Judge | Court/agency and years of service (if known) | State/territory | Status |
Sheila Abdus-Salaam[18] | 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[19] | United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit (2023– ) | Georgia | active |
Henry Lee Adams Jr.[20] | Fourth Judicial Circuit of Florida (1979–1993); United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida (1993– ) | Florida | active |
Oscar W. Adams Jr.[21] | Supreme Court of Alabama (1980–1993) | Alabama | deceased |
Fritz W. Alexander II[22] | New York Appellate Division, First Department (1982–1985) | New York | resigned |
Raymond Pace Alexander[23] | Pennsylvania Courts of Common Pleas (1959–1974) | Pennsylvania | deceased |
Elreta Melton Alexander-Ralston[24] | North Carolina District Court (appt. 1968) | North Carolina | deceased |
Arenda Wright Allen[25] | United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia (2011– ) | Virginia | active |
Macon Bolling Allen[26] | 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[27] | Bankruptcy Court, Western District of Washington (2015– ) | Washington | active |
Rossie D. Alston Jr.[28] | Court of Appeals of Virginia (2009–2019); United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia (2019– ) | Virginia | active |
Eldora Anderson[29] | Perry County Probate Court (2006– ) | Alabama | active |
Percy Anderson[30] | United States District Court for the Central District of California (2002– ) | California | active |
Saundra Brown Armstrong[31] | United States District Court for the Northern District of California (1991– ) | California | active |
Israel "I.M." Augustine Jr.[32] | Orleans Criminal District Court (1969) | Louisiana | deceased |
Jacquelyn D. Austin[33] | United States District Court for the District of South Carolina (2011– ) | South Carolina | active |
Henry Autrey[34] | United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri (2002– ) | Missouri | active |
Dionne Phillips Bagsby[35] | Tarrant County Commissioners Court (1978–2005) | Texas | deceased |
Nannette A. Baker[36] | Missouri Court of Appeals (2004–2009); United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri (2010–2023) | Missouri | retired |
Cynthia Baldwin[37] | Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas (1989–2005); Supreme Court of Pennsylvania (2006–2008) | Pennsylvania | retired |
Shannon Baldwin[38] | Harris County Court (2018– ) | Texas | active |
Camara Banfield[27] | Clark County Superior Court (2021– ) | Washington | active |
Patricia Banks[39] | Cook County 5th Subcircuit (1994–2018) | Illinois | retired |
Boce W. Barlow Jr.[40] | Connecticut Municipal Court (appt. 1957) | Connecticut | deceased |
Randolph Baskerville[41] | North Carolina 9B Judicial District (2005–2014) | North Carolina | retired |
Gordon S. Baranco[42] | Oakland-Piedmont-Emeryville Municipal Court (1980–1984); Alameda County Superior Court (1984–2016) | California | retired |
Lucia Bates[43] | Harris County Justice of the Peace Court (2019– ) | Texas | active |
Deborah Batts[44] | United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (1994–2020) | New York | deceased |
DeLawrence Beard[45] | Sixth Judicial Circuit Court (1996–2007) | Maryland | retired |
Cheri Beasley[46] | North Carolina Supreme Court (2012–2020) | North Carolina | term ended |
James A. Beaty Jr.[47] | United States District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina (1994–2018) | North Carolina | retired |
Diana Becton[48] | Contra Costa County Municipal Court (1995–1998); Contra Costa County Superior Court (1998–2017) | California | retired |
Louis A. Bedford Jr.[49] | Dallas Municipal Court (1966–1980) | Texas | deceased |
Wendy Beetlestone[50] | United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania (2014– ) | Pennsylvania | active |
Romonda Belcher-Ford[51] | Polk County District Court (2010– ) | Iowa | active |
Kathleen Bell[52] | Arkansas First Judicial District (1989–2016) | Arkansas | retired |
Robert M. Bell[53] | 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[54] | Harris County 339th District Court (2021– ) | Texas | active |
DeAndrea G. Benjamin[55] | South Carolina Circuit Court (2011–2023); United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit (2023– ) | South Carolina | active |
Alfred H. Bennett[56] | United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas (2015– ) | Texas | active |
L. Howard Bennett[57] | Minneapolis Municipal Court (appt. 1957) | Minnesota | deceased |
Gail B. Bereola[58] | Alameda County Municipal Court (1992–1998); Alameda County Superior Court (1998– ) | California | active |
Irene Berger[59] | Kanawha County Circuit Court (1994–2009); United States District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia (2009– ) | West Virginia | active |
Karen Bethea-Shields[60] | North Carolina 14th District Court (1980–1986) | North Carolina | resigned |
Deborah Biggers[61] | Alabama Fifth Judicial Circuit (2014– ) | Alabama | active |
Loretta Copeland Biggs[62] | United States District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina (2014– ) | North Carolina | active |
A. A. Birch Jr.[63] | Tennessee Court of Appeals (1987–1990); Supreme Court of Tennessee (1990–2001) | Tennessee | deceased |
Fannie Birckhead[64][65] | Worcester County Orphans' Court (1998–2002) | Maryland | deceased |
Kea S. Bird-Riley[66] | 16th Circuit Court (2020– ) | Missouri | active |
Andre Birotte Jr.[67] | United States District Court for the Central District of California (2014– ) | California | active |
Ollie B. Bivins Jr.[68] | Flint Municipal Court (1969–1972); Genesee County Circuit Court (1972–1982) | Michigan | deceased |
Charnelle Bjelkengren[69] | Spokane County Superior Court (2019– ) | Washington | active |
Stuart Black[70] | Isabella County Probate Court (2018– ) | Michigan | active |
Carolyn Wade Blackett[71] | Shelby County Criminal Court (1994– ) | Tennessee | active |
Jerry W. Blackwell[72] | United States District Court for the District of Minnesota (2022– ) | Minnesota | active |
Juanita Boger-Allen[73] | Cabarrus County District Court (2019– ) | North Carolina | active |
Kyra Harris Bolden[74] | Michigan Supreme Court (2023– ) | Michigan | active |
Victor Allen Bolden[75] | United States District Court for the District of Connecticut (2014– ) | Connecticut | active |
Jane Bolin[76] | New York City Domestic Relations Court (1939–1978) | New York | deceased |
Gia G. Bosley[77] | Los Angeles County Superior Court (2017– ) | California | active |
Richard F. Boulware[78] | United States District Court for the District of Nevada (2014– ) | Nevada | active |
Colin T. Bowen[79] | Alameda County Superior Court (2018– ) | California | active |
Robert Bowers[80] | Solano County Superior Court (2003– ) | California | active |
Amos E. Bowman[81] | New York City Magistrates’ Court | New York | deceased |
Susan Bragg[82] | Oklahoma County District Court (1988–1999); Oklahoma Seventh District Court (1999–2005) | Oklahoma | deceased |
Henry Bramwell[83] | United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York (1974–2010) | New York | deceased |
William McKinley Branch[84] | Greene County Probate Court (appt. 1970) | Alabama | deceased |
George Bridges[85] | Nineteenth Judicial Circuit Court First Subcircuit (2012–2016) | Illinois | retired |
