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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.
Arthur R. Randolph
Arthur R. Randolph, full name Arthur Raymond Randolph, is an American jurist and senior judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, appointed by George H.W. Bush in 1990.
Article I federal judicial appointees
Article I federal judicial appointees are judges on legislative tribunals created by Congress. These appointments differ from Article III judges who hold constitutional life tenure.
Arun S. Subramanian
Arun S. Subramanian is an American district judge on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, appointed by President Biden in 2023.
Atsushi W. Tashima
Atsushi W. Tashima, born 1934, is a senior judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, appointed by President Bill Clinton in 1996.
Audrey G. Fleissig
Audrey Goldstein Fleissig, born 1955, is a senior United States district judge for the Eastern District of Missouri, nominated by President Obama in 2010 and confirmed 90 to 0.
B. L. Winmill
B. Lynn Winmill, born 1952 in Blackfoot, Idaho, is a senior United States district judge for the District of Idaho, appointed by President Clinton in 1995.
Barack Obama judicial appointment controversies
Barack Obama judicial appointment controversies: disputes over Senate filibusters of his lower-court nominees, the 2013 Reid nuclear option, the blocked D.C. Circuit seats, the 52.5% second-term confirmation rate, and the unvoted 2016 Merrick Garland Supreme Court nomination.
Barbara Ann Crancer
Barbara Ann Crancer (born 1938), daughter of Jimmy Hoffa and sister of James P. Hoffa, was a St. Louis County associate circuit judge 1992-2008 who sued the Justice Department for the FBI's Hoffa file.
Barbara B. Crabb
Barbara B. Crabb, full name Barbara Brandriff Crabb, is an American jurist and senior United States district judge for the Western District of Wisconsin since 1979.
Barbara J. Rothstein
Barbara J. Rothstein, born 1939, is an American jurist, a senior United States district judge in the Western District of Washington appointed by Jimmy Carter in 1980.
Barbara Lagoa
Barbara Lagoa (born 1967, Miami) is a Cuban-American federal judge on the Eleventh Circuit, formerly a Florida Supreme Court justice appointed by DeSantis in 2019 and a 2020 Trump Supreme Court shortlist contender.
Barbara M. Keenan
Barbara M. Keenan, also known as Barbara Milano Keenan, is an American jurist serving as a senior federal appeals judge on the Fourth Circuit since 2021.
Barrington D. Parker, Jr.
Barrington D. Parker, Jr., also known as Barrington Daniels Parker, Jr., is an American jurist serving as a Second Circuit judge since 2001, appointed by President George W. Bush.
Barry G. Silverman
Barry G. Silverman (born 1951) is an American jurist serving as a senior judge of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, appointed by President Bill Clinton in 1998.
Barry T. Moskowitz
Barry T. Moskowitz, also known as Barry Ted Moskowitz, is an American jurist serving as a senior United States district judge of the Southern District of California since 2019.
Barry W. Ashe
Barry W. Ashe, full name Barry Weldon Ashe, is an American jurist serving as a United States district judge in the Eastern District of Louisiana since 2018.
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.
Benjamin H. Settle
Benjamin H. Settle, also known as Benjamin Hale Settle, is an American jurist serving as a senior United States district judge of the Western District of Washington, appointed by George W. Bush in 2007.
Benjamin J. Beaton
Benjamin J. Beaton, born in 1981 in Paducah, Kentucky, is a United States district judge for the Western District of Kentucky, appointed by President Trump in 2020.
Benjamin J. Cheeks
Benjamin Jerome Cheeks, born 1977 in Albany, Georgia, is a United States district judge for the Southern District of California, confirmed in 2024 and seated since 2025.
Benjamin Robbins Curtis
Benjamin Robbins Curtis (1809–1874), American Supreme Court associate justice 1851–1857 appointed by Fillmore; author of the main Dred Scott dissent, the only justice to resign in protest, and Andrew Johnson's impeachment defense counsel.
Bernard A. Friedman
Bernard A. Friedman (born 1943) is an American jurist, a senior United States district judge for the Eastern District of Michigan appointed by Ronald Reagan in 1988.
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.
Beryl A. Howell
Beryl A. Howell, born Beryl Alaine Howell, is an American jurist serving as a senior United States district judge for the District of Columbia, appointed by President Barack Obama in 2010.
Beth F. Bloom
Beth F. Bloom, born 1962 in the Bronx, is a United States district judge for the Southern District of Florida, nominated by President Barack Obama in 2014.
Beth L. Freeman
Beth Labson Freeman, born 1953, is an American jurist serving as a US district judge in San Jose since 2014, appointed by President Barack Obama.
Beth Robinson
Beth Robinson (born 1965) is a U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit judge, former Vermont Supreme Court justice, and co-counsel in Baker v. State, the first openly lesbian federal appeals judge.
Billy W. Lewis, Jr.
Billy Wayne Lewis, Jr. (born 1978) is an American jurist serving as a United States district judge for the Middle District of Alabama since 2025, nominated by President Trump.
Bobby E. Shepherd
Bobby E. Shepherd, born 1951, is an American judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit, appointed by President George W. Bush in 2006.