Courts & Judges

Judges Appointed by George W. Bush

George W. Bush (Republican) made 328 Article III appointments between 2001 and 2008, by commission date. 226 of those judges are still serving, in active or senior status.

Supreme Court2
Courts of appeals61
District courts263
Other courts2
Total appointments328

The appointees

GenderMale 257 Female 71
Race or ethnicityWhite 271 Hispanic 30 African American 23 Asian American 4
ABA ratingWell Qualified 231 Qualified 93 Not Qualified 4

Counts per appointment as recorded in the Federal Judicial Center's directory. The American Bar Association has rated nominees since the 1950s; older appointments carry no rating, and some recent nominees were not rated.

Supreme Court (2)

Judge Court Commissioned Senate vote ABA rating Status
John Glover Roberts Jr. Chief Justice Supreme Court of the United States 78-22 Well Qualified Active
Samuel A. Alito Jr. Associate Justice Supreme Court of the United States 58-42 Well Qualified Active

Courts of appeals (61)

Judge Court Commissioned Senate vote ABA rating Status
John Glover Roberts Jr. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit Well Qualified Appointed to another court 2005
Janice Rogers Brown Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit 56-43 Qualified Retirement 2017
Thomas Beall Griffith Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit 73-24 Qualified Retirement 2020
Brett M. Kavanaugh Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit 57-36 Qualified Appointed to another court 2018
William Jay Riley Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit 97-0 Well Qualified Death 2023
Michael Joseph Melloy Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit 91-0 Well Qualified Death 2026
Lavenski R. Smith Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit Qualified Active
Steven M. Colloton Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit 94-1 Qualified Active
Raymond W. Gruender Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit 97-1 Qualified Active
William Duane Benton Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit Well Qualified Senior status since 2026
Bobby E. Shepherd Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit Well Qualified Active
William Holcombe Pryor Jr. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit 53-45 Qualified Active
Sharon Prost Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit 97-0 Qualified Active
Kimberly Ann Moore Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit 92-0 Qualified Active
Edith Brown Clement Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit 99-0 Well Qualified Senior status since 2018
Edward Charles Prado Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit 97-0 Well Qualified Retirement 2018
Charles Willis Pickering Sr. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit Well Qualified Retirement 2004
Priscilla Richman Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit 56-43 Well Qualified Active
Jennifer Walker Elrod Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit Qualified Active
Leslie Southwick Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit 59-38 Well Qualified Active
Catharina Haynes Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit Well Qualified Active
Jeffrey R. Howard Court of Appeals for the First Circuit 99-0 Qualified Senior status since 2022
Dennis W. Shedd Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit 55-44 Well Qualified Retirement 2022
Allyson Kay Duncan Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit 93-0 Well Qualified Retirement 2019
G. Steven Agee Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit 96-0 Well Qualified Active
Richard R. Clifton Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit 98-0 Qualified Senior status since 2016
Jay S. Bybee Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit 74-19 Well Qualified Senior status since 2019
Consuelo Maria Callahan Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit 99-0 Well Qualified Active
Carlos T. Bea Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit 86-0 Qualified Senior status since 2019
Milan Dale Smith Jr. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit 93-0 Well Qualified Active
Sandra Segal Ikuta Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit 81-0 Well Qualified Death 2025
N[orman] Randy Smith Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit 94-0 Well Qualified Senior status since 2018
Barrington Daniels Parker Jr. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit 100-0 Well Qualified Senior status since 2009
Reena Raggi Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit 85-0 Well Qualified Senior status since 2018
Richard C. Wesley Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit 96-0 Well Qualified Senior status since 2016
Peter W. Hall Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit Well Qualified Death 2021
Debra Ann Livingston Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit 91-0 Well Qualified Senior status since 2026
Diane S. Sykes Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit 70-27 Well Qualified Senior status since 2025
John Daniel Tinder Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit 93-0 Well Qualified Retirement 2015
Julia Smith Gibbons Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit 95-0 Well Qualified Senior status since 2024
John M. Rogers Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit Qualified Senior status since 2018
Jeffrey S. Sutton Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit 52-41 Qualified Senior status since 2026
Deborah L. Cook Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit 66-25 Qualified Senior status since 2019
David William McKeague Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit 96-0 Well Qualified Senior status since 2017
Richard Allen Griffin Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit 95-0 Well Qualified Active
Susan Bieke Neilson Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit 97-0 Well Qualified Death 2006
Raymond M. Kethledge Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit Well Qualified Active
Helene N. White Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit 63-32 Well Qualified Senior status since 2022
Harris L. Hartz Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit 99-0 Well Qualified Active
Terrence L. O'Brien Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit 98-0 Well Qualified Senior status since 2013
Michael W. McConnell Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit Well Qualified Resignation 2009
Timothy M. Tymkovich Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit 58-41 Qualified Active
Neil M. Gorsuch Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit Well Qualified Appointed to another court 2017
Jerome A. Holmes Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit 67-30 Qualified Active
D[avid] Brooks Smith Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit 64-35 Well Qualified Senior status since 2021
Michael Chertoff Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit 88-1 Well Qualified Resignation 2005
D. Michael Fisher Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit Well Qualified Senior status since 2017
Franklin Stuart Van Antwerpen Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit 96-0 Well Qualified Death 2016
Michael A. Chagares Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit 98-0 Well Qualified Active
Kent A. Jordan Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit 91-0 Well Qualified Retirement 2025
Thomas Michael Hardiman Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit 95-0 Well Qualified Active

