Federal judges nominated by Jimmy Carter

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Oxford University, 1961Harvard Law School, 1964 Ruth Bader GinsburgSupreme CourtAugust 5, 1993 - September 18, 2020D.C. Circuit1980-1993Cornell University, 1954Columbia Law School, 1959 Thomas Tang   Cecil PooleNinth Circuit11/27/1979 - 1/15/1996Northern District of California1976-1979University of Michigan (1935)University of Michigan Law School (1938), Harvard Law School (1939) William Albert NorrisUnited States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitJune 18, 1980 - July 7, 1994  Princeton University, B.A., 1951Stanford Law School, J.D., 1954 Mary SchroederNinth CircuitSeptember 26, 1979 - December 31, 2011Arizona Court of Appeals1975 - 1979Swarthmore College, B.A., 1962University of Chicago Law School, J.D., 1965 Damon KeithSixth CircuitOctober 21, 1977 - May 1, 1995Eastern District of MichiganOctober 12, 1967 - November 22, 1977West Virginia State College, B.A., 1943Howard University School of Law, LL.B., 1949 Barbara CrabbWestern District of WisconsinNovember 2, 1979 - March 24, 2010Magistrate judge, Western District of Wisconsin1971-1979University of Wisconsin, 1960University of Wisconsin Law School, 1962 Marvin AspenNorthern District of Illinois7/24/1979 - 7/1/2002  Northwestern U., B.S., 1956Northwestern U. School of Law, J.D., 1958 Charles KocorasNorthern District of Illinois9/30/1980 - 6/30/2006  De Paul U., B.S., 1961De Paul U. College of Law, J.D., 1969 James B. MoranNorthern District of Illinois7/24/1979 - 6/30/1995  University of Michigan, B.A., 1952Harvard Law School, LL.B., 1957 Harold BakerCentral District of Illinois3/31/1979 - 10/4/1994Eastern District of Illinois9/23/1978 - 3/31/1979University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1951University of Illinois College of Law, 1956 Anna TaylorEastern District of MichiganNovember 2, 1979 - December 31, 1998  Barnard College, 1954Yale Law School, 1957 Avern CohnEastern District of Michigan9/26/1979-10/9/1999  University of Michigan, 1943University of Michigan Law School, 1949 Julian CookEastern District of Michigan9/23/1978 - 12/30/1996  Pennsylvania State U., B.A., 1952Georgetown U. Law Center, J.D., 1957 Arthur TarnowEastern District of Michigan5/22/1998 - 5/26/2010  Wayne State U., B.A., 1963Wayne State U. Law School, J.D., 1965 Richard EnslenWestern District of Michigan12/21/1979-9/1/2005  Wayne State University, 1958 Ann AldrichNorthern District of Ohio5/24/1980 - 5/12/1995  Columbia University (1948)New York University School of LAw (1950), (1960), (1967) S. Arthur SpiegelSouthern District of Ohio5/23/1980-6/5/1995  University of Cincinnati, 1942Harvard Law School, 1948 John HolschuhSouthern District of Ohio5/23/1980-10/12/1996  Miami University, 1948University of Cincinnati College of Law, 1951 Walter RiceSouthern District of OhioMay 23, 1980 - November 30, 2004  Northwestern University, 1958Columbia Law School, 1962 Thomas WisemanMiddle District of Tennessee8/11/1978 - 11/3/1995  Vanderbilt U., B.A., 1952Vanderbilt U. Law School, J.D., 1954 John NixonMiddle District of TennesseeMay 12, 1980 - August 15, 1998  Harvard University, 1955Vanderbilt University Law School, 1960 William BertelsmanEastern District of Kentucky11/27/1979 - 2/1/2001  Xavier U., Ohio, A.B., 1958University of Cincinnati College of Law, J.D., 1961 Green Wix UnthankEastern District of Kentucky6/18/1980 - 6/14/1988  University of Miami School of Law, J.D., 1950 Edward JohnstoneWestern District of Kentucky10/11/1977 - 10/22/1993  University of Kentucky College of Law, J.D., 1949 Donald O'BrienNorthern District of IowaOctober 5, 1978 - December 30, 1992Southern District of IowaOctober 5, 1978 - December 1, 1990Creighton University School of Law, 1948 Edward FilippineEastern District of Missouri7/22/1977 - 6/11/1995  Saint Louis U., A.B., 1951Saint Louis U. School of Law, J.D., 1957 Rya ZobelDistrict of Massachusetts3/23/1979-4/1/2014  Radcliffe College, 1953Harvard Law, 1956 Carmen CerezoDistrict of Puerto RicoJune 30, 1980-February 28, 2021  Puerto Rico University, 1963Puerto Rico University Law, 1966 John KaneDistrict of Colorado12/16/1977 - 4/8/1988  University of Colorado, B.A., 1958University of Denver Law, J.D., 1960 Ellen BurnsDistrict of Connecticut5/18/1978-9/1/1992Connecticut Superior Court1976-1978Albertus Magnus College, 1944Yale Law School, 1947 Warren EgintonDistrict of ConnecticutJuly 24, 1979 - August 1, 1992  Princeton University, 1948Yale Law School, 1951 Charles SiftonEastern District of New York10/12/1977 - 3/18/2000  Harvard, B.A., 1957Columbia Law, LL.B., 1961 Neal McCurnNorthern District of New York11/02/1979-04/05/1993Attorney in private practice1952-1979Syracuse University, 1950Syracuse University College of Law, 1952 Zita WeinshienkDistrict of Colorado9/26/1979 - 4/3/1998  University of Arizona, B.A., 1955Harvard