List of Jewish American jurists

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This is a list of notable Jewish American jurists. For other famous Jewish Americans, see Lists of American Jews.

## Supreme Court of the United States

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Main article: Demographics of the Supreme Court of the United States § Jewish justices

Justice  | State[a] | Position  | Succeeded  | Date confirmed
(Vote)  | Tenure  | Tenure length[b] | Nominated by

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67  |  | Louis Brandeis
(1856–1941) | KY | Associate
Justice | J. Lamar | June 1, 1916
(47–22)  | June 5, 1916

February 13, 1939
(Retired) | 22 years, 253 days  | Woodrow Wilson
75  |  | Benjamin N. Cardozo
(1870–1938) | NY | Associate
Justice | Holmes | February 24, 1932
(Acclamation)  | March 14, 1932

July 9, 1938
(Died) | 6 years, 117 days  | Herbert Hoover
78  |  | Felix Frankfurter
(1882–1965) | MA | Associate
Justice | Cardozo | January 17, 1939
(Acclamation)  | January 30, 1939

August 28, 1962
(Retired) | 23 years, 210 days  | Franklin D. Roosevelt
94  |  | Arthur Goldberg
(1908–1990) | IL | Associate
Justice | Frankfurter | September 25, 1962
(Acclamation)  | October 1, 1962

July 25, 1965
(Resigned) | 2 years, 300 days  | John F. Kennedy
95  |  | Abe Fortas
(1910–1982) | TN | Associate
Justice | Goldberg | August 11, 1965
(Acclamation)  | October 4, 1965

May 14, 1969
(Resigned) | 3 years, 222 days  | Lyndon B. Johnson
107  |  | Ruth Bader Ginsburg
(1933–2020) | NY | Associate
Justice | B. White | August 3, 1993
(96–3)  | August 10, 1993

September 18, 2020
(Died) | 27 years, 39 days  | Bill Clinton
108  |  | Stephen Breyer
(born 1938) | MA | Associate
Justice | Blackmun | July 29, 1994
(87–9)  | August 3, 1994

June 30, 2022
(Retired) | 27 years, 331 days
112 |  | Elena Kagan
(born 1960) | MA | Associate
Justice | Stevens | August 5, 2010
(63–37) | August 7, 2010

Incumbent | 14 years, 229 days[c] | Barack Obama

## United States courts of appeals

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#  | Judge  | Circuit  | State  | Began active
service  | Ended active
service  | Ended senior
status  | Reason for
termination  | Appointed by

