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U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit: Chief Justices and Chief Judges
Chief Justices
Number of chief justices: 6 Alvey, Richard Henry (1893-1905)
Shepard, Seth (1905-1917)
Smyth, Constantine Joseph (1917-1924)
Martin, George Ewing (1924-1937)
Groner, Duncan Lawrence (1937-1948)
Stephens, Harold Montelle (1948)
Chief Judges
Number of chief judges: 15 Stephens, Harold Montelle (1948-1955)
Edgerton, Henry White (1955-1958)
Prettyman, Elijah Barrett (1958-1960)
Miller, Wilbur Kingsbury (1960-1962)
Bazelon, David L. (1962-1978)
Wright, James Skelly (1978-1981)
McGowan, Carl E. (1981)
Robinson, Spottswood William III (1981-1986)
Wald, Patricia McGowan (1986-1991)
Mikva, Abner Joseph (1991-1994)
Edwards, Harry Thomas (1994-2001)
Ginsburg, Douglas Howard (2001-2008)
Sentelle, David Bryan (2008-2013)
Garland, Merrick B. (2013-2020)
Srinivasan, Srikanth (2020-present)