United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit - wikipedia United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit Not to be confused with United States Circuit Court of the District of Columbia, United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, or District of Columbia Court of Appeals. `` The template Infobox U.S. court of appeals is being considered for merging. '' United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit ( D.C. Cir. ) Location E. Barrett Prettyman Federal Courthouse, Washington, D.C. Appeals from District of Columbia Established February 9, 1893 Chief Judge Merrick B. Garland Active judges 11 Senior judges 7 Circuit justice John Roberts Official website The United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit ( in case citations, D.C. Cir. ) known informally as the D.C. Circuit, is the federal appellate court for the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. Appeals from the D.C. Circuit, as with all the U.S. Courts of Appeals, are heard on a discretionary basis by the Supreme Court. It should not be confused with the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, which is limited in jurisdiction by subject matter rather than geography, or with the District of Columbia Court of Appeals, which is roughly equivalent to a state supreme court in the District of Columbia, established in 1970 to relieve the D.C. Circuit from having to take appeals from the local D.C. trial court. While it has the smallest geographic jurisdiction of any of the United States courts of appeals, the D.C. Circuit, with eleven active judgeships, is arguably the most important inferior appellate court. The court is given the responsibility of directly reviewing the decisions and rulemaking of many federal independent agencies of the United States government based in the national capital, often without prior hearing by a district court. Aside from the agencies whose statutes explicitly direct review by the D.C. Circuit, the court typically hears cases from other agencies under the more general jurisdiction granted to the Courts of Appeals under the Administrative Procedure Act. Given the broad areas over which federal agencies have power, this often gives the judges of the D.C. Circuit a central role in affecting national U.S. policy and law. Because of this, the D.C. Circuit is often referred to as the second most powerful court in the United States, second only to the Supreme Court A judgeship on the D.C. Circuit is often thought of as a stepping - stone for appointment to the Supreme Court. As of February 2016, three of the nine justices on the Supreme Court are alumni of the D.C. Circuit : Chief Justice John Roberts and Associate Justices Clarence Thomas and Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Justice Elena Kagan was nominated by Bill Clinton to the same seat that Roberts would later fill, but was never given a vote in the Senate. In addition, Chief Justices Fred M. Vinson and Warren Burger, as well as Associate Justices Wiley Blount Rutledge and Antonin Scalia, served on the D.C. Circuit before their elevations to the Supreme Court. In 1987, the Reagan Administration put forth two failed nominees from the D.C. Circuit : former Judge Robert Bork, who was rejected by the Senate, and former ( 2001 -- 2008 ) Chief Judge Douglas H. Ginsburg ( no relation to Ruth Bader Ginsburg ), who withdrew his nomination after it became