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1 | Julian Mack[2][3] | Second | IL | July 1, 1929 | September 6, 1940 | September 5, 1943 | death  | Taft
Sixth | July 1, 1929 | June 30, 1930 | —  | reassigned solely to Second Cir.
Seventh | January 31, 1911 | July 1, 1929 | —  | reassigned to Second Cir. and Sixth Cir.
2 | Julius Marshuetz Mayer[4] | Second | NY | October 5, 1921 | July 31, 1924 | —  | resignation  | Harding
3 | Jerome Frank[5] | Second | NY | March 27, 1941 | January 13, 1957 | —  | death  | F. Roosevelt
4 | Harry Ellis Kalodner[5] | Third | PA | July 27, 1946 | October 3, 1969 | March 15, 1977 | death  | Truman
5 | David L. Bazelon[6] | D.C. | DC | October 21, 1949 | June 30, 1979 | February 19, 1993 | death  | Truman
6 | Simon Sobeloff[7] | Fourth | MD | July 18, 1956 | December 31, 1970 | July 11, 1973 | death  | Eisenhower
7 | Phillip Forman[8] | Third | NJ | September 10, 1959 | March 31, 1961 | August 17, 1978 | death  | Eisenhower
8 | Irving Kaufman[9] | Second | NY | September 22, 1961 | July 1, 1987 | February 1, 1992 | death  | Kennedy
9 | Abraham Lincoln Freedman[5] | Third | PA | July 2, 1964 | March 13, 1971 | —  | death  | Johnson
10 | Harold Leventhal[5] | D.C. | DC | April 7, 1965 | November 20, 1979 | —  | death  | Johnson
11 | Wilfred Feinberg[10] | Second | NY | March 7, 1966 | January 31, 1991 | July 31, 2014 | death  | Johnson
12 | Irving Loeb Goldberg | Fifth | TX | July 22, 1966 | January 31, 1980 | February 11, 1995 | death  | Johnson
13 | Leonard I. Garth[5] | Third | NJ | August 6, 1973 | June 30, 1986 | September 22, 2016 | death  | Nixon
14 | Murray Gurfein[11] | Second | NY | August 27, 1974 | December 16, 1979 | —  | death  | Ford
15 | Alvin Benjamin Rubin[12] | Fifth | LA | September 19, 1977 | July 1, 1989 | June 11, 1991 | death  | Carter
16 | Phyllis A. Kravitch[13] | Fifth | GA | March 23, 1979 | October 1, 1981 | —  | reassigned to Eleventh Cir. | Carter
Eleventh | October 1, 1981 | December 31, 1996 | June 15, 2017 | death
17 | Jon O. Newman[14] | Second | CT | June 12, 1979 | July 1, 1997 | —  | —  | Carter
18 | Dolores Sloviter | Third | PA | June 21, 1979 | June 21, 2013 | October 12, 2022 | death  | Carter
19 | Abner Mikva[15] | D.C. | DC | September 26, 1979 | September 19, 1994 | —  | resignation  | Carter
20 | Harry Pregerson[16] | Ninth | CA | November 2, 1979 | December 11, 2015 | November 25, 2017 | death  | Carter
21 | Ruth Bader Ginsburg | D.C. | DC | June 30, 1980 | August 9, 1993 | —  | elevation to Supreme Court | Carter
22 | Stephen Breyer | First | MA | December 10, 1980 | August 3, 1994 | —  | elevation to Supreme Court | Carter
23 | Richard Posner[17] | Seventh | IL | December 1, 1981 | September 2, 2017 | —  | retirement  | Reagan
24 | Edward R. Becker[18] | Third | PA | December 3, 1981 | May 4, 2003 | May 19, 2006 | death  | Reagan
25 | Joel Flaum[19] | Seventh | IL | May 5, 1983 | November 30, 2020 | December 4, 2024 | death  | Reagan
26 | Pauline Newman[citation needed] | Federal | DC | February 28, 1984 | Incumbent  | —  | —  | Reagan
27 | Roger Miner[20] | Second | NY | July 22, 1985 | January 1, 1997 | February 18, 2012 | death  | Reagan
28 | Laurence Silberman[21] | D.C. | DC | October 28, 1985 | November 1, 2000 | October 2, 2022 | death  | Reagan
29 | Alex Kozinski[22] | Ninth | CA | November 7, 1985 | December 18, 2017 | —  | resignation  | Reagan
30 | Douglas H. Ginsburg[5] | D.C. | DC | October 14, 1986 | October 14, 2011 | —  | —  | Reagan
31 | Bruce M. Selya[23] | First | RI | October 14, 1986 | December 31, 2006 | February 22, 2025 | death  | Reagan
32 | Morton Ira Greenberg[10] | Third | NJ | March 23, 1987 | June 30, 2000 | January 28, 2021 | death  | Reagan
33 | Edward Leavy[24] | Ninth | OR | March 23, 1987 | May 19, 1997 | March 12, 2023 | death  | Reagan
34 | Robert Cowen | Third | NJ | November 9, 1987 | September 4, 1998 | —  | —  | Reagan
35 | Jacques L. Wiener Jr. | Fifth | LA | March 12, 1990 | September 30, 2010 | —  | —  | G.H.W. Bush
36 | Andrew Kleinfeld | Ninth | AK | September 16, 1991 | June 12, 2010 | —  | —  | G.H.W. Bush
37 | Michael Boudin[25] | First | MA | May 26, 1992 | June 1, 2013 | December 15, 2021 | retirement  | G.H.W. Bush
38 | Norman H. Stahl[26] | First | NH | June 30, 1992 | April 16, 2001 | April 8, 2023 | death  | G.H.W. Bush
39 | Ilana Rovner | Seventh | IL | August 17, 1992 | Incumbent  | —  | —  | G.H.W. Bush
40 | Guido Calabresi[27] | Second | CT | July 21, 1994 | July 21, 2009 | —  | —  | Clinton
41 | Merrick Garland[28] | D.C. | DC | March 20, 1997 | March 11, 2021 | —  | resignation  | Clinton
42 | Barry G. Silverman[29] | Ninth | AZ | February 4, 1998 | October 11, 2016 | —  | —  | Clinton
43 | Susan P. Graber[30] | Ninth | OR | April 1, 1998 | December 15, 2021 | —  | —  | Clinton
44 | Rosemary S. Pooler | Second | NY | June 3, 1998 | March 23, 2022 | August 10, 2023 | death  | Clinton
45 | Robert D. Sack[31] | Second | NY | June 16, 1998 | August 6, 2009 | —  | —  | Clinton
46 | Robert Katzmann[32] | Second | NY | July 14, 1999 | January 21, 2021 | June 9, 2021 | death  | Clinton
47 | Ronald M. Gould | Ninth | WA | November 22, 1999 | Incumbent  | —  | —  | Clinton
48 | Sharon Prost[33] | Federal | DC | September 24, 2001 | Incumbent  | —  | —  | G.W. Bush
49 | Michael Chertoff[34] | Third | NJ | June 10, 2003 | February 15, 2005 | —  | resignation  | G.W. Bush
50 | Sandra Segal Ikuta | Ninth | CA | June 23, 2006 | Incumbent  | —  | —  | G.W. Bush
51 | Helene White | Sixth | MI | August 8, 2008 | June 13, 2022 | —  | —  | G.W. Bush
52 | Evan Wallach | Federal | DC | November 18, 2011 | May 31, 2021 | —  | —  | Obama
53 | Andrew D. Hurwitz[35] | Ninth | AZ | June 27, 2012 | October 3, 2022 | —  | —  | Obama
54 | Robert E. Bacharach | Tenth | OK | February 28, 2013 | Incumbent  | —  | —  | Obama
55 | Patty Shwartz[36] | Third | NJ | April 10, 2013 | Incumbent  | —  | —  | Obama
56 | Michelle Friedland[37] | Ninth | CA | April 29, 2014 | Incumbent  | —  | —  | Obama
57 | David J. Barron[38][39] | First | MA | May 23, 2014 | Incumbent  | —  | —  | Obama
58 | Robin S. Rosenbaum[40] | Eleventh | FL | June 2, 2014 | Incumbent  | —  | —  | Obama
59 | Pamela Harris[41] | Fourth | MD | July 29, 2014 | Incumbent  | —  | —  | Obama
60 | David Stras[42] | Eighth | MN | January 31, 2018 | Incumbent  | —  | —  | Trump
61 | Neomi Rao[43] | D.C. | DC | March 18, 2019 | Incumbent  | —  | —  | Trump
62 | Daniel Bress | Ninth | CA | July 26, 2019 | Incumbent  | —  | —  | Trump
63 | Steven Menashi[44][45] | Second | NY | November 14, 2019 | Incumbent  | —  | —  | Trump
64 | Robert J. Luck[46] | Eleventh | FL | November 19, 2019 | Incumbent  | —  | —  | Trump
65 | Veronica S. Rossman[47] | Tenth | CO | September 28, 2021 | Incumbent  | —  | —  | Biden
66 | Alison Nathan[48] | Second | NY | March 30, 2022 | Incumbent  | —  | —  | Biden
67 | Julie Rikelman[49] | First | MA | June 23, 2023 | Incumbent  | —  | —  | Biden
68 | Rachel Bloomekatz[50] | Sixth | OH | July 20, 2023 | Incumbent  | —  | —  | Biden
69 | Nicole Berner[51] | Fourth | MD | March 19, 2024 | Incumbent  | —  | —  | Biden

