| Judge |
Court/agency and years of service (if known) |
State/territory |
Status |
| Sheila Abdus-Salaam |
New York City Civil Court (1992–1993); New York Supreme Court (1993–2009); Appellate Division of the New York Supreme Court, First Judicial Department (2009–2013); New York Court of Appeals (2013–2017) |
New York |
deceased |
| Nancy Abudu |
United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit (2023– ) |
Georgia |
active |
| Henry Lee Adams Jr. |
Fourth Judicial Circuit of Florida (1979–1993); United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida (1993– ) |
Florida |
active |
| Oscar Adams |
Supreme Court of Alabama (1980–1993) |
Alabama |
deceased |
| Fritz W. Alexander II |
New York Appellate Division, First Department (1982–1985) |
New York |
resigned |
| Raymond Pace Alexander |
Pennsylvania Courts of Common Pleas (1959–1974) |
Pennsylvania |
deceased |
| Elreta Melton Alexander-Ralston |
North Carolina District Court (appt. 1968) |
North Carolina |
deceased |
| Arenda Wright Allen |
United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia (2011– ) |
Virginia |
active |
| Macon Bolling Allen |
Justice of the Peace for Middlesex County (appt. 1848); Inferior Court of Charleston (appt. 1873); Charleston County Probate Court (appt. 1873) |
Massachusetts |
deceased |
| Christopher M. Alston |
Bankruptcy Court, Western District of Washington (2015– ) |
Washington |
active |
| Rossie D. Alston Jr. |
Court of Appeals of Virginia (2009–2019); United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia (2019– ) |
Virginia |
active |
| Eldora Anderson |
Perry County Probate Court (2006– ) |
Alabama |
active |
| Percy Anderson |
United States District Court for the Central District of California (2002– ) |
California |
active |
| Saundra Brown Armstrong |
United States District Court for the Northern District of California (1991– ) |
California |
active |
| Israel "I.M." Augustine Jr. |
Orleans Criminal District Court (1969) |
Louisiana |
deceased |
| Jacquelyn D. Austin |
United States District Court for the District of South Carolina (2011– ) |
South Carolina |
active |
| Henry Autrey |
United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri (2002– ) |
Missouri |
active |
| Dionne Phillips Bagsby |
Tarrant County Commissioners Court (1978–2005) |
Texas |
deceased |
| Nannette A. Baker |
Missouri Court of Appeals (2004–2009); United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri (2010–2023) |
Missouri |
retired |
| Cynthia Baldwin |
Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas (1989–2005); Supreme Court of Pennsylvania (2006–2008) |
Pennsylvania |
retired |
| Shannon Baldwin |
Harris County Court (2018– ) |
Texas |
active |
| Camara Banfield |
Clark County Superior Court (2021– ) |
Washington |
active |
| Patricia Banks |
Cook County 5th Subcircuit (1994–2018) |
Illinois |
retired |
| Boce W. Barlow Jr. |
Connecticut Municipal Court (appt. 1957) |
Connecticut |
deceased |
| Randolph Baskerville |
North Carolina 9B Judicial District (2005–2014) |
North Carolina |
retired |
| Gordon S. Baranco |
Oakland-Piedmont-Emeryville Municipal Court (1980–1984); Alameda County Superior Court (1984–2016) |
California |
retired |
| Lucia Bates |
Harris County Justice of the Peace Court (2019– ) |
Texas |
active |
| Deborah Batts |
United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (1994–2020) |
New York |
deceased |
| DeLawrence Beard |
Sixth Judicial Circuit Court (1996–2007) |
Maryland |
retired |
| Cheri Beasley |
North Carolina Supreme Court (2012–2020) |
North Carolina |
term ended |
| James A. Beaty Jr. |
United States District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina (1994–2018) |
North Carolina |
retired |
| Diana Becton |
Contra Costa County Municipal Court (1995–1998); Contra Costa County Superior Court (1998–2017) |
California |
retired |
| Louis A. Bedford Jr. |
Dallas Municipal Court (1966–1980) |
Texas |
deceased |
| Wendy Beetlestone |
United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania (2014– ) |
Pennsylvania |
active |
| Romonda Belcher-Ford |
Polk County District Court (2010– ) |
Iowa |
active |
| Kathleen Bell |
Arkansas First Judicial District (1989–2016) |
Arkansas |
retired |
| Robert M. Bell |
Circuit Court for Baltimore City (1980–1984); Maryland Court of Special Appeals (1984–1991); Maryland Court of Appeals (1991–2013) |
Maryland |
retired |
| Te'iva Bell |
Harris County District Court (2021– ) |
Texas |
active |
| DeAndrea G. Benjamin |
South Carolina Circuit Court (2011–2023); United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit (2023– ) |
South Carolina |
active |
| Alfred H. Bennett |
United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas (2015– ) |
Texas |
active |
| L. Howard Bennett |
Minneapolis Municipal Court (appt. 1957) |
Minnesota |
deceased |
| Gail B. Bereola |
Alameda County Municipal Court (1992–1998); Alameda County Superior Court (1998– ) |
California |
active |
| Irene Berger |
Kanawha County Circuit Court (1994–2009); United States District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia (2009– ) |
West Virginia |
active |
| Karen Bethea-Shields |
North Carolina 14th District Court (1980–1986) |
North Carolina |
resigned |
| Deborah Biggers |
Alabama Fifth Judicial Circuit (2014– ) |
Alabama |
active |
| Loretta Copeland Biggs |
United States District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina (2014– ) |
North Carolina |
active |
| A. A. Birch Jr. |
Tennessee Court of Appeals (1987–1990); Supreme Court of Tennessee (1990–2001) |
Tennessee |
deceased |
| Fannie Birckhead |
Worcester County Orphans' Court (1998–2002) |
Maryland |
deceased |
| Kea S. Bird-Riley |
16th Circuit Court (2020– ) |
Missouri |
active |
| Andre Birotte Jr. |
United States District Court for the Central District of California (2014– ) |
California |
active |
| Ollie B. Bivins Jr. |
Flint Municipal Court (1969–1972); Genesee County Circuit Court (1972–1982) |
Michigan |
deceased |
| Charnelle Bjelkengren |
Spokane County Superior Court (2019– ) |
Washington |
active |
| Stuart Black |
Isabella County Probate Court (2018– ) |
Michigan |
active |
| Carolyn Wade Blackett |
Shelby County Criminal Court (1994– ) |
Tennessee |
active |
| Jerry W. Blackwell |
United States District Court for the District of Minnesota (2022– ) |
Minnesota |
active |
| Juanita Boger-Allen |
Cabarrus County District Court (2019– ) |
North Carolina |
active |
| Kyra Harris Bolden |
Michigan Supreme Court (2023– ) |
Michigan |
active |
| Victor Allen Bolden |
United States District Court for the District of Connecticut (2014– ) |
Connecticut |
active |
| Jane Bolin |
New York City Domestic Relations Court (1939–1978) |
New York |
deceased |
| Gia G. Bosley |
Los Angeles County Superior Court (2017– ) |
California |
active |
| Richard F. Boulware |
United States District Court for the District of Nevada (2014– ) |
Nevada |
active |
| Colin T. Bowen |
Alameda County Superior Court (2018– ) |
California |
active |
| Robert Bowers |
Solano County Superior Court (2003– ) |
California |
active |
| Amos E. Bowman |
New York City Magistrates’ Court |
New York |
deceased |
| Susan Bragg |
Oklahoma County District Court (1988–1999); Oklahoma Seventh District Court (1999–2005) |
Oklahoma |
deceased |
| Henry Bramwell |
United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York (1974–2010) |
New York |
deceased |
| William McKinley Branch |
Greene County Probate Court (appt. 1970) |
Alabama |
deceased |
| George Bridges |
Nineteenth Judicial Circuit Court First Subcircuit (2012–2016) |
Illinois |
retired |
| Cristal C. Brisco |
St. Joseph County Superior Court (2021–2024); United States District Court for the Northern District of Indiana (2024– ) |
Indiana |
active |
| Vernon S. Broderick |
United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (2013– ) |
New York |
active |
| Margo Kitsy Brodie |
United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York (2012– ) |
New York |
active |
| Alicia Brooks |
North Carolina District Court (elect. 2014) |
North Carolina |
lost reelection |
| Claudette Brooks |
Alameda County Superior Court (Referee: 1989–1997; Commissioner: 1997– ) |
California |
active |
| Allen Broussard |
Supreme Court of California (1981–1991) |
California |
deceased |
| Aaron Brown Jr. |
Portland Municipal Court (1968–1971); Multnomah County District Court (1971–1995) |
Oregon |
deceased |
| Ada E. Brown |
Dallas County Criminal Court (2005–2007); Fifth Court of Appeals of Texas (2013–2019); United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas (2019– ) |
Texas |
active |
| Debra M. Brown |
United States District Court for the Northern District of Mississippi (2013– ) |
Mississippi |
active |
| F. Keith Brown |
Illinois 16th Judicial Circuit (1991–2014) |
Illinois |
retired |
| George H. Brown |
Supreme Court of Tennessee (1980–1982) |
Tennessee |
lost reelection |
| Harry C. Brown |
Jasper County Probate Court (appt. 1987-1997) |
South Carolina |
suspended |
| Homer S. Brown |
Allegheny County Court (1949–1975) |
Pennsylvania |
deceased |
| Janice Rogers Brown |
California Supreme Court (1996–2005); United States Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit (2005–2017) |
Washington, D.C. |
retired |
| Larry Brown Jr. |
Alamance County District Court (2017– ) |
North Carolina |
active |
| Nannette Jolivette Brown |
United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana (2011– ) |
Louisiana |
active |
| Ronnisha Bowman |
Harris County Criminal Court at Law No. 2 (2019– ) |
Texas |
active |
| Yvette McGee Brown |
Franklin County Court of Common Pleas (1993–2002); Supreme Court of Ohio (2011–2012) |
Ohio |
term ended |
| Vanessa Lynne Bryant |
United States District Court for the District of Connecticut (2007– ) |
Connecticut |
active |
| Wanda G. Bryant |
North Carolina Court of Appeals (2001–2020) |
North Carolina |
retired |
| William B. Bryant |
United States District Court for the District of Columbia (1965–1982) |
Washington, D.C. |
deceased |
| Frank Burgess |
United States District Court for the Western District of Washington (1981–2010) |
Washington, D.C. |
deceased |
| Rhonda N. Burgess |
Superior Court of Alameda County (Commissioner: 2003–2007; Judge: 2007– ) |
California |
active |
| Lillian W. Burke |
Cleveland Municipal Court (1969–1987) |
Ohio |
deceased |
| Sharon M. Burney |
Precinct 7, Place 2 in Harris County (2019– ) |
Texas |
active |
| Margaret Burnham |
Boston Municipal Court (1977–1982) |
Massachusetts |
resigned |
| Garland E. Burrell Jr. |
United States District Court for the Eastern District of California (1992– ) |
California |
inactive |
| Sharon V. Burrell |
Circuit Court for Montgomery County (2008– ) |
Maryland |
active |
| Louis B. Butler |
Wisconsin Circuit Court, Branch 9 (2002–2004); Wisconsin Supreme Court (2004–2008) |
Wisconsin |
term expired |
| Tjuana Byrd |
Sixth Circuit Court (2021– ) |
Arkansas |
active |
| Rupert Byrdsong |
Los Angeles County Superior Court (2014– ) |
California |
active |
| Chinhayi Cadet |
San Mateo County Superior Court (2021– ) |
California |
active |
| Clyde S. Cahill Jr. |
United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri (1980–2004) |
