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Federal judges

Appellate judges

Robert E. Bacharach Robert Edwin Bacharach (born May 20, 1959) is a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit. Early life and career Bacharach was born in Clarksdale, Mississippi. He attended Washington University in St ...

, Judge of the

United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit The United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit (in case citations, 10th Cir.) is a federal court with appellate jurisdiction over the district courts in the following districts: * District of Colorado * District of Kansas * Distr ...

(2013–present) * David J. Barron, Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit (2014–present) *

David L. Bazelon David Lionel Bazelon (September 3, 1909 – February 19, 1993) was a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. Education and career Bazelon was born in Superior, Wisconsin, the son o ...

, Senior Judge of the

United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit The United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit (in case citations, D.C. Cir.) is one of the thirteen United States Courts of Appeals. It has the smallest geographical jurisdiction of any of the U.S. federal appellate co ...

(1979–1993), Chief Judge of the

(1962–1978) * Edward R. Becker, Senior Judge of the

United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit The United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit (in case citations, 3d Cir.) is a federal court with appellate jurisdiction over the district courts for the following districts: * District of Delaware * District of New Jersey * East ...

(2003–2006), Chief Judge of

(1998–2003) *

Michael Boudin Michael Boudin ( ; born November 29, 1939) is a former United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit. He served as Chief Judge of that court from 2001 to 2008. Before his service on the First Circuit, he ...

, Judge of the

United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit The United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit (in case citations, 1st Cir.) is a federal court with appellate jurisdiction over the district courts in the following districts: * District of Maine * District of Massachusetts ...

(1992–2021) *

Daniel Bress Daniel Aaron Bress (born 1979) is an American lawyer and jurist who serves as a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. Early life and education Bress was raised in Gilroy, California. He studi ...

, Judge of the

United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit (in case citations, 9th Cir.) is the U.S. federal court of appeals that has appellate jurisdiction over the U.S. district courts in the following federal judicial districts: * District ...

(2019–present) * Guido Calabresi, Senior Judge of the

United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit The United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit (in case citations, 2d Cir.) is one of the thirteen United States Courts of Appeals. Its territory comprises the states of Connecticut, New York and Vermont. The court has appellate ju ...

(2009–present), Judge of the

(1994–2009) * Michael Chertoff, Judge of the

(2003–2005) * Robert Cowen, Senior Judge of the

(1998–present); Judge of the

(1987–1998) * Wilfred Feinberg, Senior Judge of the

(1991–2014), Chief Judge of the

(1980–1988), Judge of the

(1966–1991)Jews in American Politics By Louis Sandy Maisel, Ira N. Forman, Donald Altschiller pg 456 *

Joel Flaum Joel Martin Flaum (born November 26, 1936) is a senior United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit and a former United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern Distric ...

, Senior Judge of the

United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit The United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit (in case citations, 7th Cir.) is the U.S. federal court with appellate jurisdiction over the courts in the following districts: * Central District of Illinois * Northern District of ...

(2020–present), Chief Judge of the

(2000–2006), Judge of the

(1983–2020) * Phillip Forman, Judge of the

(1959–1978) * Jerome Frank, Judge of the

(1941–1957)Yale University Library Guide to the Jerome New Frank Papers – Biographical History
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Abraham Lincoln Freedman Abraham Lincoln Freedman (November 19, 1904 – March 13, 1971) was a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit and previously was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for ...

, Judge of the

(1964–1971) *

Michelle Friedland Michelle Taryn Friedland (born July 4, 1972) is a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. Biography Early life and education Friedland was born in Berkeley, California. She graduated from The P ...

, Judge of the

(2014–present) *

Merrick Garland Merrick Brian Garland (born November 13, 1952) is an American lawyer and jurist serving since March 2021 as the 86th United States attorney general. He previously served as a U.S. circuit judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of ...

, Chief Judge of the

(2013–2020), Judge of the

(1997–2021) * Leonard I. Garth, Senior Judge of the

(1986–2016), Judge of the

(1973–1986) * Douglas H. Ginsburg, Senior Judge of the

(2011–present), Judge of the

(2001–2008), Judge of the

(1986–2011) * Irving Loeb Goldberg, Judge of the

United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit (in case citations, 5th Cir.) is a federal court with appellate jurisdiction over the district courts in the following federal judicial districts: * Eastern District of Louisiana * ...

(1966–1995) * Ronald M. Gould, Judge of the

(1999–present) * Susan P. Graber, Senior Judge of the

(2021–present); Judge of the

(1998–2021) * Morton Greenberg, Judge of the

(1987–2021) * Murray Gurfein, Judge of the

(1974–1979) * Pamela Harris, Judge of the

United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit The United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit (in case citations, 4th Cir.) is a federal court located in Richmond, Virginia, with appellate jurisdiction over the district courts in the following districts: * District of Maryland ...

(2014–present) *

Andrew D. Hurwitz Andrew David Hurwitz (born October 1, 1947) is a Senior United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. He served as a justice of the Arizona Supreme Court from 2003 to 2012. Education and clerkships Hurw ...

, Judge of the

(2012–present) * Sandra Segal Ikuta, Judge of the

(2006–present) *

Harry Ellis Kalodner Harry Ellis Kalodner (March 28, 1896 – March 15, 1977) was a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit and previously was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Ea ...

, Senior Judge of the

(1969–1977), Judge of the

(1946–1969), Chief Judge of the

(1965–1966) *

Robert Katzmann Robert Allen Katzmann (April 22, 1953 – June 9, 2021) was a senior United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. He served as chief judge from September 1, 2013 to August 31, 2020. Early life Rober ...

, Senior Judge of the

(2021), Chief Judge of the

(2013–2021) *

Irving Kaufman Irving Robert Kaufman (June 24, 1910 – February 1, 1992) was a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit and a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern Dis ...

, Senior Judge of the

(1987–1992), Chief Judge of the

(1971–1980), Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit (1961–1987) * Andrew Kleinfeld, Senior Judge of the

(2010–present), Judge of the

(1991–2010) *

Alex Kozinski Alex Kozinski (; born July 23, 1950) is a Romanian-American jurist and lawyer who was a judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit from 1985 to 2017. He was a prominent and influential judge, and many of his law clerks went on to ...

, Chief Judge of the

(2007–2014), Judge for the

(1985–2017), popular essayist *

Phyllis A. Kravitch Phyllis Adele Kravitch (August 23, 1920 – June 15, 2017) was a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit and later the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit in Atlanta, Georgia. Ed ...

, Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit (1981–2017) *

Edward Leavy Edward Leavy (born August 14, 1929) is a Senior United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit and a former judge for the United States Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court of Review. Prior to these pos ...

, Senior Judge of the

(1997–present), Judge of the

(1987–1999) * Harold Leventhal, Judge of the

(1965–1979) *

Robert J. Luck Robert Joshua Luck (born March 17, 1979) is an American lawyer and jurist who serves as a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit and was formerly a justice of the Florida Supreme Court. A Miami ...

, Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit (2019–present) *

Julian Mack Julian William Mack (July 19, 1866 – September 5, 1943) was a United States circuit judge of the United States Commerce Court, the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, the United States Circuit Courts for the Seventh Circu ...

, Senior Judge of the

(1940–1943), Judge of the

(1929–1940) *

Julius Marshuetz Mayer Julius Marshuetz Mayer (September 5, 1865 – November 20, 1925) was a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit and previously was a United States District Judge of the United States District Court f ...

, United States Circuit Judge of the

(1921–1924) *

Steven Menashi Steven James Menashi (born January 15, 1979) is an American lawyer who serves as a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. Prior to his appointment to the court by President Donald Trump, he was ...

, Judge of the

(2019–present) *

Abner Mikva Abner Joseph Mikva (January 21, 1926 – July 4, 2016) was an American politician, federal judge, lawyer and law professor. He was a member of the Democratic Party. Mikva served in the United States House of Representatives representing Illinois ...

, Judge of the

(1979–1994), Chief Judge of the

(1991–1994) *

Roger Miner Roger Jeffrey Miner (April 14, 1934 – February 18, 2012) was a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit and a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Northern Distr ...

, Senior Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit (1997–2012), Circuit Judge of the

(1985–1997) *

Alison Nathan Alison Julie Nathan (born June 18, 1972) is an American lawyer who has served as a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit since 2022. She served as a United States district judge of the United S ...

, Judge of the

(2022–present), Judge of the

United States District Court for the Southern District of New York The United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (in case citations, S.D.N.Y.) is a federal trial court whose geographic jurisdiction encompasses eight counties of New York State. Two of these are in New York City: New ...

(2011–2022) *

Jon O. Newman Jon Ormond Newman (born May 2, 1932) is a senior United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. Education and legal training Born in New York City, New York, Newman earned his Artium Baccalaureus deg ...

, Senior Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit (1997–present), Chief Judge of the

(1993–1997), Judge of the

(1979–1997) * Pauline Newman, Judge of the

United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit The United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (in case citations, Fed. Cir. or C.A.F.C.) is a United States court of appeals that has special appellate jurisdiction over certain types of specialized cases in the U.S. federal cou ...

(1984–present) * Rosemary S. Pooler, Senior Judge of the

(2022–present); Judge of the

(1998–2022) * Richard Posner, Chief Judge of the

(1993–2000), Judge of the

(1981–2017) *

Harry Pregerson Harry Pregerson (October 13, 1923 – November 25, 2017) was a United States circuit judge appointed to the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit by President Jimmy Carter in 1979. Pregerson was regarded as one of the judiciary's m ...

, Senior Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit (2015–2017), Judge of the

(1979–2015) * Sharon Prost, Chief Judge of the

(2014–2021), Judge of the

(2001–present) *

Neomi Rao Neomi Jehangir Rao (born March 22, 1973) is an American jurist and legal scholar who serves as a federal appellate judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. She was appointed by President Donald Trump in 2019, ha ...

, Judge of the

(2019–present) *

Robin S. Rosenbaum Robin Stacie Rosenbaum (born July 11, 1966) is an American lawyer who serves as a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit since 2014. She previously was a United States district judge of the Uni ...

, Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit (2014–present) * Veronica S. Rossman, Judge of the

(2021–present) * Ilana Rovner, Judge of the

(1992–present) *

Alvin Benjamin Rubin Alvin Benjamin Rubin (March 13, 1920 – June 11, 1991) was a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit and previously a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern ...

