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Cir.)</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Seal_of_the_United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_Federal_Circuit.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0e/Seal_of_the_United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_Federal_Circuit.svg/150px-Seal_of_the_United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_Federal_Circuit.svg.png" decoding="async" width="150" height="150" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0e/Seal_of_the_United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_Federal_Circuit.svg/225px-Seal_of_the_United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_Federal_Circuit.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0e/Seal_of_the_United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_Federal_Circuit.svg/300px-Seal_of_the_United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_Federal_Circuit.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="723" data-file-height="723" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Location</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Howard_T._Markey_National_Courts_Building" title="Howard T. Markey National Courts Building">Howard T. Markey National Courts Building</a><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r996643573">.mw-parser-output .block-indent{padding-left:3em;padding-right:0;overflow:hidden}</style><div class="block-indent" style="padding-left: 1em;">(717 Madison Place, NW<br /><a href="/wiki/Washington,_D.C." title="Washington, D.C.">Washington, D.C.</a>)</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Established</th><td class="infobox-data">October 1, 1982</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Judges</th><td class="infobox-data">12</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Circuit Justice</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/John_Roberts" title="John Roberts">John Roberts</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Chief_judge_(United_States)" title="Chief judge (United States)">Chief Judge</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Kimberly_A._Moore" title="Kimberly A. Moore">Kimberly A. Moore</a></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><span class="url"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://cafc.uscourts.gov">cafc<wbr />.uscourts<wbr />.gov</a></span></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit</b> (in <a href="/wiki/Case_citation" title="Case citation">case citations</a>, <b>Fed. Cir.</b> or <b>C.A.F.C.</b>) is one of the 13 <a href="/wiki/United_States_court_of_appeals" class="mw-redirect" title="United States court of appeals">United States courts of appeals</a>. It has <a href="/wiki/Appellate_jurisdiction" class="mw-redirect" title="Appellate jurisdiction">appellate jurisdiction</a> over certain categories of specialized cases in the <a href="/wiki/Federal_judiciary_of_the_United_States" title="Federal judiciary of the United States">U.S. federal court system</a>. Specifically, it has exclusive appellate jurisdiction over all U.S. federal cases involving <a href="/wiki/Patent" title="Patent">patents</a>, <a href="/wiki/Trademark" title="Trademark">trademark</a> registrations, <a href="/wiki/Government_procurement" title="Government procurement">government contracts</a>, <a href="/wiki/Veterans%27_benefits" title="Veterans' benefits">veterans' benefits</a>, public safety officers' benefits, <a href="/wiki/Federal_Employees_Health_Benefits_Program" title="Federal Employees Health Benefits Program">federal employees' benefits</a>, and various other types of cases.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Federal Circuit has no jurisdiction over <a href="/wiki/Federal_crime_in_the_United_States" title="Federal crime in the United States">criminal</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bankruptcy_in_the_United_States" title="Bankruptcy in the United States">bankruptcy</a>, <a href="/wiki/Immigration_to_the_United_States" title="Immigration to the United States">immigration</a>, or <a href="/wiki/State_law_(United_States)" title="State law (United States)">U.S. state law</a> cases. It is headquartered at the <a href="/wiki/Howard_T._Markey_National_Courts_Building" title="Howard T. Markey National Courts Building">Howard T. Markey National Courts Building</a> in <a href="/wiki/Washington,_D.C." title="Washington, D.C.">Washington, DC</a>. </p><p>The Federal Circuit was created in 1982 with passage of the <a href="/wiki/Federal_Courts_Improvement_Act" title="Federal Courts Improvement Act">Federal Courts Improvement Act</a>, which merged the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Court_of_Customs_and_Patent_Appeals" title="United States Court of Customs and Patent Appeals">United States Court of Customs and Patent Appeals</a> and the appellate division of the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Court_of_Claims" title="United States Court of Claims">United States Court of Claims</a>, making the judges of the former courts into circuit judges.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In addition to the Markey Building, the court also occupies the adjacent <a href="/wiki/Benjamin_Ogle_Tayloe_House" title="Benjamin Ogle Tayloe House">Benjamin Ogle Tayloe House</a>, former <a href="/wiki/Cosmos_Club" title="Cosmos Club">Cosmos Club</a> building, and the <a href="/wiki/Cutts-Madison_House" class="mw-redirect" title="Cutts-Madison House">Cutts-Madison House</a> in Washington, D.C., on <a href="/wiki/Lafayette_Square,_Washington,_D.C." title="Lafayette Square, Washington, D.C.">Lafayette Square</a>. The court sits from time to time in locations other than Washington, and its judges can and do sit by designation on the benches of other courts of appeals and federal district courts. As of 2016<sup class="plainlinks noexcerpt noprint asof-tag update" style="display:none;"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_Federal_Circuit&action=edit">[update]</a></sup>, <a href="/wiki/Washington_and_Lee_University_School_of_Law" title="Washington and Lee University School of Law">Washington and Lee University School of Law's</a> Millhiser Moot Courtroom had been designated as the <a href="/wiki/Continuity_of_government" title="Continuity of government">continuity of operations</a> site for the court.<sup id="cite_ref-court_jurisdiction_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-court_jurisdiction-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Jurisdiction">Jurisdiction</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_Federal_Circuit&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Jurisdiction"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:United_States_Court_of_Federal_Claims.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7c/United_States_Court_of_Federal_Claims.JPG/220px-United_States_Court_of_Federal_Claims.JPG" decoding="async" width="220" height="293" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7c/United_States_Court_of_Federal_Claims.JPG/330px-United_States_Court_of_Federal_Claims.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7c/United_States_Court_of_Federal_Claims.JPG/440px-United_States_Court_of_Federal_Claims.JPG 2x" data-file-width="2448" data-file-height="3264" /></a><figcaption>The <a href="/wiki/Howard_T._Markey_National_Courts_Building" title="Howard T. Markey National Courts Building">Howard T. Markey National Courts Building</a> in <a href="/wiki/Washington,_D.C." title="Washington, D.C.">Washington, D.C.</a>, in which the Federal Circuit is located.</figcaption></figure> <p>The Federal Circuit is unique among the courts of appeals in that its jurisdiction is based wholly upon <a href="/wiki/Subject_matter_jurisdiction" class="mw-redirect" title="Subject matter jurisdiction">subject matter</a>, not <a href="/wiki/Personal_jurisdiction" title="Personal jurisdiction">geographic location</a>. The Federal Circuit is an <a href="/wiki/Appellate_jurisdiction" class="mw-redirect" title="Appellate jurisdiction">appellate court</a> with jurisdiction generally given in <a href="/wiki/Title_28_of_the_United_States_Code" title="Title 28 of the United States Code">28 U.S.C.</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/28/1295">§ 1295</a>. The court hears certain appeals from all of the <a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court" class="mw-redirect" title="United States District Court">United States District Courts</a>, appeals from certain administrative agencies, and appeals arising under certain statutes. Among other things, the Federal Circuit has exclusive jurisdiction over appeals from:<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Article_I_and_Article_III_tribunals" class="mw-redirect" title="Article I and Article III tribunals">Article I tribunals</a>: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Court_of_Federal_Claims" title="United States Court of Federal Claims">United States Court of Federal Claims</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_Veterans_Claims" title="United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims">United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Trademark_Trial_and_Appeal_Board" class="mw-redirect" title="United States Trademark Trial and Appeal Board">United States Trademark Trial and Appeal Board</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Patent_Trial_and_Appeal_Board" title="Patent Trial and Appeal Board">United States Patent Trial and Appeal Board</a> (formerly known as the United States Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences)</li> <li>Boards of contract appeals (for Government contract disputes pursuant to the <a href="/wiki/Contract_Disputes_Act_of_1978" title="Contract Disputes Act of 1978">Contract Disputes Act of 1978</a>): <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Armed_Services_Board_of_Contract_Appeals" title="Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals">Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Civilian_Board_of_Contract_Appeals" title="Civilian Board of Contract Appeals">Civilian Board of Contract Appeals</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Postal_Service_Board_of_Contract_Appeals" title="Postal Service Board of Contract Appeals">Postal Service Board of Contract Appeals</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Merit_Systems_Protection_Board" title="United States Merit Systems Protection Board">United States Merit Systems Protection Board</a> (federal employment and employment benefits)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_International_Trade_Commission" title="United States International Trade Commission">United States International Trade Commission</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Federal_tribunals_in_the_United_States" title="Federal tribunals in the United States">Article III tribunals</a>: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Court_of_International_Trade" title="United States Court of International Trade">United States Court of International Trade</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_district_court" title="United States district court">United States district courts</a> relating to: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/United_States_patent_law" title="United States patent law">Patents</a>, including appeals arising from an action against the Commissioner of Patents and Trademarks under <a href="/wiki/Title_35_of_the_United_States_Code" title="Title 35 of the United States Code">35 U.S.C.</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/35/145">§ 145</a></li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/Little_Tucker_Act" class="mw-redirect" title="Little Tucker Act">Little Tucker Act</a>, <a href="/wiki/Title_28_of_the_United_States_Code" title="Title 28 of the United States Code">28 U.S.C.</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/28/1346">§ 1346</a></li> <li>Section 211 of the <a href="/wiki/Economic_Stabilization_Act_of_1970" title="Economic Stabilization Act of 1970">Economic Stabilization Act of 1970</a>;</li> <li>Section 5 of the <a href="/wiki/Emergency_Petroleum_Allocation_Act_of_1973" class="mw-redirect" title="Emergency Petroleum Allocation Act of 1973">Emergency Petroleum Allocation Act of 1973</a>;</li> <li>Section 523 of the <a href="/wiki/Energy_Policy_and_Conservation_Act_of_1975" class="mw-redirect" title="Energy Policy and Conservation Act of 1975">Energy Policy and Conservation Act of 1975</a>; and</li> <li>Section 506(c) of the Natural Gas Policy Act of 1978</li></ul></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Office_of_Congressional_Workplace_Rights" title="Office of Congressional Workplace Rights">Office of Congressional Workplace Rights</a></li></ul> <p>Although the Federal Circuit typically hears all appeals from any United States District Court where the original action included a complaint arising under the patent laws, the <a href="/wiki/Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States" title="Supreme Court of the United States">Supreme Court</a> decided in <i><a href="/wiki/Holmes_Group,_Inc._v._Vornado_Air_Circulation_Systems,_Inc." title="Holmes Group, Inc. v. Vornado Air Circulation Systems, Inc.">Holmes Group, Inc. v. Vornado Air Circulation Systems, Inc.</a></i> (2002)<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> that the Federal Circuit did not have jurisdiction if the patent claims arose solely as <a href="/wiki/Counterclaim" title="Counterclaim">counterclaims</a> by the defendant.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> However, the force of law of <i>Holmes</i> ended following passage of the <a href="/wiki/Leahy-Smith_America_Invents_Act" class="mw-redirect" title="Leahy-Smith America Invents Act">America Invents Act of 2011</a>, which requires the Federal Circuit to hear all appeals where the original action included a complaint or compulsory counterclaim arising under the patent laws. </p><p>The decisions of the Federal Circuit, particularly in regard to <a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_patent_law_cases" title="List of United States patent law cases">patent cases</a>, are unique in that they are <a href="/wiki/Binding_precedent" class="mw-redirect" title="Binding precedent">binding precedent</a> throughout the U.S. within the bounds of the court's subject-matter jurisdiction. This is unlike the other courts of appeals as the authority of their decisions is restricted by geographic location and thus there may be <a href="/wiki/Circuit_split" title="Circuit split">differing judicial standards depending on location</a>. Decisions of the Federal Circuit are only superseded by decisions of the Supreme Court or by applicable changes in the law. Also, review by the Supreme Court is discretionary, so Federal Circuit decisions are often the final word, especially since there are no <a href="/wiki/Circuit_split" title="Circuit split">circuit splits</a> given the Federal Circuit's exclusive subject-matter jurisdiction. In its first decision, the Federal Circuit incorporated as binding precedent the decisions of its predecessor courts, the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Court_of_Customs_and_Patent_Appeals" title="United States Court of Customs and Patent Appeals">United States Court of Customs and Patent Appeals</a> and the appellate division of the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Court_of_Claims" title="United States Court of Claims">United States Court of Claims</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Because the Court is one of national jurisdiction, panels from the court may sit anywhere in the country. Typically, once or twice a year, the court will hold oral arguments in a city outside of its native Washington D.C. The panels may sit in Federal courthouses, state courthouses, or even at law schools. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Composition">Composition</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_Federal_Circuit&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Composition"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Active_and_senior_judges_of_the_Federal_Circuit_2016.