edgepedia

United States judges

1,494 articles

Joe B. McDade

Joe B. McDade, also known as Joe Billy McDade, is an American jurist serving as a senior United States district judge in Illinois since 2010.

Joe Brown (judge)

Joe Brown, TV judge and former Shelby County, Tennessee criminal court judge (1990-2001), first African American prosecutor for Memphis, hosted the arbitration-based Judge Joe Brown series 1998-2013; distinct from magistrate Joe B. Brown.

Joe L. Heaton

Joe L. Heaton, born in 1951 in Alva, Oklahoma, is an American jurist serving as a senior United States district judge for the Western District of Oklahoma since 2019.

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.

Joel H. Slomsky

Joel H. Slomsky is an American jurist serving as a senior United States district judge for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, appointed by President George W. Bush in 2008.

Joel M. Carson III

Joel M. Carson III, also known as Joel McElroy Carson III, is an American jurist serving as a United States circuit judge on the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals since 2018.

John A. Gibney, Jr.

John A. Gibney, Jr. is an American jurist serving as a senior United States district judge of the Eastern District of Virginia, appointed by President Barack Obama in 2010.

John A. Houston

John A. Houston, born 1952, is a senior United States district judge of the Southern District of California, appointed by President George W. Bush in 2003.

John A. Kazen

John A. Kazen is an American jurist serving as a United States district judge for the Southern District of Texas since 2024, after six years as a magistrate judge.

John A. Kronstadt

John A. Kronstadt, also known as John Arnold Kronstadt, is an American jurist serving as a senior United States district judge in California, appointed by President Barack Obama in 2011.

John A. Mendez

John A. Mendez is an American jurist serving as a senior United States district judge for the Eastern District of California, appointed by President George W. Bush in 2008.

John A. Ross

John A. Ross, also known as John Andrew Ross, is an American jurist serving as a senior United States district judge for the Eastern District of Missouri since 2023.

John A. Woodcock, Jr.

John A. Woodcock, Jr. (born 1950) is an American jurist serving as a senior United States district judge for the District of Maine, appointed by President George W. Bush in 2003.

John Antoon II

John Antoon II (born 1946) is an American jurist serving as a senior United States district judge of the Middle District of Florida since 2013.

John Archibald Campbell

John Archibald Campbell (1811–1889), U.S. Supreme Court associate justice 1853–1861 from Alabama, concurred in Dred Scott, resigned to become Confederate assistant secretary of war, and later argued the Slaughterhouse Cases.

John B. Nalbandian

John B. Nalbandian, born John Baylor Nalbandian in 1969, is an American jurist serving as a judge on the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals since 2018, appointed by President Trump.

John B. Owens

John B. Owens, also known as John Byron Owens, is an American jurist serving as a Ninth Circuit federal appeals judge since 2014, appointed by President Barack Obama.

John B. Weller

John B. Weller (1812–1875) was an American Jacksonian Democrat from Ohio who served in the House, as US senator and Governor of California, and as Minister to Mexico.

John C. Coughenour

John C. Coughenour, born 1941, is an American jurist serving as a senior United States district judge for the Western District of Washington since 2006.

John C. Hinderaker

John Charles Hinderaker, born 1968, is an American jurist serving as a United States district judge for the District of Arizona since 2020, appointed by President Trump.

John C. Porfilio

John C. Porfilio, born 1934, is an inactive senior judge of the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals, appointed by Reagan; he earlier served as a Colorado district judge.

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 D. Bates

John D. Bates, born 1946, is an American jurist and senior judge of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, appointed by President George W. Bush in 2001.

John D. Rainey

John D. Rainey, born 1945, is a senior United States district judge of the Southern District of Texas, appointed by President George H.W. Bush in 1990.

John D. Russell

John D. Russell, also known as John David Russell, is an American jurist serving as a United States district judge for the Northern District of Oklahoma since 2024.

John E. Dowdell

John E. Dowdell, born John Edward Dowdell in 1955, is an American jurist serving as a senior United States district judge for the Northern District of Oklahoma.

John F. Heil III

John F. Heil III (born 1968) is an American jurist serving as a United States district judge for the Northern District of Oklahoma since 2020, appointed by President Donald Trump.

John F. Kness

John F. Kness, born 1969 in Chicago, is a United States district judge for the Northern District of Illinois, nominated by President Trump and confirmed in 2020.

John F. Murphy (American judge)

John F. Murphy, also known as John Frank Murphy, is an American jurist serving as a United States district judge for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania since 2022.

John G. E. Marck

John G. E. Marck, born 1982, is a United States district judge for the Southern District of Texas, nominated by President Trump and confirmed in June 2026.