, Senior Judge of the

(1989–1991), Judge of the

(1977–1989) *

Robert D. Sack Robert David Sack (born October 4, 1939) is a senior United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. Early life and education Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Sack was raised in Brooklyn, New York. ...

, Senior Judge of the

(2009–present), Judge of the

(1998–2009) * Bruce M. Selya, Senior Judge of the

(1986–present) *

Patty Shwartz Patty Shwartz (born July 24, 1961) is a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. Early life and education Shwartz was born in Paterson, New Jersey. She grew up in Pompton Lakes, New Jersey, where ...

, Judge of the

(2013–present) * Laurence Silberman, Senior Judge of the

(2000–2022), Judge of the

(1985–2000) *

Barry G. Silverman Barry G. Silverman (born October 11, 1951) is a Senior United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. Education and early career Born in The Bronx, New York, Silverman attended Phoenix's Central High ...

, Senior Judge of the

(2016–present), Judge of the

(1998–2016) *

Dolores Sloviter Dolores Korman Sloviter (September 5, 1932 – October 12, 2022) was a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. Beginning in April 2016, she stopped hearing cases or matters before the court.https:/ ...

, Senior Judge of the

(2013–present); Judge of the

(1979–2013) * Simon Sobeloff, Senior Judge of the

(1970–1973), Chief Judge of the

(1958–1964), Judge of the

(1956–1970) *

Norman H. Stahl Norman H. Stahl (January 30, 1931 – April 8, 2023) was an American lawyer who served as a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit. He was formerly a United States district judge of the United Stat ...

, Senior Judge of the

(2001–present), Judge of the

(1992–2001) *

David Stras David Ryan Stras (born July 4, 1974) is a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit. He is a former Associate Justice of the Minnesota Supreme Court. Early life and education Stras was born in 19 ...

, Judge of the

United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit The United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit (in case citations, 8th Cir.) is a United States federal court with appellate jurisdiction over the following United States district courts: * Eastern District of Arkansas * Western Dist ...

(2018–present) * Evan Wallach, Senior Judge of the

(2021–present); Judge of the

(2011–2021) * Helene White, Senior Judge of the

United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit The United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit (in case citations, 6th Cir.) is a federal court with appellate jurisdiction over the district courts in the following districts: * Eastern District of Kentucky * Western District of ...

(2008–present); Judge of the

(2008–2022) *

Jacques L. Wiener Jr. Jacques Loeb Wiener Jr. (born October 2, 1934) is a Senior United States Federal Judge of the United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit in New Orleans, Louisiana. Education and career Wiener graduated from Tulane University with a Bachel ...

, Senior Judge of the

(2010–present); Judge of the

(1990–2010)

District judges

Ronnie Abrams Ronnie Abrams (born June 3, 1968 in New York City, New York) is a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York. Early life and education Abrams is one of two children born to Efrat Abram ...

, Judge of the

(2012–present) * Harold A. Ackerman, Senior Judge of the

United States District Court for the District of New Jersey The United States District Court for the District of New Jersey (in case citations, D.N.J.) is a federal court in the Third Circuit (except for patent claims and claims against the U.S. government under the Tucker Act, which are appealed to the ...

(1994–2009), Judge of the

(1979–1994) *

Lynn S. Adelman Lynn S. Adelman (born October 1, 1939) is an American lawyer, judge, and former politician. He has served as a United States district judge for the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, since December 1997. Earlier ...

, Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin (1997–present) * Roy Altman, Judge of the

United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida The United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida (in case citations, S.D. Fla. or S.D. Fl.) is the federal United States district court with territorial jurisdiction over the southern part of the state of Florida.. Appeals ...

(2019–present) *

Sidney Aronovitz Sidney Myer Aronovitz (June 20, 1920 – January 8, 1997) was an Law of the United States, American lawyer and United States federal judge, United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida. Ed ...

, Senior Judge of the

(1988–1997), Judge of the

(1976–1988) * Marvin Aspen, Senior Judge of the

United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois The United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois (in case citations, N.D. Ill.) is the federal trial-level court with jurisdiction over the northern counties of Illinois. Appeals from the Northern District of Illinois a ...

(2002–present), Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois (1995–2002), Judge of the

(1979–2002) * Nancy Atlas, Senior Judge of the

United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas The United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas (in case citations, S.D. Tex.) is the federal district court with jurisdiction over the southeastern part of Texas. The court's headquarters is in Houston, Texas and has six ...

(2014–2022), Judge of the

(1994–2014) * Harold Baer Jr., Senior Judge of the

(2004–2014), Judge of the

(1994–2004) * Peter Beer, Senior Judge of the

United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana The United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana (in case citations, E.D. La.) is a United States federal court based in New Orleans. Appeals from the Eastern District of Louisiana are taken to the United States Court of A ...

(1994–2018), Judge of the

(1979–1994) *

Richard M. Berman Richard Miles Berman (born September 11, 1943) is a senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York. Education and early career Berman received his Bachelor of Science degree from Co ...

, Senior Judge of the

(2011–present), Judge of the

(1998–2011) *

Alexander Bicks Alexander Bicks (March 17, 1901 – May 9, 1963) was an American lawyer and jurist who served as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York. Early life and education Born in the Russi ...

, Judge of the

(1954–1963) *

Norman William Black Norman William Black (December 6, 1931 – July 23, 1997) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas. Education and career Black was born in Houston, Texas and graduated from San J ...

, Senior Judge of the

(1996–1997), Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas (1992–1996), Judge of the

(1979–1996) *

Alan Neil Bloch Alan Neil Bloch (born April 12, 1932) is a senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania. Education and career Born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Bloch received a Bachelor of Sci ...

, Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania (1997–present), Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania (1979–1997) * Beth Bloom, Judge of the

(2014–present) *

Stanley Blumenfeld Stanley Blumenfeld Jr. (born March 7, 1962) is a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Central District of California. He formerly served as a judge on the Los Angeles County Superior Court from 2006 to 2020. ...

, Judge of the

United States District Court for the Central District of California The United States District Court for the Central District of California (in case citations, C.D. Cal.; commonly referred to as the CDCA or CACD) is a Federal trial court that serves over 19 million people in Southern and Central California, ...

(2020–present) *

Mosher Joseph Blumenfeld Mosher Joseph Blumenfeld (March 23, 1904 – November 5, 1988) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut. Education and career Born on March 23, 1904, in Saint Paul, Minnesota, Blumen ...

, Senior Judge of the

United States District Court for the District of Connecticut The United States District Court for the District of Connecticut (in case citations, D. Conn.) is the federal district court whose jurisdiction is the state of Connecticut. The court has offices in Bridgeport, Hartford, and New Haven. App ...

(1977–1988), Chief Judge of the

(1971–1974), District Judge of the

(1961–1977) * Frederic Block, Senior Judge of the

United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York The United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York (in case citations, E.D.N.Y.) is the federal district court whose territorial jurisdiction spans five counties in New York State: the four Long Island counties of Nassau, ...

(2005–present), Judge of the

(1994–2005) * Naomi Reice Buchwald, Senior Judge of the

(2012–present), Judge of the

(1999–2012) * Charles Breyer, Senior Judge of the

United States District Court for the Northern District of California The United States District Court for the Northern District of California (in case citations, N.D. Cal.) is the federal United States district court whose jurisdiction comprises the following counties of California: Alameda, Contra Costa, De ...

(2011–present), Judge of the

(1997–2011) * Stanley Brotman, Senior Judge of the

(1990–2014), Judge of the

(1975–1990) *

Allison Dale Burroughs Allison Dale Burroughs (born April 25, 1961) is a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts. Biography Burroughs was born in 1961 in Boston, Massachusetts. She received a Bachelor of Arts ...

, District Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts (2014–present) *

Robert N. Chatigny Robert Neil Chatigny (born October 17, 1951) is a senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut. Education Chatigny received an Artium Baccalaureus degree from Brown University in 1973 an ...

, Senior Judge of the

(2017–present), Chief Judge of the

(2003–2009), Judge of the

(1994–2017) * Deborah K. Chasanow, Senior Judge of the

United States District Court for the District of Maryland The United States District Court for the District of Maryland (in case citations, D. Md.) is the federal district court whose jurisdiction is the state of Maryland. Appeals from the District of Maryland are taken to the United States Court ...

(2014–present), Chief Judge of the

(2010–2014), Judge of the

(1993–2014) * Florence-Marie Cooper, Judge of the

(1999–2010) *

Mark Howard Cohen Mark Howard Cohen (born June 11, 1955) is a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia. Biography Cohen received a Bachelor of Arts degree, magna cum laude, in 1976 from Emory Universi ...

, Judge of the

United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia The United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia (in case citations, N.D. Ga.) is a United States district court which serves the residents of forty-six counties. These are divided up into four divisions. Appeals from cases ...

(2014–present) *

Avern Cohn Avern Levin Cohn (July 23, 1924 – February 4, 2022) was a Senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan. Personal life Cohn was born in Detroit, Michigan, to Irwin I. and Sadie Le ...

, Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan (1999–present), Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan (1979–1999) *

James I. Cohn James Ivan Cohn (born December 23, 1948) is a senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida. Early life and education Cohn was born in 1948 in Montgomery, Alabama. He received his B ...

, Senior Judge of the

(2016–present), Judge of the

(2003–2016) *

Irving Ben Cooper Irving Ben Cooper (February 7, 1902 – September 17, 1996) was an American attorney and jurist who served as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York. Early life and education Bor ...

, Senior Judge of the

(1972–1996), Judge of the

(1961–1972) *

Susan J. Dlott Susan J. Dlott (born September 11, 1949) is a senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio. Early life and education Dlott was born in Dayton, Ohio, on September 11, 1949, to Jewish ...

, 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) *

Jan E. DuBois Jan Ely DuBois (born January 17, 1931) is a senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. Education and career A native of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, DuBois graduated from the ...

, Senior Judge of the

United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania The United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania (in case citations, E.D. Pa.) is one of the original 13 federal judiciary districts created by the Judiciary Act of 1789. It originally sat in Independence Hall in Phil ...

(2002–present), Judge of the

(1988–2002) *

David Norton Edelstein David Norton Edelstein (February 16, 1910 – August 19, 2000) was a United States federal judge, United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York from 1951 to 2000 and its Chief Judge from 197 ...