Missouri |
deceased |
| Victoria Marie Calvert |
United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia (2022– ) |
Georgia |
active |
| Gloria J. Cannon |
Kern County Superior Court (2017– ) |
California |
active |
| Larry Card |
Superior Court of Alaska (1993–2017) |
Alaska |
retired |
| Donine Carrington Martin |
Charles County Circuit Court (2017– ) |
Maryland |
active |
| George Carroll |
Contra Costa Municipal Court (1965–1982) |
California |
deceased |
| Andrew L. Carter Jr. |
United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York (2011– ) |
New York |
active |
| Geoffrey N. Carter |
Alameda County Municipal Court (1988–1998); Alameda County Superior Court (Commissioner: 1998– ) |
California |
active |
| Robert L. Carter |
United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (1972–2012) |
New York |
deceased |
| Joan S. Cartwright |
Alameda County Superior Court (1996–2014) |
California |
retired |
| Denise J. Casper |
United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts (2010– ) |
Massachusetts |
active |
| Agnes Chappell |
Birmingham Municipal Court (2002–2016); Alabama Tenth Judicial Circuit (2016– ) |
Alabama |
active |
| Carlos Chappelle |
Tulsa County District Court (1995–2015) |
Oklahoma |
died in office |
| Dewayne Charleston |
Waller County Justice of the Peace (2003-2009) |
Texas |
suspended |
| Sharon Chatman |
Santa Clara County Superior Court (2000–2020) |
California |
retired |
| Sammie Chess Jr. |
North Carolina Superior Court (1971–2007) |
North Carolina |
deceased |
| Wentworth Cheswell |
Rockingham County Justice of the Peace (1805–1817) |
New Hampshire |
deceased |
| J. Michelle Childs |
United States District Court for the District of South Carolina (2010–2022); United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit (2022– ) |
Washington, D.C. |
active |
| Tanya S. Chutkan |
United States District Court for the District of Columbia (2014– ) |
Washington, D.C. |
active |
| Crittenden Clark |
St. Louis Justice of the Peace (appt. 1922) |
Missouri |
deceased |
| Darcel D. Clark |
New York Appellate Division, First Department (2012–2015) |
New York |
resigned |
| Sidney Clark |
Wilmington Municipal Court (1961–1966) |
Delaware |
resigned |
| Jessica G. L. Clarke |
United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (2023– ) |
New York |
active |
| C. Don Clay |
Alameda County Superior Court (2003– ) |
California |
active |
| Eric L. Clay |
United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit (1997– ) |
Michigan |
active |
| Jason A. Clay |
Alameda County Superior Court (2018– ) |
California |
active |
| Denise Clayton |
Jefferson County District Court (1996–2007); Kentucky Court of Appeals (2007– ) |
Kentucky |
active |
| Franklin Cleckley |
Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia (1994–1996) |
West Virginia |
resigned |
| U. W. Clemon |
United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama (1980–2009) |
Alabama |
retired |
| Charles N. Clevert Jr. |
United States District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin (1996–2017) |
Wisconsin |
retired |
| Courtney Clyburn-Pope |
South Carolina Second Judicial Circuit (2019– ) |
South Carolina |
active |
| Lewis W. Clymer |
Common Pleas Court for the City of Detroit (1956–1957); Recorder’s Court for the City of Detroit (1957–1977) |
Missouri |
deceased |
| David H. Coar |
United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois (1994–2010) |
Illinois |
retired |
| Ivory Cobb or Ivorey Cobb |
Colebrook Superior Court (1968-1981) |
New Hampshire |
deceased |
| Jia M. Cobb |
United States District Court for the District of Columbia (2021– ) |
Washington, D.C. |
active |
| E. Curtissa R. Cofield |
New Britain District Superior Court (1991–2005) |
Connecticut |
retired |
| Dena M. Coggins |
Sacramento County Superior Court (2021– ) |
California |
active |
| Harry A. Cole |
Supreme Bench of Baltimore City (1967–1977); Maryland Court of Appeals (1977–1991) |
Maryland |
deceased |
| R. Guy Cole Jr. |
United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit (1995– ) |
Ohio |
active |
| Tom Colbert |
Oklahoma Supreme Court (2004–2021) |
Oklahoma |
retired |
| J. Carlton “J.C.” Cole |
North Carolina Superior Court (2009–2021) |
North Carolina |
retired |
| James H. Coleman Jr. |
New Jersey Workers’ Compensation Court (1964–1972); Union County Court (1972–1977); New Jersey Superior Court (1978–1987); New Jersey Appellate Court (1987–1994); Supreme Court of New Jersey (1994–2003) |
New Jersey |
retired |
| Myrlys Stockdale Coleman |
Napa County Superior Court (Commissioner: 2019– 2020)
Sacramento County Superior Court (Commissioner: 2020 – )
|
California |
active |
| Sharon Johnson Coleman |
United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois (2010– ) |
Illinois |
active |
| Curtis Lynn Collier |
United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee (1995– ) |
Tennessee |
active |
| Audrey B. Collins |
United States District Court for the Central District of California (1994–2014); California Second District Court of Appeal, Fourth Division (2014– ) |
California |
active |
| Raner Collins |
Pima County Superior Court (Judge Pro Tem: 1985–1988; Judge: 1988–1998); United States District Court for the District of Arizona (1998–present) |
Arizona |
active |
| Robert Frederick Collins |
United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana (1978–1993) |
Louisiana |
resigned |
| Verda Colvin |
Macon Judicial Circuit (2014–2020); Georgia Court of Appeals (2020–2021); Georgia Supreme Court (2021– ) |
Georgia |
active |
| Charles Swinger Conley |
Macon County Court of Common Pleas (elec. 1972) |
Alabama |
deceased |
| C. Ellen Connally |
Cleveland Municipal Court (1980–2004) |
Ohio |
deceased |
| Annette Cook |
Office of Administrative Hearings |
Washington |
active |
| Julian A. Cook |
United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan (1978–2017) |
Michigan |
deceased |
| Marcia G. Cooke |
United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida (2004–2023) |
Florida |
deceased |
| Christopher R. Cooper |
United States District Court for the District of Columbia (2014– ) |
Washington, D.C. |
active |
| Clarence Cooper |
Georgia Court of Appeals (1990–1994); United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia (1994– ) |
Georgia |
active |
| James P. Cooper III |
Los Angeles County Superior Court (Commissioner: 2020– ) |
California |
active |
| LaDoris Cordell |
Santa Clara Municipal Court (1982–1988) Santa Clara County Superior Court (1988–2011) |
California |
retired |
| Gerald Council |
Vicinage 7 Superior Court (1998–2015) |
New Jersey |
suspended |
| Michelle Williams Court |
Los Angeles County Superior Court (2012– ) |
California |
active |
| Ronald K. Creighton |
Contra Costa County Superior Court (Commissioner: 2004– ) |
California |
active |
| Waverly D. Crenshaw Jr. |
United States District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee (2016– ) |
Tennessee |
active |
| Kato Crews |
United States District Court for the District of Colorado (2018– ) |
Colorado |
active |
| Zina Pickens Cruse |
Illinois 20th Judicial Circuit (2009–present) |
Illinois |
active |
| Raymond Dean Crutchley |
Deschutes County Circuit Court (2018– ) |
Oregon |
active |
| Gordon Cuffy |
Onondaga County Court (2017– ) |
New York |
active |
| Mark E. Cullers |
Fresno County Superior Court (2015– ) |
California |
active |
| Taylor Culver |
Alameda County Superior Court (Commissioner: 2005–2016) |
California |
resigned |
| Jeffrey Cummings |
United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois (2019– ) |
Illinois |
active |
| Tiffany P. Cunningham |
United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (2021– ) |
Washington, D.C. |
active |
| Donald Cureton |
North Carolina District Court (2011–2018) |
North Carolina |
lost reelection |
| Herbert Curtis |
Ventura County Municipal Court (1984–1998); Ventura County Superior Court (1998–2007) |
California |
deceased |
| Angelita Dalton |
Davidson County Criminal Court (2017– ) |
Tennessee |
active |
| Jeremy C. Daniel |
United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois (2023– ) |
Illinois |
active |
| Wiley Young Daniel |
United States District Court for the District of Colorado (1995–2019) |
Colorado |
deceased |
| George B. Daniels |
United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (2000– ) |
New York |
active |
| Hayzel Burton Daniels |
Phoenix City Court (appt. 1965) |
Arizona |
deceased |
| Beverly Daniels-Greenberg |
Alameda County Superior Court (Commissioner: 1996–2003; Judge: 2003–2012) |
California |
retired |
| June Berry Darensburg |
Louisiana Twenty-Fourth Judicial District Court (2006– ) |
Louisiana |
active |
| Elvin L. Davenport |
Jackson County Circuit Court (1970–1980) |
Missouri |
deceased |
| Horace A. Davenport |
Montgomery County Court (1975–2003) |
Pennsylvania |
retired |
| John L. Davidson |
San Diego Municipal Court (1994–2010) |
California |
retired |
| Andre M. Davis |
United States District Court for the District of Maryland (1995–2009); United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit (2009–2017) |
Maryland |
retired |
| Brian J. Davis |
United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida (2013– ) |
Florida |
active |
| Carlton G. Davis |
Sacramento County Superior Court (Commissioner: 2017– ) |
California |
active |
| Dedra Davis |
Harris County District Court (2019– ) |
Texas |
active |
| Legrome D. Davis |
United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania (2002– ) |
Pennsylvania |
inactive |
| Leland Davis III |
San Mateo County Superior Court (2010– ) |
California |
active |
| Michael J. Davis |
Hennepin County Municipal Court (1983–1984); Fourth Judicial District of Minnesota (1984–1994); United States District Court for the District of Minnesota (1994– ) |
Minnesota |
active |
| Stephanie D. Davis |
United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan (2016–2022); United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit (2022– ) |
Michigan |
active |
| Terrye D. Davis |
Solano County Superior Court (Judge Pro Tem: 2009–2014; Judge: 2019– ) |
California |
active |
| Theodore Z. Davis |
Camden County Superior Court |
New Jersey |
deceased |
| Joseph Dawson III |
United States District Court for the District of South Carolina (2020– ) |
South Carolina |
active |
| Charles Bernard Day |
United States District Court for the District of Maryland (1997–2022) |
Maryland |
retired |
| James Dean |
Monroe County Court (appt. 1888) |
Florida |
deceased |
| LaShann DeArcy Hall |
United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York (2015– ) |
New York |
active |
| Leland G. Degrasse |
New York Appellate Division, First Department (2008–2015) |
New York |
retired |
| Mercedes Deiz |
Multnomah County Circuit Court (1972–1992) |
Oregon |
retired |
| Elisha Demerson |
Potter County Court (Commissioner: 1980–1986; Judge: 1986–1990) |
Texas |
term ended |
| Thomas Dickens |
New York State Supreme Court (ret. 1984) |
New York |
deceased |
| Ursula Jones Dickson |
Alameda County Superior Court (2013– ) |
California |
active |
| Judith Nelson Dilday |