Cristal C. Brisco[33] | St. Joseph County Superior Court (2021–2024); United States District Court for the Northern District of Indiana (2024– ) | Indiana | active |
Vernon S. Broderick[86] | United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (2013– ) | New York | active |
Margo Kitsy Brodie[87] | United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York (2012– ) | New York | active |
Alicia Brooks[88] | North Carolina District Court (elect. 2014) | North Carolina | lost reelection |
Claudette Brooks[89] | Alameda County Superior Court (Referee: 1989–1997; Commissioner: 1997– ) | California | deceased |
Allen Broussard[90] | Supreme Court of California (1981–1991) | California | deceased |
Aaron Brown Jr.[91] | Portland Municipal Court (1968–1971); Multnomah County District Court (1971–1995) | Oregon | deceased |
Ada E. Brown[92] | 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[93] | United States District Court for the Northern District of Mississippi (2013– ) | Mississippi | active |
F. Keith Brown[94][95] | Illinois 16th Judicial Circuit (1991–2014) | Illinois | retired |
George H. Brown[96] | Supreme Court of Tennessee (1980–1982) | Tennessee | lost reelection |
Harry C. Brown[97][98] | Jasper County Probate Court (appt. 1987-1997) | South Carolina | suspended |
Homer S. Brown[99] | Allegheny County Court (1949–1975) | Pennsylvania | deceased |
Janice Rogers Brown[100] | California Supreme Court (1996–2005); United States Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit (2005–2017) | Washington, D.C. | retired |
Larry Brown Jr.[101] | Alamance County District Court (2017– ) | North Carolina | active |
Nannette Jolivette Brown[102] | United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana (2011– ) | Louisiana | active |
Ronnisha Bowman[103] | Harris County Criminal Court at Law No. 2 (2019– ) | Texas | active |
Yvette McGee Brown[104] | Franklin County Court of Common Pleas (1993–2002); Supreme Court of Ohio (2011–2012) | Ohio | term ended |
Vanessa Lynne Bryant[105] | United States District Court for the District of Connecticut (2007– ) | Connecticut | active |
Wanda G. Bryant[106] | North Carolina Court of Appeals (2001–2020) | North Carolina | retired |
William B. Bryant[107] | United States District Court for the District of Columbia (1965–1982) | Washington, D.C. | deceased |
Frank Burgess[108] | United States District Court for the Western District of Washington (1981–2010) | Washington, D.C. | deceased |
Rhonda N. Burgess[109] | Superior Court of Alameda County (Commissioner: 2003–2007; Judge: 2007– ) | California | active |
Lillian W. Burke[110] | Cleveland Municipal Court (1969–1987) | Ohio | deceased |
Sharon M. Burney[111] | Precinct 7, Place 2 in Harris County (2019– ) | Texas | active |
Margaret Burnham[112] | Boston Municipal Court (1977–1982) | Massachusetts | resigned |
Garland E. Burrell Jr.[113] | United States District Court for the Eastern District of California (1992– ) | California | inactive |
Sharon V. Burrell[114] | Circuit Court for Montgomery County (2008– ) | Maryland | active |
Louis B. Butler[115] | Wisconsin Circuit Court, Branch 9 (2002–2004); Wisconsin Supreme Court (2004–2008) | Wisconsin | term expired |
Tjuana Byrd[116] | Sixth Circuit Court (2021– ) | Arkansas | active |
Rupert Byrdsong[117] | Los Angeles County Superior Court (2014– ) | California | active |
Chinhayi Cadet[118] | San Mateo County Superior Court (2021– ) | California | active |
Clyde S. Cahill Jr.[119] | United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri (1980–2004) | Missouri | deceased |
Victoria Marie Calvert[120] | United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia (2022– ) | Georgia | active |
Gloria J. Cannon[121] | Kern County Superior Court (2017– ) | California | active |
Larry Card[122] | Superior Court of Alaska (1993–2017) | Alaska | retired |
Donine Carrington Martin[123] | Charles County Circuit Court (2017– ) | Maryland | active |
George Carroll[124] | Contra Costa Municipal Court (1965–1982) | California | deceased |
Andrew L. Carter Jr.[125] | 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: 1998–2013)[126] | California | retired |
Robert L. Carter[127] | United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (1972–2012) | New York | deceased |
Joan S. Cartwright[128] | Alameda County Superior Court (1996–2014) | California | retired |
Denise J. Casper[129] | United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts (2010– ) | Massachusetts | active |
Agnes Chappell[130] | Birmingham Municipal Court (2002–2016); Alabama Tenth Judicial Circuit (2016– ) | Alabama | active |
Carlos Chappelle[131] | Tulsa County District Court (1995–2015) | Oklahoma | died in office |
Dewayne Charleston[132][133] | Waller County Justice of the Peace (2003-2009)[134] | Texas | suspended |
Sharon Chatman[135] | Santa Clara County Superior Court (2000–2020) | California | retired |
Sammie Chess Jr.[136] | North Carolina Superior Court (1971–2007) | North Carolina | deceased |
Wentworth Cheswell[137] | Rockingham County Justice of the Peace (1805–1817) | New Hampshire | deceased |
J. Michelle Childs[138] | 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[139] | United States District Court for the District of Columbia (2014– ) | Washington, D.C. | active |
Crittenden Clark[140] | St. Louis Justice of the Peace (appt. 1922) | Missouri | deceased |
Darcel D. Clark[141] | New York Appellate Division, First Department (2012–2015) | New York | resigned |
Sidney Clark[142] | Wilmington Municipal Court (1961–1966) | Delaware | resigned |
Jessica G. L. Clarke[143] | United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (2023– ) | New York | active |
C. Don Clay[144] | Alameda County Superior Court (2003– ) | California | active |
Eric L. Clay[145] | United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit (1997– ) | Michigan | active |
Jason A. Clay[146] | Alameda County Superior Court (2018– ) | California | active |
Denise Clayton[147] | Jefferson County District Court (1996–2007); Kentucky Court of Appeals (2007– 2023)[148] | Kentucky | active |
Franklin Cleckley[149] | Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia (1994–1996) | West Virginia | resigned |
U. W. Clemon[150] | United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama (1980–2009) | Alabama | retired |
Charles N. Clevert Jr.[115] | United States District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin (1996–2017) | Wisconsin | retired |
Courtney Clyburn-Pope[151] | South Carolina Second Judicial Circuit (2019– ) | South Carolina | active |
Lewis W. Clymer[152] | 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[153] | United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois (1994–2010) | Illinois | retired |
Ivory Cobb[154] or Ivorey Cobb[155] | Colebrook Superior Court (1968-1981) | New Hampshire | deceased |
Jia M. Cobb[156] | United States District Court for the District of Columbia (2021– ) | Washington, D.C. | active |
E. Curtissa R. Cofield[157] | New Britain District Superior Court (1991–2005) | Connecticut | retired |
Dena M. Coggins[158] | Sacramento County Superior Court (2021–2024); United States District Court for the Eastern District of California (2024– ) | California | active |
Harry A. Cole[159] | Supreme Bench of Baltimore City (1967–1977); Maryland Court of Appeals (1977–1991) | Maryland | deceased |