, Senior Judge of the

(1994–2000), Chief Judge of the

(1971–1980), Judge of the

(1951–1994) *

Paul A. Engelmayer Paul Adam Engelmayer (born April 12, 1961) is a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York. Early life and education Born in New York City, New York, Engelmayer earned an Artium Bacc ...

, District Judge of the

(2011–present) *

Gary Feinerman Gary Scott Feinerman (born February 19, 1965) is a former United States federal judge, United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. Early life and education Feinerman earned a Bachelo ...

, District Judge of the

(2010–present) *

Martin Leach-Cross Feldman Martin Leach-Cross Feldman (January 28, 1934 – January 26, 2022) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana. Education and career Feldman was born in St. Louis, Missouri, the ...

, Judge of the

(1983–2022) *

Sandra J. Feuerstein Sandra Jeanne Feuerstein (January 21, 1946 – April 9, 2021) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York. Education and career Born in New York City, New York, Feuerstein receive ...

, Senior Judge of the

(2015–2021), Judge of the

(2003–2015) *

Sherman Glenn Finesilver Sherman Glenn Finesilver (October 1, 1927 – October 12, 2006) was a United States federal judge, United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Colorado. Education and career Born in Denver, Colorado, Fin ...

, 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) *

Herbert Allan Fogel Herbert Allan Fogel (April 20, 1929 – September 18, 2002) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. Education and career Born on April 20, 1929, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvan ...

, Judge of the

(1973–1978) * Jeremy Fogel, Judge of the

(2014–2018), Judge of the

(1998–2014) * Marvin E. Frankel, Judge of the

(1965–1978) * Emerich B. Freed, District Judge of the

United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio United may refer to: Places * United, Pennsylvania, an unincorporated community * United, West Virginia, an unincorporated community Arts and entertainment Films * ''United'' (2003 film), a Norwegian film * ''United'' (2011 film), a BBC Two f ...

(1941–1955) *

Frank Harlan Freedman Frank Harlan Freedman (December 15, 1924 – August 21, 2003) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts. Education and career Born in Springfield, Massachusetts, Freedman was a lie ...

, 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) * Beth Labson Freeman, Judge of the

(2014–present) *

Jerome B. Friedman Jerome B. Friedman (born 1943) is a former United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia. Education and career Born in Newark, New Jersey, Friedman received a Bachelor of Science degree f ...

, Senior Judge of the

United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia The United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia (in case citations, E.D. Va.) is one of two United States district courts serving the Commonwealth of Virginia. It has jurisdiction over the Northern Virginia, Hampton ...

(2010–2011), Judge of the

(1997–2010) * Paul L. Friedman, Senior Judge of the

United States District Court for the District of Columbia The United States District Court for the District of Columbia (in case citations, D.D.C.) is a federal district court in the District of Columbia. It also occasionally handles (jointly with the United States District Court for the District ...

(2010–2011), Judge of the

(1997–2010) * Jesse M. Furman, District Judge of the

(2014–present) *

Nina Gershon Nina Gershon (born 1940) is a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York. She was appointed by President Bill Clinton in 1996 at the recommendation of Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan. S ...

, Senior Judge of the

(2008–present), Judge of the

(1996–2008) *

Nancy Gertner Nancy Gertner (born May 22, 1946) is a former United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts. She assumed senior status on May 22, 2011, and retired outright from the federal bench on Septembe ...

, 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) * Robert Gettleman, Senior Judge of the

(2009–present), Judge of the

(1994-2009) * Israel Leo Glasser, Judge of the

(1981–present) *

Mitchell S. Goldberg Mitchell S. Goldberg (born 1959) is a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. Education and career Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Goldberg received an Artium Baccalaureus ...

, Judge of the

(2008–present) *

Alan Stephen Gold Alan Stephen Gold (born January 8, 1944) is an inactive Senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida. Early life and education Born in 1944 in New York City, New York, Gold attended ...

, Senior Judge of the

(2011–present), Judge of the

(1997–2011) *

Mark A. Goldsmith Mark Allan Goldsmith (born August 1952) is a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan. Early life and education Born in Detroit, Goldsmith was a member of the first graduating clas ...

, Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan (2010–present) *

Louis Earl Goodman Louis Earl Goodman (January 2, 1892 – September 15, 1961) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of California. Education and career Born in Lemoore, California, Goodman received a ...

, Chief Judge of the

(1958–1961), Judge of the

(1942–1961) *

Harold H. Greene Harold Herman Greene (born Heinz Grünhaus, February 6, 1923 – January 29, 2000) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia. Education and career Greene was born Heinz Grünhaus in Fran ...

, Senior Judge of the

(1995–2000), Judge of the

(1978–1995) *

Steven D. Grimberg Steven Daniel Grimberg (born March 11, 1974) is a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia. Education Grimberg earned his Bachelor of Arts, with honors, from the University of Flor ...

, Judge of the

(2019–present) *

Lawrence Gubow Lawrence Gubow (January 10, 1919 – March 26, 1978) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan. Education and career Born in Detroit, Michigan, Gubow received an Artium Baccalaur ...

, Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan (1968–1978) *

Alvin Hellerstein Alvin Kenneth Hellerstein (born December 28, 1933) is a Senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, and has presided over several high-profile cases. Education and career Helle ...

, Senior Judge of the

(2011–present), Judge of the

(1998–2011) *

William Bernard Herlands William Bernard Herlands (July 19, 1905 – August 28, 1969) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York. Education and career Born in New York City, New York, Herlands receive ...

, Judge of the

(1995–1969) * Irving Hill, Senior Chief Judge of the

(1980–1998), Judge of the

(1979–1980), Judge of the

(1966–1980) *

Faith S. Hochberg Faith S. Hochberg (; born 1950) is a former United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey. Education Hochberg was born in East Orange, New Jersey. She received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Tuf ...

, Judge of the

(1999–2015) *

Julius Hoffman Julius Jennings Hoffman (July 7, 1895 – July 1, 1983) was an American attorney and jurist who served as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. He presided over the Chicago Seven ...

, Senior Judge of the

(1972–1982), Judge of the

(1953–1972) *

Alexander Holtzoff Alexander Holtzoff (November 7, 1886 – September 6, 1969) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia. Education and career Born in New York City, Holtzoff received an Artium Baccalaur ...

, Senior Judge of the

(1967–1969), Judge of the

(1945–1967) *

Amy Berman Jackson Amy Sauber Berman Jackson (born July 22, 1954) is an American attorney and jurist serving as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia. Early life and education Amy Berman was born on July ...

, Judge of the

(2011–present) *

Ellen Lipton Hollander Ellen Frances Lipton Hollander (born May 24, 1949) is a Senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Maryland. Early life and education Born Ellen Frances Lipton on May 24, 1949 in New York, New Yor ...

, Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Maryland (2010-present) *

Beryl A. Howell Beryl Alaine Howell (born December 3, 1956) is the Chief United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia. She was a federal judge supervising the grand jury for special counsel Robert Mueller's pr ...

, Chief Judge of the

(2010–present) * Lewis A. Kaplan, Senior Judge of the

(2011–present), Judge of the

(1994–2011) *

Lawrence K. Karlton Lawrence K. Karlton (May 28, 1935 – July 11, 2015) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California in Sacramento, California. Education and career Born in Brooklyn, New York in 1 ...

, 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) *

David A. Katz David A. Katz (November 1, 1933 – July 26, 2016) was a United States federal judge, United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio. Education and career Born in Toledo, Ohio, Toledo, Ohio in ...

, Senior Judge of the

(2005–2016), Judge of the

(1994–2005) *

Bruce William Kauffman Bruce William Kauffman (December 1, 1934 – November 29, 2021) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. Education and career Born in Atlantic City, New Jersey, Kauffman rec ...

, Senior Judge of the

(2008–2009), Judge of the

(1997–2008) *

Frank Albert Kaufman Frank Albert Kaufman (March 4, 1916 – July 31, 1997) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Maryland. Education and career Born in Baltimore, Maryland, Kaufman received a Bachelor of Arts ...

, Senior Judge of the

(1986–1987), Chief Judge of the

(1981–1986), Judge of the

(1966–1986) *

Samuel H. Kaufman Samuel Hamilton Kaufman (October 26, 1893 – May 5, 1960) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York. Education and career Born in New York City, New York in a Jewish family, Ka ...

, Senior Judge of the

(1955–1960), Judge of the

(1948–1955) *

Gladys Kessler Gladys Kessler (born January 22, 1938) is an inactive Senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia. Education and career After receiving her Bachelor of Arts degree from Cornell University ...

, Senior Judge of the

(2007–present), Judge of the

(1994–2007) * Eric R. Komitee, Judge of the

(2020–present) * Edward R. Korman, Senior Judge of the

(2007–present), Chief Judge of the

(2000–2007), Judge of the

(1985–2007) * Mark Kravitz, Judge of the

(2003–2012) *

Robert S. Lasnik Robert Stephen Lasnik (born 1951) is an American attorney and jurist, who serves as a Senior status, senior United States federal judge, United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington. Educ ...

, Senior Judge of the

United States District Court for the Western District of Washington The United States District Court for the Western District of Washington (in case citations, W.D. Wash.) is the federal district court whose jurisdiction comprises the following counties of the state of Washington: Clallam, Clark, Cowlitz, Gray ...

(2016–present), Chief Judge of the

(2004–2011), Judge of the

(1998–2016) * Morris E. Lasker, Senior Judge of the

(1983–2009), Judge of the

(1968–1983) * Joan A. Lenard, Senior Judge of the

(2017–present), Judge of the

(1995–2017) *

David F. Levi David Frank Levi (born August 29, 1951) is a United States jurist and former Dean of the Duke University School of Law. From 1990 to 2007, he was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Calif ...

, 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) *

Gerald Sanford Levin Gerald Sanford Levin (January 1, 1906 – June 5, 1971) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of California. Education and career Born in Danville, Illinois, Levin received an Artium B ...

, Judge of the

(1969–1971) *

Theodore Levin Theodore Levin (February 18, 1897 – December 31, 1970) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan. Education and career Levin was born on February 18, 1897, in Chicago, Illinoi ...

, 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) *

Jon D. Levy Jon David Levy (born March 18, 1954) is the United States federal judge, Chief United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Maine and former associate justice of the Maine Supreme Judicial Court. Biography ...

