# United States District Court for the District of Columbia

The United States District Court for the District of Columbia (in case citations, D.D.C.) is a federal district court in Washington, D.C. Along with the United States District Court for the District of Hawaii and the High Court of American Samoa, it also sometimes handles federal issues that arise in the territory of American Samoa, which has no local federal court or territorial court.
Appeals from the District Court are taken to the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit except for patent claims and claims against the U.S. government under the Tucker Act, which are appealed to the Federal Circuit.
The acting United States attorney for the District of Columbia is Edward R. Martin Jr. after Matthew M. Graves resigned.

## History

The court was established by Congress in 1863 as the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia, replacing the abolished circuit and district courts of the District of Columbia that had been in place since 1801. The court consisted of four justices, including a chief justice, and was granted the same powers and jurisdiction as the earlier circuit court. Any of the justices could convene a United States circuit court or a local criminal court. In 1936, Congress renamed the court the District Court of the United States for the District of Columbia. Its current name was adopted in 1948, and from then on justices were known as judges.
Originally housed in the former District of Columbia City Hall, the court now sits in the E. Barrett Prettyman Federal Courthouse located at 333 Constitution Avenue, N.W., in Washington, D.C. The District has no local district attorney or equivalent, and so local prosecutorial matters also fall into the jurisdiction of the United States Attorney for the District of Columbia. Assistant United States attorneys (AUSAs) are tasked with prosecution of not only federal crimes but also crimes that would normally be left to the state prosecutor's discretion. The District Court has the largest U.S. Attorney's Office in the nation, with around 250 assistant U.S. attorneys.

## Current judges

As of January 2, 2025:
| # | Title | Judge | Duty station | Born | Term of service | Term of service | Term of service | Appointed by |
| # | Title | Judge | Duty station | Born | Active | Chief | Senior | Appointed by |
| 98 | Chief Judge | James Boasberg | Washington, D.C. | 1963 | 2011–present | 2023–present | — | Obama |
| 100 | District Judge | Rudolph Contreras | Washington, D.C. | 1962 | 2012–present | — | — | Obama |
| 102 | District Judge | Christopher R. Cooper | Washington, D.C. | 1966 | 2014–present | — | — | Obama |
| 103 | District Judge | Tanya Chutkan | Washington, D.C. | 1962 | 2014–present | — | — | Obama |
| 104 | District Judge | Randolph Moss | Washington, D.C. | 1961 | 2014–present | — | — | Obama |
| 105 | District Judge | Amit Mehta | Washington, D.C. | 1971 | 2014–present | — | — | Obama |
| 106 | District Judge | Timothy J. Kelly | Washington, D.C. | 1969 | 2017–present | — | — | Trump |
| 107 | District Judge | Trevor N. McFadden | Washington, D.C. | 1978 | 2017–present | — | — | Trump |
| 108 | District Judge | Dabney L. Friedrich | Washington, D.C. | 1967 | 2017–present | — | — | Trump |
| 109 | District Judge | Carl J. Nichols | Washington, D.C. | 1970 | 2019–present | — | — | Trump |
| 111 | District Judge | Jia M. Cobb | Washington, D.C. | 1980 | 2021–present | — | — | Biden |