District courts (263)

Judge Court Commissioned Senate vote ABA rating Status
John F. Walter District Court for the Central District of California 99-0 Well Qualified Active
Percy Anderson District Court for the Central District of California 99-0 Well Qualified Active
Robert Gary Klausner District Court for the Central District of California Well Qualified Active
S. James Otero District Court for the Central District of California 94-0 Well Qualified Retirement 2020
James V. Selna District Court for the Central District of California 97-0 Well Qualified Senior status since 2020
Cormac J. Carney District Court for the Central District of California 80-0 Qualified Senior status since 2024
Dale S. Fischer District Court for the Central District of California 86-0 Well Qualified Senior status since 2024
George P. Schiavelli District Court for the Central District of California Well Qualified Resignation 2008
Stephen G. Larson District Court for the Central District of California Well Qualified Resignation 2009
Andrew J. Guilford District Court for the Central District of California 93-0 Well Qualified Retirement 2020
Philip S. Gutierrez District Court for the Central District of California 97-0 Well Qualified Retirement 2024
Valerie Baker Fairbank District Court for the Central District of California Well Qualified Senior status since 2012
Otis D. Wright II District Court for the Central District of California Qualified Active
George H. Wu District Court for the Central District of California 95-0 Well Qualified Senior status since 2023
Ralph R. Beistline District Court for the District of Alaska 98-0 Qualified Senior status since 2015
Timothy Mark Burgess District Court for the District of Alaska Qualified Senior status since 2021
Frederick J. Martone District Court for the District of Arizona 97-0 Qualified Senior status since 2013
Cindy K. Jorgenson District Court for the District of Arizona 98-0 Well Qualified Senior status since 2018
David C. Bury District Court for the District of Arizona 90-0 Qualified Senior status since 2012
David G. Campbell District Court for the District of Arizona 92-0 Well Qualified Senior status since 2018
Neil Vincent Wake District Court for the District of Arizona Well Qualified Death 2026
G. Murray Snow District Court for the District of Arizona Well Qualified Senior status since 2024
Marcia S. Krieger District Court for the District of Colorado 83-0 Well Qualified Senior status since 2019
Robert E. Blackburn District Court for the District of Colorado 98-0 Well Qualified Senior status since 2016
Phillip S. Figa District Court for the District of Colorado Well Qualified Death 2008
Philip A. Brimmer District Court for the District of Colorado Well Qualified Active
Christine M. Arguello District Court for the District of Colorado Qualified Senior status since 2022
Reggie B. Walton District Court for the District of Columbia 97-0 Well Qualified Senior status since 2015
John D. Bates District Court for the District of Columbia 97-0 Well Qualified Senior status since 2014
Richard J. Leon District Court for the District of Columbia Well Qualified Senior status since 2016
Rosemary M. Collyer District Court for the District of Columbia Well Qualified Death 2026
Mark R. Kravitz District Court for the District of Connecticut 97-0 Well Qualified Death 2012
Vanessa Lynne Bryant District Court for the District of Connecticut Qualified Senior status since 2021
Kent A. Jordan District Court for the District of Delaware Well Qualified Appointed to another court 2006
J[ohn] Michael Seabright District Court for the District of Hawaii 98-0 Well Qualified Senior status since 2024
Julie A. Robinson District Court for the District of Kansas Well Qualified Senior status since 2022
Eric F. Melgren District Court for the District of Kansas Well Qualified Senior status since 2025
John A. Woodcock Jr. District Court for the District of Maine Well Qualified Senior status since 2017
William D. Quarles Jr. District Court for the District of Maryland 91-0 Well Qualified Retirement 2016
Richard D. Bennett District Court for the District of Maryland 99-0 Well Qualified Senior status since 2021
Roger W. Titus District Court for the District of Maryland 97-0 Well Qualified Death 2019
F. Dennis Saylor IV District Court for the District of Massachusetts 89-0 Well Qualified Senior status since 2025
Joan N. Ericksen District Court for the District of Minnesota 99-0 Well Qualified Senior status since 2019
Patrick Joseph Schiltz District Court for the District of Minnesota Well Qualified Senior status since 2026
Richard F. Cebull District Court for the District of Montana 93-0 Well Qualified Retirement 2013
Sam E. Haddon District Court for the District of Montana 95-0 Well Qualified Death 2025