, Chief Judge of the

United States District Court for the District of Maine The U.S. District Court for the District of Maine (in case citations, D. Me.) is the U.S. district court for the state of Maine. The District of Maine was one of the original thirteen district courts established by the Judiciary Act of ...

(2019–present), Chief United States district judge of the

(2014–present) * Lewis J. Liman, Judge of the

(2019–present) *

Sheryl H. Lipman Sheryl Halle Lipman (born February 18, 1963) is the Chief United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Tennessee and a former university counsel for the University of Memphis. Biography Lipman re ...

, Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Tennessee (2014–present) * Barbara M. Lynn, Chief Judge of the

United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas The United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas (in case citations, N.D. Tex.) is a United States district court. Its first judge, Andrew Phelps McCormick, was appointed to the court on April 10, 1879. The court convenes in ...

(2016–present), Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas (1999–present) *

Abraham Lincoln Marovitz Abraham Lincoln Marovitz (August 10, 1905 – March 17, 2001) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. Early life and career Born on August 10, 1905, in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, t ...

, Senior Judge of the

(1975–2001), Judge of the

(1963–1975)Rick Kogan and Noah Isackson
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Chicago Tribune The ''Chicago Tribune'' is a daily newspaper based in Chicago, Illinois, United States, owned by Tribune Publishing. Founded in 1847, and formerly self-styled as the "World's Greatest Newspaper" (a slogan for which WGN radio and television ar ...

'' (March 18, 2001). * Roslynn R. Mauskopf, Judge of the

(2007–present) * Samuel Mandelbaum, Judge of the

(1936–1946) * Howard Matz, Senior Judge of the

(2011–2013), Judge of the

(1998–2011) *

Peter Jo Messitte Peter Jo Messitte (born July 17, 1941) is a senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Maryland. Early life and education Messitte was born on July 17, 1941 in Washington, D.C.

, Judge of the

(2008–present), Judge of the

(1993–2008) *

Charles Miller Metzner Charles Miller Metzner (March 13, 1912 – November 30, 2009) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York. Education and career Born in New York City, New York, Metzner received ...

, Judge of the

(1977–2009), Judge of the

(1959–1977) *

Jacob Mishler Jacob Mishler (April 20, 1911 – January 26, 2004) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York from 1960 to 2004 and its Chief Judge from 1969 to 1980. Education and career Born i ...

, Senior Judge of the

(1980–2004), Chief Judge of the

(1969–1980), Judge of the

(1960–1980) * Grover M. Moscowitz, District Judge of the

(1925–1947) *

Barry Ted Moskowitz Barry Ted Moskowitz (born August 17, 1950) is a senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of California. Education and career Born in Paterson, New Jersey, Moskowitz received a Bachelor ...

, 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) * Randolph Moss, Judge of the

(2014–present) *

Mendon Morrill Mendon Morrill (September 18, 1902 – March 12, 1961) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey. Education and career Born in Worcester, Massachusetts, Morrill graduated from Harvard C ...

, Judge of the

(1958–1961) *

Michael S. Nachmanoff Michael Stefan Nachmanoff (born 1968) is an American lawyer who serves as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia. He served as a magistrate judge of the same court from 2015 to 202 ...

, Judge of the

(2021–present) *

Stewart Albert Newblatt Stewart Albert Newblatt (December 23, 1927 – December 27, 2022) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan. Education and career Newblatt was born on December 23, 1927 in De ...

, Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan (1993–present), Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan (1979–1993) *

Casper Platt Casper Platt (June 6, 1892 – September 16, 1965) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Illinois. Education and career Born in Danville, Illinois, Platt received a Bachelor of Arts ...

, 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) * Dan A. Polster, Senior Judge of the

(2021–present), Judge of the

(1998–2021) *

Milton Pollack Milton Pollack (September 29, 1906 – August 13, 2004) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York. Education and career Born in New York City, New York, Pollack received a Bach ...

, Senior Judge of the

(1983–2004), Judge of the

(1967–1983) *

Edmund Port Edmund Port (February 6, 1906 – March 2, 1986) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of New York. Education and career Born in Syracuse, New York, Port received a Bachelor of Laws fro ...

, Senior Judge of the

United States District Court for the Northern District of New York The United States District Court for the Northern District of New York (in case citations, N.D.N.Y.) serves one of the 94 judicial districts in the United States and one of four in the state of New York. Appeals from the Northern District of Ne ...

(1976–1986), Judge of the

(1964–1976) *

Dean Pregerson Dean Douglas Pregerson (born January 28, 1951) is a United States federal judge, Senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Central District of California. Education and career Born to a Jewish family in Los ...

, Senior Judge of the

(2016–present), Judge of the

(1996–2016) * Jed S. Rakoff, Senior Judge of the

(2010–present), Judge of the

(1996–2010) *

Simon H. Rifkind Simon Hirsch Rifkind (June 5, 1901 – November 14, 1995) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York and trial lawyer. Education and career Born on June 5, 1901, in Meretz, Russi ...

, District Judge of the

(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) * Robin L. Rosenberg, Judge of the

(2014–present) *

Max Rosenn Max Rosenn (February 4, 1910 – February 7, 2006) was a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. Education and career Born to a Jewish family in Plains, Pennsylvania, Rosenn received a Bachelor o ...

, Senior Judge of the

(1981–2006), Judge of the

(1970–1981) *

Lee Hyman Rosenthal Lee Hyman Rosenthal (born November 30, 1952) is a United States federal judge, United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas. Education Rosenthal received her Bachelor of Arts degree from t ...

, Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas (2016–present), Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas (1992–present) * George Rosling, Judge of the

(1961–1973) * Allyne R. Ross, Senior Judge of the

(2011–present), Judge of the

(1994–2011) *

Barbara Jacobs Rothstein Barbara Jacobs Rothstein (born 1939) is a Senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington. Life and career Born in Brooklyn, New York, Rothstein received a Bachelor of Arts degr ...

, Senior Judge of the

(2011–present), Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington (1987–1994), Judge of the

(1980–2011) * 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) *

Julie Rubin Julie Rebecca Rubin (born November 25, 1972) is a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Maryland. She served as Maryland state court judge from 2013 to 2022. Early life and education Rubin was bo ...

, Judge of the

(2022-present) * Lee Rudofsky, Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas (2019–present) *

Leo F. Rayfiel Leo Frederick Rayfiel (March 22, 1888 – November 18, 1978) was a United States representative from New York and a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York. Education and career Bor ...

, Senior Judge of the

(1966–1978), Judge of the

(1947–1966) *

Patti B. Saris Patti B. Saris (born July 20, 1951) is a United States federal judge, United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts. She is also the former Chair of the United States Sentencing Commission. Ea ...

, 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–present) *

Shira Scheindlin Shira A. Scheindlin (; born 1946) is an American attorney and jurist who served as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York. Early life and education Scheindlin was born in Washi ...

, Senior Judge of the

(2011–2016), Judge of the

(1994–2011) *

Charles Schwartz Jr. Charles Schwartz Jr. (August 20, 1922 – November 3, 2012) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana. Education and career Born in New Orleans, Louisiana, Schwartz received a B ...

, Senior Judge of the

(1991–2012), Judge of the

(1976–1991) *

Harvey E. Schlesinger Harvey Erwin Schlesinger (born June 4, 1940) is a senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida. Education and career Schlesinger was born in 1940 in New York City, New York. He gradua ...

, Senior Judge of the

United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida The United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida (in case citations, M.D. Fla.) is a federal court in the Eleventh Circuit (except for patent claims and claims against the U.S. government under the Tucker Act, which are app ...

(2006–present), Judge of the

(1991–2006) *

Morey Leonard Sear Morey Leonard Sear (February 26, 1929 – September 6, 2004) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana. Education and career Born in New Orleans, Louisiana, Sear received a Juri ...

, Senior Judge of the

(2000–2004), Chief Judge of the

(1992–1999), Judge of the

(1976–2000) *

Allen G. Schwartz Allen George Schwartz (August 23, 1934 – March 22, 2003) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York. Education and career Born in Brooklyn, New York, Schwartz received a Bachelo ...

, Judge of the

(1993–2003) * 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) * Murray Merle Schwartz, Senior Judge of the

United States District Court for the District of Delaware The United States District Court for the District of Delaware (in case citations, D. Del.) is the Federal district court having jurisdiction over the entire state of Delaware. The Court sits in Wilmington. Currently, four district judges and ...

(1989–2013), Chief Judge of the

(1985–1989), Judge of the

(1974–1989) *

Berle M. Schiller Berle M. Schiller (born 1944) is a senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. Education and career Born in Brooklyn, New York, Schiller received a Bachelor of Arts degree ...

, Senior Judge of the

(2012–present), Judge of the

(2000–2012) *

Norma Levy Shapiro Norma Sondra Levy Shapiro (July 27, 1928 – July 22, 2016) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. Education and career Born Norma Sondra Levy in Philadelphia, Pennsylvan ...

, Senior Judge of the

(1998–2016), Judge of the

(1978–1998) * Michael H. Simon, Judge of the

United States District Court for the District of Oregon The United States District Court for the District of Oregon (in case citations, D. Ore. or D. Or.) is the federal district court whose jurisdiction comprises the state of Oregon. It was created in 1859 when the state was admitted to the Union ...

(2011–present) *

George Z. Singal George Z. Singal (born October 27, 1945) is a senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Maine and also serves as a judge on the United States Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court. Education a ...

, Senior Judge of the

(2013–present), Chief Judge of the

(2003–2009), Judge of the

(2000–2013) * Joel H. Slomsky, Senior Judge of the

(2008–present) * Christina A. Snyder, Senior Judge of the

(2016–present), Judge of the

(1997–2016) *

Gus J. Solomon Gus Jerome Solomon (August 29, 1906 – February 15, 1987) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Oregon. Education and career Born in Portland, Oregon, Solomon was the child of immigrant Jewi ...

, Judge of the

(1971–1987), Chief Judge of the

(1958–1971), Judge of the

(1949–1971) *

Arthur Spatt Arthur Donald Spatt (December 13, 1925 – June 12, 2020) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York. Education and career Born in Brooklyn, New York, Spatt was a Navigation Pett ...