| 112 | District Judge | Ana C. Reyes | Washington, D.C. | 1974 | 2023–present | — | — | Biden |
| 113 | District Judge | Loren AliKhan | Washington, D.C. | 1983 | 2023–present | — | — | Biden |
| 114 | District Judge | Amir Ali | Washington, D.C. | 1985 | 2024–present | — | — | Biden |
| 115 | District Judge | Sparkle L. Sooknanan | Washington, D.C. | 1983 | 2025–present | — | — | Biden |
| 77 | Senior Judge | Thomas F. Hogan | inactive | 1938 | 1982–2008 | 2001–2008 | 2008–present | Reagan |
| 81 | Senior Judge | Royce Lamberth | Washington, D.C. San Antonio, Texas | 1943 | 1987–2013 | 2008–2013 | 2013–present | Reagan |
| 83 | Senior Judge | Paul L. Friedman | Washington, D.C. | 1944 | 1994–2009 | — | 2009–present | Clinton |
| 85 | Senior Judge | Emmet G. Sullivan | Washington, D.C. | 1947 | 1994–2021 | — | 2021–present | Clinton |
| 88 | Senior Judge | Colleen Kollar-Kotelly | Washington, D.C. | 1943 | 1997–2023 | — | 2023–present | Clinton |
| 89 | Senior Judge | Henry H. Kennedy Jr. | inactive | 1948 | 1997–2011 | — | 2011–present | Clinton |
| 90 | Senior Judge | Richard W. Roberts | inactive | 1953 | 1998–2016 | 2013–2016 | 2016–present | Clinton |
| 91 | Senior Judge | Ellen Segal Huvelle | inactive | 1948 | 1999–2014 | — | 2014–present | Clinton |
| 92 | Senior Judge | Reggie Walton | Washington, D.C. | 1949 | 2001–2015 | — | 2015–present | G.W. Bush |
| 93 | Senior Judge | John D. Bates | Washington, D.C. | 1946 | 2001–2014 | — | 2014–present | G.W. Bush |
| 94 | Senior Judge | Richard J. Leon | Washington, D.C. | 1949 | 2002–2016 | — | 2016–present | G.W. Bush |
| 95 | Senior Judge | Rosemary M. Collyer | inactive | 1945 | 2002–2016 | — | 2016–present | G.W. Bush |
| 96 | Senior Judge | Beryl Howell | Washington, D.C. | 1956 | 2010–2024 | 2016–2023 | 2024–present | Obama |
| 99 | Senior Judge | Amy Berman Jackson | Washington, D.C. | 1954 | 2011–2023 | — | 2023–present | Obama |
* ↑ Judge Lamberth has sat with the Western District of Texas for several months each year since 2015.

## Former judges

| # | Judge | State | Born–died | Active service | Chief Judge | Senior status | Appointed by | Reason for termination |
| 1 | David Kellogg Cartter | DC | 1812–1887 | 1863–1887 | 1863–1887 | — | Lincoln | death |
| 2 | George P. Fisher | DC | 1817–1899 | 1863–1870 | — | — | Lincoln | resignation |
| 3 | Abram B. Olin | DC | 1808–1879 | 1863–1879 | — | — | Lincoln | retirement |
| 4 | Andrew Wylie | DC | 1814–1905 | 1863 1863–1885 | — | — | Lincoln Lincoln | confirmation reconsidered retirement |
| 5 | David Campbell Humphreys | DC | 1817–1879 | 1870–1879 | — | — | Grant | death |
| 6 | Arthur MacArthur Sr. | DC | 1815–1896 | 1870–1887 | — | — | Grant | retirement |
| 7 | Alexander Burton Hagner | DC | 1826–1915 | 1879–1903 | — | — | Hayes | retirement |
| 8 | Walter Smith Cox | DC | 1826–1902 | 1879–1899 | — | — | Hayes | retirement |
| 9 | Charles Pinckney James | DC | 1818–1899 | 1879–1892 | — | — | Hayes | retirement |
| 10 | William Matthews Merrick | DC | 1818–1889 | 1885–1889 | — | — | Cleveland | death |
| 11 | Martin V. Montgomery | DC | 1840–1898 | 1887–1892 | — | — | Cleveland | resignation |
| 12 | Edward Franklin Bingham | DC | 1828–1907 | 1887–1903 | 1887–1903 | — | Cleveland | retirement |
| 13 | Andrew Coyle Bradley | DC | 1844–1902 | 1889–1902 | — | — | B. Harrison | death |
| 14 | Louis E. McComas | DC | 1846–1907 | 1892–1899 | — | — | B. Harrison | resignation |
| 15 | Charles Cleaves Cole | DC | 1841–1905 | 1893–1901 | — | — | B. Harrison | resignation |
