brigham Young University, J. Reuben Clark Law School, 1984
John Seabright	District of Hawaii	April 28, 2005 - Present			Tulane University, B.A., 1981	George Washington U. Law School, J.D., 1984
Morrison England	Eastern District of California	8/2/2002-12/17/2019			University of the Pacific, 1977	University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law, 1983
John Mendez	Eastern District of California	4/17/2008 - 4/17/2022			Stanford University, B.A., 1977	Harvard Law School, J.D., 1980
Percy Anderson	Central District of California	5/1/2002 - Present			University of California, Los Angeles, A.B., 1970	University of California, Los Angeles, School of Law, J.D., 1975
Cormac Carney	Central District of California	04/09/2003 - Present	Judge, Orange County Superior Court	2001 - 2003	University of California-Los Angeles, 1983	Harvard Law School, 1987
Valerie Baker Fairbank	Central District of California	2/16/2007 - 3/1/2012			UC Santa Barbara, 1971	UCLA School of Law, J.D.
Dale Fischer	Central District of California	11/5/2003 - 05/01/2024			University of South Florida, B.A., 1977	Harvard Law School, J.D., 1980
Andrew Guilford	Central District of California	6/26/2006 - 07/05/2019			University of California, Los Angeles, A.B., 1972	University of California, Los Angeles, School of Law, J.D., 1975
Philip Gutierrez	Central District of California	2/16/2007 - 10/15/2024	Judge, Superior Court of Los Angeles County	1997-2007	University of Notre Dame, B.A., 1981	UCLA School of Law, J.D., 1984
Robert Klausner	Central District of California	11/15/2002 - Present			University of Notre Dame, B.A., 1963; U. of Notre Dame, B.S., 1964	Loyola Law School, J.D., 1967
Stephen Larson	Central District of California	2006-2009	Federal magistrate judge	2000-2006	Georgetown University, 1986	USC Law School, 1989
James Otero	Central District of California	02/12/2003 - 12/30/2018	Judge, Superior Court of Los Angeles County, California	1990 - 2003	California State U., 1973	Stanford Law School, 1976
George Schiavelli	Central District of California	7/8/2004 - 10/5/2008			Stanford University (1970)	University of California, Los Angeles, School of Law (1974)
Kathryn Oberly	District of Columbia Court of Appeals	2009-2013	Vice Chair and General Counsel, Ernst & Young	1994-2009	University of Wisconsin, 1971	University of Wisconsin Law School
Phyllis Thompson	District of Columbia Court of Appeals	2006-Present	Partner, Covington & Burling	1989-2006	The George Washington University, 1974	The George Washington University, 1981
Larry Burns	Southern District of California	9/25/2003 - 2021	Federal Magistrate Judge	1997 - 2003	Point Loma College, B.A., 1976	University of San Diego School of Law, J.D., 1979
Roger Benitez	Southern District of California	6/21/2004 - 12/31/2017	Federal Magistrate Judge	2001 - 2004	San Diego State U., B.A., 1974	Western State U., J.D., 1978
William Hayes	Southern District of California	October 6, 2003 - August 1, 2021			Syracuse U., B.S., 1978	Syracuse U. School of Law, J.D., 1983
Thomas Whelan	Southern District of California	10/22/1998 - 8/15/2010			University of San Diego, B.A., 1961	University of San Diego School of Law, J.D., 1965
Janis Sammartino	Southern District of California	9/21/2007 - Present			Occidental College, A.B., 1972	University of Notre Dame Law School, J.D., 1975
John Houston (California)	Southern District of California	10/7/2003 - Present			North Carolina A & T State University, 1974	University of Miami at Coral Gables School of Law, 1977
Dana Sabraw	Southern District of California	9/26/2003 - Present			San Diego State U., B.S., 1980	University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law, J.D., 1985
Lonny Suko	Eastern District of Washington	7/16/2003-11/1/2013			Washington State U., B.A., 1965	University of Idaho College of Law, J.D., 1968
Richard Jones (Washington)	Western District of Washington	October 29, 2007 - Present			Seattle University, 1972	University of Washington School of Law, 1975
Ben Settle	Western District of Washington	July 2, 2007 - January 1, 2020			Claremont McKenna College, 1969	Willamette University College of Law, 1972
James Robart	Western District of Washington	June 21, 2004 - June 28, 2016			Whitman College, 1969	Georgetown University Law Center, 1973
Ricardo Martinez (Washington)	Western District of Washington	June 16, 2004 - September 5, 2022	Federal magistrate judge, Western District of Washington	1998-2004	University of Washington, 1975	University of Washington School of Law, 1980
Rosemary Collyer	D.C. District Court	November 15, 2002 - May 18, 2016	Private practice	1989 - 2002	Trinity College, 1968	University of Denver College of Law, 1977