Laurie Smith Camp District Court for the District of Nebraska 100-0 Qualified Death 2020
Larry R. Hicks District Court for the District of Nevada 83-0 Well Qualified Death 2024
James C. Mahan District Court for the District of Nevada 81-0 Well Qualified Senior status since 2018
Robert Clive Jones District Court for the District of Nevada Well Qualified Senior status since 2016
Brian Edward Sandoval District Court for the District of Nevada 89-0 Well Qualified Resignation 2009
Joseph Normand Laplante District Court for the District of New Hampshire Qualified Active
William J. Martini District Court for the District of New Jersey Qualified Senior status since 2015
Jose L. Linares District Court for the District of New Jersey Well Qualified Retirement 2019
Freda L. Wolfson District Court for the District of New Jersey Well Qualified Retirement 2023
Robert B. Kugler District Court for the District of New Jersey Well Qualified Retirement 2024
Stanley R. Chesler District Court for the District of New Jersey Well Qualified Senior status since 2015
Noel Lawrence Hillman District Court for the District of New Jersey 98-0 Well Qualified Retirement 2024
Peter G. Sheridan District Court for the District of New Jersey 98-0 Qualified Senior status since 2018
Renée Marie Bumb District Court for the District of New Jersey 89-0 Well Qualified Active
Susan Davis Wigenton District Court for the District of New Jersey Qualified Active
M. Christina Armijo District Court for the District of New Mexico 100-0 Qualified Senior status since 2018
William Paul Johnson District Court for the District of New Mexico Qualified Retirement 2026
Robert C. Brack District Court for the District of New Mexico Well Qualified Senior status since 2018
James O. Browning District Court for the District of New Mexico Well Qualified Retirement 2026
Judith C. Herrera District Court for the District of New Mexico 93-0 Well Qualified Senior status since 2019
Daniel L. Hovland District Court for the District of North Dakota Qualified Senior status since 2019
Ralph R. Erickson District Court for the District of North Dakota Qualified Appointed to another court 2017
Michael W. Mosman District Court for the District of Oregon 93-0 Well Qualified Senior status since 2021
Aida M. Delgado-Colón District Court for the District of Puerto Rico Well Qualified Active
Gustavo Antonio Gelpí Jr. District Court for the District of Puerto Rico Qualified Appointed to another court 2021
Francisco Augusto Besosa District Court for the District of Puerto Rico 87-0 Well Qualified Senior status since 2022
William E. Smith District Court for the District of Rhode Island Qualified Retirement 2026
Terry L. Wooten District Court for the District of South Carolina 98-0 Well Qualified Senior status since 2019
Henry Franklin Floyd District Court for the District of South Carolina 89-0 Well Qualified Appointed to another court 2011
Robert Bryan Harwell District Court for the District of South Carolina Qualified Senior status since 2024
Paul G. Cassell District Court for the District of Utah 67-20 Well Qualified Resignation 2007
Clark Waddoups District Court for the District of Utah Well Qualified Senior status since 2019
J[ames] Leon Holmes District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas 51-46 Well Qualified Retirement 2020
Brian Stacy Miller District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas 88-0 Qualified Active
Morrison C. England Jr. District Court for the Eastern District of California Well Qualified Retirement 2024
Lawrence Joseph O'Neill District Court for the Eastern District of California 97-0 Well Qualified Senior status since 2020
John A. Mendez District Court for the Eastern District of California Well Qualified Senior status since 2022
Karen K. Caldwell District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky 100-0 Qualified Active
Danny C. Reeves District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky Qualified Senior status since 2025
David L. Bunning District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky Not Qualified Active
Gregory Frederick Van Tatenhove District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky Not Qualified Retirement 2026
Amul Roger Thapar District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky Well Qualified Appointed to another court 2017
Kurt Damian Engelhardt District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana Qualified Appointed to another court 2018
Jay C. Zainey District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana 92-0 Qualified Active
Lance M. Africk District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana 97-0 Well Qualified Senior status since 2024