Law, J.D., 1958 Leonard SandSouthern District of New YorkMay 19, 1978 - June 30, 1993  New York University School of Commerce, 1947Harvard Law, 1951 Robert SweetSouthern District of New YorkApril 28, 1978 - February 28, 1991  Yale University, 1944Yale Law, 1948 Anne ThompsonDistrict of New Jersey11/02/1979 - 05/31/2001  Howard U., B.A., 1955Howard U. Law, LL.B., 1964 Harold AckermanDistrict of New Jersey11/2/1979 - 2/15/1994  Rutgers University School of Law (1951) Dickinson DebevoiseDistrict of New Jersey11/02/1979 - 04/30/1994  Williams College, B.A., 1948Columbia Law, LL.B., 1951 Louis PollakEastern District of Pennsylvania07/12/1978 - 12/31/1990  Harvard, B.A., 1943Yale, LL.B., 1948 Norma ShapiroEastern District of PennsylvaniaAugust 11, 1978 - December 31, 1998  University of Michigan, B.A., 1948University of Pennsylvania Law School, J.D., 1951 James GilesEastern District of Pennsylvania11/27/1979 - 2/11/2008  B.A., Amherst College, 1964LL.B., Yale Law School, 1967 Gilbert MerrittSixth CircuitOctober 31, 1977 - January 17, 2001  Yale University, B.A., 1957Vanderbilt University Law School, LL.B., 1960 Cornelia KennedySixth Circuit9/26/1979-3/1/1999Eastern District of Michigan10/7/1970-10/3/1979University of Michigan, B.A., 1945University of Michigan Law School, J.D., 1947 Boyce MartinSixth CircuitSeptember 26, 1979 - August 16, 2013Kentucky Court of Appeals1976 - 1979Davidson College, 1957University of Virginia School of Law, 1963 Richard ConaboyMiddle District of PennsylvaniaJuly 24, 1979 - September 1, 1992Judge, Lackawanna County Court of Common Pleas1962-1979University of Scranton, 1945Catholic University of America, Columbus School of Law, 1950 Sylvia RamboMiddle District of PennsylvaniaJuly 24, 1979 - April 18, 2001Judge, Cumberland County Court of Common Pleas1976-1978Dickinson College, 1958Dickinson School of Law, 1962 Bruce JenkinsDistrict of UtahSeptember 22, 1978 - September 30, 1994US Bankruptcy Judge1973-1978University of Utah, 1949University of Utah College of Law, 1952 Frank SeayEastern District of OklahomaNovember 2, 1979 - September 25, 2003  University of Oklahoma, 1961University of Oklahoma College of Law, 1966 Lee WestWestern District of OklahomaNovember 2, 1979 - November 26, 1994  University of Oklahoma, 1952University of Oklahoma College of Law, 1956 Truman McGill Hobbs Sr. (Alabama federal district court judge)Middle District of AlabamaApril 3, 1980 - February 11, 1991  University of North Carolina, 1942Yale Law School, 1948 Robert PropstNorthern District of AlabamaMay 30, 1980-July 15, 1996  University of Alabama, 1953University of Alabama School of Law, 1957 U. W. ClemonNorthern District of Alabama6/30/1980 - 1/31/2009  Miles College, B.A., 1965Columbia Law, J.D., 1968 Myron ThompsonMiddle District of AlabamaSeptember 29, 1980 - August 22, 2013  Yale University, 1969Yale Law School, 1972 George MitchellDistrict of Maine10/5/1979-5/16/1980  Bowdoin College, B.A., 1954Georgetown U. Law, LL.B., 1960 Martin LoughlinDistrict of New Hampshire4/26/1979 - 5/15/1989New Hampshire Superior Court1963-1979St. Anselm`s College, A.B., 1947Suffolk U. Law, LL.B., 1951 Shane DevineDistrict of New Hampshire6/27/1978 - 9/8/1992  New Hampshire U., B.A., 1949Boston College Law, J.D., 1952 Hugh BownesFirst Circuit10/11/1977 - 1/1/1990District of New Hampshire1968 - 1977Columbia U., B.A., 1941Columbia Law School, LL.B., 1948 Howell MeltonMiddle District of Florida4/26/1977-2/1/1991  University of Florida, 1943University of Florida College of Law, 1948 William CastagnaMiddle District of Florida7/24/1979 - 6/29/1992  University of Florida, 1949University of Florida, 1967 Paul HatfieldDistrict of Montana5/10/1979-2/9/1996  University of Montana, 1955 Terence EvansSeventh Circuit8/11/1995 - 1/7/2010Eastern District of Wisconsin11/2/1979 - 8/11/1995Marquette Uuniversity, 1962Marquette University Law School, 1967 William HoevelerSouthern District of FloridaApril 26, 1977 - January 31, 1991  Bucknell University, 1947Harvard Law School, 1950 Jose Gonzalez (Florida)Southern District of Florida7/28/1978 - 11/30/1996  University of Florida, B.A., 1952University of Florida, J.D., 1957 James PaineSouthern District of Florida10/5/1979 - 5/20/1992  Columbia University School of Business (1947)University of Virginia School of Law (1950) Milton ShadurNorthern District of Illinois5/23/1980 - 6/25/1992  University of Chicago, B.S., 1943University of Chicago Law School, J.D., 1949 Howard SachsWestern District of Missouri9/26/1979-10/31/1992  Williams College, 1947Harvard Law School, 1950 Horace GilmoreEastern District of Michigan6/18/1980 - 5/1/1991  University of Michigan, B.A., 1939University of Michigan Law School, J.D., 1942 Stewart NewblattEastern District of Michigan9/26/1979 - 12/23/1993  University of Michigan, 1950University of Michigan Law School, 1952 Orinda EvansNorthern District of Georgia7/24/1979-12/31/2008  