Reggie Walton	D.C. District Court	September 24, 2001 - December 31, 2015	Associate judge, Superior Court of the District of Columbia	1981-1989; 1991-2001	West Virginia State College, 1971	American University, 1974
John Bates	D.C. District Court	December 14, 2001 - October 12, 2014			Wesleyan University, 1968	University of Maryland School of Law, 1976
Richard Leon	D.C. District Court	April 19, 2002 - December 31, 2016	Commissioner, Judicial Review Commission on Foreign Asset Control	2000-2001	College of the Holy Cross, 1971	Suffolk University Law School, 1974
Richard Clifton	Ninth Circuit	July 30, 2002 - December 31, 2016			Princeton University, A.B., 1972	Yale Law School, J.D., 1975
Jay Bybee	Ninth Circuit	March 21, 2003 - December 31, 2019	Assistant attorney general, Office of Legal Counsel, U.S. Department of Justice	2001 - 2002	Brigham Young University, B.A., 1977	Brigham Young University, J. Reuben Clark Law School, J.D., 1980
Consuelo Maria Callahan	Ninth Circuit	May 28, 2003 - Present	California Third District Court of Appeal	1996 - 2003	Stanford University, A.B., 1972	University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law, J.D., 1975
Carlos Bea	Ninth Circuit	October 1, 2003 - December 10, 2019			Stanford University, B.A., 1956	Stanford Law School, J.D., 1958
Milan Smith	Ninth Circuit	May 18, 2006 - Present			Brigham Young University, B.A., 1966	University of Chicago Law School, J.D., 1969
Sandra Ikuta	Ninth Circuit	June 23, 2006 - Present			University of California, Berkeley, A.B., 1976	University of California, Los Angeles, School of Law, J.D., 1988
Randy Smith (Federal appeals judge)	Ninth Circuit	March 19, 2007 - August 11, 2018			Brigham Young University, B.S., 1974	Brigham Young University, J. Reuben Clark School of Law, J.D. 1977
Darnell Jones	Eastern District of Pennsylvania	October 30, 2008 - March 15, 2021	Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas, President Judge	1987 - 2008	Southwestern College, A.B., 1972	The American U., J.D., 1975
Mitchell Goldberg	Eastern District of Pennsylvania	10/31/2008 - Present	Bucks County Court of Common Pleas, Judge	2003 - 2008	Ithaca College, A.B., 1981	Temple U. Law, J.D., 1986
Joel Slomsky	Eastern District of Pennsylvania	10/06/2008 - 10/09/2018			Brooklyn College CUNY, B.A., 1967	New York Law , J.D., 1970
Joy Conti	Western District of Pennsylvania	July 31, 2002 - December 6, 2018			Duquesne University, 1970	Duquesne University School of Law, 1973
Janice Rogers Brown	D.C. Circuit	June 10, 2005 - August 31, 2017	Associate justice, California Supreme Court	1996-2005	California State University, 1974	UCLA School of Law, 1977
Thomas Griffith	D.C. Circuit	June 29, 2005 - September 1, 2020			Brigham Young University, 1978	University of Virginia Law, 1985
Brett Kavanaugh	Supreme Court	October 6, 2018 - Present	D.C. Circuit	2006 - 2018	Yale 1987	Yale Law 1990
Sharon Prost	Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit	09/24/2001 - present	Minority chief counsel, deputy chief counsel, and chief counsel, Senate Judiciary Committee	1993 - 2001	Cornell University, 1973	Washington College of Law, 1979
Kimberly Moore	Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit	September 8, 2006 - Present	Faculty, George Mason University School of Law	2000-2006	Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1990	Georgetown University Law Center, 1994
Richard Dorr	Western District of Missouri	8/2/2002-4/24/2013			University of Illinois at Champaign, 1965	University of Missouri at Columbia, 1968
Julie Robinson	District of Kansas	December 31, 2001 - January 14, 2022			University of Kansas, B.S., 1978	University of Kansas Law, J.D., 1981
Murray Snow	District of Arizona	7/23/2008 - Present			Brigham Young U., B.A., 1984	J. Reuben Clark Law School, Brigham Young U., J.D., 1987
Neil Wake	District of Arizona	March 15, 2004 - July 5, 2016	Attorney in private practice	1974 - 2004	Arizona State University, B.A., 1971	Harvard Law School, J.D., 1974
Leo Gordon	United States Court of International Trade	3/16/2006 - 3/22/19			University of North Carolina, 1973	Emory University Law School, 1977
Timothy Stanceu	United States Court of International Trade	March 10, 2003-April 5, 2021	Attorney in private practice	1990-2003	Colgate University, 1973	Georgetown University, 1979
Harold Brent McKnight	Western District of North Carolina	8/1/2003 - 11/27/2004			University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill (1974)	University of North Carolina (1980)
Walter Kelley	Eastern District of Virginia	8/16/2004 - 5/16/2008			Washington and LEe University (1977)	Washington and Lee University Law School (1981)
