Federal judges nominated by Bill Clinton

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Bill Clinton was president of the United States from 1993 to 2001. During his time in office he had 378 judges nominated and confirmed to the federal bench. Clinton had 20 withdrawn and 105 received no vote from the Senate.^[1]^[2]

List of judges[edit]

Judge	Final post:	Term:	Previous Post:	Term:	Bachelors:	Law:
Stephen Breyer	Supreme Court	August 3, 1994 - June 30, 2022	First Circuit	1980-1994	Stanford University, 1959 Oxford University, 1961	Harvard Law School, 1964
Ruth Bader Ginsburg	Supreme Court	August 5, 1993 - September 18, 2020	D.C. Circuit	1980-1993	Cornell University, 1954	Columbia Law School, 1959
James Dennis	Fifth Circuit	October 2, 1985 - December 13, 2022			Louisiana Tech University, B.A., 1959	Louisiana State University Law School, J.D. 1962
Carlos Moreno
Victor Marrero	Southern District of New York	October 5, 1999-December 30, 2010			New York University, 1964	Yale Law School, 1968
Alexander Williams	District of Maryland	08/18/1994 - 5/8/2013			Howard U., B.A., 1970	Howard U. Law, J.D., 1973
Dean Pregerson	Central District of California	August 1, 1996 -January 28, 2016	Attorney in private practice		University of California, Los Angeles, 1972	University of California, Davis, 1976
Dorina Ramos	Southern District of Texas	1996 - 2017
Janis Jack	Southern District of Texas	03/11/1994 - 05/31/2011			University of Baltimore, B.A., 1974	South Texas College Law, J.D., 1981
George Singal	District of Maine	7/11/2000-7/31/2013			University of Maine, 1967	Harvard Law School, 1970
Charles Clevert	Eastern District of Wisconsin	7/29/1996-10/31/2012	U.S. Bankruptcy Judge	1977-1995	Davis and Elkins College, 1969	Georgetown University Law Center, 1972
Lynn Adelman	Eastern District of Wisconsin	December 23, 1997 - Present	State senator, Wisconsin	1977 - 1997	Princeton University, 1961	Columbia Law School, 1965
Elaine Bucklo	Northern District of Illinois	10/11/1994 - 10/31/2009	Magistrate Judge	1985 - 1994	Saint Louis U., A.B., 1966	Northwestern U. School of Law, J.D., 1972
Ruben Castillo	Northern District of Illinois	05/9/1994 - 9/27/2019	Attorney, Kirkland & Ellis	1991-1994	Loyola University Chicago, 1976	Northwestern University School of Law, 1979
David Coar	Northern District of Illinois	10/7/1994 - 8/12/2009	Federal Bankruptcy Court Judge	1986-1994	Syracuse University, B.A., 1964	Loyola University Chicago School of Law, J.D., 1969
John Darrah	Northern District of Illinois	July 14, 2000 - March 1, 2017			Loyola University-Chicago, B.S., 1965	Loyola University-Chicago School of Law, J.D., 1969
Robert Gettleman	Northern District of Illinois	10/11/1994 - 5/5/2009			Boston U., B.S./B.A., 1965	Northwestern U. School of Law, J.D., 1968
Joan Gottschall	Northern District of Illinois	8/1/1996 - 4/23/2012	Magistrate Judge	1984 - 1996	Smith College, B.A., 1969	Stanford Law School, J.D., 1973
Ronald Guzman	Northern District of Illinois	11/15/1999-11/16/2014	Magistrate Judge	1990-1999	Lehigh University, 1970	New York University Law School, 1973
William Hibbler		4/22/1999 - 3/20/2012			University of Illinois at Chicago, B.S., 1969	DePaul U., J.D., 1973
Matthew Kennelly	Northern District of Illinois	April 22, 1999 - October 7, 2021			University of Notre Dame, B.A., 1978	Harvard Law School, J.D., 1981
Joan Lefkow	Northern District of Illinois	7/11/2000-9/1/2012	Bankruptcy Judge	1997-2000	Wheaton College, 1965	Northwestern University Law School, 1971
Blanche Manning	Northern District of Illinois	8/10/1994 - 2/1/2010			Chicago Teachers College, B.Ed., 1961	John Marshall Law School, J.D., 1967 ; U. of Virginia School of Law, LL.M., 1992
Rebecca Pallmeyer	Northern District of Illinois	10/22/1998 - Present	Magistrate Judge	1991 - 1998	University of Valparaiso, B.A., 1976	University of Chicago Law School, J.D., 1979
Michael McCuskey	Illinois Tenth Judicial Circuit Court	July 3, 2014 - May 31, 2014	Central District of Illinois	4/3/1998-5/31/2014	Illinois State U., 1970	Saint Louis U. School of Law, 1975
David R. Herndon	Southern District of Illinois	October 22, 1998 - January 7, 2019			Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville, 1974	Southern Illinois University School of Law, 1977
Patrick G. Murphy	Southern District of Illinois	4/3/1998-12/1/2013	Attorney in private practice	1978 - 1998	Southern Illinois U., B.S., 1974	Southern Illinois U. School of Law, J.D., 1978
Michael Joseph Reagan	Southern District of Illinois	October 13, 2000 - March 31, 2019			Bradley University, 1976	St. Louis University School of Law, 1980
Victoria Roberts	Eastern District of Michigan	June 29, 1998 - February 24, 2021			University of Michigan, B.A., 1973	Northeastern U. School of Law, J.D., 1977
Marianne Battani	Eastern District of Michigan	6/2/2000 - 6/9/2012			University of Detroit, B.A., 1966	Detroit College of Law, J.D., 1972
Paul Borman	Eastern District of Michigan	8/10/1994 - 8/01/2023			University of Michigan, B.A., 1959	University of Michigan Law School, J.D., 1962
Denise Hood	Eastern District of Michigan	June 16, 1994 - May 1, 2022			Yale University, B.A., 1974	Columbia Law School, J.D., 1977
David M. Lawson	Eastern District of Michigan	June 2, 2000 - August 6, 2021			University of Notre Dame, B.A., 1973	Wayne State U., J.D., 1976
John O'Meara (Michigan)	Eastern District of Michigan	9/15/1994 - 1/1/2007			University of Notre Dame, A.B., 1955	Harvard Law School, LL.B., 1962
George Steeh	Eastern District of Michigan	5/22/1998 - 1/29/2013			University of Michigan, B.A., 1969	University of Michigan Law School, J.D., 1973
James G. Carr	Northern District of Ohio	5/9/1994 - 6/1/2010	Magistrate Judge	1979 - 1994	Kenyon College, B.A., 1966	Harvard Law School, LL.B., 1969
David Katz	Northern District of Ohio	October 11, 1994 - January 1, 2005			Ohio State University, B.S., 1955	Ohio State University College of Law, J.D., 1957
Lesley Wells	Northern District of Ohio	2/11/1994 - 2/14/2006			Chatham College, 1959	Cleveland State University, Cleveland-Marshall College of Law, 1974
Peter Economus	Northern District of Ohio	6/30/1995 - 7/3/2009			Youngstown State University, 1967	University of Akron School of Law, 1970
James Gwin	Northern District of Ohio	11/7/1997 - 2021			Kenyon College, A.B., 1976	University of Akron School of Law, J.D., 1979
Donald Nugent	Northern District of Ohio	June 30, 1995 - January 1, 2017			Xavier University, B.A., 1970	Cleveland State University, Cleveland-Marshall College of Law, J.D., 1974
Solomon Oliver	Northern District of Ohio	5/9/1994 - 2021			College of Wooster, B.A., 1969	New York U. School of Law, J.D., 1972
Kathleen M. O'Malley	Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit	December 27, 2010 - present	District Judge, Northern District of Ohio	1994 - 2010	Kenyon College, A.B., 1979	Case Western Reserve University School of Law, J.D., 1982
Dan Polster	Northern District of Ohio	8/3/1998 - 2021			Harvard College, A.B., 1972	Harvard Law School, J.D., 1976
Susan Dlott	Southern District of Ohio	December 26, 1995 - Present			University of Pennsylvania, 1970	Boston University School of Law, 1973
Thomas Porteous	Eastern District of Texas	10/11/1994 - 12/8/2010			Louisiana State University, 1968	Louisiana State University, 1971
Edmund Sargus	Southern District of Ohio	August 1, 1996 - Present			Brown University, 1975	Case Western Reserve University School of Law, 1978
Algenon Marbley	Southern District of Ohio	November 7, 1997 - Present			University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, 1976	Northwestern University School of Law, 1979
Curtis Collier	Eastern District of Tennessee	5/10/1995-10/31/2014			Tennessee State University, 1971	Duke University School of Law, 1974
Todd Campbell	Middle District of Tennessee	December 26, 1995 - December 1, 2016	Deputy counsel to the vice president & director of administration for the Office of the Vice President of the United States	1995	Vanderbilt University, 1978	University of Tennessee College of Law, 1982
Aleta Trauger	Middle District of Tennessee	October 22, 1998 - Present			Cornell College, 1968	Vanderbilt University Law School, 1976
William Haynes	Middle District of Tennessee	November 15, 1999 - December 1, 2014	Magistrate Judge	1984 - 1999	College of St. Thomas, B.A., 1970	Vanderbilt University School of Law, J.D., 1973
Bernice Donald	Sixth Circuit	September 8, 2011 - Present	Western District of Tennessee	December 7, 1995 - September 8, 2011	Memphis State University, 1974	Memphis State University, 1979
Jennifer Coffman	Eastern District of Kentucky	10/1/1993 - 1/8/2013	Western District of Kentucky	10/1/1993 - 1/8/2013	University of Kentucky, BA, 1969	University of Kentucky College of Law, 1978
Thomas Russell	Western District of Kentucky	10/11/1994-11/15/2011			Western Kentucky University, 1967	University of Kentucky College of Law, 1970
Joseph McKinley	Western District of Kentucky	8/14/1995 - Present			University of Kentucky, B.S., 1976	University of Louisville School of Law, J.D., 1979
John Tunheim	District of Minnesota	December 26, 1995 - present			Concordia College, B.A., 1975	University of Minnesota Law School, J.D., 1980