| 16 | Harry M. Clabaugh | DC | 1856–1914 | 1899–1903 | — | — | McKinley | appointment as chief justice |
| 16.1 | Harry M. Clabaugh | DC | 1856–1914 | 1903–1914 | 1903–1914 | — | T. Roosevelt | death |
| 17 | Job Barnard | DC | 1844–1923 | 1899–1914 | — | — | McKinley | retirement |
| 18 | Thomas H. Anderson | DC | 1848–1916 | 1901–1916 | — | — | McKinley T. Roosevelt | death |
| 19 | Ashley Mulgrave Gould | DC | 1859–1921 | 1902–1921 | — | — | T. Roosevelt | death |
| 20 | Jeter Connelly Pritchard | DC | 1857–1921 | 1903–1904 | — | — | T. Roosevelt | elevation to 4th Cir. |
| 21 | Daniel Thew Wright | DC | 1864–1943 | 1903–1914 | — | — | T. Roosevelt | resignation |
| 22 | Wendell Phillips Stafford | DC | 1861–1953 | 1904–1931 | — | — | T. Roosevelt | retirement |
| 23 | J. Harry Covington | DC | 1870–1942 | 1914–1918 | 1914–1918 | — | Wilson | resignation |
| 24 | Walter I. McCoy | DC | 1859–1933 | 1914–1918 | — | — | Wilson | appointment as chief justice |
| 24.1 | Walter I. McCoy | DC | 1859–1933 | 1918–1929 | 1918–1929 | — | Wilson | retirement |
| 25 | Frederick Lincoln Siddons | DC | 1864–1931 | 1915–1931 | — | — | Wilson | death |
| 26 | William Hitz | DC | 1872–1935 | 1916–1931 | — | — | Wilson | elevation to D.C. Cir. |
| 27 | Thomas Jennings Bailey | DC | 1867–1963 | 1918–1950 | — | 1950–1963 | Wilson | death |
| 28 | Adolph A. Hoehling Jr. | DC | 1868–1941 | 1921–1927 | — | — | Harding | resignation |
| 29 | Peyton Gordon | DC | 1870–1946 | 1928–1941 | — | 1941–1946 | Coolidge | death |
| 30 | Alfred Adams Wheat | DC | 1867–1943 | 1929–1930 | — | — | Hoover | appointment as chief justice |
| 30.1 | Alfred Adams Wheat | DC | 1867–1943 | 1930–1941 | 1930–1941 | 1941–1943 | Hoover | death |
| 31 | Jesse Corcoran Adkins | DC | 1879–1955 | 1930–1946 | — | 1946–1955 | Hoover | death |
| 32 | Oscar Raymond Luhring | DC | 1879–1944 | 1930–1944 | — | — | Hoover | death |
| 33 | Joseph Winston Cox | DC | 1875–1939 | 1930–1939 | — | — | Hoover | death |
| 34 | James McPherson Proctor | DC | 1882–1953 | 1931–1948 | — | — | Hoover | elevation to D.C. Cir. |
| 35 | F. Dickinson Letts | DC | 1875–1965 | 1931–1961 | 1958–1959 | 1961–1965 | Hoover | death |
| 36 | Daniel William O'Donoghue | DC | 1876–1948 | 1931–1946 | — | 1946–1948 | Hoover | death |
| 37 | Bolitha James Laws | DC | 1891–1958 | 1938–1945 | — | — | F. Roosevelt | appointment as chief justice |
| 37.1 | Bolitha James Laws | DC | 1891–1958 | 1945–1948 | 1945–1948 | — | F. Roosevelt | appointment as district judge |
| 37.2 | Bolitha James Laws | DC | 1891–1958 | 1948–1958 | 1948–1958 | — | operation of law | death |
| 38 | Thomas Alan Goldsborough | DC | 1877–1951 | 1939–1951 | — | — | F. Roosevelt | death |
| 39 | James Ward Morris | DC | 1890–1960 | 1939–1960 | — | — | F. Roosevelt | death |
| 40 | David Andrew Pine | DC | 1891–1970 | 1940–1965 | 1959–1961 | 1965–1970 | F. Roosevelt | death |
| 41 | Matthew Francis McGuire | DC | 1898–1986 | 1941–1966 | 1961–1966 | 1966–1986 | F. Roosevelt | death |
| 42 | Edward C. Eicher | DC | 1878–1944 | 1942–1944 | 1942–1944 | — | F. Roosevelt | death |
| 43 | Henry Albert Schweinhaut | DC | 1902–1970 | 1944–1956 | — | 1956–1970 | F. Roosevelt | death |
| 44 | Alexander Holtzoff | DC | 1886–1969 | 1945–1967 | — | 1967–1969 | Truman | death |
| 45 | Richmond Bowling Keech | DC | 1896–1986 | 1946–1966 | 1966 | 1966–1986 | Truman | death |
| 46 | Edward Matthew Curran | DC | 1903–1988 | 1946–1971 | 1966–1971 | 1971–1988 | Truman | death |