Glenn Suddaby	Northern District of New York	8/29/2008-9/1/2024			Plattsburgh SUNY, 1980	Syracuse University Law, 1985
Philip Simon	Northern District of Indiana	3/27/2003 - Present			University of Iowa, B.A., 1984	Indiana U. School of Law, J.D., 1987
Phillip Figa	District of Colorado	10/6/2003-1/5/2008			Northwestern University, 1973	Cornell Law School, 1976
Paul Cassell	District of Utah	5/15/2002-11/5/2007			Stanford University, 1979	Stanford Law School, 1984
Susan Neilson	United States Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit	11/09/2005 - 01/25/2006	Judge, 3rd Circuit Court, Michigan	1991-2005	University of Michigan Honors College, A.B., 1977	Wayne State University Law School, J.D., 1980
Belinda Hill	Texas District 230	1997-2012			University of Virginia	Thurgood Marshall School of Law, 1982
Jeffrey White	Northern District of California	11/15/2002 - Present			Queens College of City U. of New York, B.A., 1967	State U. of New York, J.D., 1970
Jennifer Anderson	Superior Court of the District of Columbia	2006-Present	Community Prosecution Section, U.S. Attorney's Office	1998-2006	Mount Saint Mary's College, 1981	Catholic University, 1984
Jerry Byrd	Superior Court of the District of Columbia	11/21/2003-10/5/2009	Magistrate Judge, D.C. Superior Court		Fisk University, 1961	Howard University School of Law, 1964
Erik P. Christian	Superior Court of the District of Columbia	2001-Present	Legal Counsel to Mayor Williams		Howard University	Georgetown University Law School
Jeanette Clark	Superior Court of the District of Columbia	2002 - 2017			Trinity College	Howard University Law School
Laura A. Cordero	Superior Court of the District of Columbia	2005-Present			DePaul University	Harvard Law School
Carol Ann Dalton	Superior Court of the District of Columbia				City University of New York	New York Law School
Anthony C. Epstein	Superior Court of the District of Columbia	August 2008-Present	Partner, Steptoe & Johnson LLP	1999-2008	Yale College, 1974	Yale Law School, 1977
Craig Iscoe	Superior Court of the District of Columbia	2003-2018			University of Texas, 1974	Stanford Law School, 1978
Gregory Jackson	Superior Court of the District of Columbia	2005-2017	General Counsel, D.C. Department of Corrections	1999-2005	Rutgers University	Rutgers University Newark School of Law
Lynn Leibovitz	Superior Court of the District of Columbia	2001-Present	Office of the District Attorney for the District of Columbia	1990-2001	Brown University	Georgetown University Law Center
Judith N. Macaluso	Superior Court of the District of Columbia	2003 - 2016			University of Maryland	Howard University School of Law
Juliet McKenna	Superior Court of the District of Columbia	2005-Present			Georgetown University	Yale Law School
Heidi M. Pasichow	Superior Court of the District of Columbia	2008-Present	Office of the U.S. Attorney, D.C.	1986-2008	The George Washington University	The American University, Washington College of Law
Robert R. Rigsby	Superior Court of the District of Columbia	2002-Present			San Jose State University	UC Hastings College of Law
Maurice A. Ross	Superior Court of the District of Columbia	2001-Present	Assistant Counsel, Office of Professional Responsibility, U.S. Dept of Justice	1997-2001	Yale College, 1983	Harvard Law School, 1986
Fern Flanagan Saddler	Superior Court of the District of Columbia	2003-Present	Magistrate Judge, Superior Court of the District of Columbia	1991-2003	Wellesley College, 1976	Georgetown University Law Center, 1979
Odessa F. Vincent	Superior Court of the District of Columbia	1/25/2002-	Chief, Narcotics Section, U.S. Attorney's Office	2000-2002	University of the District of Columbia, 1981	Howard University, 1984
Frederick H. Weisberg	Superior Court of the District of Columbia	1977-Present	Chief of the Appellate Division, Public Defender Service	1974-1977	Cornell University, 1965	University of Michigan, 1968
Brian Sandoval	District Court for the District of Nevada	October 26, 2005 - September 15, 2009			University of Nevada, Reno (1986)	The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law (1989)
J. Michael Ryan (District of Columbia)	Superior Court of the District of Columbia	2003-Present	Attorney, Public Defender Service	1985-2002	College of William and Mary, 1979	National Law Center, 1982
John O. Colvin	United States Tax Court	9/1/1988-Present			University of Missouri, 1968	University of Missouri, 1971
Joseph Robert Goeke	United States Tax Court	4/22/2003-04/21/2018			Xavier University, 1972	University of Kentucky, 1975
David Gustafson	United States Tax Court	7/29/2008-Present			Bob Jones University, 1978	Duke University School of Law, 1981
James S. Halpern	United States Tax Court	July 3, 1990 - October 16, 2015			University of Pennsylvania, 1967	University of Pennsylvania Law School, 1972