## United States district courts

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* Ronnie Abrams, Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (2012–present)[52]
* Harold A. Ackerman, Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey (1994–2009), Judge of the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey (1979–1994)[10]
* Lynn S. Adelman, Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin (1997–present)[10]
* Roy Altman, Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida (2019–present)[53]
* Sidney Aronovitz, Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida (1988–1997), Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida (1976–1988)[10]
* Marvin Aspen, Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois (2002–present), Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois (1995–2002), Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois (1979–2002)[10]
* Nancy Atlas, Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas (2014–2022), Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas (1994–2014)[10]
* Harold Baer Jr., Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (2004–2014), Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (1994–2004)[10]
* Peter Beer, Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana (1994–2018), Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana (1979–1994)[10]
* Richard M. Berman, Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (2011–present), Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (1998–2011)[10]
* Alexander Bicks, Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (1954–1963)[10]
* Norman William Black, Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas (1996–1997), Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas (1992–1996), Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas (1979–1996)[10]
* Alan N. Bloch, Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania (1997–2024), Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania (1979–1997)[10]
* Beth Bloom, Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida (2014–present)[54]
* Stanley Blumenfeld, Judge of the United States District Court for the Central District of California (2020–present)
* Mosher Joseph Blumenfeld, Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut (1977–1988), Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut (1971–1974), District Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut (1961–1977)[10]
* Frederic Block, Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York (2005–present), Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York (1994–2005)[10]
* Naomi Reice Buchwald, Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (2012–present), Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (1999–2012)[10]
* Charles Breyer, Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of California (2011–present), Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of California (1997–2011)[10]
* Stanley Brotman, Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey (1990–2014), Judge of the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey (1975–1990)[10]
* Allison D. Burroughs, District Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts (2014–present)[10]
* Robert N. Chatigny, Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut (2017–present), Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut (2003–2009), Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut (1994–2017)[10]
* Deborah K. Chasanow, Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Maryland (2014–present), Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Maryland (2010–2014), Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Maryland (1993–2014)[10]
* Brian Cogan, Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York (2020–present), Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York (2006–2020)
* Florence-Marie Cooper, Judge of the United States District Court for the Central District of California (1999–2010)
* Mark Howard Cohen, Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia (2014–present)
* Avern Cohn, Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan (1999–2022), Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan (1979–1999)[10]
* James I. Cohn, Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida (2016–present), Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida (2003–2016)[55]
* Irving Ben Cooper, Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (1972–1996), Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (1961–1972)[10]
* Susan J. Dlott, Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio (2018–present), Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio (2009–2015), Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio (1995–2018)[56]
* Jan E. DuBois, Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania (2002–present), Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania (1988–2002)[57]
* David Norton Edelstein, Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (1994–2000), Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (1971–1980), Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (1951–1994)[10]
* Paul A. Engelmayer, Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (2011–present)[58]
* Gary Feinerman, Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois (2010–present)
* Martin Leach-Cross Feldman, Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana (1983–2022)[59]
* Sandra J. Feuerstein, Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York (2015–2021), Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York (2003–2015)[10]
* Sherman Glenn Finesilver, Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Colorado (1994), Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Colorado (1982–1994), Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Colorado (1971–1974)[10]
* Herbert Allan Fogel, Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania (1973–1978)[10]
* Jeremy Fogel, Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of California (2014–2018), Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of California (1998–2014)[10]
* Marvin E. Frankel, Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (1965–1978)[10]
* Emerich B. Freed, District Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio (1941–1955)[10]
* Frank Harlan Freedman, Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts (1992–2003), Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts (1986–1992), Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts (1972–1992)[10]
* Beth Labson Freeman, Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of California (2014–present)[60]
* Jerome B. Friedman, Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia (2010–2011), Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia (1997–2010)[10]
* Paul L. Friedman, Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia (2010–2011), Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia (1997–2010)[61]
* Jesse M. Furman, District Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (2014–present)[62][63]
* Nina Gershon, Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York (2008–present), Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York (1996–2008)[10]
* Nancy Gertner, Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts (2011), Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts (1994–2011)[64]
* Robert Gettleman, Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois (2009–present), Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois (1994–2009)[10]
* I. Leo Glasser, Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York (1993–present), Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York (1981–1993)
* Mitchell S. Goldberg, Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania (2008–present)[10]
* Alan Stephen Gold, Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida (2011–present), Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida (1997–2011)[10]
* Mark A. Goldsmith, Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan (2010–present)[65]
* Louis Earl Goodman, Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of California (1958–1961), Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of California (1942–1961)[10]
* Harold H. Greene, Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia (1995–2000), Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia (1978–1995)[10]
* Steven D. Grimberg, Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia (2019–present)[66]
* Lawrence Gubow, Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan (1968–1978)[10]
* Alvin Hellerstein, Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (2011–present), Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (1998–2011)[67][68][69][70]
* William Bernard Herlands, Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (1995–1969)[10]
* Irving Hill, Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Central District of California (1980–1998), Judge of the United States District Court for the Central District of California (1979–1980), Judge of the United States District Court for the Central District of California (1966–1980)[10]
* Faith S. Hochberg, Judge of the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey (1999–2015)[10]
* Julius Hoffman, Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois (1972–1982), Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois (1953–1972)[10]
* Ellen Lipton Hollander, Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Maryland (2022–present), Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Maryland (2010–2022)[71]
* Alexander Holtzoff, Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia (1967–1969), Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia (1945–1967)[10]
* Beryl Howell, Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia (2024–present), Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia (2016–2023), Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia (2010–2024)[72]
* Amy Berman Jackson, Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia (2023–present), Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia (2011–2023)[73]
* Lewis A. Kaplan, Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (2011–present), Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (1994–2011)[10]
* Lawrence K. Karlton, Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California (2000–2015), Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California (1983–1990), Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California (1979–200)[10]
* David A. Katz, Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio (2005–2016), Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio (1994–2005)[10]
* Bruce William Kauffman, Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania (2008–2009), Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania (1997–2008)[10]
* Frank Albert Kaufman, Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Maryland (1986–1997), Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Maryland (1981–1986), Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Maryland (1966–1986)[10]
* Samuel H. Kaufman, Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (1955–1960), Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (1948–1955)[10]
* Gladys Kessler, Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia (2007–present), Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia (1994–2007)[10]
* Eric R. Komitee, Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York (2020–present)[10]
* Edward R. Korman, Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York (2007–present), Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York (2000–2007), Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York (1985–2007)[10]
* Mark Kravitz, Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut (2003–2012)
* Robert S. Lasnik, Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington (2016–present), Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington (2004–2011), Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington (1998–2016)[10]