R. Guy Cole Jr.[160] | United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit (1995– ) | Ohio | active |
Tom Colbert[161] | Oklahoma Supreme Court (2004–2021) | Oklahoma | retired |
J. Carlton “J.C.” Cole[162] | North Carolina Superior Court (2009–2021) | North Carolina | retired |
James H. Coleman Jr.[163] | 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[164] | Napa County Superior Court (Commissioner: 2019– 2020) Sacramento County Superior Court (Commissioner: 2020 – ) | California | active |
Sharon Johnson Coleman[165] | United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois (2010– ) | Illinois | active |
Curtis Lynn Collier[166] | United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee (1995– ) | Tennessee | active |
Audrey B. Collins[167] | 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[168] | 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[169] | United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana (1978–1993) | Louisiana | resigned |
Verda Colvin[170] | Macon Judicial Circuit (2014–2020); Georgia Court of Appeals (2020–2021); Georgia Supreme Court (2021– ) | Georgia | active |
Charles Swinger Conley[171] | Macon County Court of Common Pleas (elec. 1972) | Alabama | deceased |
C. Ellen Connally[172] | Cleveland Municipal Court (1980–2004) | Ohio | deceased |
Annette Cook[27] | Office of Administrative Hearings | Washington | active |
Julian A. Cook[173] | United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan (1978–2017) | Michigan | deceased |
Marcia G. Cooke[174] | United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida (2004–2023) | Florida | deceased |
Christopher R. Cooper[175] | United States District Court for the District of Columbia (2014– ) | Washington, D.C. | active |
Clarence Cooper[176] | Georgia Court of Appeals (1990–1994); United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia (1994– ) | Georgia | active |
James P. Cooper III[177] | Los Angeles County Superior Court (Commissioner: 2020– ) | California | active |
LaDoris Cordell[178] | Santa Clara Municipal Court (1982–1988) Santa Clara County Superior Court (1988–2011) | California | retired |
Gerald Council[179] | Vicinage 7 Superior Court (1998–2015) | New Jersey | suspended |
Michelle Williams Court[180] | Los Angeles County Superior Court (2012–2024); United States District Court for the Central District of California (2024– ) | California | active |
Ronald K. Creighton[181] | Contra Costa County Superior Court (Commissioner: 2004– ) | California | active |
Waverly D. Crenshaw Jr.[182] | United States District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee (2016– ) | Tennessee | active |
Kato Crews[183] | United States District Court for the District of Colorado (2018– ) | Colorado | active |
Zina Pickens Cruse[184] | Illinois 20th Judicial Circuit (2009–present) | Illinois | active |
Raymond Dean Crutchley[185] | Deschutes County Circuit Court (2018– ) | Oregon | active |
Gordon Cuffy[186] | Onondaga County Court (2017– ) | New York | active |
Mark E. Cullers[187] | Fresno County Superior Court (2015– ) | California | active |
Taylor Culver[188] | Alameda County Superior Court (Commissioner: 2005–2016) | California | resigned |
Jeffrey Cummings[189] | United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois (2019– ) | Illinois | active |
Tiffany P. Cunningham[190] | United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (2021– ) | Washington, D.C. | active |
Donald Cureton[191] | North Carolina District Court (2011–2018) | North Carolina | lost reelection |
Herbert Curtis[192] | Ventura County Municipal Court (1984–1998); Ventura County Superior Court (1998–2007) | California | deceased |
Angelita Dalton[193] | Davidson County Criminal Court (2017– ) | Tennessee | active |
Jeremy C. Daniel[194] | United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois (2023– ) | Illinois | active |
Wiley Young Daniel[195] | United States District Court for the District of Colorado (1995–2019) | Colorado | deceased |
George B. Daniels[196] | United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (2000– ) | New York | active |
Hayzel Burton Daniels[197] | Phoenix City Court (appt. 1965) | Arizona | deceased |
Beverly Daniels-Greenberg[198] | Alameda County Superior Court (Commissioner: 1996–2003; Judge: 2003–2012) | California | retired |
June Berry Darensburg[199] | Louisiana Twenty-Fourth Judicial District Court (2006– ) | Louisiana | active |
Elvin L. Davenport[200] | Jackson County Circuit Court (1970–1980) | Missouri | deceased |
Horace A. Davenport[201] | Montgomery County Court (1975–2003) | Pennsylvania | retired |
John L. Davidson[202][203] | San Diego Municipal Court (1994–2010) | California | retired |
Andre M. Davis[204] | 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[205] | United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida (2013– ) | Florida | active |
Carlton G. Davis[206][207] | Sacramento County Superior Court (Commissioner: 2017–2020; Judge 2020–) | California | active |
Dedra Davis[208] | Harris County District Court (2019– ) | Texas | active |
Legrome D. Davis[209] | United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania (2002– ) | Pennsylvania | inactive |
Leland Davis III[210] | San Mateo County Superior Court (2010– ) | California | active |
Michael J. Davis[211] | 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[212] | 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[213] | Solano County Superior Court (Judge Pro Tem: 2009–2014; Judge: 2019– ) | California | active |
Theodore Z. Davis[214] | Camden County Superior Court | New Jersey | deceased |
Joseph Dawson III[215] | United States District Court for the District of South Carolina (2020– ) | South Carolina | active |
Charles Bernard Day[216] | United States District Court for the District of Maryland (1997–2022) | Maryland | retired |
James Dean[217] | Monroe County Court (appt. 1888) | Florida | deceased |
LaShann DeArcy Hall[218] | United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York (2015– ) | New York | active |
Leland G. Degrasse[219] | New York Appellate Division, First Department (2008–2015) | New York | retired |
Mercedes Deiz[220] | Multnomah County Circuit Court (1972–1992) | Oregon | retired |
Elisha Demerson[221] | Potter County Court (Commissioner: 1980–1986; Judge: 1986–1990) | Texas | term ended |
Thomas Dickens[222] | New York State Supreme Court (ret. 1984) | New York | deceased |
Ursula Jones Dickson[223] | Alameda County Superior Court (2013– ) | California | active |
Judith Nelson Dilday[224] | Massachusetts Probate and Family Court Circuit (1993–2009) | Massachusetts | retired |
William S. Diuguid[81] | St. Louis Magistrates’ Court | Missouri | deceased |
Bernice B. Donald[225] | 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[71][226] | Memphis City Court (1990– 2019) | Tennessee | retired |
Dana Douglas[227] | 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[228] | Supreme Court of Nevada (2004–2019) | Nevada | retired |
Willard H. Douglas Jr.[229] | Richmond Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court (appt. 1974) | Virginia | retired |
Gershwin A. Drain[230] | United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan (2012– ) | Michigan | active |