Mark V. Holmes	United States Tax Court	6/30/2003-Present			Harvard University, 1979	University of Chicago Law, 1983
Diane L. Kroupa	United States Tax Court	June 13, 2003 - June 16, 2014	Minnesota Tax Court	1995-2001	Georgetown University School of Foreign Service, 1978	University of South Dakota Law School, 1981
Richard T. Morrison	United States Tax Court	8/28/2008-Present			University of Kansas, 1989	University of Chicago Law, 1993
Elizabeth Crewson Paris	United States Tax Court	7/30/2008-Present			University of Tulsa, 1980	University of Tulsa Law, 1987
Robert A. Wherry, Jr.	United States Tax Court	4/23/2003-01/01/2018			University of Colorado	University of Colorado
Harry A. Haines	United States Tax Court	4/22/2003-5/30/2009			St. Olaf College, 1961	University of Montana Law School, 1964
Thomas B. Wells	United States Tax Court	10/13/1986-1/1/2011			Miami University, Oxford, 1967	Emory University Law School, 1973
Noel Kramer	District of Columbia Court of Appeals	9/12/2005-5/2011	Judge, Superior Court	1984-2005	Vassar College	University of Michigan Law School
Lawrence J. Block	United States Court of Federal Claims	October 2, 2002 - January 8, 2016			New York University, 1973	John Marshall Law School, 1981
Susan G. Braden	United States Court of Federal Claims	10/24/2003-2018			Case Western Reserve University, 1970	Case Western Reserve University, 1973
Marian Blank Horn	United States Court of Federal Claims	1986-2018			Barnard College, Columbia University	Fordham University Law School
Charles F. Lettow	United States Court of Federal Claims	7/22/2003-2018			Iowa State University, 1962	Stanford, 1968
George W. Miller	United States Court of Federal Claims	1/7/2004-2014
Margaret M. Sweeney	United States Court of Federal Claims	12/14/2005-10/23/2020	Court of Federal Claims, Special Master	2003-2005	Notre Dame of Maryland,1977	Delaware Law School, 1981
Thomas C. Wheeler	United States Court of Federal Claims	10/24/2005-10/23/2020			Gettysburg College, 1970	Georgetown University, 1973
Mary Ellen Coster Williams	United States Court of Federal Claims	7/21/2003-2018			Catholic University, 1974	Duke University Law School, 1977
Victor J. Wolski	United States Court of Federal Claims	7/24/2003-2018			University of Pennsylvania, 1984	University of Virginia Law, 1991
Margaret Ryan	United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces	December 20, 2006 - July 31, 2020			Knox College	University of Notre Dame Law School
Scott Stucky	United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces	December 19, 2006 - Present			Wichita State University	Harvard Law School
Charles Erdmann	United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces	October 15, 2002 - July 31, 2017	Montana Supreme Court	1995 - 1997	Montana State University - Billings	University of Montana School of Law
Mary Schoelen	United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims	12/2004-12/2019			University of California, Irvine, 1990	George Washington University Law, 1993
Robert N. Davis	United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims	December 4, 2004 - December 2019			University of Hartford, 1975	Georgetown University Law School, 1978
Alan Lance, Sr.	United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims	December 2004 - April 30, 2017			South Dakota State University, 1971	University of Toledo Law, 1973
William Moorman	United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims	November 20, 2004 - August 31, 2015			University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana, 1967	University of Illinois Law, 1970
Lawrence Hagel	United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims	2003-2016			U.S. Naval Academy	University of the Pacific Law
Bruce Kasold	United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims	2003-2016			United States Military Academy	University of Florida Law
John S. Martin, Jr.	Southern District of New York	4/6/1990 - 5/31/2003			Manhattan College (1957)	Columbia Law School (1961)
John R. Fisher	District of Columbia Court of Appeals	2005-Present	Chief of Appellate Division, U.S. Attorney's Office	1989-2005	Harvard College, 1968	Harvard Law School, 1974
Frances Tydingco-Gatewood	United States District Court of Guam	2006 - present			Marquette University, B.A., 1980	University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Law, J.D., 1983
Curtis V. Gomez	United States District Court for the District of the Virgin Islands	2005-present			George Washington University	Harvard Law School
Raymond Finch	United States District Court for the District of the Virgin Islands	1994-2011			Howard University, 1962	Howard University, 1965