Sean Francis Cox District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan Well Qualified Retirement 2025
Thomas Lamson Ludington District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan Well Qualified Active
Stephen Joseph Murphy III District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan Well Qualified Active
Henry Edward Autrey District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri 98-0 Qualified Active
Stephen Nathaniel Limbaugh Jr. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri Well Qualified Senior status since 2020
Sandra J. Feuerstein District Court for the Eastern District of New York 92-0 Well Qualified Death 2021
Dora L. Irizarry District Court for the Eastern District of New York Not Qualified Senior status since 2020
Sandra L. Townes District Court for the Eastern District of New York 95-0 Well Qualified Death 2018
Joseph Frank Bianco District Court for the Eastern District of New York Well Qualified Appointed to another court 2019
Eric Nicholas Vitaliano District Court for the Eastern District of New York Qualified Senior status since 2017
Brian Mark Cogan District Court for the Eastern District of New York 95-0 Qualified Senior status since 2020
Roslynn Renee Mauskopf District Court for the Eastern District of New York Qualified Retirement 2024
Kiyo A. Matsumoto District Court for the Eastern District of New York Well Qualified Senior status since 2022
Louise W. Flanagan District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina Qualified Active
James C. Dever III District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina Qualified Active
James H. Payne District Court for the Eastern District of Oklahoma 100-0 Well Qualified Death 2025
Ronald A. White District Court for the Eastern District of Oklahoma 93-0 Qualified Senior status since 2026
Legrome D. Davis District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania 94-0 Well Qualified Senior status since 2017
Cynthia M. Rufe District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania 98-0 Well Qualified Senior status since 2021
Michael M. Baylson District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania 98-0 Well Qualified Senior status since 2012
Timothy J. Savage District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania Well Qualified Senior status since 2021
James Knoll Gardner District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania Well Qualified Death 2017
Gene E.K. Pratter District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania 98-0 Well Qualified Death 2024
Lawrence F. Stengel District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania 97-0 Well Qualified Retirement 2018
Paul Steven Diamond District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania 97-0 Well Qualified Active
Juan Ramon Sánchez District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania 98-0 Well Qualified Active
Thomas M. Golden District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania 96-0 Well Qualified Death 2010
Joel Harvey Slomsky District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania Well Qualified Senior status since 2018
C. Darnell Jones II District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania Well Qualified Senior status since 2021
Mitchell S. Goldberg District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania Well Qualified Retirement 2025
Thomas W. Phillips District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee Well Qualified Senior status since 2013
Thomas A. Varlan District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee 97-0 Qualified Active
J. Ronnie Greer District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee 97-0 Qualified Senior status since 2018
Harry Sandlin Mattice Jr. District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee 91-0 Well Qualified Retirement 2021
Leonard E. Davis District Court for the Eastern District of Texas 97-0 Well Qualified Retirement 2015
Ron Clark District Court for the Eastern District of Texas Well Qualified Senior status since 2018
Marcia A. Crone District Court for the Eastern District of Texas 91-0 Qualified Active
Michael H. Schneider Sr. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas 92-1 Well Qualified Retirement 2016
Henry E. Hudson District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia Well Qualified Senior status since 2018
Walter DeKalb Kelley Jr. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia 94-0 Well Qualified Resignation 2008
Liam O'Grady District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia 88-0 Well Qualified Retirement 2023
Mark Steven Davis District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia 94-0 Well Qualified Active