, Senior Judge of the

(2004–2020), Judge of the

(1989–2004) * Sidney H. Stein, Senior Judge of the

(2010–present), Judge of the

(1995–2010) * Herbert Jay Stern, Judge of the

(1973–1987) *

Sidney Sugarman Sidney Sugarman (September 4, 1904 – August 9, 1974) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York from 1949 to 1974 and its Chief Judge from 1966 to 1971. Education and career Bo ...

, Senior Judge of the

(1971–1974), Chief Judge of the

(1966–1971), Judge of the

(1949–1971) *

Hubert Irving Teitelbaum Hubert Irving Teitelbaum (July 2, 1915 – January 5, 1995) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania. Education and career Born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Teitelbaum rece ...

, 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) *

Amy Totenberg Amy Mil Totenberg (born December 29, 1950) is a Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia. She previously worked in private practice in Atlanta and also formerly served as a Special Master for the Unit ...

, Judge of the

(2011–2021) * David G. Trager, Senior Judge of the

(2006–2011), Judge of the

(1993–2006) * Jacob Trieber, Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas (1900–1927). * Robert Joseph Ward, Judge of the

(1991–2003), Judge of the

(1972–1991) * 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) *

Charles R. Weiner Charles R. Weiner (June 27, 1922 – November 9, 2005) was an American politician and judge from Pennsylvania. He served as a Democratic member of the Pennsylvania State Senate for the 7th district from 1953 to 1967 and as a United States distr ...

, Judge of the

(1988–2005), Judge of the

(1967–1988) *

Edward Weinfeld Edward Weinfeld (May 14, 1901 – January 17, 1988) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York. Education and career Born on May 14, 1901, in New York City, New York, Weinfeld re ...

, Judge of the

(1950–1988) *

Jack B. Weinstein Jack Bertrand Weinstein (August 10, 1921 – June 15, 2021) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York. Until his entry into inactive senior status on February 10, 2020, he mainta ...

, Senior Judge of the

(1993–2021), Chief Judge of the

(1980–1988), Judge of the

(1967–1993) *

Albert Charles Wollenberg Albert Charles Wollenberg (June 13, 1900 – April 19, 1981) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of California. Education and career Born in San Francisco, California, Wollenberg rec ...

, Judge of the

(1975–1981), Judge of the

(1958–1975) *

Joshua Wolson Joshua David Wolson (born 1974) is a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. Education Wolson graduated from Parkland High School in South Whitehall Township, Pennsylvania. ...

, Judge of the

(2019–present) * 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) * Rya 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)

Solicitors General

* Philip Perlman,

Solicitor General of the United States The solicitor general of the United States is the fourth-highest-ranking official in the United States Department of Justice. Elizabeth Prelogar has been serving in the role since October 28, 2021. The United States solicitor general represent ...

(1947–1952) * Simon Sobeloff,

(1954–1956) *

Daniel Mortimer Friedman Daniel Mortimer Friedman (February 8, 1916 – July 6, 2011) was a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit and previously was chief judge of the United States Court of Claims. Education and care ...

, Acting

(1977) * Charles Fried,

(1985–1989) * Barbara Underwood, Acting

(2001) * Seth P. Waxman,

(1997–2001) *

Elena Kagan Elena Kagan ( ; born April 28, 1960) is an American lawyer who serves as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. She was Elena Kagan Supreme Court nomination ...

(2009–2010)

U.S. Attorneys General

Edward H. Levi Edward Hirsch Levi (June 26, 1911 – March 7, 2000) was an American law professor, academic leader, and government lawyer. He served as dean of the University of Chicago Law School from 1950 to 1962, president of the University of Chicago from ...

United States Attorney General The United States attorney general (AG) is the head of the United States Department of Justice, and is the chief law enforcement officer of the federal government of the United States. The attorney general serves as the principal advisor to the p ...

(1975–1977) *

Michael Mukasey Michael Bernard Mukasey (; born July 28, 1941) is an American attorney and former federal judge who served as the 81st Attorney General of the United States from 2007 to 2009. Born in New York City in 1941, Mukasey attended Ramaz School, gradua ...

(2007–2009) * Jeffrey A. Rosen, acting

(2020–2021) *

(2021–present)

Confederate Attorneys General

* Judah P. Benjamin,

Confederate States Attorney General The Attorney General of the Confederate States of America was a member of the Confederate cabinet. The office of Attorney General of the Confederate States was created by the statute which established the Department of Justice. By the establishing ...

(1861)

U.S. Attorneys

Geoffrey Berman Geoffrey Steven Berman (born September 12, 1959) is an American attorney who served as the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York from 2018 to 2020. Berman served as an Assistant United States Attorney for the Southern Dis ...

United States Attorney United States attorneys are officials of the U.S. Department of Justice who serve as the chief federal law enforcement officers in each of the 94 U.S. federal judicial districts. Each U.S. attorney serves as the United States' chief federal ...

for the

Southern District of New York The United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (in case citations, S.D.N.Y.) is a federal trial court whose geographic jurisdiction encompasses eight counties of New York State. Two of these are in New York City: New ...

(2018–2020) * Adam L. Braverman,

for the

Southern District of California The United States District Court for the Southern District of California (in case citations, S.D. Cal.) is a federal court in the Ninth Circuit (except for patent claims and claims against the U.S. government under the Tucker Act, which are appe ...

(2017–2019) *

Richard Blumenthal Richard Blumenthal (; born February 13, 1946) is an American lawyer and politician who is the senior United States senator from Connecticut, a seat he has held since 2011. A member of the Democratic Party, he is one of the wealthiest members of ...

for the

District of Connecticut The United States District Court for the District of Connecticut (in case citations, D. Conn.) is the federal district court whose jurisdiction is the state of Connecticut. The court has offices in Bridgeport, Hartford, and New Haven. Appeals ...

(1977–1981) * Lev Dassin, Acting

for the

(2008–2009) * Steve Dettelbach,

for the Northern District of Ohio (2009–2016) *

David B. Fein David B. Fein (born August 29, 1960) is an American attorney who served as the United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut from 2010 to 2013. References 1960 births Living people United States Attorneys for the District of Con ...

for the

(2010–2013) *

Paul J. Fishman Paul J. Fishman (born February 26, 1957) is an American lawyer and former United States Attorney for the District of New Jersey from 2009 to 2017. Early life and education Fishman was born on February 26, 1957, in New York City to a Jewish famil ...

for the

District of New Jersey The United States District Court for the District of New Jersey (in case citations, D.N.J.) is a federal court in the Third Circuit (except for patent claims and claims against the U.S. government under the Tucker Act, which are appealed to the ...

(2009–2017) * Carla B. Freedman, United States Attorney for the Northern District of New York (2021–present) *

Rachael A. Honig Rachael A. Honig is an American lawyer who served as the acting United States Attorney for the District of New Jersey in 2021. Education and career Honig earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in English language and literature from the University of ...

, Acting

for the

(2021) * Joel Klein,

Chancellor of New York City Schools The New York City Schools Chancellor (formally "Chancellor of the New York City Department of Education") is the head of the New York City Department of Education. The Chancellor is appointed by the Mayor, and serves at the Mayor's pleasure. The ...

(2002–2011), United States Assistant Attorney General for the

Antitrust Division The United States Department of Justice Antitrust Division is a division of the U.S. Department of Justice that enforces U.S. antitrust law. It has exclusive jurisdiction over U.S. federal criminal antitrust prosecutions. It also has jurisdict ...

(1996–2000), Law clerk for U.S. Supreme Court Justice Lewis F. Powell Jr. * David Kustoff,

for the

Western District of Tennessee The United States District Court for the Western District of Tennessee (in case citations, W.D. Tenn.) is the federal district court covering the western part of the state of Tennessee. Appeals from the Western District of Tennessee are taken to ...

(2006–2008) *

Mark Lesko Mark J. Lesko (born February 4, 1967) is an American politician and attorney who served as the acting Assistant Attorney General for the National Security Division at the United States Justice Department. Prior to that, from January 20, 2021, he ...

, Acting United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York (2021) *

Harry Litman Harry P. Litman (born c. 1958) is an American lawyer, law professor and political commentator. He is a former U.S. Attorney and Deputy Assistant Attorney General. He has provided commentary in print and broadcast news and produces the Talking Fed ...

, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Pennsylvania (1998–2001) * Robert Morganthau,

for the

(1961–1970) *

Rod Rosenstein Rod Jay Rosenstein (; born January 13, 1965) is an American attorney who served as the 37th United States deputy attorney general from April 2017 until May 2019. Prior to his appointment, he served as a United States attorney for the District ...

United States Attorney for the District of Maryland The U.S. Attorney for the District of Maryland is the chief federal law enforcement officer for the State of Maryland. Since October 2021, the United States Attorney for the District of Maryland is Erek Barron. The United States District Court fo ...

(2005–2017),

United States Deputy Attorney General The United States deputy attorney general is the second-highest-ranking official in the United States Department of Justice and oversees the day-to-day operation of the Department. The deputy attorney general acts as attorney general during the ...

(2017–2019) *

Irving Saypol Irving Howard Saypol (September 3, 1905 – June 30, 1977) was a United States attorney for the Southern District of New York and New York Supreme Court Justice. He was involved in several high-profile Communist prosecutions, including the Alg ...

for the

(1941–1951) * Philip R. Sellinger,

United States Attorney for the District of New Jersey The U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey is the chief federal law enforcement officer in New Jersey. On December 16, 2021, Philip R. Sellinger was sworn in as U.S. Attorney. The U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey has juris ...

(2021–present) *

Michael R. Sherwin Michael Rafi Sherwin (born December 8, 1971) is an attorney who served as the acting United States Attorney for the District of Columbia from 2020 to 2021. He was appointed by Attorney General William Barr during the Trump administration. He is p ...

, Acting

United States Attorney for the District of Columbia The United States Attorney for the District of Columbia (USADC) is the United States Attorney responsible for representing the federal government in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia. The U.S. Attorney's Office for t ...

(2020–2021) *

Audrey Strauss Audrey Strauss (born October 7, 1947) is an American attorney who served as the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York from June 20, 2020, to October 10, 2021. Previously the deputy U.S. Attorney, Strauss became the acting U ...

for the

(2020–2021) *

Joyce Vance Joyce Alene White Vance is an American lawyer who served as the United States Attorney for the Northern District of Alabama from 2009 to 2017. She was one of the first five U.S. Attorneys, and the first female U.S. Attorney, nominated by Preside ...

for the

Northern District of Alabama The United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama (in case citations, N.D. Ala.) is a federal court in the Eleventh Circuit (except for patent claims and claims against the U.S. government under the Tucker Act, which are ap ...