known that he had used marijuana as a college student and professor in the 1960s and 1970s. E. Barrett Prettyman Federal Courthouse Unlike the Courts of Appeals for the other geographical districts where home - state senators have the privilege of holding up confirmation by the `` blue slip '' process, because the D.C. Circuit does not represent any state, confirmation of nominees is often procedurally and practically easier. However, in recent years, several nominees were stalled and some were ultimately not confirmed because senators claimed that the court had become larger than necessary to handle its caseload. The court has a history of reversing the Federal Communications Commission 's major policy actions. The United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit meets at the E. Barrett Prettyman Federal Courthouse, near Judiciary Square in downtown Washington, D.C. From 1984 to 2009, there were twelve seats on the D.C. Circuit. One of those seats was eliminated by the Court Security Improvement Act of 2007 on January 7, 2008, with immediate effect, leaving the number of authorized judgeships at eleven. ( The eliminated judgeship was instead assigned to the Ninth Circuit, with the assignment taking effect on January 21, 2009 ). Decisions of the U.S. Courts of Appeals are published in the Federal Reporter, an unofficial reporter from Thomson Reuters. Contents 1 Current composition of court 2 List of former judges 3 Chiefs 4 Succession of seats 5 See also 6 Notes 7 References 8 External links Current composition of court # Title Judge Duty station Term of service Appointed by Active Chief Senior 53 Chief Judge Merrick Garland Washington 1952 1997 -- present 2013 -- present -- Clinton 49 Circuit Judge Karen L. Henderson Washington 1944 1990 -- present -- -- G.H.W. Bush 51 Circuit Judge Judith W. Rogers Washington 1939 1994 -- present -- -- Clinton 52 Circuit Judge David S. Tatel Washington 1942 1994 -- present -- -- Clinton 56 Circuit Judge Thomas B. Griffith Washington 1954 2005 -- present -- -- G.W. Bush 57 Circuit Judge Brett Kavanaugh Washington 1965 2006 -- present -- -- G.W. Bush 58 Circuit Judge Sri Srinivasan Washington 1967 2013 -- present -- -- Obama 59 Circuit Judge Patricia Millett Washington 1963 2013 -- present -- -- Obama 60 Circuit Judge Cornelia Pillard Washington 1961 2013 -- present -- -- Obama 61 Circuit Judge Robert L. Wilkins Washington 1963 2014 -- present -- -- Obama 62 Circuit Judge Gregory G. Katsas Washington 1964 2017 -- present -- -- Trump 38 Senior Circuit Judge Harry T. Edwards Washington 1940 1980 -- 2005 1994 -- 2001 2005 -- present Carter 43 Senior Circuit Judge Laurence Silberman Washington 1935 1985 -- 2000 -- 2000 -- present Reagan 44 Senior Circuit Judge James L. Buckley inactive 1923 1985 -- 1996 -- 1996 -- present Reagan 45 Senior Circuit Judge Stephen F. Williams Washington 1936 1986 -- 2001 -- 2001 -- present Reagan 46 Senior Circuit Judge Douglas H. Ginsburg Washington 1946 1986 -- 2011 2001 -- 2008 2011 -- present Reagan 47 Senior Circuit Judge David B. Sentelle Washington 1943 1987 -- 2013 2008 -- 2013 2013 -- present Reagan 50 Senior Circuit Judge A. Raymond Randolph Washington 1943 1990 -- 2008 -- 2008 -- present G.H.W. Bush List of former judges # Judge State Born -- died Active service Chief Judge Senior status Appointed by Reason for termination Alvey, Richard Henry Richard Henry Alvey MD 1826 -- 1906 1893 -- 1905 1893 -- 1905 -- Cleveland, Cleveland retirement Morris, Martin Ferdinand Martin Ferdinand Morris DC 1834 -- 1909 1893 -- 1905 -- -- Cleveland, Cleveland retirement Shepard, Seth Seth Shepard TX 1847 -- 1917 1893 -- 1917 1905 -- 1917 -- Cleveland, Cleveland ( associate ) ; T. Roosevelt ( chief ) retirement Duell, Charles Holland Charles Holland Duell NY 1850 -- 1920 1905 -- 1906 -- -- Roosevelt, T. T. Roosevelt resignation 5 McComas, Louis E. Louis E. McComas MD 1846 -- 1907 1905 -- 1907 -- -- Roosevelt, T. T. Roosevelt death 6 Robb, Charles Henry Charles Henry Robb VT 1867 -- 1939 1906 -- 1937 -- 1937 -- 1939 Roosevelt, T. T. Roosevelt death 7 Van Orsdel, Josiah Alexander Josiah Alexander Van Orsdel WY 1860 -- 1937 1907 -- 1937 -- -- Roosevelt, T. T. Roosevelt death 8 Smyth, Constantine Joseph Constantine Joseph Smyth NE 1859 -- 1924 1917 -- 1924 1917 -- 1924 -- Wilson, Wilson death 9 Martin, George Ewing George Ewing Martin OH 1857 -- 1948 1924 -- 1937 1924 -- 1937 1937 -- 1948 Coolidge, Coolidge death 10 Hitz, William William Hitz DC 1872 -- 1935 1931 -- 1935 -- -- Hoover, Hoover death 11 Groner, Duncan Lawrence Duncan Lawrence Groner VA 1873 -- 1957 1931 -- 1948 1937 -- 1948 1948 -- 1957 Hoover, Hoover ( associate ) ; F. Roosevelt ( chief ) death 12 Stephens, Harold Montelle Harold Montelle Stephens UT 1886 -- 1955 1935 -- 1955 1948 -- 1955 -- Roosevelt, F. F. Roosevelt ( associate ) ; Truman ( chief ) death 13 Miller, Justin Justin Miller CA 1888 -- 1973 1937 -- 1945 -- -- Roosevelt, F. F. Roosevelt resignation 14 Edgerton, Henry White Henry White Edgerton DC 1888 -- 1970 1937 -- 1963 1955 -- 1958 1963 -- 1970 Roosevelt, F. F. Roosevelt death 15 Vinson, Fred M. Fred M. Vinson KY 1890 -- 1953 1938 -- 1943 -- -- Roosevelt, F. F. Roosevelt resignation 16 Rutledge, Wiley Blount Wiley Blount Rutledge KY 1894 -- 1949 1939 -- 1943 -- -- Roosevelt, F. F. Roosevelt elevated to Supreme Court 17 Arnold, Thurman Thurman Arnold WY 1891 -- 1969 1943 -- 1945 -- -- Roosevelt, F. F. Roosevelt resignation 18 Clark, Bennett Champ Bennett Champ Clark MO 1890 -- 1954 1945 -- 1954 -- -- Truman, Truman death 19 Miller, Wilbur Kingsbury Wilbur Kingsbury Miller KY 1892 -- 1976 1945 -- 1964 1960 -- 1962 1964 -- 1976 Truman, Truman death 20 Prettyman, E. Barrett E. Barrett Prettyman DC 1891 -- 1971 1945 -- 1962 1958 -- 1960 1962 -- 1971 Truman, Truman death 21 Proctor, James McPherson James McPherson Proctor DC 1882 -- 1953 1948 -- 1953 -- -- Truman, Truman death 22 Bazelon, David L. David L. Bazelon IL 1909 -- 1993 1949 -- 1979 1962 -- 1978 1979 -- 1993 Truman, Truman death 23 Fahy, Charles Charles Fahy GA 1892 -- 1979 1949 -- 1967 -- 1967 -- 1979 Truman, Truman death 24 Washington, George Thomas George Thomas Washington OH 1908 -- 1971 1949 -- 1965 -- 1965 -- 1971 Truman, Truman death 25 Danaher, John A. John A. Danaher CT 1899 -- 1990 1953 -- 1969 -- 1969 -- 1990 Eisenhower, Eisenhower death 26 Bastian, Walter Maximillian Walter Maximillian Bastian DC 1891 -- 1975 1954 -- 1965 -- 1965 -- 1975 Eisenhower, Eisenhower death 27 Burger, Warren E. Warren E. Burger MN 1907 -- 1995 1956 -- 1969 -- -- Eisenhower, Eisenhower elevated to Supreme Court 28 Wright, James Skelly James Skelly Wright LA 1911 -- 1988 1962 -- 1986 1978 -- 1981 1986 -- 1988 Kennedy, Kennedy death 29 McGowan, Carl E. Carl E. McGowan IL 1911 -- 1987 1963 -- 1981 1981 -- 1981 1981 -- 1987 Kennedy, Kennedy death 30 Tamm, Edward Allen Edward Allen Tamm DC 1906 -- 