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/84/Active_and_senior_judges_of_the_Federal_Circuit_2016.jpg/220px-Active_and_senior_judges_of_the_Federal_Circuit_2016.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/84/Active_and_senior_judges_of_the_Federal_Circuit_2016.jpg/330px-Active_and_senior_judges_of_the_Federal_Circuit_2016.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/84/Active_and_senior_judges_of_the_Federal_Circuit_2016.jpg/440px-Active_and_senior_judges_of_the_Federal_Circuit_2016.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1173" data-file-height="782" /></a><figcaption>The judges of the Federal Circuit as of 2016</figcaption></figure> <p>The Federal Circuit may have a total of 12 active circuit judges sitting at any given time, who are required to reside within 50 miles of the District of Columbia, as set by <a href="/wiki/Title_28_of_the_United_States_Code" title="Title 28 of the United States Code">28 U.S.C.</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/28/44">§ 44</a>. Judges on <a href="/wiki/Senior_status" title="Senior status">senior status</a> are not subject to this restriction. As with other <a href="/wiki/Federal_judges" class="mw-redirect" title="Federal judges">federal judges</a>, they are nominated by the President and must be <a href="/wiki/Advice_and_consent" title="Advice and consent">confirmed</a> by the Senate. Their terms last during the "good behavior" of the judges, which typically results in life tenure. When eligible, judges may elect to take <a href="/wiki/Senior_status" title="Senior status">senior status</a>. This allows a senior judge to continue to serve on the court while handling fewer cases than an active service judge. Each judge in active service employs a judicial assistant and up to four <a href="/wiki/Law_clerk" title="Law clerk">law clerks</a>, while each judge in senior status employs a judicial assistant and one law clerk. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Current_composition_of_the_court">Current composition of the court</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_Federal_Circuit&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Current composition of the court"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>As of March 16, 2022<sup class="plainlinks noexcerpt noprint asof-tag update" style="display:none;"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_Federal_Circuit&action=edit">[update]</a></sup>: </p> <table class="wikitable sortable" style="clear:left"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:bottom;"> <th data-sort-type="number" rowspan="2"># </th> <th rowspan="2">Title </th> <th rowspan="2">Judge </th> <th rowspan="2">Duty station </th> <th rowspan="2">Born </th> <th colspan="3">Term of service </th> <th rowspan="2">Appointed by </th></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:bottom;"> <th>Active </th> <th><a href="/wiki/Chief_judge_(United_States)" title="Chief judge (United States)">Chief</a> </th> <th><a href="/wiki/Senior_status" title="Senior status">Senior</a> </th></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:right;">31 </td> <td>Chief Judge </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kimberly_A._Moore" title="Kimberly A. Moore">Kimberly A. Moore</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Washington,_D.C." title="Washington, D.C.">Washington, D.C.</a> </td> <td>1968 </td> <td>2006–present </td> <td style="text-align:center;">2021–present </td> <td style="text-align:center;">— </td> <td><span data-sort-value="43 !"><a href="/wiki/List_of_federal_judges_appointed_by_George_W._Bush" title="List of federal judges appointed by George W. Bush">G.W. Bush</a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:right;">16 </td> <td>Circuit Judge </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Pauline_Newman" title="Pauline Newman">Pauline Newman</a><sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>a<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>b<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Washington,_D.C." title="Washington, D.C.">Washington, D.C.</a> </td> <td>1927 </td> <td>1984–present </td> <td style="text-align:center;">— </td> <td style="text-align:center;">— </td> <td><span data-sort-value="40 !"><a href="/wiki/List_of_federal_judges_appointed_by_Ronald_Reagan" title="List of federal judges appointed by Ronald Reagan">Reagan</a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:right;">22 </td> <td>Circuit Judge </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Alan_David_Lourie" title="Alan David Lourie">Alan David Lourie</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Washington,_D.C." title="Washington, D.C.">Washington, D.C.</a> </td> <td>1935 </td> <td>1990–present </td> <td style="text-align:center;">— </td> <td style="text-align:center;">— </td> <td><span data-sort-value="41 !"><a href="/wiki/List_of_federal_judges_appointed_by_George_H._W._Bush" title="List of federal judges appointed by George H. W. Bush">G.H.W. Bush</a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:right;">29 </td> <td>Circuit Judge </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Timothy_B._Dyk" title="Timothy B. Dyk">Timothy B. Dyk</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Washington,_D.C." title="Washington, D.C.">Washington, D.C.</a> </td> <td>1937 </td> <td>2000–present </td> <td style="text-align:center;">— </td> <td style="text-align:center;">— </td> <td><span data-sort-value="42 !"><a href="/wiki/List_of_federal_judges_appointed_by_Bill_Clinton" title="List of federal judges appointed by Bill Clinton">Clinton</a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:right;">30 </td> <td>Circuit Judge </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sharon_Prost" title="Sharon Prost">Sharon Prost</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Washington,_D.C." title="Washington, D.C.">Washington, D.C.</a> </td> <td>1951 </td> <td>2001–present </td> <td style="text-align:center;">2014–2021 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">— </td> <td><span data-sort-value="43 !"><a href="/wiki/List_of_federal_judges_appointed_by_George_W._Bush" title="List of federal judges appointed by George W. Bush">G.W. Bush</a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:right;">33 </td> <td>Circuit Judge </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jimmie_V._Reyna" title="Jimmie V. Reyna">Jimmie V. Reyna</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Washington,_D.C." title="Washington, D.C.">Washington, D.C.</a> </td> <td>1952 </td> <td>2011–present </td> <td style="text-align:center;">— </td> <td style="text-align:center;">— </td> <td><span data-sort-value="44 !"><a href="/wiki/List_of_federal_judges_appointed_by_Barack_Obama" title="List of federal judges appointed by Barack Obama">Obama</a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:right;">35 </td> <td>Circuit Judge </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Richard_G._Taranto" title="Richard G. Taranto">Richard G. Taranto</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Washington,_D.C." title="Washington, D.C.">Washington, D.C.</a> </td> <td>1957 </td> <td>2013–present </td> <td style="text-align:center;">— </td> <td style="text-align:center;">— </td> <td><span data-sort-value="44 !"><a href="/wiki/List_of_federal_judges_appointed_by_Barack_Obama" title="List of federal judges appointed by Barack Obama">Obama</a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:right;">36 </td> <td>Circuit Judge </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Raymond_T._Chen" title="Raymond T. Chen">Raymond T. Chen</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Washington,_D.C." title="Washington, D.C.">Washington, D.C.</a> </td> <td>1968 </td> <td>2013–present </td> <td style="text-align:center;">— </td> <td style="text-align:center;">— </td> <td><span data-sort-value="44 !"><a href="/wiki/List_of_federal_judges_appointed_by_Barack_Obama" title="List of federal judges appointed by Barack Obama">Obama</a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:right;">37 </td> <td>Circuit Judge </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Todd_M._Hughes" title="Todd M. Hughes">Todd M. Hughes</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Washington,_D.C." title="Washington, D.C.">Washington, D.C.</a> </td> <td>1966 </td> <td>2013–present </td> <td style="text-align:center;">— </td> <td style="text-align:center;">— </td> <td><span data-sort-value="44 !"><a href="/wiki/List_of_federal_judges_appointed_by_Barack_Obama" title="List of federal judges appointed by Barack Obama">Obama</a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:right;">38 </td> <td>Circuit Judge </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kara_Farnandez_Stoll" title="Kara Farnandez Stoll">Kara Farnandez Stoll</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Washington,_D.C." title="Washington, D.C.">Washington, D.C.</a> </td> <td>1968 </td> <td>2015–present </td> <td style="text-align:center;">— </td> <td style="text-align:center;">— </td> <td><span data-sort-value="44 !"><a href="/wiki/List_of_federal_judges_appointed_by_Barack_Obama" title="List of federal judges appointed by Barack Obama">Obama</a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:right;">39 </td> <td>Circuit Judge </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tiffany_P._Cunningham" title="Tiffany P. Cunningham">Tiffany P. Cunningham</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Washington,_D.C." title="Washington, D.C.">Washington, D.C.</a> </td> <td>1976 </td> <td>2021–present </td> <td style="text-align:center;">— </td> <td style="text-align:center;">— </td> <td><span data-sort-value="46 !"><a href="/wiki/List_of_federal_judges_appointed_by_Joe_Biden" title="List of federal judges appointed by Joe Biden">Biden</a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:right;">40 </td> <td>Circuit Judge </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Leonard_P._Stark" title="Leonard P. Stark">Leonard P. Stark</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Washington,_D.C." title="Washington, D.C.">Washington, D.C.</a> </td> <td>1969 </td> <td>2022–present </td> <td style="text-align:center;">— </td> <td style="text-align:center;">— </td> <td><span data-sort-value="46 !"><a href="/wiki/List_of_federal_judges_appointed_by_Joe_Biden" title="List of federal judges appointed by Joe Biden">Biden</a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:right;">19 </td> <td>Senior Circuit Judge </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Haldane_Robert_Mayer" title="Haldane Robert Mayer">Haldane Robert Mayer</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Washington,_D.C." title="Washington, D.C.">Washington, D.C.</a> </td> <td>1941 </td> <td>1987–2010 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1997–2004 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">2010–present </td> <td><span data-sort-value="40 !"><a href="/wiki/List_of_federal_judges_appointed_by_Ronald_Reagan" title="List of federal judges appointed by Ronald Reagan">Reagan</a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:right;">21 </td> <td>Senior Circuit Judge </td> <td><a href="/wiki/S._Jay_Plager" title="S. Jay Plager">S. Jay Plager</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Washington,_D.C." title="Washington, D.C.">Washington, D.C.</a> </td> <td>1931 </td> <td>1989–2000 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">— </td> <td style="text-align:center;">2000–present </td> <td><span data-sort-value="41 !"><a href="/wiki/List_of_federal_judges_appointed_by_George_H._W._Bush" title="List of federal judges appointed by George H. W. Bush">G.H.W. Bush</a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:right;">23 </td> <td>Senior Circuit Judge </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Raymond_C._Clevenger" title="Raymond C. Clevenger">Raymond C. Clevenger</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Washington,_D.C." title="Washington, D.C.">Washington, D.C.</a> </td> <td>1937 </td> <td>1990–2006 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">— </td> <td style="text-align:center;">2006–present </td> <td><span data-sort-value="41 !"><a href="/wiki/List_of_federal_judges_appointed_by_George_H._W._Bush" title="List of federal judges appointed by George H. W. Bush">G.H.W. Bush</a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:right;">25 </td> <td>Senior Circuit Judge </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Alvin_Anthony_Schall" title="Alvin Anthony Schall">Alvin Anthony Schall</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Washington,_D.C." title="Washington, D.C.">Washington, D.C.</a> </td> <td>1944 </td> <td>1992–2009 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">— </td> <td style="text-align:center;">2009–present </td> <td><span data-sort-value="41 !"><a href="/wiki/List_of_federal_judges_appointed_by_George_H._W._Bush" title="List of federal judges appointed by George H. W. Bush">G.H.W. Bush</a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:right;">26 </td> <td>Senior Circuit Judge </td> <td><a href="/wiki/William_Curtis_Bryson" title="William Curtis Bryson">William Curtis Bryson</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Washington,_D.C." title="Washington, D.C.">Washington, D.C.</a> </td> <td>1945 </td> <td>1994–2013 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">— </td> <td style="text-align:center;">2013–present </td> <td><span data-sort-value="42 !"><a href="/wiki/List_of_federal_judges_appointed_by_Bill_Clinton" title="List of federal judges appointed by Bill Clinton">Clinton</a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:right;">28 </td> <td>Senior Circuit Judge </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Richard_Linn" title="Richard Linn">Richard Linn</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Washington,_D.C." title="Washington, D.C.">Washington, D.C.</a> </td> <td>1944 </td> <td>1999–2012 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">— </td> <td style="text-align:center;">2012–present </td> <td><span data-sort-value="42 !"><a href="/wiki/List_of_federal_judges_appointed_by_Bill_Clinton" title="List of federal judges appointed by Bill Clinton">Clinton</a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:right;">34 </td> <td>Senior Circuit Judge </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Evan_Wallach" title="Evan Wallach">Evan Wallach</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Washington,_D.C." title="Washington, D.C.">Washington, D.C.</a> </td> <td>1949 </td> <td>2011–2021 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">— </td> <td style="text-align:center;">2021–present </td> <td><span data-sort-value="44 !"><a href="/wiki/List_of_federal_judges_appointed_by_Barack_Obama" title="List of federal judges appointed by Barack Obama">Obama</a></span> </td></tr></tbody></table> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist reflist-lower-alpha"> <div class="mw-references-wrap"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-10"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-10">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Suspended for a year as of September 20, 2023.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-12"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-12">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Suspended for a second year as of September 6, 2024.