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Vance">JD Vance</a> (R)</li></ul> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/President_pro_tempore_of_the_United_States_Senate" title="President pro tempore of the United States Senate">President Pro Tempore</a> <a href="/wiki/Chuck_Grassley" title="Chuck Grassley">Chuck Grassley</a> (R)</li></ul> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Party_leaders_of_the_United_States_Senate" title="Party leaders of the United States Senate">Majority Leader</a> <a href="/wiki/John_Thune" title="John Thune">John Thune</a> (R)</li></ul> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Party_leaders_of_the_United_States_Senate" title="Party leaders of the United States Senate">Minority Leader</a> <a href="/wiki/Chuck_Schumer" title="Chuck Schumer">Chuck Schumer</a> (D)</li></ul></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="color: var(--color-base)"><a href="/wiki/Executive_branch_of_the_United_States" class="mw-redirect" title="Executive branch of the United 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title="Elena Kagan">Kagan</a></li></ul> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Neil_Gorsuch" title="Neil Gorsuch">Gorsuch</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brett_Kavanaugh" title="Brett Kavanaugh">Kavanaugh</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Amy_Coney_Barrett" title="Amy Coney Barrett">Barrett</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ketanji_Brown_Jackson" title="Ketanji Brown Jackson">Jackson</a></li></ul> <hr /> <ul><li><b><a href="/wiki/Article_Three_of_the_United_States_Constitution" title="Article Three of the United States Constitution">Inferior Courts of the United States</a></b></li></ul> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/United_States_courts_of_appeals" title="United States courts of appeals">Courts of appeals</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_district_court" title="United States district court">District courts</a> (<a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_district_and_territorial_courts" title="List of United States district and territorial courts">list</a>)</li> <li><a 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title="Elections in New Mexico">New Mexico</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Elections_in_New_York_(state)" title="Elections in New York (state)">New York</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Elections_in_North_Carolina" title="Elections in North Carolina">North Carolina</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Elections_in_North_Dakota" title="Elections in North Dakota">North Dakota</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Elections_in_Ohio" title="Elections in Ohio">Ohio</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Elections_in_Oklahoma" title="Elections in Oklahoma">Oklahoma</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Elections_in_Oregon" title="Elections in Oregon">Oregon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Elections_in_Pennsylvania" title="Elections in Pennsylvania">Pennsylvania</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Elections_in_Rhode_Island" class="mw-redirect" title="Elections in Rhode Island">Rhode Island</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Elections_in_South_Carolina" title="Elections in South Carolina">South Carolina</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Elections_in_South_Dakota" title="Elections in South Dakota">South Dakota</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Elections_in_Tennessee" title="Elections in Tennessee"> Tennessee</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Elections_in_Texas" title="Elections in Texas">Texas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Elections_in_Utah" title="Elections in Utah">Utah</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Elections_in_Vermont" title="Elections in Vermont">Vermont</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Elections_in_Virginia" title="Elections in Virginia">Virginia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Elections_in_Washington_(state)" title="Elections in Washington (state)">Washington</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Elections_in_West_Virginia" class="mw-redirect" title="Elections in West Virginia">West Virginia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Elections_in_Wisconsin" title="Elections in Wisconsin">Wisconsin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Elections_in_Wyoming" title="Elections in Wyoming">Wyoming</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Elections_in_American_Samoa" title="Elections in American Samoa">American Samoa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Elections_in_Guam" title="Elections in Guam">Guam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Elections_in_the_Northern_Mariana_Islands" title="Elections in the Northern Mariana Islands">Northern Mariana Islands</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Elections_in_Puerto_Rico" title="Elections in Puerto Rico">Puerto Rico</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Elections_in_the_United_States_Virgin_Islands" title="Elections in the United States Virgin Islands">U.S. Virgin Islands</a></li></ul> <hr /> <ul><li><b><a href="/wiki/Elections_in_the_District_of_Columbia" title="Elections in the District of Columbia">Elections in the District of Columbia</a></b></li></ul> <hr /> <ul><li><b>(<a href="/wiki/List_of_elections_in_the_United_States" title="List of elections in the United States">List of elections</a>)</b></li></ul></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="color: var(--color-base)"><a 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class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="color: var(--color-base)"><a href="/wiki/Political_ideologies_in_the_United_States" title="Political ideologies in the United States">Political ideologies</a></div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Conservatism_in_the_United_States" title="Conservatism in the United States">Conservatism</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Black_conservatism" title="Black conservatism">Black</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fiscal_conservatism" title="Fiscal conservatism">Fiscal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Liberal_conservatism" title="Liberal conservatism">Liberal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Neoconservatism" title="Neoconservatism">Neo-</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paleoconservatism" title="Paleoconservatism">Paleo-</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Social_conservatism_in_the_United_States" title="Social conservatism in the United States">Social</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Traditionalist_conservatism_in_the_United_States" title="Traditionalist conservatism in the United States">Traditionalist</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Trumpism" title="Trumpism">Trumpism</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Liberalism_in_the_United_States" title="Liberalism in the United States">Liberalism</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Classical_liberalism#United_States" title="Classical liberalism">Classical</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Conservative_liberalism#United_States" title="Conservative liberalism">Conservative</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Modern_liberalism_in_the_United_States" title="Modern liberalism in the United States">Modern</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Neoliberalism" title="Neoliberalism">Neo-</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Third_Way" title="Third Way">Third Way</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Progressivism_in_the_United_States" title="Progressivism in the United States">Progressivism</a></li></ul></li></ul> <hr /> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Abolitionism_in_the_United_States" title="Abolitionism in the United States">Abolitionism</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Constitutionalism_in_the_United_States" title="Constitutionalism in the United States">Constitutionalism</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Environmentalism_in_the_United_States" class="mw-redirect" title="Environmentalism in the United States">Environmentalism</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Feminism_in_the_United_States" title="Feminism in the United States">Feminism</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Libertarianism_in_the_United_States" title="Libertarianism in the United States">Libertarianism</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Anarchism_in_the_United_States" title="Anarchism in the United States">Anarchism</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Anarcho-capitalism" title="Anarcho-capitalism">Capitalist</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Individualist_anarchism_in_the_United_States" title="Individualist anarchism in the United States">Individualist</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Libertarian_conservatism" title="Libertarian conservatism">Conservative</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Paleolibertarianism" title="Paleolibertarianism">Paleo-</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Night-watchman_state" title="Night-watchman state">Minarchist</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Objectivism" title="Objectivism">Objectivism</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Monarchism_in_the_United_States" title="Monarchism in the United States">Monarchism</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/American_nationalism" title="American nationalism">Nationalism</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Nativism_in_United_States_politics" title="Nativism in United States politics">Nativism</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Populism_in_the_United_States" title="Populism in the United States">Populism</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Protectionism_in_the_United_States" title="Protectionism in the United States">Protectionism</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Republicanism_in_the_United_States" title="Republicanism in the United States">Republicanism</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Socialism_in_the_United_States" class="mw-redirect" title="Socialism in the United States">Socialism</a></li></ul> <hr /> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Political_culture_of_the_United_States" title="Political culture of the United States">Political culture</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Political_polarization_in_the_United_States" title="Political polarization in the United States">Political polarization</a></li></ul></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="color: var(--color-base)"><a href="/wiki/Federalism_in_the_United_States" title="Federalism in the United States">Federalism</a></div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content"> <ul><li><b><a href="/wiki/State_governments_of_the_United_States" title="State governments of the United States">State</a> and <a href="/wiki/Territories_of_the_United_States" 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You can help by <a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/List_of_African_American_jurists" title="Special:EditPage/List of African American jurists">adding missing items</a> with <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Reliable_sources" title="Wikipedia:Reliable sources">reliable sources</a>.</div> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Attorneys_and_legal_scholars">Attorneys and legal scholars</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_African_American_jurists&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Attorneys and legal scholars"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable sortable" style="border-style:solid;border-width:1px;border-color:#808080;background-color:#EFEFEF" cellspacing="2" cellpadding="2" width="100%"> <tbody><tr bgcolor="#EFEFEF"> <th>Name </th> <th>Historical significance </th></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td><a href="/wiki/Violette_Neatley_Anderson" title="Violette Neatley Anderson">Violette Neatley Anderson</a> (1882–1937)<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> </td> <td>First African-American woman to practice law before the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Supreme_Court" class="mw-redirect" title="United States Supreme Court">United States Supreme Court</a> on January 29, 1926 </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td><a href="/wiki/Dennis_Archer" title="Dennis Archer">Dennis Archer</a> (b. 1942)<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> </td> <td>First African American president of the <a href="/wiki/American_Bar_Association" title="American Bar Association">American Bar Association</a>; former mayor of <a href="/wiki/Detroit" title="Detroit">Detroit</a> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td><a href="/wiki/Derrick_Bell" title="Derrick Bell">Derrick Bell</a> (1930–2011)<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> </td> <td>Proponent of <a href="/wiki/Critical_race_theory" title="Critical race theory">critical race theory</a>; law professor at <a href="/wiki/Harvard_University" title="Harvard University">Harvard University</a> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td><a href="/wiki/Stephen_L._Carter" title="Stephen L. Carter">Stephen L. Carter</a> (b. 1954)<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>William Nelson Cromwell Professor of Law at <a href="/wiki/Yale_Law_School" title="Yale Law School">Yale Law School</a> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td><a href="/wiki/Johnnie_Cochran" title="Johnnie Cochran">Johnnie Cochran</a> (1937–2005)<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> </td> <td>Prominent defense attorney </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td><a href="/wiki/Christopher_Darden" title="Christopher Darden">Christopher Darden</a> (b. 1956)<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> </td> <td>Associate District Attorney of <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles" title="Los Angeles">Los Angeles</a> who gained fame as a prosecutor in the <a href="/wiki/O._J._Simpson" title="O. J. Simpson">O. J. Simpson</a> trial </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td><a href="/wiki/Marian_Wright_Edelman" title="Marian Wright Edelman">Marian Wright Edelman</a> (b. 1939)<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> </td> <td>Founder of the <a href="/wiki/Children%27s_Defense_Fund" title="Children's Defense Fund">Children's Defense Fund</a> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td><a href="/wiki/Lani_Guinier" title="Lani Guinier">Lani Guinier</a> (1950–2022)<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> </td> <td>Voting rights scholar; first African American woman tenured by <a href="/wiki/Harvard_Law_School" title="Harvard Law School">Harvard Law School</a> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td><a href="/wiki/William_Henry_Harrison_Hart" title="William Henry Harrison Hart">William Henry Harrison Hart</a> (1857–1934)<sup id="cite_ref-Gates_2008_p._104_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Gates_2008_p._104-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Attorney who fought against Jim Crow laws </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td><a href="/wiki/Barbara_Jordan" title="Barbara Jordan">Barbara Jordan</a> (1936–1996)<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>First African American Congresswoman from a southern state; while on <a href="/wiki/House_Judiciary_Committee" class="mw-redirect" title="House Judiciary Committee">House Judiciary Committee</a> was influential in impeachment of <a href="/wiki/Richard_Nixon" title="Richard Nixon">Richard Nixon</a> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td><a href="/wiki/Wade_H._McCree" title="Wade H. McCree">Wade H. McCree</a> (1920–1987)<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Second African American (following <a href="/wiki/Thurgood_Marshall" title="Thurgood Marshall">Thurgood Marshall</a>) to serve as <a href="/wiki/United_States_Solicitor_General" class="mw-redirect" title="United States Solicitor General">Solicitor General</a> of the United States </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td><a href="/wiki/Barack_Obama" title="Barack Obama">Barack Obama</a> (b. 1961)<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/University_of_Chicago" title="University of Chicago">University of Chicago</a> law professor, <a href="/wiki/United_States_Senator" class="mw-redirect" title="United States Senator">United States Senator</a>, first <a href="/wiki/African-American" class="mw-redirect" title="African-American">African-American</a> President of the Harvard Law Review, and 44th <a href="/wiki/President_of_the_United_States_of_America" class="mw-redirect" title="President of the United States of America">President of the United States of America</a> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td><a href="/wiki/Ida_Platt" title="Ida Platt">Ida Platt</a> (1862–1939)<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>First African-American woman licensed to practice law in Illinois, and the third in the United States </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td><a href="/wiki/Charlotte_E._Ray" title="Charlotte E. Ray">Charlotte E. Ray</a> (1850–1911)<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>First <a href="/wiki/Black_American" class="mw-redirect" title="Black American">Black American</a> female <a href="/wiki/Lawyer" title="Lawyer">lawyer</a> in the United States </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td><a href="/wiki/Scovel_Richardson" title="Scovel Richardson">Scovel Richardson</a> (1912–1982)<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Party to a housing desegregation case anticipating <a href="/wiki/Shelley_v._Kraemer" title="Shelley v. Kraemer">Shelley v. Kraemer</a>; also a judge in federal courts from 1957 </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td><a href="/wiki/Patricia_J._Williams" title="Patricia J. Williams">Patricia J. Williams</a> (b. 1951)<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Proponent of <a href="/wiki/Critical_race_theory" title="Critical race theory">critical race theory</a>; law professor at <a href="/wiki/Columbia_University" title="Columbia University">Columbia University</a> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td><a href="/wiki/William_F._Yardley" title="William F. Yardley">William F. Yardley</a> (1844–1924)<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Anti-segregation advocate; first African American candidate for governor of Tennessee (1876) </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Others">Others</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_African_American_jurists&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Others"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Johnnie_cochran_2001_cropped_retouched.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d7/Johnnie_cochran_2001_cropped_retouched.jpg/100px-Johnnie_cochran_2001_cropped_retouched.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="131" class="mw-file-element" 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Allen">Anita L. Allen</a>, lawyer, professor</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Helen_Elsie_Austin" title="Helen Elsie Austin">Helen Elsie Austin</a>, lawyer</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ferdinand_Lee_Barnett_(Chicago)" title="Ferdinand Lee Barnett (Chicago)">Ferdinand Lee Barnett</a>, lawyer, journalist</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tom_Bradley_(American_politician)" class="mw-redirect" title="Tom Bradley (American politician)">Tom Bradley</a>, lawyer, politician</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Roland_Burris" title="Roland Burris">Roland Burris</a>, lawyer, politician</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eunice_Carter" title="Eunice Carter">Eunice Carter</a>, lawyer</li> <li><a href="/wiki/William_Calvin_Chase" title="William Calvin Chase">William Calvin Chase</a>, lawyer, newspaper editor</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Julius_L._Chambers" title="Julius L. Chambers">Julius L. Chambers</a>, lawyer, civil rights activist, educator</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Laura_Coates" title="Laura Coates">Laura Coates</a>, attorney, law professor</li> <li><a href="/wiki/William_Thaddeus_Coleman_Jr." title="William Thaddeus Coleman Jr.">William Thaddeus Coleman Jr.</a>, lawyer, politician</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mo_Cowan" title="Mo Cowan">Mo Cowan</a>, lawyer, politician</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Artur_Davis" title="Artur Davis">Artur Davis</a>, lawyer, politician</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gordon_Davis" title="Gordon Davis">Gordon Davis</a>, lawyer</li> <li><a href="/wiki/James_Dean_(judge)" title="James Dean (judge)">James Dean</a>, lawyer, activist, businessperson, deacon, first African-American appointed as a judge in Florida</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Elaine_Denniston" title="Elaine Denniston">Elaine Denniston</a>, lawyer, supported the Apollo program as a keypunch operator</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Carl_E._Douglas" title="Carl E. Douglas">Carl E. Douglas</a>, lawyer</li> <li><a href="/wiki/B._Kwaku_Duren" title="B. Kwaku Duren">B. Kwaku Duren</a>, lawyer, educator, writer, editor</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Larry_Elder" title="Larry Elder">Larry Elder</a>, lawyer, author, radio show host</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Keith_Ellison" title="Keith Ellison">Keith Ellison</a>, lawyer, politician</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Karen_Freeman-Wilson" title="Karen Freeman-Wilson">Karen Freeman-Wilson</a>, lawyer, judge</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Walter_A._Gordon" title="Walter A. Gordon">Walter A. Gordon</a>, lawyer</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fred_Gray_(attorney)" title="Fred Gray (attorney)">Fred Gray</a>, civil rights lawyer</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Al_Green_(politician)" title="Al Green (politician)">Al Green</a>, lawyer, politician</li> <li><a href="/wiki/A._Leon_Higginbotham_Jr." title="A. Leon Higginbotham Jr.">A. Leon Higginbotham Jr.</a>, lawyer, author, civil rights advocate, federal court judge</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Anita_Hill" title="Anita Hill">Anita Hill</a>, lawyer, academic</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtis_Hill" title="Curtis Hill">Curtis Hill</a>, lawyer, prosecutor</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eric_Holder" title="Eric Holder">Eric Holder</a>, lawyer, 82nd <a href="/wiki/United_States_Attorney_General" title="United States Attorney General">United States Attorney General</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sunny_Hostin" title="Sunny Hostin">Sunny Hostin</a> (African American father), lawyer</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Benjamin_Hooks" title="Benjamin Hooks">Benjamin Hooks</a>, lawyer, minister, civil rights activist</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Valerie_Jarrett" title="Valerie Jarrett">Valerie Jarrett</a>, lawyer, businesswoman, government official</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jeh_Johnson" title="Jeh Johnson">Jeh Johnson</a>, lawyer, government official</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eddie_Jordan_(attorney)" title="Eddie Jordan (attorney)">Eddie Jordan</a>, lawyer</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vernon_Jordan" title="Vernon Jordan">Vernon Jordan</a>, lawyer, business executive, civil rights activist</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Florynce_Kennedy" title="Florynce Kennedy">Florynce Kennedy</a>, lawyer, civil rights advocate</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Leondra_Kruger" title="Leondra Kruger">Leondra Kruger</a>, lawyer</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Reginald_Lewis" title="Reginald Lewis">Reginald Lewis</a>, lawyer, businessman</li> <li><a href="/wiki/William_H._Lewis" title="William H. Lewis">William H. Lewis</a>, lawyer</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lori_Lightfoot" title="Lori Lightfoot">Lori Lightfoot</a>, lawyer, politician</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Loretta_Lynch" title="Loretta Lynch">Loretta Lynch</a>, lawyer, 83rd <a href="/wiki/United_States_Attorney_General" title="United States Attorney General">United States Attorney General</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Conrad_Lynn" title="Conrad Lynn">Conrad Lynn</a>, lawyer, civil rights activist</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thurgood_Marshall" title="Thurgood Marshall">Thurgood Marshall</a>, lawyer, judge</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thurgood_Marshall_Jr." title="Thurgood Marshall Jr.">Thurgood Marshall Jr.</a>, lawyer</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Robert_Morris_(lawyer)" title="Robert Morris (lawyer)">Robert Morris</a>, lawyer</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Constance_Baker_Motley" title="Constance Baker Motley">Constance Baker Motley</a>, lawyer, judge, politician, civil rights activist</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pauli_Murray" title="Pauli Murray">Pauli Murray</a>, lawyer, author, priest, civil rights activist</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ronald_Noble" title="Ronald Noble">Ronald Noble</a>, lawyer</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Deval_Patrick" title="Deval Patrick">Deval Patrick</a>, lawyer, author, businessman, politician</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Terri_Sewell" title="Terri Sewell">Terri Sewell</a>, lawyer, politician</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bryan_Stevenson" title="Bryan Stevenson">Bryan Stevenson</a>, lawyer, professor</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Clarence_Thomas" title="Clarence Thomas">Clarence Thomas</a>, lawyer, judge, government official</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jordan_A._Thomas" title="Jordan A. Thomas">Jordan A. Thomas</a>, lawyer, writer</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Larry_Thompson_(lawyer)" title="Larry Thompson (lawyer)">Larry Thompson</a>, lawyer</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Samuel_Wilbert_Tucker" title="Samuel Wilbert Tucker">Samuel Wilbert Tucker</a>, lawyer</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mel_Watt" title="Mel Watt">Mel Watt</a>, lawyer, politician</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tony_West_(attorney)" title="Tony West (attorney)">Tony West</a>, lawyer</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Judicial_officers">Judicial officers</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_African_American_jurists&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Judicial officers"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>This is a dynamic list of <a href="/wiki/African_Americans" title="African Americans">African Americans</a> who are or were <a href="/wiki/Judge" title="Judge">judges</a>, <a href="/wiki/Magistrate" title="Magistrate">magistrate</a> judges, court commissioners, or <a href="/wiki/Administrative_law_judge" title="Administrative law judge">administrative law judges</a>. If known, it will be listed if a judge has served on multiple courts. </p> <table class="wikitable sortable" style="border-style:solid;border-width:1px;border-color:#808080;background-color:#EFEFEF" cellspacing="2" cellpadding="2" width="100%"> <tbody><tr bgcolor="#EFEFEF"> <th>Judge </th> <th>Court/agency and years of service (if known) </th> <th>State/territory </th> <th>Status </th></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td><a href="/wiki/Sheila_Abdus-Salaam" title="Sheila Abdus-Salaam">Sheila Abdus-Salaam</a><sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/New_York_City_Civil_Court" title="New York City Civil Court">New York City Civil Court</a> (1992–1993); <a href="/wiki/New_York_Supreme_Court" title="New York Supreme Court">New York Supreme Court</a> (1993–2009); Appellate Division of the New York Supreme Court, First Judicial Department (2009–2013); <a href="/wiki/New_York_Court_of_Appeals" title="New York Court of Appeals">New York Court of Appeals</a> (2013–2017) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/New_York_(state)" title="New York (state)">New York</a> </td> <td><i>deceased</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td><a href="/wiki/Nancy_Abudu" title="Nancy Abudu">Nancy Abudu</a><sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_Eleventh_Circuit" title="United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit">United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit</a> (2023– ) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Georgia_(U.S._state)" title="Georgia (U.S. state)">Georgia</a> </td> <td><i>active</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td><a href="/wiki/Henry_Lee_Adams_Jr." title="Henry Lee Adams Jr.">Henry Lee Adams Jr.</a><sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Fourth Judicial Circuit of Florida (1979–1993); <a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Middle_District_of_Florida" title="United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida">United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida</a> (1993– ) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Florida" title="Florida">Florida</a> </td> <td><i>active</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td><a href="/wiki/Oscar_W._Adams_Jr." title="Oscar W. Adams Jr.">Oscar W. Adams Jr.</a><sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Supreme_Court_of_Alabama" title="Supreme Court of Alabama">Supreme Court of Alabama</a> (1980–1993) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Alabama" title="Alabama">Alabama</a> </td> <td><i>deceased</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td>Fritz W. Alexander II<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/New_York_Supreme_Court,_Appellate_Division" title="New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division">New York Appellate Division</a>, First Department (1982–1985) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/New_York_(state)" title="New York (state)">New York</a> </td> <td><i>resigned</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td><a href="/wiki/Raymond_Pace_Alexander" title="Raymond Pace Alexander">Raymond Pace Alexander</a><sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Court_of_common_pleas_(Pennsylvania)" class="mw-redirect" title="Court of common pleas (Pennsylvania)">Pennsylvania Courts of Common Pleas</a> (1959–1974) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Pennsylvania" title="Pennsylvania">Pennsylvania</a> </td> <td><i>deceased</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td><a href="/wiki/Elreta_Melton_Alexander-Ralston" class="mw-redirect" title="Elreta Melton Alexander-Ralston">Elreta Melton Alexander-Ralston</a><sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>North Carolina District Court (appt. 1968) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/North_Carolina" title="North Carolina">North Carolina</a> </td> <td><i>deceased</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td><a href="/wiki/Arenda_Wright_Allen" title="Arenda Wright Allen">Arenda Wright Allen</a><sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Eastern_District_of_Virginia" title="United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia">United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia</a> (2011– ) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Virginia" title="Virginia">Virginia</a> </td> <td><i>active</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td><a href="/wiki/Macon_Bolling_Allen" title="Macon Bolling Allen">Macon Bolling Allen</a><sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Justice of the Peace for Middlesex County (appt. 1848); Inferior Court of Charleston (appt. 1873); Charleston County Probate Court (appt. 1873) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Massachusetts" title="Massachusetts">Massachusetts</a> </td> <td><i>deceased</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td>Christopher M. Alston<sup id="cite_ref-:8_27-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:8-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Bankruptcy Court, Western District of Washington (2015– ) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Washington_(state)" title="Washington (state)">Washington</a> </td> <td><i>active</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td><a href="/wiki/Rossie_D._Alston_Jr." title="Rossie D. Alston Jr.">Rossie D. Alston Jr.</a><sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Court_of_Appeals_of_Virginia" title="Court of Appeals of Virginia">Court of Appeals of Virginia</a> (2009–2019); <a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Eastern_District_of_Virginia" title="United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia">United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia</a> (2019– ) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Virginia" title="Virginia">Virginia</a> </td> <td><i>active</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td>Eldora Anderson<sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Perry County Probate Court (2006– ) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Alabama" title="Alabama">Alabama</a> </td> <td><i>active</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td><a href="/wiki/Percy_Anderson_(judge)" title="Percy Anderson (judge)">Percy Anderson</a><sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Central_District_of_California" title="United States District Court for the Central District of California">United States District Court for the Central District of California</a> (2002– ) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/California" title="California">California</a> </td> <td><i>active</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td><a href="/wiki/Saundra_Brown_Armstrong" title="Saundra Brown Armstrong">Saundra Brown Armstrong</a><sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Northern_District_of_California" title="United States District Court for the Northern District of California">United States District Court for the Northern District of California</a> (1991– ) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/California" title="California">California</a> </td> <td><i>active</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td>Israel "I.M." Augustine Jr.<sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Orleans Criminal District Court (1969) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Louisiana" title="Louisiana">Louisiana</a> </td> <td><i>deceased</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td><a href="/wiki/Jacquelyn_D._Austin" title="Jacquelyn D. Austin">Jacquelyn D. Austin</a><sup id="cite_ref-Reuters-1-24-24_33-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Reuters-1-24-24-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_District_of_South_Carolina" title="United States District Court for the District of South Carolina">United States District Court for the District of South Carolina</a> (2011– ) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/South_Carolina" title="South Carolina">South Carolina</a> </td> <td><i>active</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td><a href="/wiki/Henry_Autrey" title="Henry Autrey">Henry Autrey</a><sup id="cite_ref-34" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Eastern_District_of_Missouri" title="United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri">United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri</a> (2002– ) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Missouri" title="Missouri">Missouri</a> </td> <td><i>active</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td>Dionne Phillips Bagsby<sup id="cite_ref-35" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Tarrant County Commissioners Court (1978–2005) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Texas" title="Texas">Texas</a> </td> <td><i>deceased</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td>Nannette A. Baker<sup id="cite_ref-36" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Missouri_Court_of_Appeals" title="Missouri Court of Appeals">Missouri Court of Appeals</a> (2004–2009); <a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Eastern_District_of_Missouri" title="United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri">United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri</a> (2010–2023) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Missouri" title="Missouri">Missouri</a> </td> <td><i>retired</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td><a href="/wiki/Cynthia_Baldwin" title="Cynthia Baldwin">Cynthia Baldwin</a><sup id="cite_ref-Tucker,_Petrese_B_37-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Tucker,_Petrese_B-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas (1989–2005); Supreme Court of Pennsylvania (2006–2008) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Pennsylvania" title="Pennsylvania">Pennsylvania</a> </td> <td><i>retired</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td>Shannon Baldwin<sup id="cite_ref-38" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Harris County Court (2018– ) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Texas" title="Texas">Texas</a> </td> <td><i>active</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td>Camara Banfield<sup id="cite_ref-:8_27-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:8-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Clark County Superior Court (2021– ) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Washington_(state)" title="Washington (state)">Washington</a> </td> <td><i>active</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td>Patricia Banks<sup id="cite_ref-39" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Cook County 5th Subcircuit (1994–2018) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Illinois" title="Illinois">Illinois</a> </td> <td><i>retired</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td><a href="/wiki/Boce_W._Barlow_Jr." title="Boce W. Barlow Jr.">Boce W. Barlow Jr.</a><sup id="cite_ref-40" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Connecticut Municipal Court (appt. 1957) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Connecticut" title="Connecticut">Connecticut</a> </td> <td><i>deceased</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td>Randolph Baskerville<sup id="cite_ref-41" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>North Carolina 9B Judicial District (2005–2014) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/North_Carolina" title="North Carolina">North Carolina</a> </td> <td><i>retired</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td>Gordon S. Baranco<sup id="cite_ref-42" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Oakland-Piedmont-Emeryville Municipal Court (1980–1984); <a href="/wiki/Alameda_County_Superior_Court" title="Alameda County Superior Court">Alameda County Superior Court</a> (1984–2016) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/California" title="California">California</a> </td> <td><i>retired</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td>Lucia Bates<sup id="cite_ref-43" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Harris County Justice of the Peace Court (2019– ) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Texas" title="Texas">Texas</a> </td> <td><i>active</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td><a href="/wiki/Deborah_Batts" title="Deborah Batts">Deborah Batts</a><sup id="cite_ref-44" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><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">United States District Court for the Southern District of New York</a> (1994–2020) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/New_York_(state)" title="New York (state)">New York</a> </td> <td><i>deceased</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td><a href="/wiki/DeLawrence_Beard" title="DeLawrence Beard">DeLawrence Beard</a><sup id="cite_ref-45" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-45"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>45<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Sixth Judicial Circuit Court (1996–2007) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Maryland" title="Maryland">Maryland</a> </td> <td><i>retired</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td><a href="/wiki/Cheri_Beasley" title="Cheri Beasley">Cheri Beasley</a><sup id="cite_ref-46" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-46"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>46<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/North_Carolina_Supreme_Court" title="North Carolina Supreme Court">North Carolina Supreme Court</a> (2012–2020) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/North_Carolina" title="North Carolina">North Carolina</a> </td> <td><i>term ended</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td><a href="/wiki/James_A._Beaty_Jr." title="James A. Beaty Jr.">James A. Beaty Jr.</a><sup id="cite_ref-47" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-47"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>47<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><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">United States District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina</a> (1994–2018) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/North_Carolina" title="North Carolina">North Carolina</a> </td> <td><i>retired</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td><a href="/wiki/Diana_Becton" title="Diana Becton">Diana Becton</a><sup id="cite_ref-48" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-48"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>48<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Contra Costa County Municipal Court (1995–1998); <a href="/wiki/Contra_Costa_County_Superior_Court" title="Contra Costa County Superior Court">Contra Costa County Superior Court</a> (1998–2017) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/California" title="California">California</a> </td> <td><i>retired</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td>Louis A. Bedford Jr.<sup id="cite_ref-49" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-49"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>49<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Dallas Municipal Court (1966–1980) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Texas" title="Texas">Texas</a> </td> <td><i>deceased</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td><a href="/wiki/Wendy_Beetlestone" title="Wendy Beetlestone">Wendy Beetlestone</a><sup id="cite_ref-50" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-50"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>50<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Eastern_District_of_Pennsylvania" title="United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania">United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania</a> (2014– ) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Pennsylvania" title="Pennsylvania">Pennsylvania</a> </td> <td><i>active</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td>Romonda Belcher-Ford<sup id="cite_ref-51" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-51"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>51<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Polk County District Court (2010– ) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Iowa" title="Iowa">Iowa</a> </td> <td><i>active</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td>Kathleen Bell<sup id="cite_ref-52" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-52"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>52<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Arkansas First Judicial District (1989–2016) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Arkansas" title="Arkansas">Arkansas</a> </td> <td><i>retired</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td><a href="/wiki/Robert_M._Bell" title="Robert M. Bell">Robert M. Bell</a><sup id="cite_ref-53" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-53"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>53<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Circuit Court for Baltimore City (1980–1984); <a href="/wiki/Maryland_Court_of_Special_Appeals" class="mw-redirect" title="Maryland Court of Special Appeals">Maryland Court of Special Appeals</a> (1984–1991); <a href="/wiki/Maryland_Court_of_Appeals" class="mw-redirect" title="Maryland Court of Appeals">Maryland Court of Appeals</a> (1991–2013) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Maryland" title="Maryland">Maryland</a> </td> <td><i>retired</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td>Te'iva Bell<sup id="cite_ref-54" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-54"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>54<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Harris_County,_Texas" title="Harris County, Texas">Harris County</a> 339th District Court (2021– ) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Texas" title="Texas">Texas</a> </td> <td><i>active</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td><a href="/wiki/DeAndrea_G._Benjamin" title="DeAndrea G. Benjamin">DeAndrea G. Benjamin</a><sup id="cite_ref-55" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-55"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>55<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>South Carolina Circuit Court (2011–2023); <a href="/wiki/United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_Fourth_Circuit" title="United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit">United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit</a> (2023– ) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/South_Carolina" title="South Carolina">South Carolina</a> </td> <td><i>active</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td><a href="/wiki/Alfred_H._Bennett" title="Alfred H. Bennett">Alfred H. Bennett</a><sup id="cite_ref-56" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-56"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>56<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Southern_District_of_Texas" title="United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas">United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas</a> (2015– ) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Texas" title="Texas">Texas</a> </td> <td><i>active</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td>L. Howard Bennett<sup id="cite_ref-57" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-57"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>57<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Minneapolis Municipal Court (appt. 1957) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Minnesota" title="Minnesota">Minnesota</a> </td> <td><i>deceased</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td>Gail B. Bereola<sup id="cite_ref-58" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-58"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>58<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Alameda County Municipal Court (1992–1998); <a href="/wiki/Alameda_County_Superior_Court" title="Alameda County Superior Court">Alameda County Superior Court</a> (1998– ) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/California" title="California">California</a> </td> <td><i>active</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td><a href="/wiki/Irene_Berger" title="Irene Berger">Irene Berger</a><sup id="cite_ref-59" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-59"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>59<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Kanawha County Circuit Court (1994–2009); <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">United States District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia</a> (2009– ) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/West_Virginia" title="West Virginia">West Virginia</a> </td> <td><i>active</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td>Karen Bethea-Shields<sup id="cite_ref-60" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-60"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>60<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>North Carolina 14th District Court (1980–1986) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/North_Carolina" title="North Carolina">North Carolina</a> </td> <td><i>resigned</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td>Deborah Biggers<sup id="cite_ref-61" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-61"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>61<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Alabama Fifth Judicial Circuit (2014– ) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Alabama" title="Alabama">Alabama</a> </td> <td><i>active</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td><a href="/wiki/Loretta_Copeland_Biggs" title="Loretta Copeland Biggs">Loretta Copeland Biggs</a><sup id="cite_ref-62" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-62"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>62<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><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">United States District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina</a> (2014– ) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/North_Carolina" title="North Carolina">North Carolina</a> </td> <td><i>active</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td><a href="/wiki/A._A._Birch_Jr." title="A. A. Birch Jr.">A. A. Birch Jr.</a><sup id="cite_ref-63" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-63"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>63<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tennessee_Court_of_Appeals" title="Tennessee Court of Appeals">Tennessee Court of Appeals</a> (1987–1990); <a href="/wiki/Tennessee_Supreme_Court" title="Tennessee Supreme Court">Supreme Court of Tennessee</a> (1990–2001) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tennessee" title="Tennessee">Tennessee</a> </td> <td><i>deceased</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td><a href="/wiki/Fannie_Birckhead" title="Fannie Birckhead">Fannie Birckhead</a><sup id="cite_ref-64" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-64"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>64<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-65" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-65"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>65<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Worcester County Orphans' Court (1998–2002) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Maryland" title="Maryland">Maryland</a> </td> <td><i>deceased</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td>Kea S. Bird-Riley<sup id="cite_ref-66" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-66"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>66<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>16th Circuit Court (2020– ) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Missouri" title="Missouri">Missouri</a> </td> <td><i>active</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td><a href="/wiki/Andre_Birotte_Jr." class="mw-redirect" title="Andre Birotte Jr.">Andre Birotte Jr.</a><sup id="cite_ref-67" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-67"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>67<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Central_District_of_California" title="United States District Court for the Central District of California">United States District Court for the Central District of California</a> (2014– ) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/California" title="California">California</a> </td> <td><i>active</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td>Ollie B. Bivins Jr.<sup id="cite_ref-68" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-68"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>68<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Flint Municipal Court (1969–1972); Genesee County Circuit Court (1972–1982) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Michigan" title="Michigan">Michigan</a> </td> <td><i>deceased</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td><a href="/wiki/Charnelle_Bjelkengren" title="Charnelle Bjelkengren">Charnelle Bjelkengren</a><sup id="cite_ref-69" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-69"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>69<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Spokane County Superior Court (2019– ) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Washington_(state)" title="Washington (state)">Washington</a> </td> <td><i>active</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td>Stuart Black<sup id="cite_ref-70" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-70"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>70<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Isabella County Probate Court (2018– ) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Michigan" title="Michigan">Michigan</a> </td> <td><i>active</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td>Carolyn Wade Blackett<sup id="cite_ref-:103_71-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:103-71"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>71<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Shelby County Criminal Court (1994– ) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tennessee" title="Tennessee">Tennessee</a> </td> <td><i>active</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td><a href="/wiki/Jerry_W._Blackwell" title="Jerry W. Blackwell">Jerry W. Blackwell</a><sup id="cite_ref-72" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-72"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>72<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_District_of_Minnesota" title="United States District Court for the District of Minnesota">United States District Court for the District of Minnesota</a> (2022– ) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Minnesota" title="Minnesota">Minnesota</a> </td> <td><i>active</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td>Juanita Boger-Allen<sup id="cite_ref-73" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-73"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>73<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Cabarrus County District Court (2019– ) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/North_Carolina" title="North Carolina">North Carolina</a> </td> <td><i>active</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td><a href="/wiki/Kyra_Harris_Bolden" title="Kyra Harris Bolden">Kyra Harris Bolden</a><sup id="cite_ref-74" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-74"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>74<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Michigan_Supreme_Court" title="Michigan Supreme Court">Michigan Supreme Court</a> (2023– ) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Michigan" title="Michigan">Michigan</a> </td> <td><i>active</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td><a href="/wiki/Victor_Allen_Bolden" title="Victor Allen Bolden">Victor Allen Bolden</a><sup id="cite_ref-75" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-75"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>75<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_District_of_Connecticut" title="United States District Court for the District of Connecticut">United States District Court for the District of Connecticut</a> (2014– ) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Connecticut" title="Connecticut">Connecticut</a> </td> <td><i>active</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td><a href="/wiki/Jane_Bolin" title="Jane Bolin">Jane Bolin</a><sup id="cite_ref-76" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-76"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>76<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/New_York_City_Courts" class="mw-redirect" title="New York City Courts">New York City Domestic Relations Court</a> (1939–1978) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/New_York_(state)" title="New York (state)">New York</a> </td> <td><i>deceased</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td>Gia G. Bosley<sup id="cite_ref-77" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-77"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>77<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_County_Superior_Court" title="Los Angeles County Superior Court">Los Angeles County Superior Court</a> (2017– ) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/California" title="California">California</a> </td> <td><i>active</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td><a href="/wiki/Richard_F._Boulware" title="Richard F. Boulware">Richard F. Boulware</a><sup id="cite_ref-78" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-78"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>78<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_District_of_Nevada" title="United States District Court for the District of Nevada">United States District Court for the District of Nevada</a> (2014– ) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Nevada" title="Nevada">Nevada</a> </td> <td><i>active</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td>Colin T. Bowen<sup id="cite_ref-79" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-79"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>79<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Alameda_County_Superior_Court" title="Alameda County Superior Court">Alameda County Superior Court</a> (2018– ) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/California" title="California">California</a> </td> <td><i>active</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td>Robert Bowers<sup id="cite_ref-80" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-80"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>80<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Solano_County_Superior_Court" title="Solano County Superior Court">Solano County Superior Court</a> (2003– ) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/California" title="California">California</a> </td> <td><i>active</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td>Amos E. Bowman<sup id="cite_ref-:0_81-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-81"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>81<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>New York City Magistrates’ Court </td> <td><a href="/wiki/New_York_(state)" title="New York (state)">New York</a> </td> <td><i>deceased</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td>Susan Bragg<sup id="cite_ref-82" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-82"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>82<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Oklahoma County District Court (1988–1999); Oklahoma Seventh District Court (1999–2005) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Oklahoma" title="Oklahoma">Oklahoma</a> </td> <td><i>deceased</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td><a href="/wiki/Henry_Bramwell" title="Henry Bramwell">Henry Bramwell</a><sup id="cite_ref-83" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-83"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>83<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><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">United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York</a> (1974–2010) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/New_York_(state)" title="New York (state)">New York</a> </td> <td><i>deceased</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td>William McKinley Branch<sup id="cite_ref-84" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-84"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>84<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Greene County Probate Court (appt. 1970) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Alabama" title="Alabama">Alabama</a> </td> <td><i>deceased</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td>George Bridges<sup id="cite_ref-85" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-85"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>85<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Nineteenth Judicial Circuit Court First Subcircuit (2012–2016) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Illinois" title="Illinois">Illinois</a> </td> <td><i>retired</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td><a href="/wiki/Cristal_C._Brisco" title="Cristal C. Brisco">Cristal C. Brisco</a><sup id="cite_ref-Reuters-1-24-24_33-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Reuters-1-24-24-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>St. Joseph County Superior Court (2021–2024); <a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Northern_District_of_Indiana" title="United States District Court for the Northern District of Indiana">United States District Court for the Northern District of Indiana</a> (2024– ) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Indiana" title="Indiana">Indiana</a> </td> <td><i>active</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td><a href="/wiki/Vernon_S._Broderick" title="Vernon S. Broderick">Vernon S. Broderick</a><sup id="cite_ref-86" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-86"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>86<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><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">United States District Court for the Southern District of New York</a> (2013– ) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/New_York_(state)" title="New York (state)">New York</a> </td> <td><i>active</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td><a href="/wiki/Margo_Kitsy_Brodie" title="Margo Kitsy Brodie">Margo Kitsy Brodie</a><sup id="cite_ref-87" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-87"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>87<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><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">United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York</a> (2012– ) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/New_York_(state)" title="New York (state)">New York</a> </td> <td><i>active</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td>Alicia Brooks<sup id="cite_ref-88" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-88"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>88<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>North Carolina District Court (elect. 