Duke University,1965Emory University School of Law, 1968 Marvin ShoobNorthern District of GeorgiaJuly 24, 1979 - September 30, 1991  University of Georgia School of Law, J.D., 1948 Horace WardNorthern District of Georgia12/6/1979 - 12/31/1993  Morehouse College, B.A., 1949Northwestern University School of Law, J.D., 1959 Charles MoyeNorthern District of Georgia10/16/1970 - 1/1/1988  Emory University, B.A., 1939Emory University, J.D., 1943 Ernest TidwellNorthern District of Georgia7/24/1979-10/8/1999  Emory University School of Law, 1954 Harold MurphyNorthern District of GeorgiaJuly 29, 1977 - March 31, 20177th Superior Court District of Georgia1971-1977University of Georgia Law, LL.B., 1949 Robert ViningNorthern District of Georgia7/24/1979 - 3/31/1996  University of Georgia, B.A., 1959University of Georgia School of Law, J.D., 1959 Benjamin GibsonWestern District of Michigan9/26/1979 - 7/13/1996  Wayne State U., B.S., 1955Detroit College of Law, J.D., 1960 Berry EdenfieldSouthern District of Georgia10/11/1978-8/2/2009  University of Georgia, 1956University of Georgia, 1958 Dudley BowenSouthern District of GeorgiaNovember 27, 1979 - June 25, 2006  University of Georgia, 1964University of Georgia, 1965 James ForemanSouthern District of Illinois3/31/1979-6/1/1992Eastern District of Illinois3/7/1972-3/31/1979University of Illinois, 1950University of Illinois College of Law, 1952 William BeattySouthern District of Illinois10/5/1979 - 11/9/1992  Saint Louis University School of Law (1950) Henry WoodsEastern District of Arkansas2/20/1980 - 3/1/1995  University of Arkansas (1938)University of Arkansas School of Law (1940) William OvertonEastern District of Arkansas5/11/1979 - 7/14/1987  University of Arkansas (1961)University of Arkansas School of Law (1964) Richard Arnold (Arkansas)Eighth Circuit2/20/1980 - 9/23/2004Eastern District of Arkansas1978 - 1980Yale University (1957)Harvard Law School (1960) Donald PorterDistrict of South Dakota5/11/1979 - 3/16/1992  University of South Dakota, B.S., 1942University of South Dakota School of Law, LL.B., 1943 Douglas HillmanWestern District of Michigan9/26/1979 - 2/15/1991  University of Michigan, A.B., 1946University of Michigan Law School, LL.B., 1948 Diana MurphyEighth CircuitOctober 11, 1994 - November 29, 2016District of MinnesotaFebruary 20, 1980 - October 13, 1994University of Minnesota, B.A., 1954University of Minnesota Law School, J.D., 1974 Stephanie SeymourTenth CircuitNovember 2, 1979 - October 16, 2005  Smith College, B.A., 1962Harvard Law School, J.D., 1965 Robert Lanier AndersonEleventh CircuitOctober 1, 1981 - January 31, 2009Fifth Circuit Court of AppealsJuly 13, 1979 - October 1, 1981Yale College, A.B., 1958Harvard Law School, LL.B., 1961 Phyllis KravitchEleventh CircuitOctober 1, 1981 - December 31, 1996Fifth Circuit Court of AppealsMarch 23, 1979 - October 1, 1981Goucher College, 1941University of Pennsylvania Law School, 1943 Joseph HatchettEleventh Circuit10/1/1981 - 5/14/1999Fifth Circuit1979-1981Florida A&M U> '54Howard U. Law '59 Albert HendersonEleventh Circuit7/12/1979 - 1/31/1986Northern District of Georgia1968-1979Mercer U., LL.B., 1947 Thomas Clark (Eleventh Circuit) United States Court of Appeals for the 11th CircuitOctober 1, 1981 - August 31, 1991United States Court of Appeals for the 5th CircuitAugust 28, 1979 - October 1, 1981Washington and Lee University, B.S., 1942University of Georgia School of Law, LL.B, 1949 Robert VanceUnited States Court of Appeals for the 11th CircuitOctober 1, 1981 - December 16, 1989United States Court of Appeals for the 5th CircuitDecember 15, 1977 - October 1, 1981University of Alabama, B.S., 1950University of Alabama School of Law, J.D., 1952 Susan Black (Eleventh Circuit)Eleventh CircuitAugust 12, 1992 - February 25, 2011Middle District of Florida1979 - 1992Florida State University, B.A., 1964University of Florida College of Law, J.D. 1967 Monroe McKayTenth CircuitDecember 1, 1977 - December 31, 1993  Brigham Young University, B.S., 1957University of Chicago Law School, J.D., 1960 Richard CudahySeventh CircuitSeptember 26, 1979 - August 15, 1994  West Point, 1948Yale Law, 1955 Pierre LevalSecond CircuitOctober 20, 1993 - August 16, 2002Southern District of New York1977 - 1993Harvard College, A.B., 1959Harvard Law School, J.D., 1963 Jon NewmanSecond CircuitJune 21, 1979 - July 1, 1997District of Connecticut1971 - 1979Princeton University, A.B., 1953Yale Law School, LL.B., 1956 Amalya KearseSecond CircuitJune 21, 1979 - June 11, 2002  Wellesley College, B.A., 1959University of Michigan Law School, J.D., 1962 Jose CabranesSecond CircuitAugust 10, 1994 - PresentDistrict of Connecticut1979 - 1994Columbia University, A.B., 1961Yale Law School, J.D., 1965 Thomas ReavleyFifth CircuitJuly 13, 1979 - August 1, 1990  University of Texas, B.A., 1942Harvard Law School, J.D., 1948 Carolyn KingFifth