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United States courts of appeals judges: Surnames D to J

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James L. Edmondson

James Larry Edmondson, born 1947, is an American jurist on the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, appointed by Ronald Reagan in 1986.

Jeffrey R. Howard

Jeffrey R. Howard is an American jurist serving as a senior judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit since 2022.

Jennifer W. Elrod

Jennifer W. Elrod, born Jennifer Walker Elrod in 1966, is a judge on the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, appointed by George W. Bush in 2007.

Jerome A. Holmes

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

Joel F. Dubina

Joel F. Dubina is an American jurist who served as chief judge of the Eleventh Circuit from 2009 to 2013 and took senior status in 2013.

Joshua Dunlap

Joshua Dale Dunlap (born 1983) is a U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit judge, nominated by Trump in 2025, confirmed 52-46 to the Kayatta seat; formerly a Pierce Atwood partner in Portland, Maine.

Julia S. Gibbons

Julia S. Gibbons, born 1950, is an American judge on the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals since 2002, previously a Reagan-appointed Tennessee district judge and first female trial judge in Tennessee.

Julio M. Fuentes

Julio M. Fuentes, born in 1946 in Puerto Rico, is a federal judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, appointed by Bill Clinton in 2000.

Karen L. Henderson

Karen LeCraft Henderson, born 1944, is an American jurist on the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit since 1990, appointed by President George H.W. Bush.

Kurt D. Engelhardt

Kurt D. Engelhardt is an American jurist serving as a United States circuit judge of the Fifth Circuit since 2018, appointed by President Donald J. Trump.

Leonard S. Grasz

Leonard S. Grasz, also known as Leonard Steven Grasz, is an American jurist serving as a United States circuit judge on the Eighth Circuit since 2018.

Martha C. Daughtrey

Martha C. Daughtrey, also known as Martha Craig Daughtrey, is an American jurist appointed by President Clinton to the Sixth Circuit in 1993, taking senior status in 2009.

Michael D. Hawkins

Michael Daly Hawkins (born 1945) is an American jurist serving as a senior judge of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals since 2010, appointed by President Bill Clinton in 1994.

Michelle T. Friedland

Michelle T. Friedland is an American jurist serving as a United States circuit judge of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals since 2014, appointed by President Barack Obama.

Pamela A. Harris

Pamela A. Harris, born 1962, is an American jurist serving as a United States circuit judge of the Fourth Circuit since 2014, appointed by President Barack Obama.

Patrick E. Higginbotham

Patrick E. Higginbotham, born 1938, is an American jurist serving as a senior judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit since 2006.

Ralph R. Erickson

Ralph R. Erickson (born 1959) is an American jurist, a senior judge on the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals appointed by President Trump in 2017.

Raymond W. Gruender

Raymond W. Gruender, born in 1963 in St. Louis, Missouri, is a United States circuit judge of the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals since 2004.

Richard A. Griffin

Richard Allen Griffin, born in 1952 in Traverse City, Michigan, is a United States circuit judge of the Sixth Circuit, appointed by George W. Bush in 2005.

Richard E. N. Federico

Richard Edward Neel Federico is an American jurist serving as a judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit since 2023, appointed by President Biden.

Roger Gregory

Roger Gregory is an American judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, the first African American to sit on that court.

Ronald L. Gilman

Ronald L. Gilman, also known as Ronald Lee Gilman, is an American jurist and senior judge on the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals, appointed by President Clinton in 1997.

Ronald M. Gould

Ronald M. Gould, born Ronald Murray Gould in 1946, is an American jurist serving as a judge on the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals since 1999, appointed by President Clinton.

Roopali H. Desai

Roopali H. Desai, born in 1978 in Toronto, is an American jurist serving as a Ninth Circuit judge since 2022, the first South Asian person appointed to that court.

Stephanie D. Davis

Stephanie Dawkins Davis is an American jurist serving as a judge on the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals since 2022, appointed by President Biden after serving as a Michigan district judge.

Stephen A. Higginson

Stephen A. Higginson, born 1961, is an American jurist serving as a United States circuit judge on the Fifth Circuit since 2011, appointed by President Barack Obama.

Stuart K. Duncan

Stuart K. Duncan, also known as Stuart Kyle Duncan, is an American jurist serving as a judge on the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals since 2018.

Susan Graber

Susan Graber, born 1949, is a senior US circuit judge on the Ninth Circuit appointed by Clinton in 1998, after serving on Oregon's Supreme Court.

Thomas M. Hardiman

Thomas M. Hardiman, born Thomas Michael Hardiman in 1965, is an American jurist serving as a Third Circuit appeals judge since 2007, appointed by President George W. Bush.

Timothy B. Dyk

Timothy B. Dyk (born 1937) is an American jurist serving as a United States circuit judge on the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit since 2000.