1985 1965 -- 1985 -- -- Johnson, L. L. Johnson death 31 Leventhal, Harold Harold Leventhal DC 1915 -- 1979 1965 -- 1979 -- -- Johnson, L. L. Johnson death 32 Robinson III, Spottswood William Spottswood William Robinson III VA 1916 -- 1998 1966 -- 1989 1981 -- 1986 1989 -- 1998 Johnson, L. L. Johnson death 33 MacKinnon, George George MacKinnon MN 1906 -- 1995 1969 -- 1983 -- 1983 -- 1995 Nixon, Nixon death 34 Robb, Roger Roger Robb DC 1907 -- 1985 1969 -- 1982 -- 1982 -- 1985 Nixon, Nixon death 35 Wilkey, Malcolm Richard Malcolm Richard Wilkey TX 1918 -- 2009 1970 -- 1984 -- 1984 -- 1985 Nixon, Nixon retirement 36 Wald, Patricia Patricia Wald DC 1928 -- present 1979 -- 1999 1986 -- 1991 -- Carter, Carter retirement 37 Mikva, Abner Abner Mikva IL 1926 -- 2016 1979 -- 1994 1991 -- 1994 -- Carter, Carter resignation 39 Ginsburg, Ruth Bader Ruth Bader Ginsburg NY 1933 -- present 1980 -- 1993 -- -- Carter, Carter elevated to Supreme Court 40 Bork, Robert Robert Bork CT 1927 -- 2012 1982 -- 1988 -- -- Reagan, Reagan resignation 41 Scalia, Antonin Antonin Scalia NJ 1936 -- 2016 1982 -- 1986 -- -- Reagan, Reagan elevated to Supreme Court 42 Starr, Kenneth Kenneth Starr VA 1946 -- present 1983 -- 1989 -- -- Reagan, Reagan resignation 48 Thomas, Clarence Clarence Thomas GA 1948 -- present 1990 -- 1991 -- -- Bush, G.H.W. G.H.W. Bush elevated to Supreme Court 54 Roberts, John John Roberts MD 1955 -- present 2003 -- 2005 -- -- Bush, G.W. G.W. Bush elevated to Supreme Court 55 Brown, Janice Rogers Janice Rogers Brown CA 1949 -- present 2005 -- 2017 -- -- Bush, G.W. G.W. Bush retirement Chiefs Chief as Chief Justice Alvey 1893 -- 1905 Shepard 1905 -- 1917 Smyth 1917 -- 1924 Martin 1924 -- 1937 Groner 1937 -- 1948 Stephens 1948 as Chief Judge Stephens 1948 -- 1955 Edgerton 1955 -- 1958 Prettyman 1958 -- 1960 W. Miller 1960 -- 1962 Bazelon 1962 -- 1978 Wright 1978 -- 1981 McGowan 1981 -- 1981 Robinson 1981 -- 1986 Wald 1986 -- 1991 Mikva 1991 -- 1994 Edwards 1994 -- 2001 D. Ginsburg 2001 -- 2008 Sentelle 2008 -- 2013 Garland 2013 -- present When Congress established this court in 1893 as the Court of Appeals of the District of Columbia, it had a Chief Justice, and the other judges were called Associate Justices, which was similar to the structure of the Supreme Court. The Chief Justiceship was a separate seat : the President would appoint the Chief Justice, and that person would stay Chief Justice until he left the court. On June 25, 1948, 62 Stat. 869 and 62 Stat. 985 became law. These acts made the Chief Justice a Chief Judge. In 1954, another law, 68 Stat. 1245, clarified what was implicit in those laws : that the Chief Judgeship was not a mere renaming of the position but a change in its status that made it the same as the Chief Judge of other inferior courts. Chief judges have administrative responsibilities with respect to their circuits, and preside over any panel on which they serve unless the circuit justice ( i.e., the Supreme Court justice responsible for the circuit ) is also on the panel. Unlike the Supreme Court, where one justice is specifically nominated to be chief, the office of chief judge rotates among the circuit judges. To be chief, a judge must have been in active service on the court for at least one year, be under the age of 65, and have not previously served as chief judge. A vacancy is filled by the judge highest in seniority among the group of qualified judges. The chief judge