Biographical Directory of Federal Judges

The Biographical Directory of Federal Judges provides information about all judges who have served since 1789 on the U.S. District Courts, the U.S. Courts of Appeals, the Supreme Court, and the former U.S. Circuit Courts. The directory is updated through To view a judge's biographical entry, type in the judge's name (Last name, First name) or use the alphabetical index.

Judges who have served on special jurisdiction federal courts are listed with the descriptions of those courts.

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Use The Federal Judges Biographical Database to construct research questions regarding groups of judges. This section allows users to create customized lists of judges based on multiple categories, including nominating president, type of court, dates of service, and demographic groups.

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