Melissa R. DuBose[231] | Rhode Island District Court (2019– ); United States District Court for the District of Rhode Island (2025– ) | Rhode Island | active |
Allyson Kay Duncan[232] | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit (2003–2019) | Virginia | retired |
Robert Morton Duncan[233] | 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[234] | 30th Circuit Court (2018– ) | Michigan | active |
Linda Marie Dunson[235] | Harris County District Court (2019– ) | Texas | active |
Joseph E. Dyer[236] | New York Domestic Relations Court | New York | deceased |
Anita Earls[237] | Supreme Court of North Carolina (2019– ) | North Carolina | active |
George Edgecomb[238] | Hillsborough County Court (1973–1976) | Florida | deceased |
Harry T. Edwards[239] | United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit (1980– ) | Washington, D.C. | active |
Jerry Edwards Jr.[240] | United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana (2023– ) | Louisiana | active |
Harry J. Elam[241] | Boston Municipal Court | Massachusetts | deceased |
Sara L. Ellis[242] | United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois (2013– ) | Illinois | active |
Christina Elmore[243] | 17th Circuit Court (2019– ) | Michigan | active |
Morrison C. England Jr.[244] | United States District Court for the Eastern District of California (2002–2024) | California | retired |
Richard Erwin[245] | United States District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina (1980–2006) | North Carolina | deceased |
Stacy Boulware Eurie[246][247] | Sacramento County Superior Court (2007–2022) Third District Court of Appeal (2022–) | California | active |
Kelli Evans[248] | California Supreme Court (2023– ) | California | active |
Stephen Everett[249] | Florida Second Judicial Circuit (2019– ) | Florida | active |
Charles S. Farmer[250] | Detroit Common Pleas Court (1961–1965); Wayne County Circuit Court (elec. 1965) | Michigan | deceased |
Walter M. Farmer[251] | St. Louis Municipal Court | Missouri | deceased |
Charlye O. Farris[252] | Special Wichita County Court (appt. 1954); Texas 78th District Court (1973) | Texas | deceased |
Joseph Jerome Farris[204] | United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit (1979–2020) | Washington | deceased |
Henry C. Ferguson[253] | Chicago Municipal Court (elec. 1951) | Illinois | deceased |
Marshall Ferguson[27] | King County Superior Court (2018– ) | Washington | active |
Wilkie D. Ferguson[254] | 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[255] | District of Columbia Court of Appeals (1968–1977) | Washington, D.C. | deceased |
Bernard R. Fielding Sr.[256] | Charleston County Probate Court (1976–1995) | South Carolina | lost reelection |
Richard Fields[257] | Riverside County Superior Court (Commissioner: 1991–2000; Judge: 2000–2017); California Fourth Appellate District (2017– ) | California | active |
Richard E. Fields[258] | Charleston Municipal Court (1969–1980); South Carolina Circuit Court (1980–1992) | South Carolina | retired |
Kelvin D. Filer[259] | Los Angeles Municipal Court (Commissioner: 1993–2002); Los Angeles County Superior Court (2002– ) | California | active |
Toria J. Finch[260] | Harris County Criminal Court at Law No. 9 (2019– ) | Texas | active |
Ernest A. Finney Jr.[261] | Supreme Court of South Carolina (1985–2000) | South Carolina | retired |
Arthur O. Fisher[262] | Dayton Municipal Court (1961–1970); Montgomery County Common Pleas Court (Domestic Relations) (elec. 1970) | Ohio | deceased |
Judith D. Ford[263] | Alameda County Municipal Court (1982–1998); Alameda County Superior Court (1998–2002) | California | retired |
Arthur Fisher[264] | Dayton Municipal Court (1961–1970); Montgomery County Common Pleas Court (1970–1994) | Ohio | deceased |
Lewis S. Flagg Jr.[265] | Brooklyn Municipal Court (elect. 1953) | New York | deceased |
James C. Flanigan[266] | Denver District Court (elec. 1964) | Colorado | deceased |
Charles E. Fleming[267] | United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio (2022– ) | Ohio | active |
Andrea Flint[268] | Santa Clara County Superior Court (2010– ) | California | active |
Marquette Floyd[269] | Suffolk District Court (1969–1989); Supreme Court of New York (appt. 1989) | New York | retired |
Maurice B. Foley[270] | United States Tax Court (1995–2010); (2011– ) | Washington, D.C. | active |
Geraldine Bledsoe Ford[271] | Michigan Recorder's Court (1966–1998) | Michigan | deceased |
John Thomas Fowlkes Jr.[272] | United States District Court for the Western District of Tennessee (2012– ) | Tennessee | active |
Ramona Franklin[273] | Harris County District Court (2019– ) | Texas | active |
Robert V. Franklin Jr.[274] | Toledo Municipal Court (appt. 1960); Lucas County Common Pleas Court (appt. 1968) | Ohio | deceased |
Maame Ewusi-Mensah Frimpong[275] | Los Angeles County Superior Court (2015–2021); United States District Court for the Central District of California (2021– ) | California | active |
Shannon Frison[276] | Massachusetts Superior Court (2013– ) | Massachusetts | active |
Arianna J. Freeman[277] | United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit (2022– ) | Pennsylvania | active |
Charles E. Freeman[278] | Cook County Circuit Court (1976–1986); Illinois Supreme Court (1990–2018) | Illinois | retired |
Juanita Freeman[279] | Minnesota Tenth Judicial District (2018– ) | Minnesota | active |
Teneka Frost[280] | Schenectady City Court (2018– ) | New York | active |
Henry Frye[281] | North Carolina Supreme Court (1983–2001) | North Carolina | term ended |
Fernando J. Gaitan Jr.[282] | United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri (1991– ) | Missouri | active |
Leslie Abrams Gardner[283] | United States District Court for the Middle District of Georgia (2014– ) | Georgia | active |
Sherilyn Peace Garnett[284] | Los Angeles County Superior Court (2014–2022); United States District Court for the Central District of California (2022– ) | California | active |
Carla Garrett[285] | Los Angeles County Superior Court (2020– ) | California | active |
Ramona Garrett[286] | Solano County Municipal Court (1992–1997); Solano County Superior Court (1997–2015) | California | retired |
Darrin P. Gayles[287] | United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida (2014– ) | Florida | active |
John D. Geathers[288] | South Carolina Court of Appeals (2008– ) | South Carolina | active |
Albert B. George[289] | Illinois Municipal Courts (elec. 1924) | Illinois | deceased |
Mifflin Wistar Gibbs[290] | Little Rock Police Court (1873–1875) | Arkansas | deceased |
Benjamin F. Gibson[291] | United States District Court for the Western District of Michigan (1979–1999) | Michigan | retired |
James T. Giles[292] | United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania (1979–2008) | Pennsylvania | retired |
Patricia Tolliver Giles[293] | United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia (2021– ) | Virginia | active |
Earl Ben Gilliam[294] | 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[295] | United States District Court for the Northern District of California (2014– ) | California | active |
Vanessa Gilmore[296] | United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas (1994–2022) | Texas | retired |
Walter H. Gladwin[297] | Bronx Criminal Court | New York | deceased |
Luther T. Glanton Jr.[298] | Des Moines Municipal Court (1958–1973); Iowa District Court (1973–1985) | Iowa | retired |