Ann Montgomery	District of Minnesota	August 6, 1996 - May 31, 2016	Magistrate judge	1994 - 1996	University of Kansas, B.S., 1971	University of Minnesota Law School, J.D., 1974
Donovan Frank	District of Minnesota	October 22, 1998 - October 31, 2016			Luther College, B.A., 1973	Hamline University School of Law, J.D., 1977
Karen Schreier	District of South Dakota	July 7, 1999 - Present			St. Louis University, 1978	Saint Louis University School of Law, 1981
Charles Kornmann	District of South Dakota	March 24, 1995 - July 31, 2008			College of St. Thomas, 1959	Georgetown College Law Center, 1962
Lawrence Piersol	District of South Dakota	November 22, 1993 - July 31, 2009	Private practice	1968 - 1993	University of South Dakota, 1962	University of South Dakota School of Law, 1965
Joseph Bataillon	District of Nebraska	9/18/1997-10/3/2014			Creighton University, 1971	Creighton University School of Law, 1974
Mark Bennett (Iowa)	Northern District of Iowa	8/26/1994-Present	Federal magistrate judge	1991-1994	Gustavus Adolphus College, 1972	Drake University Law School, 1975
Robert Pratt	Southern District of Iowa	May 27, 1997 - 7/1/2012			Loras College, B.A., 1969	Creighton U. School of Law, J.D., 1972
William Wilson	Eastern District of Arkansas	10/1/1993 - 10/1/2008			Hendrix College, B.A., 1962	Vanderbilt U. Law School, J.D., 1965
James M. Moody Sr.	Eastern District of Arkansas	8/14/1995 - 10/1/2008			University of Arkansas, B.S.I.M., 1962	University of Arkansas School of Law, J.D., 1964
Robert Dawson	Western District of Arkansas	4/7/1998 - 8/14/2009			University of Arkansas, B.A., 1960	University of Arkansas School of Law, LL.B., 1965
Harry Barnes	Western District of Arkansas	11/22/1993 - 11/1/2008			United States Naval Academy, 1956	University of Arkansas School of Law, 1964
Charles Shaw (Missouri)	Eastern District of Missouri	11/22/1993 - 12/31/2009			Harris Stowe State College, B.A., 1966	University of Missouri-Columbia, M.B.A., 1971
Catherine Perry	Eastern District of Missouri	10/07/1994-Present	Magistrate judge, United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri	1990-1994	University of Oklahoma, 1977	Washington University School of Law, 1980
E. Richard Webber	Eastern District of Missouri	12/26/1995 - 6/30/2009			University of Missouri-Columbia, B.S., 1964	University of Missouri-Columbia School of Law, J.D., 1967
Rodney Sippel	Eastern District of Missouri	11/12/1997 - 01/28/2023	Attorney in private practice	1995 - 1997	University of Tulsa, B.S., 1978	Washington University School of Law, J.D., 1981
Nanette Laughrey	Eastern District of Missouri	08/01/1996 - 08/27/2011	Western District of Missouri	08/01/1996 - Present	University of California, Los Angeles, 1967	University of Missouri-Columbia School of Law, 1975
Ortrie Smith	Western District of Missouri	8/14/1995 - 4/30/2011			University of Missouri-Columbia, B.A., 1968	University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Law, J.D., 1971
Richard Stearns	District of Massachusetts	11/24/1993-Present	Superior Court of Massachusetts	1990-1993	Stanford University, 1968	Harvard Law, 1976
Reginald Lindsay	District of Massachusetts	11/24/1993 - 3/12/2009			Morehouse College, B.A., 1967	Harvard Law, J.D., 1970
Patti Saris	District of Massachusetts	11/24/1993-Present	District of Massachusetts Magistrate	1986-1989	Radcliffe College, 1973	Harvard Law, 1976
Nancy Gertner	District of Massachusetts	2/14/1994 - 5/22/2011			Barnard College, B.A., 1967	Yale Law, J.D., 1971
George O'Toole	District of Massachusetts	5/26/1995 (3/1/2001)-1/1/2018	Associate justice, Superior Court of Massachusetts	1990-1995	Boston College, 1969	Harvard University Law, 1972
Michael Ponsor	District of Massachusetts	4/14/1994-8/15/2011	U.S. Magistrate, District of Massachusetts	1984-1994	Harvard University, 1969	Yale Law, 1975
Salvador Casellas	District of Puerto Rico	September 29, 1994 - June 10, 2005			Georgetown College, 1957	University of Puerto Rico School of Law,1960
Daniel Dominguez	District of Puerto Rico	9/29/1994-7/31/2011			Boston University 1967	Puerto Rico University Law, 1970
Jay Garcia-Gregory	District of Puerto Rico	7/11/2000-Present			Assumption College, 1966	Puerto Rico University Law, 1972
Mary Lisi	District of Rhode Island	May 9, 1994 - October 1, 2015			University of Rhode Island, 1972	Temple University School of Law, 1977
Walker Miller	District of Colorado	7/25/1996 - 4/1/2008			University of Colorado Law, 1963	University of Chicago Law, 1965
Robert Chatigny	District of Connecticut	September 29, 1994 - January 1, 2017			Brown University, A.B., 1973	Georgetown University Law Center, J.D., 1978
Janet Arterton	District of Connecticut	March 24, 1995 - July 1, 2014			Mount Holyoke College, 1966	Northeastern University School of Law, 1977
Christopher Droney	Second Circuit	December 1, 2011 - Present	District of Connecticut	1997 - 2011	College of the Holy Cross, B.A., 1976	University of Connecticut School of Law, J.D., 1979
Janet Hall	District of Connecticut	September 18, 1997 - January 21, 2021			Mount Holyoke College, 1970	New York University School of Law, 1973
Dominic Squatrito	District of Connecticut	October 7, 1994 - November 1, 2004			Wesleyan University, 1961	Yale Law School, 1965
Alvin Thompson	District of Connecticut	October 11, 1994 - Present			Princeton, 1975	Yale Law, 1978
Stefan Underhill	District of Connecticut	July 7, 1999 - November 1, 2022			University of Virginia, 1978	Yale Law School, 1984
David Trager	Eastern District of New York	11/24/1993 - 02/28/2006			Columbia, B.A., 1959	Harvard Law School, LL.B., 1962
Nicholas Garaufis	Eastern District of New York	5/25/2000-9/30/2014			Columbia College, 1969	Columbia Law School, 1974
Nina Gershon	Eastern District of New York	8/1/1996-10/15/2008	Southern District of New York, Magistrate judge	1976-1996	Cornell, 1962	Yale Law, 1965
John Gleeson	Eastern District of New York	09/29/1994-03/09/2016	Assistant U.S. attorney, Eastern District of New York	1985-1994	Georgetown University, 1975	University of Virginia School of Law, 1980
Allyne Ross	Eastern District of New York	9/29/1994-4/4/2011	Eastern District of New York, Magistrate judge	1986-1994	Wellesley College, 1967	Harvard Law, 1970
Joanna Seybert	Eastern District of New York	11/24/1993-1/13/2014	Nassau County Court, New York, Judge	1992-1993	University of Cincinnati, 1967	St. John`s University School of Law, 1971
Norman Mordue	Northern District of New York	10/22/1998-6/30/2013	New York Supreme Court 5th Judicial District, Justice	1985-1998	Syracuse University, 1966	Syracuse University College of Law, 1971
Lawrence Kahn	Northern District of New York	August 1, 1996 - July 31, 2007	Supreme Court of the State of New York, Justice	1980-1996	Union College, 1959	Harvard Law School, 1962
David Hurd	Northern District of New York	9/22/1999-Present	Northern District of New York, Magistrate Judge	1991-1999	Cornell University, 1959	Syracuse University College of Law, 1963
Wiley Daniel	District of Colorado	6/30/1995-1/1/2013			Howard University, 1968	Howard University Law, 1971
Harold Baer	Southern District of New York	08/10/1994 - 09/07/2004	New York County Supreme Court, Justice	1982 - 1992	Hobart College, B.A., 1954	Yale Law, LL.B., 1957
Deborah Batts	Southern District of New York	May 9, 1994-April 13, 2012			Radcliffe College, 1969	Harvard Law School, 1972
Richard Berman	Southern District of New York	October 22, 1998-September 11, 2011			Cornell University,1964	New York University School of Law, 1967
Naomi Buchwald	Southern District of New York	September 22, 1999 March 21, 2012	Magistrate judge, Southern District of New York	1980-1999	Brandeis University, 1965	Columbia Law School, 1968
Denny Chin	Second Circuit	April 23, 2010 - Present	Southern District of New York	1994-2010	Princeton University, 1975	Fordham University School of Law, 1978
Denise Cote	Southern District of New York	August 10, 1994-December 15, 2011	Special assistant to the assistant U.S. attorney general	1994	St. Mary's College, 1968	Columbia Law School, 1975
George Daniels	Southern District of New York	March 9, 2000 - May 1, 2021	New York Supreme Court, Justice	1995 - 2000	Yale, 1975	University of California, Berkeley, Boalt Hall Law, 1978
Alvin Hellerstein	Southern District of New York	October 22, 1998 - January 29, 2011			Columbia, 1954	Columbia Law, 1956
Barbara Jones	Southern District of New York	12/26/1995 - 12/31/2012			Mount St. Mary's College, B.A., 1968	Temple U. Law, J.D., 1973
Lewis Kaplan	Southern District of New York	August 10, 1994 - January 31, 2011			University of Rochester, 1966	Harvard Law, 1969
John Koeltl	Southern District of New York	August 10, 1994 - Present			Georgetown University, 1967	Harvard Law, 1971
Gerard Lynch	Second Circuit	September 17, 2009 - September 5, 2016	Southern District of New York	2000 - 2009	Columbia College, B.A., 1972	Columbia Law School, J.D., 1975
Colleen McMahon	Southern District of New York	October 22, 1998 - Present	New York Court of Claims, New York Supreme Court, Judge	1995 - 1998	Ohio State University, 1973	Harvard Law, 1976
William Pauley	Southern District of New York	October 22, 1998 - Present			Duke University, 1974	Duke University Law, 1977
Jed Rakoff	Southern District of New York	January 04, 1996 - December 30, 2010			Swarthmore College, 1964	Harvard Law, 1969