(2009–2017) *

Kenneth L. Wainstein Kenneth Leonard Wainstein (born 1962) is an American lawyer. He served as the first Assistant Attorney General for National Security, and later as the Homeland Security Advisor to United States President George W. Bush. In 2022 under the Biden Adm ...

for the

District of Columbia ) , image_skyline = , image_caption = Clockwise from top left: the Washington Monument and Lincoln Memorial on the National Mall, United States Capitol, Logan Circle (Washington, D.C.), Logan Circle, Jefferson Memoria ...

(2004–2006) *

Aaron L. Weisman Aaron L. Weisman (born 1965) is an American attorney who served as the United States Attorney for the District of Rhode Island from 2019 to 2021. Education Weisman received his Bachelor of Arts from Brandeis University and his Juris Doctor ...

for the

District of Rhode Island The United States District Court for the District of Rhode Island (in case citations, D.R.I.) is the federal district court whose jurisdiction is the state of Rhode Island. The District Court was created in 1790 when Rhode Island ratified th ...

(2019–2021) * David C. Weiss,

for the District of Delaware (2018–present)

White House Counsel

Samuel Rosenman Samuel Irving Rosenman (February 13, 1896 – June 24, 1973) was an American lawyer, judge, Democratic Party activist and presidential speechwriter. He coined the term "New Deal", and helped articulate liberal policies during the heyday of the ...

White House Counsel The White House counsel is a senior staff appointee of the president of the United States whose role is to advise the president on all legal issues concerning the president and their administration. The White House counsel also oversees the Of ...

(1943–1946) *

Ted Sorensen Theodore Chaikin Sorensen (May 8, 1928 – October 31, 2010) was an American lawyer, writer, and presidential adviser. He was a speechwriter for President John F. Kennedy, as well as one of his closest advisers. President Kennedy once called hi ...

(1961–1964) * Myer Feldman,

(1964–1965) *

Robert Lipshutz Robert Jerome Lipshutz (December 27, 1921 – November 6, 2010) was an American attorney who served first as the national campaign treasurer for Jimmy Carter's successful 1976 United States presidential election, 1976 run for the United States Pr ...

(1977–1979) * Bernard Nussbaum,

(1993–1994) *

Robert Bauer Robert F. Bauer (born February 22, 1952) is an American attorney who served as White House Counsel under President Barack Obama. Early life and education Born in New York City into a Jewish family, Bauer graduated from Phillips Exeter Academy ...

(2010–2011)

State Supreme Court Justices

Ruth Abrams Ruth Ida Abrams (December 26, 1930 – September 12, 2019) was the first female justice of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court, where she served from 1978 to 2000, and the first female appellate justice in Massachusetts. Justice Abrams was ...

, Associate Justice of the

Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court (SJC) is the highest court in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Although the claim is disputed by the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, the SJC claims the distinction of being the oldest continuously func ...

(1978–2000) *

Shirley Abrahamson Shirley Schlanger Abrahamson (December 17, 1933December 19, 2020) was the 25th chief justice of the Wisconsin Supreme Court. An American lawyer and jurist, she was appointed to the court in 1976 by Governor Patrick Lucey, becoming the first fema ...

, Chief Justice of the

Wisconsin Supreme Court The Wisconsin Supreme Court is the highest appellate court in Wisconsin. The Supreme Court has jurisdiction over original actions, appeals from lower courts, and regulation or administration of the practice of law in Wisconsin. Location The Wi ...

(1996–2015), Associate Justice of the

(1976–2019) *

Henry E. Ackerson Jr. Henry Elijah Ackerson Jr. (October 15, 1880 – December 9, 1970) was a State Senator from 1915 to 1919, a New Jersey circuit judge from 1924 to 1947, and an associate justice of the New Jersey Supreme Court from 1948 to 1952. Ackerson was born ...

, 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) * Carolyn Berger, Associate Justice of the

Delaware Supreme Court The Delaware Supreme Court is the sole appellate court in the United States state of Delaware. Because Delaware is a popular haven for corporations, the Court has developed a worldwide reputation as a respected source of corporate law decisio ...

(1994–2014) * Charles C. Bernstein, Chief Justice of the Arizona Supreme Court (1962–1963, 1967), Associate Justice of the Arizona Supreme Court (1959–1969) *

Richard H. Bernstein Richard H. Bernstein (born November 9, 1974) is an American lawyer and Michigan Supreme Court Justice. He practiced at The Law Offices of Sam Bernstein, his father's law office, in Farmington Hills, Michigan, before being elected to the Michiga ...

, Associate Justice of the Michigan Supreme Court (2015–present) * Nancy A. Becker Associate Justice of the Nevada Supreme Court (1999–2007) * Charles Breidel, Chief Judge of the

New York Court of Appeals The New York Court of Appeals is the highest court in the Unified Court System of the State of New York. The Court of Appeals consists of seven judges: the Chief Judge and six Associate Judges who are appointed by the Governor and confirmed by ...

(1974–1978) * Elissa F. Cadish, Associate Justice of the Nevada Supreme Court (2019–present) * Michael Cherry, Chief Justice of the Nevada Supreme Court (2012–2013, 2017–2018) Associate Justice of the Nevada Supreme Court (2007–2009) *

Herbert B. Cohen Herbert B. Cohen (July 2, 1900 – December 2, 1970) was a Pennsylvania lawyer, politician, and judge. He served terms as Attorney General and Supreme Court Justice. Life and career Cohen was born the son of Isaac I. and Pauline (Kagan) Cohe ...

, Associate Justice of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court (1957–1970) *

William D. Cohen William David Cohen (born January 21, 1957) is a Vermont attorney and judge. He has served as an Associate Justice of the Vermont Supreme Court since December 2019. Education and legal career William David Cohen was born in Queens, New York on ...

, Associate Justice of the

Vermont Supreme Court The Vermont Supreme Court is the highest judicial authority of the U.S. state of Vermont. Unlike most other states, the Vermont Supreme Court hears appeals directly from the trial courts, as Vermont has no intermediate appeals court. The Cou ...

(2019–present) *

Raymond Ehrlich Raymond Ehrlich (February 2, 1918 – July 12, 2005) was a justice of the Florida Supreme Courtbr> He was a judge from the U.S. state of Florida. Ehrlich served as a Florida Supreme Court justice from 1981 to 1990. From 1988 to 1990 he serv ...

, Associate Justice of the

Florida Supreme Court The Supreme Court of Florida is the highest court in the U.S. state of Florida. It consists of seven members: the chief justice and six justices. Six members are chosen from six districts around the state to foster geographic diversity, and one ...

(1981–1990) * Arthur J. England Jr., Chief Justice of the

(1978–1980), Associate Justice of the

(1975–1981) *

Paul Feinman Paul George Feinman
''New York Times'' (December 1, 2013). (January ...

, Associate Judge of the

(2017–2021) *

Stanley G. Feldman Stanley George Feldman (born March 9, 1933) is an American lawyer and jurist who served as a member of the Arizona Supreme Court for twenty years from 1982 to 2002. He served as chief justice from 1992 to 1997. Feldman was born in New York City ...

, Chief Justice of the Arizona Supreme Court (1992–1997), Justice of the Arizona Supreme Court (1982–2002) * Jacob Fuchsberg, Associate Judge of the

(1975–1983) *

Stanley Fuld Stanley Howells Fuld (August 23, 1903 – July 22, 2003) was an American lawyer and politician from New York. He was Chief Judge of the New York Court of Appeals from 1967 to 1973. Life Born in Manhattan, New York City, Fuld was the son of Emanue ...

, Chief Judge of the

(1967–1973) *

Ralph Gants Ralph D. Gants (September 29, 1954September 14, 2020) was an American attorney and jurist who served as the chief justice of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court. He was sworn in on July 28, 2014. Gants had previously served as an Assistant U ...

, Chief Justice of the

(2014–2020), Associate Justice of the

(2009–2014) *

Maureen McKenna Goldberg Maureen McKenna Goldberg is an American jurist who is currently the senior justice of the Rhode Island Supreme Court. Education Goldberg attended St. Mary Academy – Bay View, a college preparatory school in Riverside, Rhode Island, where sh ...

, Associate Justice of the

Rhode Island Supreme Court The Rhode Island Supreme Court is the court of last resort in the U.S. State of Rhode Island. The Court consists of a Chief Justice and four Associate Justices, all selected by the Governor of Rhode Island from candidates vetted by the Judicial N ...

(1997–present) * Andrew Gould, Associate Justice of the Arizona Supreme Court (2016–2021) * Joshua Groban, Associate Justice of the

Supreme Court of California The Supreme Court of California is the Supreme court, highest and final court of appeals in the judiciary of California, courts of the U.S. state of California. It is headquartered in San Francisco at the Earl Warren Building, but it regularly h ...

(2019–present) *

Hattie Leah Henenberg Hattie Leah Henenberg (February 16, 1893 – November 28, 1974) was a lawyer from Texas. She was a member of the All-Woman Supreme Court convened in 1925, the first all-female high court in the United States. Life and career Henenberg was born in ...

, Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of Texas (1925) * Daniel L. Herrmann, Associate Justice of the

(1965–1968) *

Solomon Heydenfeldt Solomon Heydenfeldt (1816 – September 15, 1890) was an American attorney who was an associate justice of the California Supreme Court from 1852 to 1857. He was the second Jewish justice of the court, after Henry A. Lyons, but was the first e ...

, Associate Justice of the

California Supreme Court The Supreme Court of California is the highest and final court of appeals in the courts of the U.S. state of California. It is headquartered in San Francisco at the Earl Warren Building, but it regularly holds sessions in Los Angeles and Sac ...

(1852–1857) * Nathan L. Jacobs, Associate Justice of the

New Jersey Supreme Court The Supreme Court of New Jersey is the highest court in the U.S. state of New Jersey. In its current form, the Supreme Court of New Jersey is the final judicial authority on all cases in the state court system, including cases challenging th ...