2014) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/North_Carolina" title="North Carolina">North Carolina</a> </td> <td><i>lost reelection</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td>Claudette Brooks<sup id="cite_ref-89" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-89"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>89<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Alameda_County_Superior_Court" title="Alameda County Superior Court">Alameda County Superior Court</a> (Referee: 1989–1997; Commissioner: 1997– )</span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/California" title="California">California</a> </td> <td><i>deceased</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td><a href="/wiki/Allen_Broussard" title="Allen Broussard">Allen Broussard</a><sup id="cite_ref-90" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-90"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>90<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Supreme_Court_of_California" title="Supreme Court of California">Supreme Court of California</a> (1981–1991) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/California" title="California">California</a> </td> <td><i>deceased</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td>Aaron Brown Jr.<sup id="cite_ref-91" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-91"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>91<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Portland Municipal Court (1968–1971); Multnomah County District Court (1971–1995) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Oregon" title="Oregon">Oregon</a> </td> <td><i>deceased</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td><a href="/wiki/Ada_E._Brown" class="mw-redirect" title="Ada E. Brown">Ada E. Brown</a><sup id="cite_ref-92" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-92"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>92<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Dallas County Criminal Court (2005–2007); <a href="/wiki/Fifth_Court_of_Appeals_of_Texas" title="Fifth Court of Appeals of Texas">Fifth Court of Appeals of Texas</a> (2013–2019); <a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Northern_District_of_Texas" title="United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas">United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas</a> (2019– ) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Texas" title="Texas">Texas</a> </td> <td><i>active</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td><a href="/wiki/Debra_M._Brown" title="Debra M. Brown">Debra M. Brown</a><sup id="cite_ref-93" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-93"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>93<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Northern_District_of_Mississippi" title="United States District Court for the Northern District of Mississippi">United States District Court for the Northern District of Mississippi</a> (2013– ) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Mississippi" title="Mississippi">Mississippi</a> </td> <td><i>active</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td>F. Keith Brown<sup id="cite_ref-94" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-94"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>94<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-95" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-95"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>95<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Illinois 16th Judicial Circuit (1991–2014) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Illinois" title="Illinois">Illinois</a> </td> <td><i>retired</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td>George H. Brown<sup id="cite_ref-96" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-96"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>96<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Supreme Court of Tennessee (1980–1982) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tennessee" title="Tennessee">Tennessee</a> </td> <td><i>lost reelection</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td>Harry C. Brown<sup id="cite_ref-97" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-97"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>97<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-98" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-98"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>98<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Jasper County Probate Court (appt. 1987–1997) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/South_Carolina" title="South Carolina">South Carolina</a> </td> <td><i>suspended</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td>Homer S. Brown<sup id="cite_ref-99" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-99"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>99<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Allegheny County Court (1949–1975) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Pennsylvania" title="Pennsylvania">Pennsylvania</a> </td> <td><i>deceased</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td><a href="/wiki/Janice_Rogers_Brown" title="Janice Rogers Brown">Janice Rogers Brown</a><sup id="cite_ref-100" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-100"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>100<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Supreme_Court_of_California" title="Supreme Court of California">California Supreme Court</a> (1996–2005); <a href="/wiki/United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_D.C._Circuit" class="mw-redirect" title="United States Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit">United States Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit</a> (2005–2017) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Washington,_D.C." title="Washington, D.C.">Washington, D.C.</a> </td> <td><i>retired</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td>Larry Brown Jr.<sup id="cite_ref-101" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-101"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>101<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Alamance County District Court (2017– ) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/North_Carolina" title="North Carolina">North Carolina</a> </td> <td><i>active</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td><a href="/wiki/Nannette_Jolivette_Brown" title="Nannette Jolivette Brown">Nannette Jolivette Brown</a><sup id="cite_ref-102" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-102"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>102<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Eastern_District_of_Louisiana" title="United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana">United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana</a> (2011– ) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Louisiana" title="Louisiana">Louisiana</a> </td> <td><i>active</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td>Ronnisha Bowman<sup id="cite_ref-103" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-103"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>103<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Harris County Criminal Court at Law No. 2 (2019– ) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Texas" title="Texas">Texas</a> </td> <td><i>active</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td><a href="/wiki/Yvette_McGee_Brown" title="Yvette McGee Brown">Yvette McGee Brown</a><sup id="cite_ref-104" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-104"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>104<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Franklin County Court of Common Pleas (1993–2002); <a href="/wiki/Supreme_Court_of_Ohio" title="Supreme Court of Ohio">Supreme Court of Ohio</a> (2011–2012) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ohio" title="Ohio">Ohio</a> </td> <td><i>term ended</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td><a href="/wiki/Vanessa_Lynne_Bryant" title="Vanessa Lynne Bryant">Vanessa Lynne Bryant</a><sup id="cite_ref-105" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-105"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>105<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_District_of_Connecticut" title="United States District Court for the District of Connecticut">United States District Court for the District of Connecticut</a> (2007– ) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Connecticut" title="Connecticut">Connecticut</a> </td> <td><i>active</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td><a href="/wiki/Wanda_G._Bryant" title="Wanda G. Bryant">Wanda G. Bryant</a><sup id="cite_ref-106" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-106"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>106<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/North_Carolina_Court_of_Appeals" title="North Carolina Court of Appeals">North Carolina Court of Appeals</a> (2001–2020) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/North_Carolina" title="North Carolina">North Carolina</a> </td> <td><i>retired</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td><a href="/wiki/William_B._Bryant" title="William B. Bryant">William B. Bryant</a><sup id="cite_ref-107" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-107"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>107<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_District_of_Columbia" title="United States District Court for the District of Columbia">United States District Court for the District of Columbia</a> (1965–1982) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Washington,_D.C." title="Washington, D.C.">Washington, D.C.</a> </td> <td><i>deceased</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td><a href="/wiki/Frank_Burgess" title="Frank Burgess">Frank Burgess</a><sup id="cite_ref-108" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-108"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>108<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Western_District_of_Washington" title="United States District Court for the Western District of Washington">United States District Court for the Western District of Washington</a> (1981–2010) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Washington,_D.C." title="Washington, D.C.">Washington, D.C.</a> </td> <td><i>deceased</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td>Rhonda N. Burgess<sup id="cite_ref-109" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-109"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>109<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Alameda_County_Superior_Court" title="Alameda County Superior Court">Superior Court of Alameda County</a> (Commissioner: 2003–2007; Judge: 2007– ) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/California" title="California">California</a> </td> <td><i>active</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td>Lillian W. Burke<sup id="cite_ref-110" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-110"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>110<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Cleveland Municipal Court (1969–1987) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ohio" title="Ohio">Ohio</a> </td> <td><i>deceased</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td>Sharon M. Burney<sup id="cite_ref-111" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-111"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>111<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Precinct 7, Place 2 in Harris County (2019– ) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Texas" title="Texas">Texas</a> </td> <td><i>active</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td><a href="/wiki/Margaret_Burnham" title="Margaret Burnham">Margaret Burnham</a><sup id="cite_ref-112" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-112"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>112<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Boston_Municipal_Court" title="Boston Municipal Court">Boston Municipal Court</a> (1977–1982) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Massachusetts" title="Massachusetts">Massachusetts</a> </td> <td><i>resigned</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td><a href="/wiki/Garland_E._Burrell_Jr." title="Garland E. Burrell Jr.">Garland E. Burrell Jr.</a><sup id="cite_ref-113" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-113"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>113<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Eastern_District_of_California" title="United States District Court for the Eastern District of California">United States District Court for the Eastern District of California</a> (1992– ) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/California" title="California">California</a> </td> <td><i>inactive</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td>Sharon V. Burrell<sup id="cite_ref-114" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-114"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>114<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Circuit Court for Montgomery County (2008– ) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Maryland" title="Maryland">Maryland</a> </td> <td><i>active</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td><a href="/wiki/Louis_B._Butler" title="Louis B. Butler">Louis B. Butler</a><sup id="cite_ref-newspapers.com_115-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-newspapers.com-115"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>115<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Wisconsin Circuit Court, Branch 9 (2002–2004); <a href="/wiki/Wisconsin_Supreme_Court" title="Wisconsin Supreme Court">Wisconsin Supreme Court</a> (2004–2008) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Wisconsin" title="Wisconsin">Wisconsin</a> </td> <td><i>term expired</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td>Tjuana Byrd<sup id="cite_ref-116" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-116"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>116<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Sixth Circuit Court (2021– ) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Arkansas" title="Arkansas">Arkansas</a> </td> <td><i>active</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td>Rupert Byrdsong<sup id="cite_ref-:4_117-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:4-117"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>117<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_County_Superior_Court" title="Los Angeles County Superior Court">Los Angeles County Superior Court</a> (2014– ) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/California" title="California">California</a> </td> <td><i>active</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td>Chinhayi Cadet<sup id="cite_ref-:7_118-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:7-118"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>118<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/San_Mateo_County_Superior_Court" title="San Mateo County Superior Court">San Mateo County Superior Court</a> (2021– ) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/California" title="California">California</a> </td> <td><i>active</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td><a href="/wiki/Clyde_S._Cahill_Jr." title="Clyde S. Cahill Jr.">Clyde S. Cahill Jr.</a><sup id="cite_ref-119" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-119"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>119<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Eastern_District_of_Missouri" title="United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri">United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri</a> (1980–2004) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Missouri" title="Missouri">Missouri</a> </td> <td><i>deceased</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td><a href="/wiki/Victoria_Marie_Calvert" class="mw-redirect" title="Victoria Marie Calvert">Victoria Marie Calvert</a><sup id="cite_ref-120" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-120"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>120<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Northern_District_of_Georgia" title="United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia">United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia</a> (2022– ) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Georgia_(U.S._state)" title="Georgia (U.S. state)">Georgia</a> </td> <td><i>active</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td>Gloria J. Cannon<sup id="cite_ref-121" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-121"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>121<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Kern County Superior Court (2017– ) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/California" title="California">California</a> </td> <td><i>active</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td>Larry Card<sup id="cite_ref-122" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-122"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>122<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Superior Court of Alaska (1993–2017) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Alaska" title="Alaska">Alaska</a> </td> <td><i>retired</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td>Donine Carrington Martin<sup id="cite_ref-123" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-123"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>123<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Charles County Circuit Court (2017– ) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Maryland" title="Maryland">Maryland</a> </td> <td><i>active</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td>George Carroll<sup id="cite_ref-124" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-124"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>124<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Contra Costa Municipal Court (1965–1982) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/California" title="California">California</a> </td> <td><i>deceased</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td><a href="/wiki/Andrew_L._Carter_Jr." title="Andrew L. Carter Jr.">Andrew L. Carter Jr.</a><sup id="cite_ref-125" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-125"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>125<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><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">United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York</a> (2011– ) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/New_York_(state)" title="New York (state)">New York</a> </td> <td><i>active</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td>Geoffrey N. Carter </td> <td>Alameda County Municipal Court (1988–1998); <a href="/wiki/Alameda_County_Superior_Court" title="Alameda County Superior Court">Alameda County Superior Court</a> (Commissioner: 1998–2013)<sup id="cite_ref-126" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-126"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>126<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/California" title="California">California</a> </td> <td><i>retired</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td><a href="/wiki/Robert_L._Carter" title="Robert L. Carter">Robert L. Carter</a><sup id="cite_ref-127" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-127"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>127<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><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">United States District Court for the Southern District of New York</a> (1972–2012) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/New_York_(state)" title="New York (state)">New York</a> </td> <td><i>deceased</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td>Joan S. Cartwright<sup id="cite_ref-128" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-128"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>128<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Alameda_County_Superior_Court" title="Alameda County Superior Court">Alameda County Superior Court</a> (1996–2014) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/California" title="California">California</a> </td> <td><i>retired</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td><a href="/wiki/Denise_J._Casper" title="Denise J. Casper">Denise J. Casper</a><sup id="cite_ref-129" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-129"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>129<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_District_of_Massachusetts" title="United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts">United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts</a> (2010– ) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Massachusetts" title="Massachusetts">Massachusetts</a> </td> <td><i>active</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td>Agnes Chappell<sup id="cite_ref-130" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-130"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>130<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Birmingham Municipal Court (2002–2016); Alabama Tenth Judicial Circuit (2016– ) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Alabama" title="Alabama">Alabama</a> </td> <td><i>active</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td>Carlos Chappelle<sup id="cite_ref-131" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-131"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>131<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Tulsa County District Court (1995–2015) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Oklahoma" title="Oklahoma">Oklahoma</a> </td> <td><i>died in office</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td>Dewayne Charleston<sup id="cite_ref-132" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-132"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>132<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-133" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-133"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>133<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Waller County Justice of the Peace (2003-2009)<sup id="cite_ref-134" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-134"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>134<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Texas" title="Texas">Texas</a> </td> <td><i>suspended</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td><a href="/wiki/Sharon_Chatman" title="Sharon Chatman">Sharon Chatman</a><sup id="cite_ref-135" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-135"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>135<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Santa Clara County Superior Court (2000–2020) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/California" title="California">California</a> </td> <td><i>retired</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td><a href="/wiki/Benjamin_J._Cheeks" title="Benjamin J. Cheeks">Benjamin J. Cheeks</a><sup id="cite_ref-136" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-136"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>136<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Southern_District_of_California" title="United States District Court for the Southern District of California">United States District Court for the Southern District of California</a> (2024– ) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/California" title="California">California</a> </td> <td><i>active</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td>Sammie Chess Jr.<sup id="cite_ref-137" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-137"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>137<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/North_Carolina_Superior_Court" title="North Carolina Superior Court">North Carolina Superior Court</a> (1971–2007) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/North_Carolina" title="North Carolina">North Carolina</a> </td> <td><i>deceased</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td><a href="/wiki/Wentworth_Cheswell" title="Wentworth Cheswell">Wentworth Cheswell</a><sup id="cite_ref-138" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-138"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>138<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Rockingham County Justice of the Peace (1805–1817) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/New_Hampshire" title="New Hampshire">New Hampshire</a> </td> <td><i>deceased</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td><a href="/wiki/J._Michelle_Childs" title="J. Michelle Childs">J. Michelle Childs</a><sup id="cite_ref-139" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-139"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>139<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_District_of_South_Carolina" title="United States District Court for the District of South Carolina">United States District Court for the District of South Carolina</a> (2010–2022); <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">United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit</a> (2022– ) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Washington,_D.C." title="Washington, D.C.">Washington, D.C.</a> </td> <td><i>active</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td><a href="/wiki/Tanya_S._Chutkan" class="mw-redirect" title="Tanya S. Chutkan">Tanya S. Chutkan</a><sup id="cite_ref-140" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-140"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>140<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_District_of_Columbia" title="United States District Court for the District of Columbia">United States District Court for the District of Columbia</a> (2014– ) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Washington,_D.C." title="Washington, D.C.">Washington, D.C.</a> </td> <td><i>active</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td>Crittenden Clark<sup id="cite_ref-141" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-141"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>141<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>St. Louis Justice of the Peace (appt. 1922) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Missouri" title="Missouri">Missouri</a> </td> <td><i>deceased</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td>Darcel D. Clark<sup id="cite_ref-142" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-142"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>142<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/New_York_Supreme_Court,_Appellate_Division" title="New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division">New York Appellate Division</a>, First Department (2012–2015) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/New_York_(state)" title="New York (state)">New York</a> </td> <td><i>resigned</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td>Sidney Clark<sup id="cite_ref-143" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-143"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>143<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Wilmington Municipal Court (1961–1966) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Delaware" title="Delaware">Delaware</a> </td> <td><i>resigned</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td><a href="/wiki/Jessica_G._L._Clarke" title="Jessica G. L. Clarke">Jessica G. L. Clarke</a><sup id="cite_ref-144" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-144"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>144<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><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">United States District Court for the Southern District of New York</a> (2023– ) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/New_York_(state)" title="New York (state)">New York</a> </td> <td><i>active</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td>C. Don Clay<sup id="cite_ref-145" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-145"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>145<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Alameda_County_Superior_Court" title="Alameda County Superior Court">Alameda County Superior Court</a> (2003– ) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/California" title="California">California</a> </td> <td><i>active</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td><a href="/wiki/Eric_L._Clay" title="Eric L. Clay">Eric L. Clay</a><sup id="cite_ref-146" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-146"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>146<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_Sixth_Circuit" title="United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit">United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit</a> (1997– ) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Michigan" title="Michigan">Michigan</a> </td> <td><i>active</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td>Jason A. Clay<sup id="cite_ref-147" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-147"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>147<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Alameda_County_Superior_Court" title="Alameda County Superior Court">Alameda County Superior Court</a> (2018– ) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/California" title="California">California</a> </td> <td><i>active</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td>Denise Clayton<sup id="cite_ref-148" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-148"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>148<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><span class="nowrap">Jefferson County District Court (1996–2007); <a href="/wiki/Kentucky_Court_of_Appeals" title="Kentucky Court of Appeals">Kentucky Court of Appeals</a> (2007– 2023)</span><sup id="cite_ref-149" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-149"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>149<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kentucky" title="Kentucky">Kentucky</a> </td> <td><i>active</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td><a href="/wiki/Franklin_Cleckley" title="Franklin Cleckley">Franklin Cleckley</a><sup id="cite_ref-greenfieldreporter.com_150-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-greenfieldreporter.com-150"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>150<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Supreme_Court_of_Appeals_of_West_Virginia" title="Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia">Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia</a> (1994–1996) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/West_Virginia" title="West Virginia">West Virginia</a> </td> <td><i>resigned</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td><a href="/wiki/U._W._Clemon" title="U. W. Clemon">U. W. Clemon</a><sup id="cite_ref-151" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-151"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>151<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Northern_District_of_Alabama" title="United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama">United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama</a> (1980–2009) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Alabama" title="Alabama">Alabama</a> </td> <td><i>retired</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td><a href="/wiki/Charles_N._Clevert_Jr." title="Charles N. Clevert Jr.">Charles N. Clevert Jr.</a><sup id="cite_ref-newspapers.com_115-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-newspapers.com-115"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>115<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Eastern_District_of_Wisconsin" title="United States District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin">United States District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin</a> (1996–2017) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Wisconsin" title="Wisconsin">Wisconsin</a> </td> <td><i>retired</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td>Courtney Clyburn-Pope<sup id="cite_ref-152" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-152"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>152<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>South Carolina Second Judicial Circuit (2019– ) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/South_Carolina" title="South Carolina">South Carolina</a> </td> <td><i>active</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td>Lewis W. Clymer<sup id="cite_ref-153" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-153"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>153<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Common Pleas Court for the City of Detroit (1956–1957); Recorder’s Court for the City of Detroit (1957–1977) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Missouri" title="Missouri">Missouri</a> </td> <td><i>deceased</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td><a href="/wiki/David_H._Coar" title="David H. Coar">David H. Coar</a><sup id="cite_ref-154" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-154"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>154<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Northern_District_of_Illinois" title="United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois">United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois</a> (1994–2010) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Illinois" title="Illinois">Illinois</a> </td> <td><i>retired</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td>Ivory Cobb<sup id="cite_ref-155" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-155"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>155<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> or Ivorey Cobb<sup id="cite_ref-156" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-156"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>156<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Colebrook Superior Court (1968-1981) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/New_Hampshire" title="New Hampshire">New Hampshire</a> </td> <td><i>deceased</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td><a href="/wiki/Jia_M._Cobb" title="Jia M. Cobb">Jia M. Cobb</a><sup id="cite_ref-157" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-157"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>157<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_District_of_Columbia" title="United States District Court for the District of Columbia">United States District Court for the District of Columbia</a> (2021– ) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Washington,_D.C." title="Washington, D.C.">Washington, D.C.</a> </td> <td><i>active</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td>E. Curtissa R. Cofield<sup id="cite_ref-158" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-158"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>158<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>New Britain District Superior Court (1991–2005) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Connecticut" title="Connecticut">Connecticut</a> </td> <td><i>retired</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td><a href="/wiki/Dena_M._Coggins" title="Dena M. Coggins">Dena M. Coggins</a><sup id="cite_ref-159" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-159"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>159<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sacramento_County_Superior_Court" title="Sacramento County Superior Court">Sacramento County Superior Court</a> (2021–2024); <a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Eastern_District_of_California" title="United States District Court for the Eastern District of California">United States District Court for the Eastern District of California</a> (2024– ) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/California" title="California">California</a> </td> <td><i>active</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td><a href="/wiki/Harry_A._Cole" title="Harry A. Cole">Harry A. Cole</a><sup id="cite_ref-160" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-160"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>160<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Supreme Bench of Baltimore City (1967–1977); <a href="/wiki/Maryland_Court_of_Appeals" class="mw-redirect" title="Maryland Court of Appeals">Maryland Court of Appeals</a> (1977–1991) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Maryland" title="Maryland">Maryland</a> </td> <td><i>deceased</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td><a href="/wiki/R._Guy_Cole_Jr." title="R. Guy Cole Jr.">R. Guy Cole Jr.</a><sup id="cite_ref-161" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-161"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>161<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_Sixth_Circuit" title="United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit">United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit</a> (1995– ) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ohio" title="Ohio">Ohio</a> </td> <td><i>active</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td><a href="/wiki/Tom_Colbert" title="Tom Colbert">Tom Colbert</a><sup id="cite_ref-162" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-162"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>162<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Oklahoma_Supreme_Court" title="Oklahoma Supreme Court">Oklahoma Supreme Court</a> (2004–2021) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Oklahoma" title="Oklahoma">Oklahoma</a> </td> <td><i>retired</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td>J. Carlton “J.C.” Cole<sup id="cite_ref-163" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-163"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>163<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/North_Carolina_Superior_Court" title="North Carolina Superior Court">North Carolina Superior Court</a> (2009–2021) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/North_Carolina" title="North Carolina">North Carolina</a> </td> <td><i>retired</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td>James H. Coleman Jr.<sup id="cite_ref-164" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-164"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>164<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>New Jersey Workers’ Compensation Court (1964–1972); Union County Court (1972–1977); <a href="/wiki/New_Jersey_Superior_Court" title="New Jersey Superior Court">New Jersey Superior Court</a> (1978–1987); New Jersey Appellate Court (1987–1994); <a href="/wiki/Supreme_Court_of_New_Jersey" title="Supreme Court of New Jersey">Supreme Court of New Jersey</a> (1994–2003) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/New_Jersey" title="New Jersey">New Jersey</a> </td> <td><i>retired</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td>Myrlys Stockdale Coleman<sup id="cite_ref-165" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-165"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>165<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Napa County Superior Court (Commissioner: 2019–2020) <p><a href="/wiki/Sacramento_County_Superior_Court" title="Sacramento County Superior Court">Sacramento County Superior Court</a> (Commissioner: 2020– ) </p> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/California" title="California">California</a> </td> <td><i>active</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td><a href="/wiki/Sharon_Johnson_Coleman" title="Sharon Johnson Coleman">Sharon Johnson Coleman</a><sup id="cite_ref-166" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-166"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>166<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Northern_District_of_Illinois" title="United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois">United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois</a> (2010– ) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Illinois" title="Illinois">Illinois</a> </td> <td><i>active</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td><a href="/wiki/Curtis_Lynn_Collier" title="Curtis Lynn Collier">Curtis Lynn Collier</a><sup id="cite_ref-167" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-167"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>167<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Eastern_District_of_Tennessee" title="United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee">United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee</a> (1995– ) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tennessee" title="Tennessee">Tennessee</a> </td> <td><i>active</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td><a href="/wiki/Audrey_B._Collins" title="Audrey B. Collins">Audrey B. Collins</a><sup id="cite_ref-168" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-168"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>168<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Central_District_of_California" title="United States District Court for the Central District of California">United States District Court for the Central District of California</a> (1994–2014); <a href="/wiki/California_Courts_of_Appeal" title="California Courts of Appeal">California Second District Court of Appeal, Fourth Division</a> (2014– ) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/California" title="California">California</a> </td> <td><i>active</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td><a href="/wiki/Raner_Collins" title="Raner Collins">Raner Collins</a><sup id="cite_ref-169" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-169"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>169<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Pima County Superior Court (Judge Pro Tem: 1985–1988; Judge: 1988–1998); <a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_District_of_Arizona" title="United States District Court for the District of Arizona">United States District Court for the District of Arizona</a> (1998–present) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Arizona" title="Arizona">Arizona</a> </td> <td><i>active</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td><a href="/wiki/Robert_Frederick_Collins" title="Robert Frederick Collins">Robert Frederick Collins</a><sup id="cite_ref-170" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-170"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>170<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Eastern_District_of_Louisiana" title="United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana">United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana</a> (1978–1993) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Louisiana" title="Louisiana">Louisiana</a> </td> <td><i>resigned</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td><a href="/wiki/Verda_Colvin" title="Verda Colvin">Verda Colvin</a><sup id="cite_ref-:3_171-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:3-171"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>171<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Macon Judicial Circuit (2014–2020); <a href="/wiki/Georgia_Court_of_Appeals" title="Georgia Court of Appeals">Georgia Court of Appeals</a> (2020–2021); <a href="/wiki/Supreme_Court_of_Georgia_(U.S._state)" title="Supreme Court of Georgia (U.S. state)">Georgia Supreme Court</a> (2021– ) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Georgia_(U.S._state)" title="Georgia (U.S. state)">Georgia</a> </td> <td><i>active</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td><a href="/wiki/Charles_Swinger_Conley" title="Charles Swinger Conley">Charles Swinger Conley</a><sup id="cite_ref-172" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-172"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>172<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Macon County Court of Common Pleas (elec. 1972) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Alabama" title="Alabama">Alabama</a> </td> <td><i>deceased</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td>C. Ellen Connally<sup id="cite_ref-173" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-173"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>173<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Cleveland Municipal Court (1980–2004) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ohio" title="Ohio">Ohio</a> </td> <td><i>deceased</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td>Annette Cook<sup id="cite_ref-:8_27-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:8-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Office of Administrative Hearings </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Washington_(state)" title="Washington (state)">Washington</a> </td> <td><i>active</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td><a href="/wiki/Julian_A._Cook" title="Julian A. Cook">Julian A. Cook</a><sup id="cite_ref-174" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-174"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>174<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Eastern_District_of_Michigan" title="United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan">United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan</a> (1978–2017) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Michigan" title="Michigan">Michigan</a> </td> <td><i>deceased</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td><a href="/wiki/Marcia_G._Cooke" title="Marcia G. Cooke">Marcia G. Cooke</a><sup id="cite_ref-175" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-175"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>175<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Southern_District_of_Florida" title="United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida">United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida</a> (2004–2023) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Florida" title="Florida">Florida</a> </td> <td><i>deceased</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td><a href="/wiki/Christopher_R._Cooper" title="Christopher R. Cooper">Christopher R. Cooper</a><sup id="cite_ref-176" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-176"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>176<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_District_of_Columbia" title="United States District Court for the District of Columbia">United States District Court for the District of Columbia</a> (2014– ) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Washington,_D.C." title="Washington, D.C.">Washington, D.C.</a> </td> <td><i>active</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td><a href="/wiki/Clarence_Cooper_(judge)" title="Clarence Cooper (judge)">Clarence Cooper</a><sup id="cite_ref-177" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-177"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>177<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Georgia_Court_of_Appeals" title="Georgia Court of Appeals">Georgia Court of Appeals</a> (1990–1994); <a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Northern_District_of_Georgia" title="United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia">United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia</a> (1994– ) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Georgia_(U.S._state)" title="Georgia (U.S. state)">Georgia</a> </td> <td><i>active</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td>James P. Cooper III<sup id="cite_ref-178" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-178"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>178<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_County_Superior_Court" title="Los Angeles County Superior Court">Los Angeles County Superior Court</a> (Commissioner: 2020– ) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/California" title="California">California</a> </td> <td><i>active</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td>LaDoris Cordell<sup id="cite_ref-179" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-179"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>179<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Santa Clara Municipal Court (1982–1988) Santa Clara County Superior Court (1988–2011) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/California" title="California">California</a> </td> <td><i>retired</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td>Gerald Council<sup id="cite_ref-180" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-180"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>180<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Vicinage 7 Superior Court (1998–2015) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/New_Jersey" title="New Jersey">New Jersey</a> </td> <td><i>suspended</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td><a href="/wiki/Michelle_Williams_Court" title="Michelle Williams Court">Michelle Williams Court</a><sup id="cite_ref-181" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-181"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>181<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_County_Superior_Court" title="Los Angeles County Superior Court">Los Angeles County Superior Court</a> (2012–2024); <a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Central_District_of_California" title="United States District Court for the Central District of California">United States District Court for the Central District of California</a> (2024– ) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/California" title="California">California</a> </td> <td><i>active</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td>Ronald K. Creighton<sup id="cite_ref-182" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-182"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>182<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Contra_Costa_County_Superior_Court" title="Contra Costa County Superior Court">Contra Costa County Superior Court</a> (Commissioner: 2004– ) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/California" title="California">California</a> </td> <td><i>active</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td><a href="/wiki/Waverly_D._Crenshaw_Jr." title="Waverly D. Crenshaw Jr.">Waverly D. Crenshaw Jr.</a><sup id="cite_ref-183" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-183"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>183<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Middle_District_of_Tennessee" title="United States District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee">United States District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee</a> (2016– ) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tennessee" title="Tennessee">Tennessee</a> </td> <td><i>active</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td><a href="/wiki/Kato_Crews" title="Kato Crews">Kato Crews</a><sup id="cite_ref-184" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-184"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>184<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_District_of_Colorado" title="United States District Court for the District of Colorado">United States District Court for the District of Colorado</a> (2018– ) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Colorado" title="Colorado">Colorado</a> </td> <td><i>active</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td><a href="/wiki/Zina_Pickens_Cruse" title="Zina Pickens Cruse">Zina Pickens Cruse</a><sup id="cite_ref-185" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-185"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>185<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Illinois 20th Judicial Circuit (2009– ) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Illinois" title="Illinois">Illinois</a> </td> <td><i>active</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td>Raymond Dean Crutchley<sup id="cite_ref-186" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-186"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>186<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Deschutes County Circuit Court (2018– ) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Oregon" title="Oregon">Oregon</a> </td> <td><i>active</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td>Gordon Cuffy<sup id="cite_ref-187" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-187"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>187<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Onondaga County Court (2017– ) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/New_York_(state)" title="New York (state)">New York</a> </td> <td><i>active</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td>Mark E. Cullers<sup id="cite_ref-188" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-188"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>188<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Fresno_County_Superior_Court" title="Fresno County Superior Court">Fresno County Superior Court</a> (2015– ) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/California" title="California">California</a> </td> <td><i>active</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td>Taylor Culver<sup id="cite_ref-189" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-189"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>189<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Alameda_County_Superior_Court" title="Alameda County Superior Court">Alameda County Superior Court</a> (Commissioner: 2005–2016) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/California" title="California">California</a> </td> <td><i>resigned</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td><a href="/wiki/Jeffrey_Cummings" title="Jeffrey Cummings">Jeffrey Cummings</a><sup id="cite_ref-190" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-190"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>190<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Northern_District_of_Illinois" title="United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois">United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois</a> (2019– ) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Illinois" title="Illinois">Illinois</a> </td> <td><i>active</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td><a href="/wiki/Tiffany_P._Cunningham" title="Tiffany P. Cunningham">Tiffany P. Cunningham</a><sup id="cite_ref-191" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-191"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>191<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_Federal_Circuit" title="United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit">United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit</a> (2021– ) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Washington,_D.C." title="Washington, D.C.">Washington, D.C.</a> </td> <td><i>active</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td>Donald Cureton<sup id="cite_ref-192" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-192"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>192<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>North Carolina District Court (2011–2018) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/North_Carolina" title="North Carolina">North Carolina</a> </td> <td><i>lost reelection</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td>Herbert Curtis<sup id="cite_ref-193" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-193"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>193<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Ventura County Municipal Court (1984–1998); <a href="/wiki/Ventura_County_Superior_Court" title="Ventura County Superior Court">Ventura County Superior Court</a> (1998–2007) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/California" title="California">California</a> </td> <td><i>deceased</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td>Angelita Dalton<sup id="cite_ref-194" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-194"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>194<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Davidson County Criminal Court (2017– ) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tennessee" title="Tennessee">Tennessee</a> </td> <td><i>active</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td><a href="/wiki/Jeremy_C._Daniel" title="Jeremy C. Daniel">Jeremy C. Daniel</a><sup id="cite_ref-195" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-195"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>195<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Northern_District_of_Illinois" title="United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois">United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois</a> (2023– ) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Illinois" title="Illinois">Illinois</a> </td> <td><i>active</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td><a href="/wiki/Wiley_Young_Daniel" title="Wiley Young Daniel">Wiley Young Daniel</a><sup id="cite_ref-196" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-196"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>196<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_District_of_Colorado" title="United States District Court for the District of Colorado">United States District Court for the District of Colorado</a> (1995–2019) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Colorado" title="Colorado">Colorado</a> </td> <td><i>deceased</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td><a href="/wiki/George_B._Daniels" title="George B. Daniels">George B. Daniels</a><sup id="cite_ref-197" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-197"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>197<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><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">United States District Court for the Southern District of New York</a> (2000– ) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/New_York_(state)" title="New York (state)">New York</a> </td> <td><i>active</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td><a href="/wiki/Hayzel_Burton_Daniels" title="Hayzel Burton Daniels">Hayzel Burton Daniels</a><sup id="cite_ref-198" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-198"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>198<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Phoenix City Court (appt. 1965) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Arizona" title="Arizona">Arizona</a> </td> <td><i>deceased</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td>Beverly Daniels-Greenberg<sup id="cite_ref-199" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-199"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>199<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Alameda_County_Superior_Court" title="Alameda County Superior Court">Alameda County Superior Court</a> (Commissioner: 1996–2003; Judge: 2003–2012) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/California" title="California">California</a> </td> <td><i>retired</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td>June Berry Darensburg<sup id="cite_ref-200" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-200"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>200<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Louisiana Twenty-Fourth Judicial District Court (2006– ) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Louisiana" title="Louisiana">Louisiana</a> </td> <td><i>active</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td>Elvin L. Davenport<sup id="cite_ref-201" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-201"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>201<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Jackson County Circuit Court (1970–1980) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Missouri" title="Missouri">Missouri</a> </td> <td><i>deceased</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td>Horace A. Davenport<sup id="cite_ref-202" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-202"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>202<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Montgomery County Court (1975–2003) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Pennsylvania" title="Pennsylvania">Pennsylvania</a> </td> <td><i>retired</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td>John L. Davidson<sup id="cite_ref-203" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-203"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>203<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-204" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-204"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>204<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>San Diego Municipal Court (1994–2010) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/California" title="California">California</a> </td> <td><i>retired</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td><a href="/wiki/Andre_M._Davis" title="Andre M. Davis">Andre M. Davis</a><sup id="cite_ref-Andre_Maurice_Davis_205-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Andre_Maurice_Davis-205"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>205<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_District_of_Maryland" title="United States District Court for the District of Maryland">United States District Court for the District of Maryland</a> (1995–2009); <a href="/wiki/United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_Fourth_Circuit" title="United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit">United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit</a> (2009–2017) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Maryland" title="Maryland">Maryland</a> </td> <td><i>retired</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td><a href="/wiki/Brian_J._Davis" title="Brian J. Davis">Brian J. Davis</a><sup id="cite_ref-206" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-206"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>206<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Middle_District_of_Florida" title="United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida">United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida</a> (2013– ) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Florida" title="Florida">Florida</a> </td> <td><i>active</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td>Carlton G. Davis<sup id="cite_ref-207" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-207"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>207<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-208" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-208"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>208<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Superior_Court_of_California_of_the_County_of_Sacramento" class="mw-redirect" title="Superior Court of California of the County of Sacramento">Sacramento County Superior Court</a> (Commissioner: 2017–2020; Judge 2020– ) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/California" title="California">California</a> </td> <td><i>active</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td>Dedra Davis<sup id="cite_ref-209" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-209"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>209<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Harris County District Court (2019– ) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Texas" title="Texas">Texas</a> </td> <td><i>active</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td><a href="/wiki/Legrome_D._Davis" title="Legrome D. 