Shira Scheindlin	Southern District of New York	September 29, 2004 - August 16, 2011	Eastern District of New York, Magistrate Judge	1982 - 1986	University of Michigan, 1967	Cornell Law, 1975
Sidney Stein	Southern District of New York	March 17, 1995 - August 31, 2010			Princeton University, 1967	Yale Law, 1972
Laura Swain	Southern District of New York	July 11, 2000 - Present	Bankruptcy Judge, Eastern District of New York	1996-2000	Harvard-Radcliffe, 1979	Harvard Law, 1982
Charles Siragusa	Western District of New York	November 5, 1997-December 15, 2012	Justice, New York Supreme Court, 7th Judicial District	1993-1997	LeMoyne College, 1969	Albany Law School, 1976
William K. Sessions	District of Vermont	August 11, 1995 - June 15, 2014			Middlebury College, 1969	George Washington University Law School, 1972
John Murtha (Vermont)	District of Vermont	May 26, 1995 - June 30, 2009			Yale University, 1963	University of Connecticut School of Law, 1968
Greg Sleet	District of Delaware	April 30, 1998 - May 1, 2017			Hampton University, 1973	Rutgers School of Law, 1976
Joel Pisano	District of New Jersey	2/16/2000-2/16/2015	District of New Jersey, Magistrate Judge	1991-2000	Lafayette College, 1971	Seton Hall University Law, 1974
Dennis Cavanaugh	District of New Jersey	09/20/2000-1/31/2014	District of New Jersey, Magistrate Judge	1993-2000	Morehead State University, 1969	Seton Hall University Law, 1972
Joseph Greenaway	Third Circuit	February 12, 2010 - present	District of New Jersey	1996 - 2010	Columbia College, B.A., 1978	Harvard Law School, J.D., 1981
Katharine Hayden	District of New Jersey	09/29/1997 - 05/29/2010	New Jersey Superior Courts, Judge	1991 - 1997	Marymount Manhattan College, B.A., 1963	Seton Hall U. Law, J.D., 1975
Faith Hochberg	District of New Jersey	11/15/1999-3/6/2015			Tufts University, 1972	Harvard Law, 1975
William Walls	District of New Jersey	10/11/1994 - 01/30/2005	New Jersey Superior Courts, Judge	1979 - 1994	Dartmouth College, A.B., 1954	Yale Law, LL.B., 1957
Bruce Kauffman	Eastern District of Pennsylvania	11/12/1997 - 2/10/2008			University of Pennsylvania (1956)	Yale Law School (1959)
Mary McLaughlin	Eastern District of Pennsylvania	5/30/2000-11/18/2013			Gwynedd-Mercy College, 1968	University of Pennsylvania Law School, 1976
Petrese Tucker	Eastern District of Pennsylvania	June 1, 2000 - June 1, 2021	Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Judge	1987 - 2000	Temple U., B.A., 1973	Temple U. Law, J.D., 1976
Berle Schiller	Eastern District of Pennsylvania	06/02/2000 - 6/18/2012	Pennsylvania Superior Court, Appellate Judge	1996 - 2000	Bowdoin College, B.A., 1965	New York U. Law, J.D., 1968
Richard Surrick	Eastern District of Pennsylvania	06/05/2000 - 01/31/2011	Delaware County Court of Common Pleas, Pennsylvania, Judge	1978 - 2000	Dickinson College, B.A., 1960	Dickinson College, J.D., 1965
Eric Clay	Sixth Circuit	August 1, 1997 - Present			University of North Carolina, B.A., 1969	Yale Law School, J.D., 1972
Martha Daughtrey	Sixth Circuit	November 22, 1993 - January 1, 2009	Justice, Tennessee Supreme Court	1990 - 1993	Vanderbilt University, B.A., 1964	Vanderbilt University Law School, J.D., 1968
Yvette Kane	Middle District of Pennsylvania	October 22, 1998 - Present			Nicholls State University, 1973	Tulane University Law School, 1976
Thomas Vanaskie	Third Circuit	April 26, 2010 - January 2, 2019	Middle District of Pennsylvania	1994 - 2010	Lycoming College, B.A., 1975	Dickinson School of Law, J.D., 1978
Richard Caputo	Middle District of Pennsylvania	November 12, 1997 - March 31, 2009			Brown University, 1960	University of Pennsylvania Law School, 1963
James Munley	Middle District of Pennsylvania	October 22, 1998 - January 30, 2009	Judge, Lackawanna County Court of Common Pleas	1978-1998	University of Scranton, 1958	Temple University School of Law, 1963
Diane Wood	Seventh Circuit	June 30, 1995 - Present			University of Texas, Austin, B.A., 1971	University of Texas Law School, J.D., 1975
Kim McLane Wardlaw	Ninth Circuit	August 3, 1998 - Present	Central District of California	1995 - 1998	University of California, Los Angeles, A.B., 1976	University of California, Los Angeles, School of Law, J.D., 1979
Ann Williams	Seventh Circuit	November 15, 1999-June 5, 2017	Northern District of Illinois	1985-1999	Wayne State University, 1970	University of Notre Dame Law School, 1975
John Marten	District of Kansas	January 4, 1996 - May 1, 2017			Washburn University, 1973	Washburn University School of Law, 1976
Carlos Murguia	District of Kansas	9/22/1999 - 4/1/2020	Wyandotte County District Court	1990-1999	University of Kansas, B.S., 1979	University of Kansas Law, J.D., 1982
Martha Vazquez	District of New Mexico	10/1/1993 - Present			University of Notre Dame, B.A., 1975	University of Notre Dame, J.D., 1978
Bruce Black	District of New Mexico	December 26, 1995 - October 1, 2012	New Mexico Court of Appeals	1991-1995	Albion College of Michigan, B.A., 1969	Michigan Law School, J.D., 1971
Tena Campbell	District of Utah	June 30, 1995 - January 1, 2011			University of Idaho, 1967	Arizona State University College of Law, 1977
Dale Kimball	District of Utah	October 24, 1997 - November 30, 2009			Brigham Young University, 1964	University of Utah College of Law, 1967
Brian Stewart (Utah)	District of Utah	November 11, 1999 - September 1, 2014			Utah State University, 1972	University of Utah Law, 1975
William Downes	District of Wyoming	6/16/1994 - 7/24/2011			University of North Texas, B.A., 1968	University of Houston Law, J.D., 1974
Terence Kern	Northern District of Oklahoma	6/9/1994 - 1/4/2010			Oklahoma State University, 1966	University of Oklahoma Law School, 1969
Vicki Miles-LaGrange	Western District of Oklahoma	November 28, 1994 - Present			Vassar College, 1974	Howard University School of Law, 1977
Charles Smith (Alabama)	Northern District of Alabama	December 26, 1995-August 31, 2013	Judge, 23rd Judicial Circuit Court of Alabama	1981-1995	University of Alabama, 1966	University of Alabama School of Law, 1971
Inge Johnson	Northern District of Alabama	October 9, 1998-October 24, 2012	Judge, Alabama 31st Judicial Circuit	1979-1999	City of London College, 1968	University of Alabama School of Law, 1973
Kermit Lipez	First Circuit	4/7/1998 - 12/31/2011	Maine Supreme Court	1994-1998	Haverford College, 1963	Yale Law School, 1967
Sandra Lea Lynch	First Circuit	March 17, 1995 - Present			Wellesley College, A.B., 1968	Boston University School of Law, J.D., 1971
Susan Bucklew	Middle District of Florida	11/24/1993 - 8/1/2008			Florida State University, B.A., 1964	Stetson University College of Law, J.D., 1977
Henry Adams	Middle District of Florida	11/24/1993 - 4/8/2010			Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University, B.A., 1966	Howard University School of Law, J.D., 1969
Richard Lazzara	Middle District of Florida	9/27/1997 - 12/17/2011	Second Circuit Court of Appeals, Florida	1993-1997	Loyola U.-New Orleans, B.A., 1967	University of Florida Law, J.D., 1970
James Whittemore	Middle District of Florida	May 25, 2000 - August 29, 2017	Judge, Thirteenth Judicial Circuit Court of Florida	1990-2000	University of Florida, 1974	Stetson University College of Law, 1977
John Antoon	Middle District of Florida	5/31/2000-6/3/2013	Judge, Florida Fifth District Court of Appeal	1995-2000	Florida Southern College, 1968	Florida State University Law, 1971
John Steele	Middle District of Florida	7/26/2000-6/3/2015	Federal magistrate judge, United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida	1991-1999	University of Detroit, 1971	University of Detroit Law, 1973
James S. Moody	Middle District of Florida	7/28/2000-3/31/2014	Florida 13th Circuit Court	1995-2000	University of Florida, 1969	University of Florida Law, 1972
Gregory Presnell	Middle District of Florida	7/31/2000 - 4/1/2012			College of William and Mary, 1964	University of Florida Law, 1966
Robert Hinkle	Northern District of Florida	August 1, 1996-November 7, 2016			Florida State University, 1972	Harvard Law School, 1976
Stephan Mickle	Northern District of Florida	May 22, 1998-June 22, 2011	Judge, Florida First District Court of Appeal	1993-1998	University of Florida, 1965	University of Florida College of Law, 1970
Terence Evans	Seventh Circuit	8/11/1995 - 1/7/2010	Eastern District of Wisconsin	11/2/1979 - 8/11/1995	Marquette Uuniversity, 1962	Marquette University Law School, 1967
Alan Gold	Southern District of Florida	7/1/1997-1/10/2011	Attorney in private practice	1975-1992	University of Florida, 1966	Duke University School of Law, 1969
Daniel Hurley	Southern District of Florida	3/11/1994 - 2/24/2009			St. Anselm`s College, B.A., 1964	George Washington University Law School, J.D., 1968
Paul Huck	Southern District of Florida	7/11/2000 - 8/31/2010			University of Florida, B.A., 1962	University of Florida School of Law, J.D., 1965
Adalberto Jordan	Eleventh Circuit	February 17, 2012 - Present	Southern District of Florida	September 9, 1999 - February 24, 2012	University of Miami,1984	University of Miami School of Law, 1987
Patricia Seitz	Southern District of Florida	10/1/1998-11/16/2012			Kansas State U., 1968	Georgetown U. Law, 1973
Joan Lenard	Southern District of Florida	December 26, 1995-July 1, 2017			Roger Williams University, 1973	Antioch School of Law, 1976