Anthony John Trenga District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia Well Qualified Senior status since 2021
Lonny R. Suko District Court for the Eastern District of Washington 94-0 Well Qualified Senior status since 2013
William C. Griesbach District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin 97-0 Well Qualified Senior status since 2019
Mark E. Fuller District Court for the Middle District of Alabama Qualified Resignation 2015
William Keith Watkins District Court for the Middle District of Alabama Qualified Senior status since 2019
Timothy J. Corrigan District Court for the Middle District of Florida 88-0 Well Qualified Senior status since 2024
Virginia Maria Hernandez Covington District Court for the Middle District of Florida 91-0 Well Qualified Senior status since 2020
Marcia Morales Howard District Court for the Middle District of Florida 93-0 Well Qualified Active
Mary Stenson Scriven District Court for the Middle District of Florida Well Qualified Active
C. Ashley Royal District Court for the Middle District of Georgia Well Qualified Senior status since 2016
Clay D. Land District Court for the Middle District of Georgia Well Qualified Active
William Lindsay Osteen Jr. District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina 87-0 Well Qualified Active
Thomas D. Schroeder District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina Well Qualified Active
Christopher C. Conner District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania Well Qualified Retirement 2025
John E. Jones III District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania 96-0 Well Qualified Retirement 2021
Karon O. Bowdre District Court for the Northern District of Alabama 98-0 Qualified Senior status since 2020
L. Scott Coogler District Court for the Northern District of Alabama Qualified Retirement 2025
R. David Proctor District Court for the Northern District of Alabama 92-0 Qualified Retirement 2026
Virginia Emerson Hopkins District Court for the Northern District of Alabama 98-0 Qualified Senior status since 2018
Jeffrey Steven White District Court for the Northern District of California Qualified Senior status since 2021
Margaret Catharine Rodgers District Court for the Northern District of Florida 82-0 Well Qualified Active
John Richard Smoak Jr. District Court for the Northern District of Florida 97-0 Well Qualified Death 2022
William S. Duffey Jr. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia 97-0 Well Qualified Retirement 2018
Timothy C. Batten Sr. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia 88-0 Qualified Retirement 2025
Amy Joan St. Eve District Court for the Northern District of Illinois Well Qualified Appointed to another court 2018
Samuel Der-Yeghiayan District Court for the Northern District of Illinois 89-0 Qualified Retirement 2018
Mark R. Filip District Court for the Northern District of Illinois 96-0 Well Qualified Resignation 2008
Virginia Mary Kendall District Court for the Northern District of Illinois Well Qualified Active
Frederick J. Kapala District Court for the Northern District of Illinois 91-0 Well Qualified Senior status since 2019
Robert Michael Dow Jr. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois 86-0 Qualified Active
Philip P. Simon District Court for the Northern District of Indiana Well Qualified Active
Theresa Lazar Springmann District Court for the Northern District of Indiana 93-0 Well Qualified Senior status since 2020
Joseph S. Van Bokkelen District Court for the Northern District of Indiana Well Qualified Senior status since 2017
Linda R. Reade District Court for the Northern District of Iowa Well Qualified Senior status since 2017
Michael P. Mills District Court for the Northern District of Mississippi 98-0 Qualified Senior status since 2021
Sharion Aycock District Court for the Northern District of Mississippi Well Qualified Senior status since 2025
Gary L. Sharpe District Court for the Northern District of New York 95-0 Well Qualified Death 2024
Glenn T. Suddaby District Court for the Northern District of New York Well Qualified Senior status since 2024
John R. Adams District Court for the Northern District of Ohio 91-0 Qualified Active
Christopher A. Boyko District Court for the Northern District of Ohio Well Qualified Senior status since 2020
Jack Zouhary District Court for the Northern District of Ohio 96-0 Well Qualified Senior status since 2019
Sara Elizabeth Lioi District Court for the Northern District of Ohio Well Qualified Active
Claire Eagan District Court for the Northern District of Oklahoma 99-0 Well Qualified Senior status since 2022
James H. Payne District Court for the Northern District of Oklahoma 100-0 Well Qualified Death 2025