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Davis</a><sup id="cite_ref-210" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-210"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>210<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Eastern_District_of_Pennsylvania" title="United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania">United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania</a> (2002– ) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Pennsylvania" title="Pennsylvania">Pennsylvania</a> </td> <td><i>inactive</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td>Leland Davis III<sup id="cite_ref-211" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-211"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>211<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/San_Mateo_County_Superior_Court" title="San Mateo County Superior Court">San Mateo County Superior Court</a> (2010– ) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/California" title="California">California</a> </td> <td><i>active</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td><a href="/wiki/Michael_J._Davis" title="Michael J. Davis">Michael J. Davis</a><sup id="cite_ref-212" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-212"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>212<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Hennepin County Municipal Court (1983–1984); <a href="/wiki/Minnesota_District_Courts" class="mw-redirect" title="Minnesota District Courts">Fourth Judicial District of Minnesota</a> (1984–1994); <a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_District_of_Minnesota" title="United States District Court for the District of Minnesota">United States District Court for the District of Minnesota</a> (1994– ) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Minnesota" title="Minnesota">Minnesota</a> </td> <td><i>active</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td><a href="/wiki/Stephanie_D._Davis" title="Stephanie D. Davis">Stephanie D. 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Davis<sup id="cite_ref-214" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-214"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>214<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Solano_County_Superior_Court" title="Solano County Superior Court">Solano County Superior Court</a> (Judge Pro Tem: 2009–2014; Judge: 2019– ) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/California" title="California">California</a> </td> <td><i>active</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td>Theodore Z. Davis<sup id="cite_ref-215" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-215"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>215<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Camden County Superior Court </td> <td><a href="/wiki/New_Jersey" title="New Jersey">New Jersey</a> </td> <td><i>deceased</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td><a href="/wiki/Joseph_Dawson_III" title="Joseph Dawson III">Joseph Dawson III</a><sup id="cite_ref-216" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-216"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>216<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_District_of_South_Carolina" title="United States District Court for the District of South Carolina">United States District Court for the District of South Carolina</a> (2020– ) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/South_Carolina" title="South Carolina">South Carolina</a> </td> <td><i>active</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td><a href="/wiki/Charles_Bernard_Day" title="Charles Bernard Day">Charles Bernard Day</a><sup id="cite_ref-whgov_20100721_217-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-whgov_20100721-217"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>217<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_District_of_Maryland" title="United States District Court for the District of Maryland">United States District Court for the District of Maryland</a> (1997–2022) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Maryland" title="Maryland">Maryland</a> </td> <td><i>retired</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td>James Dean<sup id="cite_ref-218" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-218"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>218<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Monroe County Court (appt. 1888) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Florida" title="Florida">Florida</a> </td> <td><i>deceased</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td><a href="/wiki/LaShann_DeArcy_Hall" title="LaShann DeArcy Hall">LaShann DeArcy Hall</a><sup id="cite_ref-219" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-219"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>219<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><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">United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York</a> (2015– ) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/New_York_(state)" title="New York (state)">New York</a> </td> <td><i>active</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td>Leland G. Degrasse<sup id="cite_ref-220" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-220"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>220<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/New_York_Supreme_Court,_Appellate_Division" title="New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division">New York Appellate Division</a>, First Department (2008–2015) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/New_York_(state)" title="New York (state)">New York</a> </td> <td><i>retired</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td><a href="/wiki/Mercedes_Deiz" title="Mercedes Deiz">Mercedes Deiz</a><sup id="cite_ref-221" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-221"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>221<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Multnomah County Circuit Court (1972–1992) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Oregon" title="Oregon">Oregon</a> </td> <td><i>retired</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td>Elisha Demerson<sup id="cite_ref-222" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-222"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>222<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Potter County Court (Commissioner: 1980–1986; Judge: 1986–1990) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Texas" title="Texas">Texas</a> </td> <td><i>term ended</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td>Thomas Dickens<sup id="cite_ref-223" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-223"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>223<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/New_York_Supreme_Court" title="New York Supreme Court">New York State Supreme Court</a> (ret. 1984) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/New_York_(state)" title="New York (state)">New York</a> </td> <td><i>deceased</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td>Ursula Jones Dickson<sup id="cite_ref-224" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-224"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>224<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Alameda_County_Superior_Court" title="Alameda County Superior Court">Alameda County Superior Court</a> (2013– ) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/California" title="California">California</a> </td> <td><i>active</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td>Judith Nelson Dilday<sup id="cite_ref-225" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-225"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>225<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Massachusetts Probate and Family Court Circuit (1993–2009) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Massachusetts" title="Massachusetts">Massachusetts</a> </td> <td><i>retired</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td>William S. Diuguid<sup id="cite_ref-:0_81-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-81"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>81<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>St. Louis Magistrates’ Court </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Missouri" title="Missouri">Missouri</a> </td> <td><i>deceased</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td><a href="/wiki/Bernice_B._Donald" title="Bernice B. Donald">Bernice B. Donald</a><sup id="cite_ref-226" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-226"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>226<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Western_District_of_Tennessee" title="United States District Court for the Western District of Tennessee">United States District Court for the Western District of Tennessee</a> (1995–2011); <a href="/wiki/United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_Sixth_Circuit" title="United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit">United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit</a> (2011–2023) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tennessee" title="Tennessee">Tennessee</a> </td> <td><i>retired</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td>Earnestine Hunt Dorse<sup id="cite_ref-:103_71-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:103-71"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>71<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-227" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-227"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>227<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Memphis City Court (1990–2019) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tennessee" title="Tennessee">Tennessee</a> </td> <td><i>retired</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td><a href="/wiki/Dana_Douglas" title="Dana Douglas">Dana Douglas</a><sup id="cite_ref-228" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-228"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>228<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Eastern_District_of_Louisiana" title="United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana">United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana</a> (2019–2022); <a href="/wiki/United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_Fifth_Circuit" title="United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit">United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit</a> (2022– ) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Louisiana" title="Louisiana">Louisiana</a> </td> <td><i>active</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td><a href="/wiki/Michael_L._Douglas" title="Michael L. Douglas">Michael L. Douglas</a><sup id="cite_ref-229" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-229"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>229<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Supreme_Court_of_Nevada" title="Supreme Court of Nevada">Supreme Court of Nevada</a> (2004–2019) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Nevada" title="Nevada">Nevada</a> </td> <td><i>retired</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td>Willard H. Douglas Jr.<sup id="cite_ref-230" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-230"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>230<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Richmond Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court (appt. 1974) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Virginia" title="Virginia">Virginia</a> </td> <td><i>retired</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td><a href="/wiki/Gershwin_A._Drain" title="Gershwin A. Drain">Gershwin A. Drain</a><sup id="cite_ref-231" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-231"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>231<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Eastern_District_of_Michigan" title="United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan">United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan</a> (2012– ) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Michigan" title="Michigan">Michigan</a> </td> <td><i>active</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td><a href="/wiki/Melissa_R._DuBose" title="Melissa R. DuBose">Melissa R. DuBose</a><sup id="cite_ref-232" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-232"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>232<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Rhode Island District Court (2019– ); <a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_District_of_Rhode_Island" title="United States District Court for the District of Rhode Island">United States District Court for the District of Rhode Island</a> <i>(2025– )</i> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Rhode_Island" title="Rhode Island">Rhode Island</a> </td> <td><i>active</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td><a href="/wiki/Allyson_Kay_Duncan" class="mw-redirect" title="Allyson Kay Duncan">Allyson Kay Duncan</a><sup id="cite_ref-233" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-233"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>233<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_Fourth_Circuit" title="United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit">U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit</a> (2003–2019) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Virginia" title="Virginia">Virginia</a> </td> <td><i>retired</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td><a href="/wiki/Robert_Morton_Duncan" title="Robert Morton Duncan">Robert Morton Duncan</a><sup id="cite_ref-234" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-234"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>234<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Supreme_Court_of_Ohio" title="Supreme Court of Ohio">Supreme Court of Ohio</a> (1969–1971); <a href="/wiki/United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_Armed_Forces" title="United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces">United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces</a> (1971–1974); <a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Southern_District_of_Ohio" title="United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio">United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio</a> (1974–1985) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ohio" title="Ohio">Ohio</a> </td> <td><i>decreased</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td>Shauna Dunnings<sup id="cite_ref-235" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-235"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>235<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>30th Circuit Court (2018– ) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Michigan" title="Michigan">Michigan</a> </td> <td><i>active</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td>Linda Marie Dunson<sup id="cite_ref-236" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-236"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>236<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Harris County District Court (2019– ) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Texas" title="Texas">Texas</a> </td> <td><i>active</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td>Joseph E. Dyer<sup id="cite_ref-237" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-237"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>237<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>New York Domestic Relations Court </td> <td><a href="/wiki/New_York_(state)" title="New York (state)">New York</a> </td> <td><i>deceased</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td><a href="/wiki/Anita_Earls" title="Anita Earls">Anita Earls</a><sup id="cite_ref-238" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-238"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>238<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/North_Carolina_Supreme_Court" title="North Carolina Supreme Court">Supreme Court of North Carolina</a> (2019– ) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/North_Carolina" title="North Carolina">North Carolina</a> </td> <td><i>active</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td>George Edgecomb<sup id="cite_ref-239" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-239"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>239<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Hillsborough County Court (1973–1976) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Florida" title="Florida">Florida</a> </td> <td><i>deceased</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td><a href="/wiki/Harry_T._Edwards" title="Harry T. Edwards">Harry T. Edwards</a><sup id="cite_ref-240" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-240"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>240<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><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">United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit</a> (1980– ) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Washington,_D.C." title="Washington, D.C.">Washington, D.C.</a> </td> <td><i>active</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td><a href="/wiki/Jerry_Edwards_Jr." title="Jerry Edwards Jr.">Jerry Edwards Jr.</a><sup id="cite_ref-241" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-241"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>241<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Western_District_of_Louisiana" title="United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana">United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana</a> (2023– ) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Louisiana" title="Louisiana">Louisiana</a> </td> <td><i>active</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td>Harry J. Elam<sup id="cite_ref-242" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-242"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>242<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Boston_Municipal_Court" title="Boston Municipal Court">Boston Municipal Court</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Massachusetts" title="Massachusetts">Massachusetts</a> </td> <td><i>deceased</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td><a href="/wiki/Sara_L._Ellis" title="Sara L. Ellis">Sara L. Ellis</a><sup id="cite_ref-243" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-243"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>243<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Northern_District_of_Illinois" title="United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois">United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois</a> (2013– ) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Illinois" title="Illinois">Illinois</a> </td> <td><i>active</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td>Christina Elmore<sup id="cite_ref-244" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-244"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>244<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>17th Circuit Court (2019– ) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Michigan" title="Michigan">Michigan</a> </td> <td><i>active</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td><a href="/wiki/Morrison_C._England_Jr." title="Morrison C. England Jr.">Morrison C. England Jr.</a><sup id="cite_ref-245" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-245"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>245<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Eastern_District_of_California" title="United States District Court for the Eastern District of California">United States District Court for the Eastern District of California</a> (2002–2024) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/California" title="California">California</a> </td> <td><i>retired</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td><a href="/wiki/Richard_Erwin" title="Richard Erwin">Richard Erwin</a><sup id="cite_ref-246" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-246"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>246<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><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">United States District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina</a> (1980–2006) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/North_Carolina" title="North Carolina">North Carolina</a> </td> <td><i>deceased</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td>Stacy Boulware Eurie<sup id="cite_ref-247" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-247"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>247<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-248" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-248"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>248<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Superior_Court_of_California_of_the_County_of_Sacramento" class="mw-redirect" title="Superior Court of California of the County of Sacramento">Sacramento County Superior Court</a> (2007–2022) Third District Court of Appeal (2022– ) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/California" title="California">California</a> </td> <td><i>active</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td><a href="/wiki/Kelli_Evans" title="Kelli Evans">Kelli Evans</a><sup id="cite_ref-249" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-249"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>249<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Supreme_Court_of_California" title="Supreme Court of California">California Supreme Court</a> (2023– ) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/California" title="California">California</a> </td> <td><i>active</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td>Stephen Everett<sup id="cite_ref-250" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-250"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>250<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Florida Second Judicial Circuit (2019– ) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Florida" title="Florida">Florida</a> </td> <td><i>active</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td>Charles S. Farmer<sup id="cite_ref-251" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-251"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>251<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Detroit Common Pleas Court (1961–1965); Wayne County Circuit Court (elec. 1965) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Michigan" title="Michigan">Michigan</a> </td> <td><i>deceased</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td>Walter M. Farmer<sup id="cite_ref-252" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-252"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>252<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>St. Louis Municipal Court </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Missouri" title="Missouri">Missouri</a> </td> <td><i>deceased</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td><a href="/wiki/Charlye_O._Farris" title="Charlye O. Farris">Charlye O. Farris</a><sup id="cite_ref-253" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-253"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>253<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Special Wichita County Court (appt. 1954); Texas 78th District Court (1973) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Texas" title="Texas">Texas</a> </td> <td><i>deceased</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td><a href="/wiki/Joseph_Jerome_Farris" class="mw-redirect" title="Joseph Jerome Farris">Joseph Jerome Farris</a><sup id="cite_ref-Andre_Maurice_Davis_205-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Andre_Maurice_Davis-205"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>205<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_Ninth_Circuit" title="United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit">United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit</a> (1979–2020) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Washington_(state)" title="Washington (state)">Washington</a> </td> <td><i>deceased</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td>Henry C. Ferguson<sup id="cite_ref-254" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-254"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>254<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Chicago Municipal Court (elec. 1951) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Illinois" title="Illinois">Illinois</a> </td> <td><i>deceased</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td>Marshall Ferguson<sup id="cite_ref-:8_27-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:8-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/King_County_Superior_Court" title="King County Superior Court">King County Superior Court</a> (2018– ) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Washington_(state)" title="Washington (state)">Washington</a> </td> <td><i>active</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td><a href="/wiki/Wilkie_D._Ferguson" title="Wilkie D. Ferguson">Wilkie D. Ferguson</a><sup id="cite_ref-255" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-255"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>255<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Florida Industrial Claims Court (1973–1977); 11th Judicial Circuit Court of Florida (1977–1981); Florida Third District Court of Appeal (1980–1993); <a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Southern_District_of_Florida" title="United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida">United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida</a> (1993–2003) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Florida" title="Florida">Florida</a> </td> <td><i>deceased</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td>Arthur S. Fickling<sup id="cite_ref-256" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-256"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>256<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/District_of_Columbia_Court_of_Appeals" title="District of Columbia Court of Appeals">District of Columbia Court of Appeals</a> (1968–1977) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Washington,_D.C." title="Washington, D.C.">Washington, D.C.</a> </td> <td><i>deceased</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td>Bernard R. Fielding Sr.<sup id="cite_ref-257" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-257"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>257<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Charleston County Probate Court (1976–1995) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/South_Carolina" title="South Carolina">South Carolina</a> </td> <td><i>lost reelection</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td>Richard Fields<sup id="cite_ref-258" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-258"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>258<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Riverside_County_Superior_Court" title="Riverside County Superior Court">Riverside County Superior Court</a> (Commissioner: 1991–2000; Judge: 2000–2017); California Fourth Appellate District (2017– ) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/California" title="California">California</a> </td> <td><i>active</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td>Richard E. Fields<sup id="cite_ref-259" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-259"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>259<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Charleston Municipal Court (1969–1980); South Carolina Circuit Court (1980–1992) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/South_Carolina" title="South Carolina">South Carolina</a> </td> <td><i>retired</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td>Kelvin D. Filer<sup id="cite_ref-260" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-260"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>260<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Los Angeles Municipal Court (Commissioner: 1993–2002); <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_County_Superior_Court" title="Los Angeles County Superior Court">Los Angeles County Superior Court</a> (2002– ) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/California" title="California">California</a> </td> <td><i>active</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td>Toria J. Finch<sup id="cite_ref-NPR.org_261-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NPR.org-261"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>261<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Harris County Criminal Court at Law No. 9 (2019– ) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Texas" title="Texas">Texas</a> </td> <td><i>active</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td><a href="/wiki/Ernest_A._Finney_Jr." title="Ernest A. Finney Jr.">Ernest A. Finney Jr.</a><sup id="cite_ref-262" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-262"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>262<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/South_Carolina_Supreme_Court" title="South Carolina Supreme Court">Supreme Court of South Carolina</a> (1985–2000) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/South_Carolina" title="South Carolina">South Carolina</a> </td> <td><i>retired</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td>Arthur O. Fisher<sup id="cite_ref-263" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-263"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>263<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Dayton Municipal Court (1961–1970); Montgomery County Common Pleas Court (Domestic Relations) (elec. 1970) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ohio" title="Ohio">Ohio</a> </td> <td><i>deceased</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td>Judith D. Ford<sup id="cite_ref-264" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-264"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>264<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Alameda County Municipal Court (1982–1998); <a href="/wiki/Alameda_County_Superior_Court" title="Alameda County Superior Court">Alameda County Superior Court</a> (1998–2002) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/California" title="California">California</a> </td> <td><i>retired</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td>Arthur Fisher<sup id="cite_ref-265" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-265"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>265<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Dayton Municipal Court (1961–1970); Montgomery County Common Pleas Court (1970–1994) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ohio" title="Ohio">Ohio</a> </td> <td><i>deceased</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td>Lewis S. Flagg Jr.<sup id="cite_ref-266" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-266"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>266<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Brooklyn Municipal Court (elect. 1953) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/New_York_(state)" title="New York (state)">New York</a> </td> <td><i>deceased</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td>James C. Flanigan<sup id="cite_ref-267" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-267"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>267<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Denver District Court (elec. 1964) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Colorado" title="Colorado">Colorado</a> </td> <td><i>deceased</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td><a href="/wiki/Charles_E._Fleming" title="Charles E. Fleming">Charles E. Fleming</a><sup id="cite_ref-268" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-268"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>268<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Northern_District_of_Ohio" title="United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio">United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio</a> (2022– ) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ohio" title="Ohio">Ohio</a> </td> <td><i>active</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td>Andrea Flint<sup id="cite_ref-269" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-269"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>269<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Santa_Clara_County_Superior_Court" title="Santa Clara County Superior Court">Santa Clara County Superior Court</a> (2010– ) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/California" title="California">California</a> </td> <td><i>active</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td>Marquette Floyd<sup id="cite_ref-270" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-270"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>270<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Suffolk District Court (1969–1989); <a href="/wiki/Supreme_Court_of_New_York" class="mw-redirect" title="Supreme Court of New York">Supreme Court of New York</a> (appt. 1989) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/New_York_(state)" title="New York (state)">New York</a> </td> <td><i>retired</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td><a href="/wiki/Maurice_B._Foley" title="Maurice B. Foley">Maurice B. Foley</a><sup id="cite_ref-271" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-271"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>271<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/United_States_Tax_Court" title="United States Tax Court">United States Tax Court</a> (1995–2010); (2011– ) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Washington,_D.C." title="Washington, D.C.">Washington, D.C.</a> </td> <td><i>active</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td>Geraldine Bledsoe Ford<sup id="cite_ref-272" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-272"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>272<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Michigan Recorder's Court (1966–1998) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Michigan" title="Michigan">Michigan</a> </td> <td><i>deceased</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td><a href="/wiki/John_Thomas_Fowlkes_Jr." class="mw-redirect" title="John Thomas Fowlkes Jr.">John Thomas Fowlkes Jr.</a><sup id="cite_ref-273" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-273"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>273<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Western_District_of_Tennessee" title="United States District Court for the Western District of Tennessee">United States District Court for the Western District of Tennessee</a> (2012– ) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tennessee" title="Tennessee">Tennessee</a> </td> <td><i>active</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td>Ramona Franklin<sup id="cite_ref-274" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-274"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>274<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Harris County District Court (2019– ) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Texas" title="Texas">Texas</a> </td> <td><i>active</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td>Robert V. Franklin Jr.<sup id="cite_ref-275" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-275"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>275<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Toledo Municipal Court (appt. 1960); Lucas County Common Pleas Court (appt. 1968) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ohio" title="Ohio">Ohio</a> </td> <td><i>deceased</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td><a href="/wiki/Maame_Ewusi-Mensah_Frimpong" title="Maame Ewusi-Mensah Frimpong">Maame Ewusi-Mensah Frimpong</a><sup id="cite_ref-276" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-276"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>276<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_County_Superior_Court" title="Los Angeles County Superior Court">Los Angeles County Superior Court</a> (2015–2021); <a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Central_District_of_California" title="United States District Court for the Central District of California">United States District Court for the Central District of California</a> (2021– ) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/California" title="California">California</a> </td> <td><i>active</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td>Shannon Frison<sup id="cite_ref-277" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-277"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>277<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Massachusetts_Superior_Court" title="Massachusetts Superior Court">Massachusetts Superior Court</a> (2013– ) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Massachusetts" title="Massachusetts">Massachusetts</a> </td> <td><i>active</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td><a href="/wiki/Arianna_J._Freeman" title="Arianna J. Freeman">Arianna J. Freeman</a><sup id="cite_ref-278" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-278"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>278<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_Third_Circuit" title="United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit">United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit</a> (2022– ) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Pennsylvania" title="Pennsylvania">Pennsylvania</a> </td> <td><i>active</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td><a href="/wiki/Charles_E._Freeman" title="Charles E. Freeman">Charles E. Freeman</a><sup id="cite_ref-279" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-279"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>279<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Cook_County,_Illinois" title="Cook County, Illinois">Cook County</a> <a href="/wiki/Circuit_Court" class="mw-redirect" title="Circuit Court">Circuit Court</a> (1976–1986); <a href="/wiki/Illinois_Supreme_Court" class="mw-redirect" title="Illinois Supreme Court">Illinois Supreme Court</a> (1990–2018) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Illinois" title="Illinois">Illinois</a> </td> <td><i>retired</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td>Juanita Freeman<sup id="cite_ref-280" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-280"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>280<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Minnesota Tenth Judicial District (2018– ) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Minnesota" title="Minnesota">Minnesota</a> </td> <td><i>active</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td>Teneka Frost<sup id="cite_ref-281" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-281"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>281<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Schenectady City Court (2018– ) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/New_York_(state)" title="New York (state)">New York</a> </td> <td><i>active</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td><a href="/wiki/Henry_Frye" title="Henry Frye">Henry Frye</a><sup id="cite_ref-282" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-282"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>282<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/North_Carolina_Supreme_Court" title="North Carolina Supreme Court">North Carolina Supreme Court</a> (1983–2001) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/North_Carolina" title="North Carolina">North Carolina</a> </td> <td><i>term ended</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td><a href="/wiki/Fernando_J._Gaitan_Jr." title="Fernando J. Gaitan Jr.">Fernando J. Gaitan Jr.</a><sup id="cite_ref-283" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-283"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>283<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Western_District_of_Missouri" title="United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri">United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri</a> (1991– ) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Missouri" title="Missouri">Missouri</a> </td> <td><i>active</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td><a href="/wiki/Leslie_Abrams_Gardner" title="Leslie Abrams Gardner">Leslie Abrams Gardner</a><sup id="cite_ref-284" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-284"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>284<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Middle_District_of_Georgia" title="United States District Court for the Middle District of Georgia">United States District Court for the Middle District of Georgia</a> (2014– ) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Georgia_(U.S._state)" title="Georgia (U.S. state)">Georgia</a> </td> <td><i>active</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td><a href="/wiki/Sherilyn_Peace_Garnett" title="Sherilyn Peace Garnett">Sherilyn Peace Garnett</a><sup id="cite_ref-285" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-285"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>285<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_County_Superior_Court" title="Los Angeles County Superior Court">Los Angeles County Superior Court</a> (2014–2022); <a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Central_District_of_California" title="United States District Court for the Central District of California">United States District Court for the Central District of California</a> (2022– ) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/California" title="California">California</a> </td> <td><i>active</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td>Carla Garrett<sup id="cite_ref-286" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-286"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>286<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_County_Superior_Court" title="Los Angeles County Superior Court">Los Angeles County Superior Court</a> (2020– ) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/California" title="California">California</a> </td> <td><i>active</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td>Ramona Garrett<sup id="cite_ref-287" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-287"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>287<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Solano County Municipal Court (1992–1997); <a href="/wiki/Solano_County_Superior_Court" title="Solano County Superior Court">Solano County Superior Court</a> (1997–2015) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/California" title="California">California</a> </td> <td><i>retired</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td><a href="/wiki/Darrin_P._Gayles" title="Darrin P. Gayles">Darrin P. Gayles</a><sup id="cite_ref-288" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-288"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>288<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Southern_District_of_Florida" title="United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida">United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida</a> (2014– ) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Florida" title="Florida">Florida</a> </td> <td><i>active</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td>John D. Geathers<sup id="cite_ref-289" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-289"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>289<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>South Carolina Court of Appeals (2008– ) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/South_Carolina" title="South Carolina">South Carolina</a> </td> <td><i>active</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td>Albert B. George<sup id="cite_ref-290" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-290"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>290<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Illinois Municipal Courts (elec. 1924) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Illinois" title="Illinois">Illinois</a> </td> <td><i>deceased</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td><a href="/wiki/Mifflin_Wistar_Gibbs" title="Mifflin Wistar Gibbs">Mifflin Wistar Gibbs</a><sup id="cite_ref-291" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-291"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>291<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Little Rock Police Court (1873–1875) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Arkansas" title="Arkansas">Arkansas</a> </td> <td><i>deceased</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td><a href="/wiki/Benjamin_F._Gibson" title="Benjamin F. Gibson">Benjamin F. Gibson</a><sup id="cite_ref-292" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-292"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>292<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Western_District_of_Michigan" title="United States District Court for the Western District of Michigan">United States District Court for the Western District of Michigan</a> (1979–1999) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Michigan" title="Michigan">Michigan</a> </td> <td><i>retired</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td><a href="/wiki/James_T._Giles" title="James T. Giles">James T. Giles</a><sup id="cite_ref-293" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-293"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>293<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Eastern_District_of_Pennsylvania" title="United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania">United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania</a> (1979–2008) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Pennsylvania" title="Pennsylvania">Pennsylvania</a> </td> <td><i>retired</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td><a href="/wiki/Patricia_Tolliver_Giles" title="Patricia Tolliver Giles">Patricia Tolliver Giles</a><sup id="cite_ref-294" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-294"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>294<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Eastern_District_of_Virginia" title="United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia">United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia</a> (2021– ) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Virginia" title="Virginia">Virginia</a> </td> <td><i>active</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td><a href="/wiki/Earl_Ben_Gilliam" title="Earl Ben Gilliam">Earl Ben Gilliam</a><sup id="cite_ref-295" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-295"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>295<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>San Diego Municipal Court (1963–1975); <a href="/wiki/San_Diego_County_Superior_Court" title="San Diego County Superior Court">San Diego County Superior Court</a> (1975–1980); <a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Southern_District_of_California" title="United States District Court for the Southern District of California">United States District Court for the Southern District of California</a> (1980–2001) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/California" title="California">California</a> </td> <td><i>deceased</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td><a href="/wiki/Haywood_Gilliam" title="Haywood Gilliam">Haywood Gilliam</a><sup id="cite_ref-296" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-296"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>296<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Northern_District_of_California" title="United States District Court for the Northern District of California">United States District Court for the Northern District of California</a> (2014– ) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/California" title="California">California</a> </td> <td><i>active</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td><a href="/wiki/Vanessa_Gilmore" title="Vanessa Gilmore">Vanessa Gilmore</a><sup id="cite_ref-297" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-297"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>297<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Southern_District_of_Texas" title="United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas">United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas</a> (1994–2022) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Texas" title="Texas">Texas</a> </td> <td><i>retired</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td><a href="/wiki/Walter_H._Gladwin" class="mw-redirect" title="Walter H. Gladwin">Walter H. Gladwin</a><sup id="cite_ref-298" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-298"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>298<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Bronx Criminal Court </td> <td><a href="/wiki/New_York_(state)" title="New York (state)">New York</a> </td> <td><i>deceased</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td>Luther T. Glanton Jr.<sup id="cite_ref-299" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-299"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>299<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Des Moines Municipal Court (1958–1973); Iowa District Court (1973–1985) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Iowa" title="Iowa">Iowa</a> </td> <td><i>retired</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td><a href="/wiki/Robert_D._Glass" title="Robert D. Glass">Robert D. Glass</a><sup id="cite_ref-300" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-300"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>300<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Waterbury Superior Court (1978–1987); Supreme Court of Connecticut (1987–1992) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Connecticut" title="Connecticut">Connecticut</a> </td> <td><i>deceased</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td>Carmen Julia Lynn Goodman<sup id="cite_ref-301" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-301"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>301<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Illinois Twelfth Circuit Court (2007– ) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Illinois" title="Illinois">Illinois</a> </td> <td><i>active</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td><a href="/wiki/Edward_Gourdin" title="Edward Gourdin">Edward Gourdin</a><sup id="cite_ref-302" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-302"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>302<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Roxbury District Court (1951–1958); <a href="/wiki/Massachusetts_Superior_Court" title="Massachusetts Superior Court">Massachusetts Superior Court</a> (1958–1966) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Massachusetts" title="Massachusetts">Massachusetts</a> </td> <td><i>deceased</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td><a href="/wiki/Donald_L._Graham" title="Donald L. Graham">Donald L. Graham</a><sup id="cite_ref-303" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-303"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>303<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Southern_District_of_Florida" title="United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida">United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida</a> (1991– ) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Florida" title="Florida">Florida</a> </td> <td><i>active</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td>Cy A. Grant Sr.<sup id="cite_ref-304" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-304"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>304<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>North Carolina District 6B Court (appt. 1989) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/North_Carolina" title="North Carolina">North Carolina</a> </td> <td><i>active</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td><a href="/wiki/James_E._Graves_Jr." title="James E. Graves Jr.">James E. Graves Jr.</a><sup id="cite_ref-305" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-305"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>305<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Supreme_Court_of_Mississippi" title="Supreme Court of Mississippi">Mississippi Supreme Court</a> (2001–2011); <a href="/wiki/United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_Fifth_Circuit" title="United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit">United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit</a> (2011– ) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Mississippi" title="Mississippi">Mississippi</a> </td> <td><i>active</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td>Angela Graves-Harrington<sup id="cite_ref-306" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-306"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>306<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>246th District Court, Harris County (2019– ) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Texas" title="Texas">Texas</a> </td> <td><i>active</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td>Shauna Graves-Robertson<sup id="cite_ref-307" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-307"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>307<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Salt Lake County Justice Court (1990– ) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Utah" title="Utah">Utah</a> </td> <td><i>active</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td>Lori Chambers Gray<sup id="cite_ref-308" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-308"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>308<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Texas 262nd District Court (2019– ) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Texas" title="Texas">Texas</a> </td> <td><i>active</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td><a href="/wiki/Clifford_Scott_Green" title="Clifford Scott Green">Clifford Scott Green</a><sup id="cite_ref-309" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-309"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>309<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Pennsylvania_courts_of_common_pleas" title="Pennsylvania courts of common pleas">Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County</a> (1964–1971); <a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Eastern_District_of_Pennsylvania" title="United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania">United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania</a> (1971–2007) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Pennsylvania" title="Pennsylvania">Pennsylvania</a> </td> <td><i>deceased</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td>Nathaniel Green Jr.<sup id="cite_ref-:8_27-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:8-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-310" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-310"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>310<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>King County District Court (2011– ) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Washington_(state)" title="Washington (state)">Washington</a> </td> <td><i>active</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td>Samuel L. Green<sup id="cite_ref-311" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-311"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>311<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Buffalo City Court (1973–1978); <a href="/wiki/Supreme_Court_of_New_York" class="mw-redirect" title="Supreme Court of New York">Supreme Court of New York</a> (1978–2016) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/New_York_(state)" title="New York (state)">New York</a> </td> <td><i>retired</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td><a href="/wiki/Joseph_A._Greenaway_Jr." title="Joseph A. Greenaway Jr.">Joseph A. Greenaway Jr.</a><sup id="cite_ref-Joseph_A._Greenaway_Jr_312-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Joseph_A._Greenaway_Jr-312"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>312<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_District_of_New_Jersey" title="United States District Court for the District of New Jersey">United States District Court for the District of New Jersey</a> (1996–2010); <a href="/wiki/United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_Third_Circuit" title="United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit">United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit</a> (2010–2023) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/New_Jersey" title="New Jersey">New Jersey</a> </td> <td><i>retired</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td><a href="/wiki/Clayton_Greene_Jr." title="Clayton Greene Jr.">Clayton Greene Jr.