Donald Middlebrooks	Southern District of Florida	5/27/1997 - Present			University of Florida, B.A., 1968	University of Florida Law, J.D., 1972
William Dimitrouleas	Southern District of Florida	5/22/1998 - Present			Furman University, B.A., 1973	University of Florida College of Law, J.D., 1975
David Hamilton (Seventh Circuit)	Seventh Circuit	November 23, 2009 - Present	Southern District of Indiana	October 11, 1994 - November 24, 2009	Haverford College, B.A., 1979	Yale Law School, J.D., 1983
Richard Young (Federal judge)	Southern District of Indiana	March 6, 1998 - March 31, 2023			Drake U., B.A., 1975	George Mason U. School of Law, J.D., 1980
Stanley Marcus	Eleventh Circuit	November 12, 1997 - November 20, 2019	Southern District of Florida	July 18, 1985 - November 23, 1997	Queens College, City University of New York, B.A., 1967	Harvard Law School, J.D., 1971
Beverly Martin	Eleventh Circuit	January 28, 2010 - Present	Northern District of Georgia	2000-2010	Stetson University, 1976	University of Georgia School of Law, 1981
Clarence Cooper	Northern District of Georgia	5/9/1997-2/9/2009			Clark College, 1964	Emory University School of Law, 1967
Richard Story	Northern District of Georgia	2/4/1998 - Present	Superior Court of Georgia	1986-1997	LaGrange College, B.A., 1975	University of Georgia Law, J.D., 1978
Willis Hunt	Northern District of Georgia	3/24/1995 - 6/30/2005			Emory University, LL.B., 1954	University of Virginia School of Law, LL.M.,1990
Thomas Thrash	Northern District of Georgia	August 1, 1997-May 8, 2021			University of Virginia, 1973	Harvard Law, 1976
Charles Pannell	Northern District of Georgia	8/3/2000 - 1/31/2013	Judge, Conasauga Judicial Circuit of Georgia	1979-1999	University of Georgia, B.A., 1967	University of Georgia Law, J.D., 1970
Hugh Lawson	Middle District of Georgia	12/26/1995 - 12/31/2008			Emory University, B.A., 1963	Emory University School of Law, J.D., 1964
Willie Sands	Middle District of Georgia	5/9/1994-4/12/2014	Macon Judicial District Superior Court	1991-1993	Mercer University, 1971	Mercer University Law, 1974
William Moore (Georgia)	Southern District of Georgia	October 11, 1994 - February 28, 2017			Georgia Military College, 1960	University of Georgia School of Law, 1964
Ronald Gilman	Sixth Circuit	November 7, 1997 - November 21, 2010			Massachusetts Institute of Technology, S.B., 1964	Harvard Law School, J.D., 1967
Karen Moore	Sixth Circuit	March 24, 1995 - present			Radcliffe College, A.B., 1970	Harvard Law School, J.D., 1973
Guy Cole	Sixth Circuit	December 26, 1995 - January 9, 2023	Southern District of Ohio bankruptcy court	1987 - 1993	Tufts University, B.A., 1972	Yale Law School, J.D., 1975
Diana Murphy	Eighth Circuit	October 11, 1994 - November 29, 2016	District of Minnesota	February 20, 1980 - October 13, 1994	University of Minnesota, B.A., 1954	University of Minnesota Law School, J.D., 1974
Kermit Bye	Eighth Circuit	March 9, 2000 - April 22, 2015			University of North Dakota, B.S., 1959	University of North Dakota School of Law, J.D., 1962
Michael R. Murphy (Tenth Circuit)	Tenth Circuit	August 14, 1995 - December 31, 2012	Third District Court of Utah	1986 - 1995	Creighton University, B.A., 1969	University of Wyoming College of Law, J.D., 1972
Carlos Lucero	Tenth Circuit	June 30, 1995 - 2021			Adams State College, 1961	George Washington University Law School, 1964
Mary Briscoe	Tenth Circuit	May 26, 1995 - March 15, 2021	Kansas Court of Appeals	1984 - 1995	University of Kansas, B.A., 1969	University of Kansas School of Law, J.D., 1973
Robert Henry	Tenth Circuit	5/9/1994 - 7/1/2010			University of Oklahoma '74	University of Oklahoma Law '76
Frank Hull	Eleventh Circuit	September 18, 1997 - December 31, 2017			Randolph-Macon Woman's College, B.A., 1970	Emory University School of Law, J.D., 1973
Charles Wilson (Florida)	Eleventh Circuit	August 9, 1999 - Present	Federal magistrate judge, Middle District of Florida	1990-1994	University of Notre Dame, 1976	Notre Dame Law School, 1979
Rosemary Barkett	Eleventh Circuit	1994-2013	Florida Supreme Court	1985-1994	Spring Hill College, 1967	University of Florida Law, 1970
Sonia Sotomayor	Supreme Court	August 6, 2009 - Present	Second Circuit	1998-2009	Princeton University, 1976	Yale Law School, 1979
Pierre Leval	Second Circuit	October 20, 1993 - August 16, 2002	Southern District of New York	1977 - 1993	Harvard College, A.B., 1959	Harvard Law School, J.D., 1963
Chester Straub	Second Circuit	June 3, 1998 - July 16, 2008			St. Peter's College, B.A., 1958	University of Virginia School of Law, LL.B., 1961
Guido Calabresi	Second Circuit	July 18, 1994 - July 21, 2009			Yale University, B.S, 1953 Oxford University, B.A, 1955	Yale Law School, LL.B., 1958
Jose Cabranes	Second Circuit	August 10, 1994 - Present	District of Connecticut	1979 - 1994	Columbia University, A.B., 1961	Yale Law School, J.D., 1965
Rosemary Pooler	Second Circuit	June 3, 1998 - March 23, 2022	Northern District of New York	1994 - 1998	Brooklyn College, B.A., 1959	University of Michigan Law School, J.D., 1965
Robert Sack	Second Circuit	June 16, 1998 - August 6, 2009			University of Rochester, B.A., 1960	Columbia Law School, LL.B., 1963
Robert Katzmann	Second Circuit	July 16, 1999 - 2021			Columbia College, A.B., 1973	Yale Law School, J.D., 1980
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
Fred Parker	Second Circuit	10/11/1994 - 8/12/2003	District of Vermont	8/7/1990 - 10/11/1994	University of Massachusetts, B.A., 1962	Georgetown U. Law, J.D., 1965
Carl Stewart	Fifth Circuit	May 9, 1994 - Present	Judge, Louisiana Second Circuit Court of Appeal	1991-1994	Dillard University, 1971	Loyola University New Orleans School of Law, 1974
Fortunato Benavides	Fifth Circuit	May 9, 1994 - February 3, 2012			University of Houston, B.B.A., 1968	University of Houston Law Center, J.D., 1972
Robert Parker	Fifth Circuit	6/16/1994 - 11/1/2002	Eastern District of Texas	4/26/1979 - 6/17/1994	U. of Texas, Austin, B.B.A., 1961	University of Texas School of Law, LL.B., 1964
Blane Michael	Fourth Circuit	10/1/1993 - 3/25/11			West Virginia U. '65	New York U. Law '68
Diana Motz	Fourth Circuit	June 16, 1994 - September 30, 2022	Maryland Court of Special Appeals	1991 - 1994	Vassar College, B.A., 1965	University of Virginia School of Law, J.D., 1968
William Traxler	Fourth Circuit	October 1, 1998 - present	District of South Carolina	1992 - 1998	Davidson College, B.A., 1970	University of South Carolina School of Law, J.D., 1973
Robert King	Fourth Circuit	October 9, 1998 - Present			West Virginia University, B.A., 1961	West Virginia University College of Law, J.D., 1968
Roger Gregory	Fourth Circuit	July 25, 2001 - present			Virginia State University, B.A., 1975	University of Michigan Law School, J.D., 1978
Theodore McKee	Third Circuit	June 9, 1994 - October 20, 2022			SUNY Cortland, B.A., 1969	Syracuse University College of Law, J.D., 1975
Marjorie Rendell	Third Circuit	September 29, 1997 - July 1, 2015	Eastern District of Pennsylvania	1994 - 1997	University of Pennsylvania, B.A., 1969	Villanova University School of Law, J.D., 1973
Maryanne Trump Barry	Third Circuit	September 22, 1999 - June 30, 2011	District of New Jersey	1983 - 1999	Mount Holyoke College, B.A., 1958	Hofstra University School of Law, J.D., 1974
Thomas Ambro	Third Circuit	February 16, 2000 - February 6, 2023			Georgetown University, B.A., 1971	Georgetown University Law Center, J.D., 1975
Julio Fuentes	Third Circuit	March 9, 2000 - July 18, 2016			Southern Illinois University, B.A., 1971	State University of New York at Buffalo Law School, J.D., 1975
Lee Sarokin	Third Circuit	10/5/1994 - 7/31/1996	District of New Jersey	11/2/1979 - 10/4/1994	Dartmouth College (1950)	Harvard Law School (1953)
Gerald Lee	Eastern District of Virginia	October 1, 1998 - September 30, 2017	Judge, Fairfax County District Court, Virginia	1992-1998	American University, 1973	American University's Washington College of Law, 1976
Leonie Brinkema	Eastern District of Virginia	October 20, 1993 - Present	Federal magistrate judge, Eastern District of Virginia	1985 - 1993	Rutgers University, 1966	Cornell Law School, 1976
Raymond Jackson	Eastern District of Virginia	November 22, 1993 - November 23, 2021	Assistant U.S. attorney, Eastern District of Virginia	1977 - 1993	Norfolk State University, 1970	University of Virginia, 1973
Jerome Friedman	Eastern District of Virginia	11/12/1997 - 11/29/2010	Virginia Beach Circuit Court, Judge	1991 - 1997	Old Dominion College, B.S., 1965	Wake Forest U. Law, J.D., 1969
Henry Hudson	Eastern District of Virginia	August 2, 2002 - Present	Judge, Fairfax County District Court	1998 - 2002	American University, 1969	American University, Washington College of Law, 1974
James Jones	Western District of Virginia	August 1, 1996-August 30, 2021			Duke University, 1962	University of Virginia School of Law, 1965
Joseph Goodwin	Southern District of West Virginia	05/10/1995 - Present			West Virginia U., B.S., 1965	West Virginia U. Law, J.D., 1970
Robert Chambers	Southern District of West Virginia	09/18/1997 - Present	Attorney in private practice	1977 - 1997	Marshall U., 1974	West Virginia U. Law, 1977
