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United States district court judges: Surnames I to K

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Alan B. Johnson

Alan B. Johnson, also known as Alan Bond Johnson, is an American jurist serving as a United States district judge for the District of Wyoming since 1985.

Amy Berman Jackson

Amy Berman Jackson (born 1954, Baltimore) is a senior U.S. district judge in Washington, D.C., appointed by Obama in 2011 and confirmed 97-0, known for the Manafort and Stone cases, Mueller report FOIA rulings, and Strzok and SNAP decisions.

Angel Kelley

Angel Kelley, born in 1967, is an American jurist serving as a United States district judge for the District of Massachusetts since 2021, appointed by President Biden after 12 years as a Massachusetts state court judge.

Anna St. John

Anna St. John (Anna Elizabeth Wagner St. John, born 1979) is a U.S. district judge for the Eastern District of Louisiana since 2026, confirmed 51-45, formerly president of the Hamilton Lincoln Law Institute, and a 2026 Fifth Circuit nominee.

Anthony W. Ishii

Anthony W. Ishii, born in 1946, is a senior United States district judge for the Eastern District of California, appointed by President Bill Clinton in 1997.

Arthur R. Jones

Arthur Roberts Jones is an American jurist serving as a United States district judge for the Southern District of Texas since 2026, appointed by President Donald Trump.

Bernard M. Jones

Bernard M. Jones, born in 1979, is an American jurist serving as a United States district judge for the Western District of Oklahoma since 2019, appointed by President Donald Trump.

Brian A. Jackson

Brian A. Jackson, born Brian Anthony Jackson, is an American jurist serving as a United States district judge for the Middle District of Louisiana since 2010.

C. D. Jones II

C. D. Jones II, also known as C. Darnell Jones, II, is a senior United States district judge for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, confirmed in 2008.

Chad F. Kenney, Sr.

Chad F. Kenney, Sr. is an American jurist serving as a United States district judge for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania since 2018, appointed by President Trump.

Charles B. Kornmann

Charles B. Kornmann, born 1937, is an American jurist serving as a senior judge on the United States District Court for the District of South Dakota since 2008.

Charles P. Kocoras

Charles P. Kocoras, born in Chicago in 1938, is a senior United States district judge for the Northern District of Illinois, appointed by Jimmy Carter in 1980.

Cindy K. Jorgenson

Cindy K. Jorgenson, born 1953, is an American jurist serving as a senior United States district judge for the District of Arizona since 2018, appointed by George W. Bush in 2002.

Colleen Kollar-Kotelly

Colleen Kollar-Kotelly (born 1943) is an American federal judge on the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia since 1997, in senior status since 2023, who handled the Microsoft antitrust case.

Dale A. Kimball

Dale A. Kimball (born 1939) is an American jurist serving as a senior federal district judge in Utah, appointed by President Bill Clinton in 1997.

Daniel P. Jordan III

Daniel P. Jordan III, also known as Daniel Porter Jordan III, is an American jurist serving as a federal district judge in Mississippi since 2006.

David C. Joseph

David C. Joseph, born David Cleveland Joseph, is an American jurist serving as a United States district judge for the Western District of Louisiana since 2020.

David G. Kays

David G. Kays, also known as David Gregory Kays, is a United States district judge for the Western District of Missouri, appointed by George W. Bush in 2008.

Dora L. Irizarry

Dora L. Irizarry is an American jurist, a senior United States district judge for the Eastern District of New York appointed by George W. Bush in 2004.

Edward R. Korman

Edward R. Korman, born 1942, is a senior United States district judge for the Eastern District of New York, appointed by President Reagan in 1985.

Edward S. Kiel

Edward S. Kiel, born in 1965 in Daegu, South Korea, is New Jersey's first Korean American United States district judge, confirmed in 2024 after serving as a magistrate judge.

Elizabeth A. Kovachevich

Elizabeth Anne Kovachevich is an American jurist, a senior judge on the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida appointed by Ronald Reagan in 1982.

Eric R. Komitee

Eric Ross Komitee, born 1970 in Freeport, New York, is a United States district judge for the Eastern District of New York, appointed by President Trump in 2019.

Frederick J. Kapala

Frederick J. Kapala (born 1950) is an American jurist who served as a United States district judge for the Northern District of Illinois from 2007 until 2019.

Hala Y. Jarbou

Hala Yalda Jarbou, born 1971 in Iraq, is a United States district judge for the Western District of Michigan since 2020, appointed by President Trump and its chief judge since 2022.

Henry H. Kennedy, Jr.

Henry H. Kennedy, Jr., also known as Henry Harold Kennedy, Jr., is an American jurist serving as a senior judge of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia since 2011.

Iain D. Johnston

Iain D. Johnston, born 1965, is an American jurist serving as a United States district judge for the Northern District of Illinois since 2020, appointed by President Donald Trump.

Inge P. Johnson

Inge Prytz Johnson, born 1945 in Denmark, is a retired American judge who served on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Alabama from 1998 to 2012.

James E. Kinkeade

James E. Kinkeade (born 1951) is an American jurist serving as a United States district judge for the Northern District of Texas since 2002, appointed by President George W. Bush.

James P. Jones

James P. Jones, full name James Parker Jones, is an American jurist serving as a senior United States district judge for the Western District of Virginia since 1996.