| 47 | Edward Allen Tamm | DC | 1906–1985 | 1948–1965 | — | — | Truman | elevation to D.C. Cir. |
| 48 | James Robert Kirkland | DC | 1903–1958 | 1949–1958 | — | — | Truman | death |
| 49 | Burnita Shelton Matthews | DC | 1894–1988 | 1949–1968 | — | 1968–1988 | Truman | death |
| 50 | Charles F. McLaughlin | DC | 1887–1976 | 1949–1964 | — | 1964–1976 | Truman | death |
| 51 | Walter M. Bastian | DC | 1891–1975 | 1950–1954 | — | — | Truman | elevation to D.C. Cir. |
| 52 | Luther Youngdahl | DC | 1896–1978 | 1951–1966 | — | 1966–1978 | Truman | death |
| 53 | Joseph Charles McGarraghy | DC | 1897–1975 | 1954–1967 | — | 1967–1975 | Eisenhower | death |
| 54 | John Sirica | DC | 1904–1992 | 1957–1977 | 1971–1974 | 1977–1992 | Eisenhower | death |
| 55 | George Luzerne Hart Jr. | DC | 1905–1984 | 1958–1979 | 1974–1975 | 1979–1984 | Eisenhower | death |
| 56 | Leonard Patrick Walsh | DC | 1904–1980 | 1959–1971 | — | 1971–1980 | Eisenhower | death |
| 57 | William Blakely Jones | DC | 1907–1979 | 1962–1977 | 1975–1977 | 1977–1979 | Kennedy | death |
| 58 | Spottswood William Robinson III | DC | 1916–1998 | 1964–1966 | — | — | L. Johnson | elevation to D.C. Cir. |
| 59 | Howard Francis Corcoran | DC | 1906–1989 | 1965–1977 | — | 1977–1989 | L. Johnson | death |
| 60 | William B. Bryant | DC | 1911–2005 | 1965–1982 | 1977–1981 | 1982–2005 | L. Johnson | death |
| 61 | Oliver Gasch | DC | 1906–1999 | 1965–1981 | — | 1981–1999 | L. Johnson | death |
| 62 | John Lewis Smith Jr. | DC | 1912–1992 | 1966–1983 | 1981–1982 | 1983–1992 | L. Johnson | death |
| 63 | Aubrey Eugene Robinson Jr. | DC | 1922–2000 | 1966–1992 | 1982–1992 | 1992–2000 | L. Johnson | death |
| 64 | Joseph Cornelius Waddy | DC | 1911–1978 | 1967–1978 | — | — | L. Johnson | death |
| 65 | Gerhard Gesell | DC | 1910–1993 | 1967–1993 | — | 1993–1993 | L. Johnson | death |
| 66 | June Lazenby Green | DC | 1914–2001 | 1968–1984 | — | 1984–2001 | L. Johnson | death |
| 67 | John H. Pratt | DC | 1910–1995 | 1968–1989 | — | 1989–1995 | L. Johnson | death |
| 68 | Barrington D. Parker | DC | 1915–1993 | 1969–1985 | — | 1985–1993 | Nixon | death |
| 69 | Charles Robert Richey | DC | 1923–1997 | 1971–1997 | — | 1997–1997 | Nixon | death |
| 70 | Thomas Aquinas Flannery | DC | 1918–2007 | 1971–1985 | — | 1985–2007 | Nixon | death |
| 71 | Louis F. Oberdorfer | DC | 1919–2013 | 1977–1992 | — | 1992–2013 | Carter | death |
| 72 | Harold H. Greene | DC | 1923–2000 | 1978–1995 | — | 1995–2000 | Carter | death |
| 73 | John Garrett Penn | DC | 1932–2007 | 1979–1998 | 1992–1997 | 1998–2007 | Carter | death |
| 74 | Joyce Hens Green | DC | 1928–2024 | 1979–1995 | — | 1995–2024 | Carter | death |
| 75 | Norma Holloway Johnson | DC | 1932–2011 | 1980–2001 | 1997–2001 | 2001–2003 | Carter | retirement |
| 76 | Thomas Penfield Jackson | DC | 1937–2013 | 1982–2002 | — | 2002–2004 | Reagan | retirement |
| 78 | Stanley S. Harris | MD | 1927–2021 | 1983–1996 | — | 1996–2001 | Reagan | retirement |
| 79 | George Hughes Revercomb | VA | 1929–1993 | 1985–1993 | — | — | Reagan | death |
| 80 | Stanley Sporkin | MD | 1932–2020 | 1985–1999 | — | 1999–2000 | Reagan | retirement |
| 82 | Michael Boudin | DC | 1939–present | 1990–1992 | — | — | G. H. W. Bush | resignation |
| 84 | Gladys Kessler | DC | 1938–2023 | 1994–2007 | — | 2007–2023 | Clinton | death |
| 86 | Ricardo M. Urbina | DC | 1946–2024 | 1994–2011 | — | 2011–2012 | Clinton | retirement |
| 87 | James Robertson | DC | 1938–2019 | 1994–2008 | — | 2008–2010 | Clinton | retirement |