Robert D. Glass[299] | Waterbury Superior Court (1978–1987); Supreme Court of Connecticut (1987–1992) | Connecticut | deceased |
Carmen Julia Lynn Goodman[300] | Illinois Twelfth Circuit Court (2007– ) | Illinois | active |
Edward Gourdin[301] | Roxbury District Court (1951–1958); Massachusetts Superior Court (1958–1966) | Massachusetts | deceased |
Donald L. Graham[302] | United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida (1991– ) | Florida | active |
Cy A. Grant Sr.[303] | North Carolina District 6B Court (appt. 1989) | North Carolina | active |
James E. Graves Jr.[304] | Mississippi Supreme Court (2001–2011); United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit (2011– ) | Mississippi | active |
Angela Graves-Harrington[305] | 246th District Court, Harris County (2019– ) | Texas | active |
Shauna Graves-Robertson[306] | Salt Lake County Justice Court (1990– ) | Utah | active |
Lori Chambers Gray[307] | Texas 262nd District Court (2019– ) | Texas | active |
Clifford Scott Green[308] | 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.[27][309] | King County District Court (2011–) | Washington | active |
Samuel L. Green[310] | Buffalo City Court (1973–1978); Supreme Court of New York (1978–2016) | New York | retired |
Joseph A. Greenaway Jr.[311] | 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.[312] | Maryland Court of Appeals (2004–2019) | Maryland | retired |
George Greene[313] | Wake County Court (1974–1995) | North Carolina | deceased |
Roger Gregory[149] | United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit (2000– ) | Virginia | active |
Jonathan J. C. Grey[314] | United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan (2021– ) | Michigan | active |
Maurice W. Grey[81] | New York City Magistrates' Court | New York | deceased |
Thomas L. Griffith[315] | Los Angeles Municipal Court (1953–1968); Los Angeles Superior Court (1968–1972) | California | deceased |
Lydia Kay Griggsby[316] | United States Court of Federal Claims (2014–2021); United States District Court for the District of Maryland (2021– ) | Maryland | active |
Hubert Grimes[317] | Florida 7th Judicial Circuit (1999–2013) | Florida | retired |
Stephanie Grogan Jones[318] | Solano County Superior Court (2019– ) | California | active |
Pamela Gutierrez[319] | Maricopa County Justice of the Peace (2003–2007) | Alabama | deceased |
Addeliar Dell Guy[320] | Nevada Eighth Judicial District Court (1975–1996) | Nevada | deceased |
Ancer L. Haggerty[321] | 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[322] | Tulsa County District Court (1969–1971) | Oklahoma | deceased |
Phyllis J. Hamilton[323] | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California (2001– ) | California | active |
George C. Hanks Jr.[324] | United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas (2015– ) | Texas | active |
Brenda Harbin-Forte[325] | Alameda County Municipal Court (1992–1998); Alameda County Superior Court (1998–2019) | California | retired |
Eddie Hardaway Jr.[326] | Alabama Seventeenth Judicial District (1995– ) | Alabama | active |
Lisa White Hardwick[327] | Missouri 16th Judicial Circuit (2000); Missouri Court of Appeals (2001– ) | Missouri | active |
Richard Harewood[328] | Superior Court of Cook County (c. 1960) | Illinois | deceased |
John R. Hargrove Sr.[329] | 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.[330] | Connecticut Superior Court (1997–2005); Connecticut Appellate Court (2005–2011); Connecticut Supreme Court (2011–2012) | Connecticut | retired |
Nathaniel R. Harper[331] | Louisville Court (appt. 1888) | Kentucky | deceased |
Kevin D. Harrell[332] | 16th Judicial Circuit Court (2012– ) | Missouri | active |
Jeffrey L. Harris[333] [334] | Iowa District Court (1997–2021) | Iowa | deceased |
Jesse S. Harris[335] | District Court of Tulsa County (ret. 2014) | Oklahoma | retired |
John W. Harvey[81] | St. Louis Court | Missouri | deceased |
Leroy R. Hassell Sr.[336] | Supreme Court of Virginia (1989–2011) | Virginia | deceased |
William H. Hastie[337] | 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[338] | 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[339] | 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.[340] | Los Angeles Superior Court (1977–1980); United States District Court for the Central District of California (1980– ) | California | inactive |
William Joseph Haynes Jr.[341] | United States District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee (1984–2017) | Tennessee | retired |
George J. Hazel[342] | United States District Court for the District of Maryland (2014–2023) | Maryland | resigned |
Harry Hazelwood[343] | Newark Magistrates’ Court | New Jersey | deceased |
Elliott Heard Jr.[344] | Gloucester County Court (1984–1991) | New Jersey | deceased |
Wanda Keyes Heard[345] | Baltimore City Circuit Court, 8th Judicial Circuit (1999–2019) | Maryland | retired |
Thelton Henderson[346] | United States District Court for the Northern District of California (1980– ) | California | inactive |
William J. Hibbler[347] | 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.[348] | 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[115] | Madison Municipal Court (1992–1994); Dane County Superior Court (1994–2003); Wisconsin Court of Appeals (2003–2017) | Wisconsin | retired |
Kellie Hill[349] [350] | Cobb County’s Magistrate Court (2016–2020) Superior Court (2021–) | Georgia | active |
Geraldine Hines[351] | Massachusetts Superior Court (2001–2013); Massachusetts Appeals Court (2013–2014); Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court (2014–2017) | Massachusetts | retired |
Kelley B. Hodge[352] | United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania (2022– ) | Pennsylvania | active |
Lisa Holder White[353] | Illinois Sixth Judcicial Circuit Court (2001–2013); Illinois Fourth District Appellate Court (2013–2022); Illinois Supreme Court (2022–present) | Illinois | active |
Cassandra Y. Holleman[354] | Harris County Criminal Court at Law Texas No. 12 (2019) | Texas | deceased |
Jerome A. Holmes[355] | United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit (2006– ) | Oklahoma | active |
Sharon Holmes[356] | Tulsa County District Court (2014– ) | Oklahoma | active |
Charlene Honeywell[357] | United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida (2009– ) | Florida | active |
Denise Page Hood[358] | United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan (1994– ) | Michigan | active |
Benjamin Hooks[359] | Shelby County Criminal Court (appt. 1965) | Tennessee | deceased |
Jeffery P. Hopkins[360] | United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio (1997– ) | Ohio | active |
Odell Horton[361] | United States District Court for the Western District of Tennessee (1980–2006) | Tennessee | deceased |
Michele D. Hotten[362] | Maryland Court of Special Appeals (2010–2015); Maryland Court of Appeals (2015–2024) | Maryland | retired |
John A. Houston[363] | United States District Court for the Southern District of California (2003– ) | California | active |
Andrew J. Howard[81] | District of Columbia Municipal Court | Washington, D.C. | deceased |
George Howard Jr.[364] | 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[365] | Elyria Municipal Court (1985–1998) | Ohio | retired |
