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United States district court judges: Surnames N to P

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Aaron C. Peterson

Aaron C. Peterson, also known as Aaron Christian Peterson, is an American jurist serving as a United States district judge for the District of Alaska since 2026.

Adrienne C. Nelson

Adrienne C. Nelson, born Adrienne Camille Nelson in 1967, is an American federal judge in Oregon since 2023, formerly the first African American justice on the Oregon Supreme Court.

Anne M. Nardacci

Anne Marie Nardacci, born 1977 in Albany, New York, is a US district judge for the Northern District of New York, appointed by President Biden in 2022.

Anthony J. Powell

Anthony John Powell (born 1962) is an American jurist serving as a United States district judge for the District of Kansas since 2026, sitting in Wichita.

Antonio Pozos

Antonio Miguel Pozos (born 1982, Berkeley, CA) is a U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, a former DOJ Fraud Section trial attorney and Faegre Drinker partner, confirmed 49-44 on July 23, 2026.

April M. Perry

April Michelle Perry is an American jurist serving as a United States district judge for the Northern District of Illinois since 2024, appointed by President Biden.

Benita Y. Pearson

Benita Yalonda Pearson is an American jurist serving as a United States district judge for the Northern District of Ohio since 2010, appointed by President Barack Obama.

Carl J. Nichols

Carl J. Nichols, born 1970 in Rhinebeck, NY, is a U.S. district judge for the District of Columbia, confirmed 55-43 in May 2019 as a Trump appointee; also FISC judge and presiding judge since 2026, handling January 6 and Trump administration litigation.

Catherine D. Perry

Catherine D. Perry is an American jurist serving as a senior United States district judge for the Eastern District of Missouri, appointed by Bill Clinton in 1994.

Charles A. Pannell, Jr.

Charles A. Pannell, Jr. (born 1946) is an American jurist who served as a United States district judge for the Northern District of Georgia from 1999 until 2013.

Charles R. Norgle, Sr.

Charles R. Norgle, Sr., born Charles Ronald Norgle, Sr. in 1937, is an American jurist who served as a federal district judge in Illinois from 1984 to 2022.

Christine P. O'Hearn

Christine Patricia O'Hearn, born 1969 in Camden, New Jersey, is a United States district judge for the District of New Jersey, appointed by President Biden in 2021.

Dan A. Polster

Dan A. Polster (born 1951) is an American jurist serving as a United States district judge for the Northern District of Ohio since 1998, appointed by President Clinton.

Darrel J. Papillion

Darrel J. Papillion, born 1968 in Eunice, Louisiana, is a United States district judge for the Eastern District of Louisiana, nominated by President Biden and confirmed in 2023.

David C. Norton

David C. Norton (born 1946) is an American jurist serving as a United States district judge in South Carolina since 1990, appointed by President George H.W. Bush.

David C. Nye

David Charles Nye is an American jurist serving as a United States district judge for the District of Idaho since 2017, appointed by President Donald Trump.

David J. Novak

David John Novak, born 1961, is an American jurist serving as a United States district judge for the Eastern District of Virginia since 2019, nominated by President Trump.

David O. Nuffer

David O. Nuffer, also known as David Ogden Nuffer, is an American jurist and senior judge of the United States District Court for the District of Utah.

Donald C. Nugent

Donald C. Nugent, born 1948, is an American jurist serving as a senior United States district judge of the Northern District of Ohio, appointed by President Bill Clinton in 1995.

Evelyn Padin

Evelyn Padin, born in 1960 in Jersey City, is a United States district judge for the District of New Jersey since 2022 and a former New Jersey State Bar Association president.

Fernando M. Olguin

Fernando Manzano Olguin is an American jurist serving as a United States district judge for the Central District of California since 2013, after serving as a magistrate judge there from 2001.

George A. O'Toole, Jr.

George A. O'Toole, Jr. (born 1947) is an American jurist serving as a United States district judge in Massachusetts since 1995, appointed by Bill Clinton.

Gerald J. Pappert

Gerald J. Pappert, born 1963, is a United States district judge for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania since 2014, appointed by Barack Obama, who previously served as Pennsylvania attorney general.

Gloria M. Navarro

Gloria M. Navarro, born 1967 in Las Vegas, is a United States district judge for Nevada since 2010 and served as chief judge from 2014 to 2019.

Gregory A. Presnell

Gregory A. Presnell, born 1942 in Tampa, Florida, is a senior United States district judge for the Middle District of Florida, appointed by President Clinton in 2000.

Halil S. Ozerden

Halil S. Ozerden, born in 1966, is a United States district judge for the Southern District of Mississippi, appointed by George W. Bush in 2007 and serving as chief judge since 2024.

Howard C. Nielson, Jr.

Howard Curtis Nielson, Jr. (born 1968) is an American jurist serving as a United States district judge for the District of Utah since 2019, appointed by President Donald Trump.

James D. Peterson

James D. Peterson, full name James Donald Peterson, is an American jurist serving as a federal district judge in Wisconsin since 2014, appointed by President Barack Obama.

James P. Oetken

James Paul Oetken, born 1965 in Louisville, Kentucky, is a United States district judge on the Southern District of New York, appointed by President Obama and confirmed in 2011.

James R. Nowlin

James R. Nowlin is an American jurist serving as a senior United States district judge for the Western District of Texas, appointed by President Ronald Reagan in 1981.