serves for a term of seven years or until age 70, whichever occurs first. The age restrictions are waived if no members of the court would otherwise be qualified for the position. When the office was created in 1948, the chief judge was the longest - serving judge who had not elected to retire on what has since 1958 been known as senior status or declined to serve as chief judge. After August 6, 1959, judges could not become or remain chief after turning 70 years old. The current rules have been in operation since October 1, 1982. Succession of seats The court has eleven seats for active judges after the elimination of seat seven under the Court Security Improvement Act of 2007. The seat that was originally the Chief Justiceship is numbered as Seat 1 ; the other seats are numbered in order of their creation. If seats were established simultaneously, they are numbered in the order in which they were filled. Judges who retire into senior status remain on the bench but leave their seat vacant. That seat is filled by the next circuit judge appointed by the President. Seat 1 Established February 9, 1893 as Chief Justice by 27 Stat. 434 Alvey 1893 -- 1905 Shepard 1905 -- 1917 Smyth 1917 -- 1924 Martin 1924 -- 1937 Groner 1937 -- 1948 Stephens 1948 -- 1948 Seat redesignated June 25, 1948 as Circuit Judge pursuant to 62 Stat. 869, 62 Stat. 985, and 68 Stat. 1245 Stephens 1948 -- 1955 Burger 1956 -- 1969 Wilkey 1970 -- 1984 Williams 1986 -- 2001 Brown 2005 -- 2017 Katsas 2017 -- present Seat 2 Established February 9, 1893 as Associate Justice by 27 Stat. 434 Morris 1893 -- 1905 McComas 1905 -- 1907 Van Orsdel 1907 -- 1937 J. Miller 1937 -- 1945 Prettyman 1945 -- 1948 Redesignated June 25, 1948 as Circuit Judge by 62 Stat. 869, 985 Prettyman 1948 -- 1962 Wright 1962 -- 1986 D. Ginsburg 1986 -- 2011 Pillard 2013 -- present Seat 3 Established February 9, 1893 as Associate Justice by 27 Stat. 434 Shepard 1893 -- 1905 Duell 1905 -- 1906 C. Robb 1906 -- 1937 Vinson 1938 -- 1943 W. Miller 1945 -- 1948 Redesignated June 25, 1948 as Circuit Judge by 62 Stat. 869, 985 W. Miller 1948 -- 1964 Leventhal 1965 -- 1979 R.B. Ginsburg 1980 -- 1993 Tatel 1994 -- present Seat 4 Established June 19, 1930 as Associate Justice by 46 Stat. 785 Hitz 1931 -- 1935 Stephens 1935 -- 1948 Redesignated June 25, 1948 as Circuit Judge by 62 Stat. 869, 985 Proctor 1948 -- 1953 Danaher 1953 -- 1969 R. Robb 1969 -- 1982 Scalia 1982 -- 1986 Sentelle 1987 -- 2013 Wilkins 2014 -- present Seat 5 Established June 19, 1930 as Associate Justice by 46 Stat. 785 Groner 1931 -- 1937 Edgerton 1937 -- 1948 Redesignated June 25, 1948 as Circuit Judge by 62 Stat. 869, 985 Edgerton 1948 -- 1963 McGowan 1963 -- 1981 Bork 1982 -- 1988 Thomas 1990 -- 1991 Rogers 1994 -- present Seat 6 Established May 31, 1938 as Associate Justice by 52 Stat. 584 Rutledge 1939 -- 1943 Arnold 1943 - 1945 Clark 1945 -- 1948 Redesignated June 25, 1948 as Circuit Judge by 62 Stat. 869, 985 Clark 1948 -- 1954 Bastian 1954 -- 1965 Tamm 1965 -- 1985 Buckley 1985 -- 1996 Roberts 2003 -- 2005 Millett 2013 -- present Seat 7 Established August 3, 1949 by 63 Stat. 493 Bazelon 1950 -- 1979 Edwards 1980 -- 2005 Seat Eliminated January 7, 2008 by the Court Security Improvement Act of 2007 Seat 8 Established August 3, 1949 by 63 Stat. 493 Fahy 1950 -- 1967 MacKinnon 1969 -- 1983 Starr 1983 -- 1989 Henderson 1990 -- present Seat 9 Established August 3, 1949 by 63 Stat. 493 Washington 1949 -- 1965 Robinson 1966 -- 1989 Randolph 1990 -- 2008 Srinivasan 2013 -- present Seat 10 Established October 20, 1978 by 92 Stat. 1629 Wald 1979 -- 1999 Griffith 2005 -- present Seat 11 Established October 20, 1978 by 92 Stat. 1629 Mikva 1979 -- 1994 Garland 1997 -- present Seat 12 Established July 10, 1984 by 98 Stat. 333 Silberman 1985 -- 2000 Kavanaugh 2006 -- present See also Federal judicial appointment history # DC Circuit Notes Jump up ^ John Roberts ( 2006 ). `` What Makes the D.C. Circuit Different ? A Historical View '' ( PDF ). Virginia Law Review. 92 : 375. Archived from the original ( PDF ) on February 25, 2012. Jump up ^ Hearn, Ted ( September 4, 2008 ). `` Comcast Sues FCC Over Network Management Finding : Cabler Wants Agency 's Decision on Its P2P Policies Reversed ''. Multichannel News. Jump up ^ `` Judicial Decisions Law Library of Congress ''. loc.gov. Library of Congress. 2014 - 12 - 31. Retrieved 2015 - 11 - 18. ^ Jump up to : Prior to 1948, the court consisted of a Chief Justice and up to five Associate Justices. Much like in the United States Supreme Court, the Chief Justice would be separately nominated and subject to a separate confirmation process, regardless of whether or not he was elevated from an associate justice position. In 1948, the positions of Chief Justice and Associate Justice were reassigned to Circuit Judge positions and the position of Chief Judge was assigned based on seniority. ^ Jump up to : Recess appointment, confirmed by the Senate at a later date. References `` Standard Search ''. Federal Law Clerk Information System. Retrieved 2005 - 06 - 02. source for the duty station for Judge Williams `` Instructions for Judicial Directory ''. Website of the University of Texas Law School. Archived from the original on 2005 - 11 - 11. Retrieved 2005 - 07 - 04. source for the duty station for Judges Silberman and Buckley data is current to 2002 `` U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit ''. Official website of the Federal Judicial Center. Archived from the original on 2005 - 04 - 04. Retrieved 2005 - 05 - 26. source for the state, lifetime, term of active judgeship, term of chief judgeship, term of senior judgeship, appointer, termination reason, and seat information External links Wikisource has original works on the topic : United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit Recent opinions from FindLaw What Makes the DC Circuit so Different ? A Historical View - Article by Chief Justice John G. Roberts, Jr. Current judges of the United States courts of appeals 1st Circuit Active Howard Torruella Lynch Thompson Kayatta Barron Senior Campbell Selya Boudin Stahl Lipez 2nd Circuit Active Katzmann Jacobs Cabranes Pooler Raggi Hall Livingston Chin Lohier Carney Droney 2 seats vacant Senior Newman Kearse Winter Walker Leval Calabresi Straub Sack Parker Wesley Lynch 3rd Circuit Active D. Smith McKee Ambro Chagares Jordan Hardiman Greenaway Vanaskie Shwartz Krause Restrepo Bibas 2 seats vacant Senior Sloviter Stapleton Greenberg Scirica Cowen Nygaard Roth Rendell Barry Fuentes Fisher 4th Circuit Active Gregory Wilkinson Niemeyer Motz Traxler King Duncan Agee Keenan Wynn Diaz Floyd Thacker Harris 1 seat vacant Senior Hamilton Shedd 5th Circuit Active Stewart Jones Smith Dennis Owen Elrod Southwick Haynes Graves Higginson Costa Willett Ho Duncan Engelhardt 2 seats vacant Senior King Reavley Higginbotham Jolly Davis Duhé Barksdale Wiener