</a><sup id="cite_ref-313" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-313"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>313<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Maryland_Court_of_Appeals" class="mw-redirect" title="Maryland Court of Appeals">Maryland Court of Appeals</a> (2004–2019) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Maryland" title="Maryland">Maryland</a> </td> <td><i>retired</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td>George Greene<sup id="cite_ref-314" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-314"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>314<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Wake County Court (1974–1995) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/North_Carolina" title="North Carolina">North Carolina</a> </td> <td><i>deceased</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td><a href="/wiki/Roger_Gregory" title="Roger Gregory">Roger Gregory</a><sup id="cite_ref-greenfieldreporter.com_150-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-greenfieldreporter.com-150"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>150<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_Fourth_Circuit" title="United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit">United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit</a> (2000– ) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Virginia" title="Virginia">Virginia</a> </td> <td><i>active</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td><a href="/wiki/Jonathan_J._C._Grey" title="Jonathan J. C. Grey">Jonathan J. C. Grey</a><sup id="cite_ref-315" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-315"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>315<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Eastern_District_of_Michigan" title="United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan">United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan</a> (2021– ) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Michigan" title="Michigan">Michigan</a> </td> <td><i>active</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td>Maurice W. Grey<sup id="cite_ref-:0_81-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-81"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>81<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>New York City Magistrates' Court </td> <td><a href="/wiki/New_York_(state)" title="New York (state)">New York</a> </td> <td><i>deceased</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td>Thomas L. Griffith<sup id="cite_ref-316" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-316"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>316<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Los Angeles Municipal Court (1953–1968); <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_County_Superior_Court" title="Los Angeles County Superior Court">Los Angeles Superior Court</a> (1968–1972) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/California" title="California">California</a> </td> <td><i>deceased</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td><a href="/wiki/Lydia_Kay_Griggsby" class="mw-redirect" title="Lydia Kay Griggsby">Lydia Kay Griggsby</a><sup id="cite_ref-317" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-317"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>317<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/United_States_Court_of_Federal_Claims" title="United States Court of Federal Claims">United States Court of Federal Claims</a> (2014–2021); <a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_District_of_Maryland" title="United States District Court for the District of Maryland">United States District Court for the District of Maryland</a> (2021– ) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Maryland" title="Maryland">Maryland</a> </td> <td><i>active</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td>Hubert Grimes<sup id="cite_ref-318" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-318"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>318<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Florida 7th Judicial Circuit (1999–2013) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Florida" title="Florida">Florida</a> </td> <td><i>retired</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td>Stephanie Grogan Jones<sup id="cite_ref-319" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-319"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>319<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Solano_County_Superior_Court" title="Solano County Superior Court">Solano County Superior Court</a> (2019– ) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/California" title="California">California</a> </td> <td><i>active</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td>Pamela Gutierrez<sup id="cite_ref-320" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-320"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>320<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Maricopa County Justice of the Peace (2003–2007) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Alabama" title="Alabama">Alabama</a> </td> <td><i>deceased</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td>Addeliar Dell Guy<sup id="cite_ref-321" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-321"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>321<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Nevada Eighth Judicial District Court (1975–1996) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Nevada" title="Nevada">Nevada</a> </td> <td><i>deceased</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td><a href="/wiki/Ancer_L._Haggerty" title="Ancer L. Haggerty">Ancer L. Haggerty</a><sup id="cite_ref-322" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-322"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>322<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Multnomah_County,_Oregon" title="Multnomah County, Oregon">Multnomah County</a> District Court (1989–1990); Multnomah County Circuit Court (1990–1993); <a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_District_of_Oregon" title="United States District Court for the District of Oregon">United States District Court for the District of Oregon</a> (1994–2009) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Oregon" title="Oregon">Oregon</a> </td> <td><i>retired</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td>Amos T. Hall<sup id="cite_ref-323" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-323"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>323<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Tulsa County District Court (1969–1971) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Oklahoma" title="Oklahoma">Oklahoma</a> </td> <td><i>deceased</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td><a href="/wiki/Phyllis_J._Hamilton" title="Phyllis J. Hamilton">Phyllis J. Hamilton</a><sup id="cite_ref-324" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-324"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>324<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/U.S._District_Court_for_the_Northern_District_of_California" class="mw-redirect" title="U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California">U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California</a> (2001– ) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/California" title="California">California</a> </td> <td><i>active</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td><a href="/wiki/George_C._Hanks_Jr." title="George C. Hanks Jr.">George C. Hanks Jr.</a><sup id="cite_ref-325" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-325"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>325<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Southern_District_of_Texas" title="United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas">United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas</a> (2015– ) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Texas" title="Texas">Texas</a> </td> <td><i>active</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td>Brenda Harbin-Forte<sup id="cite_ref-326" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-326"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>326<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Alameda County Municipal Court (1992–1998); <a href="/wiki/Alameda_County_Superior_Court" title="Alameda County Superior Court">Alameda County Superior Court</a> (1998–2019) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/California" title="California">California</a> </td> <td><i>retired</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td>Eddie Hardaway Jr.<sup id="cite_ref-327" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-327"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>327<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Alabama Seventeenth Judicial District (1995– ) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Alabama" title="Alabama">Alabama</a> </td> <td><i>active</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td>Lisa White Hardwick<sup id="cite_ref-328" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-328"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>328<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Missouri 16th Judicial Circuit (2000); <a href="/wiki/Missouri_Court_of_Appeals" title="Missouri Court of Appeals">Missouri Court of Appeals</a> (2001– ) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Missouri" title="Missouri">Missouri</a> </td> <td><i>active</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td>Richard Harewood<sup id="cite_ref-329" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-329"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>329<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Superior Court of Cook County (c. 1960) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Illinois" title="Illinois">Illinois</a> </td> <td><i>deceased</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td><a href="/wiki/John_R._Hargrove_Sr." title="John R. Hargrove Sr.">John R. Hargrove Sr.</a><sup id="cite_ref-330" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-330"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>330<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>District Court of Maryland for Baltimore City (1968–1974); Supreme Bench of Baltimore City (1974–1984); <a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_District_of_Maryland" title="United States District Court for the District of Maryland">United States District Court for the District of Maryland</a> (1984–1997) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Maryland" title="Maryland">Maryland</a> </td> <td><i>deceased</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td><a href="/wiki/Lubbie_Harper_Jr." title="Lubbie Harper Jr.">Lubbie Harper Jr.</a><sup id="cite_ref-331" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-331"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>331<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Connecticut_Superior_Court" title="Connecticut Superior Court">Connecticut Superior Court</a> (1997–2005); <a href="/wiki/Connecticut_Appellate_Court" title="Connecticut Appellate Court">Connecticut Appellate Court</a> (2005–2011); <a href="/wiki/Connecticut_Supreme_Court" title="Connecticut Supreme Court">Connecticut Supreme Court</a> (2011–2012) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Connecticut" title="Connecticut">Connecticut</a> </td> <td><i>retired</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td>Nathaniel R. Harper<sup id="cite_ref-332" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-332"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>332<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Louisville Court (appt. 1888) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kentucky" title="Kentucky">Kentucky</a> </td> <td><i>deceased</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td>Kevin D. Harrell<sup id="cite_ref-333" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-333"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>333<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>16th Judicial Circuit Court (2012– ) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Missouri" title="Missouri">Missouri</a> </td> <td><i>active</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td>Jeffrey L. Harris<sup id="cite_ref-334" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-334"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>334<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-335" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-335"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>335<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Iowa District Court (1997–2021) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Iowa" title="Iowa">Iowa</a> </td> <td><i>deceased</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td>Jesse S. Harris<sup id="cite_ref-336" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-336"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>336<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>District Court of Tulsa County (ret. 2014) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Oklahoma" title="Oklahoma">Oklahoma</a> </td> <td><i>retired</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td>John W. Harvey<sup id="cite_ref-:0_81-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-81"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>81<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>St. Louis Court </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Missouri" title="Missouri">Missouri</a> </td> <td><i>deceased</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td><a href="/wiki/Leroy_R._Hassell_Sr." title="Leroy R. Hassell Sr.">Leroy R. Hassell Sr.</a><sup id="cite_ref-337" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-337"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>337<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Supreme_Court_of_Virginia" title="Supreme Court of Virginia">Supreme Court of Virginia</a> (1989–2011) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Virginia" title="Virginia">Virginia</a> </td> <td><i>deceased</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td><a href="/wiki/William_H._Hastie" title="William H. Hastie">William H. Hastie</a><sup id="cite_ref-338" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-338"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>338<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/District_Court_of_the_Virgin_Islands" title="District Court of the Virgin Islands">United States District Court of the Virgin Islands</a> (1937–1939); <a href="/wiki/United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_Third_Circuit" title="United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit">United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit</a> (1949–1976) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/United_States_Virgin_Islands" title="United States Virgin Islands">United States Virgin Islands</a> </td> <td><i>deceased</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td><a href="/wiki/Alcee_Hastings" title="Alcee Hastings">Alcee Hastings</a><sup id="cite_ref-339" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-339"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>339<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Florida_circuit_courts" class="mw-redirect" title="Florida circuit courts">17th Judicial Circuit Court of Florida</a> (1977–1979); <a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Southern_District_of_Florida" title="United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida">United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida</a> (1979–1989) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Florida" title="Florida">Florida</a> </td> <td><i>impeached</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td><a href="/wiki/Joseph_W._Hatchett" title="Joseph W. Hatchett">Joseph W. Hatchett</a><sup id="cite_ref-340" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-340"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>340<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Supreme_Court_of_Florida" title="Supreme Court of Florida">Supreme Court of Florida</a> (1975–1979); <a href="/wiki/United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_Fifth_Circuit" title="United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit">United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit</a> (1979–1981); <a href="/wiki/United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_Eleventh_Circuit" title="United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit">United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit</a> (1981–1999) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Florida" title="Florida">Florida</a> </td> <td><i>retired</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td><a href="/wiki/Terry_J._Hatter_Jr." title="Terry J. Hatter Jr.">Terry J. Hatter Jr.</a><sup id="cite_ref-341" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-341"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>341<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_County_Superior_Court" title="Los Angeles County Superior Court">Los Angeles Superior Court</a> (1977–1980); <a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Central_District_of_California" title="United States District Court for the Central District of California">United States District Court for the Central District of California</a> (1980– ) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/California" title="California">California</a> </td> <td><i>inactive</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td><a href="/wiki/William_Joseph_Haynes_Jr." title="William Joseph Haynes Jr.">William Joseph Haynes Jr.</a><sup id="cite_ref-342" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-342"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>342<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Middle_District_of_Tennessee" title="United States District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee">United States District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee</a> (1984–2017) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tennessee" title="Tennessee">Tennessee</a> </td> <td><i>retired</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td><a href="/wiki/George_J._Hazel" title="George J. Hazel">George J. Hazel</a><sup id="cite_ref-343" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-343"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>343<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_District_of_Maryland" title="United States District Court for the District of Maryland">United States District Court for the District of Maryland</a> (2014–2023) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Maryland" title="Maryland">Maryland</a> </td> <td><i>resigned</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td>Harry Hazelwood<sup id="cite_ref-344" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-344"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>344<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Newark Magistrates’ Court </td> <td><a href="/wiki/New_Jersey" title="New Jersey">New Jersey</a> </td> <td><i>deceased</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td>Elliott Heard Jr.<sup id="cite_ref-345" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-345"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>345<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Gloucester County Court (1984–1991) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/New_Jersey" title="New Jersey">New Jersey</a> </td> <td><i>deceased</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td>Wanda Keyes Heard<sup id="cite_ref-346" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-346"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>346<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Baltimore City Circuit Court, 8th Judicial Circuit (1999–2019) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Maryland" title="Maryland">Maryland</a> </td> <td><i>retired</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td><a href="/wiki/Thelton_Henderson" title="Thelton Henderson">Thelton Henderson</a><sup id="cite_ref-347" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-347"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>347<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Northern_District_of_California" title="United States District Court for the Northern District of California">United States District Court for the Northern District of California</a> (1980– ) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/California" title="California">California</a> </td> <td><i>inactive</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td><a href="/wiki/William_J._Hibbler" title="William J. Hibbler">William J. Hibbler</a><sup id="cite_ref-348" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-348"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>348<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Illinois_circuit_courts" title="Illinois circuit courts">Illinois Circuit Court, Cook County</a> (1986–1999); <a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Northern_District_of_Illinois" title="United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois">United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois</a> (1999–2012) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Illinois" title="Illinois">Illinois</a> </td> <td><i>deceased</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td><a href="/wiki/A._Leon_Higginbotham_Jr." title="A. Leon Higginbotham Jr.">A. Leon Higginbotham Jr.</a><sup id="cite_ref-349" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-349"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>349<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Eastern_District_of_Pennsylvania" title="United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania">United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania</a> (1964–1977); <a href="/wiki/United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_Third_Circuit" title="United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit">United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit</a> (1977–1991); <a href="/wiki/United_States_Foreign_Intelligence_Surveillance_Court_of_Review" title="United States Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court of Review">United States Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court of Review</a> (1979–1986); <a href="/wiki/United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_Third_Circuit" title="United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit">United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit</a> (1990–1993) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Pennsylvania" title="Pennsylvania">Pennsylvania</a> </td> <td><i>deceased</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td><a href="/wiki/Paul_B._Higginbotham" title="Paul B. Higginbotham">Paul B. Higginbotham</a><sup id="cite_ref-newspapers.com_115-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-newspapers.com-115"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>115<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Madison Municipal Court (1992–1994); Dane County Superior Court (1994–2003); <a href="/wiki/Wisconsin_Court_of_Appeals" title="Wisconsin Court of Appeals">Wisconsin Court of Appeals</a> (2003–2017) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Wisconsin" title="Wisconsin">Wisconsin</a> </td> <td><i>retired</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td>Kellie Hill<sup id="cite_ref-350" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-350"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>350<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-351" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-351"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>351<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Cobb County’s Magistrate Court (2016–2020) Superior Court (2021– ) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Georgia_(U.S._state)" title="Georgia (U.S. state)">Georgia</a> </td> <td><i>active</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td><a href="/wiki/Geraldine_Hines" title="Geraldine Hines">Geraldine Hines</a><sup id="cite_ref-352" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-352"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>352<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Massachusetts_Superior_Court" title="Massachusetts Superior Court">Massachusetts Superior Court</a> (2001–2013); <a href="/wiki/Massachusetts_Appeals_Court" title="Massachusetts Appeals Court">Massachusetts Appeals Court</a> (2013–2014); <a href="/wiki/Massachusetts_Supreme_Judicial_Court" title="Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court">Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court</a> (2014–2017) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Massachusetts" title="Massachusetts">Massachusetts</a> </td> <td><i>retired</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td><a href="/wiki/Kelley_B._Hodge" title="Kelley B. Hodge">Kelley B. Hodge</a><sup id="cite_ref-353" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-353"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>353<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Eastern_District_of_Pennsylvania" title="United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania">United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania</a> (2022– ) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Pennsylvania" title="Pennsylvania">Pennsylvania</a> </td> <td><i>active</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td><a href="/wiki/Lisa_Holder_White" title="Lisa Holder White">Lisa Holder White</a><sup id="cite_ref-354" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-354"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>354<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Illinois_circuit_courts" title="Illinois circuit courts">Illinois Sixth Judcicial Circuit Court</a> (2001–2013); <a href="/wiki/Illinois_Appellate_Court#Fourth_District" title="Illinois Appellate Court">Illinois Fourth District Appellate Court</a> (2013–2022); <a href="/wiki/Illinois_Supreme_Court" class="mw-redirect" title="Illinois Supreme Court">Illinois Supreme Court</a> (2022– ) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Illinois" title="Illinois">Illinois</a> </td> <td><i>active</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td>Cassandra Y. Holleman<sup id="cite_ref-355" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-355"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>355<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Harris County Criminal Court at Law Texas No. 12 (2019) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Texas" title="Texas">Texas</a> </td> <td><i>deceased</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td><a href="/wiki/Jerome_A._Holmes" class="mw-redirect" title="Jerome A. Holmes">Jerome A. Holmes</a><sup id="cite_ref-356" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-356"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>356<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_Tenth_Circuit" title="United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit">United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit</a> (2006– ) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Oklahoma" title="Oklahoma">Oklahoma</a> </td> <td><i>active</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td>Sharon Holmes<sup id="cite_ref-357" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-357"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>357<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Tulsa County District Court (2014– ) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Oklahoma" title="Oklahoma">Oklahoma</a> </td> <td><i>active</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td><a href="/wiki/Charlene_Honeywell" class="mw-redirect" title="Charlene Honeywell">Charlene Honeywell</a><sup id="cite_ref-358" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-358"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>358<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Middle_District_of_Florida" title="United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida">United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida</a> (2009– ) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Florida" title="Florida">Florida</a> </td> <td><i>active</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td><a href="/wiki/Denise_Page_Hood" title="Denise Page Hood">Denise Page Hood</a><sup id="cite_ref-359" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-359"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>359<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Eastern_District_of_Michigan" title="United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan">United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan</a> (1994– ) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Michigan" title="Michigan">Michigan</a> </td> <td><i>active</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td><a href="/wiki/Benjamin_Hooks" title="Benjamin Hooks">Benjamin Hooks</a><sup id="cite_ref-360" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-360"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>360<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Shelby County Criminal Court (appt. 1965) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tennessee" title="Tennessee">Tennessee</a> </td> <td><i>deceased</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td><a href="/wiki/Jeffery_P._Hopkins" title="Jeffery P. Hopkins">Jeffery P. Hopkins</a><sup id="cite_ref-361" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-361"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>361<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Southern_District_of_Ohio" title="United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio">United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio</a> (1997– ) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ohio" title="Ohio">Ohio</a> </td> <td><i>active</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td><a href="/wiki/Odell_Horton" title="Odell Horton">Odell Horton</a><sup id="cite_ref-362" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-362"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>362<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Western_District_of_Tennessee" title="United States District Court for the Western District of Tennessee">United States District Court for the Western District of Tennessee</a> (1980–2006) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tennessee" title="Tennessee">Tennessee</a> </td> <td><i>deceased</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td><a href="/wiki/Michele_D._Hotten" title="Michele D. Hotten">Michele D. Hotten</a><sup id="cite_ref-363" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-363"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>363<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Maryland_Court_of_Special_Appeals" class="mw-redirect" title="Maryland Court of Special Appeals">Maryland Court of Special Appeals</a> (2010–2015); <a href="/wiki/Maryland_Court_of_Appeals" class="mw-redirect" title="Maryland Court of Appeals">Maryland Court of Appeals</a> (2015–2024) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Maryland" title="Maryland">Maryland</a> </td> <td><i>retired</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td><a href="/wiki/John_A._Houston" title="John A. Houston">John A. Houston</a><sup id="cite_ref-364" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-364"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>364<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Southern_District_of_California" title="United States District Court for the Southern District of California">United States District Court for the Southern District of California</a> (2003– ) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/California" title="California">California</a> </td> <td><i>active</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td>Andrew J. Howard<sup id="cite_ref-:0_81-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-81"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>81<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>District of Columbia Municipal Court </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Washington,_D.C." title="Washington, D.C.">Washington, D.C.</a> </td> <td><i>deceased</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td><a href="/wiki/George_Howard_Jr." title="George Howard Jr.">George Howard Jr.</a><sup id="cite_ref-365" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-365"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>365<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Arkansas_Supreme_Court" title="Arkansas Supreme Court">Arkansas Supreme Court</a> (1977–1979); <a href="/wiki/Arkansas_Court_of_Appeals" title="Arkansas Court of Appeals">Arkansas Court of Appeals</a> (1977–1980); <a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Western_District_of_Pennsylvania" title="United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania">United States District Court for the Western District of Arkansas</a> (1980–1990); <a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Eastern_District_of_Arkansas" title="United States District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas">United States District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas</a> (1980–2007) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Arkansas" title="Arkansas">Arkansas</a> </td> <td><i>deceased</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td>John A. Howard<sup id="cite_ref-366" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-366"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>366<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Elyria Municipal Court (1985–1998) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ohio" title="Ohio">Ohio</a> </td> <td><i>retired</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td><a href="/wiki/Joseph_C._Howard_Sr." title="Joseph C. Howard Sr.">Joseph C. Howard Sr.</a><sup id="cite_ref-367" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-367"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>367<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Supreme Bench of Baltimore City (1968–1979); <a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_District_of_Maryland" title="United States District Court for the District of Maryland">United States District Court for the District of Maryland</a> (1991–2000) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Maryland" title="Maryland">Maryland</a> </td> <td><i>deceased</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td>Karen Aileen Howze<sup id="cite_ref-368" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-368"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>368<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Superior_Court_of_the_District_of_Columbia" title="Superior Court of the District of Columbia">Superior Court of the District of Columbia</a> (Magistrate Judge: appt. 2002) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Washington,_D.C." title="Washington, D.C.">Washington, D.C.</a> </td> <td><i>retired</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td><a href="/wiki/Kenneth_M._Hoyt" title="Kenneth M. Hoyt">Kenneth M. Hoyt</a><sup id="cite_ref-369" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-369"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>369<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Southern_District_of_Texas" title="United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas">United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas</a> (1988– ) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Texas" title="Texas">Texas</a> </td> <td><i>active</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td><a href="/wiki/Mabel_Houze_Hubbard" title="Mabel Houze Hubbard">Mabel H. Hubbard</a><sup id="cite_ref-370" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-370"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>370<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>District Court of Maryland for Baltimore City (1981–1985); Circuit Court for Baltimore City (1985–1999) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Maryland" title="Maryland">Maryland</a> </td> <td><i>deceased</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td><a href="/wiki/Natalie_Hudson" title="Natalie Hudson">Natalie Hudson</a><sup id="cite_ref-MPR_371-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-MPR-371"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>371<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Minnesota_Court_of_Appeals" title="Minnesota Court of Appeals">Minnesota Court of Appeals</a> (2002–2015); <a href="/wiki/Minnesota_Supreme_Court" title="Minnesota Supreme Court">Minnesota Supreme Court</a> (2015– ) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Minnesota" title="Minnesota">Minnesota</a> </td> <td><i>active</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td><a href="/wiki/William_C._Hueston" class="mw-redirect" title="William C. Hueston">William Clarence Hueston Sr.</a><sup id="cite_ref-372" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-372"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>372<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Gary Magistrate Court (appt. 1924) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Indiana" title="Indiana">Indiana</a> </td> <td><i>deceased</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td>Rufus C. Huffman Sr.<sup id="cite_ref-373" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-373"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>373<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Bullock County Probate Court (1976–1994) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Alabama" title="Alabama">Alabama</a> </td> <td><i>deceased</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td>Norma S. Huggins<sup id="cite_ref-374" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-374"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>374<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/King_County_Superior_Court" title="King County Superior Court">King County Superior Court</a> (1983–2000) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Washington_(state)" title="Washington (state)">Washington</a> </td> <td><i>retired</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td>Erica Hughes<sup id="cite_ref-375" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-375"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>375<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Harris County Criminal Court at Law No. 3 (2019– ) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Texas" title="Texas">Texas</a> </td> <td><i>active</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td><a href="/wiki/John_Hulett" title="John Hulett">John Hulett</a><sup id="cite_ref-376" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-376"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>376<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Lowndes County Probate Court </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Alabama" title="Alabama">Alabama</a> </td> <td><i>deceased</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td><a href="/wiki/LaShonda_A._Hunt" title="LaShonda A. Hunt">LaShonda A. Hunt</a><sup id="cite_ref-377" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-377"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>377<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Northern_District_of_Illinois" title="United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois">United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois</a> (2023– ) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Illinois" title="Illinois">Illinois</a> </td> <td><i>active</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td>Clay E. Hunter<sup id="cite_ref-378" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-378"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>378<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Canton Municipal Court </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ohio" title="Ohio">Ohio</a> </td> <td><i>deceased</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td>Robert B. Hutson<sup id="cite_ref-379" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-379"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>379<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Orange County Superior Court (1982–2010) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/California" title="California">California</a> </td> <td><i>retired</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td><a href="/wiki/Herbert_J._Hutton" title="Herbert J. Hutton">Herbert J. Hutton</a><sup id="cite_ref-380" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-380"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>380<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Eastern_District_of_Pennsylvania" title="United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania">United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania</a> (1988–2007) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Pennsylvania" title="Pennsylvania">Pennsylvania</a> </td> <td><i>deceased</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td>Todd D. Irby<sup id="cite_ref-381" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-381"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>381<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-382" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-382"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>382<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Placer County Superior Court (Commissioner: 2017–2018; Judge 2018– ) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/California" title="California">California</a> </td> <td><i>active</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td><a href="/wiki/Roderick_L._Ireland" title="Roderick L. Ireland">Roderick L. Ireland</a><sup id="cite_ref-383" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-383"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>383<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Boston Juvenile Court (1977–1990); <a href="/wiki/Massachusetts_Court_of_Appeals" class="mw-redirect" title="Massachusetts Court of Appeals">Massachusetts Court of Appeals</a> (1990–1997); <a href="/wiki/Massachusetts_Supreme_Judicial_Court" title="Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court">Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court</a> (1997–2014) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Massachusetts" title="Massachusetts">Massachusetts</a> </td> <td><i>retired</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td>Earlean Isaac<sup id="cite_ref-384" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-384"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>384<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Greene County Probate Court (1989–2016) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Alabama" title="Alabama">Alabama</a> </td> <td><i>resigned</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td><a href="/wiki/Brian_Anthony_Jackson" class="mw-redirect" title="Brian Anthony Jackson">Brian Anthony Jackson</a><sup id="cite_ref-385" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-385"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>385<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Middle_District_of_Louisiana" title="United States District Court for the Middle District of Louisiana">United States District Court for the Middle District of Louisiana</a> (2010– ) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Louisiana" title="Louisiana">Louisiana</a> </td> <td><i>active</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td><a href="/wiki/Carol_E._Jackson" title="Carol E. Jackson">Carol E. Jackson</a><sup id="cite_ref-386" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-386"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>386<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Eastern_District_of_Missouri" title="United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri">United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri</a> (1992–2017) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Missouri" title="Missouri">Missouri</a> </td> <td><i>retired</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td>Harrison S. Jackson<sup id="cite_ref-387" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-387"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>387<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>New York City Court </td> <td><a href="/wiki/New_York_(state)" title="New York (state)">New York</a> </td> <td><i>deceased</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td><a href="/wiki/Ketanji_Brown_Jackson" title="Ketanji Brown Jackson">Ketanji Brown Jackson</a><sup id="cite_ref-388" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-388"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>388<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_District_of_Columbia" title="United States District Court for the District of Columbia">United States District Court for the District of Columbia</a> (2013–2021); <a href="/wiki/United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_District_of_Columbia" class="mw-redirect" title="United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia">United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia</a> (2021–2022); <a href="/wiki/Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States" title="Supreme Court of the United States">Supreme Court of the United States</a> (2022– ) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Washington,_D.C." title="Washington, D.C.">Washington, D.C.</a> </td> <td><i>active</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td>Maria T. Jackson<sup id="cite_ref-389" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-389"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>389<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-390" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-390"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>390<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>339th State District Court (2009–2019) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Texas" title="Texas">Texas</a> </td> <td><i>resigned to seek for another office</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td><a href="/wiki/Perry_B._Jackson" title="Perry B. Jackson">Perry B. Jackson</a><sup id="cite_ref-391" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-391"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>391<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Cleveland Municipal Court (1942–1960); Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Court (1960–1973) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ohio" title="Ohio">Ohio</a> </td> <td><i>decreased</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td><a href="/wiki/Raymond_Alvin_Jackson" title="Raymond Alvin Jackson">Raymond Alvin Jackson</a><sup id="cite_ref-392" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-392"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>392<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Eastern_District_of_Virginia" title="United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia">United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia</a> (1993– ) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Virginia" title="Virginia">Virginia</a> </td> <td><i>active</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td><a href="/wiki/Candace_Jackson-Akiwumi" title="Candace Jackson-Akiwumi">Candace Jackson-Akiwumi</a><sup id="cite_ref-393" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-393"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>393<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_Seventh_Circuit" title="United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit">United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit</a> (2021– ) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Illinois" title="Illinois">Illinois</a> </td> <td><i>active</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td>George E. James<sup id="cite_ref-394" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-394"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>394<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Beaver County Court (1998–2007) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Pennsylvania" title="Pennsylvania">Pennsylvania</a> </td> <td><i>retired</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td>Andrew L. Jefferson Jr.<sup id="cite_ref-395" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-395"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>395<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Harris County Family District Court (1970–1973); Texas 208th District Court (1973–1975) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Texas" title="Texas">Texas</a> </td> <td><i>deceased</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td>Bernard Jefferson<sup id="cite_ref-396" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-396"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>396<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>California Second District Court of Appeal (1975–1980) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/California" title="California">California</a> </td> <td><i>deceased</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td>Deadra L. Jefferson<sup id="cite_ref-397" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-397"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>397<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>South Carolina Circuit Court (2001– ) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/South_Carolina" title="South Carolina">South Carolina</a> </td> <td><i>active</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td>Edwin L. Jefferson<sup id="cite_ref-398" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-398"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>398<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Los Angeles Municipal Court (1941–1949); <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_County_Superior_Court" title="Los Angeles County Superior Court">Los Angeles Superior Court</a> (1949–1961); California Second Appellate District (1961–1975) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/California" title="California">California</a> </td> <td><i>deceased</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td><a href="/wiki/Wallace_B._Jefferson" title="Wallace B. Jefferson">Wallace B. Jefferson</a><sup id="cite_ref-399" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-399"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>399<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Supreme_Court_of_Texas" title="Supreme Court of Texas">Supreme Court of Texas</a> (2001–2013) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Texas" title="Texas">Texas</a> </td> <td><i>resigned</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td><a href="/wiki/Lindsay_C._Jenkins" title="Lindsay C. Jenkins">Lindsay C. Jenkins</a><sup id="cite_ref-400" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-400"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>400<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Northern_District_of_Illinois" title="United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois">United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois</a> (2023– ) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Illinois" title="Illinois">Illinois</a> </td> <td><i>active</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td><a href="/wiki/Martin_Jenkins" title="Martin Jenkins">Martin Jenkins</a><sup id="cite_ref-401" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-401"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>401<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-402" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-402"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>402<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Alameda County Municipal Court (1989–1992); <a href="/wiki/Alameda_County_Superior_Court" title="Alameda County Superior Court">Alameda County Superior Court</a> (1992–1997); <a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Northern_District_of_California" title="United States District Court for the Northern District of California">United States District Court—Northern</a> (1997–2008); California First Appellate District (2008–2019); <a href="/wiki/Supreme_Court_of_California" title="Supreme Court of California">Supreme Court of California</a> (appt. 2020) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/California" title="California">California</a> </td> <td><i>active</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td>Angela Jewell<sup id="cite_ref-403" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-403"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>403<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>New Mexico 2nd Judicial District Court (1996–2010) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/New_Mexico" title="New Mexico">New Mexico</a> </td> <td><i>retired</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td>Tommy Jewell<sup id="cite_ref-404" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-404"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>404<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Bernalillo County Metropolitan Court (1983–1991); New Mexico 2nd Judicial District Court (1991–2005) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/New_Mexico" title="New Mexico">New Mexico</a> </td> <td><i>retired</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td>Z. Mae Jimison<sup id="cite_ref-405" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-405"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>405<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Marion County Superior Court (1996–2002) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Indiana" title="Indiana">Indiana</a> </td> <td><i>deceased</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td><a href="/wiki/Bernette_Joshua_Johnson" title="Bernette Joshua Johnson">Bernette Joshua Johnson</a><sup id="cite_ref-406" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-406"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>406<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Louisiana_Supreme_Court" title="Louisiana Supreme Court">Louisiana Supreme Court</a> (1994–2020) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Louisiana" title="Louisiana">Louisiana</a> </td> <td><i>retired</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td>C. Anthony Johnson<sup id="cite_ref-407" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-407"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>407<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>General Sessions Criminal Court </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tennessee" title="Tennessee">Tennessee</a> </td> <td><i>deceased</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td><a href="/wiki/Clifton_Johnson_(jurist)" title="Clifton Johnson (jurist)">Clifton Johnson (jurist)</a><sup id="cite_ref-408" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-408"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>408<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/North_Carolina_Court_of_Appeals" title="North Carolina Court of Appeals">North Carolina Court of Appeals</a> (1982–1996) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/North_Carolina" title="North Carolina">North Carolina</a> </td> <td><i>deceased</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td><a href="/wiki/Golden_E._Johnson" title="Golden E. Johnson">Golden E. Johnson</a><sup id="cite_ref-409" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-409"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>409<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Newark Municipal Court (appt. 1974); Montclair Municipal Court </td> <td><a href="/wiki/New_Jersey" title="New Jersey">New Jersey</a> </td> <td><i>deceased</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td>Joseph D. Johnson<sup id="cite_ref-410" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-410"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>410<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Kansas Third Judicial District (2005–2018) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kansas" title="Kansas">Kansas</a> </td> <td><i>deceased</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td><a href="/wiki/Norma_Holloway_Johnson" title="Norma Holloway Johnson">Norma Holloway Johnson</a><sup id="cite_ref-411" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-411"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>411<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_District_of_Columbia" title="United States District Court for the District of Columbia">United States District Court for the District of Columbia</a> (1980–2003) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Washington,_D.C." title="Washington, D.C.">Washington, D.C.</a> </td> <td><i>retired</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td>Shanice Johnson<sup id="cite_ref-412" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-412"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>412<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Sixth Circuit Court (2021– ) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Arkansas" title="Arkansas">Arkansas</a> </td> <td><i>active</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td><a href="/wiki/Sterling_Johnson_Jr." title="Sterling Johnson Jr.">Sterling Johnson Jr.</a><sup id="cite_ref-413" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-413"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>413<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><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">United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York</a> (1991–2022) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/New_York_(state)" title="New York (state)">New York</a> </td> <td><i>deceased</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td><a href="/wiki/Tiffany_R._Johnson" title="Tiffany R. Johnson">Tiffany R. Johnson</a><sup id="cite_ref-414" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-414"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>414<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Northern_District_of_Georgia" title="United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia">United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia</a> <i>(2025– )</i> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Georgia_(U.S._state)" title="Georgia (U.S. state)">Georgia</a> </td> <td><i>designate</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td>Alesia Jones<sup id="cite_ref-415" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-415"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>415<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Solano_County_Superior_Court" title="Solano County Superior Court">Solano County Superior Court</a> (2008– ) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/California" title="California">California</a> </td> <td><i>active</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td><a href="/wiki/Bernard_M._Jones" title="Bernard M. Jones">Bernard M. Jones</a><sup id="cite_ref-416" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-416"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>416<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Western_District_of_Oklahoma" title="United States District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma">United States District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma</a> (2015– ) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Oklahoma" title="Oklahoma">Oklahoma</a> </td> <td><i>active</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td><a href="/wiki/C._Darnell_Jones_II" title="C. Darnell Jones II">C. Darnell Jones II</a><sup id="cite_ref-417" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-417"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>417<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>First Judicial District of Pennsylvania (1987–2008); <a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Eastern_District_of_Pennsylvania" title="United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania">United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania</a> (2008– ) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Pennsylvania" title="Pennsylvania">Pennsylvania</a> </td> <td><i>active</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td>Charles W. Jones<sup id="cite_ref-418" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-418"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>418<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Detroit Recorder’s Court (appt. 1950) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Michigan" title="Michigan">Michigan</a> </td> <td><i>deceased</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td>DaSean Jones<sup id="cite_ref-419" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-419"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>419<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Harris County District Court (2019– ) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Texas" title="Texas">Texas</a> </td> <td><i>active</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td><a href="/wiki/Gaynelle_Griffin_Jones" title="Gaynelle Griffin Jones">Gaynelle Griffin Jones</a><sup id="cite_ref-420" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-420"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>420<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>First Court of the Texas Courts of Appeals (1992–1993) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Texas" title="Texas">Texas</a> </td> <td><i>deceased</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td>Jennifer L. Jones<sup id="cite_ref-421" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-421"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>421<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Sedgwick County District Court (1992–2001); Wichita Municipal Court (2001– ) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kansas" title="Kansas">Kansas</a> </td> <td><i>active</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td>Joscelyn Jones<sup id="cite_ref-422" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-422"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>422<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Alameda_County_Superior_Court" title="Alameda County Superior Court">Alameda County Superior Court</a> (2020– ) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/California" title="California">California</a> </td> <td><i>active</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td><a href="/wiki/Napoleon_A._Jones_Jr." title="Napoleon A. Jones Jr.">Napoleon A. Jones Jr.