Chief Justices and Chief Judges of the Federal Courts
1,285 judges
Chief Judges
Edith Hollan JonesCurrently servingFifth Circuit Court of Appeals · 1985–present
James Parker JonesVirginia Western District Court · 1996–present
John Bailey JonesSouth Dakota District Court · 1981–2023
John E. Jones IIIPennsylvania Middle District Court · 2002–2021
John Marvin Jones1940–1976
Paul J. JonesOhio Northern District Court · 1923–1965
Robert Clive JonesNevada District Court · 2003–present- William Blakely JonesDistrict of Columbia District Court · 1962–1979
Woodrow Wilson JonesNorth Carolina Western District Court · 1967–2002
Robert James JonkerCurrently servingMichigan Western District Court · 2007–present
Daniel Porter Jordan IIICurrently servingMississippi Southern District Court · 2006–present
J. Curtis JoynerPennsylvania Eastern District Court · 1992–2021- William George JuergensIllinois Southern District Court · 1956–1988
- Anthony JulianMassachusetts District Court · 1959–1984
William Wayne JusticeTexas Eastern District Court · 1968–2009
Frederick William KaessMichigan Eastern District Court · 1960–1979
Girard Edward KalbfleischOhio Northern District Court · 1959–1990- Harry Ellis KalodnerThird Circuit Court of Appeals · 1939–1977
Yvette KanePennsylvania Middle District Court · 1998–present
Lawrence K. KarltonCalifornia Eastern District Court · 1979–2015
Robert A. KatzmannSecond Circuit Court of Appeals · 1999–2021
Frank Albert KaufmanMaryland District Court · 1966–1997
Irving Robert KaufmanSecond Circuit Court of Appeals · 1950–1992
Alan Cooke KayHawaii District Court · 1986–2024
David Gregory KaysCurrently servingMissouri Western District Court · 2008–present
George P. KazenTexas Southern District Court · 1979–2018- William Colbert KeadyMississippi Northern District Court · 1968–1989
Richmond Bowling KeechDistrict of Columbia District Court · 1947–1986
Irene Patricia Murphy KeeleyWest Virginia Northern District Court · 1992–present
Judith Nelsen KeepCalifornia Southern District Court · 1980–2004
Damon Jerome KeithSixth Circuit Court of Appeals · 1967–2019- Richard Boykin KellamVirginia Eastern District Court · 1967–1996
Patrick F. KellyKansas District Court · 1980–1996
Virginia Mary KendallCurrently servingIllinois Northern District Court · 2006–present
Cornelia Groefsema KennedySixth Circuit Court of Appeals · 1970–2014
W. Wallace KentSixth Circuit Court of Appeals · 1954–1973
Terence C. KernOklahoma Northern District Court · 1994–2010
Carolyn Dineen KingFifth Circuit Court of Appeals · 1979–2013
George H. KingCalifornia Central District Court · 1995–2017
James Lawrence KingFlorida Southern District Court · 1966–1997
Samuel Pailthorpe KingHawaii District Court · 1972–2010
Joseph Peter KinnearyOhio Southern District Court · 1966–2003
William Huntington KirkpatrickPennsylvania Eastern District Court · 1927–1970
Jackson L. KiserVirginia Western District Court · 1981–2020
Thomas Shawn KleehCurrently servingWest Virginia Northern District Court · 2018–present
Frank Le Blond KloebOhio Northern District Court · 1937–1976
Dennis Raymond KnappWest Virginia Southern District Court · 1970–1998
John KnightNew York Western District Court · 1932–1955
William Lee KnousColorado District Court · 1937–1959
John Clark KnoxNew York Southern District Court · 1918–1966
Charles Petros KocorasIllinois Northern District Court · 1980–2006
Richard George KopfNebraska District Court · 1992–2025
Edward Robert KormanNew York Eastern District Court · 1985–2007
Elizabeth Anne KovachevichFlorida Middle District Court · 1982–present
Alex KozinskiNinth Circuit Court of Appeals · 1985–2017
Isaac Benjamin Krentzman Jr.Florida Middle District Court · 1967–1998
Marcia S. KriegerColorado District Court · 2002–present- Fred KunzelCalifornia Southern District Court · 1959–1969
Héctor Manuel LaffittePuerto Rico District Court · 1983–2007
Ronald Rene LagueuxRhode Island District Court · 1986–2023
Royce C. LamberthDistrict of Columbia District Court · 1987–2013
Thomas Demetrios LambrosOhio Northern District Court · 1967–1995
Gary L. LancasterPennsylvania Western District Court · 1993–2013
Clay D. LandCurrently servingGeorgia Middle District Court · 2001–present
Roberto Antonio LangeCurrently servingSouth Dakota District Court · 2009–present- Orville Edwin LangleyOklahoma Eastern District Court · 1965–1973
Joseph Normand LaplanteCurrently servingNew Hampshire District Court · 2007–present
David G. LarimerNew York Western District Court · 1987–2009
John Davis Larkins Jr.North Carolina Eastern District Court · 1961–1990
Robert S. LasnikWashington Western District Court · 1998–present
James Levin LatchumDelaware District Court · 1968–2004![M[ary] Hannah Lauck](/images-webp/judges/mary-hannah-lauck.webp)
M[ary] Hannah LauckCurrently servingVirginia Eastern District Court · 2014–present
Alexander Atkinson Lawrence Jr.Georgia Southern District Court · 1968–1979
Bolitha James LawsDistrict of Columbia District Court · 1938–1958
Hugh LawsonGeorgia Middle District Court · 1995–2024
Donald Pomery LayEighth Circuit Court of Appeals · 1966–2007
Paul Conway LeahyDelaware District Court · 1942–1966
Bernard Joseph LeddyVermont District Court · 1966–1972
Arthur F. LederleMichigan Eastern District Court · 1936–1972- Tom Stewart LeeMississippi Southern District Court · 1984–2006
- William Charles LeeIndiana Northern District Court · 1981–2024
Benson Everett LeggMaryland District Court · 1991–2013- Harry Jacob LemleyArkansas Eastern District Court · 1939–1965
Fred Dickinson LettsDistrict of Columbia District Court · 1932–1965
David F. LeviCalifornia Eastern District Court · 1990–2007
Theodore LevinMichigan Eastern District Court · 1946–1970
Jon David LevyMaine District Court · 2014–present
David Thomas LewisTenth Circuit Court of Appeals · 1956–1983
Joseph Patrick LiebFlorida Middle District Court · 1956–1971
Jose L. LinaresNew Jersey District Court · 2002–2019- William James LindbergWashington Eastern District Court · 1951–1981
Sara Elizabeth LioiCurrently servingOhio Northern District Court · 2007–present
Sheryl Halle LipmanCurrently servingTennessee Western District Court · 2014–present
Mary M. LisiRhode Island District Court · 1994–present
F. A. Little Jr.Louisiana Western District Court · 1984–2006
Pierce LivelySixth Circuit Court of Appeals · 1972–2016
Debra Ann LivingstonCurrently servingSecond Circuit Court of Appeals · 2007–present
Edward J. LodgeCurrently servingIdaho District Court · 1989–present
James B. LokenCurrently servingEighth Circuit Court of Appeals · 1990–present
Joseph J. LongobardiDelaware District Court · 1984–1997