Joseph C. Howard Sr.[366] | Supreme Bench of Baltimore City (1968–1979); United States District Court for the District of Maryland (1991–2000) | Maryland | deceased |
Karen Aileen Howze[367] | Superior Court of the District of Columbia (Magistrate Judge: appt. 2002) | Washington, D.C. | retired |
Kenneth M. Hoyt[368] | United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas (1988– ) | Texas | active |
Mabel H. Hubbard[369] | District Court of Maryland for Baltimore City (1981–1985); Circuit Court for Baltimore City (1985–1999) | Maryland | deceased |
Natalie Hudson[370] | Minnesota Court of Appeals (2002–2015); Minnesota Supreme Court (2015– ) | Minnesota | active |
William Clarence Hueston Sr.[371] | Gary Magistrate Court (appt. 1924) | Indiana | deceased |
Rufus C. Huffman Sr.[372] | Bullock County Probate Court (1976–1994) | Alabama | deceased |
Norma S. Huggins[373] | King County Superior Court (1983–2000) | Washington | retired |
Erica Hughes[374] | Harris County Criminal Court at Law No. 3 (2019– ) | Texas | active |
John Hulett[375] | Lowndes County Probate Court | Alabama | deceased |
LaShonda A. Hunt[376] | United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois (2023– ) | Illinois | active |
Clay E. Hunter[377] | Canton Municipal Court | Ohio | deceased |
Robert B. Hutson[378] | Orange County Superior Court (1982–2010) | California | retired |
Herbert J. Hutton[379] | United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania (1988–2007) | Pennsylvania | deceased |
Todd D. Irby[380][381] | Placer County Superior Court (Commissioner: 2017–2018; Judge 2018–) | California | active |
Roderick L. Ireland[382] | Boston Juvenile Court (1977–1990); Massachusetts Court of Appeals (1990–1997); Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court (1997–2014) | Massachusetts | retired |
Earlean Isaac[383] | Greene County Probate Court (1989–2016) | Alabama | resigned |
Brian Anthony Jackson[384] | United States District Court for the Middle District of Louisiana (2010– ) | Louisiana | active |
Carol E. Jackson[385] | United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri (1992–2017) | Missouri | retired |
Harrison S. Jackson[386] | New York City Court | New York | deceased |
Ketanji Brown Jackson[387] | 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[388][389] | 339th State District Court (2009–2019) | Texas | resigned to seek for another office |
Perry B. Jackson[390] | Cleveland Municipal Court (1942–1960); Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Court (1960–1973) | Ohio | decreased |
Raymond Alvin Jackson[391] | United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia (1993– ) | Virginia | active |
Candace Jackson-Akiwumi[392] | United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit (2021– ) | Illinois | active |
George E. James[393] | Beaver County Court (1998–2007) | Pennsylvania | retired |
Andrew L. Jefferson Jr.[394] | Harris County Family District Court (1970–1973); Texas 208th District Court (1973–1975) | Texas | deceased |
Bernard Jefferson[395] | California Second District Court of Appeal (1975–1980) | California | deceased |
Deadra L. Jefferson[396] | South Carolina Circuit Court (2001– ) | South Carolina | active |
Edwin L. Jefferson[397] | Los Angeles Municipal Court (1941–1949); Los Angeles Superior Court (1949–1961); California Second Appellate District (1961–1975) | California | deceased |
Wallace B. Jefferson[398] | Supreme Court of Texas (2001–2013) | Texas | resigned |
Lindsay C. Jenkins[399] | United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois (2023– ) | Illinois | active |
Martin Jenkins[400][401] | 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[402] | New Mexico 2nd Judicial District Court (1996–2010) | New Mexico | retired |
Tommy Jewell[403] | Bernalillo County Metropolitan Court (1983–1991); New Mexico 2nd Judicial District Court (1991–2005) | New Mexico | retired |
Z. Mae Jimison[404] | Marion County Superior Court (1996–2002) | Indiana | deceased |
Bernette Joshua Johnson[405] | Louisiana Supreme Court (1994–2020) | Louisiana | retired |
C. Anthony "Tony" Johnson[406] | General Sessions Criminal Court | Tennessee | deceased |
Clifton Johnson (jurist)[407] | North Carolina Court of Appeals (1982–1996) | North Carolina | deceased |
Golden E. Johnson[408] | Newark Municipal Court (appt. 1974); Montclair Municipal Court | New Jersey | deceased |
Joseph D. Johnson[409] | Kansas Third Judicial District (2005–2018) | Kansas | deceased |
Norma Holloway Johnson[410] | United States District Court for the District of Columbia (1980–2003) | Washington, D.C. | retired |
Shanice Johnson[411] | Sixth Circuit Court (2021– ) | Arkansas | active |
Sterling Johnson Jr.[412] | United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York (1991–2022) | New York | deceased |
Alesia Jones[413] | Solano County Superior Court (2008– ) | California | active |
Bernard M. Jones[414] | United States District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma (2015– ) | Oklahoma | active |
C. Darnell Jones II[415] | First Judicial District of Pennsylvania (1987–2008); United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania (2008– ) | Pennsylvania | active |
Charles W. Jones[416] | Detroit Recorder’s Court (appt. 1950) | Michigan | deceased |
DaSean Jones[417] | Harris County District Court (2019– ) | Texas | active |
Gaynelle Griffin Jones[418] | First Court of the Texas Courts of Appeals (1992–1993) | Texas | deceased |
Jennifer L. Jones[419] | Sedgwick County District Court (1992–2001); Wichita Municipal Court (2001– ) | Kansas | active |
Joscelyn Jones[420] | Alameda County Superior Court (2020– ) | California | active |
Napoleon A. Jones Jr.[421] | 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[422] | United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit (1979–2002) | Ohio | retired |
Okla Jones II[423] | United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana (1994–1996) | Louisiana | deceased |
Richard A. Jones[424] | King County Superior Court (1994–2007); United States District Court for the Western District of Washington (2007– ) | Washington | active |
Sidney A. Jones[425] | Cook County Circuit Court (1960–1980) | Illinois | deceased |
Steve C. Jones[426] | United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia (2011– ) | Georgia | active |
Tierra Jones[427] | Clark County District Court (2017– ) | Nevada | active |
Tonya Jones[260] | Harris County Criminal Court at Law No. 15 (2019– ) | Texas | active |
Tanya Jones Bosier[428] | Superior Court of the District of Columbia (2017– ) | Washington, D.C. | active |
Claudia Jordan[429] | Denver County Court (1994–2014) | Colorado | retired |
Robert E. Jourdan[27] | Chelan County Superior Court (2021– ) | Washington | active |
J. Curtis Joyner[430] | 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[431] | 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[432] | United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama (2010–2022) | Alabama | resigned |
Michelle Kazadi[118] | Los Angeles County Superior Court (2021– ) | California | active |
Amalya Lyle Kearse[433] | United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit (1979– ) | New York | active |
Damon Keith[434] | 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[435] | 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[436] | Mobile County Circuit Court (1979–1998) | Alabama | deceased |