</a><sup id="cite_ref-423" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-423"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>423<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>San Diego Municipal Court (1977–1982); San Diego County Superior Court (1982–1994); <a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Southern_District_of_California" title="United States District Court for the Southern District of California">United States District Court for the Southern District of California</a> (1994–2009) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/California" title="California">California</a> </td> <td><i>deceased</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td><a href="/wiki/Nathaniel_R._Jones" title="Nathaniel R. Jones">Nathaniel R. Jones</a><sup id="cite_ref-424" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-424"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>424<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_Sixth_Circuit" title="United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit">United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit</a> (1979–2002) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ohio" title="Ohio">Ohio</a> </td> <td><i>retired</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td><a href="/wiki/Okla_Jones_II" title="Okla Jones II">Okla Jones II</a><sup id="cite_ref-425" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-425"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>425<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Eastern_District_of_Louisiana" title="United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana">United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana</a> (1994–1996) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Louisiana" title="Louisiana">Louisiana</a> </td> <td><i>deceased</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td><a href="/wiki/Richard_A._Jones" title="Richard A. Jones">Richard A. Jones</a><sup id="cite_ref-426" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-426"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>426<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/King_County_Superior_Court" title="King County Superior Court">King County Superior Court</a> (1994–2007); <a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Western_District_of_Washington" title="United States District Court for the Western District of Washington">United States District Court for the Western District of Washington</a> (2007– ) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Washington_(state)" title="Washington (state)">Washington</a> </td> <td><i>active</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td>Sidney A. Jones<sup id="cite_ref-427" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-427"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>427<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Cook County Circuit Court (1960–1980) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Illinois" title="Illinois">Illinois</a> </td> <td><i>deceased</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td><a href="/wiki/Steve_C._Jones" title="Steve C. Jones">Steve C. Jones</a><sup id="cite_ref-428" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-428"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>428<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Northern_District_of_Georgia" title="United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia">United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia</a> (2011– ) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Georgia_(U.S._state)" title="Georgia (U.S. state)">Georgia</a> </td> <td><i>active</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td>Tierra Jones<sup id="cite_ref-429" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-429"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>429<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Clark County District Court (2017– ) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Nevada" title="Nevada">Nevada</a> </td> <td><i>active</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td>Tonya Jones<sup id="cite_ref-NPR.org_261-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NPR.org-261"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>261<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Harris County Criminal Court at Law No. 15 (2019– ) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Texas" title="Texas">Texas</a> </td> <td><i>active</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td><a href="/wiki/Tanya_Jones_Bosier" title="Tanya Jones Bosier">Tanya Jones Bosier</a><sup id="cite_ref-430" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-430"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>430<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Superior_Court_of_the_District_of_Columbia" title="Superior Court of the District of Columbia">Superior Court of the District of Columbia</a> (2017– ) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Washington,_D.C." title="Washington, D.C.">Washington, D.C.</a> </td> <td><i>active</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td>Claudia Jordan<sup id="cite_ref-431" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-431"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>431<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Denver County Court (1994–2014) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Colorado" title="Colorado">Colorado</a> </td> <td><i>retired</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td>Robert E. Jourdan<sup id="cite_ref-:8_27-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:8-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Chelan County Superior Court (2021– ) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Washington_(state)" title="Washington (state)">Washington</a> </td> <td><i>active</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td><a href="/wiki/J._Curtis_Joyner" title="J. Curtis Joyner">J. Curtis Joyner</a><sup id="cite_ref-432" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-432"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>432<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Chester County Court of Common Pleas for the 15th Judicial District of Pennsylvania (1987–1992); <a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Eastern_District_of_Pennsylvania" title="United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania">United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania</a> (1992–2021) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Pennsylvania" title="Pennsylvania">Pennsylvania</a> </td> <td><i>retired</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td><a href="/wiki/Maria_Ara%C3%BAjo_Kahn" title="Maria Araújo Kahn">Maria Araújo Kahn</a><sup id="cite_ref-433" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-433"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>433<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Connecticut_Superior_Court" title="Connecticut Superior Court">Connecticut Superior Court</a> (2006–2017); <a href="/wiki/Connecticut_Appellate_Court" title="Connecticut Appellate Court">Connecticut Appellate Court</a> (2017); <a href="/wiki/Connecticut_Supreme_Court" title="Connecticut Supreme Court">Supreme Court of Connecticut</a> (2017–2023); <a href="/wiki/United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_Second_Circuit" title="United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit">United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit</a> (2023– ) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Connecticut" title="Connecticut">Connecticut</a> </td> <td><i>active</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td><a href="/wiki/Abdul_Kallon" class="mw-redirect" title="Abdul Kallon">Abdul Kallon</a><sup id="cite_ref-Abdul_Kallon_434-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Abdul_Kallon-434"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>434<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Northern_District_of_Alabama" title="United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama">United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama</a> (2010–2022) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Alabama" title="Alabama">Alabama</a> </td> <td><i>resigned</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td>Michelle Kazadi<sup id="cite_ref-:7_118-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:7-118"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>118<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_County_Superior_Court" title="Los Angeles County Superior Court">Los Angeles County Superior Court</a> (2021– ) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/California" title="California">California</a> </td> <td><i>active</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td><a href="/wiki/Amalya_Lyle_Kearse" class="mw-redirect" title="Amalya Lyle Kearse">Amalya Lyle Kearse</a><sup id="cite_ref-435" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-435"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>435<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_Second_Circuit" title="United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit">United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit</a> (1979– ) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/New_York_(state)" title="New York (state)">New York</a> </td> <td><i>active</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td><a href="/wiki/Damon_Keith" title="Damon Keith">Damon Keith</a><sup id="cite_ref-436" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-436"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>436<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Eastern_District_of_Michigan" title="United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan">United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan</a> (1967–1977); <a href="/wiki/United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_Sixth_Circuit" title="United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit">United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit</a> (1977–2019) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Michigan" title="Michigan">Michigan</a> </td> <td><i>deceased</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td><a href="/wiki/Angel_Kelley" title="Angel Kelley">Angel Kelley</a><sup id="cite_ref-437" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-437"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>437<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Massachusetts_District_Court" title="Massachusetts District Court">Brockton District Court</a> (2009–2013); <a href="/wiki/Massachusetts_Superior_Court" title="Massachusetts Superior Court">Massachusetts Superior Court</a> (2013–2021); <a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_District_of_Massachusetts" title="United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts">United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts</a> (2021– ) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Massachusetts" title="Massachusetts">Massachusetts</a> </td> <td><i>active</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td>Cain James Kennedy<sup id="cite_ref-438" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-438"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>438<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Mobile County Circuit Court (1979–1998) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Alabama" title="Alabama">Alabama</a> </td> <td><i>deceased</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td><a href="/wiki/Henry_H._Kennedy_Jr." title="Henry H. Kennedy Jr.">Henry H. Kennedy Jr.</a><sup id="cite_ref-439" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-439"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>439<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_District_of_Columbia" title="United States District Court for the District of Columbia">United States District Court for the District of Columbia</a> (1997– ) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Washington,_D.C." title="Washington, D.C.">Washington, D.C.</a> </td> <td><i>inactive</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td><a href="/wiki/Embry_Kidd" title="Embry Kidd">Embry Kidd</a><sup id="cite_ref-440" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-440"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>440<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Middle_District_of_Florida" title="United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida">United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida</a> (2019–2024); <a href="/wiki/United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_Eleventh_Circuit" title="United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit">United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit</a> (2024– ) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Florida" title="Florida">Florida</a> </td> <td><i>active</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td><a href="/wiki/Peter_Killough" title="Peter Killough">Peter Killough</a><sup id="cite_ref-441" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-441"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>441<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Supreme_Court_of_Maryland" title="Supreme Court of Maryland">Supreme Court of Maryland</a> (2024– ) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Maryland" title="Maryland">Maryland</a> </td> <td><i>active</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td>James C. Kimbrough<sup id="cite_ref-442" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-442"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>442<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Lake County Superior Court (1974–1987) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Indiana" title="Indiana">Indiana</a> </td> <td><i>deceased</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td>Klinette H. Kindred<sup id="cite_ref-443" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-443"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>443<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>United States Bankruptcy Court Eastern District of Virginia (2017– ) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Virginia" title="Virginia">Virginia</a> </td> <td><i>active</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td>Kimberly Kiner<sup id="cite_ref-444" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-444"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>444<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>LaPorte Superior Court (Judge Pro Tem: appt. 2013) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Indiana" title="Indiana">Indiana</a> </td> <td><i>deceased</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td>Alex Kinlaw Jr.<sup id="cite_ref-445" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-445"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>445<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>South Carolina Circuit Court (2018– ) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/South_Carolina" title="South Carolina">South Carolina</a> </td> <td><i>active</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td>David M. Krashna<sup id="cite_ref-446" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-446"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>446<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Alameda County Municipal Court (Commissioner: 1992–1998); <a href="/wiki/Alameda_County_Superior_Court" title="Alameda County Superior Court">Alameda County Superior Court</a> (Commissioner: 1998–2001; Judge: 2001–2015) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/California" title="California">California</a> </td> <td><i>retired</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td><a href="/wiki/Leondra_Kruger" title="Leondra Kruger">Leondra Kruger</a><sup id="cite_ref-447" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-447"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>447<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Supreme_Court_of_California" title="Supreme Court of California">California Supreme Court</a> (2015– ) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/California" title="California">California</a> </td> <td><i>active</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td><a href="/wiki/William_Francis_Kuntz_II" class="mw-redirect" title="William Francis Kuntz II">William Francis Kuntz II</a><sup id="cite_ref-448" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-448"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>448<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><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">United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York</a> (2011– ) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/New_York_(state)" title="New York (state)">New York</a> </td> <td><i>active</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td><a href="/wiki/Gary_L._Lancaster" title="Gary L. Lancaster">Gary L. Lancaster</a><sup id="cite_ref-449" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-449"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>449<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Western_District_of_Pennsylvania" title="United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania">United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania</a> (1987–2013) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Pennsylvania" title="Pennsylvania">Pennsylvania</a> </td> <td><i>deceased</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td><a href="/wiki/Adam_B._Landy" title="Adam B. Landy">Adam B. Landy</a><sup id="cite_ref-450" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-450"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>450<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/United_States_Tax_Court" title="United States Tax Court">United States Tax Court</a> (2021– ) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Washington,_D.C." title="Washington, D.C.">Washington, D.C.</a> </td> <td><i>active</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td>Monique Langhorne<sup id="cite_ref-451" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-451"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>451<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-452" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-452"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>452<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Napa County Superior Court (2019–2023) <a href="/wiki/California_Courts_of_Appeal" title="California Courts of Appeal">Courts of Appeal</a>, First Appellate District, Division One (2023– ) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/California" title="California">California</a> </td> <td><i>active</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td><a href="/wiki/Rick_E._Lawrence" title="Rick E. Lawrence">Rick Lawrence</a><sup id="cite_ref-453" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-453"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>453<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Lewiston,_Maine" title="Lewiston, Maine">Lewiston</a> District Court (2000–2022) <a href="/wiki/Maine_Supreme_Judicial_Court" title="Maine Supreme Judicial Court">Supreme Judicial Court</a> (2022– ) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Maine" title="Maine">Maine</a> </td> <td><i>active</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td><a href="/wiki/Alison_Renee_Lee" title="Alison Renee Lee">Alison Renee Lee</a><sup id="cite_ref-454" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-454"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>454<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>South Carolina Fifth Judicial Circuit (1999–2023) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/South_Carolina" title="South Carolina">South Carolina</a> </td> <td><i>retired</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td>Amarra A. Lee<sup id="cite_ref-455" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-455"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>455<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>San Mateo Superior Court (2018– ) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/California" title="California">California</a> </td> <td><i>active</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td><a href="/wiki/Eunice_C._Lee" title="Eunice C. Lee">Eunice C. Lee</a><sup id="cite_ref-456" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-456"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>456<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_Second_Circuit" title="United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit">United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit</a> (2021– ) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/New_York_(state)" title="New York (state)">New York</a> </td> <td><i>active</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td><a href="/wiki/Gerald_Bruce_Lee" title="Gerald Bruce Lee">Gerald Bruce Lee</a><sup id="cite_ref-457" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-457"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>457<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Eastern_District_of_Virginia" title="United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia">United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia</a> (1998–2017) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Virginia" title="Virginia">Virginia</a> </td> <td><i>retired</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td>Helen Shores Lee<sup id="cite_ref-458" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-458"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>458<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Jefferson County Circuit Court (2003–2017) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Alabama" title="Alabama">Alabama</a> </td> <td><i>deceased</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td>Ida Leggett<sup id="cite_ref-459" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-459"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>459<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Idaho Second District Court (1992–1998) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Idaho" title="Idaho">Idaho</a> </td> <td><i>resigned</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td><a href="/wiki/George_N._Leighton" title="George N. Leighton">George N. Leighton</a> </td> <td>Circuit Court of <a href="/wiki/Cook_County,_Illinois" title="Cook County, Illinois">Cook County</a> (1964–1969); First District Appellate Court of Illinois (1969–1976); <a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Northern_District_of_Illinois" title="United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois">United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois</a> (1976–1987) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Illinois" title="Illinois">Illinois</a> </td> <td><i>deceased</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td><a href="/wiki/Ivan_L._R._Lemelle" title="Ivan L. R. Lemelle">Ivan L. R. Lemelle</a><sup id="cite_ref-460" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-460"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>460<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Eastern_District_of_Louisiana" title="United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana">United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana</a> (1984– ) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Louisiana" title="Louisiana">Louisiana</a> </td> <td><i>active</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td>John T. Letts<sup id="cite_ref-461" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-461"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>461<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Grand Rapids Municipal Court (elect. 1959); Kent County District Court (elect. 1967) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Michigan" title="Michigan">Michigan</a> </td> <td><i>deceased</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td>Ola M. Lewis<sup id="cite_ref-462" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-462"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>462<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>North Carolina 13th Judicial District (appt. 1993) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/North_Carolina" title="North Carolina">North Carolina</a> </td> <td><i>deceased</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td><a href="/wiki/Timothy_K._Lewis" title="Timothy K. Lewis">Timothy K. Lewis</a><sup id="cite_ref-463" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-463"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>463<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Western_District_of_Pennsylvania" title="United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania">United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania</a> (1991–1992); <a href="/wiki/United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_Third_Circuit" title="United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit">United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit</a> (1992–1999) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Pennsylvania" title="Pennsylvania">Pennsylvania</a> </td> <td><i>resigned</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td><a href="/wiki/Reginald_C._Lindsay" title="Reginald C. Lindsay">Reginald C. Lindsay</a><sup id="cite_ref-464" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-464"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>464<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_District_of_Massachusetts" title="United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts">United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts</a> (1993–2009) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Massachusetts" title="Massachusetts">Massachusetts</a> </td> <td><i>deceased</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td><a href="/wiki/Sam_A._Lindsay" title="Sam A. Lindsay">Sam A. Lindsay</a><sup id="cite_ref-465" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-465"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>465<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Northern_District_of_Texas" title="United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas">United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas</a> (1998– ) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Texas" title="Texas">Texas</a> </td> <td><i>active</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td>Joe O. Littlejohn<sup id="cite_ref-The_Honorable_Judge_Rod_Shelton_466-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-The_Honorable_Judge_Rod_Shelton-466"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>466<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>San Diego County Superior Court (1995–2006) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/California" title="California">California</a> </td> <td><i>retired</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td>Melony Lockwood<sup id="cite_ref-467" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-467"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>467<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-468" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-468"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>468<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Alaska Fourth Judicial District (2017–2021) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Alaska" title="Alaska">Alaska</a> </td> <td><i>resigned</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td><a href="/wiki/Steven_Logan" class="mw-redirect" title="Steven Logan">Steven Logan</a><sup id="cite_ref-469" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-469"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>469<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_District_of_Arizona" title="United States District Court for the District of Arizona">United States District Court for the District of Arizona</a> (2014– ) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Arizona" title="Arizona">Arizona</a> </td> <td><i>active</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td><a href="/wiki/Raymond_Lohier" title="Raymond Lohier">Raymond Lohier</a><sup id="cite_ref-470" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-470"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>470<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_Second_Circuit" title="United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit">United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit</a> (2010– ) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/New_York_(state)" title="New York (state)">New York</a> </td> <td><i>active</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td>James L. Long<sup id="cite_ref-471" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-471"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>471<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Superior_Court_of_California_of_the_County_of_Sacramento" class="mw-redirect" title="Superior Court of California of the County of Sacramento">Sacramento County Superior Court</a> (app. 1982) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/California" title="California">California</a> </td> <td><i>retired</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td><a href="/wiki/Mary_Johnson_Lowe" title="Mary Johnson Lowe">Mary Johnson Lowe</a><sup id="cite_ref-472" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-472"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>472<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/New_York_City_Criminal_Court" title="New York City Criminal Court">New York City Criminal Court</a> (1971–1973); <a href="/wiki/New_York_County_Supreme_Court" class="mw-redirect" title="New York County Supreme Court">New York County Supreme Court</a> (1973–1974); Bronx County Supreme Court (1975–1976); <a href="/wiki/Supreme_Court_of_New_York" class="mw-redirect" title="Supreme Court of New York">Supreme Court of New York</a> (1977–1978); <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">United States District Court for the Southern District of New York</a> (1978–1991) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/New_York_(state)" title="New York (state)">New York</a> </td> <td><i>deceased</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td>Alice A. Lytle<sup id="cite_ref-473" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-473"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>473<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Sacramento Municipal Court (1983–1998); <a href="/wiki/Superior_Court_of_California_of_the_County_of_Sacramento" class="mw-redirect" title="Superior Court of California of the County of Sacramento">Sacramento County Superior Court</a> (1998–2002) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/California" title="California">California</a> </td> <td><i>deceased</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td><a href="/wiki/Matthew_J._Maddox" title="Matthew J. Maddox">Matthew J. Maddox</a><sup id="cite_ref-474" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-474"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>474<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_District_of_Maryland" title="United States District Court for the District of Maryland">United States District Court for the District of Maryland</a> (2022– ) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Maryland" title="Maryland">Maryland</a> </td> <td><i>active</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td>Conrad Mallett Jr.<sup id="cite_ref-475" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-475"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>475<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Michigan_Supreme_Court" title="Michigan Supreme Court">Michigan Supreme Court</a> (1990–1998) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Michigan" title="Michigan">Michigan</a> </td> <td><i>retired</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td>William A. Mallory<sup id="cite_ref-476" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-476"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>476<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Hamilton County Municipal Court (1993–2006; 2011– ); Hamilton County Court of Common Pleas (2006–2009) Hamilton County First District Court of Appeals (2009–2011) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ohio" title="Ohio">Ohio</a> </td> <td><i>active</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td>Mercer M. Mance<sup id="cite_ref-477" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-477"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>477<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Marion County Superior Court (1958–1978) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Indiana" title="Indiana">Indiana</a> </td> <td><i>deceased</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td>Robert J. Mangum<sup id="cite_ref-478" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-478"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>478<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>New York State Court of Claims (appt. 1971) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/New_York_(state)" title="New York (state)">New York</a> </td> <td><i>deceased</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td><a href="/wiki/Blanche_M._Manning" title="Blanche M. Manning">Blanche M. Manning</a><sup id="cite_ref-479" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-479"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>479<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Northern_District_of_Illinois" title="United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois">United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois</a> (1994–2020) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Illinois" title="Illinois">Illinois</a> </td> <td><i>deceased</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td>L. Casey Manning<sup id="cite_ref-480" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-480"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>480<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>South Carolina Circuit Court (1994– ) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/South_Carolina" title="South Carolina">South Carolina</a> </td> <td><i>active</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td>Jeralynn Manor<sup id="cite_ref-481" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-481"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>481<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Harris County District Court (2021– ) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Texas" title="Texas">Texas</a> </td> <td><i>active</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td>Calvin Mapp<sup id="cite_ref-482" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-482"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>482<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Miami-Dade County Court (1973–1994) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Florida" title="Florida">Florida</a> </td> <td><i>deceased</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td><a href="/wiki/Algenon_L._Marbley" title="Algenon L. Marbley">Algenon L. Marbley</a><sup id="cite_ref-483" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-483"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>483<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Southern_District_of_Ohio" title="United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio">United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio</a> (1997– ) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ohio" title="Ohio">Ohio</a> </td> <td><i>active</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td><a href="/wiki/Consuelo_Bland_Marshall" title="Consuelo Bland Marshall">Consuelo Bland Marshall</a><sup id="cite_ref-484" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-484"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>484<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Central_District_of_California" title="United States District Court for the Central District of California">United States District Court for the Central District of California</a> (1980– ) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/California" title="California">California</a> </td> <td><i>inactive</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td><a href="/wiki/Thurgood_Marshall" title="Thurgood Marshall">Thurgood Marshall</a><sup id="cite_ref-485" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-485"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>485<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_Second_Circuit" title="United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit">United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit</a> (1961–1965); Supreme Court of the United States (1967–1991) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Washington,_D.C." title="Washington, D.C.">Washington, D.C.</a> </td> <td><i>deceased</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td>Janice R. Martin<sup id="cite_ref-486" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-486"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>486<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Kentucky District Court (1993–2009) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kentucky" title="Kentucky">Kentucky</a> </td> <td><i>retired</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td>Joshua W. Martin III<sup id="cite_ref-487" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-487"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>487<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-488" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-488"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>488<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Delaware_Superior_Court" title="Delaware Superior Court">Superior Court of Delaware</a> (1982–1989) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Delaware" title="Delaware">Delaware</a> </td> <td><i>resigned</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td>Aaron B. Mason<sup id="cite_ref-:3_171-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:3-171"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>171<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-489" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-489"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>489<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Clayton_County,_Georgia" title="Clayton County, Georgia">Clayton County</a> Superior Court (2016– ) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Georgia_(U.S._state)" title="Georgia (U.S. state)">Georgia</a> </td> <td><i>active</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td>Rhonda Mason<sup id="cite_ref-490" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-490"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>490<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Johnson County Court (2016– ) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kansas" title="Kansas">Kansas</a> </td> <td><i>active</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td><a href="/wiki/Andre_Mathis" title="Andre Mathis">Andre Mathis</a><sup id="cite_ref-491" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-491"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>491<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_Sixth_Circuit" title="United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit">United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit</a> (2022– ) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tennessee" title="Tennessee">Tennessee</a> </td> <td><i>active</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td>Albert Matthews<sup id="cite_ref-492" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-492"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>492<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_County_Superior_Court" title="Los Angeles County Superior Court">Los Angeles Superior Court</a> (Assigned Judge: appt. 1993) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/California" title="California">California</a> </td> <td><i>deceased</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td><a href="/wiki/James_Campbell_Matthews" title="James Campbell Matthews">James Campbell Matthews</a><sup id="cite_ref-493" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-493"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>493<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Albany,_New_York" title="Albany, New York">Albany, New York</a> Recorder's Court (1896–1899) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/New_York_(state)" title="New York (state)">New York</a> </td> <td><i>deceased</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td>Stephen L. Maxwell<sup id="cite_ref-494" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-494"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>494<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Minnesota 2nd Judicial District Court (1967–1987) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Minnesota" title="Minnesota">Minnesota</a> </td> <td><i>deceased</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td>Mabel Mayfield<sup id="cite_ref-495" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-495"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>495<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Berrien County Courts (2000– ) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Michigan" title="Michigan">Michigan</a> </td> <td><i>active</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td><a href="/wiki/William_E._McAnulty_Jr." title="William E. McAnulty Jr.">William E. McAnulty Jr.</a><sup id="cite_ref-496" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-496"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>496<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jefferson_County,_Kentucky" title="Jefferson County, Kentucky">Jefferson County</a> District Court (1977–1980; 1983–1990; 1993–1998); <a href="/wiki/Kentucky_Court_of_Appeals" title="Kentucky Court of Appeals">Kentucky Court of Appeals</a> (1998–2006); <a href="/wiki/Kentucky_Supreme_Court" title="Kentucky Supreme Court">Supreme Court of Kentucky</a> (2006–2007) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kentucky" title="Kentucky">Kentucky</a> </td> <td><i>deceased</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td>Mark A. McCannon<sup id="cite_ref-497" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-497"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>497<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Alameda_County_Superior_Court" title="Alameda County Superior Court">Alameda County Superior Court</a> (2013– ) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/California" title="California">California</a> </td> <td><i>active</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td><a href="/wiki/Jesse_McClure" title="Jesse McClure">Jesse McClure</a><sup id="cite_ref-498" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-498"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>498<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>339th District Court (2019–2020); <a href="/wiki/Texas_Court_of_Criminal_Appeals" title="Texas Court of Criminal Appeals">Texas Court of Criminal Appeals</a> (2021– ) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Texas" title="Texas">Texas</a> </td> <td><i>active</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td>LaRonda J. McCoy<sup id="cite_ref-499" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-499"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>499<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_County_Superior_Court" title="Los Angeles County Superior Court">Los Angeles County Superior Court</a> (2017– ) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/California" title="California">California</a> </td> <td><i>active</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td>Kari McCrea<sup id="cite_ref-500" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-500"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>500<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Alaska Third Judicial District (2017– ) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Alaska" title="Alaska">Alaska</a> </td> <td><i>active</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td><a href="/wiki/Wade_H._McCree" title="Wade H. McCree">Wade H McCree Jr.</a><sup id="cite_ref-501" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-501"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>501<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Eastern_District_of_Michigan" title="United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan">United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan</a> (1961–1966) <a href="/wiki/United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_Sixth_Circuit" title="United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit">United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit</a> (1966-1977) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Michigan" title="Michigan">Michigan</a> </td> <td><i>deceased</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td>Wade Harper McCree <sup id="cite_ref-502" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-502"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>502<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-503" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-503"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>503<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Wayne County Circuit Court (2004–2013; 2020– ) suspended and reinstated </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Michigan" title="Michigan">Michigan</a> </td> <td>active </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td><a href="/wiki/Joe_Billy_McDade" title="Joe Billy McDade">Joe Billy McDade</a><sup id="cite_ref-504" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-504"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>504<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Tenth Judicial Circuit, State of Illinois (1982–1991); <a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Central_District_of_Illinois" title="United States District Court for the Central District of Illinois">United States District Court for the Central District of Illinois</a> (1991– ) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Illinois" title="Illinois">Illinois</a> </td> <td><i>active</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td><a href="/wiki/Gabrielle_Kirk_McDonald" title="Gabrielle Kirk McDonald">Gabrielle Kirk McDonald</a><sup id="cite_ref-505" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-505"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>505<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Southern_District_of_Texas" title="United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas">United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas</a> (1979–1988) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Texas" title="Texas">Texas</a> </td> <td><i>resigned</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td>Odell McGhee, II<sup id="cite_ref-506" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-506"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>506<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Iowa_District_Courts" title="Iowa District Courts">Iowa District Court</a> (2002– ) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Iowa" title="Iowa">Iowa</a> </td> <td><i>active</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td><a href="/wiki/Theodore_McKee" title="Theodore McKee">Theodore McKee</a><sup id="cite_ref-507" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-507"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>507<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas (1984–1994); <a href="/wiki/United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_Third_Circuit" title="United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit">United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit</a> (1994– ) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Pennsylvania" title="Pennsylvania">Pennsylvania</a> </td> <td><i>active</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td>Kevin McKeever<sup id="cite_ref-508" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-508"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>508<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Iowa_District_Courts" title="Iowa District Courts">Iowa District Court</a> (2015– ) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Iowa" title="Iowa">Iowa</a> </td> <td><i>active</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td>Elwood S. McKenney<sup id="cite_ref-509" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-509"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>509<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Roxbury District Court (appt. 1960) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Massachusetts" title="Massachusetts">Massachusetts</a> </td> <td><i>deceased</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td>Patricia McKinley<sup id="cite_ref-510" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-510"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>510<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Bay District Municipal Court District (1982–1986) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/California" title="California">California</a> </td> <td><i>deceased</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td><a href="/wiki/Theodore_McMillian" title="Theodore McMillian">Theodore McMillian</a><sup id="cite_ref-McMillian,_Theodore_511-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-McMillian,_Theodore-511"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>511<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_Eighth_Circuit" title="United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit">United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit</a> (1978–2006) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Missouri" title="Missouri">Missouri</a> </td> <td><i>deceased</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td><a href="/wiki/Brandy_R._McMillion" title="Brandy R. McMillion">Brandy R. McMillion</a><sup id="cite_ref-512" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-512"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>512<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Eastern_District_of_Michigan" title="United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan">United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan</a> (2023– )</span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Michigan" title="Michigan">Michigan</a> </td> <td><i>active</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td>Tyrone Medley<sup id="cite_ref-513" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-513"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>513<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Utah Fifth Circuit Court (1984–1992); Utah Third Circuit Court (1992–2012) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Utah" title="Utah">Utah</a> </td> <td><i>retired</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td><a href="/wiki/Cordell_D._Meeks_Sr." title="Cordell D. Meeks Sr.">Cordell D. Meeks Sr.</a><sup id="cite_ref-514" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-514"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>514<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Wyandotte County District Court (1972–1980) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kansas" title="Kansas">Kansas</a> </td> <td><i>deceased</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td>Alfonza Menefee<sup id="cite_ref-515" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-515"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>515<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Macon County Probate Court (1988–2019)<sup id="cite_ref-516" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-516"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>516<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Alabama" title="Alabama">Alabama</a> </td> <td><i>retired</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td><a href="/wiki/Orelia_Merchant" title="Orelia Merchant">Orelia Merchant</a><sup id="cite_ref-517" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-517"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>517<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><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">United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York</a> (2023– ) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/New_York_(state)" title="New York (state)">New York</a> </td> <td><i>active</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td><a href="/wiki/Robin_M._Meriweather" title="Robin M. Meriweather">Robin M. Meriweather</a><sup id="cite_ref-518" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-518"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>518<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_District_of_Columbia" title="United States District Court for the District of Columbia">United States District Court for the District of Columbia</a> (2017–2024); <a href="/wiki/United_States_Court_of_Federal_Claims" title="United States Court of Federal Claims">United States Court of Federal Claims</a> (2024– ) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Washington,_D.C." title="Washington, D.C.">Washington, D.C.</a> </td> <td><i>active</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td><a href="/wiki/Natasha_C._Merle" title="Natasha C. Merle">Natasha C. Merle</a><sup id="cite_ref-519" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-519"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>519<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><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">United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York</a> (2023– ) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/New_York_(state)" title="New York (state)">New York</a> </td> <td><i>active</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td><a href="/wiki/Stephan_P._Mickle" title="Stephan P. Mickle">Stephan P. Mickle</a><sup id="cite_ref-520" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-520"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>520<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Alachua County Court (1979–1984); Florida Eighth Judicial Circuit (1984–1992); Florida First District Court of Appeal (1993–1998); <a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Northern_District_of_Florida" title="United States District Court for the Northern District of Florida">United States District Court for the Northern District of Florida</a> (1998–2021) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Florida" title="Florida">Florida</a> </td> <td><i>deceased</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td><a href="/wiki/Vicki_Miles-LaGrange" title="Vicki Miles-LaGrange">Vicki Miles-LaGrange</a><sup id="cite_ref-521" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-521"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>521<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Western_District_of_Oklahoma" title="United States District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma">United States District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma</a> (1994– ) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Oklahoma" title="Oklahoma">Oklahoma</a> </td> <td><i>inactive</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td><a href="/wiki/Brian_Stacy_Miller" class="mw-redirect" title="Brian Stacy Miller">Brian Stacy Miller</a><sup id="cite_ref-522" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-522"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>522<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Eastern_District_of_Arkansas" title="United States District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas">United States District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas</a> (2008– ) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Arkansas" title="Arkansas">Arkansas</a> </td> <td><i>active</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td>Sheila Miller<sup id="cite_ref-523" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-523"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>523<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>41B District Court (2006–2010) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Michigan" title="Michigan">Michigan</a> </td> <td><i>retired</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td>Herbert E. Millin<sup id="cite_ref-524" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-524"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>524<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Philadelphia Municipal Court (appt. 1947) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Pennsylvania" title="Pennsylvania">Pennsylvania</a> </td> <td><i>deceased</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td>Toni Y. Mims-Cochran<sup id="cite_ref-525" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-525"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>525<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-526" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-526"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>526<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Alameda_County_Superior_Court" title="Alameda County Superior Court">Alameda County Superior Court</a> (Commissioner: 2016–2022; Judge 2022) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/California" title="California">California</a> </td> <td><i>active</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td>Cameron Mitchell<sup id="cite_ref-527" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-527"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>527<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Benton-Franklin Superior Court (2004– ) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Washington_(state)" title="Washington (state)">Washington</a> </td> <td><i>deceased</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td><a href="/wiki/Irvin_C._Mollison" title="Irvin C. Mollison">Irvin C. Mollison</a><sup id="cite_ref-528" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-528"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>528<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/United_States_Customs_Court" class="mw-redirect" title="United States Customs Court">United States Customs Court</a> (1945–1962) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/New_York_(state)" title="New York (state)">New York</a> </td> <td><i>deceased</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td><a href="/wiki/Tamika_Montgomery%E2%80%93Reeves" class="mw-redirect" title="Tamika Montgomery–Reeves">Tamika Montgomery–Reeves</a><sup id="cite_ref-529" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-529"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>529<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Delaware Court of Chancery (2015–2019); <a href="/wiki/Delaware_Supreme_Court" title="Delaware Supreme Court">Supreme Court of Delaware</a> (2019–2023); <a href="/wiki/United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_Third_Circuit" title="United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit">United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit</a> (2023– ) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Delaware" title="Delaware">Delaware</a> </td> <td><i>active</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td>Vershenia Ballance Moody<sup id="cite_ref-530" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-530"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>530<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Illinois 6th Judicial District (2012– ) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Illinois" title="Illinois">Illinois</a> </td> <td><i>active</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td>Herman E. Moore<sup id="cite_ref-531" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-531"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>531<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/District_Court_of_the_Virgin_Islands" title="District Court of the Virgin Islands">United States District Court of the Virgin Islands</a> (1939–1957) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/United_States_Virgin_Islands" title="United States Virgin Islands">United States Virgin Islands</a> </td> <td><i>deceased</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td>Lester V. Moore<sup id="cite_ref-532" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-532"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>532<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Norfolk Juvenile and Domestic District Court (1976–1997) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Virginia" title="Virginia">Virginia</a> </td> <td><i>deceased</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td>Michelle Moore<sup id="cite_ref-533" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-533"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>533<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>314th District Court (2019– ) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Texas" title="Texas">Texas</a> </td> <td><i>active</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td><a href="/wiki/Raymond_P._Moore" title="Raymond P. Moore">Raymond P. Moore</a><sup id="cite_ref-534" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-534"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>534<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_District_of_Colorado" title="United States District Court for the District of Colorado">United States District Court for the District of Colorado</a> (2013– ) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Colorado" title="Colorado">Colorado</a> </td> <td><i>active</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td><a href="/wiki/Terry_F._Moorer" title="Terry F. Moorer">Terry F. Moorer</a><sup id="cite_ref-535" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-535"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>535<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Middle_District_of_Alabama" title="United States District Court for the Middle District of Alabama">United States District Court for the Middle District of Alabama</a> (2007–2018); <a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Southern_District_of_Alabama" title="United States District Court for the Southern District of Alabama">United States District Court for the Southern District of Alabama</a> (2018– ) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Alabama" title="Alabama">Alabama</a> </td> <td><i>active</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td><a href="/wiki/Michael_R._Morgan" title="Michael R. Morgan">Michael R. Morgan</a><sup id="cite_ref-536" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-536"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>536<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/North_Carolina_Supreme_Court" title="North Carolina Supreme Court">Supreme Court of North Carolina</a> (2016– ) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/North_Carolina" title="North Carolina">North Carolina</a> </td> <td><i>active</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td><a href="/wiki/Ernest_Nathan_Morial" title="Ernest Nathan Morial">Ernest Nathan Morial</a><sup id="cite_ref-537" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-537"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>537<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Louisiana Juvenile Court (1970–1974); Louisiana Fourth Circuit Court of Appeal (1974–1977) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Louisiana" title="Louisiana">Louisiana</a> </td> <td><i>deceased</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td>Brittanye Morris<sup id="cite_ref-538" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-538"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>538<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Harris County District Court (2021– ) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Texas" title="Texas">Texas</a> </td> <td><i>active</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td>Carl W. Morris<sup id="cite_ref-539" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-539"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>539<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Alameda County Municipal Court (1988–1993); <a href="/wiki/Alameda_County_Superior_Court" title="Alameda County Superior Court">Alameda County Superior Court</a> (1993–2012) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/California" title="California">California</a> </td> <td><i>retired</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td>Denise Langford Morris<sup id="cite_ref-540" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-540"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>540<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-541" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-541"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>541<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Oakland County Circuit Court (1992–2022) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Michigan" title="Michigan">Michigan</a> </td> <td><i>retired</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td>Elizabeth Morris<sup id="cite_ref-542" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-542"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>542<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Anne Arundel County Circuit Court (2018– ) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Maryland" title="Maryland">Maryland</a> </td> <td><i>active</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td>Angil Morris-Jones<sup id="cite_ref-:51_543-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:51-543"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>543<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-544" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-544"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>544<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Merced County Superior Court (appt. 1997) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/California" title="California">California</a> </td> <td><i>retired or lost reelection</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td>Franklin Morton Jr.