Gregory Kent Frizzell District Court for the Northern District of Oklahoma 99-0 Well Qualified Senior status since 2025
David C. Godbey District Court for the Northern District of Texas Well Qualified Senior status since 2025
James E. Kinkeade District Court for the Northern District of Texas Well Qualified Active
Jane J. Boyle District Court for the Northern District of Texas 99-0 Well Qualified Senior status since 2025
Reed Charles O'Connor District Court for the Northern District of Texas Well Qualified Active
John Preston Bailey District Court for the Northern District of West Virginia Qualified Active
Callie V. Granade District Court for the Southern District of Alabama 75-0 Well Qualified Senior status since 2016
William H. Steele District Court for the Southern District of Alabama Qualified Senior status since 2017
Kristi DuBose District Court for the Southern District of Alabama Well Qualified Active
Larry Alan Burns District Court for the Southern District of California 91-0 Well Qualified Retirement 2024
Dana Makoto Sabraw District Court for the Southern District of California 95-0 Well Qualified Active
William Q. Hayes District Court for the Southern District of California 98-0 Qualified Senior status since 2021
John A. Houston District Court for the Southern District of California Well Qualified Senior status since 2018
Roger T. Benitez District Court for the Southern District of California 98-1 Not Qualified Retirement 2026
Janis Lynn Sammartino District Court for the Southern District of California 90-0 Qualified Active
Michael M. Anello District Court for the Southern District of California Well Qualified Senior status since 2018
Kenneth A. Marra District Court for the Southern District of Florida 82-0 Well Qualified Senior status since 2017
Jose E. Martinez District Court for the Southern District of Florida Qualified Active
Cecilia M. Altonaga District Court for the Southern District of Florida 91-0 Qualified Active
James I. Cohn District Court for the Southern District of Florida 96-0 Well Qualified Senior status since 2016
Marcia G. Cooke District Court for the Southern District of Florida 96-0 Well Qualified Death 2023
Lisa Godbey Wood District Court for the Southern District of Georgia 97-0 Well Qualified Active
James Randal Hall District Court for the Southern District of Georgia Well Qualified Active
William T. Lawrence District Court for the Southern District of Indiana 97-0 Well Qualified Senior status since 2018
James E. Gritzner District Court for the Southern District of Iowa Well Qualified Senior status since 2015
John Alfred Jarvey District Court for the Southern District of Iowa 95-0 Well Qualified Retirement 2022
Louis Guirola Jr. District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi 92-0 Well Qualified Senior status since 2018
Keith Starrett District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi Well Qualified Senior status since 2019
Daniel Porter Jordan III District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi Qualified Active
Halil Suleyman Ozerden District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi 95-0 Qualified Active
P. Kevin Castel District Court for the Southern District of New York Well Qualified Senior status since 2017
Richard J. Holwell District Court for the Southern District of New York Well Qualified Resignation 2012
Stephen C. Robinson District Court for the Southern District of New York Well Qualified Resignation 2010
Kenneth M. Karas District Court for the Southern District of New York 95-0 Well Qualified Active
Paul Austin Crotty District Court for the Southern District of New York 95-0 Well Qualified Senior status since 2015
Richard Joseph Sullivan District Court for the Southern District of New York 99-0 Well Qualified Appointed to another court 2018
Cathy Seibel District Court for the Southern District of New York Well Qualified Senior status since 2025
Paul G. Gardephe District Court for the Southern District of New York Well Qualified Senior status since 2023
Thomas M. Rose District Court for the Southern District of Ohio 97-0 Well Qualified Senior status since 2017
Gregory L. Frost District Court for the Southern District of Ohio 91-0 Well Qualified Retirement 2016
Michael H. Watson District Court for the Southern District of Ohio Qualified Senior status since 2025
Michael Ryan Barrett District Court for the Southern District of Ohio 90-0 Well Qualified Senior status since 2019
Randy Crane District Court for the Southern District of Texas Qualified Active
Andrew S. Hanen District Court for the Southern District of Texas 97-0 Well Qualified Senior status since 2025
Micaela Alvarez District Court for the Southern District of Texas Qualified Senior status since 2023