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></span> </li> </ol></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="List_of_former_judges">List of former judges</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_Federal_Circuit&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: List of former judges"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable sortable" style="clear: both"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:bottom;"> <th># </th> <th>Judge </th> <th>State </th> <th>Born–died </th> <th>Active service </th> <th><a href="/wiki/Chief_judge_(United_States)" title="Chief judge (United States)">Chief Judge</a> </th> <th><a href="/wiki/Senior_status" title="Senior status">Senior status</a> </th> <th>Appointed by </th> <th>Reason for<br />termination </th></tr> <tr style="background:{{{rowcolor}}};"> <td>1 </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><span data-sort-value="Laramore, Don Nelson"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Don_Nelson_Laramore" title="Don Nelson Laramore">Don Nelson Laramore</a></span></span></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Indiana" title="Indiana">IN</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1906–1989 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">— </td> <td style="text-align:center;">— </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1982–1989 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Eisenhower,"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/List_of_federal_judges_appointed_by_Dwight_D._Eisenhower" title="List of federal judges appointed by Dwight D. Eisenhower"> Eisenhower</a></span></span></span> / <a href="/wiki/Operation_of_law" title="Operation of law">Operation of law</a><sup id="cite_ref-claims_reassignment_13-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-claims_reassignment-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td style="text-align:left;">death </td></tr> <tr style="background:{{{rowcolor}}};"> <td>2 </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><span data-sort-value="Rich, Giles"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Giles_Rich" title="Giles Rich">Giles Rich</a></span></span></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/New_York_(state)" title="New York (state)">NY</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1904–1999 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1982–1999 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">— </td> <td style="text-align:center;">— </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Eisenhower,"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/List_of_federal_judges_appointed_by_Dwight_D._Eisenhower" title="List of federal judges appointed by Dwight D. Eisenhower"> Eisenhower</a></span></span></span> / <a href="/wiki/Operation_of_law" title="Operation of law">Operation of law</a><sup id="cite_ref-patent_reassignment_14-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-patent_reassignment-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td style="text-align:left;">death </td></tr> <tr style="background:{{{rowcolor}}};"> <td>3 </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><span data-sort-value="Almond, J. Lindsay"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/J._Lindsay_Almond" title="J. Lindsay Almond">J. Lindsay Almond</a></span></span></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Virginia" title="Virginia">VA</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1898–1986 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">— </td> <td style="text-align:center;">— </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1982–1986 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Kennedy,"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/List_of_federal_judges_appointed_by_John_F._Kennedy" title="List of federal judges appointed by John F. Kennedy"> Kennedy</a></span></span></span> / <a href="/wiki/Operation_of_law" title="Operation of law">Operation of law</a><sup id="cite_ref-patent_reassignment_14-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-patent_reassignment-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td style="text-align:left;">death </td></tr> <tr style="background:{{{rowcolor}}};"> <td>4 </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><span data-sort-value="Davis, Oscar Hirsh"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Oscar_Hirsh_Davis" title="Oscar Hirsh Davis">Oscar Hirsh Davis</a></span></span></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/District_of_Columbia" class="mw-redirect" title="District of Columbia">DC</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1914–1988 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1982–1988 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">— </td> <td style="text-align:center;">— </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Kennedy,"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/List_of_federal_judges_appointed_by_John_F._Kennedy" title="List of federal judges appointed by John F. Kennedy"> Kennedy</a></span></span></span> / <a href="/wiki/Operation_of_law" title="Operation of law">Operation of law</a><sup id="cite_ref-claims_reassignment_13-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-claims_reassignment-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td style="text-align:left;">death </td></tr> <tr style="background:{{{rowcolor}}};"> <td>5 </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><span data-sort-value="Cowen, Arnold Wilson"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Arnold_Wilson_Cowen" title="Arnold Wilson Cowen">Arnold Wilson Cowen</a></span></span></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Texas" title="Texas">TX</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1905–2007 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">— </td> <td style="text-align:center;">— </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1982–2007 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Johnson, L."><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/List_of_federal_judges_appointed_by_Lyndon_B._Johnson" title="List of federal judges appointed by Lyndon B. Johnson">L. Johnson</a></span></span></span> / <a href="/wiki/Operation_of_law" title="Operation of law">Operation of law</a><sup id="cite_ref-claims_reassignment_13-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-claims_reassignment-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td style="text-align:left;">death </td></tr> <tr style="background:{{{rowcolor}}};"> <td>6 </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><span data-sort-value="Nichols Jr., Philip"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Philip_Nichols_Jr." title="Philip Nichols Jr.">Philip Nichols Jr.</a></span></span></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/District_of_Columbia" class="mw-redirect" title="District of Columbia">DC</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1907–1990 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1982–1983 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">— </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1983–1990 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Johnson, L."><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/List_of_federal_judges_appointed_by_Lyndon_B._Johnson" title="List of federal judges appointed by Lyndon B. Johnson">L. Johnson</a></span></span></span> / <a href="/wiki/Operation_of_law" title="Operation of law">Operation of law</a><sup id="cite_ref-claims_reassignment_13-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-claims_reassignment-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td style="text-align:left;">death </td></tr> <tr style="background:{{{rowcolor}}};"> <td>7 </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><span data-sort-value="Skelton, Byron George"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Byron_George_Skelton" title="Byron George Skelton">Byron George Skelton</a></span></span></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Texas" title="Texas">TX</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1905–2004 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">— </td> <td style="text-align:center;">— </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1982–2004 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Johnson, L."><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/List_of_federal_judges_appointed_by_Lyndon_B._Johnson" title="List of federal judges appointed by Lyndon B. Johnson">L. Johnson</a></span></span></span> / <a href="/wiki/Operation_of_law" title="Operation of law">Operation of law</a><sup id="cite_ref-claims_reassignment_13-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-claims_reassignment-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td style="text-align:left;">death </td></tr> <tr style="background:{{{rowcolor}}};"> <td>8 </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><span data-sort-value="Baldwin, Phillip"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Phillip_Baldwin" title="Phillip Baldwin">Phillip Baldwin</a></span></span></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Texas" title="Texas">TX</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1924–2002 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1982–1986 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">— </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1986–1991 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Johnson, L."><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/List_of_federal_judges_appointed_by_Lyndon_B._Johnson" title="List of federal judges appointed by Lyndon B. Johnson">L. Johnson</a></span></span></span> / <a href="/wiki/Operation_of_law" title="Operation of law">Operation of law</a><sup id="cite_ref-patent_reassignment_14-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-patent_reassignment-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td style="text-align:left;">retirement </td></tr> <tr style="background:{{{rowcolor}}};"> <td>9 </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><span data-sort-value="Markey, Howard Thomas"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Howard_Thomas_Markey" title="Howard Thomas Markey">Howard Thomas Markey</a></span></span></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Illinois" title="Illinois">IL</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1920–2006 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1982–1991 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1982–1990 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">— </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Nixon,"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/List_of_federal_judges_appointed_by_Richard_Nixon" title="List of federal judges appointed by Richard Nixon"> Nixon</a></span></span></span> / <a href="/wiki/Operation_of_law" title="Operation of law">Operation of law</a><sup id="cite_ref-patent_reassignment_14-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-patent_reassignment-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td style="text-align:left;">retirement </td></tr> <tr style="background:{{{rowcolor}}};"> <td>10 </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><span data-sort-value="Bennett, Marion T."><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Marion_T._Bennett" title="Marion T. Bennett">Marion T. Bennett</a></span></span></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Missouri" title="Missouri">MO</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1914–2000 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1982–1986 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">— </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1986–2000 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Nixon,"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/List_of_federal_judges_appointed_by_Richard_Nixon" title="List of federal judges appointed by Richard Nixon"> Nixon</a></span></span></span> / <a href="/wiki/Operation_of_law" title="Operation of law">Operation of law</a><sup id="cite_ref-claims_reassignment_13-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-claims_reassignment-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td style="text-align:left;">death </td></tr> <tr style="background:{{{rowcolor}}};"> <td>11 </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><span data-sort-value="Kashiwa, Shiro"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Shiro_Kashiwa" title="Shiro Kashiwa">Shiro Kashiwa</a></span></span></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Hawaii" title="Hawaii">HI</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1912–1998 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1982–1986 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">— </td> <td style="text-align:center;">— </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Nixon,"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/List_of_federal_judges_appointed_by_Richard_Nixon" title="List of federal judges appointed by Richard Nixon"> Nixon</a></span></span></span> / <a href="/wiki/Operation_of_law" title="Operation of law">Operation of law</a><sup id="cite_ref-claims_reassignment_13-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-claims_reassignment-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td style="text-align:left;">retirement </td></tr> <tr style="background:{{{rowcolor}}};"> <td>12 </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><span data-sort-value="Miller, Jack Richard"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Jack_Miller_(politician)" title="Jack Miller (politician)">Jack Richard Miller</a></span></span></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Iowa" title="Iowa">IA</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1916–1994 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1982–1985 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">— </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1985–1994 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Nixon,"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/List_of_federal_judges_appointed_by_Richard_Nixon" title="List of federal judges appointed by Richard Nixon"> Nixon</a></span></span></span> / <a href="/wiki/Operation_of_law" title="Operation of law">Operation of law</a><sup id="cite_ref-patent_reassignment_14-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-patent_reassignment-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td style="text-align:left;">death </td></tr> <tr style="background:{{{rowcolor}}};"> <td>13 </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><span data-sort-value="Friedman, Daniel Mortimer"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Daniel_Mortimer_Friedman" title="Daniel Mortimer Friedman">Daniel Mortimer Friedman</a></span></span></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/District_of_Columbia" class="mw-redirect" title="District of Columbia">DC</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1916–2011 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1982–1989 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">— </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1989–2011 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Carter,"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/List_of_federal_judges_appointed_by_Jimmy_Carter" title="List of federal judges appointed by Jimmy Carter"> Carter</a></span></span></span> / <a href="/wiki/Operation_of_law" title="Operation of law">Operation of law</a><sup id="cite_ref-claims_reassignment_13-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-claims_reassignment-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td style="text-align:left;">death </td></tr> <tr style="background:{{{rowcolor}}};"> <td>14 </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><span data-sort-value="Smith, Edward Samuel"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Edward_Samuel_Smith" title="Edward Samuel Smith">Edward Samuel Smith</a></span></span></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Maryland" title="Maryland">MD</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1919–2001 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1982–1989 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">— </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1989–2001 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Carter,"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/List_of_federal_judges_appointed_by_Jimmy_Carter" title="List of federal judges appointed by Jimmy Carter"> Carter</a></span></span></span> / <a href="/wiki/Operation_of_law" title="Operation of law">Operation of law</a><sup id="cite_ref-claims_reassignment_13-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-claims_reassignment-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td style="text-align:left;">death </td></tr> <tr style="background:{{{rowcolor}}};"> <td>15 </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><span data-sort-value="Nies, Helen W."