Massachusetts Probate and Family Court Circuit (1993–2009) |
Massachusetts |
retired |
| William S. Diuguid |
St. Louis Magistrates’ Court |
Missouri |
deceased |
| Bernice B. Donald |
United States District Court for the Western District of Tennessee (1995–2011); United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit (2011–2023) |
Tennessee |
retired |
| Earnestine Hunt Dorse |
Memphis City Court (1990– 2019) |
Tennessee |
retired |
| Dana Douglas |
United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana (2019–2022); United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit (2022– ) |
Louisiana |
active |
| Michael L. Douglas |
Supreme Court of Nevada (2004–2019) |
Nevada |
retired |
| Willard H. Douglas Jr. |
Richmond Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court (appt. 1974) |
Virginia |
retired |
| Gershwin A. Drain |
United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan (2012– ) |
Michigan |
active |
| Allyson Kay Duncan |
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit (2003–2019) |
Virginia |
retired |
| Robert Morton Duncan |
Supreme Court of Ohio (1969–1971); United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces (1971–1974); United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio (1974–1985) |
Ohio |
decreased |
| Shauna Dunnings |
30th Circuit Court (2018– ) |
Michigan |
active |
| Linda Marie Dunson |
Harris County District Court (2019– ) |
Texas |
active |
| Joseph E. Dyer |
New York Domestic Relations Court |
New York |
deceased |
| Anita Earls |
Supreme Court of North Carolina (2019– ) |
North Carolina |
active |
| George Edgecomb |
Hillsborough County Court (1973–1976) |
Florida |
deceased |
| Harry T. Edwards |
United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit (1980– ) |
Washington, D.C. |
active |
| Jerry Edwards Jr. |
United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana (2023– ) |
Louisiana |
active |
| Harry J. Elam |
Boston Municipal Court |
Massachusetts |
deceased |
| Sara L. Ellis |
United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois (2013– ) |
Illinois |
active |
| Christina Elmore |
17th Circuit Court (2019– ) |
Michigan |
active |
| Morrison C. England Jr. |
United States District Court for the Eastern District of California (2002– ) |
California |
inactive |
| Richard Erwin |
United States District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina (1980–2006) |
North Carolina |
deceased |
| Stacy Boulware Eurie |
Sacramento County Superior Court (2017– ) |
California |
active |
| Kelli Evans |
California Supreme Court (2023– ) |
California |
active |
| Stephen Everett |
Florida Second Judicial Circuit (2019– ) |
Florida |
active |
| Charles S. Farmer |
Detroit Common Pleas Court (1961–1965); Wayne County Circuit Court (elec. 1965) |
Michigan |
deceased |
| Walter M. Farmer |
St. Louis Municipal Court |
Missouri |
deceased |
| Charlye O. Farris |
Special Wichita County Court (appt. 1954); Texas 78th District Court (1973) |
Texas |
deceased |
| Joseph Jerome Farris |
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit (1979–2020) |
Washington |
deceased |
| Henry C. Ferguson |
Chicago Municipal Court (elec. 1951) |
Illinois |
deceased |
| Marshall Ferguson |
King County Superior Court (2018– ) |
Washington |
active |
| Wilkie D. Ferguson |
Florida Industrial Claims Court (1973–1977); 11th Judicial Circuit Court of Florida (1977–1981); Florida Third District Court of Appeal (1980–1993); United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida (1993–2003) |
Florida |
deceased |
| Arthur S. Fickling |
District of Columbia Court of Appeals (1968–1977) |
Washington, D.C. |
deceased |
| Bernard R. Fielding Sr. |
Charleston County Probate Court (1976–1995) |
South Carolina |
lost reelection |
| Richard Fields |
Riverside County Superior Court (Commissioner: 1991–2000; Judge: 2000–2017); California Fourth Appellate District (2017– ) |
California |
active |
| Richard E. Fields |
Charleston Municipal Court (1969–1980); South Carolina Circuit Court (1980–1992) |
South Carolina |
retired |
| Kelvin D. Filer |
Los Angeles Municipal Court (Commissioner: 1993–2002); Los Angeles County Superior Court (2002– ) |
California |
active |
| Toria J. Finch |
Harris County Criminal Court at Law No. 9 (2019– ) |
Texas |
active |
| Ernest A. Finney Jr. |
Supreme Court of South Carolina (1985–2000) |
South Carolina |
retired |
| Arthur O. Fisher |
Dayton Municipal Court (1961–1970); Montgomery County Common Pleas Court (Domestic Relations) (elec. 1970) |
Ohio |
deceased |
| Judith D. Ford |
Alameda County Municipal Court (1982–1998); Alameda County Superior Court (1998–2002) |
California |
retired |
| Arthur Fisher |
Dayton Municipal Court (1961–1970); Montgomery County Common Pleas Court (1970–1994) |
Ohio |
deceased |
| Lewis S. Flagg Jr. |
Brooklyn Municipal Court (elect. 1953) |
New York |
deceased |
| James C. Flanigan |
Denver District Court (elec. 1964) |
Colorado |
deceased |
| Charles E. Fleming |
United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio (2022– ) |
Ohio |
active |
| Andrea Flint |
Santa Clara County Superior Court (2010– ) |
California |
active |
| Marquette Floyd |
Suffolk District Court (1969–1989); Supreme Court of New York (appt. 1989) |
New York |
retired |
| Geraldine Bledsoe Ford |
Michigan Recorder's Court (1966–1998) |
Michigan |
deceased |
| John Thomas Fowlkes Jr. |
United States District Court for the Western District of Tennessee (2012– ) |
Tennessee |
active |
| Ramona Franklin |
Harris County District Court (2019– ) |
Texas |
active |
| Robert V. Franklin Jr. |
Toledo Municipal Court (appt. 1960); Lucas County Common Pleas Court (appt. 1968) |
Ohio |
deceased |
| Maame Ewusi-Mensah Frimpong |
Los Angeles County Superior Court (2015–2021); United States District Court for the Central District of California (2021– ) |
California |
active |
| Shannon Frison |
Massachusetts Superior Court (2013– ) |
Massachusetts |
active |
| Arianna J. Freeman |
United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit (2022– ) |
Pennsylvania |
active |
| Charles E. Freeman |
Cook County Circuit Court (1976–1986); Illinois Supreme Court (1990–2018) |
Illinois |
retired |
| Juanita Freeman |
Minnesota Tenth Judicial District (2018– ) |
Minnesota |
active |
| Teneka Frost |
Schenectady City Court (2018– ) |
New York |
active |
| Henry Frye |
North Carolina Supreme Court (1983–2001) |
North Carolina |
term ended |
| Fernando J. Gaitan Jr. |
United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri (1991– ) |
Missouri |
active |
| Leslie Abrams Gardner |
United States District Court for the Middle District of Georgia (2014– ) |
Georgia |
active |
| Sherilyn Peace Garnett |
Los Angeles County Superior Court (2014–2022); United States District Court for the Central District of California (2022– ) |
California |
active |
| Carla Garrett |
Los Angeles County Superior Court (2020– ) |
California |
active |
| Ramona Garrett |
Solano County Municipal Court (1992–1997); Solano County Superior Court (1997–2015) |
California |
retired |
| Darrin P. Gayles |
United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida (2014– ) |
Florida |
active |
| John D. Geathers |
South Carolina Court of Appeals (2008– ) |
South Carolina |
active |
| Albert B. George |
Illinois Municipal Courts (elec. 1924) |
Illinois |
deceased |
| Mifflin Wistar Gibbs |
Little Rock Police Court (1873–1875) |
Arkansas |
deceased |
| Benjamin F. Gibson |
United States District Court for the Western District of Michigan (1979–1999) |
Michigan |
retired |
| James T. Giles |
United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania (1979–2008) |
Pennsylvania |
retired |
| Patricia Tolliver Giles |
United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia (2021– ) |
Virginia |
active |
| Earl Ben Gilliam |
San Diego Municipal Court (1963–1975); San Diego County Superior Court (1975–1980); United States District Court for the Southern District of California (1980–2001) |
California |
deceased |
| Haywood Gilliam |
United States District Court for the Northern District of California (2014– ) |
California |
active |
| Vanessa Gilmore |
United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas (1994–2022) |
Texas |
retired |
| Walter H. Gladwin |
Bronx Criminal Court |
New York |
deceased |
| Luther T. Glanton Jr. |
Des Moines Municipal Court (1958–1973); Iowa District Court (1973–1985) |
Iowa |
retired |
| Robert D. Glass |
Waterbury Superior Court (1978–1987); Supreme Court of Connecticut (1987–1992) |
Connecticut |
deceased |
| Carmen Julia Lynn Goodman |
Illinois Twelfth Circuit Court (2007– ) |
Illinois |
active |
| Edward Gourdin |
Roxbury District Court (1951–1958); Massachusetts Superior Court (1958–1966) |
Massachusetts |
deceased |
| Donald L. Graham |
United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida (1991– ) |
Florida |
active |
| Cy A. Grant Sr. |
North Carolina District 6B Court (appt. 1989) |
North Carolina |
active |
| James E. Graves Jr. |
Mississippi Supreme Court (2001–2011); United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit (2011– ) |
Mississippi |
active |
| Angela Graves-Harrington |
246th District Court, Harris County (2019– ) |
Texas |
active |
| Shauna Graves-Robertson |
Salt Lake County Justice Court (1990– ) |
Utah |
active |
| Lori Chambers Gray |
Texas 262nd District Court (2019– ) |
Texas |
active |
| Clifford Scott Green |
Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County (1964–1971); United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania (1971–2007) |
Pennsylvania |
deceased |
| Nathaniel Green Jr. |
King County District Court |
Washington |
active |
| Samuel L. Green |
Buffalo City Court (1973–1978); Supreme Court of New York (1978–2016) |
New York |
retired |
| Joseph A. Greenaway Jr. |
United States District Court for the District of New Jersey (1996–2010); United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit (2010–2023) |
New Jersey |
retired |
| Clayton Greene Jr. |
Maryland Court of Appeals (2004–2019) |
Maryland |
retired |
| George Greene |
Wake County Court (1974–1995) |
North Carolina |
deceased |
| Roger Gregory |
United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit (2000– ) |
Virginia |
active |
| Jonathan J. C. Grey |
United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan (2021– ) |
Michigan |
active |
| Maurice W. Grey |
New York City Magistrates' Court |
New York |
deceased |
| Thomas L. Griffith |
Los Angeles Municipal Court (1953–1968); Los Angeles Superior Court (1968–1972) |
California |
deceased |
| Lydia Kay Griggsby |
United States Court of Federal Claims (2014–2021); United States District Court for the District of Maryland (2021– ) |
Maryland |
active |
| Hubert Grimes |
Florida 7th Judicial Circuit (1999–2013) |
Florida |
retired |
| Stephanie Grogan Jones |
Solano County Superior Court (2019– ) |
California |
active |
| Pamela Gutierrez |
Maricopa County Justice of the Peace (2003–2007) |
Alabama |
deceased |
| Addeliar Dell Guy |
Nevada Eighth Judicial District Court (1975–1996) |
Nevada |
deceased |
| Ancer L. Haggerty |
Multnomah County District Court (1989–1990); Multnomah County Circuit Court (1990–1993); United States District Court for the District of Oregon (1994–2009) |
