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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.

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.

Ewing Werlein, Jr.

Ewing Werlein, Jr. (born 1936) is an American jurist serving as a senior United States district judge for the Southern District of Texas since 2006.

F. Dennis Saylor IV

F. Dennis Saylor IV (born 1955) is an American jurist who has served as a United States district judge in Massachusetts since 2004 and was its chief judge from 2020 to 2025.

Federico A. Moreno

Federico A. Moreno, born 1952 in Caracas, Venezuela, is an American jurist serving as a US district judge in the Southern District of Florida since 1990.

Ferdinand F. Fernandez

Ferdinand F. Fernandez, born 1937, is an American jurist and senior judge of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, appointed by President George H.W. Bush in 1989.

Fernando J. Gaitan, Jr.

Fernando J. Gaitan, Jr. (born 1948) is an American jurist serving as a senior United States district judge for the Western District of Missouri since 2014.

Fernando L. Aenlle-Rocha

Fernando Lazaro Aenlle-Rocha, born in 1961 in Havana, Cuba, is a United States district judge for the Central District of California, appointed by President Trump in 2020.

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.

Fernando Rodriguez, Jr.

Fernando Rodriguez, Jr. (born 1969) is a United States district judge for the Southern District of Texas, sitting in Brownsville since 2018, appointed by President Trump.

Florence Y. Pan

Florence Y. Pan, born 1966, is an American jurist serving as a US circuit judge on the DC Circuit since 2022, appointed by President Biden.

Four Horsemen (Supreme Court)

The Four Horsemen were the conservative Supreme Court bloc of the 1930s, Willis Van Devanter, James Clark McReynolds, George Sutherland, and Pierce Butler, who voted against New Deal legislation until the 1937 switch in time and Van Devanter's retirement dissolved the bloc.

Frances K. Behm

Frances Kay Behm is an American jurist serving as a United States district judge for the Eastern District of Michigan since 2022, appointed by President Biden.

Francis Biddle

Francis Biddle (1886-1968), American attorney general under Roosevelt 1941-1945 and primary U.S. judge at the Nuremberg trials; civil libertarian who opposed Japanese American exclusion yet acquiesced in EO 9066.

Francisco A. Besosa

Francisco Augusto Besosa, born 1949 in San Juan, is a senior United States district judge for the District of Puerto Rico, appointed by George W. Bush in 2006.

Frank Caprio

Frank Caprio (1936-2025), chief judge of the Providence, Rhode Island Municipal Court from 1985 to 2023, hosted the nationally syndicated real-court show Caught in Providence and was known as 'the nicest judge in the world.'

Frank D. Whitney

Frank D. Whitney, also known as Frank DeArmon Whitney, is an American jurist serving as a senior judge of the U.S. District Court for the Western District of North Carolina since 2024.

Frank H. Easterbrook

Frank H. Easterbrook, born Frank Hoover Easterbrook in 1948, is an American jurist serving as a judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit since 1985.

Frank H. Seay

Frank Howell Seay, born in 1938, is an American jurist serving as a senior judge on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Oklahoma since 1979.

Frank M. Hull

Frank M. Hull (born 1948) is an American jurist serving as a senior judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit since 2017.

Frank Montalvo

Frank Montalvo (born 1956) is an American jurist serving as a senior United States district judge for the Western District of Texas, appointed by George W. Bush in 2003.

Frank P. Geraci, Jr.

Frank P. Geraci, Jr., also known as Frank Paul Geraci, Jr., is an American jurist serving as a senior United States district judge in western New York.

Frank R. Zapata

Frank R. Zapata, born in Safford, Arizona in 1944, is a senior judge of the United States District Court for the District of Arizona, appointed by President Clinton in 1996.

Frank W. Volk

Frank William Volk (born 1965) is an American jurist serving as a United States district judge in the Southern District of West Virginia since 2019, appointed by President Trump.

Franklin U. Valderrama

Franklin U. Valderrama, born Franklin Ulyses Valderrama in 1962 in Panama City, is a United States district judge for the Northern District of Illinois since 2020 and the first Panamanian American Article III judge.

Fred W. Slaughter

Fred Wallace Slaughter, born 1973, is an American jurist serving as a US district judge for the Central District of California since 2022, appointed by President Biden.

Frederic Block

Frederic Block, born in 1934, is an American senior United States district judge for the Eastern District of New York, appointed by President Clinton in 1994.

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.

Frederick J. Martone

Frederick J. Martone (born 1943) is an American jurist serving as a senior United States district judge of the District of Arizona, appointed by President George W. Bush in 2001.

Frederick J. Scullin, Jr.

Frederick James Scullin, Jr. (born 1939) is an American jurist serving as a senior United States district judge for the Northern District of New York.