Catherine Blake	District of Maryland	August 14, 1995 - April 2, 2021	District of Maryland, Magistrate Judge	1987 - 1995	Harvard-Radcliffe College, A.B., 1972	Harvard Law, J.D., 1975
Andre Davis	Fourth Circuit	November 10, 2009 - February 28, 2014	District of Maryland	1995 - 2009	University of Pennsylvania, B.A., 1971	University of Maryland School of Law, J.D., 1978
Peter Messitte	District of Maryland	10/20/1993 - 08/31/2008	Maryland, Sixth Circuit, Associate Judge	1985 - 1993	Amherst College, B.A., 1963	University of Chicago Law School, J.D., 1966
Deborah Chasanow	District of Maryland	10/20/1993 - 10/2/2014	District of Maryland, Magistrate Judge	1987-1993	Rutgers University, 1970	Stanford University Law, 1974
Cameron Currie	District of South Carolina	March 11, 1994-October 3, 2013	Federal magistrate judge, District of South Carolina	1984-1986	University of South Carolina, 1970	George Washington University Law School, 1975
Patrick Duffy	District of South Carolina	December 26, 1995-December 27, 2009			The Citadel, 1965	University of South Carolina School of Law, 1968
Margaret Seymour	District of South Carolina	October 22, 1998-January 16, 2013	Magistrate Judge, District of South Carolina	1996-1998	Howard University, 1969	American University, Washington College of Law, 1977
James Beaty	Middle District of North Carolina	10/11/1994-6/30/2014	Forsyth County Superior Court, Superior Court Judge	1981-1994	Western Carolina U., 1971	University of North Carolina Law, 1974
Lacy Thornburg	Western District of North Carolina	3/17/1995 - 8/31/2009			University of North Carolina (1952)	University of North Carolina (1954)
Helen Berrigan	Eastern District of Louisiana	March 10, 1994 - August 23, 2016			University of Wisconsin, B.A., 1969	Louisiana State University Law School, J.D., 1977
Stanwood Duval	Eastern District of Louisiana	September 29, 1994 - December 15, 2008			Louisiana State U., B.A., 1964	Louisiana State U. Law, LL.B., 1966
Sarah Vance	Eastern District of Louisiana	09/29/1994 - 01/16/2024			Louisiana State U., B.A., 1971	Tulane Law School, J.D., 1978
Eldon Fallon	Eastern District of Louisiana	5/10/1995 - 1/1/2024			Tulane U., B.A., 1959	Tulane Law, J.D., 1962
Mary Ann Lemmon	Eastern District of Louisiana	07/25/1996 - 12/31/2010	Louisiana Fifth Circuit Court of Appeal, Judge Pro Tempore	1990	Loyola U.	Loyola Law, J.D., 1964
Ivan Lemelle	Eastern District of Louisiana	April 7, 1998 - June 29, 2015	Eastern District of Louisiana, Magistrate Judge	1984-1998	Xavier University, 1971	Loyola Law, 1974
Carl Barbier	Eastern District of Louisiana	10/01/1998-Present	Attorney in private practice	1971-1998	Southeastern Louisiana University, 1966	Loyola Law, 1970
Ralph Tyson	Middle District of Louisiana	08/03/1998 - 07/18/2011	19th Judicial District, Judge	1993 - 1998	Louisiana State U., B.A., 1970	Louisiana State U. Law, J.D., 1973
James J. Brady	Middle District of Louisiana	05/25/2000-12/30/2013			Southeastern Louisiana College, 1966	Louisiana State University Law, 1969
Tucker Melancon	Western District of Louisiana	02/11/1994 - 02/13/2009			Louisiana State U., B.S., 1968	Tulane Law, J.D., 1973
Allen Pepper	Northern District of Mississippi	07/07/1999 - 1/24/2011			University of Mississippi, B.A., 1963	University of Mississippi Law, J.D., 1968
Sam Lindsay	Northern District of Texas	March 17, 1998 - Present			St. Mary`s University, 1974	University of Texas School of Law, 1977
Barbara Lynn	Northern District of Texas	November 22, 1999 - May 15, 2023			University of Virginia, 1973	Southern Methodist University School of Law, 1976
Thad Heartfield	Eastern District of Texas	March 17, 1995 - January 1, 2010			St. Mary`s University, 1962	St. Mary`s University School of Law, 1965
David Folsom	Eastern District of Texas	3/17/1995-3/17/2012			University of Arkansas, 1969	University of Arkansas School of Law, 1974
T. John Ward	Eastern District of Texas	07/15/1999-10/1/2011			Texas Tech University, 1964	Baylor Law, 1967
Nancy Atlas	Southern District of Texas	06/30/1995-6/20/2014			Tufts University, 1971	New York University Law, 1974
Keith Ellison (Texas)	Southern District of Texas	07/07/1999 - Present			Harvard 1972	Yale Law, 1976
Vanessa Gilmore	Southern District of Texas	06/09/1994 - 1/2/2022			Hampton U., B.S., 1977	University of Houston Law, J.D., 1981
Samuel Biery	Western District of Texas	March 11, 1994 - Present	Judge, Texas Fourth District Court of Appeals	1989-1994	Texas Lutheran College, 1970	Southern Methodist University School of Law, 1973
David Briones	Western District of Texas	October 11, 1994 - February 26, 2009			University of Texas, 1969	University of Texas School of Law, 1971
William Furgeson	Northern District of Texas	3/11/1994-11/30/2008			Texas Tech University, 1964	University of Texas School of Law, 1967
Orlando Garcia	Western District of Texas	March 11, 1994 - Present	Justice, Texas Fourth District Court of Appeals	1991-1992	University of Texas, 1975	University of Texas School of Law, 1978
Donetta Ambrose	Western District of Pennsylvania	November 24, 1993 - November 5, 2010	Judge, Westmoreland County Court of Common Pleas	1982-1993	Duquesne University, 1967	Duquesne University School of Law, 1970
Gary Lancaster	Western District of Pennsylvania	11/24/1993-4/24/2013	Western District of Pennsylvania, Magistrate Judge	1987-1993	Slippery Rock State College, 1971	University of Pittsburgh School of Law, 1974
Sean McLaughlin	Western District of Pennsylvania	10/11/1994 - 8/16/2013			Georgetown University, A.B., 1977	Georgetown University Law, J.D., 1980
Roger Hunt (Nevada)	District of Nevada	5/25/2000 - 5/26/2011			Brigham Young University, 1966	George Washington University, 1970
Kent Dawson	District of Nevada	5/31/2000 - 7/9/2012			Weber State College, B.S., 1969	University of Utah School of Law, J.D., 1971
Susan Bolton	District of Arizona	October 13, 2000 - Present			University of Iowa, B.A., 1973	University of Iowa College of Law, J.D., 1975
Mary Murguia	Ninth Circuit	January 4, 2011 - Present	District of Arizona	2000 - 2011	University of Kansas, B.S., B.A., 1982	University of Kansas School of Law, J.D., 1985
Roslyn Silver	District of Arizona	10/11/1994 - 9/3/2013			University of California at Santa Barbara, B.A., 1968	Arizona State U. College of Law, J.D., 1971
James Teilborg	District of Arizona	10/13/2000-1/30/2013				University of Arizona College of Law, 1966
Raner Collins	District of Arizona	8/3/1998 - Present			Arkansas Polytechnic College, B.A., 1973	University of Arizona College of Law, J.D., 1975
Frank Zapata	District of Arizona	8/1/1996-8/3/2010			University of Arizona, B.A., 1966	University of Arizona College of Law, J.D., 1973
Donald Molloy	District of Montana	8/1/1996 - 8/16/2011			University of Montana, B.A., 1968	University of Montana School of Law, J.D., 1976
Lynn Winmill	District of Idaho	August 14, 1995 - August 16, 2021	Judge, Sixth Judicial District Court of Idaho	1987-1995	Idaho State University, 1974	Harvard Law School, 1977
Ancer Haggerty	District of Oregon	3/28/1994-8/26/2009			University of Oregon, B.S., 1967	University of California, Hastings College of Law, J.D., 1973
Ann Aiken	District of Oregon	February 4, 1998 - Present	Judge, Lane County Circuit Court	1992-1997	University of Oregon, 1974	University of Oregon Law School, 1979
Garr King	District of Oregon	April 30, 1998 - January 30, 2009				Northwestern School of Law of Lewis & Clark College, 1963
Anna Brown (Oregon)	District of Oregon	October 26, 1999 - July 27, 2017	Judge, Multnomah County Circuit Court	1994-1999	Portland State University, 1975	Northwestern School of Law of Lewis and Clark College, 1980
Helen Gillmor	District of Hawaii	10/11/1994 - 6/30/2009			Queens College, City University of New York, 1965	Boston University School of Law, 1968
Susan Oki Mollway	District of Hawaii	June 23, 1998 - November 6, 2015			University of Hawaii, B.A., 1971	Harvard Law School, J.D., 1981
William Alsup (California)	Northern District of California	8/17/1999 - 2021			Mississippi State U., B.S., 1967	Harvard U., J.D., 1971
Charles Breyer	Northern District of California	11/12/1997-12/31/2011	Attorney in private practice	1980-1997	Harvard College, 1963	University of California, Berkeley, Boalt Hall School of Law, 1966
Maxine Chesney	Northern District of California	5/10/1995 - 6/30/2009			University of California, Berkeley, B.A., 1964	University of California, Berkeley, Boalt Hall School of Law, J.D., 1967
Jeremy Fogel	Northern District of California	3/17/1998 - September 14, 2018			Stanford U., B.A., 1971	Harvard Law School, J.D., 1974
Phyllis Hamilton	Northern District of California	5/25/2000-Present	Federal magistrate judge	1991-2000	Stanford University, 1974	Santa Clara University School of Law, 1976
Susan Illston	Northern District of California	5/26/1995-7/1/2013			Duke University, 1970	Stanford Law School, 1973
Claudia Wilken	Northern District of California	11/22/1993-Present	Magistrate judge, United States District Court for the Northern District of California	1983-1993	Stanford University, 1971	University of California, Berkeley, Boalt Hall School of Law, 1975
Anthony Ishii	Eastern District of California	10/14/1997-10/31/2012	Municipal judge, Central Valley Municipal Court	1994-1997	Reedley Junior College, 1966	University of California, Berkeley, Boalt Hall School of Law, 1973