Historical context

Appointments by current president

See also: Federal judges nominated by Joe Biden

Since taking office, President Joe Biden (D) has nominated 252 individuals to federal judgeships on Article III courts. As of November 21, 2024, 219 of the nominees have been confirmed.^[4]

Ballotpedia publishes the federal vacancy count report tracking vacancies, nominations, and confirmations to all United States Article III federal courts each month. In the most recent report covering activity in November 2024, there were 46 Article III vacancies in the federal judiciary. To learn more about current vacancies in the federal judiciary, click here.

The following chart from the monthly federal vacancy count report for November 1, 2024, details the number of appointments made by President Biden to each type of Article III federal court since taking office. This chart is updated at the start of each month with new appointments data.

Appointments since Theodore Roosevelt

See also: Federal judicial appointments by president

The following chart shows the total judgeship appointments made by each president from 1901 to 2021.

The following chart shows the judgeship appointments by court made by each president from 1901 to 2021. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit is abbreviated as USCAFC. The U.S. Court of Federal Claims, previously known as the U.S. Court of Claims, is abbreviated USCFC.

The following chart shows the average number of judicial appointments per year in office by presidents from 1901 to 2021.

The chart below shows the number of appeals court judges confirmed by the U.S. Senate through November 1 of the fourth year of each president's term in office. At this point in the term, President Trump had the most appeals court appointments with 53.

The chart below shows the number of district court judges confirmed by the U.S. Senate through November 1 of the fourth year of each president's term in office. At this point in the term, President Bill Clinton had the most district court appointments with 169.