Oregon |
retired |
| Amos T. Hall |
Tulsa County District Court (1969–1971) |
Oklahoma |
deceased |
| Phyllis J. Hamilton |
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California (2001– ) |
California |
active |
| George C. Hanks Jr. |
United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas (2015– ) |
Texas |
active |
| Brenda Harbin-Forte |
Alameda County Municipal Court (1992–1998); Alameda County Superior Court (1998–2019) |
California |
retired |
| Eddie Hardaway Jr. |
Alabama Seventeenth Judicial District (1995– ) |
Alabama |
active |
| Lisa White Hardwick |
Missouri 16th Judicial Circuit (2000); Missouri Court of Appeals (2001– ) |
Missouri |
active |
| Richard Harewood |
Superior Court of Cook County (c. 1960) |
Illinois |
deceased |
| John R. Hargrove Sr. |
District Court of Maryland for Baltimore City (1968–1974); Supreme Bench of Baltimore City (1974–1984); United States District Court for the District of Maryland (1984–1997) |
Maryland |
deceased |
| Lubbie Harper Jr. |
Connecticut Superior Court (1997–2005); Connecticut Appellate Court (2005–2011); Connecticut Supreme Court (2011–2012) |
Connecticut |
retired |
| Nathaniel R. Harper |
Louisville Court (appt. 1888) |
Kentucky |
deceased |
| Kevin D. Harrell |
16th Judicial Circuit Court (2012– ) |
Missouri |
active |
| Jeffrey L. Harris |
Iowa District Court (1997– ) |
Iowa |
active |
| Jesse S. Harris |
District Court of Tulsa County (ret. 2014) |
Oklahoma |
retired |
| John W. Harvey |
St. Louis Court |
Missouri |
deceased |
| Leroy R. Hassell Sr. |
Supreme Court of Virginia (1989–2011) |
Virginia |
deceased |
| William H. Hastie |
United States District Court of the Virgin Islands (1937–1939); United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit (1949–1976) |
United States Virgin Islands |
deceased |
| Alcee Hastings |
17th Judicial Circuit Court of Florida (1977–1979); United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida (1979–1989) |
Florida |
impeached |
| Joseph W. Hatchett |
Supreme Court of Florida (1975–1979); United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit (1979–1981); United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit (1981–1999) |
Florida |
retired |
| Terry J. Hatter Jr. |
Los Angeles Superior Court (1977–1980); United States District Court for the Central District of California (1980– ) |
California |
inactive |
| William Joseph Haynes Jr. |
United States District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee (1984–2017) |
Tennessee |
retired |
| George J. Hazel |
United States District Court for the District of Maryland (2014–2023) |
Maryland |
resigned |
| Harry Hazelwood |
Newark Magistrates’ Court |
New Jersey |
deceased |
| Elliott Heard Jr. |
Gloucester County Court (1984–1991) |
New Jersey |
deceased |
| Wanda Keyes Heard |
Baltimore City Circuit Court, 8th Judicial Circuit (1999–2019) |
Maryland |
retired |
| Thelton Henderson |
United States District Court for the Northern District of California (1980– ) |
California |
inactive |
| William J. Hibbler |
Illinois Circuit Court, Cook County (1986–1999); United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois (1999–2012) |
Illinois |
deceased |
| A. Leon Higginbotham Jr. |
United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania (1964–1977); United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit (1977–1991); United States Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court of Review (1979–1986); United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit (1990–1993) |
Pennsylvania |
deceased |
| Paul B. Higginbotham |
Madison Municipal Court (1992–1994); Dane County Superior Court (1994–2003); Wisconsin Court of Appeals (2003–2017) |
Wisconsin |
retired |
| Kellie Hill |
Cobb County’s Magistrate Court |
New Jersey |
active |
| Geraldine Hines |
Massachusetts Superior Court (2001–2013); Massachusetts Appeals Court (2013–2014); Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court (2014–2017) |
Massachusetts |
retired |
| Kelley B. Hodge |
United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania (2022– ) |
Pennsylvania |
active |
| Lisa Holder White |
Illinois Sixth Judcicial Circuit Court (2001–2013); Illinois Fourth District Appellate Court (2013–2022); Illinois Supreme Court (2022–present) |
Illinois |
active |
| Cassandra Y. Holleman |
Harris County Criminal Court at Law Texas No. 12 (2019) |
Texas |
deceased |
| Jerome A. Holmes |
United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit (2006– ) |
Oklahoma |
active |
| Sharon Holmes |
Tulsa County District Court (2014– ) |
Oklahoma |
active |
| Charlene Honeywell |
United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida (2009– ) |
Florida |
active |
| Denise Page Hood |
United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan (1994– ) |
Michigan |
active |
| Benjamin Hooks |
Shelby County Criminal Court (appt. 1965) |
Tennessee |
deceased |
| Jeffery P. Hopkins |
United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio (1997– ) |
Ohio |
active |
| Odell Horton |
United States District Court for the Western District of Tennessee (1980–2006) |
Tennessee |
deceased |
| Michele D. Hotten |
Maryland Court of Special Appeals (2010–2015); Maryland Court of Appeals (2015– ) |
Maryland |
active |
| John A. Houston |
United States District Court for the Southern District of California (2003– ) |
California |
active |
| Andrew J. Howard |
District of Columbia Municipal Court |
Washington, D.C. |
deceased |
| George Howard Jr. |
Arkansas Supreme Court (1977–1979); Arkansas Court of Appeals (1977–1980); United States District Court for the Western District of Arkansas (1980–1990); United States District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas (1980–2007) |
Arkansas |
deceased |
| John A. Howard |
Elyria Municipal Court (1985–1998) |
Ohio |
retired |
| Joseph C. Howard Sr. |
Supreme Bench of Baltimore City (1968–1979); United States District Court for the District of Maryland (1991–2000) |
Maryland |
deceased |
| Karen Aileen Howze |
Superior Court of the District of Columbia (Magistrate Judge: appt. 2002) |
Washington, D.C. |
retired |
| Kenneth M. Hoyt |
United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas (1988– ) |
Texas |
active |
| Mabel H. Hubbard |
District Court of Maryland for Baltimore City (1981–1985); Circuit Court for Baltimore City (1985–1999) |
Maryland |
deceased |
| Natalie Hudson |
Minnesota Court of Appeals (2002–2015); Minnesota Supreme Court (2015– ) |
Minnesota |
active |
| William Clarence Hueston Sr. |
Gary Magistrate Court (appt. 1924) |
Indiana |
deceased |
| Rufus C. Huffman Sr. |
Bullock County Probate Court (1976–1994) |
Alabama |
deceased |
| Norma S. Huggins |
King County Superior Court (1983–2000) |
Washington |
retired |
| Erica Hughes |
Harris County Criminal Court at Law No. 3 (2019– ) |
Texas |
active |
| John Hulett |
Lowndes County Probate Court |
Alabama |
deceased |
| LaShonda A. Hunt |
United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois (2023– ) |
Illinois |
active |
| Clay E. Hunter |
Canton Municipal Court |
Ohio |
deceased |
| Robert B. Hutson |
Orange County Superior Court (1982–2010) |
California |
retired |
| Herbert J. Hutton |
United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania (1988–2007) |
Pennsylvania |
deceased |
| Todd D. Irby |
Placer County Superior Court (Commissioner: 2017– ) |
California |
active |
| Roderick L. Ireland |
Boston Juvenile Court (1977–1990); Massachusetts Court of Appeals (1990–1997); Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court (1997–2014) |
Massachusetts |
retired |
| Earlean Isaac |
Greene County Probate Court (1989–2016) |
Alabama |
resigned |
| Brian Anthony Jackson |
United States District Court for the Middle District of Louisiana (2010– ) |
Louisiana |
active |
| Carol E. Jackson |
United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri (1992–2017) |
Missouri |
retired |
| Harrison S. Jackson |
New York City Court |
New York |
deceased |
| Ketanji Brown Jackson |
United States District Court for the District of Columbia (2013–2021); United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia (2021–2022); Supreme Court of the United States (2022– ) |
Washington, D.C. |
active |
| Maria T. Jackson |
339th State District Court (2019– ) |
Texas |
active |
| Perry B. Jackson |
Cleveland Municipal Court (1942–1960); Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Court (1960–1973) |
Ohio |
decreased |
| Raymond Alvin Jackson |
United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia (1993– ) |
Virginia |
active |
| Candace Jackson-Akiwumi |
United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit (2021– ) |
Illinois |
active |
| George E. James |
Beaver County Court (1998–2007) |
Pennsylvania |
retired |
| Andrew L. Jefferson Jr. |
Harris County Family District Court (1970–1973); Texas 208th District Court (1973–1975) |
Texas |
deceased |
| Bernard Jefferson |
California Second District Court of Appeal (1975–1980) |
California |
deceased |
| Deadra L. Jefferson |
South Carolina Circuit Court (2001– ) |
South Carolina |
active |
| Edwin L. Jefferson |
Los Angeles Municipal Court (1941–1949); Los Angeles Superior Court (1949–1961); California Second Appellate District (1961–1975) |
California |
deceased |
| Wallace B. Jefferson |
Supreme Court of Texas (2001–2013) |
Texas |
resigned |
| Lindsay C. Jenkins |
United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois (2023– ) |
Illinois |
active |
| Martin Jenkins |
Alameda County Municipal Court (1989–1992); Alameda County Superior Court (1992–1997); United States District Court—Northern (1997–2008); California First Appellate District (2008–2019); Supreme Court of California (appt. 2020) |
California |
active |
| Angela Jewell |
New Mexico 2nd Judicial District Court (1996–2010) |
New Mexico |
retired |
| Tommy Jewell |
Bernalillo County Metropolitan Court (1983–1991); New Mexico 2nd Judicial District Court (1991–2005) |
New Mexico |
retired |
| Z. Mae Jimison |
Marion County Superior Court (1996–2002) |
Indiana |
deceased |
| Bernette Joshua Johnson |
Louisiana Supreme Court (1994–2020) |
Louisiana |
retired |
| C. Anthony "Tony" Johnson |
General Sessions Criminal Court |
Tennessee |
deceased |
| Clifton Johnson (jurist) |
North Carolina Court of Appeals (1982–1996) |
North Carolina |
deceased |
| Golden E. Johnson |
Newark Municipal Court (appt. 1974); Montclair Municipal Court |
New Jersey |
deceased |
| Joseph D. Johnson |
Kansas Third Judicial District (2005–2018) |
Kansas |
deceased |
| Norma Holloway Johnson |
United States District Court for the District of Columbia (1980–2003) |
Washington, D.C. |
retired |
| Shanice Johnson |
Sixth Circuit Court (2021– ) |
Arkansas |
active |
| Sterling Johnson Jr. |
United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York (1991–2022) |
New York |
deceased |
| Alesia Jones |
Solano County Superior Court (2008– ) |
California |
active |
| Bernard M. Jones |
United States District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma (2015– ) |
Oklahoma |
active |
| C. Darnell Jones II |