| 97 | Robert L. Wilkins | DC | 1963–present | 2010–2014 | — | — | Obama | elevation to D.C. Cir. |
| 101 | Ketanji Brown Jackson | DC | 1970–present | 2013–2021 | — | — | Obama | elevation to D.C. Cir. |
| 110 | Florence Y. Pan | DC | 1966–present | 2021–2022 | — | — | Biden | elevation to D.C. Cir. |
* ↑ Confirmed by the United States Senate on March 12, 1863; confirmation was reconsidered on March 13, 1863, with no subsequent vote; his nomination expired March 14, 1863.
* ↑ Recess appointment; formally nominated January 5, 1864; confirmed by the Senate on January 20 and received commission the same day.
* ↑ Recess appointment; formally nominated on December 1, 1879, confirmed by the Senate December 10, 1879, and received commission the same day.
* ↑ Recess appointment; formally nominated on December 14, 1885, confirmed by the Senate March 15, 1856, and received commission the same day.
* ↑ Recess appointment; formally nominated on December 20, 1887, confirmed by the Senate January 26, 1888, and received commission the same day.
* ↑ Recess appointment; formally nominated on December 20, 1887, confirmed by the Senate January 23, 1888, and received commission the same day.
* ↑ Recess appointment; formally nominated on December 6, 1892, confirmed by the Senate January 25, 1893, and received commission the same day.
* ↑ Recess appointment; formally nominated on November 10, 1903, confirmed by the Senate November 16, 1903, and received commission the same day.
* ↑ Recess appointment; formally nominated December 11, 1899, confirmed by the Senate December 19, 1899, and received commission the same day.
* ↑ Recess appointment; formally nominated December 5, 1901, confirmed by the Senate February 4, 1902, and received commission February 6, 1902.
* ↑ Judge Anderson was given a recess appointment by President McKinley.
* ↑ Judge Anderson was nominated by President McKinley but was appointed to the Court by (i.e., received his commission from) President Roosevelt.
* ↑ Recess appointment; formally nominated December 6, 1904, confirmed by the Senate December 13, 1904, and received commission the same day.
* ↑ Recess appointment; formally nominated December 15, 1916, confirmed by the Senate January 2, 1917, and received commission the same day.
* ↑ Recess appointment; formally nominated December 15, 1931, confirmed by the Senate February 17, 1932, and received commission February 20, 1932.
* ↑ Recess appointment; formally nominated December 15, 1931, confirmed by the Senate January 26, 1932, and received commission February 23, 1932.
* ↑ Recess appointment; formally nominated January 8, 1947, confirmed by the Senate January 22, 1947, and received commission January 24, 1947.
* ↑ Recess appointment; formally nominated January 8, 1947, confirmed by the Senate February 3, 1947, and received commission February 5, 1947.
* ↑ Recess appointment; formally nominated January 13, 1949, confirmed by the Senate March 29, 1949, and received commission April 1, 1949.
* ↑ Recess appointment; formally nominated January 5, 1950, confirmed by the Senate March 8, 1950, and received commission March 9, 1950.
* ↑ Recess appointment; formally nominated January 5, 1950, confirmed by the Senate April 4, 1950, and received commission April 7, 1950.
* ↑ Recess appointment; formally nominated January 5, 1950, confirmed by the Senate February 27, 1950, and received commission March 1, 1950.
* ↑ Recess appointment; formally nominated November 27, 1950, confirmed by the Senate December 14, 1950, and received commission December 22, 1950.
