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Kymberly K. Evanson
Kymberly Kathryn Evanson, born 1977 in Longview, Washington, is a United States district judge for the Western District of Washington, appointed by President Biden and seated in Seattle since 2023.
Lacey A. Collier
Lacey A. Collier (born 1935) is an American jurist serving as a senior United States district judge for the Northern District of Florida since 2003.
Lance E. Walker
Lance Edward Walker, born in 1972, is a United States district judge in Maine, appointed by President Trump in 2018 and chief judge since 2024.
Lance M. Africk
Lance M. Africk (born 1951) is an American jurist, a US district judge in Louisiana appointed by George W. Bush in 2002 who took senior status in 2024.
Landya B. McCafferty
Landya B. McCafferty (born 1962) is an American jurist serving as a United States district judge in New Hampshire since 2013, appointed by President Barack Obama.
Lara E. Montecalvo
Lara E. Montecalvo (born 1974) is an American jurist serving as a United States circuit judge on the First Circuit since 2022, after serving as Rhode Island's public defender.
LaShann M. D. Hall
LaShann M. D. Hall, born 1970, is an American jurist serving as a United States district judge for the Eastern District of New York since 2015.
LaShonda A. Hunt
LaShonda Annette Hunt is an American jurist serving as a United States district judge for the Northern District of Illinois since 2023, appointed by President Biden.
Laura M. Provinzino
Laura M. Provinzino, born 1975, is an American jurist and United States district judge in Minnesota since 2024, formerly an assistant U.S. attorney there for over a decade.
Laura T. Swain
Laura Taylor Swain, born 1958 in Brooklyn, is a federal district judge in New York since 2000, appointed by Bill Clinton, and the court's chief judge since 2021.
Lauren J. King
Lauren Jennifer King, born 1982, is a US district judge for the Western District of Washington since 2021 and Washington State's first Native American federal judge.
Laurie J. Michelson
Laurie J. Michelson, born 1967 in Detroit, is a United States district judge for the Eastern District of Michigan, appointed by President Obama and confirmed in 2014.
Lavenski R. Smith
Lavenski R. Smith, born 1958 in Hope, Arkansas, is a judge on the Eighth Circuit US Court of Appeals, appointed by George W. Bush in 2002.
Lawrence E. Kahn
Lawrence E. Kahn, born in 1937, is an American senior United States district judge for the Northern District of New York, appointed by President Clinton in 1996.
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.
Lawrence J. O'Neill
Lawrence J. O'Neill is an American jurist, a senior United States district judge for the Eastern District of California appointed by George W. Bush in 2007.
Lawrence J. Vilardo
Lawrence Joseph Vilardo, born in 1955 in Buffalo, New York, is a United States district judge for the Western District of New York, nominated by President Obama in 2015.
Lawrence L. Piersol
Lawrence L. Piersol, born 1940 in Vermillion, South Dakota, is a senior US district judge for the District of South Dakota, appointed by President Bill Clinton in 1993.
Learned Hand
Learned Hand (Billings Learned Hand, 1872-1961), American federal judge on the Southern District of New York and Second Circuit, never on the Supreme Court; known for Masses v. Patten, the Ulysses obscenity ruling, Dennis, and judicial restraint.
Lee H. Rosenthal
Lee H. Rosenthal, also known as Lee Hyman Rosenthal, is an American jurist who served as chief judge of the Southern District of Texas from 2016 to 2022.
Lee P. Rudofsky
Lee Philip Rudofsky is an American jurist serving as a United States district judge for the Eastern District of Arkansas since 2019, appointed by President Donald Trump.
Legrome D. Davis
Legrome D. Davis, born in 1952, is an American judge on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, appointed by George W. Bush in 2002.
Leigh M. May
Leigh M. May, also known as Leigh Martin May, is an American district judge for the Northern District of Georgia, appointed by Barack Obama in 2014.
Leo M. Gordon
Leo M. Gordon, also known as Leo Maury Gordon, is an American jurist serving as a senior judge of the United States Court of International Trade since 2019.
Leo T. Sorokin
Leo Theodore Sorokin, born in 1961 in Hartford, Connecticut, is a United States district judge in Massachusetts since 2014, appointed by President Barack Obama and confirmed 91 to 0.
Leon Schydlower
Leon Schydlower (born 1971) is an American jurist serving as a United States district judge for the Western District of Texas since 2024, nominated by President Biden.
Leonard P. Stark
Leonard P. Stark, born 1969, is a US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit judge since 2022, previously a Delaware district judge appointed by Obama.
Leonard S. Grasz
Leonard S. Grasz, also known as Leonard Steven Grasz, is an American jurist serving as a United States circuit judge on the Eighth Circuit since 2018.
Leonard T. Strand
Leonard Terry Strand, born 1965 in Sioux City, Iowa, is an American jurist serving as a United States district judge for the Northern District of Iowa since 2016.
Leondra Kruger
Leondra Reid Kruger, Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of California since January 2015 (appointed by Jerry Brown); former Solicitor General's office lawyer who argued 12 U.S. Supreme Court cases; 2022 Biden shortlist finalist for the Breyer seat.