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Federal Judicial History

The Center conducts research and produces resources on the history of the judicial branch of the federal government.  These resources include compilations of historical data on the courts, information about judges and judicial administration, as well as publications on federal judicial history. The Center also maintains a biographical directory of Article III judges from 1789 to the present, engages in outreach and education on federal judicial history, and works to promote the preservation of the history of the judicial branch.

Timelines of Federal Judicial History

Twitter Feed (@FedJudicialHist)

  • Judge J. Waties Waring of S. Car. born #OTD in 1880; son of Confederate soldier became known as civil rights hero… https://t.co/o0KTcMH42d
    7 hours 21 min ago
  • #DYK? John J. Jackson, Jr is the only U.S. district judge to move from 1 state to another; W.D. Va. --> D. W.V. 186… https://t.co/YHSdA8EgA2
    1 day 7 hours ago
  • Vincent "The Chin" Gigante acquitted of murder but convicted of racketeering in U.S. district court #OTD in 1997… https://t.co/lKY06CdSpn
    2 days 6 hours ago
  • Judge Bryan of S.D.N.Y. ruled #OTD in 1959 "Lady Chatterley's Lover" by D.H. Lawrence was not obscene and could not… https://t.co/cIOU8BnW0M
    6 days 8 hours ago
  • Senior U.S. District Judge Charles Weston Houck (D. South Carolina) died yesterday at age 84 https://t.co/5gFVKSBwce https://t.co/dPtt3wi8ba
    1 week 4 hours ago

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