CircuitJuly 13, 1979 - December 31, 2013  Smith College, B.A., 1959Yale Law School, LL.B., 1962 Alvin RubinUnited States Court of Appeals for the 5th CircuitSeptember 19, 1977 - July 1, 1989United States District Court for the Eastern District of LouisianaNovember 3, 1966 - October 8, 1977Louisiana State University, B.S., 1941Louisiana State University Law School, LL.B., 1942 Henry PolitzFifth Circuit7/13/1979 - 3/25/2002  Louisiana State University, B.A., 1958Louisiana State University Law School, J.D., 1959 Reynaldo GarzaFifth Circuit7/13/1979 - 7/7/1982Southern District of Texas4/14/1961 - 8/1/1979Brownsville Junior College, A.A., 1935; U. of Texas, Austin, B.A., 1937University of Texas School of Law, LL.B., 1939 Albert Tate, Jr.United States Court of Appeals for the 5th CircuitOctober 5, 1979 - March 27, 1986Associate justice, Louisiana Supreme Court1970-1979George Washington University, B.A., 1941Yale Law School, LL.B., 1947 Jerre WilliamsUnited States Court of Appeals for the 5th CircuitJune 18, 1980 - July 2, 1990  University of Denver, A.B., 1938Columbia Law School, J.D., 1941 Robert ParkerFifth Circuit6/16/1994 - 11/1/2002Eastern District of Texas4/26/1979 - 6/17/1994U. of Texas, Austin, B.B.A., 1961University of Texas School of Law, LL.B., 1964 Samuel ErvinFourth Circuit1980-1999North Carolina Superior Courts1967-1980Davidson College '48Harvard Law '51 James SprouseUnited States Court of Appeals for the 4th CircuitSeptember 13, 1979 - October 31, 1992  St. Bonaventure University, A.B., 1947Columbia Law School, LL.B., 1949 Dolores SloviterThird CircuitJune 21, 1979 - June 21, 2013  Temple University, A.B., 1953University of Pennsylvania Law School, LL.B., 1956 Lee SarokinThird Circuit10/5/1994 - 7/31/1996District of New Jersey11/2/1979 - 10/4/1994Dartmouth College (1950)Harvard Law School (1953) Richard Williams (Virginia)Eastern District of Virginia9/30/1980 - 5/1/1992  University of Virginia School of Law, 1951 George AndersonDistrict of South CarolinaMay 23, 1980-January 29, 2009  Southeastern University, 1949University of South Carolina School of Law, 1954 Earl BrittEastern District of North CarolinaMay 23, 1980 - December 7, 1997  Wake Forest College, 1956Wake Forest College School of Law, 1958 Peter BeerEastern District of Louisiana11/27/1979 - 04/11/1994Louisiana Supreme Court, Justice1978 - 1979Tulane U., B.B.A., 1949Tulane Law School, LL.B., 1952 John Parker (Louisiana)Middle District of Louisiana09/26/1979 - 10/30/1998  Louisiana State U., B.A., 1949Louisiana State U. Law, J.D., 1952 Frank PolozolaMiddle District of Louisiana05/23/1980 - 01/14/2007Middle District of Louisiana, Magistrate Judge1973 - 1980Louisiana State U. Law, LL.B., 1965 Lyonel SenterNorthern District of Mississippi12/21/1979 - 7/30/1998First Judicial District of Mississippi, 1968-19791968 - 1979University of Southern Mississippi, B.S., 1956University of Mississippi Law, LL.B., 1959 Harold SandersNorthern District of Texas4/26/1979 - 1/1/1996  University of Texas, B.A., 1949University of Texas School of Law, J.D., 1950 Jerry BuchmeyerNorthern District of Texas10/5/1979 - 9/5/2003  Kilgore Junior College, B.S., 1953; U. of Texas, B.A., 1955University of Texas School of Law, LL.B., 1957 Mary Lou RobinsonNorthern District of TexasApril 26, 1979 - February 3, 2016Chief justice, Texas Seventh District Court of Appeals1973 - 1979University of Texas, 1948University of Texas School of Law, 1950 Harry HudspethWestern District of TexasNovember 27, 1979 - June 30, 2001Federal magistrate judge, Western District of Texas1977-1979University of Texas, 1955University of Texas School of Law, 1958 Alan BlochWestern District of PennsylvaniaNovember 2, 1979 - April 12, 1997  University of Pennsylvania, 1953University of Pittsburgh School of Law, 1958 Gustave DiamondWestern District of PennsylvaniaMay 2, 1978 - January 31, 1994  Duke University, 1951Duquesne University School of Law, 1956 Edward ReedDistrict of Nevada9/26/1979 - 7/15/1992  University of Nevada, B.A., 1949Harvard Law School, J.D., 1952 Earl CarrollDistrict of ArizonaJune 30, 1980 - October 10, 1994  University of Arizona, 1948University of Arizona College of Law, 1951 William C. PryorDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals1979-  Dartmouth College, B.A., 1954Georgetown Law Center, J.D., 1959 Owen PannerDistrict of OregonFebruary 20, 1980 - July 28, 1992  University of Oklahoma, 1949 James ReddenDistrict of OregonFebruary 20, 1980 - March 13, 1995  Boston College Law School, 1954 Thelton HendersonNorthern District of California6/30/1980 - 11/28/1998  University of California, Berkeley, B.A., 1956University of California, Berkeley, Boalt Hall School of Law, J.D., 1962 Marilyn PatelNorthern District of California6/30/1980-10/30/2009  Wheaton College, 1959Fordham University School of Law, 1963 Lawrence KarltonEastern District of CaliforniaJuly 24, 1979 - May 