Benavides Clement 6th Circuit Active Cole Batchelder Moore Clay Gibbons Sutton Cook Griffin Kethledge White Stranch Donald Thapar Bush Larsen Nalbandian Senior Keith Merritt Wellford Guy Ryan Boggs Norris Suhrheinrich Siler Daughtrey Gilman Rogers McKeague 7th Circuit Active Wood Flaum Easterbrook Kanne Rovner Sykes Hamilton Barrett Brennan Scudder St. Eve Senior Bauer Ripple Manion 8th Circuit Active L. Smith Wollman Loken Colloton Gruender Benton Shepherd Kelly Erickson Grasz Stras Senior Bowman Beam Hansen Arnold Riley Melloy 9th Circuit Active Thomas Graber McKeown Wardlaw Fletcher Gould Paez Berzon Rawlinson Bybee Callahan Bea M. Smith Ikuta N. Smith Murguia Christen Nguyen Watford Hurwitz Owens Friedland 7 seats vacant Senior Goodwin Wallace Schroeder Farris Nelson Canby O'Scannlain Leavy Trott Fernandez Kleinfeld Hawkins Tashima Fisher Silverman Tallman Clifton 10th Circuit Active Tymkovich Briscoe Lucero Hartz Holmes Matheson Bacharach Phillips McHugh Moritz Eid Carson Senior McKay Seymour Porfilio Anderson Baldock Brorby Ebel Kelly Murphy O'Brien 11th Circuit Active E. Carnes Tjoflat Marcus Wilson W. Pryor Martin Jordan Rosenbaum J. Pryor Newsom Branch 1 seat vacant Senior Fay Anderson Edmondson Cox Dubina Black Hull J. Carnes D.C. Circuit Active Garland Henderson Rogers Tatel Griffith Kavanaugh Srinivasan Millett Pillard Wilkins Katsas Senior Edwards Silberman Buckley Williams Ginsburg Sentelle Randolph Federal Circuit Active Prost Newman Lourie Dyk Moore O'Malley Reyna Wallach Taranto Chen Hughes Stoll Senior Mayer Plager Clevenger Schall Bryson Linn Current senior judges of the United States courts of appeals 1st Circuit Campbell Selya Boudin Stahl Lipez 2nd Circuit Newman Kearse Winter Walker Leval Calabresi Straub Sack Parker Wesley Lynch 3rd Circuit Sloviter Stapleton Greenberg Scirica Cowen Nygaard Roth Rendell Barry Fuentes Fisher 4th Circuit Hamilton Shedd 5th Circuit King Reavley Higginbotham Jolly Davis Duhé Jr. Barksdale Wiener Benavides Clement 6th Circuit Keith Merritt Wellford Guy Ryan Boggs Norris Suhrheinrich Siler Daughtrey Gilman Rogers McKeague 7th Circuit Bauer Ripple Manion 8th Circuit Bowman Beam Hansen Arnold Riley Melloy 9th Circuit Goodwin Wallace Schroeder Farris Nelson Canby O'Scannlain Leavy Trott Fernandez Kleinfeld Hawkins Tashima Silverman Fisher Tallman Clifton 10th Circuit McKay Seymour Porfilio Anderson Baldock Brorby Ebel Kelly Murphy O'Brien 11th Circuit Fay Anderson Edmondson Cox Dubina Black Hull J. Carnes D.C. Circuit Edwards Silberman Buckley Williams Ginsburg Sentelle Randolph Federal Circuit Mayer Plager Clevenger Schall Bryson Linn Current active district judges of the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals D.C. Howell Sullivan Kollar - Kotelly Boasberg Jackson Contreras Jackson Cooper Chutkan Moss Mehta Kelly McFadden Friedrich 1 seat vacant Current senior district judges of the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals D.C. Green Hogan Lamberth Friedman Kessler Kennedy Roberts Huvelle Walton Bates Leon Collyer United States courts of appeals 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th D.C. Federal Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_District_of_Columbia_Circuit&oldid=832245561 '' Categories : Government in Washington, D.C. United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit 1893 establishments in Washington, D.C. 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