<sup id="cite_ref-545" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-545"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>545<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>New York Municipal Court (appt. 1958); <a href="/wiki/New_York_Supreme_Court" title="New York Supreme Court">New York State Supreme Court</a> (elect. 1969) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/New_York_(state)" title="New York (state)">New York</a> </td> <td><i>deceased</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td><a href="/wiki/Constance_Baker_Motley" title="Constance Baker Motley">Constance Baker Motley</a><sup id="cite_ref-546" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-546"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>546<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><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">United States District Court for the Southern District of New York</a> (1966–2005) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/New_York_(state)" title="New York (state)">New York</a> </td> <td><i>deceased</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td><a href="/wiki/Harriet_Mitchell_Murphy" title="Harriet Mitchell Murphy">Harriet Mitchell Murphy</a><sup id="cite_ref-547" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-547"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>547<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Austin Municipal Court (1973–1993) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Texas" title="Texas">Texas</a> </td> <td><i>retired</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td><a href="/wiki/Richard_E._Myers_II" title="Richard E. Myers II">Richard E. Myers II</a><sup id="cite_ref-548" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-548"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>548<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><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">United States District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina</a> (2019– ) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/North_Carolina" title="North Carolina">North Carolina</a> </td> <td><i>active</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td><a href="/wiki/Julien_Neals" title="Julien Neals">Julien Neals</a><sup id="cite_ref-549" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-549"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>549<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_District_of_New_Jersey" title="United States District Court for the District of New Jersey">United States District Court for the District of New Jersey</a> (2021– ) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/New_Jersey" title="New Jersey">New Jersey</a> </td> <td><i>active</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td><a href="/wiki/Adrienne_Nelson" title="Adrienne Nelson">Adrienne Nelson</a><sup id="cite_ref-550" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-550"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>550<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Multnomah_County,_Oregon" title="Multnomah County, Oregon">Multnomah County</a> <a href="/wiki/Oregon_circuit_courts" title="Oregon circuit courts">Circuit Court</a> (2006–2018); <a href="/wiki/Oregon_Supreme_Court" title="Oregon Supreme Court">Supreme Court of Oregon</a> (2018–2023); <a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_District_of_Oregon" title="United States District Court for the District of Oregon">United States District Court for the District of Oregon</a> (2023– ) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Oregon" title="Oregon">Oregon</a> </td> <td><i>active</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td><a href="/wiki/David_Sutherland_Nelson" title="David Sutherland Nelson">David Sutherland Nelson</a><sup id="cite_ref-551" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-551"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>551<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Massachusetts_Superior_Court" title="Massachusetts Superior Court">Massachusetts Superior Court</a> (1973–1979); <a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_District_of_Massachusetts" title="United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts">United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts</a> (1979–1998) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Massachusetts" title="Massachusetts">Massachusetts</a> </td> <td><i>deceased</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td><a href="/wiki/P._Scott_Neville_Jr." title="P. Scott Neville Jr.">P. Scott Neville Jr.</a><sup id="cite_ref-552" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-552"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>552<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Illinois Supreme Court (2018– ) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Illinois" title="Illinois">Illinois</a> </td> <td><i>active</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td>Irma Newburn<sup id="cite_ref-553" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-553"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>553<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-554" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-554"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>554<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Oklahoma Fifth Judicial Circuit (2016–2021) <p>Federal Immigration Judge (2021–) </p> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Oklahoma" title="Oklahoma">Oklahoma</a> <p><a href="/wiki/Tennessee" title="Tennessee">Tennessee</a> </p> </td> <td><i>active</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td><a href="/wiki/Clifton_B._Newman" class="mw-redirect" title="Clifton B. Newman">Clifton B. Newman</a><sup id="cite_ref-555" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-555"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>555<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>South Carolina Circuit Court (2000–2023) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/South_Carolina" title="South Carolina">South Carolina</a> </td> <td><i>retired</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td>Jocelyn Newman<sup id="cite_ref-556" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-556"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>556<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>South Carolina Circuit Court (2016– ) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/South_Carolina" title="South Carolina">South Carolina</a> </td> <td><i>active</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td>Tara L. Newman<sup id="cite_ref-:2_557-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:2-557"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>557<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_County_Superior_Court" title="Los Angeles County Superior Court">Los Angeles County Superior Court</a> (2021– ) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/California" title="California">California</a> </td> <td><i>active</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td><a href="/wiki/Robert_N._C._Nix_Jr." title="Robert N. C. Nix Jr.">Robert N. C. Nix Jr.</a><sup id="cite_ref-558" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-558"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>558<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Supreme_Court_of_Pennsylvania" title="Supreme Court of Pennsylvania">Supreme Court of Pennsylvania</a> (1972–1996) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Pennsylvania" title="Pennsylvania">Pennsylvania</a> </td> <td><i>deceased</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td><a href="/wiki/Troy_L._Nunley" title="Troy L. Nunley">Troy L. Nunley</a><sup id="cite_ref-559" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-559"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>559<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Superior_Court_of_California_of_the_County_of_Sacramento" class="mw-redirect" title="Superior Court of California of the County of Sacramento">Sacramento County Superior Court</a> (2002–2012); <a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Eastern_District_of_California" title="United States District Court for the Eastern District of California">United States District Court for the Eastern District of California</a> (2013– ) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/California" title="California">California</a> </td> <td><i>active</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td>Jimmy Nunn<sup id="cite_ref-560" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-560"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>560<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Dallas County Probate Court (2018– ) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Alabama" title="Alabama">Alabama</a> </td> <td><i>active</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td>Edirin Okoloko<sup id="cite_ref-561" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-561"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>561<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Snohomish County Superior Court (2020– ) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Washington_(state)" title="Washington (state)">Washington</a> </td> <td><i>active</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td>Eileen A. Olds<sup id="cite_ref-562" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-562"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>562<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Chesapeake Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Court (1995–2019) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Virginia" title="Virginia">Virginia</a> </td> <td><i>retired</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td><a href="/wiki/Solomon_Oliver_Jr." title="Solomon Oliver Jr.">Solomon Oliver Jr.</a><sup id="cite_ref-563" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-563"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>563<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Northern_District_of_Ohio" title="United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio">United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio</a> (1994– ) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ohio" title="Ohio">Ohio</a> </td> <td><i>active</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td><a href="/wiki/Vernon_D._Oliver" title="Vernon D. Oliver">Vernon D. Oliver</a><sup id="cite_ref-564" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-564"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>564<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Connecticut_Superior_Court" title="Connecticut Superior Court">Connecticut Superior Court</a> (2009–2023); <a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_District_of_Connecticut" title="United States District Court for the District of Connecticut">United States District Court for the District of Connecticut</a> (2023– ) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Connecticut" title="Connecticut">Connecticut</a> </td> <td><i>active</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td>Dayo O. Onanubosi<sup id="cite_ref-565" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-565"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>565<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Idaho Third Judicial District (2009– ) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Idaho" title="Idaho">Idaho</a> </td> <td><i>active</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td><a href="/wiki/Revius_Ortique_Jr." title="Revius Ortique Jr.">Revius Ortique Jr.</a><sup id="cite_ref-566" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-566"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>566<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Louisiana_Supreme_Court" title="Louisiana Supreme Court">Supreme Court of Louisiana</a> (elec. 1992) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Louisiana" title="Louisiana">Louisiana</a> </td> <td><i>deceased</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td>Alexis Otis-Lewis<sup id="cite_ref-567" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-567"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>567<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>St. Clair County Court (1992–2009) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Illinois" title="Illinois">Illinois</a> </td> <td><i>retired</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td>Jalilah Otto<sup id="cite_ref-568" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-568"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>568<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Jackson County Circuit Court (2017– ) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Missouri" title="Missouri">Missouri</a> </td> <td><i>active</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td><a href="/wiki/Morris_Overstreet" title="Morris Overstreet">Morris Overstreet</a><sup id="cite_ref-569" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-569"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>569<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Texas_Court_of_Criminal_Appeals" title="Texas Court of Criminal Appeals">Texas Court of Criminal Appeals</a> (1991–1999) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Texas" title="Texas">Texas</a> </td> <td><i>term ended</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td><a href="/wiki/Charles_L._Owens" title="Charles L. Owens">Charles L. Owens</a><sup id="cite_ref-570" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-570"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>570<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Oklahoma County District Court (1968–1998) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Oklahoma" title="Oklahoma">Oklahoma</a> </td> <td><i>deceased</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td><a href="/wiki/Alan_Page" title="Alan Page">Alan Page</a><sup id="cite_ref-571" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-571"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>571<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Minnesota_Supreme_Court" title="Minnesota Supreme Court">Supreme Court of Minnesota</a> (1993–2015) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Minnesota" title="Minnesota">Minnesota</a> </td> <td><i>retired</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td>Myles Paige<sup id="cite_ref-572" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-572"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>572<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/New_York_City_Criminal_Court" title="New York City Criminal Court">New York City Criminal Court</a> (1939–1956); Domestic Relations Court (1958–1966) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/New_York_(state)" title="New York (state)">New York</a> </td> <td><i>deceased</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td>Wilma Palmer<sup id="cite_ref-573" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-573"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>573<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Tulsa County District Court (2007– ) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Oklahoma" title="Oklahoma">Oklahoma</a> </td> <td><i>active</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td><a href="/wiki/Darrel_J._Papillion" title="Darrel J. Papillion">Darrel J. Papillion</a><sup id="cite_ref-574" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-574"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>574<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Eastern_District_of_Louisiana" title="United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana">United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana</a> (2023– ) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Louisiana" title="Louisiana">Louisiana</a> </td> <td><i>active</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td><a href="/wiki/Barrington_D._Parker" title="Barrington D. Parker">Barrington D. Parker</a><sup id="cite_ref-575" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-575"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>575<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_District_of_Columbia" title="United States District Court for the District of Columbia">United States District Court for the District of Columbia</a> (1969–1993) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Washington,_D.C." title="Washington, D.C.">Washington, D.C.</a> </td> <td><i>deceased</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td><a href="/wiki/Barrington_D._Parker_Jr." title="Barrington D. Parker Jr.">Barrington D. Parker Jr.</a><sup id="cite_ref-576" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-576"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>576<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><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">United States District Court for the Southern District of New York</a> (1994–2001); <a href="/wiki/United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_Second_Circuit" title="United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit">United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit</a> (2001– ) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/New_York_(state)" title="New York (state)">New York</a> </td> <td><i>active</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td>Gerald Parker<sup id="cite_ref-577" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-577"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>577<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Montgomery County Common Pleas Court (2019– ) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ohio" title="Ohio">Ohio</a> </td> <td><i>active</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td><a href="/wiki/Linda_Vivienne_Parker" title="Linda Vivienne Parker">Linda Vivienne Parker</a><sup id="cite_ref-578" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-578"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>578<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Eastern_District_of_Michigan" title="United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan">United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan</a> (2014– ) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Michigan" title="Michigan">Michigan</a> </td> <td><i>active</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td><a href="/wiki/James_Benton_Parsons" title="James Benton Parsons">James Benton Parsons</a><sup id="cite_ref-579" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-579"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>579<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Northern_District_of_Illinois" title="United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois">United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois</a> (1961–1993) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Illinois" title="Illinois">Illinois</a> </td> <td><i>deceased</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td>Thomas H. Parrott<sup id="cite_ref-580" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-580"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>580<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-581" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-581"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>581<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Los Angeles Superior Court (Commissioner: 1990–2006) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/California" title="California">California</a> </td> <td><i>retired</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td>Cecil B. Patterson Jr.<sup id="cite_ref-582" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-582"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>582<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Maricopa County Superior Court (1980–1991); Arizona First Appellate Court (1995–2003) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Arizona" title="Arizona">Arizona</a> </td> <td><i>retired</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td>Gary D. Payne<sup id="cite_ref-583" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-583"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>583<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Fayette County Court (1988–2011) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kentucky" title="Kentucky">Kentucky</a> </td> <td><i>retired</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td>Latosha Lewis Payne<sup id="cite_ref-584" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-584"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>584<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Harris County District Court (2019– ) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Texas" title="Texas">Texas</a> </td> <td><i>active</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td>Sandra Peake<sup id="cite_ref-585" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-585"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>585<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Harris County District Court (2019– ) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Texas" title="Texas">Texas</a> </td> <td><i>active</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td><a href="/wiki/Benita_Y._Pearson" title="Benita Y. Pearson">Benita Y. Pearson</a><sup id="cite_ref-586" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-586"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>586<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Northern_District_of_Ohio" title="United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio">United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio</a> (2008– ) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ohio" title="Ohio">Ohio</a> </td> <td><i>active</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td><a href="/wiki/John_Garrett_Penn" title="John Garrett Penn">John Garrett Penn</a><sup id="cite_ref-587" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-587"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>587<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>District of Columbia Court of General Sessions (1970–1971); <a href="/wiki/Superior_Court_of_the_District_of_Columbia" title="Superior Court of the District of Columbia">Superior Court of the District of Columbia</a> (1971–1979); <a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_District_of_Columbia" title="United States District Court for the District of Columbia">United States District Court for the District of Columbia</a> (1979–2007) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Washington,_D.C." title="Washington, D.C.">Washington, D.C.</a> </td> <td><i>deceased</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td><a href="/wiki/Mia_Roberts_Perez" title="Mia Roberts Perez">Mia Roberts Perez</a><sup id="cite_ref-588" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-588"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>588<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_County,_Pennsylvania" title="Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania">Philadelphia County</a> <a href="/wiki/Pennsylvania_courts_of_common_pleas" title="Pennsylvania courts of common pleas">Court of Common Pleas</a> (2016–2022); <a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Eastern_District_of_Pennsylvania" title="United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania">United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania</a> (2022– ) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Pennsylvania" title="Pennsylvania">Pennsylvania</a> </td> <td><i>active</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td><a href="/wiki/James_E.C._Perry" class="mw-redirect" title="James E.C. Perry">James E.C. Perry</a><sup id="cite_ref-589" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-589"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>589<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Florida 18th Judicial Circuit (1999–2009); Supreme Court of Florida (2009–2016) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Florida" title="Florida">Florida</a> </td> <td><i>retired</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td><a href="/wiki/Matthew_J._Perry" title="Matthew J. Perry">Matthew J. Perry</a><sup id="cite_ref-jjw_590-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-jjw-590"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>590<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_Armed_Forces" title="United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces">United States Court of Military Appeals</a> (1976–1979); <a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_District_of_South_Carolina" title="United States District Court for the District of South Carolina">United States District Court for the District of South Carolina</a> (1979–2011) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/South_Carolina" title="South Carolina">South Carolina</a> </td> <td><i>deceased</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td>Fredericka Phillips<sup id="cite_ref-591" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-591"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>591<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Harris County District Court (2016– ) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Texas" title="Texas">Texas</a> </td> <td><i>active</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td><a href="/wiki/Vel_Phillips" title="Vel Phillips">Vel Phillips</a><sup id="cite_ref-592" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-592"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>592<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Milwaukee County Circuit Court (1971–1978) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Wisconsin" title="Wisconsin">Wisconsin</a> </td> <td><i>deceased</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td>Kenneth A. Phipps<sup id="cite_ref-593" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-593"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>593<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Criminal Court of the City of New York (1958–1968) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/New_York_(state)" title="New York (state)">New York</a> </td> <td><i>deceased</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td>Risë Jones Pichon<sup id="cite_ref-594" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-594"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>594<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Santa Clara Municipal Court (Commissioner: 1983–1984; Judge 1984–1998); Santa Clara Superior Court (1998–2019) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/California" title="California">California</a> </td> <td><i>retired</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td>Juan Pickett<sup id="cite_ref-595" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-595"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>595<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Louisiana 32nd Judicial District (2015– ) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Louisiana" title="Louisiana">Louisiana</a> </td> <td><i>active</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td><a href="/wiki/Lawrence_W._Pierce" title="Lawrence W. Pierce">Lawrence W. Pierce</a><sup id="cite_ref-596" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-596"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>596<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><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">United States District Court for the Southern District of New York</a> (1971–1981); <a href="/wiki/United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_Second_Circuit" title="United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit">United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit</a> (1981–1995) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/New_York_(state)" title="New York (state)">New York</a> </td> <td><i>retired</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td>Victor Pippins Jr.<sup id="cite_ref-597" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-597"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>597<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/San_Diego_County_Superior_Court" title="San Diego County Superior Court">San Diego County Superior Court</a> (2020– ) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/California" title="California">California</a> </td> <td><i>active</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td>Freddy Pitcher Jr.<sup id="cite_ref-598" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-598"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>598<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Louisiana 19th Judicial District Court; Louisiana First Circuit Court of Appeal </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Louisiana" title="Louisiana">Louisiana</a> </td> <td><i>retired</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td>Elizabeth Davis Pittman<sup id="cite_ref-599" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-599"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>599<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Omaha Municipal Court (1971–1986) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Nebraska" title="Nebraska">Nebraska</a> </td> <td><i>deceased</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td>Donald F. Pitts<sup id="cite_ref-600" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-600"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>600<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_County_Superior_Court" title="Los Angeles County Superior Court">Los Angeles Superior Court</a> (appt. 1984) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/California" title="California">California</a> </td> <td><i>retired</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td>Marlon Polk<sup id="cite_ref-601" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-601"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>601<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Fourth Judicial District Court (2005– ) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Nebraska" title="Nebraska">Nebraska</a> </td> <td><i>active</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td><a href="/wiki/Cecil_F._Poole" title="Cecil F. Poole">Cecil F. Poole</a><sup id="cite_ref-602" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-602"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>602<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Northern_District_of_California" title="United States District Court for the Northern District of California">United States District Court for the Northern District of California</a> (1976–1980); <a href="/wiki/United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_Ninth_Circuit" title="United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit">United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit</a> (1979–1997) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/California" title="California">California</a> </td> <td><i>deceased</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td>David M. Porter<sup id="cite_ref-603" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-603"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>603<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Iowa_District_Courts" title="Iowa District Courts">Iowa District Court</a> (2015– ) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Iowa" title="Iowa">Iowa</a> </td> <td><i>active</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td>John D. Posten<sup id="cite_ref-604" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-604"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>604<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_District_of_Montana" title="United States District Court for the District of Montana">United States District Court for the District of Montana</a> (United States Commissioner: 1893–1917) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Montana" title="Montana">Montana</a> </td> <td><i>deceased</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td><a href="/wiki/Cleo_Powell" title="Cleo Powell">Cleo Powell</a><sup id="cite_ref-605" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-605"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>605<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Court_of_Appeals_of_Virginia" title="Court of Appeals of Virginia">Virginia Court of Appeals</a> (2008–2011); <a href="/wiki/Supreme_Court_of_Virginia" title="Supreme Court of Virginia">Supreme Court of Virginia</a> (2011– ) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Virginia" title="Virginia">Virginia</a> </td> <td><i>active</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td><a href="/wiki/Tanya_Walton_Pratt" title="Tanya Walton Pratt">Tanya Walton Pratt</a><sup id="cite_ref-606" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-606"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>606<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Southern_District_of_Indiana" title="United States District Court for the Southern District of Indiana">United States District Court for the Southern District of Indiana</a> (2010– ) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Indiana" title="Indiana">Indiana</a> </td> <td><i>active</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td>William A. Price<sup id="cite_ref-607" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-607"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>607<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Justice of the Peace for Matagorda (appt. 1872) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Texas" title="Texas">Texas</a> </td> <td><i>deceased</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td>John E. Prim<sup id="cite_ref-608" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-608"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>608<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Seattle Municipal Court (Judge pro tem: appt. 1954) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Washington_(state)" title="Washington (state)">Washington</a> </td> <td><i>deceased</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td><a href="/wiki/Doris_Pryor" title="Doris Pryor">Doris Pryor</a><sup id="cite_ref-609" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-609"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>609<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Southern_District_of_Indiana" title="United States District Court for the Southern District of Indiana">United States District Court for the Southern District of Indiana</a> (2018–2022); <a href="/wiki/United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_Seventh_Circuit" title="United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit">United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit</a> (2022– ) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Indiana" title="Indiana">Indiana</a> </td> <td><i>active</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td><a href="/wiki/Jason_K._Pulliam" title="Jason K. Pulliam">Jason K. Pulliam</a><sup id="cite_ref-610" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-610"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>610<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Texas_Courts_of_Appeals" title="Texas Courts of Appeals">Texas Fourth Court of Appeals</a> (2015–2016); <a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Western_District_of_Texas" title="United States District Court for the Western District of Texas">United States District Court for the Western District of Texas</a> (2019– ) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Texas" title="Texas">Texas</a> </td> <td><i>active</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td>Rudolph R. Pyle III<sup id="cite_ref-611" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-611"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>611<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Madison County Circuit Court (2009–2012); <a href="/wiki/Indiana_Court_of_Appeals" title="Indiana Court of Appeals">Indiana Court of Appeals</a> (2012– ) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Indiana" title="Indiana">Indiana</a> </td> <td><i>active</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td><a href="/wiki/William_D._Quarles_Jr." title="William D. Quarles Jr.">William D. Quarles Jr.</a><sup id="cite_ref-612" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-612"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>612<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_District_of_Maryland" title="United States District Court for the District of Maryland">United States District Court for the District of Maryland</a> (2003–2016) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Maryland" title="Maryland">Maryland</a> </td> <td><i>retired</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td><a href="/wiki/Peggy_Quince" title="Peggy Quince">Peggy Quince</a><sup id="cite_ref-613" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-613"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>613<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Supreme_Court_of_Florida" title="Supreme Court of Florida">Supreme Court of Florida</a> (1999–2019) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Florida" title="Florida">Florida</a> </td> <td><i>retired</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td>Henry Ramsey Jr.<sup id="cite_ref-614" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-614"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>614<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Alameda_County_Superior_Court" title="Alameda County Superior Court">Alameda County Superior Court</a> (1981–1990) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/California" title="California">California</a> </td> <td><i>deceased</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td><a href="/wiki/Murlene_Randle" title="Murlene Randle">Murlene J. Randle</a><sup id="cite_ref-:1_615-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-615"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>615<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/San_Francisco_County_Superior_Court" title="San Francisco County Superior Court">San Francisco County Superior Court</a> (2020– ) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/California" title="California">California</a> </td> <td><i>active</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td><a href="/wiki/Robin_Ransom" title="Robin Ransom">Robin Ransom</a><sup id="cite_ref-616" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-616"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>616<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>St. Louis County Family Court (2002–2008); 22nd Judicial Circuit Court (2008–2018); Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District (2019–2021); Missouri Supreme Court (2021– ) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Missouri" title="Missouri">Missouri</a> </td> <td><i>active</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td>Nusrat Rashid<sup id="cite_ref-617" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-617"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>617<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Delaware County Court of Common Pleas (2019– ) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Pennsylvania" title="Pennsylvania">Pennsylvania</a> </td> <td><i>active</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td>Monique F. Rauls<sup id="cite_ref-618" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-618"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>618<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Louisiana 9th Judicial District Court (2015– ) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Louisiana" title="Louisiana">Louisiana</a> </td> <td><i>active</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td><a href="/wiki/Johnnie_B._Rawlinson" title="Johnnie B. Rawlinson">Johnnie B. Rawlinson</a><sup id="cite_ref-619" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-619"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>619<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_District_of_Nevada" title="United States District Court for the District of Nevada">United States District Court for the District of Nevada</a> (1998–2000); <a href="/wiki/United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_Ninth_Circuit" title="United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit">United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit</a> (2000– ) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Nevada" title="Nevada">Nevada</a> </td> <td><i>active</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td>Thomas J. Reddick Jr.<sup id="cite_ref-620" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-620"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>620<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Broward County Court of Record; Florida Circuit Court </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Florida" title="Florida">Florida</a> </td> <td><i>deceased</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td><a href="/wiki/Carlton_W._Reeves" title="Carlton W. Reeves">Carlton W. Reeves</a><sup id="cite_ref-621" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-621"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>621<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Southern_District_of_Mississippi" title="United States District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi">United States District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi</a> (2010– ) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Mississippi" title="Mississippi">Mississippi</a> </td> <td><i>active</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td>Dawna F. Reeves<sup id="cite_ref-622" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-622"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>622<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Stanislaus County Superior Court (2008– ) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/California" title="California">California</a> </td> <td><i>active</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td>Sheldon K. Rennie<sup id="cite_ref-623" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-623"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>623<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Superior Court of Delaware (2018– ) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Delaware" title="Delaware">Delaware</a> </td> <td><i>active</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td>Gloria Clark Reno<sup id="cite_ref-624" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-624"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>624<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-625" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-625"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>625<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Missouri 21st Judicial Circuit (2002–2020) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Missouri" title="Missouri">Missouri</a> </td> <td><i>retired</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td><a href="/wiki/Dianne_Renwick" title="Dianne Renwick">Dianne Renwick</a><sup id="cite_ref-626" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-626"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>626<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/New_York_City_Civil_Court" title="New York City Civil Court">New York City Civil Court</a> (1977–2001); <a href="/wiki/New_York_Supreme_Court" title="New York Supreme Court">New York Supreme Court</a> (2001–2008); <a href="/wiki/Appellate_Division_of_the_Supreme_Court,_First_Judicial_Department" class="mw-redirect" title="Appellate Division of the Supreme Court, First Judicial Department">Supreme Court, First Judicial Department</a> (2008– ) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/New_York_(state)" title="New York (state)">New York</a> </td> <td><i>active</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td>Edward A. Reid<sup id="cite_ref-627" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-627"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>627<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Camden County Domestic Relations Court (appt. 1956) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/New_Jersey" title="New Jersey">New Jersey</a> </td> <td><i>deceased</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td>Robert L. Reid<sup id="cite_ref-628" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-628"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>628<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-629" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-629"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>629<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Las Vegas Alternate Municipal Court (appt. 1966-1970) Justice of the Peace for Las Vegas Township (1970– ) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Nevada" title="Nevada">Nevada</a> </td> <td><i>active</i><sup id="cite_ref-630" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-630"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>630<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td><a href="/wiki/Scovel_Richardson" title="Scovel Richardson">Scoval Richardson</a><sup id="cite_ref-631" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-631"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>631<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/United_States_Court_of_International_Trade" title="United States Court of International Trade">United States Customs Court</a> (1957–1980); <a href="/wiki/United_States_Court_of_International_Trade" title="United States Court of International Trade">United States Court of International Trade</a> (1980–1982) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/New_York_(state)" title="New York (state)">New York</a> </td> <td><i>deceased</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td>Tony L. Richardson<sup id="cite_ref-:5_632-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:5-632"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>632<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_County_Superior_Court" title="Los Angeles County Superior Court">Los Angeles County Superior Court</a> (2012– ) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/California" title="California">California</a> </td> <td><i>active</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td>Moxey Rigby<sup id="cite_ref-633" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-633"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>633<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Nassau County District Court (elect. 1959) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/New_York_(state)" title="New York (state)">New York</a> </td> <td><i>deceased</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td>Elizabeth Riggs<sup id="cite_ref-634" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-634"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>634<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>San Diego Superior Court (1979–2011) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/California" title="California">California</a> </td> <td><i>deceased</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td>Frances E. Rivers<sup id="cite_ref-635" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-635"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>635<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/New_York_City_courts" title="New York City courts">New York City Court</a> (1943–1963) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/New_York_(state)" title="New York (state)">New York</a> </td> <td><i>deceased</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td><a href="/wiki/Andree_Layton_Roaf" title="Andree Layton Roaf">Andree Layton Roaf</a><sup id="cite_ref-636" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-636"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>636<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Arkansas_Supreme_Court" title="Arkansas Supreme Court">Arkansas Supreme Court</a> (1995–1996); <a href="/wiki/Arkansas_Court_of_Appeals" title="Arkansas Court of Appeals">Arkansas Court of Appeals</a> (1996–2006) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Arkansas" title="Arkansas">Arkansas</a> </td> <td><i>retired</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td><a href="/wiki/Richard_W._Roberts" title="Richard W. Roberts">Richard W. Roberts</a><sup id="cite_ref-637" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-637"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>637<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_District_of_Columbia" title="United States District Court for the District of Columbia">United States District Court for the District of Columbia</a> (1998– ) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Washington,_D.C." title="Washington, D.C.">Washington, D.C.</a> </td> <td><i>inactive</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td>Terrie E. Roberts<sup id="cite_ref-638" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-638"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>638<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/San_Diego_County_Superior_Court" title="San Diego County Superior Court">San Diego County Superior Court</a> (2019– ) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/California" title="California">California</a> </td> <td><i>active</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td><a href="/wiki/Victoria_A._Roberts" title="Victoria A. Roberts">Victoria A. Roberts</a><sup id="cite_ref-639" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-639"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>639<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Eastern_District_of_Michigan" title="United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan">United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan</a> (1998–2023) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Michigan" title="Michigan">Michigan</a> </td> <td><i>retired</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td>Alfred S. Robbins<sup id="cite_ref-640" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-640"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>640<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/New_York_Supreme_Court" title="New York Supreme Court">New York State Supreme Court</a> (appt. 1979) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/New_York_(state)" title="New York (state)">New York</a> </td> <td><i>deceased</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td><a href="/wiki/Aubrey_Eugene_Robinson_Jr." title="Aubrey Eugene Robinson Jr.">Aubrey Eugene Robinson Jr.</a><sup id="cite_ref-641" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-641"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>641<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Juvenile Court of the District of Columbia (1965–1966); <a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_District_of_Columbia" title="United States District Court for the District of Columbia">United States District Court for the District of Columbia</a> (1966–2000) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Washington,_D.C." title="Washington, D.C.">Washington, D.C.</a> </td> <td><i>deceased</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td>G. Bruce Robinson<sup id="cite_ref-642" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-642"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>642<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Boston Juvenile Court (appt. 1948) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Massachusetts" title="Massachusetts">Massachusetts</a> </td> <td><i>deceased</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td><a href="/wiki/Julie_A._Robinson" title="Julie A. Robinson">Julie A. Robinson</a><sup id="cite_ref-643" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-643"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>643<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_District_of_Kansas" title="United States District Court for the District of Kansas">United States District Court for the District of Kansas</a> (2001– ) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kansas" title="Kansas">Kansas</a> </td> <td><i>active</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td><a href="/wiki/Richard_A._Robinson" title="Richard A. Robinson">Richard A. Robinson</a><sup id="cite_ref-644" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-644"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>644<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Connecticut_Supreme_Court" title="Connecticut Supreme Court">Connecticut Supreme Court</a> (2013–2024) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Connecticut" title="Connecticut">Connecticut</a> </td> <td><i>retired</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td><a href="/wiki/Spottswood_William_Robinson_III" title="Spottswood William Robinson III">Spottswood William Robinson III</a><sup id="cite_ref-645" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-645"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>645<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_District_of_Columbia" title="United States District Court for the District of Columbia">United States District Court for the District of Columbia</a> (1964–1966); <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">United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit</a> (1966–1998) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Washington,_D.C." title="Washington, D.C.">Washington, D.C.</a> </td> <td><i>deceased</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td><a href="/wiki/Stephen_C._Robinson" title="Stephen C. Robinson">Stephen C. Robinson</a><sup id="cite_ref-646" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-646"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>646<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><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">United States District Court for the Southern District of New York</a> (2003–2010) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/New_York_(state)" title="New York (state)">New York</a> </td> <td><i>resigned</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td>Edward Rodgers<sup id="cite_ref-647" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-647"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>647<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Palm Beach County Court (1973–1995) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Florida" title="Florida">Florida</a> </td> <td><i>deceased</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td>Dawn Rogers<sup id="cite_ref-648" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-648"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>648<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Harris County District Court (2021– ) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Texas" title="Texas">Texas</a> </td> <td><i>active</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td><a href="/wiki/Judith_Ann_Wilson_Rogers" class="mw-redirect" title="Judith Ann Wilson Rogers">Judith Ann Wilson Rogers</a><sup id="cite_ref-649" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-649"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>649<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/District_of_Columbia_Court_of_Appeals" title="District of Columbia Court of Appeals">District of Columbia Court of Appeals</a> (1983–1994); <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">United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit</a> (1994– ) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Washington,_D.C." title="Washington, D.C.">Washington, D.C.