* Morris E. Lasker, Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (1983–2009), Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (1968–1983)[10]
* Joan A. Lenard, Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida (2017–present), Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida (1995–2017)[10]
* David F. Levi, Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California (2003–2007), Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California (1983–2007)[10]
* Gerald Sanford Levin, Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of California (1969–1971)[10]
* Theodore Levin, Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan (1959–1967), Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan (1946–1970)[74]
* Jon D. Levy, Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Maine (2024–present), Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Maine (2019–2024), Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Maine (2014–2024)[10]
* Judith E. Levy, Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan (2014–present)[75]
* Lewis J. Liman, Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (2019–present)[76]
* Sheryl H. Lipman, Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Tennessee (2023–present), Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Tennessee (2014–present)[77]
* Barbara M. Lynn, Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas (2023–present), Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas (2016–2022), Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas (1999–2023)[10]
* Abraham Lincoln Marovitz, Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois (1975–2001), Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois (1963–1975)[78]
* Roslynn R. Mauskopf, Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York (2020–2021), Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York (2007–2024)
* Samuel Mandelbaum, Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (1936–1946)[10]
* Howard Matz, Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Central District of California (2011–2013), Judge of the United States District Court for the Central District of California (1998–2011)[10]
* Peter J. Messitte, Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Maryland (2008–2025), Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Maryland (1993–2008)[10]
* Charles Miller Metzner, Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (1977–2009), Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (1959–1977)[10]
* Jacob Mishler, Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York (1980–2004), Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York (1969–1980), Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York (1960–1980)[10]
* Grover M. Moscowitz, District Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York (1925–1947)[10]
* Barry Ted Moskowitz, Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of California (2019–present), Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of California (2012–2019), Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of California (1995–2019)[10]
* Randolph Moss, Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia (2014–present)
* Mendon Morrill, Judge of the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey (1958–1961)[10]
* Michael S. Nachmanoff, Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia (2021–present)[79]
* Stewart Albert Newblatt, Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan (1993–2022), Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan (1979–1993)[10]
* Casper Platt, Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Illinois (1949–1965), Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Illinois (1956–1965)[10]
* Dan A. Polster, Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio (2021–present), Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio (1998–2021)[10]
* Milton Pollack, Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (1983–2004), Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (1967–1983)[10]
* Edmund Port, Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of New York (1976–1986), Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of New York (1964–1976)[10]
* Dean Pregerson, Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Central District of California (2016–present), Judge of the United States District Court for the Central District of California (1996–2016)[10]
* Jed S. Rakoff, Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (2010–present), Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (1996–2010)[10]
* Simon H. Rifkind, District Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (1941–1950)
* Louis Rosenberg, Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania (1976–1999), Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania (1961–1976)[10]
* Robin L. Rosenberg, Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida (2014–present)[40]
* Max Rosenn, Senior Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit (1981–2006), Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit (1970–1981)[80]
* Lee H. Rosenthal, Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas (2024–present), Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas (2016–2022), Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas (1992–2024)[81]
* George Rosling, Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York (1961–1973)[10]
* Allyne R. Ross, Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York (2011–present), Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York (1994–2011)[10]
* Barbara Jacobs Rothstein, Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington (2011–present), Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington (1987–1994), Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington (1980–2011)[82]
* Carl Bernard Rubin, Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio (1979–1990), Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio (1971–1995)[10]
* Julie Rubin, Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Maryland (2022–present)[83]
* Lee Rudofsky, Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas (2019–present)[84]
* Leo F. Rayfiel, Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York (1966–1978), Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York (1947–1966)[85]
* Patti B. Saris, Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts (2024–present), Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts (2013–2019), Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts (1993–2024)[10]
* Shira Scheindlin, Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (2011–2016), Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (1994–2011)[86]
* Charles Schwartz Jr., Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana (1991–2012), Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana (1976–1991)[10]
* Harvey E. Schlesinger, Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida (2006–present), Judge of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida (1991–2006)[10]
* Morey Leonard Sear, Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana (2000–2004), Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana (1992–1999), Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana (1976–2000)[10]
* Allen G. Schwartz, Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (1993–2003)[10]
* Edward Joseph Schwartz, Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of California (1982–2000), Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of California (1969–1982), Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of California (1968–1982)[10]
* Murray Merle Schwartz, Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Delaware (1989–2013), Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Delaware (1985–1989), Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Delaware (1974–1989)[10]
* Berle M. Schiller, Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania (2012–present), Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania (2000–2012)[10]
* Norma Levy Shapiro, Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania (1998–2016), Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania (1978–1998)[87]
* Michael H. Simon, Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Oregon (2011–present)[88]
* George Z. Singal, Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Maine (2013–present), Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Maine (2003–2009), Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Maine (2000–2013)[10]
* Joel Harvey Slomsky, Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania (2018–present), Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania (2008–2018)
* Christina A. Snyder, Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Central District of California (2016–present), Judge of the United States District Court for the Central District of California (1997–2016)[10]
* Gus J. Solomon, Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Oregon (1971–1987), Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Oregon (1958–1971), Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Oregon (1949–1971)[89]
* Arthur Spatt, Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York (2004–2020), Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York (1989–2004)[10]
* Sidney H. Stein, Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (2010–present), Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (1995–2010)[10]
* Herbert Jay Stern, Judge of the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey (1973–1987)[10]
* Sidney Sugarman, Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (1971–1974), Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (1966–1971), Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (1949–1971)[10]
* Hubert Irving Teitelbaum, Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania (1985–1995), Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania (1982–1985), Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania (1970–1985)[10]
* Amy Totenberg, Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia (2011–2021)[10]
* David G. Trager, Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York (2006–2011), Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York (1993–2006)[10]
* Jacob Trieber, Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas (1900–1927).[90]
* Robert Joseph Ward, Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (1991–2003), Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (1972–1991)[10]
* Jacob Weinberger, Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of California (1958–1974), Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of California (1946–1958)[10]
* Charles R. Weiner, Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania (1988–2005), Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania (1967–1988)[10]
* Edward Weinfeld, Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (1950–1988)[10]
* Jack B. Weinstein, Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York (1993–2021), Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York (1980–1988), Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York (1967–1993)[10]
* Albert Charles Wollenberg, Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of California (1975–1981), Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of California (1958–1975)[10]
* Joshua Wolson, Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania (2019–present)[91]
* Charles Edward Wyzanski Jr., Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts (1971–1986), Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts (1965–1971), Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts (1941–1971)[10]
* Rya W. Zobel, Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts (2014–present), Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts (1979–2014)[92]