Frank Damrell	Eastern District of California	11/12/1997 - 12/31/2008			UC Berkeley, 1961	Yale Law School, 1964
David Carter (California)	Central District of California	10/22/1998-Present	Judge, Superior Court of Orange County	1982-1998	University of California, Los Angeles, 1967	University of California, Los Angeles, School of Law, 1972
Audrey Collins	California Second District Court of Appeal	2014- Present	Judge, United States District Court for the Central District of California	5/1994-8/2014	Howard University, 1967	University of California - Los Angeles School of Law, 1977
Florence-Marie Cooper	Central District of California	11/15/1999 - 1/15/2010			City College of San Francisco (1971)	Whittier College School of Law (1975)
Gary Feess	Central District of California	7/7/1999-3/13/2014			Ohio State University, 1970	University of California at Los Angeles, 1974
Virginia Phillips	Central District of California	11/15/1999 - 2/14/2022	Federal Magistrate Judge	1995 - 1999	University of California, Riverside, B.A., 1979	University of California, Berkeley, Boalt Hall School of Law, J.D., 1982
George King	Central District of California	June 30, 1995 - January 6, 2017	Federal magistrate judge	1987 - 1995	University of California, Los Angeles, A.B., 1971	University of Southern California Law School, J.D., 1974
Howard Matz	Central District of California	6/29/1998 - 7/11/2011			Columbia U., A.B., 1965	Harvard Law School, J.D., 1968
Christina Snyder	Central District of California	November 10, 1997 - November 23, 2016			Pomona College, B.A., 1969	Stanford Law School, J.D., 1972
Robert Timlin	Central District of California	September 15, 1994 - February 1, 2005	Federal magistrate judge, Central District of California	1971 - 1975	Georgetown University, A.B., 1954	Georgetown University Law Center, J.D., 1959
Nora Manella	California Second District Court of Appeal	2006 - Present	Judge, U.S. District Court for the Central District of California	1998-2006	Wellesley College, 1972	University of Southern California, 1975
Stephen Glickman	District of Columbia Court of Appeals	1999-Present	Managing Partner, Zuckerman Spaeder LLP	1991-1998	Cornell University	Yale Law School
Inez Reid	District of Columbia Court of Appeals	1995-2011			Tufts University	Yale Law School
Vanessa Ruiz	District of Columbia Court of Appeals	1994-2011			Wellesley College, 1972	Georgetown University Law Center, 1975
Napoleon Jones	Southern District of California	9/15/1994 - 9/17/2007			San Diego State University, B.A., 1962	University of San Diego School of Law, J.D., 1971
Barry Moskowitz	Southern District of California	12/26/1995 - Present	Federal Magistrate Judge	1986 - 1995	Rutgers College, B.A., 1972	Rutgers U. School of Law, J.D., 1975
Jeffrey Miller	Southern District of California	5/27/1997 - 6/6/2010			UCLA, 1964	UCLA School of Law, 1967
James Lorenz	Southern District of California	10/5/1999 - 10/25/2009			University of California at Berkeley, B.A., 1957	California Western School of Law, J.D., 1965
Robert Whaley	Eastern District of Washington	6/30/1995-7/12/2009			Princeton University 1965	Emory University School of Law, 1968
Frederick Van Sickle	Eastern District of Washington	5/14/1991 - 5/1/2008			University of Wisconsin, B.S., 1965	University of Washington School of Law, J.D., 1968
Edward Shea	Eastern District of Washington	4/8/1998-6/7/2012			Boston State College, B.S.Ed., 1965	Georgetown U. Law Center, J.D., 1970
Robert Lasnik	Western District of Washington	October 22, 1998 - January 27, 2016			Brandeis University, 1972	University of Washington School of Law, 1978
Franklin Burgess	Western District of Washington	3/28/1994 - 3/9/2005			Gonzaga University (1961)	Gonzaga University School of Law (1966)
Marsha Pechman	Western District of Washington	September 9, 1999 - February 6, 2016			Cornell University, 1973	Boston University School of Law, 1976
Gladys Kessler	D.C. District Court	June 16, 1994 - January 22, 2007	Judge, Superior Court of the District of Columbia	1977-1994	Cornell University, 1959	Harvard Law School, 1962
James Robertson		1994 - June 1, 2010
Ricardo Urbina	D.C. District Court	6/16/1994 - 12/31/2011	Superior Court of the District of Columbia	1981-1994	Georgetown, 1967	Georgetown Law, 1970
Emmet Sullivan	D.C. District Court	June 16, 1994 - April 3, 2021	Associate judge, District of Columbia Court of Appeals	1992-1994	Howard University, 1968	Howard University School of Law, 1971
Colleen Kollar-Kotelly	D.C. District Court	March 26, 1997 - February 21, 2023	Judge, Superior Court of the District of Columbia	1984-1997	Catholic University of America, 1965	Catholic University of America, 1968
Henry Kennedy	D.C. District Court	9/18/1997 - 11/18/2011	Superior Court of the District of Columbia	1979-1997	Princeton '70	Harvard Law '73
Richard Roberts (District of Columbia)	D.C. District Court	6/23/1998 - 3/16/2016			Vassar College, 1974	Columbia Law, 1978
Ellen Huvelle	D.C. District Court	October 26, 1999 - June 3, 2014	Associate judge, Superior Court of the District of Columbia	1990-1999	Wellesley College, 1970	Boston College, 1975
John D. Kelly		August 3, 1998 - October 21, 1998
Sidney Thomas	Ninth Circuit	January 4, 1996 - Present	Adjunct instructor of law	1982 - 1995	Montana State University, B.A., 1975	University of Montana School of Law, J.D., 1978
Barry Silverman	Ninth Circuit	February 4, 1998 - October 11, 2016	District of Arizona	1995 - 1998	Arizona State University, B.A., 1973	Arizona State University College of Law, J.D., 1976
Susan Graber	Ninth Circuit	March 19, 1998 - Present			Wellesley College, B.A., 1969	Yale Law School, J.D., 1972
Margaret McKeown (California)	Ninth Circuit	April 8, 1998 - Present			University of Wyoming, B.A., 1972	Georgetown University Law Center, J.D., 1975
William Fletcher	Ninth Circuit	October 9, 1998 - Present			Harvard College, B.A., 1968	Yale Law School, J.D., 1975
Raymond Fisher	Ninth Circuit	October 12, 1999 - April 1, 2013			University of California, Santa Barbara, B.A., 1961	Stanford Law School, LL.B., 1966
Ronald Gould	Ninth Circuit	November 22, 1999 - Present			University of Pennsylvania, B.S., 1968	University of Michigan Law School, J.D., 1973
Richard Paez	Ninth Circuit	March 14, 2000 - Present	Judge, Central District of California	1994 - 2000	Brigham Young University, B.A., 1969	University of California, Berkeley, Boalt Hall School of Law, J.D., 1972
Marsha Berzon	Ninth Circuit	March 16, 2000 - Present			Radcliffe College, B.A., 1966	University of California, Berkeley, Boalt Hall School of Law, J.D., 1973
Richard Tallman	Ninth Circuit	May 25, 2000 - Present			University of Santa Clara, B. Sc., 1975	Northwestern University School of Law, J.D., 1978
Johnnie Rawlinson	Ninth Circuit	July 26, 2000 - Present	District of Nevada	1998 - 2000	North Carolina A&T State University, B.S., 1974	University of the Pacific, J.D., 1979
Michael D. Hawkins	Ninth Circuit	September 15, 1994 - February 12, 2010			Arizona State University, B.A., 1967	Arizona State University College of Law, J.D., 1970
Jeanne Scott	Central District of Illinois	10/22/1998 - 8/1/2010			Bradley U., B.A., 1970	Northwestern U. School of Law, J.D., 1973
Merrick Garland	D.C. Circuit	March 20, 1997 - March 10, 2021			Harvard University, 1974	Harvard Law School, 1977
Judith Rogers	D.C. Circuit	March 11, 1994 - September 1, 2022	Judge, District of Columbia Court of Appeals	1979-1994	Radcliffe College, 1961	Harvard Law, 1964
David Tatel	D.C. Circuit	October 7, 1994 - Present	Private practice, Washington, D.C.	1979-1994	University of Michigan, 1963	University of Chicago Law School, 1966
Richard Linn	Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit	11/22/1999 - 10/31/2012	Private practice	1972 - 1999	Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 1965	Georgetown University Law School, 1969
Arthur Gajarsa	Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit	8/1/1997 - 7/31/2011			Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 1962	Georgetown U. Law, 1967
Timothy Dyk	Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit	May 25, 2000 - Present	Private practice, Washington, D.C.	1964-2000	Harvard University, 1958	Harvard Law School, 1961
William Bryson	Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit	9/29/1994 - 1/7/2013			Harvard University, 1969	University of Texas School of Law, 1973
Frederic Block	Eastern District of New York	09/29/1994-08/31/2005			Indiana University, 1956	Cornell Law, 1959
Richard Casey	Southern District of New York	10/24/1997 - 3/22/2007			College of the Holy Cros (1955)	Georgetown University Law Center (1958)
Allen Schwartz	Southern District of New York	11/22/1993 - 3/22/2003			City College of New York, Baruch College (1955)	University of Pennsylvania Law School (1958)
Stephen Orlofsky	District of New Jersey	12/26/1995 - 8/31/2003			City College of New York (1965)	Rutgers University School of Law (1974)
Gary Fenner	Western District of Missouri	July 25, 1996 - September 8, 2015			University of Kansas, Lawrence, 1970	University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Law, 1973
Robert James	Western District of Louisiana	August 3, 1998 - May 31, 2016	Ruston City Court, Judge	1985 - 1998	Louisiana Tech University, B.A., 1968	Louisiana State University Law School, J.D., 1971