</a> </td> <td><i>active</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td><a href="/wiki/Eleanor_L._Ross" title="Eleanor L. Ross">Eleanor L. Ross</a><sup id="cite_ref-650" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-650"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>650<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Northern_District_of_Georgia" title="United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia">United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia</a> (2014– ) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Georgia_(U.S._state)" title="Georgia (U.S. state)">Georgia</a> </td> <td><i>active</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td>Joseph D. Roulhac<sup id="cite_ref-651" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-651"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>651<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Akron Municipal Court (1967–1987) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ohio" title="Ohio">Ohio</a> </td> <td><i>deceased</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td><a href="/wiki/Robert_D._Rucker" title="Robert D. Rucker">Robert D. Rucker</a><sup id="cite_ref-652" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-652"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>652<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Indiana_Supreme_Court" title="Indiana Supreme Court">Supreme Court of Indiana</a> (1999–2017) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Indiana" title="Indiana">Indiana</a> </td> <td><i>retired</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td><a href="/wiki/George_Lewis_Ruffin" title="George Lewis Ruffin">George Lewis Ruffin</a><sup id="cite_ref-653" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-653"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>653<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Municipal Court, Charlestown District (appt. 1883) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Massachusetts" title="Massachusetts">Massachusetts</a> </td> <td><i>deceased</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td>John "Jack" H. Ruffin Jr.<sup id="cite_ref-654" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-654"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>654<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Georgia_Court_of_Appeals" title="Georgia Court of Appeals">Georgia Court of Appeals</a> (1994–2008) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Georgia_(U.S._state)" title="Georgia (U.S. state)">Georgia</a> </td> <td><i>deceased</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td>George L. Russell Jr.<sup id="cite_ref-655" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-655"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>655<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Supreme Bench of Baltimore (1966–1968) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Maryland" title="Maryland">Maryland</a> </td> <td><i>retired</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td><a href="/wiki/George_L._Russell_III" title="George L. Russell III">George L. Russell III</a><sup id="cite_ref-656" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-656"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>656<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Maryland_Circuit_Courts" title="Maryland Circuit Courts">Maryland Circuit Court, Baltimore City</a> (2007–2012); <a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_District_of_Maryland" title="United States District Court for the District of Maryland">United States District Court for the District of Maryland</a> (2012– ) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Maryland" title="Maryland">Maryland</a> </td> <td><i>active</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td><a href="/wiki/Edith_S._Sampson" title="Edith S. Sampson">Edith S. Sampson</a><sup id="cite_ref-657" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-657"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>657<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Municipal Court of Chicago (1962–1966); <a href="/wiki/Circuit_Court" class="mw-redirect" title="Circuit Court">Circuit Court</a> of Cook County (1966–1978) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Illinois" title="Illinois">Illinois</a> </td> <td><i>deceased</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td><a href="/wiki/James_B._Sanderlin" title="James B. Sanderlin">James B. Sanderlin</a><sup id="cite_ref-floridasupremecourt.org_658-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-floridasupremecourt.org-658"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>658<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Pinellas County Court (1972–1985); Florida District Court of Appeals (1985–1987) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Florida" title="Florida">Florida</a> </td> <td><i>deceased</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td><a href="/wiki/Willie_Louis_Sands" title="Willie Louis Sands">Willie Louis Sands</a><sup id="cite_ref-659" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-659"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>659<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Middle_District_of_Georgia" title="United States District Court for the Middle District of Georgia">United States District Court for the Middle District of Georgia</a> (1994– ) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Georgia_(U.S._state)" title="Georgia (U.S. state)">Georgia</a> </td> <td><i>inactive</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td>Anita L. Santos<sup id="cite_ref-660" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-660"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>660<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-661" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-661"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>661<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Contra_Costa_County_Superior_Court" title="Contra Costa County Superior Court">Contra Costa County Superior Court</a> (Commissioner: 2012–2014; Judge: 2014–2022) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/California" title="California">California</a> </td> <td><i>retired</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td>Ruth Sconiers<sup id="cite_ref-662" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-662"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>662<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Buffalo City Court (1987–1993); New York Supreme Court 8th Judicial District (1993–2010); <a href="/wiki/New_York_Supreme_Court,_Appellate_Division" title="New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division">New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division</a>, Fourth Department (2010–2016) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/New_York_(state)" title="New York (state)">New York</a> </td> <td><i>retired</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td>Calvin L. Scott Jr.<sup id="cite_ref-663" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-663"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>663<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Delaware_Superior_Court" title="Delaware Superior Court">Superior Court of Delaware</a> (2003– ) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Delaware" title="Delaware">Delaware</a> </td> <td><i>active</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td>Elisha Scott<sup id="cite_ref-664" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-664"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>664<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-665" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-665"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>665<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Michigan_Department_of_Labor_and_Economic_Opportunity" title="Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity">Michigan Department of Labor</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Michigan" title="Michigan">Michigan</a> </td> <td><i>deceased</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td>Gregory Kellam Scott<sup id="cite_ref-666" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-666"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>666<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Colorado_Supreme_Court" title="Colorado Supreme Court">Colorado Supreme Court</a> (1992–2000) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Colorado" title="Colorado">Colorado</a> </td> <td><i>resigned</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td><a href="/wiki/Kai_Scott" title="Kai Scott">Kai Scott</a><sup id="cite_ref-667" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-667"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>667<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_County,_Pennsylvania" title="Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania">Philadelphia County</a> <a href="/wiki/Pennsylvania_courts_of_common_pleas" title="Pennsylvania courts of common pleas">Court of Common Pleas</a> (2015–2022); <a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Eastern_District_of_Pennsylvania" title="United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania">United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania</a> (2022– ) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Pennsylvania" title="Pennsylvania">Pennsylvania</a> </td> <td><i>active</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td><a href="/wiki/Mary_Stenson_Scriven" title="Mary Stenson Scriven">Mary Stenson Scriven</a><sup id="cite_ref-668" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-668"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>668<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Middle_District_of_Florida" title="United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida">United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida</a> (2008– ) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Florida" title="Florida">Florida</a> </td> <td><i>active</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td>Renard F. Shepard<sup id="cite_ref-669" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-669"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>669<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Sacramento County Municipal Court (1998–1998); <a href="/wiki/Superior_Court_of_California_of_the_County_of_Sacramento" class="mw-redirect" title="Superior Court of California of the County of Sacramento">Sacramento County Superior Court</a> (1998– ) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/California" title="California">California</a> </td> <td><i>retired</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td><a href="/wiki/Leah_Ward_Sears" title="Leah Ward Sears">Leah Ward Sears</a><sup id="cite_ref-670" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-670"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>670<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Fulton_County,_Georgia" title="Fulton County, Georgia">Fulton County Superior Court</a> (1988–1992); <a href="/wiki/List_of_justices_of_the_Supreme_Court_of_Georgia_(U.S._state)" title="List of justices of the Supreme Court of Georgia (U.S. state)">Supreme Court of Georgia</a> (1992–2009) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Georgia_(U.S._state)" title="Georgia (U.S. state)">Georgia</a> </td> <td><i>resigned</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td><a href="/wiki/Myra_C._Selby" title="Myra C. Selby">Myra C. Selby</a><sup id="cite_ref-671" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-671"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>671<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Indiana_Supreme_Court" title="Indiana Supreme Court">Indiana Supreme Court</a> (1995–1999) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Indiana" title="Indiana">Indiana</a> </td> <td><i>retired</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td><a href="/wiki/Jamel_K._Semper" title="Jamel K. Semper">Jamel K. Semper</a><sup id="cite_ref-672" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-672"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>672<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_District_of_New_Jersey" title="United States District Court for the District of New Jersey">United States District Court for the District of New Jersey</a> (2023– ) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/New_Jersey" title="New Jersey">New Jersey</a> </td> <td><i>active</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td>Phyllis Senegal<sup id="cite_ref-673" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-673"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>673<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Lake County Superior Court (appt. 1975) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Indiana" title="Indiana">Indiana</a> </td> <td><i>deceased</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td><a href="/wiki/Margaret_B._Seymour" title="Margaret B. Seymour">Margaret B. Seymour</a><sup id="cite_ref-Seymour,_Margaret_B_674-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Seymour,_Margaret_B-674"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>674<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_District_of_South_Carolina" title="United States District Court for the District of South Carolina">United States District Court for the District of South Carolina</a> (1996–2022) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/South_Carolina" title="South Carolina">South Carolina</a> </td> <td><i>retired</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td><a href="/wiki/Charles_Alexander_Shaw" title="Charles Alexander Shaw">Charles Alexander Shaw</a><sup id="cite_ref-Joseph_A._Greenaway_Jr_312-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Joseph_A._Greenaway_Jr-312"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>312<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Eastern_District_of_Missouri" title="United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri">United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri</a> (1993–2020) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Missouri" title="Missouri">Missouri</a> </td> <td><i>deceased</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td><a href="/wiki/Leander_J._Shaw_Jr." title="Leander J. Shaw Jr.">Leander J. Shaw Jr.</a><sup id="cite_ref-floridasupremecourt.org_658-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-floridasupremecourt.org-658"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>658<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Florida District Courts of Appeal (1979–1983); <a href="/wiki/Supreme_Court_of_Florida" title="Supreme Court of Florida">Supreme Court of Florida</a> (1983–2003) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Florida" title="Florida">Florida</a> </td> <td><i>deceased</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td>Phrasel L. Shelton<sup id="cite_ref-675" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-675"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>675<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>San Mateo Municipal Court (1976–1988); <a href="/wiki/San_Mateo_County_Superior_Court" title="San Mateo County Superior Court">San Mateo County Superior Court</a> (1988–2004) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/California" title="California">California</a> </td> <td><i>deceased</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td>Rod Shelton<sup id="cite_ref-The_Honorable_Judge_Rod_Shelton_466-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-The_Honorable_Judge_Rod_Shelton-466"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>466<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>San Diego County Superior Court (2007– ) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/California" title="California">California</a> </td> <td><i>active</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td><a href="/wiki/Michael_A._Shipp" title="Michael A. Shipp">Michael A. Shipp</a><sup id="cite_ref-676" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-676"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>676<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_District_of_New_Jersey" title="United States District Court for the District of New Jersey">United States District Court for the District of New Jersey</a> (2007– ) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/New_Jersey" title="New Jersey">New Jersey</a> </td> <td><i>active</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td>Benjamin Shobe<sup id="cite_ref-677" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-677"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>677<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Jefferson County Circuit Court (1976–1992) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kentucky" title="Kentucky">Kentucky</a> </td> <td><i>deceased</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td><a href="/wiki/Paul_Allen_Simmons" title="Paul Allen Simmons">Paul Allen Simmons</a><sup id="cite_ref-678" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-678"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>678<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Western_District_of_Pennsylvania" title="United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania">United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania</a> (1978–2014) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Pennsylvania" title="Pennsylvania">Pennsylvania</a> </td> <td><i>deceased</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td><a href="/wiki/James_E._Simmons_Jr." title="James E. Simmons Jr.">James E. Simmons Jr.</a><sup id="cite_ref-679" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-679"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>679<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/San_Diego_County_Superior_Court" title="San Diego County Superior Court">San Diego County Superior Court</a> (2017–2023); <a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Southern_District_of_California" title="United States District Court for the Southern District of California">United States District Court for the Southern District of California</a> (2023– ) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/California" title="California">California</a> </td> <td><i>active</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td>Leah Simms<sup id="cite_ref-680" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-680"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>680<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Dade County Superior Court (appt. 1981) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Florida" title="Florida">Florida</a> </td> <td><i>retired</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td>Sandra A. Simms<sup id="cite_ref-681" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-681"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>681<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Oahu Circuit Court (1991–2004) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hawaii" title="Hawaii">Hawaii</a> </td> <td><i>retired</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td><a href="/wiki/Duke_Slater" title="Duke Slater">Frederick Wayman "Duke" Slater</a><sup id="cite_ref-682" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-682"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>682<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Cook County Superior Court (appt. 1960) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Illinois" title="Illinois">Illinois</a> </td> <td><i>deceased</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td><a href="/wiki/Fred_W._Slaughter" title="Fred W. Slaughter">Fred W. Slaughter</a><sup id="cite_ref-683" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-683"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>683<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Orange_County,_California" title="Orange County, California">Orange County</a> <a href="/wiki/California_Superior_Court" class="mw-redirect" title="California Superior Court">Superior Court</a> (2014–2022); <a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Central_District_of_California" title="United States District Court for the Central District of California">United States District Court for the Central District of California</a> (2022– ) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/California" title="California">California</a> </td> <td><i>active</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td><a href="/wiki/Gregory_M._Sleet" title="Gregory M. Sleet">Gregory M. Sleet</a><sup id="cite_ref-684" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-684"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>684<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_District_of_Delaware" title="United States District Court for the District of Delaware">United States District Court for the District of Delaware</a> (1998–2018) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Delaware" title="Delaware">Delaware</a> </td> <td><i>retired</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td>Charles Smiley<sup id="cite_ref-685" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-685"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>685<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Alameda_County_Superior_Court" title="Alameda County Superior Court">Alameda County Superior Court</a> (Commissioner: 2007–2012; Judge: 2012– ) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/California" title="California">California</a> </td> <td><i>active</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td><a href="/wiki/Charles_Z._Smith" title="Charles Z. Smith">Charles Z. Smith</a><sup id="cite_ref-686" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-686"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>686<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Washington_Supreme_Court" title="Washington Supreme Court">Supreme Court of Washington</a> (1998–2002) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Washington_(state)" title="Washington (state)">Washington</a> </td> <td><i>deceased</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td>Erithe A. Smith<sup id="cite_ref-687" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-687"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>687<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>U.S. Bankruptcy Court—Central (1994– ) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/California" title="California">California</a> </td> <td><i>active</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td>George Bundy Smith<sup id="cite_ref-688" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-688"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>688<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/New_York_Supreme_Court,_Appellate_Division" title="New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division">New York Appellate Division</a>, First Department (1987–1992) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/New_York_(state)" title="New York (state)">New York</a> </td> <td><i>retired</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td><a href="/wiki/Karla_Smith" title="Karla Smith">Karla Smith</a><sup id="cite_ref-689" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-689"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>689<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Montgomery District Court (2012–2015) Montgomery County Circuit Court (2015– ) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Maryland" title="Maryland">Maryland</a> </td> <td><i>active</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td><a href="/wiki/Lavenski_Smith" title="Lavenski Smith">Lavenski Smith</a><sup id="cite_ref-690" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-690"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>690<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Arkansas_Supreme_Court" title="Arkansas Supreme Court">Arkansas Supreme Court</a> (1999–2000); <a href="/wiki/United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_Eighth_Circuit" title="United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit">United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit</a> (2002– ) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Arkansas" title="Arkansas">Arkansas</a> </td> <td><i>active</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td>Lori K. Smith<sup id="cite_ref-:8_27-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:8-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Washington_Court_of_Appeals" title="Washington Court of Appeals">Washington Court of Appeals</a> (2018– ) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Washington_(state)" title="Washington (state)">Washington</a> </td> <td><i>active</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td>Lynne H. Smith<sup id="cite_ref-:5_632-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:5-632"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>632<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> or Lynne M Hobbs<sup id="cite_ref-691" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-691"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>691<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_County_Superior_Court" title="Los Angeles County Superior Court">Los Angeles County Superior Court</a> (2012– ) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/California" title="California">California</a> </td> <td><i>active</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td><a href="/wiki/Micah_W._J._Smith" title="Micah W. J. Smith">Micah W. J. Smith</a><sup id="cite_ref-692" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-692"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>692<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_District_of_Hawaii" title="United States District Court for the District of Hawaii">United States District Court for the District of Hawaii</a> <i>(</i>2024<i>– )</i> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hawaii" title="Hawaii">Hawaii</a> </td> <td><i>active</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td><a href="/wiki/Otis_M._Smith" title="Otis M. Smith">Otis M. Smith</a><sup id="cite_ref-693" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-693"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>693<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Michigan_Supreme_Court" title="Michigan Supreme Court">Michigan Supreme Court</a> (1961–1966) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Michigan" title="Michigan">Michigan</a> </td> <td><i>deceased</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td><a href="/wiki/Rodney_Smith_(judge)" title="Rodney Smith (judge)">Rodney Smith</a><sup id="cite_ref-694" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-694"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>694<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/County_court_(Florida)" title="County court (Florida)">Miami-Dade County Court</a> (2008–2012); <a href="/wiki/Eleventh_Judicial_Circuit_Court_of_Florida" class="mw-redirect" title="Eleventh Judicial Circuit Court of Florida">Eleventh Judicial Circuit Court of Florida</a> (2012–2019); <a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Southern_District_of_Florida" title="United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida">United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida</a> (2019– ) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Florida" title="Florida">Florida</a> </td> <td><i>active</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td><a href="/wiki/Doris_Smith-Ribner" title="Doris Smith-Ribner">Doris Smith-Ribner</a><sup id="cite_ref-695" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-695"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>695<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Commonwealth_Court_of_Pennsylvania" title="Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania">Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court</a> (1987–2009) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Pennsylvania" title="Pennsylvania">Pennsylvania</a> </td> <td><i>retired</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td><a href="/wiki/Julie_S._Sneed" title="Julie S. Sneed">Julie S. Sneed</a><sup id="cite_ref-696" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-696"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>696<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Middle_District_of_Florida" title="United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida">United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida</a> (2015– ) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Florida" title="Florida">Florida</a> </td> <td><i>active</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td>Joe Somers<sup id="cite_ref-697" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-697"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>697<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Champaign County Court (elec. 1961) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Illinois" title="Illinois">Illinois</a> </td> <td><i>deceased</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td>Theodore O. Spaulding<sup id="cite_ref-698" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-698"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>698<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Superior_Court_of_Pennsylvania" title="Superior Court of Pennsylvania">Pennsylvania Superior Court</a> (appt. 1966) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Pennsylvania" title="Pennsylvania">Pennsylvania</a> </td> <td><i>deceased</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td><a href="/wiki/James_R._Spencer" title="James R. Spencer">James R. Spencer</a><sup id="cite_ref-699" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-699"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>699<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Eastern_District_of_Virginia" title="United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia">United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia</a> (1986–2017) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Virginia" title="Virginia">Virginia</a> </td> <td><i>retired</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td><a href="/wiki/Vaino_Spencer" title="Vaino Spencer">Vaino Spencer</a><sup id="cite_ref-700" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-700"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>700<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>California Second Appellate District (1980–2007) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/California" title="California">California</a> </td> <td><i>deceased</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td>Erica Standfield Brandon<sup id="cite_ref-701" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-701"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>701<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>North Carolina 17A Judicial District (2019– ) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/North_Carolina" title="North Carolina">North Carolina</a> </td> <td><i>active</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td>Booker T. Stephens<sup id="cite_ref-702" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-702"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>702<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Eighth Judicial Circuit, McDowell County (c. 1985–2019) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/West_Virginia" title="West Virginia">West Virginia</a> </td> <td><i>retired</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td>William H. Stephens<sup id="cite_ref-703" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-703"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>703<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Marin County Superior Court </td> <td><a href="/wiki/California" title="California">California</a> </td> <td><i>retired</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td>Barry Stevens<sup id="cite_ref-704" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-704"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>704<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-705" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-705"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>705<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Connecticut_Superior_Court" title="Connecticut Superior Court">Superior Court of Connecticut</a> (1994–) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Connecticut" title="Connecticut">Connecticut</a> </td> <td><i>active</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td><a href="/wiki/Harold_A._Stevens" title="Harold A. Stevens">Harold A. Stevens</a><sup id="cite_ref-706" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-706"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>706<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Court_of_general_sessions" title="Court of general sessions">New York Court of General Sessions</a> (1950–1955); <a href="/wiki/New_York_Supreme_Court" title="New York Supreme Court">New York Supreme Court</a> (1955–1974); <a href="/wiki/New_York_Court_of_Appeals" title="New York Court of Appeals">New York Court of Appeals</a> (1974–1977) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/New_York_(state)" title="New York (state)">New York</a> </td> <td><i>deceased</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td><a href="/wiki/Carl_E._Stewart" title="Carl E. Stewart">Carl E. Stewart</a><sup id="cite_ref-707" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-707"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>707<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_Fifth_Circuit" title="United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit">United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit</a> (1994– ) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Louisiana" title="Louisiana">Louisiana</a> </td> <td><i>active</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td>LaToyia Jenkins Stewart<sup id="cite_ref-708" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-708"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>708<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Passaic County Superior Court (2017– ) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/New_Jersey" title="New Jersey">New Jersey</a> </td> <td><i>active</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td><a href="/wiki/Melody_J._Stewart" title="Melody J. Stewart">Melody J. Stewart</a><sup id="cite_ref-709" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-709"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>709<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Ohio 8th District Court of Appeals (2006–2019); <a href="/wiki/Supreme_Court_of_Ohio" title="Supreme Court of Ohio">Supreme Court of Ohio</a> (2019– ) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ohio" title="Ohio">Ohio</a> </td> <td><i>active</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td>Charles M. Stokes<sup id="cite_ref-710" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-710"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>710<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>King County District Court (1968–1978) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Washington_(state)" title="Washington (state)">Washington</a> </td> <td><i>deceased</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td><a href="/wiki/Jesse_N._Stone" title="Jesse N. Stone">Jesse N. Stone</a><sup id="cite_ref-711" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-711"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>711<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Louisiana_Supreme_Court" title="Louisiana Supreme Court">Supreme Court of Louisiana</a> (1972–1974) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Louisiana" title="Louisiana">Louisiana</a> </td> <td><i>term ended</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td>William Stone<sup id="cite_ref-712" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-712"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>712<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Williamsburg-James City County Court (1968–1998) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Virginia" title="Virginia">Virginia</a> </td> <td><i>deceased</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td>Rita L. Stotts<sup id="cite_ref-:103_71-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:103-71"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>71<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Circuit Court in the Shelby County (2000–2009) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tennessee" title="Tennessee">Tennessee</a> </td> <td><i>deceased</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td><a href="/wiki/Juanita_Kidd_Stout" title="Juanita Kidd Stout">Juanita Kidd Stout</a><sup id="cite_ref-713" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-713"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>713<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Supreme_Court_of_Pennsylvania" title="Supreme Court of Pennsylvania">Supreme Court of Pennsylvania</a> (1988–1989) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Pennsylvania" title="Pennsylvania">Pennsylvania</a> </td> <td><i>deceased</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td>Diane Clarke Streett<sup id="cite_ref-714" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-714"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>714<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Delaware_Superior_Court" title="Delaware Superior Court">Superior Court of Delaware</a> (2010– ) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Delaware" title="Delaware">Delaware</a> </td> <td><i>active</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td><a href="/wiki/Emmet_G._Sullivan" title="Emmet G. Sullivan">Emmet G. Sullivan</a><sup id="cite_ref-715" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-715"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>715<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_District_of_Columbia" title="United States District Court for the District of Columbia">United States District Court for the District of Columbia</a> (1994– ) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Washington,_D.C." title="Washington, D.C.">Washington, D.C.</a> </td> <td><i>active</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td><a href="/wiki/Laura_Taylor_Swain" title="Laura Taylor Swain">Laura Taylor Swain</a><sup id="cite_ref-716" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-716"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>716<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><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">United States District Court for the Southern District of New York</a> (2000– ) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/New_York_(state)" title="New York (state)">New York</a> </td> <td><i>active</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td>V. Raymond Swope </td> <td>San Mateo County Superior Court (2010– ) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/California" title="California">California</a> </td> <td><i>active</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td>Daphne Sykes<sup id="cite_ref-717" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-717"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>717<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Orange County Superior Court (2010– ) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/California" title="California">California</a> </td> <td><i>active</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td>Germaine J. Tanner<sup id="cite_ref-718" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-718"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>718<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Harris County District Court (2019– ) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Texas" title="Texas">Texas</a> </td> <td><i>active</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td><a href="/wiki/Jack_Edward_Tanner" title="Jack Edward Tanner">Jack Edward Tanner</a><sup id="cite_ref-719" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-719"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>719<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Eastern_District_of_Washington" title="United States District Court for the Eastern District of Washington">United States District Court for the Eastern District of Washington</a> (1978); <a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Western_District_of_Washington" title="United States District Court for the Western District of Washington">United States District Court for the Western District of Washington</a> (1978–1991; 1991–2006) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Washington_(state)" title="Washington (state)">Washington</a> </td> <td><i>deceased</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td><a href="/wiki/Anna_Diggs_Taylor" title="Anna Diggs Taylor">Anna Diggs Taylor</a><sup id="cite_ref-720" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-720"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>720<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Eastern_District_of_Michigan" title="United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan">United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan</a> (1979–2017) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Michigan" title="Michigan">Michigan</a> </td> <td><i>deceased</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td>Tricia Taylor<sup id="cite_ref-721" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-721"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>721<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Los Angeles County Superior Court (2019– ) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/California" title="California">California</a> </td> <td><i>active</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td>Wilford Taylor Jr.<sup id="cite_ref-722" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-722"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>722<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Hampton District Court (appt. 1995) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Virginia" title="Virginia">Virginia</a> </td> <td><i>deceased</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td>Darwin W. Telesiord<sup id="cite_ref-723" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-723"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>723<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/New_York_Supreme_Court" title="New York Supreme Court">New York State Supreme Court</a>, First Judicial District (elect. 1964) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/New_York_(state)" title="New York (state)">New York</a> </td> <td><i>deceased</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td><a href="/wiki/Clarence_Thomas" title="Clarence Thomas">Clarence Thomas</a><sup id="cite_ref-724" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-724"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>724<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><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">United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit</a> (1990–1991); <a href="/wiki/Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States" title="Supreme Court of the United States">Supreme Court of the United States</a> (1991– ) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Washington,_D.C." title="Washington, D.C.">Washington, D.C.</a> </td> <td><i>active</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td><a href="/wiki/Holly_A._Thomas" title="Holly A. Thomas">Holly A. Thomas</a><sup id="cite_ref-725" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-725"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>725<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_County_Superior_Court" title="Los Angeles County Superior Court">Los Angeles County Superior Court</a> (2018–2022); <a href="/wiki/United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_Ninth_Circuit" title="United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit">United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit</a> (2022– ) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/California" title="California">California</a> </td> <td><i>active</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td><a href="/wiki/John_Charles_Thomas_(judge)" title="John Charles Thomas (judge)">John Charles Thomas</a><sup id="cite_ref-726" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-726"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>726<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Supreme_Court_of_Virginia" title="Supreme Court of Virginia">Supreme Court of Virginia</a> (1983–1989) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Virginia" title="Virginia">Virginia</a> </td> <td><i>resigned</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td>Lawton E. Thomas<sup id="cite_ref-727" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-727"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>727<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Negro Municipal Court (appt. 1950; court has since disbanded) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Florida" title="Florida">Florida</a> </td> <td><i>deceased</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td>Roderick B. Thomas<sup id="cite_ref-728" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-728"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>728<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Dallas County Criminal Court (1874) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Alabama" title="Alabama">Alabama</a> </td> <td><i>deceased</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td>Lauren Thomasson<sup id="cite_ref-729" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-729"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>729<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>San Joaquin County Superior Court (2005– ) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/California" title="California">California</a> </td> <td><i>active</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td><a href="/wiki/Alvin_W._Thompson" title="Alvin W. Thompson">Alvin W. Thompson</a><sup id="cite_ref-730" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-730"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>730<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_District_of_Connecticut" title="United States District Court for the District of Connecticut">United States District Court for the District of Connecticut</a> (1994– ) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Connecticut" title="Connecticut">Connecticut</a> </td> <td><i>inactive</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td><a href="/wiki/Anne_Elise_Thompson" title="Anne Elise Thompson">Anne Elise Thompson</a><sup id="cite_ref-731" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-731"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>731<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_District_of_New_Jersey" title="United States District Court for the District of New Jersey">United States District Court for the District of New Jersey</a> (1979–2001) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/New_Jersey" title="New Jersey">New Jersey</a> </td> <td><i>retired</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td>Emerson R. Thompson Jr.<sup id="cite_ref-732" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-732"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>732<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Orange County Court (1976–1980); Ninth Judicial Circuit Court (1980–1993); Florida 5th Judicial Court (1993–2019) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Florida" title="Florida">Florida</a> </td> <td><i>retired</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td><a href="/wiki/Myron_Herbert_Thompson" class="mw-redirect" title="Myron Herbert Thompson">Myron Herbert Thompson</a><sup id="cite_ref-733" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-733"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>733<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Middle_District_of_Alabama" title="United States District Court for the Middle District of Alabama">United States District Court for the Middle District of Alabama</a> (1980– ) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Alabama" title="Alabama">Alabama</a> </td> <td><i>inactive</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td><a href="/wiki/Ojetta_Rogeriee_Thompson" class="mw-redirect" title="Ojetta Rogeriee Thompson">Ojetta Rogeriee Thompson</a><sup id="cite_ref-734" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-734"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>734<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_First_Circuit" title="United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit">United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit</a> (2010– ) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Rhode_Island" title="Rhode Island">Rhode Island</a> </td> <td><i>active</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td>Patrick S. Thompson<sup id="cite_ref-:6_735-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:6-735"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>735<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/San_Francisco_County_Superior_Court" title="San Francisco County Superior Court">San Francisco County Superior Court</a> (2022– ) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/California" title="California">California</a> </td> <td><i>active</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td><a href="/wiki/Trina_Thompson" title="Trina Thompson">Trina Thompson</a><sup id="cite_ref-736" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-736"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>736<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Alameda_County_Superior_Court" title="Alameda County Superior Court">Alameda County Superior Court</a> (2003–2022); <a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Northern_District_of_California" title="United States District Court for the Northern District of California">United States District Court for the Northern District of California</a> (2022– ) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/California" title="California">California</a> </td> <td><i>active</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td>Willie Thompson<sup id="cite_ref-737" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-737"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>737<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Supreme Court, Appellate Division, Second Department (ret. 2001) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/New_York_(state)" title="New York (state)">New York</a> </td> <td><i>deceased</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td>Sherry M. Thompson-Taylor<sup id="cite_ref-:6_735-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:6-735"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>735<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/San_Diego_County_Superior_Court" title="San Diego County Superior Court">San Diego County Superior Court</a> (2022– ) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/California" title="California">California</a> </td> <td><i>active</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td>C. Elliott Thornton<sup id="cite_ref-738" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-738"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>738<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Harris County District Court (2021– ) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Texas" title="Texas">Texas</a> </td> <td><i>active</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td><a href="/wiki/Patricia_Timmons-Goodson" title="Patricia Timmons-Goodson">Patricia Timmons-Goodson</a><sup id="cite_ref-739" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-739"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>739<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/North_Carolina_Supreme_Court" title="North Carolina Supreme Court">North Carolina Supreme Court</a> (2006–2012) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/North_Carolina" title="North Carolina">North Carolina</a> </td> <td><i>resigned</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td>Patricia Titus<sup id="cite_ref-740" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-740"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>740<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_County_Superior_Court" title="Los Angeles County Superior Court">Los Angeles County Superior Court</a> (2000– ) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/California" title="California">California</a> </td> <td><i>active</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td>Demetrica Todd-Ruiz<sup id="cite_ref-741" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-741"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>741<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Vineland Municipal Court (2017–2023) <p>Salem Superior Court (2023–) </p> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/New_Jersey" title="New Jersey">New Jersey</a> </td> <td><i>active</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td><a href="/wiki/Shirley_Tolentino" title="Shirley Tolentino">Shirley Tolentino</a><sup id="cite_ref-742" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-742"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>742<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Jersey City Municipal Court (1976–1984); New Jersey Superior Court (1984–2010) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/New_Jersey" title="New Jersey">New Jersey</a> </td> <td><i>deceased</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td>Charles H. Toliver IV<sup id="cite_ref-743" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-743"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>743<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Delaware_Superior_Court" title="Delaware Superior Court">Superior Court of Delaware</a> (1990–2014) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Delaware" title="Delaware">Delaware</a> </td> <td><i>retired</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td><a href="/wiki/Analisa_Torres" title="Analisa Torres">Analisa Torres</a><sup id="cite_ref-744" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-744"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>744<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/New_York_City_Criminal_Court" title="New York City Criminal Court">New York City Criminal Court</a> (2000–2002); <a href="/wiki/New_York_City_Civil_Court" title="New York City Civil Court">New York City Civil Court</a> (2003–2004); <a href="/wiki/New_York_Supreme_Court" title="New York Supreme Court">New York Supreme Court</a> (2004–2013); <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">United States District Court for the Southern District of New York</a> (2013– ) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/New_York_(state)" title="New York (state)">New York</a> </td> <td><i>active</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td><a href="/wiki/Faya_Ora_Rose_Tour%C3%A9" title="Faya Ora Rose Touré">Faya Ora Rose Touré</a><sup id="cite_ref-745" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-745"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>745<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Alabama Municipal Courts (1973–1977) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Alabama" title="Alabama">Alabama</a> </td> <td><i>resigned</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td><a href="/wiki/Sandra_L._Townes" title="Sandra L. Townes">Sandra L. Townes</a><sup id="cite_ref-746" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-746"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>746<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>City Court of Syracuse (1988–1999); Fifth Judicial District New York Supreme Court (2000–2004); 2nd Judicial Department of the New York State Supreme Court (2001–2004); <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">United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York</a> (2004–2018) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/New_York_(state)" title="New York (state)">New York</a> </td> <td><i>deceased</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td>Randa Trapp<sup id="cite_ref-747" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-747"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>747<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/San_Diego_County_Superior_Court" title="San Diego County Superior Court">San Diego County Superior Court</a> (ret. 2021) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/California" title="California">California</a> </td> <td><i>retired</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td>Marcus O. Tucker<sup id="cite_ref-748" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-748"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>748<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Long Beach Municipal Court (appt. 1976–1985); <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_County_Superior_Court" title="Los Angeles County Superior Court">Los Angeles Superior Court</a> (1985–2004) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/California" title="California">California</a> </td> <td><i>deceased</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td><a href="/wiki/Petrese_B._Tucker" title="Petrese B. Tucker">Petrese B. Tucker</a><sup id="cite_ref-Tucker,_Petrese_B_37-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Tucker,_Petrese_B-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Eastern_District_of_Pennsylvania" title="United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania">United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania</a> (2000– ) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Pennsylvania" title="Pennsylvania">Pennsylvania</a> </td> <td><i>active</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td><a href="/wiki/Jasmine_Twitty" title="Jasmine Twitty">Jasmine Twitty</a><sup id="cite_ref-749" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-749"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>749<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Easley Municipal Court (2015– ) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/South_Carolina" title="South Carolina">South Carolina</a> </td> <td><i>active</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td><a href="/wiki/Ralph_E._Tyson" title="Ralph E. Tyson">Ralph E. Tyson</a><sup id="cite_ref-750" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-750"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>750<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Middle_District_of_Louisiana" title="United States District Court for the Middle District of Louisiana">United States District Court for the Middle District of Louisiana</a> (1998–2011) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Louisiana" title="Louisiana">Louisiana</a> </td> <td><i>deceased</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td><a href="/wiki/Franklin_U._Valderrama" title="Franklin U. Valderrama">Franklin U. Valderrama</a><sup id="cite_ref-751" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-751"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>751<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Circuit Court of Cook County (2007–2020); <a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Northern_District_of_Illinois" title="United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois">United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois</a> (2020– ) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Illinois" title="Illinois">Illinois</a> </td> <td><i>active</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td>Leo Valentine Jr.<sup id="cite_ref-752" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-752"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>752<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>San Diego Municipal Court (1995–1998); San Diego County Superior Court (1998–2019) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/California" title="California">California</a> </td> <td><i>retired</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td>Holly Veal<sup id="cite_ref-:3_171-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:3-171"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>171<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-753" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-753"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>753<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Henry_County,_Georgia" title="Henry County, Georgia">Henry County</a> Superior Court (Flint Judicial Circuit) (2018– ) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Georgia_(U.S._state)" title="Georgia (U.S. state)">Georgia</a> </td> <td><i>active</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td>Teresa Vincent<sup id="cite_ref-754" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-754"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>754<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Guilford County District Court (2019– ) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/North_Carolina" title="North Carolina">North Carolina</a> </td> <td><i>active</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td><a href="/wiki/Joseph_Cornelius_Waddy" title="Joseph Cornelius Waddy">Joseph Cornelius Waddy</a><sup id="cite_ref-755" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-755"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>755<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_District_of_Columbia" title="United States District Court for the District of Columbia">United States District Court for the District of Columbia</a>.