## Solicitors general

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* Philip Perlman, Solicitor General of the United States (1947–1952)[93]
* Simon Sobeloff, Solicitor General of the United States (1954–1956)
* Daniel Mortimer Friedman, Acting Solicitor General of the United States (1977)
* Charles Fried, Solicitor General of the United States (1985–1989)
* Barbara Underwood, Acting Solicitor General of the United States (2001)[94]
* Seth P. Waxman, Solicitor General of the United States (1997–2001)[95]
* Elena Kagan, Solicitor General of the United States (2009–2010)[96]

## U.S. attorneys general

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* Edward H. Levi, United States Attorney General (1975–1977)[97]
* Michael Mukasey, United States Attorney General (2007–2009)[98]
* Jeffrey A. Rosen, acting United States Attorney General (2020–2021)[99]
* Merrick Garland, United States Attorney General (2021–2025)[100]

## Confederate attorneys general

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* Judah P. Benjamin, Confederate States Attorney General (1861)[101]

## U.S. attorneys

[edit]

* Geoffrey Berman, United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York (2018–2020)[102]
* Adam L. Braverman, United States Attorney for the Southern District of California (2017–2019)[103]
* Richard Blumenthal, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut (1977–1981)[104]
* Lev Dassin, Acting United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York (2008–2009)
* Steve Dettelbach, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio (2009–2016)[105]
* David B. Fein, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut (2010–2013)
* Paul J. Fishman, United States Attorney for the District of New Jersey (2009–2017)[106]
* Carla B. Freedman, United States Attorney for the Northern District of New York (2021–2025)
* Rachael A. Honig, Acting United States Attorney for the District of New Jersey (2021)
* Joel Klein, Chancellor of New York City Schools (2002–2011), United States Assistant Attorney General for the Antitrust Division (1996–2000), Law clerk for U.S. Supreme Court Justice Lewis F. Powell Jr.[107]
* David Kustoff, United States Attorney for the Western District of Tennessee (2006–2008)[108]
* Mark Lesko, Acting United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York (2021)
* Harry Litman, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Pennsylvania (1998–2001)[109]
* Robert Morganthau, United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York (1961–1970)
* Rod Rosenstein, United States Attorney for the District of Maryland (2005–2017), United States Deputy Attorney General (2017–2019)[110]
* Irving Saypol, United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York (1941–1951)
* Philip R. Sellinger, United States Attorney for the District of New Jersey (2021–2025)
* Michael R. Sherwin, Acting United States Attorney for the District of Columbia (2020–2021)[111]
* Audrey Strauss, United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York (2020–2021)
* Joyce Vance, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Alabama (2009–2017)[112]
* Kenneth L. Wainstein, United States Attorney for the District of Columbia (2004–2006)[113]
* Aaron L. Weisman, United States Attorney for the District of Rhode Island (2019–2021)
* David C. Weiss, United States Attorney for the District of Delaware (2018–present)

## White House Counsel

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* Samuel Rosenman, White House Counsel (1943–1946)[114]
* Ted Sorensen, White House Counsel (1961–1964)[115]
* Myer Feldman, White House Counsel (1964–1965)[116]
* Robert Lipshutz, White House Counsel (1977–1979)[117]
* Bernard Nussbaum, White House Counsel (1993–1994)[118]
* Robert Bauer, White House Counsel (2010–2011)[119]
* Ed Siskel, White House Counsel (2023–2025)[120]