28, 2000Judge, Superior Court of California for Sacramento County1976-1979Columbia Law School, 1958 Terry HatterCentral District of California12/20/1979 - 4/22/2005  Wesleyan U., B.A., 1954University of Chicago Law School, J.D., 1960 Consuelo MarshallCentral District of California9/30/1980 - 10/24/2005  Howard University, B.A., 1958Howard University, LL.B., 1961 Mariana PfaelzerCentral District of California9/23/1978-12/31/1997  University of California, Santa Barbara, 1949University of California, Los Angeles, School of Law, 1957 John FerrenDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals1977-1997Corporation Counsel for DC1997-1999Harvard CollegeHarvard Law School Annice WagnerDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals1994-2005Judge, District of Columbia Superior Court Justin QuackenbushEastern District of Washington6/18/1980 - 6/27/1995  University of Idaho, B.A., 1951Gonzaga U. School of Law, LL.B., 1957 Barbara RothsteinD.C. District CourtFebruary 20, 1980 - September 1, 2011  Cornell University, 1960Harvard Law School, 1966 Louis OberdorferD.C. District Court10/11/1977 - 7/31/1992  Dartmouth '39Yale Law '46 James PhillipsFourth CircuitAugust 11, 1978 - July 31, 1994  Davidson College, 1943University of North Carolina School of Law, 1948 George KazenSouthern District of Texas5/11/1979 - 5/31/2009  University of Texas, B.B.A., 1960University of Texas School of Law, J.D., 1961 Harry PregersonNinth CircuitNovember 2, 1979 - December 11, 2015Central District of California1967 - 1979University of California, Los Angeles, 1947University of California, Berkeley, Boalt Hall School of Law, 1950 Stephen ReinhardtNinth CircuitSeptember 11, 1980 - Present  Pomona College, B.A., 1951Yale Law School, LL.B., 1954 Procter HugNinth CircuitSeptember 15, 1977 - January 1, 2002  University of Nevada, Reno, B.S., 1953Stanford Law School, LL.B., 1958 Betty Binns FletcherNinth Circuit9/26/1979 - 11/1/1998Private practice1956 - 1979Stanford University 1943University of Washington School of Law 1956 Otto SkopilNinth Circuit9/26/1979 - 6/30/1986District of Oregon6/2/1972 - 10/20/1979Willamette U., B.A., 1941Willamette U. College of Law, LL.B., 1946 Joseph FarrisNinth CircuitSeptember 27, 1979 - March 4, 1995Washington Court of Appeals1969 - 1979Morehouse College, B.S., 1951University of Washington School of Law, J.D., 1958 Arthur AlarconNinth Circuit11/2/1979-11/21/1992Judge, California Courts of Appeal1978-1979University of Southern California 1949University of Southern California Law School 1951 Warren FergusonNinth Circuit11/27/1979 - 7/31/1986Central District of California1966 - 1979University of Nevada, Reno (1942)University of Southern California Law School (1949) Dorothy Wright NelsonNinth CircuitDecember 20, 1979 - January 1, 1995  University of California, Los Angeles, A.B., 1950University of California, Los Angeles, School of Law, J.D. 1953 William CanbyNinth CircuitMay 23, 1980 - May 23, 1996  Yale University, B.A., 1953University of Minnesota Law School, LL.B., 1956 Robert BoocheverNinth Circuit6/18/1980 - 6/10/1986Alaska Supreme Court1972 - 1980Cornell University 1939Cornell Law School 1941 Harry EdwardsD.C. Circuit2/20/1980-11/3/2005  Cornell University, 1962University of Michigan Law, 1965 Daniel FriedmanCourt of Appeals, Federal Circuit10/1/1982 - 11/1/1989  Columbia U., 1937Columbia Law, 1940 Joseph Clemens HowardDistrict of Maryland10/5/1979 - 11/14/1991  University of Iowa (1950), Drake University (1955)Drake University (1968) David Sutherland NelsonDistrict of Massachusetts3/23/1979 - 9/27/1991Superior Court of Massachusetts1973-1979Boston College, B.S., 1957Boston College Law School, J.D., 1960 Gilroy DalyDistrict of Connecticut8/5/1977 - 7/11/1996  Georgetown U., B.A., 1952Yale Law, LL.B., 1957 Robert KeetonDistrict of Massachusetts3/23/1979 - 2/28/2003  Texas U., B.B.A., 1940Texas U. Law, LL.B., 1941, Harvard Law, S.J.D., 1956 David MazzoneDistrict of Massachusetts2/10/1978 - 6/3/1993Massachusetts Superior Courts1957-1978Harvard College, B.A., 1950DePaul U. Law, J.D., 1957 John McNaughtDistrict of Massachusetts3/23/1979 - 2/1/1991Massachusetts Superior Courts1972-1979Boston College, B.A., 1943Boston College Law, J.D., 1949 Eugene NickersonEastern District of New York10/21/1977 - 1/1/1994  Harvard, B.A., 1941Columbia Law, LL.B., 1943 Gilberto Gierbolini-OrtizDistrict of Puerto Rico2/20/1980 - 12/27/1993  Puerto Rico U., B.A., 1957Puerto Rico U. Law, LL.B., 1961 Juan Perez-GimenezDistrict of Puerto Rico12/6/1979 - 3/28/2006District of Puerto Rico, U.S. Magistrate1975 - 1979Puerto Rico U., B.A., 1963Puerto Rico U. Law, LL.B., 1968 Francis BoyleDistrict of Rhode Island7/1/1977 - 12/1/1992  Boston College Law, 1952 Mary LoweSouthern District of New York6/27/1978 - 7/27/1991  Hunter College of the City University of New York (1951)Brooklyn Law School (1954), Columbia Law School (1955) Abraham SofaerSouthern District of New York3/23/1979 - 6/9/1985  Yeshiva University (1962)New York University School of Law (1965) Aloysius HigginbothamThird Circuit10/11/1977 - 1/30/1991Eastern District of Pennsylvania3/17/1964 - 10/10/1977Antioch College (1949)Yale Law School (1952) George White (Ohio)Northern District of Ohio5/23/1980-2/26/1999  Cleveland-Marshall College of Law, 1955 Donald ZieglerWestern District of Pennsylvania5/2/1978 - 10/1/2001Court of Common Pleas, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania,1974 - 1978Duquesne U., B.A., 1958Georgetown U. Law Center, LL.B., 1961 Paul SimmonsWestern District of Pennsylvania4/7/1978-5/31/1990Judge, Washington County Court of Common Pleas1973-1978University of Pittsburgh, 1946Harvard Law, 1949 Shirley JonesDistrict of Maryland10/5/1979 - 12/31/1982  University of Baltimore Junior College (1944)University of Baltimore School of Law (1946) Norman RamseyDistrict of Maryland9/30/1980 - 10/31/1991  University of Maryland School of Law (1947) Richard ErwinMiddle District of North Carolina9/30/1980 - 9/22/1992North Carolina Court of Appeals1978-1980Johnson C. Smith U., B.A., 1947Howard U. Law, LL.B., 1951 Falcon HawkinsDistrict of South Carolina9/26/1979 - 10/1/1993  The Citadel, B.S., 1958University of South Carolina Law, J.D., 1963 Charles Weston HouckDistrict of South CarolinaSeptember 26, 1979-October 1, 2003  University of South Carolina School of Law, 1956 Matthew PerryDistrict of South Carolina9/20/1979-9/30/1995Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces1971-1974South Carolina State College, 1948South Carolina State College, 1951 James MichaelWestern District of Virginia9/30/1980 - 10/31/1995  University of Virginia (1940)University of Virginia School of Law (1942) William KiddNorthern District of West Virginia1/14/1983 - 12/20/1998Southern District of West Virginia1979 - 1983West Virginia University College of Law (1950) Robert StakerSouthern District of West Virginia9/13/1979 - 12/31/1994  West Virginia University College of Law (1952) Harold VietorSouthern District of IowaMay 11, 1979 - December 29, 1996  University of Iowa, B.A., 1955University of Iowa College of Law, J.D., 1958 George ArceneauxEastern District of Louisiana9/26/1979 - 4/6/1993  Louisiana State University (1949)American University's Washington College of Law (1957) Patrick Carr (Louisiana)Eastern District of Louisiana9/26/1979 - 10/1/1991  Loyola University New Orleans School of Law (1950) Robert CollinsUnited States District Court for the Eastern District of LouisianaMay 19, 1978 - 1993Magistrate judge, Criminal District Court, New Orleans, Louisiana1972-1978Dillard University, B.A., 1951Louisiana State University Law School, LL.B., 1954 Adrian DuplantierEastern District of Louisiana5/31/1978 - 3/6/1994  Loyola University New Orleans School of Law (1949), University of Virginia School of Law (1988) Veronica WickerEastern District of Louisiana9/26/1979 - 12/10/1994  Syracuse University (1952)Loyola University New Orleans School of Law (1966) John Shaw (Louisiana)Western District of Louisiana9/26/1979 - 11/15/1996  Washington and Lee U., B.S., 1953Louisiana State U. Law, J.D., 1956 Earl VeronWestern District of Louisiana8/5/1977 - 2/13/1990   David BelewNorthern District of Texas4/26/1979 - 5/7/1990  University of Texas (1946)University of Texas School of Law (1948) Norman BlackSouthern District of Texas5/11/1979 - 12/6/1996U.S. Magistrate1976 - 1979University of Texas, B.B.A., 1953University of Texas School of Law, LL.B., 1955 George CireSouthern District of Texas5/11/1979 - 5/5/1985  St. Edward's University (1943)University of Texas School of Law (1948) Finis CowanSouthern District of Texas6/13/1977 - 6/30/1979  Rice University (1951)University of Texas School of Law (1956) James DeAndaSouthern District of Texas5/11/1979 - 10/1/1992  Texas A & M University, B.A.University of Texas School of Law, LL.B., 1950 Hugh GibsonSouthern District of Texas10/5/1979 - 11/1/1989  Rice University (1940)Baylor University School of Law (1948) Gabrielle McDonaldSouthern District of Texas5/11/1979 - 8/14/1988  Howard University (1966) Filemon Vela (Texas judge)Southern District of Texas6/18/1980 - 5/1/2000  St. Mary's University School of Law (1962) Lucius BuntonWestern District of Texas11/27/1979 - 12/1/1992  University of Texas (1947)University of Texas School of Law (1950) Hipolito GarciaWestern District of Texas9/30/1980 - 1/16/2002  St. Mary's University School of Law (1951) Clyde ShannonWestern District of Texas6/18/1980 - 1/1/1984  Loyola University New Orleans (1965)University of Texas School of Law (1968) James EllisonNorthern District of Oklahoma11/2/1979-11/7/1994  University of Oklahoma, 1951University of Oklahoma Law, 1951 Scott Reed (Kentucky)Eastern District of Kentucky11/2/1979 - 8/1/1988  University of Kentucky College of Law (1945) Thomas