First Judicial District of Pennsylvania (1987–2008); United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania (2008– ) |
Pennsylvania |
active |
| Charles W. Jones |
Detroit Recorder’s Court (appt. 1950) |
Michigan |
deceased |
| DaSean Jones |
Harris County District Court (2019– ) |
Texas |
active |
| Gaynelle Griffin Jones |
First Court of the Texas Courts of Appeals (1992–1993) |
Texas |
deceased |
| Jennifer L. Jones |
Sedgwick County District Court (1992–2001); Wichita Municipal Court (2001– ) |
Kansas |
active |
| Joscelyn Jones |
Alameda County Superior Court (2020– ) |
California |
active |
| Napoleon A. Jones Jr. |
San Diego Municipal Court (1977–1982); San Diego County Superior Court (1982–1994); United States District Court for the Southern District of California (1994–2009) |
California |
deceased |
| Nathaniel R. Jones |
United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit (1979–2002) |
Ohio |
retired |
| Okla Jones II |
United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana (1994–1996) |
Louisiana |
deceased |
| Richard A. Jones |
King County Superior Court (1994–2007); United States District Court for the Western District of Washington (2007– ) |
Washington |
active |
| Sidney A. Jones |
Cook County Circuit Court (1960–1980) |
Illinois |
deceased |
| Steve C. Jones |
United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia (2011– ) |
Georgia |
active |
| Tierra Jones |
Clark County District Court (2017– ) |
Nevada |
active |
| Tonya Jones |
Harris County Criminal Court at Law No. 15 (2019– ) |
Texas |
active |
| Claudia Jordan |
Denver County Court (1994–2014) |
Colorado |
retired |
| Robert E. Jourdan |
Chelan County Superior Court (2021– ) |
Washington |
active |
| J. Curtis Joyner |
Chester County Court of Common Pleas for the 15th Judicial District of Pennsylvania (1987–1992); United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania (1992–2021) |
Pennsylvania |
retired |
| Maria Araújo Kahn |
Connecticut Superior Court (2006–2017); Connecticut Appellate Court (2017); Supreme Court of Connecticut (2017–2023); United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit (2023– ) |
Connecticut |
active |
| Abdul Kallon |
United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama (2010–2022) |
Alabama |
resigned |
| Michelle Kazadi |
Los Angeles County Superior Court (2021– ) |
California |
active |
| Amalya Lyle Kearse |
United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit (1979– ) |
New York |
active |
| Damon Keith |
United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan (1967–1977); United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit (1977–2019) |
Michigan |
deceased |
| Angel Kelley |
Brockton District Court (2009–2013); Massachusetts Superior Court (2013–2021); United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts (2021– ) |
Massachusetts |
active |
| Cain James Kennedy |
Mobile County Circuit Court (1979–1998) |
Alabama |
deceased |
| Henry H. Kennedy Jr. |
United States District Court for the District of Columbia (1997– ) |
Washington, D.C. |
inactive |
| James C. Kimbrough |
Lake County Superior Court (1974–1987) |
Indiana |
deceased |
| Klinette H. Kindred |
United States Bankruptcy Court Eastern District of Virginia (2017– ) |
Virginia |
active |
| Kimberly Kiner |
LaPorte Superior Court (Judge Pro Tem: appt. 2013) |
Indiana |
deceased |
| Alex Kinlaw Jr. |
South Carolina Circuit Court (2018– ) |
South Carolina |
active |
| David M. Krashna |
Alameda County Municipal Court (Commissioner: 1992–1998); Alameda County Superior Court (Commissioner: 1998–2001; Judge: 2001–2015) |
California |
retired |
| Leondra Kruger |
California Supreme Court (2015– ) |
California |
active |
| William Francis Kuntz II |
United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York (2011– ) |
New York |
active |
| Gary L. Lancaster |
United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania (1987–2013) |
Pennsylvania |
deceased |
| Monique Langhorne |
Napa County Superior Court (2019– ) |
California |
active |
| Rick Lawrence |
Maine District Court (2000– ) |
Maine |
active |
| Alison Renee Lee |
South Carolina Fifth Judicial Circuit (1999– ) |
South Carolina |
active |
| Amarra A. Lee |
San Mateo Superior Court (2018– ) |
California |
active |
| Eunice C. Lee |
United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit (2021– ) |
New York |
active |
| Gerald Bruce Lee |
United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia (1998–2017) |
Virginia |
retired |
| Helen Shores Lee |
Jefferson County Circuit Court (2003–2017) |
Alabama |
deceased |
| Ida Leggett |
Idaho Second District Court (1992–1998) |
Idaho |
resigned |
| George N. Leighton |
Circuit Court of Cook County (1964–1969); First District Appellate Court of Illinois (1969–1976); United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois (1976–1987) |
Illinois |
deceased |
| Ivan L. R. Lemelle |
United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana (1984– ) |
Louisiana |
active |
| John T. Letts |
Grand Rapids Municipal Court (elect. 1959); Kent County District Court (elect. 1967) |
Michigan |
deceased |
| Ola M. Lewis |
North Carolina 13th Judicial District (appt. 1993) |
North Carolina |
deceased |
| Timothy K. Lewis |
United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania (1991–1992); United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit (1992–1999) |
Pennsylvania |
resigned |
| Reginald C. Lindsay |
United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts (1993–2009) |
Massachusetts |
deceased |
| Sam A. Lindsay |
United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas (1998– ) |
Texas |
active |
| Joe O. Littlejohn |
San Diego County Superior Court (1995–2006) |
California |
retired |
| Melony Lockwood |
Alaska Fourth Judicial District (2017– ) |
Alaska |
active |
| Steven Logan |
United States District Court for the District of Arizona (2014– ) |
Arizona |
active |
| Raymond Lohier |
United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit (2010– ) |
New York |
active |
| James L. Long |
Sacramento County Superior Court (app. 1982) |
California |
retired |
| Mary Johnson Lowe |
New York City Criminal Court (1971–1973); New York County Supreme Court (1973–1974); Bronx County Supreme Court (1975–1976); Supreme Court of New York (1977–1978); United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (1978–1991) |
New York |
deceased |
| Alice A. Lytle |
Sacramento Municipal Court (1983–1998); Sacramento County Superior Court (1998–2002) |
California |
deceased |
| Conrad Mallett Jr. |
Michigan Supreme Court (1990–1998) |
Michigan |
retired |
| William A. Mallory |
Hamilton County Municipal Court (1993–2006; 2011– ); Hamilton County Court of Common Pleas (2006–2009) Hamilton County First District Court of Appeals (2009–2011) |
Ohio |
active |
| Mercer M. Mance |
Marion County Superior Court (1958–1978) |
Indiana |
deceased |
| Robert J. Mangum |
New York State Court of Claims (appt. 1971) |
New York |
deceased |
| Blanche M. Manning |
United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois (1994–2020) |
Illinois |
deceased |
| L. Casey Manning |
South Carolina Circuit Court (1994– ) |
South Carolina |
active |
| Jeralynn Manor |
Harris County District Court (2021– ) |
Texas |
active |
| Calvin Mapp |
Miami-Dade County Court (1973–1994) |
Florida |
deceased |
| Algenon L. Marbley |
United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio (1997– ) |
Ohio |
active |
| Consuelo Bland Marshall |
United States District Court for the Central District of California (1980– ) |
California |
inactive |
| Thurgood Marshall |
United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit (1961–1965); Supreme Court of the United States (1967–1991) |
Washington, D.C. |
deceased |
| Janice R. Martin |
Kentucky District Court (1993–2009) |
Kentucky |
retired |
| Joshua W. Martin III |
Superior Court of Delaware (2013– ) |
Delaware |
active |
| Andrew Mason |
Clayton County Superior Court |
Georgia |
active |
| Rhonda Mason |
Johnson County Court (2016– ) |
Kansas |
active |
| Andre Mathis |
United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit (2022– ) |
Tennessee |
active |
| Albert Matthews |
Los Angeles Superior Court (Assigned Judge: appt. 1993) |
California |
deceased |
| James Campbell Matthews |
Albany, New York Recorder's Court (1896–1899) |
New York |
deceased |
| Stephen L. Maxwell |
Minnesota 2nd Judicial District Court (1967–1987) |
Minnesota |
deceased |
| Mabel Mayfield |
Berrien County Courts (2000– ) |
Michigan |
active |
| William E. McAnulty Jr. |
Jefferson County District Court (1977–1980; 1983–1990; 1993–1998); Kentucky Court of Appeals (1998–2006); Supreme Court of Kentucky (2006–2007) |
Kentucky |
deceased |
| Mark A. McCannon |
Alameda County Superior Court (2013– ) |
California |
active |
| Jesse McClure |
339th District Court (2019–2020); Texas Court of Criminal Appeals (2021–) |
Texas |
active |
| LaRonda J. McCoy |
Los Angeles County Superior Court (2017– ) |
California |
active |
| Kari McCrea |
Alaska Third Judicial District (2017– ) |
Alaska |
active |
| Wade McCree Jr. |
Wayne County Circuit Court (2018– ) |
Michigan |
active |
| Joe Billy McDade |
Tenth Judicial Circuit, State of Illinois (1982–1991); United States District Court for the Central District of Illinois (1991– ) |
Illinois |
active |
| Gabrielle Kirk McDonald |
United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas (1979–1988) |
Texas |
resigned |
| Odell McGhee, II |
Iowa District Court (2002– ) |
Iowa |
active |
| Theodore McKee |
Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas (1984–1994); United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit (1994– ) |
Pennsylvania |
active |
| Kevin McKeever |
Iowa District Court (2015– ) |
Iowa |
active |
| Elwood S. McKenney |
Roxbury District Court (appt. 1960) |
Massachusetts |
deceased |
| Patricia McKinley |
Bay District Municipal Court District (1982–1986) |
California |
deceased |
| Theodore McMillian |
United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit (1978–2006) |
Missouri |
deceased |
| Brandy R. McMillion |
United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan (2023– ) |
Michigan |
active |
| Tyrone Medley |
Utah Fifth Circuit Court (1984–1992); Utah Third Circuit Court (1992–2012) |
Utah |
retired |
| Cordell D. Meeks Sr. |
Wyandotte County District Court (1972–1980) |
Kansas |
deceased |
| Alfonza Menefee |
Macon County Probate Court (1988–2019) |
Alabama |
retired |
| Orelia Merchant |
United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York (2023– ) |
New York |
active |
| Natasha C. Merle |
United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York (2023– ) |
New York |
active |
| Stephan P. Mickle |
Alachua County Court (1979–1984); Florida Eighth Judicial Circuit (1984–1992); Florida First District Court of Appeal (1993–1998); United States District Court for the Northern District of Florida (1998–2021) |
Florida |
deceased |
| Vicki Miles-LaGrange |
United States District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma (1994– ) |
Oklahoma |
inactive |
| Brian Stacy Miller |
United States District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas (2008– ) |