* ↑ Recess appointment; formally nominated January 17, 1959, confirmed by the Senate September 9, 1959, and received commission September 10, 1959.
* ↑ Recess appointment; formally nominated February 3, 1964, confirmed by the Senate July 1, 1964, and received commission July 2, 1964.

## Chief judges

Chief :
| as Chief Justice ||||
| Cartter | 1863–1887 |
| Bingham | 1887–1903 |
| Clabaugh | 1903–1914 |
| Covington | 1914–1918 |
| McCoy | 1918–1929 |
| Wheat | 1930–1941 |
| Eicher | 1942–1944 |
| Laws | 1945–1948 |
| as Chief Judge ||||
| Laws | 1948–1958 |
| Letts | 1958–1959 |
| Pine | 1959–1961 |
| McGuire | 1961–1966 |
| Keech | 1966 |
| Curran | 1966–1971 |
| Sirica | 1971–1974 |
| Hart | 1974–1975 |
| Jones | 1975–1977 |
| Bryant | 1977–1981 |
| Smith | 1981–1982 |
| A. Robinson | 1982–1992 |
| Penn | 1992–1997 |
| Johnson | 1997–2001 |
| Hogan | 2001–2008 |
| Lamberth | 2008–2013 |
| Roberts | 2013–2016 |
| Howell | 2016–2023 |
| Boasberg | 2023–present |
Chief judges have administrative responsibilities with respect to their district court. Unlike the Supreme Court, where one justice is specifically nominated to be chief, the office of chief judge rotates among the district court 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

* Associate Justices Clabaugh, McCoy, Wheat and Laws were elevated to Chief Justice.
* Chief Justice Laws was assigned to the new Seat 13 by operation of law upon the abolition of the Chief Justice Seat 1.
* Judge Chutkan was assigned to the new Seat 17 as Judge Bates assumed duties as Director of the Administrative Office of the United States Courts (28 U.S.C. § 133(b)). Seat 11 was then abolished as Bates assumed senior status, then Bates returned full-time to the court as senior judge.
Seat 1 :
| Seat established on March 3, 1863 by 12 Stat. 762 ||
| Chief Justice ||
| Cartter | 1863–1887 |
| Bingham | 1887–1903 |
| Clabaugh (Chief) | 1903–1914 |
| Covington | 1914–1918 |
| McCoy (Chief) | 1918–1929 |
| Wheat (Chief) | 1930–1941 |
| Eicher | 1942–1944 |
| Laws (Chief) | 1945–1948 |
| Chief Justice abolished on September 1, 1948 by 62 Stat. 869, 985 ||
Seat 2 :
| Seat established on March 3, 1863 by 12 Stat. 762 ||||
| Fisher | 1863–1870 |
| Humphreys | 1870–1879 |
| James | 1879–1892 |
| Cole | 1893–1901 |
| Anderson | 1902–1916 |
| Hitz | 1917–1931 |
| Proctor | 1931–1948 |
| Tamm | 1949–1965 |
| Gasch | 1965–1981 |
| T. Jackson | 1982–2002 |
| Collyer | 2002–2016 |
| Kelly | 2017–present |
Seat 3 :
| Seat established on March 3, 1863 by 12 Stat. 762 ||||
| Olin | 1863–1879 |
| Hagner | 1879–1903 |
| Wright | 1903–1914 |
| Siddons | 1915–1931 |
| O'Donoghue | 1932–1946 |
| Curran | 1947–1971 |
| Richey | 1971–1997 |
| Roberts | 1998–2016 |
| Nichols | 2019–present |
Seat 4 :
| Seat established on March 3, 1863 by 12 Stat. 762 ||||
| Wylie | 1863–1885 |
| Merrick | 1885–1889 |
| Bradley | 1889–1902 |
| Gould | 1902–1921 |
| Hoehling Jr. | 1921–1927 |
| Gordon | 1928–1941 |
| McGuire | 1941–1966 |
| A. Robinson, Jr. | 1966–1992 |
| Urbina | 1994–2011 |
| Contreras | 2012–present |
Seat 5 :
| Seat established on June 21, 1870 by 16 Stat. 160 ||||