(1948, 1952–1975) *

Benjamin Kaplan Benjamin Kaplan (April 11, 1911 – August 18, 2010) was an American copyright and procedure scholar and jurist. He was also notable as "one of the principal architects"David Childs ''The Independent'', September 10, 2010. of the Nuremberg trials ...

, Associate Justice of the

(1972–1981) *

Jill Karofsky Jill Judith Karofsky (born July 15, 1966) is an American attorney, judge, and justice of the Wisconsin Supreme Court. Karofsky served as a Wisconsin circuit courts, Wisconsin Circuit Court judge in Dane County, Wisconsin, Dane County from 2017 unt ...

, Associate Justice of the

(2020–present) *

Joette Katz Joette Katz (born February 3, 1953) is an American attorney who is a partner at the law firm, Shipman & Goodwin LL She was an associate justice of the Connecticut Supreme Court, where she also served as the administrative judge for the state ap ...

, Associate Justice of the

Connecticut Supreme Court The Connecticut Supreme Court, formerly known as the Connecticut Supreme Court of Errors, is the highest court in the U.S. state of Connecticut. It consists of a Chief Justice and six Associate Justices. The seven justices sit in Hartford, a ...

(1992–2011) * Judith Kaye, Chief Judge of the

(1993–2008) *

Robert G. Klein Robert G. Klein (born ca. 1948) is a former justice of the Supreme Court of Hawaii from March 31, 1992, to February 4, 2000. He was appointed by governor John Waihee. He left office 8 years into his 10-year term to join a private firm. He is part ...

, Associate Justice of the

Supreme Court of Hawaii The Supreme Court of Hawaii is the highest court of the State of Hawaii in the United States. Its decisions are binding on all other courts of the Hawaii State Judiciary. The principal purpose of the Supreme Court is to review the decisions of ...

(1992–2000) *

Gerald Kogan Gerald H. Kogan (May 23, 1933 – March 4, 2021) was a Justice of the Florida Supreme Court from January 30, 1987, to December 31, 1998. He served as chief justice from 1996 to 1998. He was born in New York City on May 23, 1933. He graduated fr ...

, Chief Justice of the

(1996–1998), (Associate Justice of the

(1987–1998) *

Leondra Kruger Leondra Reid Kruger (born July 28, 1976) is an American judge who is an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of California. A native of South Pasadena, California, she graduated from Harvard College and Yale Law School. Kruger then clerked fo ...

, Associate Justice of the

(2015–present) *

Irving Lehman Irving Lehman (January 28, 1876 – September 22, 1945) was an American lawyer and politician from New York. He was Chief Judge of the New York Court of Appeals from 1940 until his death in 1945. Biography He was born on January 28, 1876, in New ...

, Chief Judge of the

(1940–1945) *

Jonathan Lippman Jonathan Lippman (born May 19, 1945) is an American jurist who served as Chief Judge of the New York Court of Appeals from 2009 through 2015. He is currently Of Counsel in the Litigation & Trial Department of Latham & Watkins’ New York office. ...

n, Chief Judge of the

(2009–2015) *

David A. Lowy David A. Lowy is an American attorney, academic and jurist serving as an associate justice of the Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts. Early life and education Lowy is a native of Peabody, Massachusetts and graduated from Peabody Veterans Me ...

, Associate Justice of the

(2016–present) * Barbara Lenk, Acting Chief Justice of the

(2020), Associate Justice of the

(2011–2020) * Lindsey Miller-Lerman, Justice of the Nebraska Supreme Court, 2nd Judicial District (1998–present) *

Henry A. Lyons Henry Augustus Lyons (October 5, 1809 – July 27, 1872) was the second Chief Justice of California, appointed to the court by the California State Legislature at the formation of the state. He was the first Jewish justice on the court. Bac ...

Chief Justice of California The Supreme Court of California is the highest and final court of appeals in the courts of the U.S. state of California. It is headquartered in San Francisco at the Earl Warren Building, but it regularly holds sessions in Los Angeles and Sac ...

(1852), Associate Justice of the

(1849–1851) *

Stephen Markman Stephen J. Markman (born June 4, 1949) is a former justice of the Michigan Supreme Court. He was appointed by Republican governor John Engler on October 1, 1999, to fill the vacancy created by the resignation of Justice James H. Brickley. Educat ...

, Chief Justice of the Michigan Supreme Court (2017–2019), Associate Justice of the Michigan Supreme Court (1999–2020) * Bernard Meyer, Associate Judge of the

(1979–1986) * Franklin J. Moses Sr., Chief Justice of the South Carolina Supreme Court (1868–1877) * Stanley Mosk, Associate Justice of the

(1964–2001) *

Barbara Pariente Barbara Joan Pariente (born December 24, 1948) is an attorney and jurist from Florida. She was chief justice of the Florida Supreme Court from July 1, 2004, until June 30, 2006. Pariente is the second woman to hold the position of chief justice an ...

, Chief Justice of the

Supreme Court of Florida The Supreme Court of Florida is the highest court in the U.S. state of Florida. It consists of seven members: the chief justice and six justices. Six members are chosen from six districts around the state to foster geographic diversity, and one ...

(2004–2006), Associate Justice of the

(1997–2019) *

Morris Pashman Morris Pashman (September 27, 1912 – October 3, 1999) was a justice of the New Jersey Supreme Court, and before that a judge on New Jersey Superior Court and Mayor of Passaic, New Jersey. On the New Jersey Supreme Court, Pashman issued opi ...

, Associate Justice of the

(1973–1982) * Jay Rabinowitz, Chief Justice of Alaska Supreme Court (1972–1992), Associate Justice of the Alaska Supreme Court (1965–1997) * Stuart Rabner, Chief Justice of the

(2007–present) * Eric S. Rosen, Associate Justice of the

Kansas Supreme Court The Kansas Supreme Court is the highest judicial authority in the state of Kansas. Composed of seven justices, led by Chief Justice Marla Luckert, the court supervises the legal profession, administers the judicial branch, and serves as the st ...

(2003–present) *

Albert Rosenblatt Albert M. Rosenblatt (born January 17, 1936, New York City) is a former associate judge of the New York Court of Appeals. Education Rosenblatt attended the University of Pennsylvania, graduating in 1957, and Harvard Law School, where he receive ...

, Associate Judge of the

(1998–2007) * Sidney M. Schreiber, Associate Justice of the

(1975–1984) *

Abbi Silver Abbi Silver (born December 3, 1964) is an American attorney who served as a justice of the Nevada Supreme Court from 2019 to 2022. Education Silver received her Bachelor of Arts in political science from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas ...

, Associate Justice of the Nevada Supreme Court (2019–present) *

Lee Solomon Lee A. Solomon (born August 17, 1954) is an associate justice of the Supreme Court of New Jersey. He was nominated by Governor Chris Christie to serve on May 21, 2014 and confirmed by the New Jersey Senate and sworn in on June 19, 2014. Biograp ...

, Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of New Jersey (2014–present) * Leslie Stein, Associate Judge of the New York Court of Appeals (2015–present) * Melissa Standridge, Associate Justice of the

(2020–present) *

Gary Saul Stein Gary Saul Stein (born June 13, 1933) is an American attorney and former Associate Justice of the New Jersey Supreme Court, He served on New Jersey's Supreme Court for 17 years where he wrote over 365 published opinions. From 1982 until 1985, he se ...

, Associate Justice of the

(1985–2002) *

Samuel Steinfeld Samuel Steinfeld (February 15, 1906 in Louisville, Kentucky – November 22, 2007) was the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Kentucky. He was elected to the Kentucky Court of Appeals in 1966Supreme Court of Kentucky (1972–1975) *

Jacob Tanzer Jacob B. Tanzer (February 13, 1935 – July 23, 2018) was an American attorney in the state of Oregon. Prior to private practice Tanzer served as the 81st justice of the Oregon Supreme Court. He also served on the Oregon Court of Appeals, was a de ...

, Associate Justice of the

Oregon Supreme Court The Oregon Supreme Court (OSC) is the highest state court in the U.S. state of Oregon. The only court that may reverse or modify a decision of the Oregon Supreme Court is the Supreme Court of the United States.Richard B. Teitelman Richard B. Teitelman (September 25, 1947 – November 29, 2016) was a judge and chief justice of the Supreme Court of Missouri. Teitelman was born in Philadelphia in 1947, and was the youngest of three children. At age 13, he was diagnosed as be ...

, Chief Justice of the

Supreme Court of Missouri The Supreme Court of Missouri is the highest court in the state of Missouri. It was established in 1820 and is located at 207 West High Street in Jefferson City, Missouri. Missouri voters have approved changes in the state's constitution to gi ...

(2011–2013), Associate Judge of the

(2002–2016) *

Mathew Tobriner Mathew Oscar Tobriner (April 2, 1904 – April 7, 1982) was an American lawyer and law professor who served as an associate justice of the California Supreme Court from 1962 to 1982. Early life and education A native of San Francisco, Tobriner ...

, Associate Justice of the

(1962–1982) *

Sol Wachtler Solomon "Sol" Wachtler (born April 29, 1930) is an American lawyer and Republican politician from New York. He was Chief Judge of the New York Court of Appeals from 1985 to 1992. Wachtler's most famous quote, made shortly after his appointment ...

, Chief Judge of the

(1985–1992) *

David Wecht David Norman Wecht (born May 20, 1962) is an American attorney and jurist, who has served as an associate justice of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania since 2016. Prior to his election in 2015, Wecht had served as a judge of the Superior Court of ...

, Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania (2016–present) *

Joseph Weintraub Joseph Weintraub (1908–1977) graduated from Cornell Law School in 1930 and was Chief Justice of the New Jersey Supreme Court from 1957 to 1973. He previously served as an associate justice of the same court from 1956 to 1957. See also *List of ...

, Chief Justice of the

(1957–1973) * Robert Wilentz, Chief Justice of the

(1979–1996)

State Attorneys General

Scholars

* Floyd Abrams, William J. Brennan Jr. visiting Professor at the

Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism The Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism is located in Pulitzer Hall on the university's Morningside Heights campus in New York City. Founded in 1912 by Joseph Pulitzer, Columbia Journalism School is one of the oldest journalism ...

, expert on constitutional law that has argued in front of the Supreme Court on 13 occasions *

Alexander Bickel Alexander Mordecai Bickel (1924–1974) was an American legal scholar and expert on the United States Constitution. One of the most influential constitutional commentators of the twentieth century, his writings emphasize judicial restraint. Life ...