Gray Hampton Miller District Court for the Southern District of Texas 93-0 Well Qualified Senior status since 2018
Thomas E. Johnston District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia 89-0 Qualified Active
Dee D. Drell District Court for the Western District of Louisiana 99-0 Well Qualified Senior status since 2017
Patricia Head Minaldi District Court for the Western District of Louisiana Qualified Death 2018
S. Maurice Hicks Jr. District Court for the Western District of Louisiana 86-0 Qualified Active
Paul Lewis Maloney District Court for the Western District of Michigan Well Qualified Active
Robert James Jonker District Court for the Western District of Michigan Well Qualified Active
Janet T. Neff District Court for the Western District of Michigan 83-4 Qualified Senior status since 2021
Richard Everett Dorr District Court for the Western District of Missouri Qualified Death 2013
David Gregory Kays District Court for the Western District of Missouri Qualified Active
H[arold] Brent McKnight District Court for the Western District of North Carolina Well Qualified Death 2004
Robert James Conrad Jr. District Court for the Western District of North Carolina Qualified Retirement 2025
Frank DeArmon Whitney District Court for the Western District of North Carolina Qualified Senior status since 2024
Martin Karl Reidinger District Court for the Western District of North Carolina Well Qualified Active
James H. Payne District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma 100-0 Well Qualified Death 2025
Stephen P. Friot District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma 98-0 Well Qualified Senior status since 2014
Joe L. Heaton District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma Well Qualified Senior status since 2019
Timothy D. DeGiusti District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma 96-0 Well Qualified Active
Joy Flowers Conti District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania 96-0 Well Qualified Senior status since 2018
David S. Cercone District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania Qualified Senior status since 2017
Terrence F. McVerry District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania 88-0 Well Qualified Death 2021
Arthur J. Schwab District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania 92-0 Qualified Senior status since 2018
Kim R. Gibson District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania 94-0 Well Qualified Death 2025
Thomas Michael Hardiman District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania Qualified Appointed to another court 2007
Nora Barry Fischer District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania 96-0 Well Qualified Senior status since 2019
Samuel H. Mays Jr. District Court for the Western District of Tennessee 97-0 Qualified Senior status since 2015
J. Daniel Breen District Court for the Western District of Tennessee 92-0 Well Qualified Senior status since 2017
Stanley Thomas Anderson District Court for the Western District of Tennessee Qualified Active
Philip Ray Martinez District Court for the Western District of Texas 93-0 Well Qualified Death 2021
Alia Moses District Court for the Western District of Texas Well Qualified Active
Robert A. Junell District Court for the Western District of Texas 91-0 Qualified Death 2025
Earl Leroy Yeakel III District Court for the Western District of Texas 91-0 Qualified Retirement 2023
Kathleen Cardone District Court for the Western District of Texas Well Qualified Active
Frank Montalvo District Court for the Western District of Texas 95-0 Well Qualified Senior status since 2022
Xavier Rodriguez District Court for the Western District of Texas Well Qualified Active
Glen Edward Conrad District Court for the Western District of Virginia 89-0 Well Qualified Death 2021
Ronald B. Leighton District Court for the Western District of Washington Well Qualified Retirement 2020
Ricardo S. Martinez District Court for the Western District of Washington 98-0 Well Qualified Senior status since 2022
James L. Robart District Court for the Western District of Washington 99-0 Well Qualified Senior status since 2016
Benjamin Hale Settle District Court for the Western District of Washington 99-0 Qualified Senior status since 2020
Richard A. Jones District Court for the Western District of Washington Well Qualified Senior status since 2022

Other courts (2)

Judge Court Commissioned Senate vote ABA rating Status
Timothy C. Stanceu Court of International Trade Qualified Senior status since 2021
Leo Maury Gordon Court of International Trade 82-0 Well Qualified Senior status since 2019

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Source: Federal Judicial Center. Updated November 9, 2026.