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United States courts of appeals judges: Surnames T to W

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Amul Thapar

Amul Roger Thapar (born 1969, Detroit) is a Sixth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals judge, formerly the first South Asian American federal judge on the Eastern District of Kentucky bench, a Trump Supreme Court shortlister and textualist.

Atsushi W. Tashima

Atsushi W. Tashima, born 1934, is a senior judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, appointed by President Bill Clinton in 1996.

Charles R. Wilson

Charles R. Wilson (born 1954) is an American judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, appointed by President Bill Clinton in 1999.

Cory T. Wilson

Cory T. Wilson, born 1970, is an American jurist serving as a judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit since 2020.

Daniel M. Traynor

Daniel M. Traynor, born 1970 in Devils Lake, North Dakota, is an American jurist serving as a judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit since 2026.

Don R. Willett

Don R. Willett is an American jurist serving as a judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit since 2018, appointed by President Donald Trump.

Eric Tung

Eric Chunyee Tung (born 1984) is a Ninth Circuit federal appeals judge confirmed 52-45 in November 2025; former Jones Day partner, Scalia and Gorsuch clerk, and self-described originalist.

Evan J. Wallach

Evan J. Wallach, born 1949, is an American jurist serving as a senior judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit since 2021.

Gerald B. Tjoflat

Gerald B. Tjoflat, born 1929, is a senior United States circuit judge of the Eleventh Circuit, appointed by President Gerald Ford in 1975 after serving on the district court.

Helene N. White

Helene N. White, born 1954, is an American jurist serving as a judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit since 2008.

Holly A. Thomas

Holly A. Thomas, also known as Holly Aiyisha Thomas, is an American jurist serving as a United States circuit judge on the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals since 2022.

Jacques L. Wiener, Jr.

Jacques L. Wiener, Jr., also known as Jacques Loeb Wiener, Jr., is an American jurist and senior judge of the Fifth Circuit, appointed by George H.W. Bush in 1990.

James A. Wynn, Jr.

James A. Wynn, Jr., also known as James Andrew Wynn, Jr., is an American judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit since 2010.

James H. Wilkinson III

James Harvie Wilkinson III is an American jurist serving as a judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit since 1984, appointed by President Ronald Reagan.

John C. Wallace

John C. Wallace, born 1928, is an American judge on the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals and the longest-serving federal circuit judge in US history.

John M. Walker, Jr.

John M. Walker, Jr., also known as John Mercer Walker, Jr., is an American jurist serving as a senior judge on the Second Circuit since 2006.

Justin R. Walker

Justin Reed Walker (born 1982) is an American jurist serving as a United States circuit judge of the D.C. Circuit since 2020, appointed by President Donald Trump.

Kim M. Wardlaw

Kim M. Wardlaw, also known as Kim McLane Wardlaw, is an American jurist on the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, appointed by President Clinton in 1998.

Lawrence J. C. VanDyke

Lawrence J. C. VanDyke is an American jurist serving as a judge of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals since 2020, appointed by President Donald Trump.

Ojetta R. Thompson

Ojetta Rogeriee Thompson, born 1951, is an American jurist serving as a senior judge on the First Circuit Court of Appeals, appointed by President Obama and confirmed in 2010.

Rebecca L. Taibleson

Rebecca Liane Taibleson is an American jurist serving as a United States circuit judge on the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals since 2025, nominated by President Donald Trump.

Richard C. Tallman

Richard C. Tallman, born 1953, is an American jurist serving as a senior judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit since 2018.

Richard C. Wesley

Richard C. Wesley, born 1949, is an American jurist serving as a senior judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit since 2016.

Richard G. Taranto

Richard Gary Taranto, born in 1957, is an American judge on the Federal Circuit court of appeals since 2013 who earlier argued 19 Supreme Court cases as a patent lawyer.

Robert L. Wilkins

Robert Leon Wilkins (born 1963) is an American jurist serving as a US circuit judge on the DC Circuit since 2014, appointed by Obama, after serving as a district judge.

Roger L. Wollman

Roger L. Wollman, born 1934, is an American jurist who served as chief justice of the South Dakota Supreme Court and as a judge on the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals.

Sidney R. Thomas

Sidney R. Thomas, also known as Sidney Runyan Thomas, is an American jurist serving as a senior judge of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals since 2023.

Stephanie D. Thacker

Stephanie D. Thacker, also known as Stephanie Dawn Thacker, is an American jurist serving as a circuit judge on the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals since 2012.

Stephen S. Trott

Stephen S. Trott, born 1939, is an American jurist who served as a judge of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals from 1988 to 2020, appointed by President Ronald Reagan.

Timothy M. Tymkovich

Timothy M. Tymkovich is an American jurist serving as a judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit since 2003, appointed by President George W. Bush.