(1967–1978) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Washington,_D.C." title="Washington, D.C.">Washington, D.C.</a> </td> <td><i>deceased</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td>Herman G. Walker<sup id="cite_ref-756" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-756"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>756<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Superior Court of Alaska-Anchorage (2015– ) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Alaska" title="Alaska">Alaska</a> </td> <td><i>active</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td><a href="/wiki/Jamar_K._Walker" title="Jamar K. Walker">Jamar K. Walker</a><sup id="cite_ref-757" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-757"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>757<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Eastern_District_of_Virginia" title="United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia">United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia</a> (2023– ) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Virginia" title="Virginia">Virginia</a> </td> <td><i>active</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td>Toni Wallace<sup id="cite_ref-758" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-758"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>758<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Fort Bend County Court at Law No.5 (2016– ) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Texas" title="Texas">Texas</a> </td> <td><i>active</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td><a href="/wiki/William_H._Walls" title="William H. Walls">William H. Walls</a><sup id="cite_ref-759" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-759"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>759<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_District_of_New_Jersey" title="United States District Court for the District of New Jersey">United States District Court for the District of New Jersey</a> (1994–2019) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/New_Jersey" title="New Jersey">New Jersey</a> </td> <td><i>deceased</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td><a href="/wiki/Reggie_Walton" title="Reggie Walton">Reggie Walton</a><sup id="cite_ref-760" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-760"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>760<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_District_of_Columbia" title="United States District Court for the District of Columbia">United States District Court for the District of Columbia</a> (2001– ); <a href="/wiki/United_States_Foreign_Intelligence_Surveillance_Court" title="United States Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court">United States Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court</a> (2007–2014) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Washington,_D.C." title="Washington, D.C.">Washington, D.C.</a> </td> <td><i>active</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td><a href="/wiki/Horace_Ward" title="Horace Ward">Horace Ward</a><sup id="cite_ref-761" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-761"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>761<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Fulton County Civil Court (1974–1977); Superior Court of Fulton County (1977–1979); <a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Northern_District_of_Georgia" title="United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia">United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia</a> (1979–2016) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Georgia_(U.S._state)" title="Georgia (U.S. state)">Georgia</a> </td> <td><i>retired</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td><a href="/wiki/James_Ware_(judge)" title="James Ware (judge)">James Ware</a><sup id="cite_ref-762" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-762"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>762<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Northern_District_of_California" title="United States District Court for the Northern District of California">United States District Court for the Northern District of California</a> (1990–2012) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/California" title="California">California</a> </td> <td><i>retired</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td><a href="/wiki/Joyce_Williams_Warren" title="Joyce Williams Warren">Joyce Elise Williams Warren</a><sup id="cite_ref-763" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-763"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>763<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Pulaski County Juvenile Court (1983–1990); Arkansas Sixth Judicial District (1991–2020) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Arkansas" title="Arkansas">Arkansas</a> </td> <td><i>active</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td>Lisa R. Washington<sup id="cite_ref-764" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-764"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>764<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_County_Superior_Court" title="Los Angeles County Superior Court">Los Angeles County Superior Court</a> (2020– ) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/California" title="California">California</a> </td> <td><i>active</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td><a href="/wiki/Pamela_Scott_Washington" title="Pamela Scott Washington">Pamela Scott Washington</a><sup id="cite_ref-765" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-765"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>765<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Alaska District Court (2010– ) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Alaska" title="Alaska">Alaska</a> </td> <td><i>active</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td><a href="/wiki/Paul_J._Watford" title="Paul J. Watford">Paul J. Watford</a><sup id="cite_ref-766" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-766"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>766<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_Ninth_Circuit" title="United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit">United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit</a> (2012–2023) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/California" title="California">California</a> </td> <td><i>resigned</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td><a href="/wiki/James_Lopez_Watson" title="James Lopez Watson">James Lopez Watson</a><sup id="cite_ref-767" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-767"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>767<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/United_States_Customs_Court" class="mw-redirect" title="United States Customs Court">United States Customs Court</a> (1966–1980); <a href="/wiki/United_States_Court_of_International_Trade" title="United States Court of International Trade">United States Court of International Trade</a> (1980–2001) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/New_York_(state)" title="New York (state)">New York</a> </td> <td><i>deceased</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td>Robert B. Watts<sup id="cite_ref-768" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-768"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>768<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Baltimore Municipal Court (appt. 1960); Supreme Bench of Baltimore City (1968–1985) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Maryland" title="Maryland">Maryland</a> </td> <td><i>deceased</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td>Gerald Webb<sup id="cite_ref-769" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-769"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>769<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Hamilton County General Sessions Court (2019– ) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tennessee" title="Tennessee">Tennessee</a> </td> <td><i>active</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td><a href="/wiki/E._Gregory_Wells" title="E. Gregory Wells">E. Gregory Wells</a><sup id="cite_ref-770" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-770"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>770<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Maryland_Court_of_Special_Appeals" class="mw-redirect" title="Maryland Court of Special Appeals">Maryland Court of Special Appeals</a> (2019– ) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Maryland" title="Maryland">Maryland</a> </td> <td><i>active</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td>Ryan Wells<sup id="cite_ref-thepress.net_771-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-thepress.net-771"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>771<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Fresno County Superior Court (2021– ) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/California" title="California">California</a> </td> <td><i>active</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td>Briana Westry-Robinson<sup id="cite_ref-772" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-772"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>772<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Wilcox County District Court (2017– ) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Alabama" title="Alabama">Alabama</a> </td> <td><i>active</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td>Nancy Cornelia Wheeler (formerly Francis)<sup id="cite_ref-773" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-773"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>773<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Washtenaw County Trial Court (1990–2014) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Michigan" title="Michigan">Michigan</a> </td> <td><i>retired</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td>Charles W. White<sup id="cite_ref-774" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-774"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>774<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Court of Common Pleas (appt. 1955) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ohio" title="Ohio">Ohio</a> </td> <td><i>deceased</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td><a href="/wiki/George_Washington_White" title="George Washington White">George Washington White</a><sup id="cite_ref-775" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-775"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>775<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Northern_District_of_Ohio" title="United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio">United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio</a> (1980–2011) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ohio" title="Ohio">Ohio</a> </td> <td><i>deceased</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td><a href="/wiki/Maxine_Aldridge_White" title="Maxine Aldridge White">Maxine White</a><sup id="cite_ref-776" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-776"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>776<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Milwaukee County Court (1992–2020) <a href="/wiki/Wisconsin_Court_of_Appeals" title="Wisconsin Court of Appeals">Wisconsin Court of Appeals</a> (2020– ) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Wisconsin" title="Wisconsin">Wisconsin</a> </td> <td><i>active</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td><a href="/wiki/Ronnie_L._White" title="Ronnie L. White">Ronnie L. White</a><sup id="cite_ref-777" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-777"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>777<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Supreme_Court_of_Missouri" title="Supreme Court of Missouri">Supreme Court of Missouri</a> (1995–2007); <a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Eastern_District_of_Missouri" title="United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri">United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri</a> (2014–2024) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Missouri" title="Missouri">Missouri</a> </td> <td><i>retired</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td><a href="/wiki/Jamal_Whitehead" title="Jamal Whitehead">Jamal Whitehead</a><sup id="cite_ref-778" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-778"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>778<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Western_District_of_Washington" title="United States District Court for the Western District of Washington">United States District Court for the Western District of Washington</a> (2023– ) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Washington_(state)" title="Washington (state)">Washington</a> </td> <td><i>active</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td><a href="/wiki/Helen_Whitener" title="Helen Whitener">Helen Whitener</a><sup id="cite_ref-779" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-779"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>779<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Pierce County Superior Court (2015–2020); <a href="/wiki/Washington_Supreme_Court" title="Washington Supreme Court">Washington Supreme Court</a> (2020– ) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Washington_(state)" title="Washington (state)">Washington</a> </td> <td><i>active</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td>Marshall I. Whitley<sup id="cite_ref-780" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-780"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>780<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Alameda County Municipal Court (1993–1998); <a href="/wiki/Alameda_County_Superior_Court" title="Alameda County Superior Court">Alameda County Superior Court</a> (1998–2013) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/California" title="California">California</a> </td> <td><i>retired</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td>Tadia Whitner<sup id="cite_ref-781" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-781"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>781<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Gwinnett County Superior Court (2019– ) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Georgia_(U.S._state)" title="Georgia (U.S. state)">Georgia</a> </td> <td><i>active</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td><a href="/wiki/Susan_D._Wigenton" title="Susan D. Wigenton">Susan D. Wigenton</a><sup id="cite_ref-782" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-782"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>782<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_District_of_New_Jersey" title="United States District Court for the District of New Jersey">United States District Court for the District of New Jersey</a> (2006– ) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/New_Jersey" title="New Jersey">New Jersey</a> </td> <td><i>active</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td>Alton W. Wiley Sr.<sup id="cite_ref-783" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-783"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>783<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Rhode Island District Court (1981–1991); <a href="/wiki/Rhode_Island_Superior_Court" title="Rhode Island Superior Court">Rhode Island Superior Court</a> (appt. 1991) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Rhode_Island" title="Rhode Island">Rhode Island</a> </td> <td><i>retired</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td>Monica Wiley<sup id="cite_ref-784" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-784"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>784<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/San_Francisco_County_Superior_Court" title="San Francisco County Superior Court">San Francisco County Superior Court</a> (2009– ) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/California" title="California">California</a> </td> <td><i>active</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td>Henry "Hank" Wilkins IV<sup id="cite_ref-785" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-785"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>785<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-786" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-786"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>786<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Jefferson County Court (2017–2018) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Arkansas" title="Arkansas">Arkansas</a> </td> <td><i>resigned</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td><a href="/wiki/Robert_L._Wilkins" title="Robert L. Wilkins">Robert L. Wilkins</a><sup id="cite_ref-787" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-787"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>787<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_District_of_Columbia" title="United States District Court for the District of Columbia">United States District Court for the District of Columbia</a> (2010–2014); <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">United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit</a> (2014– ) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Washington,_D.C." title="Washington, D.C.">Washington, D.C.</a> </td> <td><i>active</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td><a href="/wiki/Alexander_Williams_Jr." title="Alexander Williams Jr.">Alexander Williams Jr.</a><sup id="cite_ref-788" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-788"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>788<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_District_of_Maryland" title="United States District Court for the District of Maryland">United States District Court for the District of Maryland</a> (1994–2014) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Maryland" title="Maryland">Maryland</a> </td> <td><i>retired</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td><a href="/wiki/Ann_Claire_Williams" title="Ann Claire Williams">Ann Claire Williams</a><sup id="cite_ref-789" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-789"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>789<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Northern_District_of_Illinois" title="United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois">United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois</a> (1985–1999); <a href="/wiki/United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_Seventh_Circuit" title="United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit">United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit</a> (1999–2018) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Illinois" title="Illinois">Illinois</a> </td> <td><i>retired</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td>Arthur G. Williams<sup id="cite_ref-:0_81-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-81"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>81<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Madison Circuit Court </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Connecticut" title="Connecticut">Connecticut</a> </td> <td><i>deceased</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td><a href="/wiki/David_W._Williams" title="David W. Williams">David W. Williams</a><sup id="cite_ref-790" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-790"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>790<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Los Angeles Municipal Court (1956–1962); <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_County_Superior_Court" title="Los Angeles County Superior Court">Los Angeles County Superior Court</a> (1962–1969); <a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Central_District_of_California" title="United States District Court for the Central District of California">United States District Court for the Central District of California</a> (1969–2000) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/California" title="California">California</a> </td> <td><i>deceased</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td>Felicia Toney Williams<sup id="cite_ref-791" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-791"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>791<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-792" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-792"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>792<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Louisiana Second Circuit Court of Appeal (1992–2020) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Louisiana" title="Louisiana">Louisiana</a> </td> <td><i>retired</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td><a href="/wiki/Gregory_B._Williams" title="Gregory B. Williams">Gregory B. Williams</a><sup id="cite_ref-793" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-793"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>793<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_District_of_Delaware" title="United States District Court for the District of Delaware">United States District Court for the District of Delaware</a> (2022– ) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Delaware" title="Delaware">Delaware</a> </td> <td><i>active</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td>Janice M. Williams<sup id="cite_ref-:2_557-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:2-557"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>557<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Solano_County_Superior_Court" title="Solano County Superior Court">Solano County Superior Court</a> (2021– ) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/California" title="California">California</a> </td> <td><i>active</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td>Jean Williams<sup id="cite_ref-794" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-794"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>794<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Tucson Municipal Courts (1974–1976); Phoenix Municipal Court (1976–1996) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Arizona" title="Arizona">Arizona</a> </td> <td><i>deceased</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td>LaShawn A. Williams<sup id="cite_ref-795" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-795"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>795<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Harris County Civil. Court at Law #3 (2018– ) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Texas" title="Texas">Texas</a> </td> <td><i>active</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td><a href="/wiki/Karen_M._Williams" title="Karen M. Williams">Karen M. Williams</a><sup id="cite_ref-796" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-796"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>796<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_District_of_New_Jersey" title="United States District Court for the District of New Jersey">United States District Court for the District of New Jersey</a> (2009– ) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/New_Jersey" title="New Jersey">New Jersey</a> </td> <td><i>active</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td>Milton L. Williams<sup id="cite_ref-797" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-797"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>797<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/New_York_Supreme_Court" title="New York Supreme Court">Supreme Court of the State of New York</a> (1993–2002, 2003–2008) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/New_York_(state)" title="New York (state)">New York</a> </td> <td><i>retired</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td>Oliver D. Williams<sup id="cite_ref-798" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-798"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>798<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/New_York_Supreme_Court" title="New York Supreme Court">New York State Supreme Court</a> (1963–1968) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/New_York_(state)" title="New York (state)">New York</a> </td> <td><i>deceased</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td><a href="/wiki/Omar_A._Williams" title="Omar A. Williams">Omar A. Williams</a><sup id="cite_ref-799" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-799"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>799<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Connecticut_Superior_Court" title="Connecticut Superior Court">Connecticut Superior Court for the District of New London</a> (2016–2021); <a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_District_of_Connecticut" title="United States District Court for the District of Connecticut">United States District Court for the District of Connecticut</a> (2021– ) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Connecticut" title="Connecticut">Connecticut</a> </td> <td><i>active</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td><a href="/wiki/Charles_J._Willoughby_Jr." title="Charles J. Willoughby Jr.">Charles J. Willoughby Jr.</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Superior_Court_of_the_District_of_Columbia" title="Superior Court of the District of Columbia">Superior Court of the District of Columbia</a> (2024– ) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Washington,_D.C." title="Washington, D.C.">Washington, D.C.</a> </td> <td><i>active</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td><a href="/wiki/Charles_R._Wilson_(judge)" title="Charles R. Wilson (judge)">Charles R. Wilson</a><sup id="cite_ref-800" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-800"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>800<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_Eleventh_Circuit" title="United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit">United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit</a> (1999– ) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Florida" title="Florida">Florida</a> </td> <td><i>active</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td>Lionel Wilson<sup id="cite_ref-801" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-801"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>801<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Alameda County Municipal Court (1960–1964); <a href="/wiki/Alameda_County_Superior_Court" title="Alameda County Superior Court">Alameda County Superior Court</a> (1964–1977) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/California" title="California">California</a> </td> <td><i>deceased</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td><a href="/wiki/Brian_C._Wimes" title="Brian C. Wimes">Brian C. Wimes</a><sup id="cite_ref-802" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-802"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>802<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Western_District_of_Missouri" title="United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri">United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri</a>/<a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Eastern_District_of_Missouri" title="United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri">United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri</a> (2012– ) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Missouri" title="Missouri">Missouri</a> </td> <td><i>active</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td><a href="/wiki/Henry_Travillion_Wingate" title="Henry Travillion Wingate">Henry Travillion Wingate</a><sup id="cite_ref-Abdul_Kallon_434-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Abdul_Kallon-434"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>434<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Southern_District_of_Mississippi" title="United States District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi">United States District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi</a> (1985– ) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Alabama" title="Alabama">Alabama</a> </td> <td><i>active</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td>Joan Winn<sup id="cite_ref-803" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-803"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>803<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-804" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-804"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>804<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Dallas County Court at Law (1975–1978); 191st District Court (appt. 1978) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Texas" title="Texas">Texas</a> </td> <td><i>retired</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td><a href="/wiki/Andrea_R._Wood" class="mw-redirect" title="Andrea R. Wood">Andrea R. Wood</a><sup id="cite_ref-805" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-805"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>805<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Northern_District_of_Illinois" title="United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois">United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois</a> (2013– ) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Illinois" title="Illinois">Illinois</a> </td> <td><i>active</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td><a href="/wiki/Gregory_Howard_Woods" class="mw-redirect" title="Gregory Howard Woods">Gregory Howard Woods</a><sup id="cite_ref-806" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-806"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>806<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><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">United States District Court for the Southern District of New York</a> (2013– ) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/New_York_(state)" title="New York (state)">New York</a> </td> <td><i>active</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td>Joseph Wood<sup id="cite_ref-807" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-807"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>807<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-808" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-808"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>808<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Washington County (2017–2023?) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Arkansas" title="Arkansas">Arkansas</a> </td> <td><i>resigned to seek different office</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td>W. Fillmore Wood<sup id="cite_ref-:0_81-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-81"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>81<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Union County Court </td> <td><a href="/wiki/New_Jersey" title="New Jersey">New Jersey</a> </td> <td><i>deceased</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td><a href="/wiki/Jonathan_Jasper_Wright" title="Jonathan Jasper Wright">Jonathan Jasper Wright</a><sup id="cite_ref-jjw_590-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-jjw-590"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>590<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/South_Carolina_Supreme_Court" title="South Carolina Supreme Court">Supreme Court of South Carolina</a> (1870–1877) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/South_Carolina" title="South Carolina">South Carolina</a> </td> <td><i>deceased</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td><a href="/wiki/Otis_D._Wright_II" title="Otis D. Wright II">Otis D. Wright II</a><sup id="cite_ref-809" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-809"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>809<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_County_Superior_Court" title="Los Angeles County Superior Court">Los Angeles County Superior Court</a> (2005–2007); <a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Central_District_of_California" title="United States District Court for the Central District of California">United States District Court for the Central District of California</a> (2007– ) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/California" title="California">California</a> </td> <td><i>active</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td><a href="/wiki/Wilhelmina_Wright" title="Wilhelmina Wright">Wilhelmina Wright</a><sup id="cite_ref-810" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-810"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>810<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ramsey_County,_Minnesota" title="Ramsey County, Minnesota">Ramsey County District Court</a> (2000–2002); <a href="/wiki/Minnesota_Court_of_Appeals" title="Minnesota Court of Appeals">Minnesota Court of Appeals</a> (2002–2012); <a href="/wiki/Minnesota_Supreme_Court" title="Minnesota Supreme Court">Minnesota Supreme Court</a> (2012–2016); <a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_District_of_Minnesota" title="United States District Court for the District of Minnesota">United States District Court for the District of Minnesota</a> (2016– ) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Minnesota" title="Minnesota">Minnesota</a> </td> <td><i>active</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td><a href="/wiki/James_A._Wynn_Jr." class="mw-redirect" title="James A. Wynn Jr.">James A. Wynn Jr.</a><sup id="cite_ref-811" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-811"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>811<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/North_Carolina_Supreme_Court" title="North Carolina Supreme Court">North Carolina Supreme Court</a> (1998); <a href="/wiki/North_Carolina_Court_of_Appeals" title="North Carolina Court of Appeals">North Carolina Court of Appeals</a> (1999–2010); <a href="/wiki/United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_Fourth_Circuit" title="United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit">United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit</a> (2010– ) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/North_Carolina" title="North Carolina">North Carolina</a> </td> <td><i>active</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td>Robert W. Yancey<sup id="cite_ref-812" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-812"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>812<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Essex County Court (1960–1972) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/New_Jersey" title="New Jersey">New Jersey</a> </td> <td><i>deceased</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td><a href="/wiki/Staci_Michelle_Yandle" class="mw-redirect" title="Staci Michelle Yandle">Staci Michelle Yandle</a><sup id="cite_ref-813" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-813"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>813<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Southern_District_of_Illinois" title="United States District Court for the Southern District of Illinois">United States District Court for the Southern District of Illinois</a> (2014– ) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Illinois" title="Illinois">Illinois</a> </td> <td><i>active</i> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#DCE5E5"> <td>K. 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<li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Hispanic_and_Latino_American_jurists" title="List of Hispanic and Latino American jurists">List of Hispanic and Latino American jurists</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Jewish_American_jurists" title="List of Jewish American jurists">List of Jewish American jurists</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_LGBT_jurists_in_the_United_States" title="List of LGBT jurists in the United States">List of LGBT jurists in the United States</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Native_American_jurists" title="List of Native American jurists">List of Native American jurists</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_first_women_lawyers_and_judges_in_the_United_States" title="List of first women lawyers and judges in the United States">List of first women lawyers and judges in the United States</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_first_minority_male_lawyers_and_judges_in_the_United_States" title="List of first minority male lawyers and judges in the United States">List of first 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E. B. Du Bois">W. E. B. 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Wells</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Roy_Wilkins" title="Roy Wilkins">Roy Wilkins</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Oprah_Winfrey" title="Oprah Winfrey">Oprah Winfrey</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Andrew_Young" title="Andrew Young">Andrew Young</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Whitney_Young" title="Whitney Young">Whitney Young</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: #d1eaeb;;width:1%">Education, science<br />and technology</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/Black_studies" title="Black studies">Black studies</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_African-American_education" title="History of African-American education">Black schools</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Historically_black_colleges_and_universities" title="Historically black colleges and universities">Historically black colleges and universities</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_African-American_inventors_and_scientists" title="List of African-American inventors and scientists">Inventors and scientists</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_museums_focused_on_African_Americans" title="List of museums focused on African Americans">Museums</a></li> <li>Women <ul><li><a href="/wiki/African-American_women_in_computer_science" title="African-American women in computer science">in computer science</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_African-American_women_in_medicine" title="List of African-American women in medicine">in medicine</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_African-American_women_in_STEM_fields" title="List of African-American women in STEM fields">in STEM fields</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: #d1eaeb;;width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Religion_of_Black_Americans" title="Religion of Black Americans">Religion</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/African-American_Jews" title="African-American Jews">African-American Jews</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/African-American_Muslims" title="African-American Muslims">Islam</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/American_Society_of_Muslims" title="American Society of Muslims">American Society of Muslims</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nation_of_Islam" title="Nation of Islam">Nation of Islam</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Black_church" title="Black church">Black church</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Azusa_Street_Revival" title="Azusa Street Revival">Azusa Street Revival</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Black_Hebrew_Israelites" title="Black Hebrew Israelites">Black Hebrew Israelites</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Black_theology" title="Black theology">Black theology</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Father_Divine#Doctrine" title="Father Divine">Doctrine of Father Divine</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: #d1eaeb;;width:1%">Political movements</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/Black_anarchism" title="Black anarchism">Anarchism</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Back-to-Africa_movement" title="Back-to-Africa movement">Back-to-Africa movement</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Black_power" title="Black power">Black power</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Black_power_movement" title="Black power movement">Movement</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Black_capitalism" title="Black capitalism">Capitalism</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Black_conservatism" title="Black conservatism">Conservatism</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/African-American_leftism" title="African-American leftism">Leftism</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pan-Africanism" title="Pan-Africanism">Pan-Africanism</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Black_populism" title="Black populism">Populism</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Raised_fist" title="Raised fist">Raised fist</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/African-American_self-determination" title="African-American self-determination">Self-determination</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Black_nationalism" title="Black nationalism">Nationalism</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/African-American_socialism" title="African-American socialism">Socialism</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: #d1eaeb;;width:1%"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">Civic and economic<br />groups</div></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Association_for_the_Study_of_African_American_Life_and_History" title="Association for the Study of African American Life and History">Association for the Study of African American Life and History (ASALH)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Black_Panther_Party" title="Black Panther Party">Black Panther Party</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Congress_of_Racial_Equality" title="Congress of Racial Equality">Congress of Racial Equality (CORE)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/NAACP" title="NAACP">National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nashville_Student_Movement" title="Nashville Student Movement">Nashville Student Movement</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Black_Chamber_of_Commerce" title="National Black Chamber of Commerce">National Black Chamber of Commerce (NBCC)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Council_of_Negro_Women" title="National Council of Negro Women">National Council of Negro Women (NCNW)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Pan-Hellenic_Council" title="National Pan-Hellenic Council">National Pan-Hellenic Council (NPHC)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Urban_League" title="National Urban League">National Urban League (NUL)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Southern_Christian_Leadership_Conference" title="Southern Christian Leadership Conference">Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Student_Nonviolent_Coordinating_Committee" title="Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee">Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thurgood_Marshall_College_Fund" title="Thurgood Marshall College Fund">Thurgood Marshall College Fund</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/UNCF" title="UNCF">United Negro College Fund (UNCF)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Universal_Negro_Improvement_Association_and_African_Communities_League" title="Universal Negro Improvement Association and African Communities League">Universal Negro Improvement Association and African Communities League (UNIA-ACL)</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: #d1eaeb;;width:1%">Sports</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Negro_league_baseball" title="Negro league baseball">Negro league baseball</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Baseball_color_line" title="Baseball color line">Baseball color line</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Black_players_in_professional_American_football" title="Black players in professional American football">Black players in professional American football</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Black_starting_NFL_quarterbacks" title="List of Black starting NFL quarterbacks">Black NFL quarterbacks</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Black_players_in_ice_hockey" title="Black players in ice hockey">Black players in ice hockey</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Muhammad_Ali" title="Muhammad Ali">Muhammad Ali</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Arthur_Ashe" title="Arthur Ashe">Arthur Ashe</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jack_Johnson_(boxer)" title="Jack Johnson (boxer)">Jack Johnson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joe_Louis" title="Joe Louis">Joe Louis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jesse_Owens" title="Jesse Owens">Jesse Owens</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jackie_Robinson" title="Jackie Robinson">Jackie Robinson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Serena_Williams" title="Serena Williams">Serena Williams</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">Athletic associations<br />and conferences</div></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Central_Intercollegiate_Athletic_Association" title="Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association">Central (CIAA)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mid-Eastern_Athletic_Conference" title="Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference">Mid-Eastern (MEAC)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Southern_Intercollegiate_Athletic_Conference" title="Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference">Southern (SIAC)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Southwestern_Athletic_Conference" title="Southwestern Athletic Conference">Southwestern (SWAC)</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: #d1eaeb;;width:1%">Ethnic subdivisions</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>By African descent <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Fula_Americans" title="Fula Americans">Fula</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gullah" title="Gullah">Gullah</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Igbo_Americans" title="Igbo Americans">Igbo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yoruba_Americans" title="Yoruba Americans">Yoruba</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alabama_Creole_people" title="Alabama Creole people">Alabama Creole</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Black_Indians_in_the_United_States" title="Black Indians in the United States">Black Indians</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Black_Seminoles" title="Black Seminoles">Black Seminoles</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cherokee_Freedmen" title="Cherokee Freedmen">Cherokee Freedmen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Choctaw_freedmen" title="Choctaw freedmen">Choctaw Freedmen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Creek_Freedmen" title="Creek Freedmen">Creek Freedmen</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Black_Southerners" title="Black Southerners">Black Southerners</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Blaxican" title="Blaxican">Blaxicans</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Great_Dismal_Swamp_maroons" title="Great Dismal Swamp maroons">Great Dismal Swamp maroons</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Louisiana_Creole_people" title="Louisiana Creole people">Louisiana Creole</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Creoles_of_color" title="Creoles of color">of color</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Melungeon" title="Melungeon">Melungeon</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: #d1eaeb;;width:1%">Demographics</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/African-American_neighborhood" title="African-American neighborhood">Neighborhoods</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_African-American_neighborhoods" title="List of African-American neighborhoods">list</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_U.S._cities_with_large_Black_populations" title="List of U.S. cities with large Black populations">U.S. cities with large populations</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_U.S._communities_with_African-American_majority_populations_in_2000" title="List of U.S. communities with African-American majority populations in 2000">2000 majorities</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_U.S._communities_with_African-American_majority_populations_in_2010" title="List of U.S. communities with African-American majority populations in 2010">2010 majorities</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_U.S._metropolitan_areas_with_large_African-American_populations" title="List of U.S. metropolitan areas with large African-American populations">Metropolitan areas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_U.S._states_and_territories_by_African-American_population" title="List of U.S. states and territories by African-American population">States and territories</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: #d1eaeb;;width:1%">Languages</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/Afro-Seminole_Creole" title="Afro-Seminole Creole">Afro-Seminole Creole</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/American_Sign_Language" title="American Sign Language">American Sign</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Black_American_Sign_Language" title="Black American Sign Language">Black American Sign</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/English_language" title="English language">English</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/American_English" title="American English">American English</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/African-American_English" title="African-American English">African-American English</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/African-American_Vernacular_English" title="African-American Vernacular English">African-American Vernacular English</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/African-American_Vernacular_English_and_social_context" title="African-American Vernacular English and social context">social context</a></li></ul></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gullah_language" title="Gullah language">Gullah</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Louisiana_Creole" title="Louisiana Creole">Louisiana Creole</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: #d1eaeb;;width:1%">By state/city</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/African_Americans_in_Alabama" title="African Americans in Alabama">Alabama</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/African_Americans_in_Arkansas" title="African Americans in Arkansas">Arkansas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/African_Americans_in_California" title="African Americans in California">California</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/History_of_African_Americans_in_Los_Angeles" title="History of African Americans in Los Angeles">Los Angeles</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/African_Americans_in_San_Francisco" title="African Americans in San Francisco">San Francisco</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/African_Americans_in_Florida" title="African Americans in Florida">Florida</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/History_of_African_Americans_in_Jacksonville" title="History of African Americans in Jacksonville">Jacksonville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_Tallahassee,_Florida#Black_history" title="History of Tallahassee, Florida">Tallahassee</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/African_Americans_in_Georgia" title="African Americans in Georgia">Georgia</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/African_Americans_in_Atlanta" title="African Americans in Atlanta">Atlanta</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Africans_in_Hawaii" title="Africans in Hawaii">Hawaii</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/African_Americans_in_Illinois" title="African Americans in Illinois">Illinois</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/History_of_African_Americans_in_Chicago" title="History of African Americans in Chicago">Chicago</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/African_Americans_in_Indiana" class="mw-redirect" title="African Americans in Indiana">Indiana</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/African_Americans_in_Iowa" class="mw-redirect" title="African Americans in Iowa">Iowa</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/African_Americans_in_Davenport,_Iowa" title="African Americans in Davenport, Iowa">Davenport</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/African_Americans_in_Kansas" title="African Americans in Kansas">Kansas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_African_Americans_in_Kentucky" title="History of African Americans in Kentucky">Kentucky</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/African-American_neighborhoods_in_Lexington,_Kentucky" title="African-American neighborhoods in Lexington, Kentucky">Lexington</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/African_Americans_in_Louisiana" title="African Americans in Louisiana">Louisiana</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/African_Americans_in_Maryland" title="African Americans in Maryland">Maryland</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/History_of_African_Americans_in_Baltimore" title="History of African Americans in Baltimore">Baltimore</a></li></ul></li> <li>Massachusetts <ul><li><a href="/wiki/History_of_African_Americans_in_Boston" title="History of African Americans in Boston">Boston</a></li></ul></li> <li>Michigan <ul><li><a href="/wiki/History_of_African_Americans_in_Detroit" title="History of African Americans in Detroit">Detroit</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/African_Americans_in_Mississippi" title="African Americans in Mississippi">Mississippi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/African-American_history_of_Nebraska" title="African-American history of Nebraska">Nebraska</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/African_Americans_in_Omaha,_Nebraska" title="African Americans in Omaha, Nebraska">Omaha</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/African_Americans_in_New_Jersey" title="African Americans in New Jersey">New Jersey</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/African_Americans_in_New_York_(state)" title="African Americans in New York (state)">New York</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/African_Americans_in_New_York_City" title="African Americans in New York City">New York City</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/African_Americans_in_North_Carolina" title="African Americans in North Carolina">North Carolina</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/African_Americans_in_Ohio" title="African Americans in Ohio">Ohio</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Demographics_of_Cleveland" title="Demographics of Cleveland">Cleveland</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/African_Americans_in_Oklahoma" title="African Americans in Oklahoma">Oklahoma</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/African_Americans_in_Oregon" title="African Americans in Oregon">Oregon</a></li> <li>Pennsylvania <ul><li><a href="/wiki/History_of_African_Americans_in_Philadelphia" title="History of African Americans in Philadelphia">Philadelphia</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Afro%E2%80%93Puerto_Ricans" title="Afro–Puerto Ricans">Puerto Rico</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/African_Americans_in_South_Carolina" title="African Americans in South Carolina">South Carolina</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/African_Americans_in_South_Dakota" title="African Americans in South Dakota">South Dakota</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/African_Americans_in_Tennessee" title="African Americans in Tennessee">Tennessee</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_African_Americans_in_Texas" title="History of African Americans in Texas">Texas</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/History_of_African_Americans_in_Austin" title="History of African Americans in Austin">Austin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_African_Americans_in_Dallas%E2%80%93Fort_Worth" title="History of African Americans in Dallas–Fort Worth">Dallas–Fort Worth</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_African_Americans_in_Houston" title="History of African Americans in Houston">Houston</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_African_Americans_in_San_Antonio" title="History of African Americans in San Antonio">San Antonio</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_African_Americans_in_Utah" title="History of African Americans in Utah">Utah</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/African_Americans_in_Virginia" title="African Americans in Virginia">Virginia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/African_Americans_in_West_Virginia" title="African Americans in West Virginia">West Virginia</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: #d1eaeb;;width:1%"><a href="/wiki/African-American_diaspora" title="African-American diaspora">Diaspora</a></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/African_Americans_in_Africa" title="African Americans in Africa">Africa</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Gambian_Creole_people" title="Gambian Creole people">Gambia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/African_Americans_in_Ghana" title="African Americans in Ghana">Ghana</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Americo-Liberian_people" title="Americo-Liberian people">Liberia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sierra_Leone_Creole_people" title="Sierra Leone Creole people">Sierra Leone</a></li></ul></li> <li>America <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Black_Nova_Scotians" title="Black Nova Scotians">Canada</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Saman%C3%A1_Americans" title="Samaná Americans">Dominican Republic</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Haitian_emigration" title="Haitian emigration">Haiti</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mascogos" title="Mascogos">Mexico</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Merikins" title="Merikins">Trinidad and Tobago</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/African_Americans_in_Israel" title="African Americans in Israel">Israel</a></li> <li>Europe <ul><li><a href="/wiki/African_Americans_in_France" title="African Americans in France">France</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: #d1eaeb;;width:1%">Lists</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Lists_of_African_Americans" title="Lists of African Americans">African Americans</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_African-American_activists" title="List of African-American activists">Activists</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_African-American_actors" title="List of African-American actors">Actors</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_African-American_astronauts" title="List of African-American astronauts">Astronauts</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Black_billionaires" title="Black billionaires">Billionaires</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_African_American_journalists" title="List of African American journalists">Journalists</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Jurists</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_African-American_mathematicians" title="List of African-American mathematicians">Mathematicians</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_African-American_Republicans" title="List of African-American Republicans">Republicans</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_African-American_singers" title="List of African-American singers">Singers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_African_American_sportspeople" title="List of African American sportspeople">Sportspeople</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Spingarn_Medal" title="Spingarn Medal">Spingarn Medal winners</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_African-American_United_States_Cabinet_members" title="List of African-American United States Cabinet members">US cabinet members</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_African-American_United_States_representatives" title="List of African-American United States representatives">US representatives</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_African-American_United_States_senators" title="List of African-American United States senators">US senators</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_African-American_visual_artists" title="List of African-American visual artists">Visual artists</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_African-American_writers" title="List of African-American writers">Writers</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Timeline_of_African-American_firsts" title="Timeline of African-American firsts">African-American firsts</a> <ul><li><a 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