><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Helen_W._Nies" title="Helen W. Nies">Helen W. Nies</a></span></span></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/District_of_Columbia" class="mw-redirect" title="District of Columbia">DC</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1925–1996 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1982–1995 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1990–1994 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1995–1996 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Carter,"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/List_of_federal_judges_appointed_by_Jimmy_Carter" title="List of federal judges appointed by Jimmy Carter"> Carter</a></span></span></span> / <a href="/wiki/Operation_of_law" title="Operation of law">Operation of law</a><sup id="cite_ref-patent_reassignment_14-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-patent_reassignment-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td style="text-align:left;">death </td></tr> <tr style="background:{{{rowcolor}}};"> <td>17 </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><span data-sort-value="Bissell, Jean Galloway"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Jean_Galloway_Bissell" title="Jean Galloway Bissell">Jean Galloway Bissell</a></span></span></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/South_Carolina" title="South Carolina">SC</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1936–1990 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1984–1990 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">— </td> <td style="text-align:center;">— </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Reagan,"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/List_of_federal_judges_appointed_by_Ronald_Reagan" title="List of federal judges appointed by Ronald Reagan"> Reagan</a></span></span></span> </td> <td style="text-align:left;">death </td></tr> <tr style="background:{{{rowcolor}}};"> <td>18 </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><span data-sort-value="Archer Jr., Glenn L."><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Glenn_L._Archer_Jr." title="Glenn L. Archer Jr.">Glenn L. Archer Jr.</a></span></span></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/District_of_Columbia" class="mw-redirect" title="District of Columbia">DC</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1929–2011 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1985–1997 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1994–1997 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1997–2011 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Reagan,"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/List_of_federal_judges_appointed_by_Ronald_Reagan" title="List of federal judges appointed by Ronald Reagan"> Reagan</a></span></span></span> </td> <td style="text-align:left;">death </td></tr> <tr style="background:{{{rowcolor}}};"> <td>20 </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><span data-sort-value="Michel, Paul Redmond"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Paul_Redmond_Michel" title="Paul Redmond Michel">Paul Redmond Michel</a></span></span></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Pennsylvania" title="Pennsylvania">PA</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1941–present </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1988–2010 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">2004–2010 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">— </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Reagan,"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/List_of_federal_judges_appointed_by_Ronald_Reagan" title="List of federal judges appointed by Ronald Reagan"> Reagan</a></span></span></span> </td> <td style="text-align:left;">retirement </td></tr> <tr style="background:{{{rowcolor}}};"> <td>24 </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><span data-sort-value="Rader, Randall Ray"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Randall_Ray_Rader" title="Randall Ray Rader">Randall Ray Rader</a></span></span></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Virginia" title="Virginia">VA</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1949–present </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1990–2014 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">2010–2014 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">— </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Bush, G.H.W."><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/List_of_federal_judges_appointed_by_George_H._W._Bush" title="List of federal judges appointed by George H. W. Bush">G.H.W. Bush</a></span></span></span> </td> <td style="text-align:left;">retirement </td></tr> <tr style="background:{{{rowcolor}}};"> <td>27 </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><span data-sort-value="Gajarsa, Arthur J."><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Arthur_J._Gajarsa" title="Arthur J. Gajarsa">Arthur J. Gajarsa</a></span></span></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Maryland" title="Maryland">MD</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1941–present </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1997–2011 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">— </td> <td style="text-align:center;">2011–2012 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Clinton,"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/List_of_federal_judges_appointed_by_Bill_Clinton" title="List of federal judges appointed by Bill Clinton"> Clinton</a></span></span></span> </td> <td style="text-align:left;">retirement </td></tr> <tr style="background:{{{rowcolor}}};"> <td>32 </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Kathleen_M._O%27Malley" title="Kathleen M. O'Malley">Kathleen M. O'Malley</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Ohio" title="Ohio">OH</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1956–present </td> <td style="text-align:center;">2010–2022 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">— </td> <td style="text-align:center;">— </td> <td><span data-sort-value="44 !"><a href="/wiki/List_of_federal_judges_appointed_by_Barack_Obama" title="List of federal judges appointed by Barack Obama">Obama</a></span> </td> <td style="text-align:left;">retirement </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Chief_judges">Chief judges</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_Federal_Circuit&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Chief judges"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable" style="float:right; clear: right; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 0;"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="4" align="center" style="background:#ffdead;" width="200">Chief Judges </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Howard_Thomas_Markey" title="Howard Thomas Markey">Markey</a></td> <td>1982–1990 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Helen_W._Nies" title="Helen W. Nies">Nies</a></td> <td>1990–1994 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Glenn_Leroy_Archer_Jr." class="mw-redirect" title="Glenn Leroy Archer Jr.">Archer, Jr.</a></td> <td>1994–1997 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Haldane_Robert_Mayer" title="Haldane Robert Mayer">Mayer</a></td> <td>1997–2004 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Paul_Redmond_Michel" title="Paul Redmond Michel">Michel</a></td> <td>2004–2010 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Randall_Ray_Rader" title="Randall Ray Rader">Rader</a></td> <td>2010–2014 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Sharon_Prost" title="Sharon Prost">Prost</a></td> <td>2014–2021 </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Kimberly_A._Moore" title="Kimberly A. Moore">Moore</a></b></td> <td>2021–present </td></tr></tbody></table> <p>Chief judges have administrative responsibilities with respect to their circuits, and preside over any panel on which they serve, unless the circuit justice (the <a href="/wiki/Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States" title="Supreme Court of the United States">Supreme Court</a> justice responsible for the circuit) is also on the panel. Unlike the Supreme Court, where one justice is specifically nominated to be chief, the office of chief judge rotates among the circuit judges. </p><p>To be chief, a judge must have been in active service on the court for at least one year, be under the age of 65, and have not previously served as chief judge. A vacancy is filled by the judge highest in seniority among the group of qualified judges, with seniority determined first by commission date, then by age. The chief judge serves for a term of seven years, or until age 70, whichever occurs first. If no judge qualifies to be chief, the youngest judge over the age of 65 who has served on the court for at least one year shall act as chief until another judge qualifies. If no judge has served on the court for more than a year, the most senior judge shall act as chief. Judges can forfeit or resign their chief judgeship or acting chief judgeship while retaining their active status as a circuit judge.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>When the office was created in 1948, the chief judge was the longest-serving judge who had not elected to retire, on what has since 1958 been known as <a href="/wiki/Senior_status" title="Senior status">senior status</a>, or declined to serve as chief judge. After August 6, 1959, judges could not become or remain chief after turning 70 years old. The current rules have been in operation since October 1, 1982.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Notwithstanding the foregoing, when the court was initially created, Congress had to resolve which chief judge of the predecessor courts would become the first chief judge. It was decided that the chief judge of the predecessor court who had the most seniority, as chief judge, would be the new chief judge.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This made Howard T. Markey, former chief judge of the Court of Customs and Patent Appeals, the first chief judge. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Succession_of_seats">Succession of seats</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_Federal_Circuit&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Succession of seats"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The court has twelve seats for active judges, numbered in alphabetical order by their occupant at the time the court was formed, with the sole vacant seat being numbered last. Judges who retire into <a href="/wiki/Senior_status" title="Senior status">senior status</a> remain on the bench but leave their seat vacant. That seat is filled by the next circuit judge appointed by the <a href="/wiki/President_of_the_United_States" title="President of the United States">President</a>. </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1216972533">.mw-parser-output .col-begin{border-collapse:collapse;padding:0;color:inherit;width:100%;border:0;margin:0}.mw-parser-output .col-begin-small{font-size:90%}.mw-parser-output .col-break{vertical-align:top;text-align:left}.mw-parser-output .col-break-2{width:50%}.mw-parser-output .col-break-3{width:33.3%}.mw-parser-output .col-break-4{width:25%}.mw-parser-output .col-break-5{width:20%}@media(max-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .col-begin,.mw-parser-output .col-begin>tbody,.mw-parser-output .col-begin>tbody>tr,.mw-parser-output .col-begin>tbody>tr>td{display:block!important;width:100%!important}.mw-parser-output .col-break{padding-left:0!important}}</style><div> <table class="col-begin" role="presentation"> <tbody><tr> <td class="col-break"> <table class="wikitable" style=""> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="4" align="center" style="background:#ffdead;" width="200">Seat 1 </th></tr> <tr> <td colspan="4" style="text-align:center;background:#ffdead;">Reassigned on October 1, 1982, from the United States Court of Customs and Patent Appeals by 96 Stat. 25 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Phillip_Baldwin" title="Phillip Baldwin">Baldwin</a></td> <td>1982–1986 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Paul_Redmond_Michel" title="Paul Redmond Michel">Michel</a></td> <td>1988–2010 </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Richard_G._Taranto" title="Richard G. Taranto">Taranto</a></b></td> <td>2013–present </td></tr></tbody></table> </td> <td class="col-break"> <table class="wikitable" style=""> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="4" align="center" style="background:#ffdead;" width="200">Seat 2 </th></tr> <tr> <td colspan="4" style="text-align:center;background:#ffdead;">Reassigned on October 1, 1982, from the United States Court of Customs and Patent Appeals by 96 Stat. 25 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Howard_Thomas_Markey" title="Howard Thomas Markey">Markey</a></td> <td>1982–1991 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/William_Curtis_Bryson" title="William Curtis Bryson">Bryson</a></td> <td>1994–2013 </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Todd_M._Hughes" title="Todd M. Hughes">Hughes</a></b></td> <td>2013–present </td></tr></tbody></table> </td> <td class="col-break"> <table class="wikitable" style=""> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="4" align="center" style="background:#ffdead;" width="200">Seat 3 </th></tr> <tr> <td colspan="4" style="text-align:center;background:#ffdead;">Reassigned on October 1, 1982, from the United States Court of Customs and Patent Appeals by 96 Stat. 25 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Helen_W._Nies" title="Helen W. Nies">Nies</a></td> <td>1982–1995 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Arthur_J._Gajarsa" title="Arthur J. Gajarsa">Gajarsa</a></td> <td>1997–2011 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Evan_Wallach" title="Evan Wallach">Wallach</a></td> <td>2011–2021 </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Tiffany_P._Cunningham" title="Tiffany P. Cunningham">Cunningham</a></b></td> <td>2021–present </td></tr></tbody></table> <p>  </p> </td></tr></tbody></table></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1216972533"><div> <table class="col-begin" role="presentation"> <tbody><tr> <td class="col-break"> <table class="wikitable" style=""> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="4" align="center" style="background:#ffdead;" width="200">Seat 4 </th></tr> <tr> <td colspan="4" style="text-align:center;background:#ffdead;">Reassigned on October 1, 1982, from the United States Court of Customs and Patent Appeals by 96 Stat. 25 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Giles_Rich" title="Giles Rich">Rich</a></td> <td>1982–1999 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Richard_Linn" title="Richard Linn">Linn</a></td> <td>1999–2012 </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Raymond_T._Chen" title="Raymond T. Chen">Chen</a></b></td> <td>2013–present </td></tr></tbody></table> </td> <td class="col-break"> <table class="wikitable" style=""> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="4" align="center" style="background:#ffdead;" width="200">Seat 5 </th></tr> <tr> <td colspan="4" style="text-align:center;background:#ffdead;">Reassigned on October 1, 1982, from the United States Court of Customs and Patent Appeals by 96 Stat. 25 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Jack_Miller_(politician)" title="Jack Miller (politician)">Miller</a></td> <td>1982–1985 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Glenn_L._Archer_Jr." title="Glenn L. Archer Jr.">Archer Jr.