Henry H. Kennedy Jr.[437] | United States District Court for the District of Columbia (1997– ) | Washington, D.C. | inactive |
Embry Kidd[438] | United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida (2019–2024); United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit (2024– ) | Florida | active |
Peter Killough[439] | Supreme Court of Maryland (2024–present) | Maryland | active |
James C. Kimbrough[440] | Lake County Superior Court (1974–1987) | Indiana | deceased |
Klinette H. Kindred[441] | United States Bankruptcy Court Eastern District of Virginia (2017– ) | Virginia | active |
Kimberly Kiner[442] | LaPorte Superior Court (Judge Pro Tem: appt. 2013) | Indiana | deceased |
Alex Kinlaw Jr.[443] | South Carolina Circuit Court (2018– ) | South Carolina | active |
David M. Krashna[444] | Alameda County Municipal Court (Commissioner: 1992–1998); Alameda County Superior Court (Commissioner: 1998–2001; Judge: 2001–2015) | California | retired |
Leondra Kruger[445] | California Supreme Court (2015– ) | California | active |
William Francis Kuntz II[446] | United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York (2011– ) | New York | active |
Gary L. Lancaster[447] | United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania (1987–2013) | Pennsylvania | deceased |
Adam B. Landy[448] | United States Tax Court (2021– ) | Washington, D.C. | active |
Monique Langhorne[449][450] | Napa County Superior Court (2019–2023) Courts of Appeal, First Appellate District, Division One (2023–) | California | active |
Rick Lawrence[451] | Lewiston District Court (2000–2022) Supreme Judicial Court (2022–) | Maine | active |
Alison Renee Lee[452] | South Carolina Fifth Judicial Circuit (1999–2023 ) | South Carolina | retired |
Amarra A. Lee[453] | San Mateo Superior Court (2018– ) | California | active |
Eunice C. Lee[454] | United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit (2021– ) | New York | active |
Gerald Bruce Lee[455] | United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia (1998–2017) | Virginia | retired |
Helen Shores Lee[456] | Jefferson County Circuit Court (2003–2017) | Alabama | deceased |
Ida Leggett[457] | 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[458] | United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana (1984– ) | Louisiana | active |
John T. Letts[459] | Grand Rapids Municipal Court (elect. 1959); Kent County District Court (elect. 1967) | Michigan | deceased |
Ola M. Lewis[460] | North Carolina 13th Judicial District (appt. 1993) | North Carolina | deceased |
Timothy K. Lewis[461] | 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[462] | United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts (1993–2009) | Massachusetts | deceased |
Sam A. Lindsay[463] | United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas (1998– ) | Texas | active |
Joe O. Littlejohn[464] | San Diego County Superior Court (1995–2006) | California | retired |
Melony Lockwood[465] [466] | Alaska Fourth Judicial District (2017–2021) | Alaska | resigned |
Steven Logan[467] | United States District Court for the District of Arizona (2014– ) | Arizona | active |
Raymond Lohier[468] | United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit (2010– ) | New York | active |
James L. Long[469] | Sacramento County Superior Court (app. 1982) | California | retired |
Mary Johnson Lowe[470] | 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[471] | Sacramento Municipal Court (1983–1998); Sacramento County Superior Court (1998–2002) | California | deceased |
Matthew J. Maddox[472] | United States District Court for the District of Maryland (2022– ) | Maryland | active |
Conrad Mallett Jr.[473] | Michigan Supreme Court (1990–1998) | Michigan | retired |
William A. Mallory[474] | 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[475] | Marion County Superior Court (1958–1978) | Indiana | deceased |
Robert J. Mangum[476] | New York State Court of Claims (appt. 1971) | New York | deceased |
Blanche M. Manning[477] | United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois (1994–2020) | Illinois | deceased |
L. Casey Manning[478] | South Carolina Circuit Court (1994– ) | South Carolina | active |
Jeralynn Manor[479] | Harris County District Court (2021– ) | Texas | active |
Calvin Mapp[480] | Miami-Dade County Court (1973–1994) | Florida | deceased |
Algenon L. Marbley[481] | United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio (1997– ) | Ohio | active |
Consuelo Bland Marshall[482] | United States District Court for the Central District of California (1980– ) | California | inactive |
Thurgood Marshall[483] | 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[484] | Kentucky District Court (1993–2009) | Kentucky | retired |
Joshua W. Martin III[485] [486] | Superior Court of Delaware (1982–1989) | Delaware | resigned |
Aaron B. Mason[170][487] | Clayton County Superior Court (2016–) | Georgia | active |
Rhonda Mason[488] | Johnson County Court (2016– ) | Kansas | active |
Andre Mathis[489] | United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit (2022– ) | Tennessee | active |
Albert Matthews[490] | Los Angeles Superior Court (Assigned Judge: appt. 1993) | California | deceased |
James Campbell Matthews[491] | Albany, New York Recorder's Court (1896–1899) | New York | deceased |
Stephen L. Maxwell[492] | Minnesota 2nd Judicial District Court (1967–1987) | Minnesota | deceased |
Mabel Mayfield[493] | Berrien County Courts (2000– ) | Michigan | active |
William E. McAnulty Jr.[494] | 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[495] | Alameda County Superior Court (2013– ) | California | active |
Jesse McClure[496] | 339th District Court (2019–2020); Texas Court of Criminal Appeals (2021–) | Texas | active |
LaRonda J. McCoy[497] | Los Angeles County Superior Court (2017– ) | California | active |
Kari McCrea[498] | Alaska Third Judicial District (2017– ) | Alaska | active |
Wade H McCree Jr.[499] | United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan (1961– 1966) United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit (1966-1977) | Michigan | deceased |
Wade Harper McCree [500][501] | Wayne County Circuit Court (2004–2013; 2020–) suspended and reinstated | Michigan | active |
Joe Billy McDade[502] | Tenth Judicial Circuit, State of Illinois (1982–1991); United States District Court for the Central District of Illinois (1991– ) | Illinois | active |
Gabrielle Kirk McDonald[503] | United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas (1979–1988) | Texas | resigned |
Odell McGhee, II[504] | Iowa District Court (2002– ) | Iowa | active |
Theodore McKee[505] | Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas (1984–1994); United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit (1994– ) | Pennsylvania | active |
Kevin McKeever[506] | Iowa District Court (2015– ) | Iowa | active |
Elwood S. McKenney[507] | Roxbury District Court (appt. 1960) | Massachusetts | deceased |
Patricia McKinley[508] | Bay District Municipal Court District (1982–1986) | California | deceased |
Theodore McMillian[509] | United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit (1978–2006) | Missouri | deceased |
Brandy R. McMillion[510] | United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan (2023– ) | Michigan | active |