BallantineWestern District of Kentucky10/12/1977 - 11/29/1991  University of Kentucky, B.A., 1948University of Louisville School of Law, LL.B., 1954 Patricia BoyleEastern District of Michigan9/23/1978 - 4/20/1983  Wayne State UniversityWayne State University (1963) Bailey BrownSixth Circuit9/26/1979 - 6/16/1982Western District of Tennessee8/21/1961 - 9/26/1979University of Michigan, A.B., 1939Harvard Law School, LL.B., 1942 Nicholas BuaNorthern District of Illinois10/11/1977 - 11/4/1991  De Paul University College of Law (1953) Susan GetzendannerNorthern District of Illinois9/30/1980 - 9/30/1987  Loyola University Chicago (1966)Loyola University Chicago School of Law (1966) George HowardEastern District of Arkansas9/30/1980 - 4/21/2007Western District of Arkansas1980-1990University of Arkansas (1954)University of Arkansas School of Law (1954) Elsijane RoyEastern District of Arkansas11/1/1977 - 1/1/1989Western District of Arkansas11/1/1977 - 12/1/1990University of Arkansas School of Law (1939) Stanley RoszkowskiNorthern District of Illinois10/11/1977-1/9/1991  University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1949University of Illinois College of Law, 1954 Gene BrooksSouthern District of Indiana10/5/1979 - 12/31/1996Bankruptcy Judge1973 - 1979Indiana State U., B.S., 1953Indiana U. School of Law, LL.B., 1958 Harry MacLaughlinDistrict of Minnesota9/19/1977 - 10/1/1992  University of Minnesota, B.B.A., 1949University of Minnesota Law School, LL.B., 1956 Robert RennerDistrict of Minnesota2/20/1980 - 2/22/1992  Saint John's University (1947)Georgetown University Law School (1949) Richard BilbyDistrict of Arizona9/26/1979 - 5/29/1996  University of Arizona, B.S., 1955University of Michigan Law School, J.D., 1958 Valdemar CordovaDistrict of Arizona6/21/1979 - 4/20/1984  University of Arizona College of Law (1950) Edward Price (Eastern District of California)Eastern District of California12/20/1979 - 12/31/1989  University of California Berkeley (1947)University of California Berkeley Boalt Hall School of Law (1949) Raul RamirezEastern District of California5/23/1980 - 12/31/1989  Los Angeles State College (1967)University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law (1970) Milton SchwartzEastern District of California11/27/1979 - 1/20/1990  University of California, Berkeley (1941)University of California, Berkeley, Boalt Hall School of Law (1948) Clyde CahillEastern District of Missouri5/23/1980 - 8/18/2004  Saint Louis University (1949)Saint Louis University School of Law (1951) William HungateEastern District of Missouri9/25/1979 - 10/1/1991  University of Missouri (1943)Harvard Law School (1948) Russell ClarkWestern District of Missouri7/5/1977 - 8/1/1991  University of Missouri-Columbia School of Law, LL.B., 1952 David KenyonCentral District of California9/29/1980 - 10/27/1995  University of California, Berkeley (1952)University of Southern California Law School (1957) James CarriganDistrict of Colorado9/26/1979 - 10/10/1994  University of North Dakota (1953)University of North Dakota School of Law (1953) Patrick KellyDistrict of Kansas5/23/1980 - 6/6/1995  Wichita U., B.A., 1951Washburn U. Law, LL.B., 1953 Dale SaffelsDistrict of Kansas11/2/1979 - 11/16/1990  Emporia State University (1947)Washburn University School of Law (1949) Juan BurciagaDistrict of New Mexico11/2/1979 - 11/9/1994  U.S. Military Academy, B.S., 1952University of New Mexico Law, J.D., 1963 Santiago CamposDistrict of New Mexico7/12/1978 - 12/26/1992  University of New Mexico Law, J.D., 1953 Thomas BrettNorthern District of Oklahoma11/2/1979 - 10/3/1996  University of Oklahoma, B.B.A., 1952University of Oklahoma Law, LL.B., 1957, J.D., 1971 David WinderDistrict of Utah12/6/1979 - 6/8/1997Utah district court1977-1979University of Utah, 1955Stanford Law School, 1958 Elbert HaltomNorthern District of Alabama5/30/1980 - 12/31/1991  University of Alabama School of Law (1948) Charles Hardy (Arizona)District of Arizona5/23/1980 - 6/2/1990  University of Arizona (1947)University of Arizona College of Law (1950) George CarrMiddle District of Florida12/16/1977 - 1/26/1990  University of Florida, B.S.B.A., 1951University of Florida Law, LL.B., 1954 Lynn HigbyNorthern District of Florida10/5/1979 - 1/3/1983  Emory University (1960)Emory University School of Law (1962) Edward Davis (Florida)Southern District of Florida10/5/1979 - 6/30/2000  University of Florida Law, J.D. 1960 Earl GilliamSouthern District of California8/20/1980 - 4/2/1993  San Diego State University (1953)University of California, Hastings College of Law (1957) Judith KeepSouthern District of California6/30/1980 - 9/14/2004  Scripps College, Claremont, California, B.A., 1966University of San Diego School of Law, J.D., 1970 Robert Aguilar (California federal judge)Northern District of California6/18/1980 - 4/15/1996  University of California, Berkeley (1954)University of California, Berkeley, Boalt School of Law (1958) James KehoeSouthern District of Florida10/5/1979 - 10/16/1992  University of Florida (1947)University of Florida College of Law (1950) Eugene SpellmanSouthern District of Florida10/5/1979 - 5/4/1991  University of Florida (1953)University of Florida College of Law (1955) Robert Hall (Georgia)Northern District of Georgia11/2/1979 - 12/31/1990  University of Georgia (1941)University of Virginia School of Law (1948) Walter HeenDistrict of Hawaii1/8/1981 - 12/16/1981  University of Hawaii (1953)Georgetown University Law Center (1955) Harry ClaiborneDistrict of Nevada8/11/1978 - 10/9/1986  Cumberland U., LL.B., 1941 Robert McNicholsEastern District of Washington12/10/1979 - 4/20/1991  Gonzaga U. School of Law, LL.B., 1952 Jack TannerWestern District of Washington5/19/1978 - 1/28/1991United States District Court for the Easter District of Washington1978-1978University of Washington School of Law (1955) Francis Murnaghan United States Court of Appeals for the 4th CircuitJuly 13, 1979 - August 31, 2000  Johns Hopkins University, A.B., 1941Harvard Law School, LL.B., 1948 Samuel JohnsonUnited States Court of Appeals for the 5th CircuitOctober 5, 1979 - May 10, 1991Associate justice, Supreme Court of Texas1973-1979Baylor University, B.B.A., 1946University of Texas School of Law, LL.B., 1949 Nathaniel JonesUnited States Court of Appeals for the 6th CircuitOctober 5, 1979 - May 13, 1995General counsel, NAACP1969-1979Youngstown State University, A.B., 1951Youngstown State University, LL.B, 1955 Theodore McMillianUnited States Court of Appeals for the 8th CircuitSeptember 23, 1978 - July 1, 2003  Lincoln University, Missouri, B.S., 1941Saint Louis University School of Law, LL.B., 1949 James LoganUnited States Court of Appeals for the 10th CircuitDecember 16, 1977 - August 31, 1994  University of Kansas, A.B., 1952Harvard Law School, LL.B., 1955 Harold GreeneUnited States District Court for the District of ColumbiaMay 19, 1978 - August 6, 1995Chief judge, Superior Court of District of Columbia1971-1978George Washington University, B.A., 1949George Washington University Law School, J.D., 1952 Norma JohnsonD.C. District Court5/12/1980 - 6/18/2001District of Columbia Superior Court1970-1980District of Columbia Teachers College 1955Georgetown U. Law 1962 John PennD.C. District Court3/23/1979 - 3/31/1998Superior Court of the District of Columbia1971-1979University of Massachusetts 1954Boston U. Law 1957 Joyce GreenD.C. District CourtMay 11, 1979 - July 1, 1995  University of Maryland, 1949George Washington University School of Law, 1951 Abner MikvaD.C. CircuitSeptember 26, 1979 - September 19, 1994  University of Chicago Law School, J.D., 1951 Patricia WaldD.C. Circuit7/26/1979 - 11/16/1999  Connecticut College for Women 1948Yale Law 1951 Helen FryeDistrict of Oregon2/20/1980 - 12/10/1995  University of Oregon, B.A., 1953University of Oregon Law School, J.D., 1966 Alfredo MarquezDistrict of Arizona6/30/1980-7/25/1991  University of Arizona, 1948University of Arizona College of Law, 1950 Frank M. Johnson, Jr.Eleventh Circuit10/1/1981 - 10/30/1991Fifth CircuitUniversity of Alabama Law, LL.B., 1943 Frederick H. WeisbergSuperior Court of the District of Columbia1977-PresentChief of the Appellate Division, Public Defender Service1974-1977Cornell University, 1965University of Michigan, 1968 Truman A. Morrison IIISuperior Court of the District of Columbia1979-1999Head of the Trial Division, Public Defender Service1975-1979University of Wisconsin, 1967University of Wisconsin Law School, 1970 Paul R. Webber, IIISuperior Court of the District of Columbia1977-1998  South Carolina State University, 1955South Carolina State University's School of Law, 1957 Peter H. WolfSuperior Court of the District of Columbia  Harvard Law School Herbert L. ChabotUnited States Tax Court4/3/1978-6/30/2001  C.C.N.Y., 1951Columbia University, 1957 Arthur L. Nims, IIIUnited States Tax Court6/29/1979 - 6/1/1992  Williams College, B.A., 1947University of Georgia Law School, LL.B., 1949 Atsushi Wallace TashimaNinth CircuitJanuary 4, 1996 - June 30, 2004Central District of California1980 - 1986University of California, Los Angeles, B.A., 1958Harvard Law School, LL.M., 1961 Alcee HastingsU.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida1979 - 1989  Fisk University & Howard UniversityFlorida A&M University Robinson EverettUnited States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces4/16/1980 - 1990  Harvard UniversityHarvard Law School Edward Samuel SmithCourt of Appeals, Federal Circuit10/1/1982 - 6/1/1989Judge, Court of Claims1978 - 1982University of Virginia, 1941University of Virginia Law, 1947 Alfred LauretaUnited States District Court for the Northern Mariana Islands1978 - 1988   Cristobal C. DuenasUnited States District Court of Guam1969-1991  University of Michigan, 1952