, legal scholar and expert on the United States Constitution *

Erwin Chemerinsky Erwin Chemerinsky (born May 14, 1953) is an American legal scholar known for his studies of United States constitutional law and federal civil procedure. Since 2017, Chemerinsky has been the dean of the UC Berkeley School of Law. Previously, he a ...

, Dean of the

University of California, Berkeley, School of Law The University of California, Berkeley, School of Law (commonly known as Berkeley Law or UC Berkeley School of Law) is the law school of the University of California, Berkeley, a public research university in Berkeley, California. It is one of 1 ...

, legal scholar *

, legal scholar and Constitutional expert *

Mitchell Berman Mitchell N. Berman is the Leon Meltzer Professor of Law at the University of Pennsylvania Law School, and Professor of Philosophy. He is also the Co-Director of the Institute for Law & Philosophy. Biography Berman attended Harvard University (A.B ...

, Leon Meltzer Professor of Law at the

University of Pennsylvania Law School The University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School (also known as Penn Law or Penn Carey Law) is the law school of the University of Pennsylvania, a private research university in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It is among the most selective and oldes ...

, Professor of Philosophy at the

University of Pennsylvania The University of Pennsylvania (also known as Penn or UPenn) is a Private university, private research university in Philadelphia. It is the fourth-oldest institution of higher education in the United States and is ranked among the highest- ...

, legal scholar known for his studies of United States constitutional law and federal civil procedure and Dean of the UC Berkeley School of Law *

Alan Dershowitz Alan Morton Dershowitz ( ; born September 1, 1938) is an American lawyer and former law professor known for his work in U.S. constitutional law and American criminal law. From 1964 to 2013, he taught at Harvard Law School, where he was appoin ...

, former

Felix Frankfurter Professor of Law {{unreferenced, date=April 2019 The following is a list of named professorial positions at Harvard Law School. *James Barr Ames Professor of Law – J. B. Ames was a prominent Law educator who served as the dean of Harvard Law School, from 1895 ...

Harvard Law School Harvard Law School (Harvard Law or HLS) is the law school of Harvard University, a private research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Founded in 1817, it is the oldest continuously operating law school in the United States. Each c ...

, author *

Ronald Dworkin Ronald Myles Dworkin (; December 11, 1931 – February 14, 2013) was an American philosopher, jurist, and scholar of United States constitutional law. At the time of his death, he was Frank Henry Sommer Professor of Law and Philosophy at New Yo ...

, former Frank Henry Sommer Professor of Law and Philosophy at

New York University New York University (NYU) is a private research university in New York City. Chartered in 1831 by the New York State Legislature, NYU was founded by a group of New Yorkers led by then- Secretary of the Treasury Albert Gallatin. In 1832, th ...

, former Chair of Jurisprudence at

University of Oxford , mottoeng = The Lord is my light , established = , endowment = £6.1 billion (including colleges) (2019) , budget = £2.145 billion (2019–20) , chancellor ...

, legal scholar, philosopher *

Richard Epstein Richard Allen Epstein (born April 17, 1943) is an American legal scholar known for his writings on torts, contracts, property rights, law and economics, classical liberalism, and libertarianism. He is the Laurence A. Tisch Professor of Law at N ...

, legal scholar and

Laurence A. Tisch Laurence Alan Tisch (March 5, 1923 – November 15, 2003) was an American businessman, investor and billionaire. He was the CEO of CBS television network from 1986 to 1995. With his brother Bob Tisch, he was part owner of Loews Corporation. ...

Professor of Law at

Noah Feldman Noah R. Feldman (born May 22, 1970) is an American academic and legal scholar. He is the Felix Frankfurter Professor of Law at Harvard Law School and chairman of the Society of Fellows at Harvard University. He is the author of 10 books, host of ...

, author and

Jill Fisch Jill E. Fisch is the Saul A. Fox Distinguished Professor of Business Law at the University of Pennsylvania Law School, and Co-Director of the Institute for Law & Economics in the Department of Legal Studies and Business Ethics at the Wharton Schoo ...

, Saul A. Fox Distinguished Professor of Business Law at the

Michael Gerhardt Michael J. Gerhardt is the Samuel Ashe Distinguished Professor of Constitutional Law at the University of North Carolina School of Law in Chapel Hill. He is also the director of the Center on Law and Government at the University of North Carolina a ...

, Samuel Ashe Distinguished Professor of Constitutional Law at the

University of North Carolina School of Law The University of North Carolina School of Law is the law school of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Established in 1845, Carolina Law is among the oldest law schools in the United States and is the oldest law school in North Car ...

Abraham S. Goldstein Abraham Samuel Goldstein (July 27, 1925 – August 20, 2005) was a law professor and the eleventh dean of the Yale Law School. Goldstein served in the U.S. Army during World War II. He received an undergraduate degree in economics from City Co ...

, Dean of

Yale Law School Yale Law School (Yale Law or YLS) is the law school of Yale University, a private research university in New Haven, Connecticut. It was established in 1824 and has been ranked as the best law school in the United States by '' U.S. News & World ...

(1970–1975) * Tom Goldstein, lawyer known for his advocacy before and blogging about the Supreme Court of the United States *

Arthur Lehman Goodhart Arthur Lehman Goodhart (1 March 1891 in New York City – 10 November 1978 in Oxford) was an American-born academic jurist and lawyer; he was Professor of Jurisprudence at the University of Oxford, 1931–51, when he was also a Fellow of Uni ...

, Professor of Jurisprudence at the

University of Oxford , mottoeng = The Lord is my light , established = , endowment = £6.1 billion (including colleges) (2019) , budget = £2.145 billion (2019–20) , chancellor ...

* Risa L. Goluboff, Dean of the

University of Virginia School of Law The University of Virginia School of Law (Virginia Law or UVA Law) is the law school of the University of Virginia, a public research university in Charlottesville, Virginia. It was founded in 1819 by Thomas Jefferson as part of his "academical v ...

Irving L. Gornstein Irving "Irv" L. Gornstein is the Executive Director of the Supreme Court Institute and a Professor from Practice at Georgetown University Law Center. He teaches Constitutional Law, and co-teaches a Supreme Court Institute Workshop with Supreme Cou ...

, executive director of the Supreme Court Institute and a Visiting Professor at

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Jack Greenberg Jack Greenberg (December 22, 1924 – October 12, 2016) was an American attorney and legal scholar. He was the Director-Counsel of the NAACP Legal Defense Fund from 1961 to 1984, succeeding Thurgood Marshall. He was involved in numerous crucial ...

, lawyer for the '' Brown v. Board of Education'' case, worked for the

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, and assisted establishing the Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund (MALDEF) with Pete Tijerina * 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'' *

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, professor of law at

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* Michael Klarman,

Kirkland & Ellis Kirkland & Ellis LLP is an American multinational law firm headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. Founded in 1909, Kirkland & Ellis is the largest law firm in the world by revenue and the seventh-largest by number of attorneys, and was the first la ...

Professor at

David Leebron David W. Leebron (born February 12, 1955) is an American attorney and legal scholar who served as the 7th President of Rice University from 2004 to 2022. He was a professor and dean of Columbia Law School, until he was named president of Rice Uni ...

, Dean of

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(1996–2004) * Lance Liebman, Director of the

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(1999–2014), Dean of Columbia Law School (1991–1996) *

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, lawyer for the '' Zivotofsky v. Clinton'' case, visiting professor, professor and First Amendment advocate * Martha Minow, Dean of Harvard Law School (2009–2017) * Jeffrey Rosen, constitutional scholar and president and CEO of the

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, Dean of

(1979–1984) * Eugene V. Rostow, Dean of

(1955–1965) *

Jed Rubenfeld Jed L. Rubenfeld (born February 15, 1959) is an American lawyer, constitutional scholar, and novelist. He is the Robert R. Slaughter Professor of Law at Yale Law School. He is an expert on constitutional law, privacy, and the First Amendment. He j ...

, Robert R. Slaughter Professor of Law at

* David Rudovsky, Senior Fellow at the

, MacArthur Fellow *

Albert Sacks Albert Martin Sacks (August 15, 1920 – March 22, 1991) was an American lawyer and former Dean of Harvard Law School. Born in New York City to Jewish immigrants from Russian Empire, Russia, he attended City College of New York graduating in 194 ...

, Dean of Harvard Law School (1971–1981) * David Schizer, Dean of

(2004–2014) * Michael I. Sovern, Dean of

(1970–1979) *

Cass Sunstein Cass Robert Sunstein (born September 21, 1954) is an American legal scholar known for his studies of constitutional law, administrative law, environmental law, law and behavioral economics. He is also ''The New York Times'' best-selling author ...

, legal scholar, particularly in the fields of constitutional law, administrative law, environmental law, and law and behavioral economics * Robert A. Stein, Everett Fraser Professor of Law at the

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Larry Tribe Laurence Henry Tribe (born October 10, 1941) is an American legal scholar who is a University Professor Emeritus at Harvard University. He previously served as the Carl M. Loeb University Professor at Harvard Law School. A constitutional law sc ...

, Carl M. Loeb University Professor at

Steve Vladeck Stephen Isaiah Vladeck (born September 26, 1979) is the Charles Alan Wright Chair in Federal Courts at the University of Texas School of Law, where he specializes in national security law, especially with relation to the prosecution of war cr ...

, Charles Alan Wright Chair in Federal Courts at the

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* Eugene Volokh, Gary T. Schwartz Professor of Law at the

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, president of the

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at NYU School of Law *

Amy Wax Amy Laura Wax (born January 19, 1953) is an American lawyer, neurologist, and academic. She is the Robert Mundheim Professor of Law at the University of Pennsylvania Law School. Her work addresses issues in social welfare law and policy, as w ...

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Professor of Law at the

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, politician and lawyer, who has served in foreign policy positions for Presidents Ronald Reagan, George W. Bush, and Donald Trump *

Leslie Abramson Leslie Hope Abramson (born October 6, 1943) is an American criminal defense attorney best known for her role in the legal defense of Lyle and Erik Menendez. She is also a published author. Education Born in Flushing, Queens, New York, Abramson ...

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, United States Senator from Wisconsin (1993–2011), President of the

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, American attorney and occasional legal commentator for NBC and MSNBC *

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, Morton L. Janklow Professor of Literary and Artistic Property Law at

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, lawyer *

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