## State supreme court justices

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* Ruth Abrams, Associate Justice of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court (1978–2000)[121]
* Shirley Abrahamson, Chief Justice of the Wisconsin Supreme Court (1996–2015), Associate Justice of the Wisconsin Supreme Court (1976–2019)
* Henry E. Ackerson Jr., Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of New Jersey (1948–1952)
* Max Baer, Chief Justice of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court (2021–2022), Associate Justice of Supreme Court of Pennsylvania (2004–2021)[122]
* Carolyn Berger, Associate Justice of the Delaware Supreme Court (1994–2014)[123]
* Charles C. Bernstein, Chief Justice of the Arizona Supreme Court (1962–1963, 1967), Associate Justice of the Arizona Supreme Court (1959–1969)[124]
* Richard H. Bernstein, Associate Justice of the Michigan Supreme Court (2015–present)[125]
* Nancy A. Becker Associate Justice of the Nevada Supreme Court (1999–2007)
* Charles Breitel, Chief Judge of the New York Court of Appeals (1974–1978)
* Elissa F. Cadish, Associate Justice of the Nevada Supreme Court (2019–present)[126]
* Michael Cherry, Chief Justice of the Nevada Supreme Court (2012–2013, 2017–2018) Associate Justice of the Nevada Supreme Court (2007–2009)[127]
* Herbert B. Cohen, Associate Justice of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court (1957–1970)[128]
* William D. Cohen, Associate Justice of the Vermont Supreme Court (2019–present)
* Raymond Ehrlich, Associate Justice of the Florida Supreme Court (1981–1990)[46]
* Arthur J. England Jr., Chief Justice of the Florida Supreme Court (1978–1980), Associate Justice of the Florida Supreme Court (1975–1981)[46]
* Paul Feinman, Associate Judge of the New York Court of Appeals (2017–2021)[129]
* Stanley G. Feldman, Chief Justice of the Arizona Supreme Court (1992–1997), Justice of the Arizona Supreme Court (1982–2002)[130]
* Jacob Fuchsberg, Associate Judge of the New York Court of Appeals (1975–1983)
* Stanley Fuld, Chief Judge of the New York Court of Appeals (1967–1973), Associate Judge of the New York Court of Appeals (1946–1966)
* Ralph Gants, Chief Justice of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court (2014–2020), Associate Justice of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court (2009–2014)
* Maureen McKenna Goldberg, Associate Justice of the Rhode Island Supreme Court (1997–present)
* Andrew Gould, Associate Justice of the Arizona Supreme Court (2016–2021)
* Joshua Groban, Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of California (2019–present)[131]
* Hattie Leah Henenberg, Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of Texas (1925)[132]
* Daniel L. Herrmann, Associate Justice of the Delaware Supreme Court (1965–1968)[133]
* Solomon Heydenfeldt, Associate Justice of the California Supreme Court (1852–1857)[134]
* Nathan L. Jacobs, Associate Justice of the New Jersey Supreme Court (1948, 1952–1975)
* Benjamin Kaplan, Associate Justice of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court (1972–1981)
* Jill Karofsky, Associate Justice of the Wisconsin Supreme Court (2020–present)
* Joette Katz, Associate Justice of the Connecticut Supreme Court (1992–2011)[135]
* Judith Kaye, Chief Judge of the New York Court of Appeals (1993–2008), Associate Judge of the New York Court of Appeals (1983–1993)
* Robert G. Klein, Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of Hawaii (1992–2000)
* Gerald Kogan, Chief Justice of the Florida Supreme Court (1996–1998), (Associate Justice of the Florida Supreme Court (1987–1998)[136]
* Leondra Kruger, Associate Justice of the California Supreme Court (2015–present)[137]
* Irving Lehman, Chief Judge of the New York Court of Appeals (1940–1945), Associate Judge of the New York Court of Appeals (1924–1939)
* Jonathan Lippman, Chief Judge of the New York Court of Appeals (2009–2015)
* David A. Lowy, Associate Justice of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court (2016–2024)[138]
* Barbara Lenk, Acting Chief Justice of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court (2020), Associate Justice of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court (2011–2020)
* Lindsey Miller-Lerman, Justice of the Nebraska Supreme Court, 2nd Judicial District (1998–present)
* Henry A. Lyons, Chief Justice of California (1852), Associate Justice of the California Supreme Court (1849–1851)[139]
* Stephen Markman, Chief Justice of the Michigan Supreme Court (2017–2019), Associate Justice of the Michigan Supreme Court (1999–2020)
* Bernard Meyer, Associate Judge of the New York Court of Appeals (1979–1986)
* Franklin J. Moses Sr., Chief Justice of the South Carolina Supreme Court (1868–1877)[140]
* Stanley Mosk, Associate Justice of the California Supreme Court (1964–2001)[131]
* Barbara Pariente, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Florida (2004–2006), Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of Florida (1997–2019)[46]
* Morris Pashman, Associate Justice of the New Jersey Supreme Court (1973–1982)[141]
* Jay Rabinowitz, Chief Justice of Alaska Supreme Court (1972–1992), Associate Justice of the Alaska Supreme Court (1965–1997)[142]
* Stuart Rabner, Chief Justice of the New Jersey Supreme Court (2007–present)[143]
* Eric S. Rosen, Associate Justice of the Kansas Supreme Court (2003–present)[144]
* Albert Rosenblatt, Associate Judge of the New York Court of Appeals (1998–2007)
* Sidney M. Schreiber, Associate Justice of the New Jersey Supreme Court (1975–1984)[145]
* Abbi Silver, Associate Justice of the Nevada Supreme Court (2019–present)[146]
* Lee Solomon, Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of New Jersey (2014–2024)[147]
* Leslie Stein, Associate Judge of the New York Court of Appeals (2015–present)[148]
* Melissa Standridge, Associate Justice of the Kansas Supreme Court (2020–present)[144]
* Gary Saul Stein, Associate Justice of the New Jersey Supreme Court (1985–2002)
* Samuel Steinfeld, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Kentucky (1972–1975)[149]
* Jacob Tanzer, Associate Justice of the Oregon Supreme Court (1980–1982)[150]
* Richard B. Teitelman, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Missouri (2011–2013), Associate Judge of the Supreme Court of Missouri (2002–2016)[151]
* Mathew Tobriner, Associate Justice of the California Supreme Court (1962–1982)[131]
* Sol Wachtler, Chief Judge of the New York Court of Appeals (1985–1992), Associate Judge of the New York Court of Appeals (1973–1985)
* David Wecht, Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania (2016–present)[152]
* Joseph Weintraub, Chief Justice of the New Jersey Supreme Court (1957–1973)[145]
* Robert Wilentz, Chief Justice of the New Jersey Supreme Court (1979–1996)[153]

## State attorneys general

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| State  | Attorney
General  | Name  | Party  | Assumed office  | Term expires

