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United States courts of appeals judges: Surnames A to C

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Mark J. Bennett

Mark J. Bennett, born Mark Jeremy Bennett in 1953, is a judge on the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals since 2018, previously Hawaii's attorney general from 2003 to 2010.

Marsha S. Berzon

Marsha Siegel Berzon, born 1945 in Cincinnati, is an American jurist serving as a senior Ninth Circuit judge since 2022, appointed by President Clinton in 2000.

Mary B. Briscoe

Mary B. Briscoe is an American jurist, a senior judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit whom President Bill Clinton appointed in 1995.

Michael A. Chagares

Michael A. Chagares is an American jurist serving as a judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit since 2006, appointed by President George W. Bush.

Michael B. Brennan

Michael Brian Brennan, born in 1963 in Milwaukee, is a U.S. circuit judge on the Seventh Circuit since 2018, appointed by President Trump and serving as chief judge since 2025.

Morgan Christen

Morgan Christen (born 1961) is an American jurist serving as a judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit since 2012.

Morris S. Arnold

Morris S. Arnold, born 1941, is an American jurist serving as a senior judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit since 2006.

Nancy G. Abudu

Nancy G. Abudu, also known as Nancy Gbana Abudu, is an American jurist serving as a federal appeals judge since 2023, appointed by President Biden after a voting rights career.

Nicole G. Berner

Nicole Gina Berner is an American jurist serving as a United States circuit judge on the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals since 2024, appointed by President Biden.

Pasco M. Bowman II

Pasco M. Bowman II, born 1933, is an American jurist serving as a senior judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit.

Patrick J. Bumatay

Patrick Joseph Bumatay, born 1978 in Secaucus, New Jersey, is an American jurist serving as a Ninth Circuit federal appeals judge since 2019, appointed by President Trump.

R. Lanier Anderson III

Robert Lanier Anderson III, born 1936, is an American jurist serving as a senior judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit since 2009.

Rachel S. Bloomekatz

Rachel S. Bloomekatz is an American jurist serving as a judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit since 2023, appointed by President Biden.

Ransey G. Cole, Jr.

Ransey G. Cole, Jr., also known as Ransey Guy Cole, Jr., is an American jurist serving as a senior judge of the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals.

Raymond C. Clevenger III

Raymond C. Clevenger III is an American jurist and senior judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, appointed by George H.W. Bush in 1990.

Raymond T. Chen

Raymond T. Chen, born 1968 in New York, is an American judge on the Federal Circuit Court of Appeals since 2013, nominated by President Obama and confirmed 97 to 0.

Rhesa H. Barksdale

Rhesa H. Barksdale, also known as Rhesa Hawkins Barksdale, is an American jurist serving as a senior judge of the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals since 2009.

Richard R. Clifton

Richard R. Clifton, born in 1950, is an American jurist serving as a senior United States circuit judge of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals since 2016.

Robert E. Bacharach

Robert Edwin Bacharach (born 1959) is an American jurist serving as a United States circuit judge of the Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit since 2013.

Robert E. Cowen

Robert E. Cowen, born 1930 in Newark, New Jersey, is a former United States circuit judge of the Third Circuit Court of Appeals, appointed by Ronald Reagan.

Seth R. Aframe

Seth R. Aframe, born 1974, is an American jurist serving as a United States circuit judge of the First Circuit since 2024, after nearly two decades as a federal prosecutor.

Stephanos Bibas

Stephanos Bibas, born in 1969 in Queens, New York, is a Third Circuit federal judge appointed by Trump in 2017, formerly a University of Pennsylvania law professor.

Stephen H. Anderson

Stephen H. Anderson, born 1932 in Salt Lake City, is a senior US circuit judge on the Tenth Circuit, appointed by President Ronald Reagan in 1985.

Steven M. Colloton

Steven M. Colloton is an American judge on the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals, appointed by George W. Bush in 2003 and serving as chief judge since 2024.

Susan H. Black

Susan Harrell Black, born 1943, is an American jurist serving as a senior judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit since 2011.

Susan L. Carney

Susan L. Carney, born 1951, is an American jurist serving as a senior judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit since 2022.

Thomas L. Ambro

Thomas L. Ambro is an American jurist serving as a senior judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit since 2023.

Tiffany P. Cunningham

Tiffany P. Cunningham, born Tiffany Patrice Cunningham in 1976 in Detroit, is an American jurist serving as a Federal Circuit judge since 2021, appointed by President Biden.

William C. Bryson

William Curtis Bryson is an American jurist serving as a senior judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit since 2013.

William C. Canby, Jr.

William C. Canby, Jr. (born 1931) is an American jurist, a senior judge on the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals who was appointed by President Jimmy Carter in 1980.