Norman Moon	Western District of Virginia	11/12/1997 - 05/31/2010	Virginia Court of Appeals, Judge	1985 - 1997	University of Virginia, B.A., 1959	University of Virginia Law, J.D., 1962
Robert Cindrich	Western District of Pennsylvania	10/7/1994 - 1/30/2004			Wittenberg University (1965)	University of Pittsburgh School of Law (1968)
Judith Barzilay	United States Court of International Trade	1/27/1998-6/2/2011			Wichita State University, 1965	Rutgers University Law, 1981
Richard Eaton (Federal judge)	United States Court of International Trade	10/26/1999-8/22/2014			Ithaca College, 1970	Union University Law, 1974
Donald Pogue	United States Court of International Trade	August 14, 1995 - July 1, 2014			Dartmouth College, B.A., 1969	Yale Law School, J.D., 1974
Delissa Ridgway	United States Court of International Trade	3/17/1998-Present			University of Missouri, 1975	Northeastern University Law School, 1979
Evan Wallach	Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit	11/08/2011 - present	United States Court of International Trade	1995 - 2011	University of Arizona, B.A., 1973	University of California Law, J.D., 1976
Paul Friedman	D.C. District Court	June 16, 1994 - December 31, 2009			Cornell University, 1965	SUNY Buffalo Law School, 1968
Margaret Morrow	Central District of California	February 24, 1998 - October 29, 2015			Bryn Mawr College, A.B., 1971	Harvard Law School, J.D., 1974
W. Craig Broadwater	Northern District of West Virginia	7/26/1996 - 12/18/2006			West Virginia University (1972)	West Virginia University College of Law (1977)
Thomas Shanahan	District of Nebraska	11/22/1993 - 5/5/2004			University of Notre Dame, B.A., 1956	Georgetown U. Law Center, LL.B., 1959
Okla Jones	Eastern District of Louisiana	10/11/1994 - 1/8/1996			Southern University (1968)	Boston College Law School (1971)
Paul Riley	Southern District of Illinois	10/7/1994 - 12/10/1999			Saint Louis University (1964)	Saint Louis University School of Law (1967)
Billy Burrage	Eastern District of Oklahoma	6/9/1994 - 3/1/2001			Southeastern Oklahoma State University, B.S., 1971	University of Oklahoma Law, J.D., 1974
Sven Holmes	Northern District of Oklahoma	11/21/1994 - 3/13/2005			Harvard U., B.A., 1973	University of Virginia Law, J.D., 1980
Wilkie Ferguson	Southern District of Florida	11/22/1993 - 6/9/2003			Florida A&M University (1960)	Howard University School of Law (1968)
David Hagen	District of Nevada	11/22/1993 - 11/28/2003			University of Wisconsin (1956)	University of Wisconsin Law School, University of San Francisco School of Law (1959)
Patricia Gaughan	Northern District of Ohio	12/26/1995 - 10/1/2023			St. Mary's College, B.A., 1975	Notre Dame Law School, J.D., 1978
Judith Bartnoff	Superior Court of the District of Columbia	1994-Present	Partner, Patton, Boggs		Harvard Law School	Columbia Law Schol
Ronna L. Beck	Superior Court of the District of Columbia	1995-Present			University of Michigan, 1969	Yale Law School, 1972
Zoe Bush	Superior Court of the District of Columbia	1994-Present	Administrative Judge, Board of Contact Appeals for the District of Columbia		Wellesley College	Harvard Law School
John M. Campbell	Superior Court of the District of Columbia	1998-Present	Chief of Public Corruption and Government Fraud Section, Dept. of Justice	1991-1998	Yale University	Yale Law School
Natalia M. Combs Greene	Superior Court of the District of Columbia	1998-2013	Special Counsel to United States Attorney Wilma Lewis	1998	UC Santa Cruz, 1976	Howard University Law School, J.D., 1979
Linda Kay Davis	Superior Court of the District of Columbia	1995-2012			University of California at Berkeley, 1968	Harvard Law School, 1972
Rafael Diaz	Superior Court of the District of Columbia	1994-2009	Special Litigation Office in the Civil Division, Office of Corporation Counsel		City College of New York	Antioch School of Law
Herbert B. Dixon, Jr.	Superior Court of the District of Columbia	1985-4/28/2015			Howard University	Georgetown University Law Center
John Ramsey Johnson	Superior Court of the District of Columbia	2000 - May 17, 2019	Principal Assistant to U.S. Attorney	1999-2000	Georgetown University	Antioch School of Law
Anita Josey-Herring	Superior Court of the District of Columbia	1997-Present	Deputy Director, Public Defender Service	1994-1997	Virginia Commonwealth University	Georgetown University Law Center
Neal E. Kravitz	Superior Court of the District of Columbia	1998-Present			Yale College	Harvard Law School
Robert E. Morin	Superior Court of the District of Columbia	1996-Present	Partner, Fisher, Morin & Hansen	1986-1996	University of Massachusetts	Catholic University Law School
Thomas J. Motley	Superior Court of the District of Columbia	2000-Present			Columbia College	Harvard Law School
John M. Mott	Superior Court of the District of Columbia	2000 - 2018			Dartmouth College	Northeastern University School of Law
Hiram E. Puig-Lugo	Superior Court of the District of Columbia	1999-Present	Trial Attorney, U.S. Dept of Justice	1996-1999	University of Wisconsin	University of Wisconsin Law School
Mary A. Gooden Terrell	Superior Court of the District of Columbia	9/26/1997-2008			Howard University, 1966	Antioch College, 1969
Rhonda Reid-Winston	Superior Court of the District of Columbia	1994-2016			Duke University, 1975	Duke University School of Law, 1979
Melvin R. Wright	Superior Court of the District of Columbia		Partner, Montedonico, Hamilton & Altman	1991-1998	University of the District of Columbia, 1977	Georgetown University Law Center, 1982
Martin J. Jenkins	California First District Court of Appeal	2008 - Present	Judge, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California	1997-2008	Santa Clara University, 1976	University of San Francisco School of Law, 1980
Dean Buttram Jr.	Northern District of Alabama	10/9/1998 - 6/30/2002			Jacksonville State University (1972)	Samford University, Cumberland School of Law (1978)
Mary Ann Cohen	United States Tax Court	9/24/1982-9/30/2012			University of California, 1964	University of Southern California School of Law, 1967
Maurice B. Foley	United States Tax Court	4/9/1995-Present			Swarthmore College	Boalt Hall School of Law
Joseph H. Gale	United States Tax Court	2/6/1996-Present			Princeton University, 1976	University of Virginia School of Law, 1980
L. Paige Marvel	United States Tax Court	April 6, 1998 - April 5, 2013 December 3, 2014 - Present			College of Notre Dame, 1971	University of Maryland Law, 1974
Michael B. Thornton	United States Tax Court	March 8, 1998 - March 7, 2013 August 7, 2013 - Present			University of Southern Mississippi, 1976	Duke University Law School, 1982
Juan F. Vasquez	United States Tax Court	5/1/1995-Present	Attorney in private practice	1982-1995	University of Texas, 1972	University of Houston Law, 1977
Herbert L. Chabot	United States Tax Court	4/3/1978-6/30/2001			C.C.N.Y., 1951	Columbia University, 1957
Joel Gerber	United States Tax Court	6/18/1984-6/17/1999 and 12/15/2000-5/31/2006			Roosevelt University, 1962	DePaul University, 1965
Stephen J. Swift	United States Tax Court	8/16/1983 - 8/15/1998 and 12/1/2000 - 9/7/2008			Brigham Young University, B.S., 1967	George Washington University Law School, J.D., 1970
Atsushi Wallace Tashima	Ninth Circuit	January 4, 1996 - June 30, 2004	Central District of California	1980 - 1986	University of California, Los Angeles, B.A., 1958	Harvard Law School, LL.M., 1961
Emily C. Hewitt	United States Court of Federal Claims	10/22/1998 - 10/21/2013			Cornell, A.B., 1966	Harvard Law, 1978
Francis M. Allegra	United States Court of Federal Claims	10/22/1998-2013			Borromeo College, 1978	Cleveland State University, 1981
Lawrence M. Baskir	United States Court of Federal Claims	10/22/1998 - 4/1/2013			Princeton, A.B., 1959	Harvard, LL.B., 1962
Lynn J. Bush	United States Court of Federal Claims	10/26/1998-2013			Antioch College, 1970	Georgetown University Law Center, 1976
Edward J. Damich	United States Court of Federal Claims	10/22/1998-2013			Stephen's College	Catholic University
Nancy B. Firestone	United States Court of Federal Claims	October 22, 1988-2013			Washington University of St. Louis, 1973	University of Missouri - Kansas City Law, 1977
Christine Odell Cook Miller	United States Court of Federal Claims	1/24/1983 - 2/28/2013			Stanford, B.A., 1966	University of Utah Law, J.D., 1969
James E. Baker	United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces	September 19, 2000 - September 30, 2015			Yale University	Yale Law School
Andrew Effron	United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces	August 1, 1996 - September 30, 2011			Harvard University	Harvard Law School
William Greene, Jr. (U.S. Court of Appeals)	United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims	11/7/1997-2010	Immigration Judge, Maryland and Pennsylvania	1993-1997	West Virginia State College, 1965	Howard University Law, 1968
Michael James Davis (Minnesota)	District of Minnesota	March 28, 1994 - August 1, 2015			Macalester College, 1969	University of Minnesota Law School, 1972
Raymond Finch	United States District Court for the District of the Virgin Islands	1994-2011			Howard University, 1962	Howard University, 1965