</a></td> <td>1985–1997 </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Timothy_B._Dyk" title="Timothy B. Dyk">Dyk</a></b></td> <td>2000–present </td></tr></tbody></table> </td> <td class="col-break"> <table class="wikitable" style=""> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="4" align="center" style="background:#ffdead;" width="200">Seat 6 </th></tr> <tr> <td colspan="4" style="text-align:center;background:#ffdead;">Reassigned on October 1, 1982, from the United States Court of Claims by 96 Stat. 25 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Daniel_Mortimer_Friedman" title="Daniel Mortimer Friedman">Friedman</a></td> <td>1982–1989 </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Alan_David_Lourie" title="Alan David Lourie">Lourie</a></b></td> <td>1990–present </td></tr></tbody></table> <p>  </p> </td></tr></tbody></table></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1216972533"><div> <table class="col-begin" role="presentation"> <tbody><tr> <td class="col-break"> <table class="wikitable" style=""> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="4" align="center" style="background:#ffdead;" width="200">Seat 7 </th></tr> <tr> <td colspan="4" style="text-align:center;background:#ffdead;">Reassigned on October 1, 1982, from the United States Court of Claims by 96 Stat. 25 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Marion_T._Bennett" title="Marion T. Bennett">Bennett</a></td> <td>1982–1986 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Haldane_Robert_Mayer" title="Haldane Robert Mayer">Mayer</a></td> <td>1987–2010 </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Jimmie_V._Reyna" title="Jimmie V. Reyna">Reyna</a></b></td> <td>2011–present </td></tr></tbody></table> </td> <td class="col-break"> <table class="wikitable" style=""> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="4" align="center" style="background:#ffdead;" width="200">Seat 8 </th></tr> <tr> <td colspan="4" style="text-align:center;background:#ffdead;">Reassigned on October 1, 1982, from the United States Court of Claims by 96 Stat. 25 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Shiro_Kashiwa" title="Shiro Kashiwa">Kashiwa</a></td> <td>1982–1986 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/S._Jay_Plager" title="S. Jay Plager">Plager</a></td> <td>1989–2000 </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Sharon_Prost" title="Sharon Prost">Prost</a></b></td> <td>2001–present </td></tr></tbody></table> </td> <td class="col-break"> <table class="wikitable" style=""> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="4" align="center" style="background:#ffdead;" width="200">Seat 9 </th></tr> <tr> <td colspan="4" style="text-align:center;background:#ffdead;">Reassigned on October 1, 1982, from the United States Court of Claims by 96 Stat. 25 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Philip_Nichols_Jr." title="Philip Nichols Jr.">Nichols, Jr.</a></td> <td>1982–1983 </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Pauline_Newman" title="Pauline Newman">Newman</a></b></td> <td>1984–present </td></tr></tbody></table> <p>  </p> </td></tr></tbody></table></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1216972533"><div> <table class="col-begin" role="presentation"> <tbody><tr> <td class="col-break"> <table class="wikitable" style=""> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="4" align="center" style="background:#ffdead;" width="200">Seat 10 </th></tr> <tr> <td colspan="4" style="text-align:center;background:#ffdead;">Reassigned on October 1, 1982, from the United States Court of Claims by 96 Stat. 25 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Edward_Samuel_Smith" title="Edward Samuel Smith">Smith</a></td> <td>1982–1989 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Alvin_Anthony_Schall" title="Alvin Anthony Schall">Schall</a></td> <td>1992–2009 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Kathleen_M._O%27Malley" title="Kathleen M. O'Malley">O'Malley</a></td> <td>2010–2022 </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Leonard_P._Stark" title="Leonard P. Stark">Stark</a></b></td> <td>2022–present </td></tr></tbody></table> </td> <td class="col-break"> <table class="wikitable" style=""> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="4" align="center" style="background:#ffdead;" width="200">Seat 11 </th></tr> <tr> <td colspan="4" style="text-align:center;background:#ffdead;">Reassigned on October 1, 1982, from the United States Court of Claims by 96 Stat. 25 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Oscar_Hirsh_Davis" title="Oscar Hirsh Davis">Davis</a></td> <td>1982–1988 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Raymond_C._Clevenger" title="Raymond C. Clevenger">Clevenger</a></td> <td>1990–2006 </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Kimberly_A._Moore" title="Kimberly A. Moore">Moore</a></b></td> <td>2006–present </td></tr></tbody></table> </td> <td class="col-break"> <table class="wikitable" style=""> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="4" align="center" style="background:#ffdead;" width="200">Seat 12 </th></tr> <tr> <td colspan="4" style="text-align:center;background:#ffdead;">Reassigned on October 1, 1982, from the United States Court of Claims by 96 Stat. 25 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Jean_Galloway_Bissell" title="Jean Galloway Bissell">Bissell</a></td> <td>1984–1990 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Randall_Ray_Rader" title="Randall Ray Rader">Rader</a></td> <td>1990–2014 </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Kara_Farnandez_Stoll" title="Kara Farnandez Stoll">Stoll</a></b></td> <td>2015–present </td></tr></tbody></table> <p>  </p> </td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_Federal_Circuit&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Federal_Circuit_Bar_Association" title="Federal Circuit Bar Association">Federal Circuit Bar Association</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Judicial_appointment_history_for_United_States_federal_courts#Federal_Circuit" title="Judicial appointment history for United States federal courts">Federal Circuit appointment history</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_current_United_States_circuit_judges" title="List of current United States circuit judges">List of current United States circuit judges</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_patent_law_cases" title="List of United States patent law cases">List of United States patent law cases</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Court_of_Federal_Claims" title="United States Court of Federal Claims">United States Court of Federal Claims</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Citations">Citations</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_Federal_Circuit&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Citations"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239543626"><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap mw-references-columns"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-1">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">USCAFC <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.cafc.uscourts.gov/the-court/court-jurisdiction">Court Jurisdiction</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-2">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><style 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L.</abbr></a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://uslaw.link/citation/us-law/public/97/164">97–164</a> §165, 96 <a href="/wiki/United_States_Statutes_at_Large" title="United States Statutes at Large">Stat.</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://legislink.org/us/stat-96-50">50</a>.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-court_jurisdiction-4"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-court_jurisdiction_4-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://columns.wlu.edu/u-s-appeals-court-for-the-federal-circuit-to-hear-cases-at-wl-law/">"U.S. Appeals Court for the Federal Circuit to Hear Cases at W&L Law"</a>. March 7, 2016<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">March 8,</span> 2016</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=U.S.+Appeals+Court+for+the+Federal+Circuit+to+Hear+Cases+at+W%26L+Law&rft.date=2016-03-07&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fcolumns.wlu.edu%2Fu-s-appeals-court-for-the-federal-circuit-to-hear-cases-at-wl-law%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AUnited+States+Court+of+Appeals+for+the+Federal+Circuit" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-5"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-5">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.federalcircuithistoricalsociety.org/historyofcourt.html">"History of the Federal Circuit"</a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=History+of+the+Federal+Circuit&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.federalcircuithistoricalsociety.org%2Fhistoryofcourt.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AUnited+States+Court+of+Appeals+for+the+Federal+Circuit" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-6"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-6">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://tile.loc.gov/storage-services/service/ll/usrep/usrep535/usrep535826/usrep535826.pdf">Holmes Group, Inc. v. 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Cir. 1982)</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-9"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-9">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation news cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://apnews.com/article/judge-suspended-age-disability-federal-newman-afaa58f65bfd6612300ae5a925c7cc55">"A 96-year-old federal judge is barred from hearing cases in a bitter fight over her mental fitness"</a>. <i>AP News</i>. September 20, 2023.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=AP+News&rft.atitle=A+96-year-old+federal+judge+is+barred+from+hearing+cases+in+a+bitter+fight+over+her+mental+fitness&rft.date=2023-09-20&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fapnews.com%2Farticle%2Fjudge-suspended-age-disability-federal-newman-afaa58f65bfd6612300ae5a925c7cc55&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AUnited+States+Court+of+Appeals+for+the+Federal+Circuit" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-11"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-11">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation news cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://news.bloomberglaw.com/ip-law/federal-circuit-extends-judge-newmans-suspension-another-year">"Federal Circuit Extends Judge Newman's Suspension Another Year"</a>. <i>Bloomberg Law</i>. September 6, 2024.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Bloomberg+Law&rft.atitle=Federal+Circuit+Extends+Judge+Newman%E2%80%99s+Suspension+Another+Year&rft.date=2024-09-06&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fnews.bloomberglaw.com%2Fip-law%2Ffederal-circuit-extends-judge-newmans-suspension-another-year&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AUnited+States+Court+of+Appeals+for+the+Federal+Circuit" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-claims_reassignment-13"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-claims_reassignment_13-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-claims_reassignment_13-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-claims_reassignment_13-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-claims_reassignment_13-3"><sup><i><b>d</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-claims_reassignment_13-4"><sup><i><b>e</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-claims_reassignment_13-5"><sup><i><b>f</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-claims_reassignment_13-6"><sup><i><b>g</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-claims_reassignment_13-7"><sup><i><b>h</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-claims_reassignment_13-8"><sup><i><b>i</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text">Reassigned from the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Court_of_Claims" title="United States Court of Claims">United States Court of Claims</a> pursuant to the Federal Courts Improvement Act of 1982, <a href="/wiki/Act_of_Congress#Public_law,_private_law,_designation" title="Act of Congress"><abbr title="Public Law">Pub. L.</abbr></a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://uslaw.link/citation/us-law/public/97/164">97–164</a> §165, 96 <a href="/wiki/United_States_Statutes_at_Large" title="United States Statutes at Large">Stat.</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://legislink.org/us/stat-96-50">50</a>.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-patent_reassignment-14"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-patent_reassignment_14-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-patent_reassignment_14-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-patent_reassignment_14-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-patent_reassignment_14-3"><sup><i><b>d</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-patent_reassignment_14-4"><sup><i><b>e</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-patent_reassignment_14-5"><sup><i><b>f</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text">Reassigned from the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Court_of_Customs_and_Patent_Appeals" title="United States Court of Customs and Patent Appeals">United States Court of Customs and Patent Appeals</a> pursuant to the Federal Courts Improvement Act of 1982, <a href="/wiki/Act_of_Congress#Public_law,_private_law,_designation" title="Act of Congress"><abbr title="Public Law">Pub. L.</abbr></a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://uslaw.link/citation/us-law/public/97/164">97–164</a> §165, 96 <a href="/wiki/United_States_Statutes_at_Large" title="United States Statutes at Large">Stat.</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://legislink.org/us/stat-96-50">50</a>.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-15"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-15">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="/wiki/Title_28_of_the_United_States_Code" title="Title 28 of the United States Code">28 U.S.C.</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/28/45">§ 45</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-16"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-16">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">62 <a href="/wiki/United_States_Statutes_at_Large" title="United States Statutes at Large">Stat.</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://legislink.org/us/stat-62-871">871</a>, 72 <a href="/wiki/United_States_Statutes_at_Large" title="United States Statutes at Large">Stat.</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://legislink.org/us/stat-72-497">497</a>, 96 <a href="/wiki/United_States_Statutes_at_Large" title="United States Statutes at Large">Stat.</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://legislink.org/us/stat-96-51">51</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-17"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-17">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="/wiki/Act_of_Congress#Public_law,_private_law,_designation" title="Act of Congress"><abbr title="Public Law">Pub. L.</abbr></a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://uslaw.link/citation/us-law/public/97/164">97–164</a> §166, 96 <a href="/wiki/United_States_Statutes_at_Large" title="United States Statutes at Large">Stat.</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://legislink.org/us/stat-96-50">50</a>.</span> </li> </ol></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="General_references">General references</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_Federal_Circuit&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: General references"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://oscar.symplicity.com/index.php?_tab=judges">"OSCAR"</a>. <i>Federal Law Clerk Information System</i><span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">May 21,</span> 2008</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Federal+Law+Clerk+Information+System&rft.atitle=OSCAR&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Foscar.symplicity.com%2Findex.php%3F_tab%3Djudges&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AUnited+States+Court+of+Appeals+for+the+Federal+Circuit" class="Z3988"></span> <ul><li>Source for the duty stations for senior judges</li></ul></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.fjc.gov/history/home.nsf/page/courts_coa_circuit_fc.html">"U. S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit"</a>. <i>History of the Federal Judiciary</i>. Federal Judicial Center<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">October 21,</span> 2011</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=History+of+the+Federal+Judiciary&rft.atitle=U.