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| New York |  | Simon W. Rosendale[154] | Democratic | January 1, 1892  | December 31, 1893
| Maryland |  | Isidor Rayner[155] | Democratic | 1899  | 1903
| Maryland |  | Isaac Lobe Straus[10] | Democratic | 1907  | 1911
| New York |  | Carl Sherman[156] | Democratic | January 1, 1923  | December 31, 1924
| New York |  | Albert Ottinger[157] | Republican | January 1, 1925  | December 31, 1928
| Ohio |  | Gilbert Bettman[10] | Republican | January 14, 1929  | January 12, 1933
| New Jersey |  | David T. Wilentz[158] | Democratic | February 4, 1934  | February 4, 1944
| New York |  | Nathaniel L. Goldstein[10] | Republican | January 1, 1943  | December 31, 1954
| Delaware |  | H. Albert Young[159] | Independent | 1951  | 1955
| Massachusetts |  | George Fingold[160] | Republican | January 8, 1953  | August 31, 1958
| New York |  | Jacob Javits[10] | Republican | January 1, 1955  | January 9, 1957
| New York |  | Louis J. Lefkowitz[10] | Republican | January 10, 1957  | December 31, 1978
| California |  | Stanley Mosk[10] | Democratic | January 5, 1959  | August 31, 1964
| New Hampshire |  | Warren Rudman[10] | Republican | December 3, 1970  | July 17, 1976
| Rhode Island |  | Richard J. Israel[10] | Republican | January 5, 1971  | January 7, 1975
| Florida |  | Robert L. Shevin[10] | Democratic | January 5, 1971  | January 2, 1979
| Vermont |  | M. Jerome Diamond[10] | Democratic | 1975  | 1981
| Rhode Island |  | Julius C. Michaelson[10] | Democratic | January 7, 1975  | January 2, 1979
| New York |  | Robert Abrams[10] | Democratic | January 1, 1979  | December 31, 1993
| Maryland |  | Stephen H. Sachs[10] | Democratic | January 17, 1979  | January 21, 1987
| Connecticut |  | Joe Lieberman[10] | Democratic | January 5, 1983  | January 3, 1989
| Connecticut |  | Richard Blumenthal[10] | Democratic | January 9, 1991  | January 5, 2011
| Ohio |  | Lee Fisher[10] | Democratic | January 14, 1991  | January 9, 1995
| New York |  | Oliver Koppell[161] | Democratic | January 1, 1993  | December 31, 1994
| Rhode Island |  | Jeffrey B. Pine[10] | Republican | January 5, 1993  | January 2, 1999
| New Jersey |  | Deborah Poritz[162] | Republican | January 18, 1994  | July 10, 1996
| New York |  | Eliot Spitzer[10] | Democratic | January 17, 2007  | January 21, 2015
| New Jersey |  | David Sampson[163] | Unaffiliated | January 15, 2002  | February 15, 2003
| New Jersey |  | Stuart Rabner[164] | Democratic | September 26, 2006  | June 26, 2007
| Maryland |  | Doug Gansler[165] | Democratic | January 17, 2007  | January 21, 2015
| Louisiana |  | Buddy Caldwell[166] | Democratic | January 14, 2008  | February 2, 2011
| Republican | February 2, 2011  | January 11, 2016
| New York |  | Eric Schneiderman[167] | Democratic | January 1, 2011  | May 8, 2018
| Arizona |  | Tom Horne[168] | Republican | January 3, 2011  | January 5, 2015
| Georgia |  | Sam Olens[169] | Republican | January 10, 2011  | November 1, 2016
| Oregon |  | Ellen Rosenblum[170] | Democratic | June 29, 2012  | December 31, 2024
| Delaware |  | Matthew Denn[171] | Democratic | January 6, 2015  | January 1, 2019
| Maryland |  | Brian Frosh[172] | Democratic | January 21, 2015  | January 3, 2023
| North Carolina |  | Josh Stein[173] | Democratic | January 1, 2017  | January 1, 2025
| Pennsylvania |  | Josh Shapiro[174] | Democratic | January 17, 2017  | January 17, 2023
| Michigan |  | Dana Nessel[175] | Democratic | January 1, 2019  | Incumbent
| Colorado |  | Phil Weiser[176] | Democratic | January 8, 2019  | Incumbent
| District of Columbia |  | Brian Schwalb[177] | Democratic | January 2, 2023  | Incumbent

## Scholars

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* Floyd Abrams, William J. Brennan Jr. visiting professor at the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism, expert on constitutional law that has argued in front of the Supreme Court on 13 occasions[178]
* Mitchell Berman, Leon Meltzer Professor of Law at the University of Pennsylvania Law School, Professor of Philosophy at the University of Pennsylvania
* Anita Bernstein, Anita and Stuart Subotnick Professor of Law at Brooklyn Law School
* Alexander Bickel, legal scholar and expert on the United States Constitution[179]
* Erwin Chemerinsky, legal scholar known for his studies of United States constitutional law and federal civil procedure and dean of the UC Berkeley School of Law[180]
* Alan Dershowitz, former Felix Frankfurter Professor of Law at Harvard Law School, author
* Ronald Dworkin, former Frank Henry Sommer Professor of Law and Philosophy at New York University, former Chair of Jurisprudence at University of Oxford, legal scholar, philosopher
* Richard Epstein, legal scholar and Laurence A. Tisch Professor of Law at New York University[181]
* Noah Feldman, author and Felix Frankfurter Professor of Law at Harvard Law School[182]
* Jill Fisch, Saul A. Fox Distinguished Professor of Business Law at the University of Pennsylvania Law School
* Michael Gerhardt, Samuel Ashe Distinguished Professor of Constitutional Law at the University of North Carolina School of Law[183]
* Abraham S. Goldstein, Dean of Yale Law School (1970–1975)
* Tom Goldstein, lawyer known for his advocacy before and blogging about the Supreme Court of the United States
* Arthur Lehman Goodhart, Professor of Jurisprudence at the University of Oxford[184]
* Risa L. Goluboff, Dean of the University of Virginia School of Law[185]
* Irving L. Gornstein, executive director of the Supreme Court Institute and a visiting professor at Georgetown University Law Center
* Jack Greenberg, lawyer for the Brown v. Board of Education case, worked for the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, and assisted establishing the Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund (MALDEF) with Pete Tijerina[186][187][188][189]
* Alan Gura, litigator who successfully argued two landmark constitutional cases before the United States Supreme Court, District of Columbia v. Heller and McDonald v. Chicago[190]
* Pamela Karlan, professor of law at Stanford Law School[191]
* Michael Klarman, Kirkland & Ellis Professor at Harvard Law School
* David Leebron, Dean of Columbia Law School (1996–2004)[192]
* Lance Liebman, Director of the American Law Institute (1999–2014), Dean of Columbia Law School (1991–1996)
* Nathan Lewin, lawyer for the Zivotofsky v. Clinton case, visiting professor, professor and First Amendment advocate[193]
* Martha Minow, Dean of Harvard Law School (2009–2017)[194][195]
* Jamie Raskin, U.S. Representative for Maryland's 8th congressional district and former law professor at Washington College of Law
* Jeffrey Rosen, constitutional scholar and president and CEO of the National Constitution Center[196]
* Albert J. Rosenthal, Dean of Columbia Law School (1979–1984)
* Eugene V. Rostow, Dean of Yale Law School (1955–1965)[197]
* Jed Rubenfeld, Robert R. Slaughter Professor of Law at Yale Law School[198]
* David Rudovsky, Senior Fellow at the University of Pennsylvania Law School, MacArthur Fellow
* Albert Sacks, Dean of Harvard Law School (1971–1981)[199]
* David Schizer, Dean of Columbia Law School (2004–2014)[200]
* Michael I. Sovern, Dean of Columbia Law School (1970–1979)[201]
* Cass Sunstein, legal scholar, particularly in the fields of constitutional law, administrative law, environmental law, and law and behavioral economics[202][203][204]
* Robert A. Stein, Everett Fraser Professor of Law at the University of Minnesota
* Larry Tribe, Carl M. Loeb University Professor at Harvard Law School[205]
* Steve Vladeck, Charles Alan Wright Chair in Federal Courts at the University of Texas School of Law[206]
* Eugene Volokh, Gary T. Schwartz Professor of Law at the UCLA School of Law
* Michael Waldman, president of the Brennan Center for Justice at NYU School of Law[207]
* Amy Wax, Robert Mundheim Professor of Law at the University of Pennsylvania Law School[208][209][210]

