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Federal judges

1,464 serving judges: 845 active, 619 on senior status.

Supreme Court

Chief Justice, then by commission date
  • John Glover Roberts Jr.Chief Justice. Appointed by George W. Bush, commissioned Sep 29, 2005. Senate 78 to 22
  • Clarence ThomasAssociate Justice. Appointed by George H.W. Bush, commissioned Oct 18, 1991. Senate 52 to 48
  • Samuel A. Alito Jr.Associate Justice. Appointed by George W. Bush, commissioned Jan 31, 2006. Senate 58 to 42
  • Sonia SotomayorAssociate Justice. Appointed by Barack Obama, commissioned Aug 6, 2009. Senate 68 to 31
  • Elena KaganAssociate Justice. Appointed by Barack Obama, commissioned Aug 6, 2010. Senate 63 to 37
  • Neil M. GorsuchAssociate Justice. Appointed by Donald J. Trump, commissioned Apr 8, 2017. Senate 54 to 45
  • Brett M. KavanaughAssociate Justice. Appointed by Donald J. Trump, commissioned Oct 6, 2018. Senate 50 to 48
  • Amy Coney BarrettAssociate Justice. Appointed by Donald J. Trump, commissioned Oct 26, 2020. Senate 52 to 48
  • Ketanji Brown JacksonAssociate Justice. Appointed by Joseph R. Biden, commissioned Apr 8, 2022. Senate 53 to 47

Senior status

  • Anthony McLeod KennedyAssociate Justice. Appointed by Ronald Reagan, commissioned Feb 11, 1988. Senate 97 to 0. Senior status since Jul 31, 2018
  • Stephen Gerald BreyerAssociate Justice. Appointed by William J. Clinton, commissioned Aug 3, 1994. Senate 87 to 9. Senior status since Jun 30, 2022

All serving judges

Courts of appeals 302, District courts 1,135, Court of International Trade 16, Supreme Court 11

1,464 judges, A to Z by last name

DataSources: Federal Judicial Center, Biographical Directory of Article III Federal JudgesData as of Oct 29, 2026

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