+S.+Court+of+Appeals+for+the+Federal+Circuit&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.fjc.gov%2Fhistory%2Fhome.nsf%2Fpage%2Fcourts_coa_circuit_fc.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AUnited+States+Court+of+Appeals+for+the+Federal+Circuit" class="Z3988"></span> <ul><li>Source for the state, lifetime, term of active judgeship, term of chief judgeship, term of senior judgeship, appointer, termination reason, and seat information</li></ul></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Further_reading">Further reading</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_Federal_Circuit&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Further reading"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFAbramson2007" class="citation book cs1">Abramson, Bruce D. (2007). <i>The Secret Circuit: The Little-Known Court Where the Rules of the Information Age Unfold</i>. Rowman & Littlefield. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-7425-5281-4" title="Special:BookSources/978-0-7425-5281-4"><bdi>978-0-7425-5281-4</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=The+Secret+Circuit%3A+The+Little-Known+Court+Where+the+Rules+of+the+Information+Age+Unfold&rft.pub=Rowman+%26+Littlefield&rft.date=2007&rft.isbn=978-0-7425-5281-4&rft.aulast=Abramson&rft.aufirst=Bruce+D.&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AUnited+States+Court+of+Appeals+for+the+Federal+Circuit" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation book cs1"><i>United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit: A History: 1990–2002 / compiled by members of the Advisory Council to the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit in celebration of the court's twentieth anniversary</i>. 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Merriam">Merriam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Maria_Ara%C3%BAjo_Kahn" title="Maria Araújo Kahn">Kahn</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Senior</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Jon_O._Newman" title="Jon O. Newman">Newman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Amalya_Lyle_Kearse" class="mw-redirect" title="Amalya Lyle Kearse">Kearse</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_M._Walker_Jr." title="John M. Walker Jr.">Walker</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dennis_Jacobs" title="Dennis Jacobs">Jacobs</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pierre_N._Leval" title="Pierre N. Leval">Leval</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Guido_Calabresi" title="Guido Calabresi">Calabresi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jos%C3%A9_A._Cabranes" title="José A. Cabranes">Cabranes</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Robert_D._Sack" title="Robert D. Sack">Sack</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Barrington_D._Parker_Jr." title="Barrington D. Parker Jr.">Parker</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Reena_Raggi" title="Reena Raggi">Raggi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Richard_C._Wesley" title="Richard C. Wesley">Wesley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gerard_E._Lynch" title="Gerard E. Lynch">Lynch</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Denny_Chin" title="Denny Chin">Chin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Susan_L._Carney" title="Susan L. Carney">Carney</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_Third_Circuit" title="United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit">3rd Circuit</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Active</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><b><a href="/wiki/Michael_Chagares" title="Michael Chagares">Chagares</a></b></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kent_A._Jordan" title="Kent A. Jordan">Jordan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thomas_Hardiman" title="Thomas Hardiman">Hardiman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Patty_Shwartz" title="Patty Shwartz">Shwartz</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cheryl_Ann_Krause" title="Cheryl Ann Krause">Krause</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/L._Felipe_Restrepo" title="L. Felipe Restrepo">Restrepo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stephanos_Bibas" title="Stephanos Bibas">Bibas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/David_J._Porter_(judge)" title="David J. Porter (judge)">Porter</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paul_Matey" title="Paul Matey">Matey</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Peter_J._Phipps" title="Peter J. Phipps">Phipps</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Arianna_J._Freeman" title="Arianna J. Freeman">Freeman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tamika_Montgomery-Reeves" title="Tamika Montgomery-Reeves">Montgomery-Reeves</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cindy_K._Chung" title="Cindy K. Chung">Chung</a></li> <li><i>1 seat vacant</i></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Senior</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Walter_King_Stapleton" title="Walter King Stapleton">Stapleton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Anthony_Joseph_Scirica" title="Anthony Joseph Scirica">Scirica</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Robert_Cowen" title="Robert Cowen">Cowen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Richard_Lowell_Nygaard" title="Richard Lowell Nygaard">Nygaard</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jane_Richards_Roth" title="Jane Richards Roth">Roth</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Theodore_McKee" title="Theodore McKee">McKee</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marjorie_Rendell" title="Marjorie Rendell">Rendell</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thomas_L._Ambro" title="Thomas L. Ambro">Ambro</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Julio_M._Fuentes" title="Julio M. Fuentes">Fuentes</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/D._Brooks_Smith" title="D. Brooks Smith">Smith</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/D._Michael_Fisher" title="D. Michael Fisher">Fisher</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_Fourth_Circuit" title="United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit">4th Circuit</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Active</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><b><a href="/wiki/Albert_Diaz_(judge)" title="Albert Diaz (judge)">Diaz</a></b></li> <li><a href="/wiki/J._Harvie_Wilkinson_III" title="J. Harvie Wilkinson III">Wilkinson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paul_V._Niemeyer" title="Paul V. Niemeyer">Niemeyer</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Robert_Bruce_King" title="Robert Bruce King">King</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Roger_Gregory" title="Roger Gregory">Gregory</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/G._Steven_Agee" title="G. Steven Agee">Agee</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/James_Andrew_Wynn" title="James Andrew Wynn">Wynn</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stephanie_Thacker" title="Stephanie Thacker">Thacker</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pamela_Harris_(judge)" title="Pamela Harris (judge)">Harris</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Julius_N._Richardson" title="Julius N. Richardson">Richardson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/A._Marvin_Quattlebaum_Jr." title="A. Marvin Quattlebaum Jr.">Quattlebaum</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Allison_Jones_Rushing" title="Allison Jones Rushing">Rushing</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Toby_J._Heytens" title="Toby J. Heytens">Heytens</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/DeAndrea_G._Benjamin" title="DeAndrea G. Benjamin">Benjamin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nicole_Berner" title="Nicole Berner">Berner</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Senior</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Diana_Gribbon_Motz" title="Diana Gribbon Motz">Motz</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/William_Byrd_Traxler_Jr." title="William Byrd Traxler Jr.">Traxler</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Barbara_Milano_Keenan" title="Barbara Milano Keenan">Keenan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Henry_F._Floyd" title="Henry F. Floyd">Floyd</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_Fifth_Circuit" title="United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit">5th Circuit</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Active</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><b><a href="/wiki/Jennifer_Walker_Elrod" title="Jennifer Walker Elrod">Elrod</a></b></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Edith_Jones" title="Edith Jones">Jones</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jerry_Edwin_Smith" title="Jerry Edwin Smith">Smith</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Carl_E._Stewart" title="Carl E. Stewart">Stewart</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Priscilla_Richman" title="Priscilla Richman">Richman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Leslie_H._Southwick" title="Leslie H. Southwick">Southwick</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Catharina_Haynes" title="Catharina Haynes">Haynes</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/James_E._Graves_Jr." title="James E. Graves Jr.">Graves</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stephen_A._Higginson" title="Stephen A. Higginson">Higginson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Don_Willett" title="Don Willett">Willett</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/James_C._Ho" title="James C. Ho">Ho</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kyle_Duncan_(judge)" title="Kyle Duncan (judge)">Duncan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kurt_D._Engelhardt" title="Kurt D. Engelhardt">Engelhardt</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Andrew_Oldham" title="Andrew Oldham">Oldham</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cory_T._Wilson" title="Cory T. Wilson">Wilson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dana_Douglas" title="Dana Douglas">Douglas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Irma_Carrillo_Ramirez" title="Irma Carrillo Ramirez">Ramirez</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Senior</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Carolyn_Dineen_King" title="Carolyn Dineen King">King</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/E._Grady_Jolly" title="E. Grady Jolly">Jolly</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Patrick_Higginbotham" title="Patrick Higginbotham">Higginbotham</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/W._Eugene_Davis" title="W. Eugene Davis">Davis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_M._Duh%C3%A9_Jr." title="John M. Duhé Jr.">Duhé</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jacques_L._Wiener_Jr." title="Jacques L. Wiener Jr.">Wiener</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rhesa_Barksdale" title="Rhesa Barksdale">Barksdale</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/James_L._Dennis" title="James L. Dennis">Dennis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Edith_Brown_Clement" title="Edith Brown Clement">Clement</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_Sixth_Circuit" title="United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit">6th Circuit</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Active</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><b><a href="/wiki/Jeffrey_Sutton" title="Jeffrey Sutton">Sutton</a></b></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Karen_Nelson_Moore" title="Karen Nelson Moore">Moore</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eric_L._Clay" title="Eric L. Clay">Clay</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Richard_Allen_Griffin" title="Richard Allen Griffin">Griffin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Raymond_Kethledge" title="Raymond Kethledge">Kethledge</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jane_Branstetter_Stranch" title="Jane Branstetter Stranch">Stranch</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Amul_Thapar" title="Amul Thapar">Thapar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_K._Bush" title="John K. Bush">Bush</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joan_Larsen" title="Joan Larsen">Larsen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Nalbandian" title="John Nalbandian">Nalbandian</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chad_Readler" title="Chad Readler">Readler</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eric_E._Murphy" title="Eric E. Murphy">Murphy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stephanie_D._Davis" title="Stephanie D. Davis">Davis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Andre_Mathis" title="Andre Mathis">Mathis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rachel_Bloomekatz" title="Rachel Bloomekatz">Bloomekatz</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kevin_G._Ritz" title="Kevin G. Ritz">Ritz</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Senior</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ralph_B._Guy_Jr." title="Ralph B. Guy Jr.">Guy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/James_L._Ryan" title="James L. Ryan">Ryan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Danny_Julian_Boggs" title="Danny Julian Boggs">Boggs</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alan_Eugene_Norris" title="Alan Eugene Norris">Norris</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Richard_Fred_Suhrheinrich" title="Richard Fred Suhrheinrich">Suhrheinrich</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eugene_Edward_Siler_Jr." title="Eugene Edward Siler Jr.">Siler</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alice_M._Batchelder" title="Alice M. Batchelder">Batchelder</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Martha_Craig_Daughtrey" title="Martha Craig Daughtrey">Daughtrey</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/R._Guy_Cole_Jr." title="R. Guy Cole Jr.">Cole</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ronald_Lee_Gilman" title="Ronald Lee Gilman">Gilman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Julia_Smith_Gibbons" title="Julia Smith Gibbons">Gibbons</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_M._Rogers" title="John M. Rogers">Rogers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Deborah_L._Cook" title="Deborah L. Cook">Cook</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/David_McKeague" title="David McKeague">McKeague</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Helene_White" title="Helene White">White</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_Seventh_Circuit" title="United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit">7th Circuit</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Active</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><b><a href="/wiki/Diane_S._Sykes" title="Diane S. Sykes">Sykes</a></b></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Frank_Easterbrook" title="Frank Easterbrook">Easterbrook</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Michael_B._Brennan" title="Michael B. Brennan">Brennan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Michael_Y._Scudder" title="Michael Y. Scudder">Scudder</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Amy_St._Eve" title="Amy St. Eve">St. Eve</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thomas_Kirsch" title="Thomas