## Public figures

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* Elliott Abrams, politician and lawyer, who has served in foreign policy positions for Presidents Ronald Reagan, George W. Bush, and Donald Trump[211]
* Leslie Abramson, lawyer known for her role in the legal defense of Lyle and Erik Menendez[212]
* Gloria Allred, lawyer and radio talk show host[213]
* Ben Brafman, American criminal defense attorney[214]
* Marcia Clark, prosecutor and television correspondent known for being the lead prosecutor in the O. J. Simpson murder trial[citation needed]
* Roy Cohn, lawyer, chief-council for the Army–McCarthy hearings[215]
* Lanny Davis, political operative, lawyer, consultant, lobbyist, author, and television commentator[216]
* Marc Elias, American election law and voting rights attorney, general counsel for Hillary Clinton 2016 presidential campaign and John Kerry 2004 presidential campaign, founder of Elias Law Group[217]
* Doug Emhoff, entertainment lawyer and a distinguished visiting professor at Georgetown University Law Center[218]
* Ed Fagan, reparations lawyer, disbarred in New York[219] and New Jersey for stealing money from Holocaust survivors[220]
* Russ Feingold, United States Senator from Wisconsin (1993–2011), President of the American Constitution Society[221]
* Geoffrey Fieger, American attorney and occasional legal commentator for NBC and MSNBC[222]
* Bertram Fields, Harvard-trained lawyer, famous for his work in the field of entertainment law[213]
* Richard L. Fox, tax attorney[223]
* Benjamin Ginsberg, Republican election lawyer[224]
* Jane C. Ginsburg, Morton L. Janklow Professor of Literary and Artistic Property Law at Columbia Law School[225][226]
* Martin D. Ginsburg, American lawyer who specialized in tax law[227]
* Daniel S. Goldman, majority counsel in the first impeachment inquiry against Donald Trump[228]
* Stephen Harmelin, lawyer who specializes in corporate and transactional law[229]
* Elie Honig, CNN senior legal analyst[230]
* Ed Koch, politician, lawyer, political commentator, film critic, and television personality[231]
* William Kunstler, U.S. lawyer famous for defending controversial "radical" clients such as the "Chicago Seven" protesters of the 1968 Democratic National Convention[232]
* Samuel Leibowitz, defense attorney for the Scottsboro Boys[233]
* Ari Melber, chief legal correspondent for MSNBC[234]
* Peter Neufeld, founding partner in the civil rights law firm Neufeld Scheck & Brustinco, founder of the Innocence Project and defense lawyer for O. J. Simpson[235]
* Dean Preston, member of San Francisco Board of Supervisors, civil rights attorney, democratic-socialist activist[236]
* Louis Nizer, civil trial attorney and best-seller author.[237]
* Mimi Rocah, Westchester County District Attorney[238]
* David Rubenstein, billionaire businessman, philanthropist, former financial analyst and lawyer[239]
* Barry Scheck, co-founder of the Innocence Project and defense lawyer for O. J. Simpson[240]
* David Schoen, attorney specializing in federal criminal defense and civil rights law and counsel representing former president Donald Trump during his second impeachment trial[241]
* Eric Schumacher, New York State Supreme Court, Elected New York City Civil Court Judge, serving as Acting New York State Supreme Court Justice[242]
* Jerome J. Shestack, president of the American Bar Association (1997–1998)[243]
* Judy Sheindlin, star of Judge Judy, author, television personality, former Manhattan family court judge, civil court judge, and prosecutor[244][245][246]
* Ben Shapiro, conservative political commentator, author, and attorney[247]
* Robert Shapiro, American lawyer and defense lawyer for O. J. Simpson[248]
* Adam Silver, Commissioner of the National Basketball Association, lawyer
* Arlen Specter, lawyer, author, and United States Senator from Pennsylvania[249][250]
* David Stern, former Commissioner of the National Basketball Association, lawyer
* Jeffrey Toobin, lawyer, author and legal analyst for CNN and The New Yorker[251]
* Joseph Wapner, presiding judge of the ongoing reality court show The People's Court[252]

## Notes

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1. ^ State of residence at the time of appointment. For example, in 1971, Rehnquist was appointed from Arizona, but in 1986, when elevated to chief justice, he was appointed from Virginia.[1]
2. ^ The start date given for each justice is the day the justice took the prescribed judicial oath of office, with the end date being the date of the justice's death, resignation, or retirement.[1]
3. ^ As of March 24, 2025.

## References

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1. ^ a b "Justices 1789 to Present". www.supremecourt.gov. Retrieved January 11, 2018.
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