Arkansas |
active |
| Sheila Miller |
41B District Court (2006–2010) |
Michigan |
retired |
| Herbert E. Millin |
Philadelphia Municipal Court (appt. 1947) |
Pennsylvania |
deceased |
| Toni Y. Mims-Cochran |
Alameda County Superior Court (Commissioner: 2016– ) |
California |
active |
| Cameron Mitchell |
Benton-Franklin Superior Court (2004– ) |
Washington |
deceased |
| Irvin C. Mollison |
United States Customs Court (1945–1962) |
New York |
deceased |
| Tamika Montgomery–Reeves |
Delaware Court of Chancery (2015–2019); Supreme Court of Delaware (2019–2023); United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit (2023– ) |
Delaware |
active |
| Vershenia Ballance Moody |
Illinois 6th Judicial District (2012– ) |
Illinois |
active |
| Herman E. Moore |
United States District Court of the Virgin Islands (1939–1957) |
United States Virgin Islands |
deceased |
| Lester V. Moore |
Norfolk Juvenile and Domestic District Court (1976–1997) |
Virginia |
deceased |
| Michelle Moore |
314th District Court (2019– ) |
Texas |
active |
| Raymond P. Moore |
United States District Court for the District of Colorado (2013– ) |
Colorado |
active |
| Terry F. Moorer |
United States District Court for the Middle District of Alabama (2007–2018); United States District Court for the Southern District of Alabama (2018– ) |
Alabama |
active |
| Michael R. Morgan |
Supreme Court of North Carolina (2016– ) |
North Carolina |
active |
| Ernest Nathan Morial |
Louisiana Juvenile Court (1970–1974); Louisiana Fourth Circuit Court of Appeal (1974–1977) |
Louisiana |
deceased |
| Brittanye Morris |
Harris County District Court (2021– ) |
Texas |
active |
| Carl W. Morris |
Alameda County Municipal Court (1988–1993); Alameda County Superior Court (1993–2012) |
California |
retired |
| Denise Langford Morris |
Oakland County Circuit Court (2001– ) |
Michigan |
active |
| Elizabeth Morris |
Anne Arundel County Circuit Court (2018– ) |
Maryland |
active |
| Angil Morris-Jones |
Merced County Superior Court (appt. 1997) |
California |
retired or lost reelection |
| Franklin Morton Jr. |
New York Municipal Court (appt. 1958); New York State Supreme Court (elect. 1969) |
New York |
deceased |
| Constance Baker Motley |
United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (1966–2005) |
New York |
deceased |
| Harriet Mitchell Murphy |
Austin Municipal Court (1973–1993) |
Texas |
retired |
| Richard E. Myers II |
United States District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina (2019– ) |
North Carolina |
active |
| Julien Neals |
United States District Court for the District of New Jersey (2021– ) |
New Jersey |
active |
| Adrienne Nelson |
Multnomah County Circuit Court (2006–2018); Supreme Court of Oregon (2018–2023); United States District Court for the District of Oregon (2023– ) |
Oregon |
active |
| David Sutherland Nelson |
Massachusetts Superior Court (1973–1979); United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts (1979–1998) |
Massachusetts |
deceased |
| P. Scott Neville Jr. |
Illinois Supreme Court (2018– ) |
Illinois |
active |
| Irma Newburn |
Oklahoma Fifth Judicial Circuit (2016– ) |
Oklahoma |
active |
| Clifton B. Newman |
South Carolina Circuit Court (2000– ) |
South Carolina |
active |
| Jocelyn Newman |
South Carolina Circuit Court (2016– ) |
South Carolina |
active |
| Tara L. Newman |
Los Angeles County Superior Court (2021– ) |
California |
active |
| Robert N. C. Nix Jr. |
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania (1972–1996) |
Pennsylvania |
deceased |
| Troy L. Nunley |
Sacramento County Superior Court (2002–2012); United States District Court for the Eastern District of California (2013– ) |
California |
active |
| Jimmy Nunn |
Dallas County Probate Court (2018– ) |
Alabama |
active |
| Edirin Okoloko |
Snohomish County Superior Court (2020– ) |
Washington |
active |
| Eileen A. Olds |
Chesapeake Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Court (1995–2019) |
Virginia |
retired |
| Solomon Oliver Jr. |
United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio (1994– ) |
Ohio |
active |
| Vernon D. Oliver |
Connecticut Superior Court (2009–2023); United States District Court for the District of Connecticut (2023– ) |
Connecticut |
active |
| Dayo O. Onanubosi |
Idaho Third Judicial District (2009– ) |
Idaho |
active |
| Revius Ortique Jr. |
Supreme Court of Louisiana (elec. 1992) |
Louisiana |
deceased |
| Alexis Otis-Lewis |
St. Clair County Court (1992–2009) |
Illinois |
retired |
| Jalilah Otto |
Jackson County Circuit Court (2017– ) |
Missouri |
active |
| Morris Overstreet |
Texas Court of Criminal Appeals (1991–1999) |
Texas |
term ended |
| Charles L. Owens |
Oklahoma County District Court (1968–1998) |
Oklahoma |
deceased |
| Alan Page |
Supreme Court of Minnesota (1993–2015) |
Minnesota |
retired |
| Myles Paige |
New York City Criminal Court (1939–1956); Domestic Relations Court (1958–1966) |
New York |
deceased |
| Wilma Palmer |
Tulsa County District Court (2007– ) |
Oklahoma |
active |
| Darrel J. Papillion |
United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana (2023– ) |
Louisiana |
active |
| Barrington D. Parker |
United States District Court for the District of Columbia (1969–1993) |
Washington, D.C. |
death |
| Barrington D. Parker Jr. |
United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (1994–2001); United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit (2001– ) |
New York |
active |
| Gerald Parker |
Montgomery County Common Pleas Court (2019– ) |
Ohio |
active |
| Linda Vivienne Parker |
United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan (2014– ) |
Michigan |
active |
| James Benton Parsons |
United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois (1961–1993) |
Illinois |
deceased |
| Thomas H. Parrott |
Los Angeles Superior Court (Commissioner: 1990–2006) |
California |
retired |
| Cecil B. Patterson Jr. |
Maricopa County Superior Court (1980–1991); Arizona First Appellate Court (1995–2003) |
Arizona |
retired |
| Gary D. Payne |
Fayette County Court (1988–2011) |
Kentucky |
retired |
| Latosha Lewis Payne |
Harris County District Court (2019– ) |
Texas |
active |
| Sandra Peake |
Harris County District Court (2019– ) |
Texas |
active |
| Benita Y. Pearson |
United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio (2008– ) |
Ohio |
active |
| John Garrett Penn |
District of Columbia Court of General Sessions (1970–1971); Superior Court of the District of Columbia (1971–1979); United States District Court for the District of Columbia (1979–2007) |
Washington, D.C. |
deceased |
| Mia Roberts Perez |
Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas (2016–2022); United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania (2022– ) |
Pennsylvania |
active |
| James E.C. Perry |
Florida 18th Judicial Circuit (1999–2009); Supreme Court of Florida (2009–2016) |
Florida |
retired |
| Matthew J. Perry |
United States Court of Military Appeals (1976–1979); United States District Court for the District of South Carolina (1979–2011) |
South Carolina |
deceased |
| Fredericka Phillips |
Harris County District Court (2016– ) |
Texas |
active |
| Vel Phillips |
Milwaukee County Circuit Court (1971–1978) |
Wisconsin |
deceased |
| Kenneth A. Phipps |
Criminal Court of the City of New York (1958–1968) |
New York |
deceased |
| Risë Jones Pichon |
Santa Clara Municipal Court (Commissioner: 1983–1984; Judge 1984–1998); Santa Clara Superior Court (1998–2019) |
California |
retired |
| Juan Pickett |
Louisiana 32nd Judicial District (2014– ) |
Louisiana |
active |
| Lawrence W. Pierce |
United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (1971–1981); United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit (1981–1995) |
New York |
retired |
| Victor Pippins Jr. |
San Diego County Superior Court (2020– ) |
California |
active |
| Freddy Pitcher Jr. |
Louisiana 19th Judicial District Court; Louisiana First Circuit Court of Appeal |
Louisiana |
retired |
| Elizabeth Davis Pittman |
Omaha Municipal Court (1971–1986) |
Nebraska |
deceased |
| Donald F. Pitts |
Los Angeles Superior Court (appt. 1984) |
California |
retired |
| Marlon Polk |
Fourth Judicial District Court (2005– ) |
Nebraska |
active |
| Cecil F. Poole |
United States District Court for the Northern District of California (1976–1980); United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit (1979–1997) |
California |
deceased |
| David M. Porter |
Iowa District Court (2015– ) |
Iowa |
active |
| John D. Posten |
United States District Court for the District of Montana (United States Commissioner: 1893–1917) |
Montana |
deceased |
| Cleo Powell |
Virginia Court of Appeals (2008–2011); Supreme Court of Virginia (2011– ) |
Virginia |
active |
| Tanya Walton Pratt |
United States District Court for the Southern District of Indiana (2010– ) |
Indiana |
active |
| William A. Price |
Justice of the Peace for Matagorda (appt. 1872) |
Texas |
deceased |
| John E. Prim |
Seattle Municipal Court (Judge pro tem: appt. 1954) |
Washington |
deceased |
| Doris Pryor |
United States District Court for the Southern District of Indiana (2018–2022); United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit (2022– ) |
Indiana |
active |
| Jason K. Pulliam |
Texas Fourth Court of Appeals (2015–2016); United States District Court for the Western District of Texas (2019– ) |
Texas |
active |
| Rudolph R. Pyle III |
Madison County Circuit Court (2009–2012); Indiana Court of Appeals (2012– ) |
Indiana |
active |
| William D. Quarles Jr. |
United States District Court for the District of Maryland (2003–2016) |
Maryland |
retired |
| Peggy Quince |
Supreme Court of Florida (1999–2019) |
Florida |
retired |
| Henry Ramsey Jr. |
Alameda County Superior Court (1981–1990) |
California |
deceased |
| Murlene J. Randle |
San Francisco County Superior Court (2020– ) |
California |
active |
| Robin Ransom |
St. Louis County Family Court (2002–2008); 22nd Judicial Circuit Court (2008–2018); Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District (2019–2021); Missouri Supreme Court (2021–present) |
Missouri |
active |
| Nusrat Rashid |
Delaware County Court of Common Pleas (2019– ) |
Pennsylvania |
active |
| Monique F. Rauls |
Louisiana 9th Judicial District Court (2015– ) |
Louisiana |
active |
| Johnnie B. Rawlinson |
United States District Court for the District of Nevada (1998–2000); United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit (2000– ) |
Nevada |
active |
| Thomas J. Reddick Jr. |
Broward County Court of Record; Florida Circuit Court |
Florida |
deceased |
| Carlton W. Reeves |
United States District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi (2010– ) |
Mississippi |
active |
| Dawna F. Reeves |
Stanislaus County Superior Court (2008– ) |
California |
active |
| Sheldon K. Rennie |
Superior Court of Delaware (2018– ) |
Delaware |
active |
| Gloria Clark Reno |
Missouri 21st Judicial Circuit (2002– ) |
Missouri |
active |
| Dianne Renwick |
New York City Civil Court (1977–2001); New York Supreme Court (2001–2008); Supreme Court, First Judicial Department (2008– ) |
New York |
active |
| Edward A. Reid |