Kirsch">Kirsch</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Candace_Jackson-Akiwumi" title="Candace Jackson-Akiwumi">Jackson-Akiwumi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Z._Lee" title="John Z. Lee">Lee</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Doris_Pryor" title="Doris Pryor">Pryor</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joshua_P._Kolar" title="Joshua P. Kolar">Kolar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nancy_L._Maldonado" title="Nancy L. Maldonado">Maldonado</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Senior</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/William_J._Bauer" title="William J. Bauer">Bauer</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joel_Flaum" title="Joel Flaum">Flaum</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kenneth_Francis_Ripple" title="Kenneth Francis Ripple">Ripple</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ilana_Rovner" title="Ilana Rovner">Rovner</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/David_Hamilton_(judge)" title="David Hamilton (judge)">Hamilton</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_Eighth_Circuit" title="United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit">8th Circuit</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Active</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><b><a href="/wiki/Steven_Colloton" title="Steven Colloton">Colloton</a></b></li> <li><a href="/wiki/James_B._Loken" title="James B. Loken">Loken</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lavenski_Smith" title="Lavenski Smith">Smith</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Raymond_Gruender" title="Raymond Gruender">Gruender</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Duane_Benton" title="Duane Benton">Benton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bobby_Shepherd" title="Bobby Shepherd">Shepherd</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jane_L._Kelly" title="Jane L. Kelly">Kelly</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ralph_R._Erickson" title="Ralph R. Erickson">Erickson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/L._Steven_Grasz" title="L. Steven Grasz">Grasz</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/David_Stras" title="David Stras">Stras</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jonathan_A._Kobes" title="Jonathan A. Kobes">Kobes</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Senior</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Pasco_Bowman_II" title="Pasco Bowman II">Bowman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Roger_Leland_Wollman" title="Roger Leland Wollman">Wollman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/C._Arlen_Beam" title="C. Arlen Beam">Beam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/David_R._Hansen" title="David R. Hansen">Hansen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Morris_S._Arnold" title="Morris S. Arnold">Arnold</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Michael_Joseph_Melloy" title="Michael Joseph Melloy">Melloy</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_Ninth_Circuit" title="United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit">9th Circuit</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Active</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><b><a href="/wiki/Mary_H._Murguia" title="Mary H. Murguia">Murguia</a></b></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kim_McLane_Wardlaw" title="Kim McLane Wardlaw">Wardlaw</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ronald_M._Gould" title="Ronald M. Gould">Gould</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Johnnie_B._Rawlinson" title="Johnnie B. Rawlinson">Rawlinson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Consuelo_Callahan" title="Consuelo Callahan">Callahan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Milan_Smith" title="Milan Smith">M. Smith</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sandra_Segal_Ikuta" title="Sandra Segal Ikuta">Ikuta</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Morgan_Christen" title="Morgan Christen">Christen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jacqueline_Nguyen" title="Jacqueline Nguyen">Nguyen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_B._Owens" title="John B. Owens">Owens</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Michelle_Friedland" title="Michelle Friedland">Friedland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mark_J._Bennett" title="Mark J. Bennett">Bennett</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ryan_D._Nelson" title="Ryan D. Nelson">R. Nelson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eric_D._Miller" title="Eric D. Miller">Miller</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bridget_S._Bade" title="Bridget S. Bade">Bade</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Daniel_P._Collins" title="Daniel P. Collins">Collins</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kenneth_K._Lee" title="Kenneth K. Lee">Lee</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Daniel_Bress" title="Daniel Bress">Bress</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Danielle_J._Forrest" title="Danielle J. Forrest">Forrest</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Patrick_J._Bumatay" title="Patrick J. Bumatay">Bumatay</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lawrence_VanDyke" title="Lawrence VanDyke">VanDyke</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lucy_Koh" title="Lucy Koh">Koh</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jennifer_Sung" title="Jennifer Sung">Sung</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gabriel_P._Sanchez" title="Gabriel P. Sanchez">Sanchez</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Holly_A._Thomas" title="Holly A. Thomas">H. Thomas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Salvador_Mendoza_Jr." title="Salvador Mendoza Jr.">Mendoza</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Roopali_Desai" title="Roopali Desai">Desai</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Anthony_Johnstone" title="Anthony Johnstone">Johnstone</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ana_de_Alba" title="Ana de Alba">de Alba</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Senior</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/J._Clifford_Wallace" title="J. Clifford Wallace">Wallace</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mary_M._Schroeder" title="Mary M. Schroeder">Schroeder</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dorothy_Wright_Nelson" title="Dorothy Wright Nelson">D. Nelson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/William_Canby" title="William Canby">Canby</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Diarmuid_O%27Scannlain" title="Diarmuid O'Scannlain">O'Scannlain</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stephen_S._Trott" title="Stephen S. Trott">Trott</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ferdinand_Fernandez" title="Ferdinand Fernandez">Fernandez</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Andrew_Kleinfeld" title="Andrew Kleinfeld">Kleinfeld</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Michael_Daly_Hawkins" title="Michael Daly Hawkins">Hawkins</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/A._Wallace_Tashima" title="A. Wallace Tashima">Tashima</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sidney_R._Thomas" title="Sidney R. Thomas">S. Thomas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Barry_G._Silverman" title="Barry G. Silverman">Silverman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Susan_P._Graber" title="Susan P. Graber">Graber</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/M._Margaret_McKeown" title="M. Margaret McKeown">McKeown</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/William_A._Fletcher" title="William A. Fletcher">Fletcher</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Richard_Paez" title="Richard Paez">Paez</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marsha_Berzon" title="Marsha Berzon">Berzon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Richard_C._Tallman" title="Richard C. Tallman">Tallman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Richard_Clifton" title="Richard Clifton">Clifton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jay_Bybee" title="Jay Bybee">Bybee</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Carlos_Bea" title="Carlos Bea">Bea</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/N._Randy_Smith" title="N. Randy Smith">N. Smith</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Andrew_D._Hurwitz" title="Andrew D. Hurwitz">Hurwitz</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_Tenth_Circuit" title="United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit">10th Circuit</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Active</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><b><a href="/wiki/Jerome_Holmes" title="Jerome Holmes">Holmes</a></b></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Harris_Hartz" title="Harris Hartz">Hartz</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Timothy_Tymkovich" title="Timothy Tymkovich">Tymkovich</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Scott_Matheson_Jr." title="Scott Matheson Jr.">Matheson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Robert_E._Bacharach" title="Robert E. Bacharach">Bacharach</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gregory_A._Phillips" title="Gregory A. Phillips">Phillips</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Carolyn_B._McHugh" title="Carolyn B. McHugh">McHugh</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nancy_Moritz" title="Nancy Moritz">Moritz</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Allison_H._Eid" title="Allison H. Eid">Eid</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joel_M._Carson_III" title="Joel M. Carson III">Carson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Veronica_S._Rossman" title="Veronica S. Rossman">Rossman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Richard_Federico" title="Richard Federico">Federico</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Senior</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Stephanie_Kulp_Seymour" title="Stephanie Kulp Seymour">Seymour</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Carbone_Porfilio" title="John Carbone Porfilio">Porfilio</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stephen_H._Anderson" title="Stephen H. Anderson">Anderson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bobby_Baldock" title="Bobby Baldock">Baldock</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wade_Brorby" title="Wade Brorby">Brorby</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/David_M._Ebel" title="David M. Ebel">Ebel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paul_Joseph_Kelly_Jr." title="Paul Joseph Kelly Jr.">Kelly</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mary_Beck_Briscoe" title="Mary Beck Briscoe">Briscoe</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Carlos_F._Lucero" title="Carlos F. Lucero">Lucero</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Michael_R._Murphy" title="Michael R. Murphy">Murphy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Terrence_L._O%27Brien" title="Terrence L. O'Brien">O'Brien</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_Eleventh_Circuit" title="United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit">11th Circuit</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Active</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><b><a href="/wiki/William_H._Pryor_Jr." title="William H. Pryor Jr.">W. Pryor</a></b></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charles_R._Wilson_(judge)" title="Charles R. 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Circuit">3rd</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_Fourth_Circuit" title="United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit">4th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_Fifth_Circuit" title="United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit">5th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_Sixth_Circuit" title="United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit">6th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_Seventh_Circuit" title="United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit">7th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_Eighth_Circuit" title="United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit">8th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_Ninth_Circuit" title="United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit">9th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_Tenth_Circuit" title="United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit">10th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_Eleventh_Circuit" title="United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit">11th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_District_of_Columbia_Circuit" title="United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit">DC</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Federal</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/United_States_district_court" title="United States district court">District courts</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>Alabama (<a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Middle_District_of_Alabama" title="United States District Court for the Middle District of Alabama">M</a>, <a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Northern_District_of_Alabama" title="United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama">N</a>, <a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Southern_District_of_Alabama" title="United States District Court for the Southern District of Alabama">S</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_District_of_Alaska" title="United States District Court for the District of Alaska">Alaska</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_District_of_Arizona" title="United States District Court for the District of Arizona">Arizona</a></li> <li>Arkansas (<a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Eastern_District_of_Arkansas" title="United States District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas">E</a>, <a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Western_District_of_Arkansas" title="United States District Court for the Western District of Arkansas">W</a>)</li> <li>California (<a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Central_District_of_California" title="United States District Court for the Central District of California">C</a>, <a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Eastern_District_of_California" title="United States District Court for the Eastern District of California">E</a>, <a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Northern_District_of_California" title="United States District Court for the Northern District of California">N</a>, <a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Southern_District_of_California" title="United States District Court for the Southern District of California">S</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_District_of_Colorado" title="United States District Court for the District of Colorado">Colorado</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_District_of_Connecticut" title="United States District Court for the District of Connecticut">Connecticut</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_District_of_Delaware" title="United States District Court for the District of Delaware">Delaware</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_District_of_Columbia" title="United States District Court for the District of Columbia">District of Columbia</a></li> <li>Florida (<a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Middle_District_of_Florida" title="United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida">M</a>, <a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Northern_District_of_Florida" title="United States District Court for the Northern District of