Historical context[edit]

Appointments by current president[edit]

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.^[3]

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[edit]

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.

External links[edit]

Footnotes[edit]

↑ Federal Judicial Center, "History of the Federal Judiciary - Biographical Directory of Federal Judges," accessed June 30, 2014 Select "Nominating President"
↑ Federal Judicial Center, "Unsuccessful Nominations and Recess Appointments," accessed March 23, 2015
↑ These figures are limited to Article III judges. Article III judges are appointed by the president and confirmed by the U.S. Senate in accordance with Article III of the United States Constitution. They serve for life.

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Federal judges nominated by Bill Clinton

1993

Adams • Ambrose • Barnes • Brinkema • Bucklew • Chasanow • Coffman • Daughtrey • Ferguson • Ginsburg • Hagen • Jackson • Lancaster • Leval • Lindsay • Messitte • Michael • Piersol • Saris • Schwartz • Seybert • Shanahan • Shaw • Stearns • Trager • Vazquez • Wilken • Wilson

1994

Baer • Barkett • Batts • Beaty • Benavides • Bennett • Berrigan • Biery • Block • Borman • Breyer • Briones • Bryson • Bucklo • Burgess • Burrage • Cabranes • Calabresi • Carr • Casellas • Castillo • Chatigny • Chin • Cindrich • Coar • Collins • Cooper • Cote • Currie • Davis • Dominguez • Downes • Duval • Friedman • Furgeson • Garcia • Gertner • Gettleman • Gillmor • Gilmore • Gleeson • Haggerty • Hamilton • Hannah • Hawkins • Henry • Holmes • Hood • Hull • Hurley • Jack • Jones • Jones • Kaplan • Katz • Kern • Kessler • Koeltl • Lisi • Manning • McKee • McLaughlin • Melancon • Miles-LaGrange • Moore • Motz • Murphy • O'Malley • O'Meara • Oliver • Paez • B. Parker • F. Parker • R. Parker • Perry • Ponsor • Pooler • Porteous • Rendell • Riley • Robertson • Rogers • Ross • Russell • Sands • Sarokin • Scheindlin • Silver • Squatrito • Stewart • Sullivan • Tatel • Thompson • Timlin • Urbina • Vanaskie • Vance • Walls • Wells • Williams

1995

Arterton • Atlas • Black • Blake • Briscoe • Tena Campbell • Todd Campbell • Chesney • Cole • Collier • Daniel • Davis • Dennis • Dlott • Donald • Duffy • Economus • Evans • Fallon • Folsom • Gaughan • Goodwin • Heartfield • Hunt • Illston • Jones • King • Kornmann • Lawson • Lenard • Lucero • Lynch • McKinley • Moody • Moore • Moskowitz • Murphy • Murtha • Nugent • O'Toole • Orlofsky • Pogue • Sessions • C. Smith • O. Smith • Stein • Thornburg • Tunheim • Wallach • Wardlaw • Webber • Whaley • Winmill •

Wood

1996

Broadwater • Clevert • Fenner • Gershon • Gottschall • Greenaway • Hinkle • Jones • Kahn • Laughrey • Lemmon • Marten • Miller • Molloy • Montgomery • Pregerson • Rakoff • Sargus • Tashima • Thomas • Zapata

1997

Adelman • Bataillon • Breyer • Caputo • Casey • Chambers • Clay • Damrell • Droney • Friedman • Gajarsa • Garland • Gilman • Gold • Gwin • Hall • Hayden • Hull • Ishii • Jenkins • Kauffman • Kennedy • Kimball • Kollar-Kotelly • Lazzara • Marbley • Marcus • Middlebrooks • Miller • Moon • Pratt • Rendell • Sippel • Siragusa • Snyder • Thrash

1998

Aiken • Barbier • Barzilay • Berman • Buttram • Carter • Collins • Dawson • Dimitrouleas • Fletcher • Fogel • Frank • Graber • Hellerstein • Herndon • James • Johnson • Kane • Kelly • G. King • R. King • Lasnik • Lee • Lemelle • Lindsay • Lipez • Manella • Matz • McCuskey • McKeown • McMahon • Mickle • Mollway • Mordue • Moreno • Morrow • Munley • Murphy • Pallmeyer • Pauley • Polster • Pooler • Rawlinson • Ridgway • R. Roberts • V. Roberts • Sack • Scott • Seitz • Seymour • Shea • Silverman • Sleet • Sotomayor • Steeh • Story • Straub • Tagle • Tarnow • Trauger • Traxler • Tyson • Wardlaw • Whelan • Young

1999

Alsup • Barry • Brown • Buchwald • Cooper • Eaton • Ellison • Feess • Fisher • Gould • Guzman • Haynes • Hibbler • Hochberg • Hurd • Huvelle • Jordan • Katzmann • Kennelly • Linn • Lorenz • Lynn • Marrero • Murguia • Pannell • Pechman • Pepper • Phillips • Schreier • Stewart • Underhill • Ward • Williams • Wilson

2000

Ambro • Antoon • Battani • Berzon • Bolton • Brady • Bye • Cavanaugh • Daniels • Darrah • Dawson • Dyk • Fuentes • Garaufis • Garcia-Gregory • Hamilton • Huck • Hunt • Lawson • Lefkow • Lynch • Martin • McLaughlin • Moody • Murguia • Paez • Pisano • Presnell • Rawlinson • Reagan • Schiller • Singal • Steele • Surrick • Swain • Tallman • Teilborg • Tucker • Whittemore

[1] Federal Judicial Center, "History of the Federal Judiciary - Biographical Directory of Federal Judges," accessed June 30, 2014 Select "Nominating President"

[2] Federal Judicial Center, "Unsuccessful Nominations and Recess Appointments," accessed March 23, 2015

[3] These figures are limited to Article III judges. Article III judges are appointed by the president and confirmed by the U.S. Senate in accordance with Article III of the United States Constitution. They serve for life.

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Federal judges nominated by Bill Clinton

Contents

List of judges[edit]

Historical context[edit]

Appointments by current president[edit]

Appointments since Theodore Roosevelt[edit]

See also[edit]

External links[edit]

Footnotes[edit]