| MacArthur, Sr. | 1870–1887 |
| Montgomery | 1888–1892 |
| McComas | 1893–1899 |
| Clabaugh (Associate) | 1899–1903 |
| Pritchard | 1903–1904 |
| Stafford | 1904–1931 |
| Letts | 1932–1961 |
| Jones | 1962–1977 |
| Oberdorfer | 1977–1992 |
| Sullivan | 1994–2021 |
| Cobb | 2021–present |
Seat 6 :
| Seat established on February 25, 1879 by 20 Stat. 320 ||||
| W. Cox | 1879–1899 |
| Barnard | 1899–1914 |
| McCoy (Associate) | 1914–1918 |
| Bailey | 1918–1950 |
| Bastian | 1950–1954 |
| McGarraghy | 1954–1967 |
| Parker | 1969–1985 |
| Lamberth | 1987–2013 |
| Cooper | 2014–present |
Seat 7 :
| Seat established on December 20, 1928 by 45 Stat. 1056 ||||
| Wheat (Associate) | 1929–1930 |
| Adkins | 1930–1946 |
| Keech | 1947–1966 |
| Waddy | 1967–1978 |
| Penn | 1979–1998 |
| Huvelle | 1999–2014 |
| Mehta | 2014–present |
Seat 8 :
| Seat established on June 19, 1930 by 46 Stat. 785 ||||
| Luhring | 1930–1944 |
| Schweinhaut | 1944–1956 |
| Sirica | 1957–1977 |
| Greene | 1978–1995 |
| Kollar-Kotelly | 1997–2023 |
| Reyes | 2023–present |
Seat 9 :
| Seat established on June 19, 1930 by 46 Stat. 785 ||||
| J. Cox | 1930–1939 |
| Pine | 1940–1965 |
| Bryant | 1965–1982 |
| Hogan | 1982–2008 |
| Boasberg | 2011–present |
Seat 10 :
| Seat established on May 31, 1938 by 52 Stat. 584 ||||
| Laws (Associate) | 1938–1945 |
| Holtzoff | 1945–1967 |
| Pratt | 1968–1989 |
| Boudin | 1990–1992 |
| Kessler | 1994–2007 |
| A. Jackson | 2011–2023 |
| AliKhan | 2023–present |
Seat 11 :
| Seat established on May 31, 1938 by 52 Stat. 584 ||
| Goldsborough | 1939–1951 |
| Youngdahl | 1951–1966 |
| Smith Jr. | 1966–1983 |
| Harris | 1983–1996 |
| Bates | 2001–2014 |
| Seat 11 abolished on October 12, 2014 (Bates assumed senior status) ||
Seat 12 :
| Seat established on May 31, 1938 by 52 Stat. 584 ||||
| Morris | 1939–1960 |
| S. Robinson III | 1964–1966 |
| Gesell | 1967–1993 |
| Friedman | 1994–2009 |
| Howell | 2010–2024 |
| Ali | 2024–present |
Seat 13 :
| Seat established on September 1, 1948 by 62 Stat. 869 ||||
| Laws (Judge) | 1948–1958 |
| Walsh | 1959–1971 |
| Flannery | 1971–1985 |
| Revercomb | 1985–1993 |
| Robertson | 1994–2008 |
| Wilkins | 2010–2014 |
| Moss | 2014–present |
Seat 14 :
| Seat established on August 3, 1949 by 63 Stat. 493 ||||
| McLaughlin | 1949–1964 |
| Corcoran | 1965–1977 |
| J. H. Green | 1979–1995 |
| Kennedy Jr. | 1997–2011 |
| K. Jackson | 2013–2021 |
| Pan | 2021–2022 |
| Sooknanan | 2025–present |
Seat 15 :
| Seat established on August 3, 1949 by 63 Stat. 493 ||||
| Matthews | 1950–1968 |
| J. L. Green | 1968–1984 |
| Sporkin | 1985–1999 |
| Walton | 2001–2015 |
| Friedrich | 2017–present |
Seat 16 :
| Seat established on August 3, 1949 by 63 Stat. 493 ||||
| Kirkland | 1950–1958 |
| Hart Jr. | 1959–1979 |
| Johnson | 1980–2001 |
| Leon | 2002–2016 |
| McFadden | 2017–present |
Seat 17 :
| Seat established on July 1, 2013 pursuant to 104 Stat. 5089 (Judge Bates assumed duties as Director of the Administrative Office) ||||
| Chutkan | 2014–present |

## List of U.S. Attorneys

* United States Attorney for the District of Columbia