Florida">N</a>, <a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Southern_District_of_Florida" title="United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida">S</a>)</li> <li>Georgia (<a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Middle_District_of_Georgia" title="United States District Court for the Middle District of Georgia">M</a>, <a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Northern_District_of_Georgia" title="United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia">N</a>, <a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Southern_District_of_Georgia" title="United States District Court for the Southern District of Georgia">S</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_District_of_Hawaii" title="United States District Court for the District of Hawaii">Hawaii</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_District_of_Idaho" title="United States District Court for the District of Idaho">Idaho</a></li> <li>Illinois (<a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Central_District_of_Illinois" title="United States District Court for the Central District of Illinois">C</a>, <a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Northern_District_of_Illinois" title="United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois">N</a>, <a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Southern_District_of_Illinois" title="United States District Court for the Southern District of Illinois">S</a>)</li> <li>Indiana (<a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Northern_District_of_Indiana" title="United States District Court for the Northern District of Indiana">N</a>, <a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Southern_District_of_Indiana" title="United States District Court for the Southern District of Indiana">S</a>)</li> <li>Iowa (<a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Northern_District_of_Iowa" title="United States District Court for the Northern District of Iowa">N</a>, <a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Southern_District_of_Iowa" title="United States District Court for the Southern District of Iowa">S</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_District_of_Kansas" title="United States District Court for the District of Kansas">Kansas</a></li> <li>Kentucky (<a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Eastern_District_of_Kentucky" title="United States District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky">E</a>, <a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Western_District_of_Kentucky" title="United States District Court for the Western District of Kentucky">W</a>)</li> <li>Louisiana (<a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Eastern_District_of_Louisiana" title="United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana">E</a>, <a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Middle_District_of_Louisiana" title="United States District Court for the Middle District of Louisiana">M</a>, <a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Western_District_of_Louisiana" title="United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana">W</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_District_of_Maine" title="United States District Court for the District of Maine">Maine</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_District_of_Maryland" title="United States District Court for the District of Maryland">Maryland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_District_of_Massachusetts" title="United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts">Massachusetts</a></li> <li>Michigan (<a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Eastern_District_of_Michigan" title="United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan">E</a>, <a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Western_District_of_Michigan" title="United States District Court for the Western District of Michigan">W</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_District_of_Minnesota" title="United States District Court for the District of Minnesota">Minnesota</a></li> <li>Mississippi (<a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Northern_District_of_Mississippi" title="United States District Court for the Northern District of Mississippi">N</a>, <a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Southern_District_of_Mississippi" title="United States District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi">S</a>)</li> <li>Missouri (<a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Eastern_District_of_Missouri" title="United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri">E</a>, <a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Western_District_of_Missouri" title="United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri">W</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_District_of_Montana" title="United States District Court for the District of Montana">Montana</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_District_of_Nebraska" title="United States District Court for the District of Nebraska">Nebraska</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_District_of_Nevada" title="United States District Court for the District of Nevada">Nevada</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_District_of_New_Hampshire" title="United States District Court for the District of New Hampshire">New Hampshire</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_District_of_New_Jersey" title="United States District Court for the District of New Jersey">New Jersey</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_District_of_New_Mexico" title="United States District Court for the District of New Mexico">New Mexico</a></li> <li>New York (<a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Eastern_District_of_New_York" title="United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York">E</a>, <a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Northern_District_of_New_York" title="United States District Court for the Northern District of New York">N</a>, <a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Southern_District_of_New_York" title="United States District Court for the Southern District of New York">S</a>, <a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Western_District_of_New_York" title="United States District Court for the Western District of New York">W</a>)</li> <li>North Carolina (<a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Eastern_District_of_North_Carolina" title="United States District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina">E</a>, <a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Middle_District_of_North_Carolina" title="United States District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina">M</a>, <a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Western_District_of_North_Carolina" title="United States District Court for the Western District of North Carolina">W</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_District_of_North_Dakota" title="United States District Court for the District of North Dakota">North Dakota</a></li> <li>Ohio (<a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Northern_District_of_Ohio" title="United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio">N</a>, <a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Southern_District_of_Ohio" title="United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio">S</a>)</li> <li>Oklahoma (<a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Eastern_District_of_Oklahoma" title="United States District Court for the Eastern District of Oklahoma">E</a>, <a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Northern_District_of_Oklahoma" title="United States District Court for the Northern District of Oklahoma">N</a>, <a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Western_District_of_Oklahoma" title="United States District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma">W</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_District_of_Oregon" title="United States District Court for the District of Oregon">Oregon</a></li> <li>Pennsylvania (<a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Eastern_District_of_Pennsylvania" title="United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania">E</a>, <a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Middle_District_of_Pennsylvania" title="United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania">M</a>, <a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Western_District_of_Pennsylvania" title="United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania">W</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_District_of_Puerto_Rico" title="United States District Court for the District of Puerto Rico">Puerto Rico</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_District_of_Rhode_Island" title="United States District Court for the District of Rhode Island">Rhode Island</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_District_of_South_Carolina" title="United States District Court for the District of South Carolina">South Carolina</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_District_of_South_Dakota" title="United States District Court for the District of South Dakota">South Dakota</a></li> <li>Tennessee (<a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Eastern_District_of_Tennessee" title="United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee">E</a>, <a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Middle_District_of_Tennessee" title="United States District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee">M</a>, <a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Western_District_of_Tennessee" title="United States District Court for the Western District of Tennessee">W</a>)</li> <li>Texas (<a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Eastern_District_of_Texas" title="United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas">E</a>, <a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Northern_District_of_Texas" title="United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas">N</a>, <a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Southern_District_of_Texas" title="United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas">S</a>, <a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Western_District_of_Texas" title="United States District Court for the Western District of Texas">W</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_District_of_Utah" title="United States District Court for the District of Utah">Utah</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_District_of_Vermont" title="United States District Court for the District of Vermont">Vermont</a></li> <li>Virginia (<a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Eastern_District_of_Virginia" title="United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia">E</a>, <a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Western_District_of_Virginia" title="United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia">W</a>)</li> <li>Washington (<a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Eastern_District_of_Washington" title="United States District Court for the Eastern District of Washington">E</a>, <a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Western_District_of_Washington" title="United States District Court for the Western District of Washington">W</a>)</li> <li>West Virginia (<a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Northern_District_of_West_Virginia" title="United States District Court for the Northern District of West Virginia">N</a>, <a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Southern_District_of_West_Virginia" title="United States District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia">S</a>)</li> <li>Wisconsin (<a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Eastern_District_of_Wisconsin" title="United States District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin">E</a>, <a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Western_District_of_Wisconsin" title="United States District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin">W</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_District_of_Wyoming" title="United States District Court for the District of Wyoming">Wyoming</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Specialty courts</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Court_of_International_Trade" title="United States Court of International Trade">Court of International Trade</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Judicial_Panel_on_Multidistrict_Litigation" class="mw-redirect" title="United States Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation"> Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Alien_Terrorist_Removal_Court" title="United States Alien Terrorist Removal Court">Alien Terrorist Removal Court</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Foreign_Intelligence_Surveillance_Court" title="United States Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court">Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court </a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Foreign_Intelligence_Surveillance_Court_of_Review" title="United States Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court of Review">Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court of Review</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/United_States_territorial_court" title="United States territorial court">Territorial courts</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/District_Court_of_Guam" title="District Court of Guam">Guam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/District_Court_for_the_Northern_Mariana_Islands" title="District Court for the Northern Mariana Islands">Northern Mariana Islands</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/District_Court_of_the_Virgin_Islands" title="District Court of the Virgin Islands">Virgin Islands</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Extinct courts</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_former_United_States_district_courts" title="List of former United States district courts">Former United States district courts</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_District_of_Orleans" title="United States District Court for the District of Orleans">District of Orleans</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_District_of_Potomac" title="United States District Court for the District of Potomac">District of Potomac</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Eastern_District_of_Illinois" title="United States District Court for the Eastern District of Illinois">Eastern District of Illinois</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Canal_Zone" title="United States District Court for the Canal Zone">District of the Canal Zone</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Court_for_China" title="United States Court for China">District of China</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Court_for_Berlin" title="United States Court for Berlin">District of Berlin</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Note</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"><a href="/wiki/American_Samoa" title="American Samoa">American Samoa</a> does not have a district court or federal territorial court; federal matters there go to the <a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_District_of_Columbia" title="United States District Court for the District of Columbia">District of Columbia</a>, <a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_District_of_Hawaii" title="United States District Court for the District of Hawaii">Hawaii</a>, or <a href="/wiki/High_Court_of_American_Samoa" title="High Court of American Samoa">its own Supreme Court</a>.</div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox authority-control" aria-labelledby="Authority_control_databases_frameless&#124;text-top&#124;10px&#124;alt=Edit_this_at_Wikidata&#124;link=https&#58;//www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1763845#identifiers&#124;class=noprint&#124;Edit_this_at_Wikidata" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks hlist 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