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Claudia A. Wilken

Claudia A. Wilken is a senior United States district judge for the Northern District of California, appointed by President Clinton in 1993 and chief judge from 2012 to 2014.

Clay D. Land

Clay D. Land is an American jurist serving as a United States district judge for the Middle District of Georgia since 2001, appointed by George W. Bush.

Clifton L. Corker

Clifton Leland Corker is an American jurist serving as a United States district judge for the Eastern District of Tennessee since 2019, appointed by President Donald Trump.

Colleen Kollar-Kotelly

Colleen Kollar-Kotelly (born 1943) is an American federal judge on the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia since 1997, in senior status since 2023, who handled the Microsoft antitrust case.

Colleen McMahon

Colleen McMahon (born 1951) is an American jurist serving as a senior United States district judge of the Southern District of New York, appointed by Bill Clinton in 1998.

Colleen R. Lawless

Colleen R. Lawless is an American jurist who serves as a U.S. District Judge for the Central District of Illinois. She was appointed by President Biden in 2023.

Colm F. Connolly

Colm F. Connolly is an American jurist serving as a United States district judge for the District of Delaware since 2018, appointed by President Donald Trump and chief judge since 2021.

Constance Baker Motley

Constance Baker Motley was an American civil rights lawyer and federal judge who won nine of ten Supreme Court arguments and helped James Meredith integrate the University of Mississippi.

Consuelo B. Marshall

Consuelo Bland Marshall, born 1936, is a senior United States district judge for the Central District of California, appointed by President Jimmy Carter in 1980.

Consuelo M. Callahan

Consuelo M. Callahan, born 1950, is an American jurist serving as a judge of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals since 2003, appointed by President George W. Bush.

Corey L. Maze

Corey L. Maze, also known as Corey Landon Maze, is an American jurist serving as a United States district judge for the Northern District of Alabama since 2019.

Cormac J. Carney

Cormac J. Carney is an American jurist who served as a judge for the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California, retiring on May 31, 2024.

Cornelia T. L. Pillard

Cornelia T. L. Pillard, born Cornelia Thayer Livingston Pillard, is an American jurist on the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit since 2013.

Cory T. Wilson

Cory T. Wilson, born 1970, is an American jurist serving as a judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit since 2020.

Cristal C. Brisco

Cristal C. Brisco, born 1981 in Merrillville, Indiana, is a US district judge for the Northern District of Indiana since 2024, the first Black woman to serve on that court.

Cristian M. Stevens

Cristian Matthew Stevens, born 1973, is an American jurist serving as a United States district judge for the Eastern District of Missouri since 2025, appointed by President Donald Trump.

Cristina D. Silva

Cristina D. Silva, also known as Cristina Dionne Silva, is an American jurist serving as a United States district judge for the District of Nevada since 2022.

Curtis L. Collier

Curtis Lynn Collier, born 1949, is a senior United States district judge for the Eastern District of Tennessee, appointed by President Bill Clinton in 1995.

Cynthia A. Bashant

Cynthia A. Bashant is an American jurist serving as a United States district judge for the Southern District of California since 2014, appointed by Barack Obama and serving as chief judge since 2025.

Cynthia M. Rufe

Cynthia M. Rufe, born 1948 in Philadelphia, is an American jurist appointed by President George W. Bush in 2002 to the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, assuming senior status in 2021.

Cynthia V. Dixon

Cynthia Valenzuela Dixon, born 1969 in Tucson, Arizona, is a United States district judge for the Central District of California, nominated by President Biden and confirmed in 2024.

D. Brooks Smith

D. Brooks Smith, born David Brooks Smith in 1951, is an American jurist serving as a senior judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit.

D. M. Fisher

D. Michael Fisher is an American jurist on the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit since 2003, appointed by President George W. Bush.

Dabney L. Friedrich

Dabney L. Friedrich, also known as Dabney Langhorne Friedrich, is an American jurist serving as a US district judge for the District of Columbia since 2017.

Dale A. Drozd

Dale A. Drozd, also known as Dale Alan Drozd, is a United States district judge for the Eastern District of California, appointed by President Barack Obama in 2015.

Dale A. Kimball

Dale A. Kimball (born 1939) is an American jurist serving as a senior federal district judge in Utah, appointed by President Bill Clinton in 1997.

Dale E. Ho

Dale E. Ho, also known as Dale Edwin Ho, is an American jurist serving as a United States district judge for the Southern District of New York since 2023.

Dale S. Fischer

Dale S. Fischer is an American jurist serving as a senior United States district judge of the Central District of California, appointed by President George W. Bush in 2003.

Damon R. Leichty

Damon R. Leichty, born 1971, is an American jurist serving as a United States district judge for the Northern District of Indiana since 2019, appointed by President Trump.

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.