Camden County Domestic Relations Court (appt. 1956) |
New Jersey |
deceased |
| Robert L. Reid |
Las Vegas Alternate Municipal Court (appt. 1966-1970) Justice of the Peace for Las Vegas Township (1970– ) |
Nevada |
active |
| Scoval Richardson |
United States Customs Court (1957–1980); United States Court of International Trade (1980–1982) |
New York |
deceased |
| Tony L. Richardson |
Los Angeles County Superior Court (2012– ) |
California |
active |
| Moxey Rigby |
Nassau County District Court (elect. 1959) |
New York |
deceased |
| Elizabeth Riggs |
San Diego Superior Court (1979–2011) |
California |
deceased |
| Frances E. Rivers |
New York City Court (1943–1963) |
New York |
deceased |
| Andree Layton Roaf |
Arkansas Supreme Court (1995–1996); Arkansas Court of Appeals (1996–2006) |
Arkansas |
retired |
| Richard W. Roberts |
United States District Court for the District of Columbia (1998– ) |
Washington, D.C. |
inactive |
| Terrie E. Roberts |
San Diego County Superior Court (2019– ) |
California |
active |
| Victoria A. Roberts |
United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan (1998–2023) |
Michigan |
retired |
| Alfred S. Robbins |
New York State Supreme Court (appt. 1979) |
New York |
deceased |
| Aubrey Eugene Robinson Jr. |
Juvenile Court of the District of Columbia (1965–1966); United States District Court for the District of Columbia (1966–2000) |
Washington, D.C. |
deceased |
| G. Bruce Robinson |
Boston Juvenile Court (appt. 1948) |
Massachusetts |
deceased |
| Julie Robinson |
United States District Court for the District of Kansas (2001– ) |
Kansas |
active |
| Richard A. Robinson |
Connecticut Supreme Court (2013– ) |
Connecticut |
active |
| Spottswood William Robinson III |
United States District Court for the District of Columbia (1964–1966); United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit (1966–1998) |
Washington, D.C. |
deceased |
| Stephen C. Robinson |
United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (2003–2010) |
New York |
resigned |
| Edward Rodgers |
Palm Beach County Court (1973–1995) |
Florida |
deceased |
| Dawn Rogers |
Harris County District Court (2021– ) |
Texas |
active |
| Judith Ann Wilson Rogers |
District of Columbia Court of Appeals (1983–1994); United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit (1994– ) |
Washington, D.C. |
active |
| Eleanor L. Ross |
United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia (2014– ) |
Georgia |
active |
| Joseph D. Roulhac |
Akron Municipal Court (1967–1987) |
Ohio |
deceased |
| Robert D. Rucker |
Supreme Court of Indiana (1999–2017) |
Indiana |
retired |
| George Lewis Ruffin |
Municipal Court, Charlestown District (appt. 1883) |
Massachusetts |
deceased |
| John "Jack" H. Ruffin Jr. |
Georgia Court of Appeals (1994–2008) |
Georgia |
deceased |
| George L. Russell Jr. |
Supreme Bench of Baltimore (1966–1968) |
Maryland |
retired |
| George L. Russell III |
Maryland Circuit Court, Baltimore City (2007–2012); United States District Court for the District of Maryland (2012– ) |
Maryland |
active |
| Edith S. Sampson |
Municipal Court of Chicago (1962–1966); Circuit Court of Cook County (1966–1978) |
Illinois |
deceased |
| James B. Sanderlin |
Pinellas County Court (1972–1985); Florida District Court of Appeals (1985–1987) |
Florida |
deceased |
| Willie Louis Sands |
United States District Court for the Middle District of Georgia (1994– ) |
Georgia |
inactive |
| Anita L. Santos |
Contra Costa County Superior Court (Commissioner: 2012–2014; Judge: 2014– ) |
California |
active |
| Ruth Sconiers |
Buffalo City Court (1987–1993); New York Supreme Court 8th Judicial District (1993–2010); New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division, Fourth Department (2010–2016) |
New York |
retired |
| Calvin L. Scott Jr. |
Superior Court of Delaware (2003– ) |
Delaware |
active |
| Elisha Scott |
Michigan Department of Labor |
Michigan |
deceased |
| Gregory Kellam Scott |
Colorado Supreme Court (1992–2000) |
Colorado |
resigned |
| Kai Scott |
Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas (2015–2022); United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania (2022– ) |
Pennsylvania |
active |
| Mary Stenson Scriven |
United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida (2008– ) |
Florida |
active |
| Renard F. Shepard |
Sacramento County Municipal Court (1998–1998); Sacramento County Superior Court (1998– ) |
California |
retired |
| Leah Ward Sears |
Fulton County Superior Court (1988–1992); Supreme Court of Georgia (1992–2009) |
Georgia |
resigned |
| Myra C. Selby |
Indiana Supreme Court (1995–1999) |
Indiana |
retired |
| Jamel K. Semper |
United States District Court for the District of New Jersey (2023– ) |
New Jersey |
active |
| Phyllis Senegal |
Lake County Superior Court (appt. 1975) |
Indiana |
deceased |
| Margaret B. Seymour |
United States District Court for the District of South Carolina (1996–2022) |
South Carolina |
retired |
| Charles Alexander Shaw |
United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri (1993–2020) |
Missouri |
deceased |
| Leander J. Shaw Jr. |
Florida District Courts of Appeal (1979–1983); Supreme Court of Florida (1983–2003) |
Florida |
deceased |
| Phrasel L. Shelton |
San Mateo Municipal Court (1976–1988); San Mateo County Superior Court (1988–2004) |
California |
deceased |
| Rod Shelton |
San Diego County Superior Court (2007– ) |
California |
active |
| Michael A. Shipp |
United States District Court for the District of New Jersey (2007– ) |
New Jersey |
active |
| Benjamin Shobe |
Jefferson County Circuit Court (1976–1992) |
Kentucky |
deceased |
| Paul Allen Simmons |
United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania (1978–2014) |
Pennsylvania |
deceased |
| James E. Simmons Jr. |
San Diego County Superior Court (2017–2023); United States District Court for the Southern District of California (2023– ) |
California |
active |
| Leah Simms |
Dade County Superior Court (appt. 1981) |
Florida |
retired |
| Sandra A. Simms |
Oahu Circuit Court (1991–2004) |
Hawaii |
retired |
| Frederick Wayman "Duke" Slater |
Cook County Superior Court (appt. 1960) |
Illinois |
deceased |
| Fred W. Slaughter |
Orange County Superior Court (2014–2022); United States District Court for the Central District of California (2022– ) |
California |
active |
| Gregory M. Sleet |
United States District Court for the District of Delaware (1998–2018) |
Delaware |
retired |
| Charles Smiley |
Alameda County Superior Court (Commissioner: 2007–2012; Judge: 2012– ) |
California |
active |
| Charles Z. Smith |
Supreme Court of Washington (1998–2002) |
Washington |
deceased |
| Erithe A. Smith |
U.S. Bankruptcy Court—Central (1994– ) |
California |
active |
| George Bundy Smith |
New York Appellate Division, First Department (1987–1992) |
New York |
retired |
| Karla Smith |
Montgomery District Court (2012– ) |
Maryland |
active |
| Lavenski Smith |
Arkansas Supreme Court (1999–2000); United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit (2002– ) |
Arkansas |
active |
| Lori K. Smith |
Washington Court of Appeals (2018– ) |
Washington |
active |
| Lynne H. Smith |
Los Angeles County Superior Court (2012– ) |
California |
active |
| Micah W. J. Smith |
United States District Court for the District of Hawaii (2024– ) |
Hawaii |
designate |
| Otis M. Smith |
Michigan Supreme Court (1961–1966) |
Michigan |
deceased |
| Rodney Smith |
Miami-Dade County Court (2008–2012); Eleventh Judicial Circuit Court of Florida (2012–2019); United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida (2019– ) |
Florida |
active |
| Doris Smith-Ribner |
Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court (1987–2009) |
Pennsylvania |
retired |
| Joe Somers |
Champaign County Court (elec. 1961) |
Illinois |
deceased |
| Theodore O. Spaulding |
Pennsylvania Superior Court (appt. 1966) |
Pennsylvania |
deceased |
| James R. Spencer |
United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia (1986–2017) |
Virginia |
retired |
| Vaino Spencer |
California Second Appellate District (1980–2007) |
California |
deceased |
| Erica Standfield Brandon |
North Carolina 17A Judicial District (2019– ) |
North Carolina |
active |
| Booker T. Stephens |
Eighth Judicial Circuit, McDowell County (c. 1985–2019) |
West Virginia |
retired |
| William H. Stephens |
Marin County Superior Court |
California |
retired |
| Barry Stevens |
Superior Court of Connecticut |
Connecticut |
active |
| Harold A. Stevens |
New York Court of General Sessions (1950–1955); New York Supreme Court (1955–1974); New York Court of Appeals (1974–1977) |
New York |
deceased |
| Carl E. Stewart |
United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit (1994– ) |
Louisiana |
active |
| LaToyia Jenkins Stewart |
Passaic County Superior Court (2017– ) |
New Jersey |
active |
| Melody J. Stewart |
Ohio 8th District Court of Appeals (2006–2019); Supreme Court of Ohio (2019– ) |
Ohio |
active |
| Charles M. Stokes |
King County District Court (1968–1978) |
Washington |
deceased |
| Jesse N. Stone |
Supreme Court of Louisiana (1972–1974) |
Louisiana |
term ended |
| William Stone |
Williamsburg-James City County Court (1968–1998) |
Virginia |
deceased |
| Rita L. Stotts |
Circuit Court in the Shelby County (2000–2009) |
Tennessee |
deceased |
| Juanita Kidd Stout |
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania (1988–1989) |
Pennsylvania |
deceased |
| Diane Clarke Streett |
Superior Court of Delaware (2010– ) |
Delaware |
active |
| Emmet G. Sullivan |
United States District Court for the District of Columbia (1994– ) |
Washington, D.C. |
active |
| Laura Taylor Swain |
United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (2000– ) |
New York |
active |
| V. Raymond Swope |
San Mateo County Superior Court (2010– ) |
California |
active |
| Daphne Sykes |
Orange County Superior Court (2010 – ) |
California |
active |
| Germaine J. Tanner |
Harris County District Court (2019– ) |
Texas |
active |
| Jack Edward Tanner |
United States District Court for the Eastern District of Washington (1978); United States District Court for the Western District of Washington (1978–1991; 1991–2006) |
Washington |
deceased |
| Anna Diggs Taylor |
United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan (1979–2017) |
Michigan |
deceased |
| Tricia Taylor |
Los Angeles County Superior Court (2019– ) |
California |
active |
| Wilford Taylor Jr. |
Hampton District Court (appt. 1995) |
Virginia |
deceased |
| Darwin W. Telesiord |
New York State Supreme Court, First Judicial District (elect. 1964) |
New York |
deceased |
| Clarence Thomas |
United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit (1990–1991); Supreme Court of the United States (1991– ) |
Washington, D.C. |
active |
| Holly A. Thomas |
Los Angeles County Superior Court (2018–2022); United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit (2022– ) |
California |
active |
| John Charles Thomas |
Supreme Court of Virginia (1983–1989) |
Virginia |
resigned |
| Lawton E. Thomas |
Negro Municipal Court (appt. 1950; court has since disbanded) |
Florida |
deceased |
| Roderick B. Thomas |
Dallas County Criminal Court (1874) |
Alabama |
deceased |
| Lauren Thomasson |
San Joaquin County Superior Court (2005– ) |
California |
active |
| Alvin W. Thompson |
United States District Court for the District of Connecticut (1994– ) |
Connecticut |
inactive |
| Anne Elise Thompson |
United States District Court for the District of New Jersey (1979–2001) |
New Jersey |
retired |
| Emerson R. Thompson Jr. |
Orange County Court (1976–1980); Ninth Judicial Circuit Court (1980–1993); Florida 5th Judicial Court (1993–2019) |
Florida |
retired |
| Myron Herbert Thompson |
United States District Court for the Middle District of Alabama (1980– ) |
Alabama |
inactive |
| Ojetta Rogeriee Thompson |
United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit (2010– ) |
Rhode Island |
active |
| Patrick S. Thompson |
San Francisco County Superior Court (2022– ) |
California |
active |
| Trina Thompson |
Alameda County Superior Court (2003–2022); United States District Court for the Northern District of California (2022– ) |
California |
active |
| Willie Thompson |
Supreme Court, Appellate Division, Second Department (ret. 2001) |
New York |
deceased |
| Sherry M. Thompson-Taylor |
San Diego County Superior Court (2022– ) |
California |
active |
| C. Elliott Thornton |
Harris County District Court (2021– ) |
Texas |
active |
| Patricia Timmons-Goodson |
North Carolina Supreme Court (2006–2012) |
North Carolina |
resigned |
| Patricia Titus |
Los Angeles County Superior Court (2000– ) |
California |
active |
| Demetrica Todd-Ruiz |
Vineland Municipal Court (2017– ) |
New Jersey |
active |
| Shirley Tolentino |
Jersey City Municipal Court (1976–1984); New Jersey Superior Court (1984–2010) |
New Jersey |
deceased |
| Charles H. Toliver IV |
Superior Court of Delaware (1990–2014) |
Delaware |
retired |
| Analisa Torres |
New York City Criminal Court (2000–2002); New York City Civil Court (2003–2004); New York Supreme Court (2004–2013); United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (2013– ) |
New York |
active |
| Faya Ora Rose Touré |
Alabama Municipal Courts (1973–1977) |
Alabama |
resigned |
| Sandra L. Townes |
City Court of Syracuse (1988–1999); Fifth Judicial District New York Supreme Court (2000–2004); 2nd Judicial Department of the New York State Supreme Court (2001–2004); United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York (2004–2018) |
New York |
deceased |
| Randa Trapp |
San Diego County Superior Court (ret. 2021) |
California |
retired |
| Marcus O. Tucker |
Long Beach Municipal Court (appt. 1976–1985); Los Angeles Superior Court (1985–2004) |
California |
deceased |
| Petrese B. Tucker |
United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania (2000– ) |
Pennsylvania |
active |
| Jasmine Twitty |
Easley Municipal Court (2015– ) |
South Carolina |
active |
| Ralph E. Tyson |
United States District Court for the Middle District of Louisiana (1998–2011) |
Louisiana |
deceased |
| Franklin U. Valderrama |
Circuit Court of Cook County (2007–2020); United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois (2020– ) |
Illinois |
active |
| Leo Valentine Jr. |
San Diego Municipal Court (1995–1998); San Diego County Superior Court (1998–2019) |
California |
retired |
| Holly Veal |
Henry County Superior Court (Flint Judicial Circuit) |
Georgia |
active |
| Teresa Vincent |
Guilford County District Court (2019– ) |
North Carolina |
active |
| Joseph Cornelius Waddy |
United States District Court for the District of Columbia.(1967–1978) |
Washington, D.C. |
deceased |
| Herman G. Walker |
Superior Court of Alaska-Anchorage (2015– ) |
Alaska |
active |
| Jamar K. Walker |
United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia (2023– ) |
Virginia |
active |
| Toni Wallace |
Fort Bend County Court at Law No.5 (2016– ) |
Texas |
active |
| William H. Walls |
United States District Court for the District of New Jersey (1994–2019) |
New Jersey |
deceased |
| Reggie Walton |
United States District Court for the District of Columbia (2001– ); United States Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court (2007–2014) |
Washington, D.C. |
active |
| Horace Ward |
Fulton County Civil Court (1974–1977); Superior Court of Fulton County (1977–1979); United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia (1979–2016) |
Georgia |
retired |
| James Ware |
United States District Court for the Northern District of California (1990–2012) |
California |
retired |
| Joyce Elise Williams Warren |
Pulaski County Juvenile Court (1983–1990); Arkansas Sixth Judicial District (1991– ) |
Arkansas |
active |
| Lisa R. Washington |
Los Angeles County Superior Court (2020– ) |
California |
active |
| Pamela Scott Washington |
Alaska District Court (2017– ) |
Alaska |
active |
| Paul J. Watford |
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit (2012–2023) |
California |
resigned |
| James Lopez Watson |
United States Customs Court (1966–1980); United States Court of International Trade (1980–2001) |
New York |
deceased |
| Robert B. Watts |
Baltimore Municipal Court (appt. 1960); Supreme Bench of Baltimore City (1968–1985) |
Maryland |
deceased |
| Gerald Webb |
Hamilton County General Sessions Court (2019– ) |
Tennessee |
active |
| E. Gregory Wells |
Maryland Court of Special Appeals (2019– ) |
Maryland |
active |
| Ryan Wells |
Fresno County Superior Court (2021– ) |
California |
active |
| Briana Westry-Robinson |
Wilcox County District Court (2017– ) |
Alabama |
active |
| Nancy Cornelia Wheeler (formerly Francis) |
Washtenaw County Trial Court (1990–2014) |
Michigan |
retired |
| Charles W. White |
Court of Common Pleas (appt. 1955) |
Ohio |
deceased |
| George Washington White |
United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio (1980–2011) |
Ohio |
deceased |
| Maxine White |
Milwaukee County Court (1992– ) |
Wisconsin |
active |
| Ronnie L. White |
Supreme Court of Missouri (1995–2007); United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri (2014– ) |
Missouri |
active |
| Jamal Whitehead |
United States District Court for the Western District of Washington (2023– ) |
Washington |
active |
| Helen Whitener |
Pierce County Superior Court (2015–2020); Washington Supreme Court (2020– ) |
Washington |
active |
| Marshall I. Whitley |
Alameda County Municipal Court (1993–1998); Alameda County Superior Court (1998–2013) |
California |
retired |
| Tadia Whitner |
Gwinnett County Superior Court (2019– ) |
Georgia |
active |
| Susan D. Wigenton |
United States District Court for the District of New Jersey (2006– ) |
New Jersey |
active |
| Alton W. Wiley Sr. |
Rhode Island District Court (1981–1991); Rhode Island Superior Court (appt. 1991) |
Rhode Island |
retired |
| Monica Wiley |
San Francisco County Superior Court (2009– ) |
California |
active |
| Henry "Hank" Wilkins IV |
Jefferson County Court (2017– ) |
Arkansas |
active |
| Robert L. Wilkins |
United States District Court for the District of Columbia (2010–2014); United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit (2014– ) |
Washington, D.C. |
active |
| Alexander Williams Jr. |
United States District Court for the District of Maryland (1994–2014) |
Maryland |
retired |
| Ann Claire Williams |
United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois (1985–1999); United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit (1999–2018) |
Illinois |
retired |
| Arthur G. Williams |
Madison Circuit Court |
Connecticut |
deceased |
| David W. Williams |
Los Angeles Municipal Court (1956–1962); Los Angeles County Superior Court (1962–1969); United States District Court for the Central District of California (1969–2000) |
California |
deceased |
| Felicia Toney Williams |
Louisiana Second Circuit Court of Appeal (1992– ) |
Louisiana |
active |
| Gregory B. Williams |
United States District Court for the District of Delaware (2022– ) |
Delaware |
active |
| Janice M. Williams |
Solano County Superior Court (2021– ) |
California |
active |
| Jean Williams |
Tucson Municipal Courts (1974–1976); Phoenix Municipal Court (1976–1996) |
Arizona |
deceased |
| LaShawn A. Williams |
Harris County Civil. Court at Law #3 (2019– ) |
Texas |
active |
| Karen M. Williams |
United States District Court for the District of New Jersey (2009– ) |
New Jersey |
active |
| Milton L. Williams |
Supreme Court of the State of New York (1993–2002, 2003–2008) |
New York |
retired |
| Oliver D. Williams |
New York State Supreme Court (1963–1968) |
New York |
deceased |
| Omar A. Williams |
Connecticut Superior Court for the District of New London (2016–2021); United States District Court for the District of Connecticut (2021– ) |
Connecticut |
active |
| Charles R. Wilson |
United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit (1999– ) |
Florida |
active |
| Lionel Wilson |
Alameda County Municipal Court (1960–1964); Alameda County Superior Court (1964–1977) |
California |
deceased |
| Brian C. Wimes |
United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri/United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri (2012– ) |
Missouri |
active |
| Henry Travillion Wingate |
United States District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi (1985– ) |
Alabama |
active |
| Joan Winn |
Dallas County Court at Law (1975–1978); 191st District Court (appt. 1978) |
Texas |
retired |
| Andrea R. Wood |
United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois (2013– ) |
Illinois |
active |
| Gregory Howard Woods |
United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (2013– ) |
New York |
active |
| Joseph Wood |
Fresno County Superior Court (2008– ) |
California |
active |
| W. Fillmore Wood |
Union County Court |
New Jersey |
deceased |
| Jonathan Jasper Wright |
Supreme Court of South Carolina (1870–1877) |
South Carolina |
deceased |
| Otis D. Wright II |
Los Angeles County Superior Court (2005–2007); United States District Court for the Central District of California (2007– ) |
California |
active |
| Wilhelmina Wright |
Ramsey County District Court (2000–2002); Minnesota Court of Appeals (2002–2012); Minnesota Supreme Court (2012–2016); United States District Court for the District of Minnesota (2016– ) |
Minnesota |
active |
| James A. Wynn Jr. |
North Carolina Supreme Court (1998); North Carolina Court of Appeals (1999–2010); United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit (2010– ) |
North Carolina |
active |
| Robert W. Yancey |
Essex County Court (1960–1972) |
New Jersey |
deceased |
| Staci Michelle Yandle |
United States District Court for the Southern District of Illinois (2014– ) |
Illinois |
active |
| K. Patrick Yarbrough |
Illinois 17th Judicial Circuit Court (2007–2019) |
Illinois |
retired |
| Lowynn Y. Young |
Los Angeles County Superior Court (2021– ) |
California |
active |
| Reuben Young |
North Carolina Court of Appeals (2019–2020) |
North Carolina |
active |
| Roderick C. Young |
United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia (2014– ) |
Virginia |
active |
| John Milton Younge |
Court of Common Pleas for Philadelphia County (1996–2019); United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania (2019– ) |
Pennsylvania |
active |
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