Tyrone Medley[511] | Utah Fifth Circuit Court (1984–1992); Utah Third Circuit Court (1992–2012) | Utah | retired |
Cordell D. Meeks Sr.[512] | Wyandotte County District Court (1972–1980) | Kansas | deceased |
Alfonza Menefee[513] | Macon County Probate Court (1988–2019)[514] | Alabama | retired |
Orelia Merchant[515] | United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York (2023– ) | New York | active |
Robin M. Meriweather[516] | United States District Court for the District of Columbia (2017–2024); United States Court of Federal Claims (2024– ) | Washington, D.C. | active |
Natasha C. Merle[517] | United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York (2023– ) | New York | active |
Stephan P. Mickle[518] | 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[519] | United States District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma (1994– ) | Oklahoma | inactive |
Brian Stacy Miller[520] | United States District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas (2008– ) | Arkansas | active |
Sheila Miller[521] | 41B District Court (2006–2010) | Michigan | retired |
Herbert E. Millin[522] | Philadelphia Municipal Court (appt. 1947) | Pennsylvania | deceased |
Toni Y. Mims-Cochran[523][524] | Alameda County Superior Court (Commissioner: 2016–2022; Judge 2022) | California | active |
Cameron Mitchell[525] | Benton-Franklin Superior Court (2004– ) | Washington | deceased |
Irvin C. Mollison[526] | United States Customs Court (1945–1962) | New York | deceased |
Tamika Montgomery–Reeves[527] | 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[528] | Illinois 6th Judicial District (2012– ) | Illinois | active |
Herman E. Moore[529] | United States District Court of the Virgin Islands (1939–1957) | United States Virgin Islands | deceased |
Lester V. Moore[530] | Norfolk Juvenile and Domestic District Court (1976–1997) | Virginia | deceased |
Michelle Moore[531] | 314th District Court (2019– ) | Texas | active |
Raymond P. Moore[532] | United States District Court for the District of Colorado (2013– ) | Colorado | active |
Terry F. Moorer[533] | 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[534] | Supreme Court of North Carolina (2016– ) | North Carolina | active |
Ernest Nathan Morial[535] | Louisiana Juvenile Court (1970–1974); Louisiana Fourth Circuit Court of Appeal (1974–1977) | Louisiana | deceased |
Brittanye Morris[536] | Harris County District Court (2021– ) | Texas | active |
Carl W. Morris[537] | Alameda County Municipal Court (1988–1993); Alameda County Superior Court (1993–2012) | California | retired |
Denise Langford Morris[538] [539] | Oakland County Circuit Court (1992–2022) | Michigan | retired |
Elizabeth Morris[540] | Anne Arundel County Circuit Court (2018– ) | Maryland | active |
Angil Morris-Jones[541][542] | Merced County Superior Court (appt. 1997) | California | retired or lost reelection |
Franklin Morton Jr.[543] | New York Municipal Court (appt. 1958); New York State Supreme Court (elect. 1969) | New York | deceased |
Constance Baker Motley[544] | United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (1966–2005) | New York | deceased |
Harriet Mitchell Murphy[545] | Austin Municipal Court (1973–1993) | Texas | retired |
Richard E. Myers II[546] | United States District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina (2019– ) | North Carolina | active |
Julien Neals[547] | United States District Court for the District of New Jersey (2021– ) | New Jersey | active |
Adrienne Nelson[548] | 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[549] | Massachusetts Superior Court (1973–1979); United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts (1979–1998) | Massachusetts | deceased |
P. Scott Neville Jr.[550] | Illinois Supreme Court (2018– ) | Illinois | active |
Irma Newburn[551] [552] | Oklahoma Fifth Judicial Circuit (2016–2021) Federal Immigration Judge (2021–) | Oklahoma Tennessee | active |
Clifton B. Newman[553] | South Carolina Circuit Court (2000–2023) | South Carolina | retired |
Jocelyn Newman[554] | South Carolina Circuit Court (2016– ) | South Carolina | active |
Tara L. Newman[555] | Los Angeles County Superior Court (2021– ) | California | active |
Robert N. C. Nix Jr.[556] | Supreme Court of Pennsylvania (1972–1996) | Pennsylvania | deceased |
Troy L. Nunley[557] | Sacramento County Superior Court (2002–2012); United States District Court for the Eastern District of California (2013– ) | California | active |
Jimmy Nunn[558] | Dallas County Probate Court (2018– ) | Alabama | active |
Edirin Okoloko[559] | Snohomish County Superior Court (2020– ) | Washington | active |
Eileen A. Olds[560] | Chesapeake Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Court (1995–2019) | Virginia | retired |
Solomon Oliver Jr.[561] | United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio (1994– ) | Ohio | active |
Vernon D. Oliver[562] | Connecticut Superior Court (2009–2023); United States District Court for the District of Connecticut (2023– ) | Connecticut | active |
Dayo O. Onanubosi[563] | Idaho Third Judicial District (2009– ) | Idaho | active |
Revius Ortique Jr.[564] | Supreme Court of Louisiana (elec. 1992) | Louisiana | deceased |
Alexis Otis-Lewis[565] | St. Clair County Court (1992–2009) | Illinois | retired |
Jalilah Otto[566] | Jackson County Circuit Court (2017– ) | Missouri | active |
Morris Overstreet[567] | Texas Court of Criminal Appeals (1991–1999) | Texas | term ended |
Charles L. Owens[568] | Oklahoma County District Court (1968–1998) | Oklahoma | deceased |
Alan Page[569] | Supreme Court of Minnesota (1993–2015) | Minnesota | retired |
Myles Paige[570] | New York City Criminal Court (1939–1956); Domestic Relations Court (1958–1966) | New York | deceased |
Wilma Palmer[571] | Tulsa County District Court (2007– ) | Oklahoma | active |
Darrel J. Papillion[572] | United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana (2023– ) | Louisiana | active |
Barrington D. Parker[573] | United States District Court for the District of Columbia (1969–1993) | Washington, D.C. | deceased |
Barrington D. Parker Jr.[574] | 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[575] | Montgomery County Common Pleas Court (2019– ) | Ohio | active |
Linda Vivienne Parker[576] | United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan (2014– ) | Michigan | active |
James Benton Parsons[577] | United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois (1961–1993) | Illinois | deceased |
Thomas H. Parrott[578][579] | Los Angeles Superior Court (Commissioner: 1990–2006) | California | retired |
Cecil B. Patterson Jr.[580] | Maricopa County Superior Court (1980–1991); Arizona First Appellate Court (1995–2003) | Arizona | retired |
Gary D. Payne[581] | Fayette County Court (1988–2011) | Kentucky | retired |
Latosha Lewis Payne[582] | Harris County District Court (2019– ) | Texas | active |
Sandra Peake[583] | Harris County District Court (2019– ) | Texas | active |
Benita Y. Pearson[584] | United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio (2008– ) | Ohio | active |
John Garrett Penn[585] | 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[586] | 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[587] | Florida 18th Judicial Circuit (1999–2009); Supreme Court of Florida (2009–2016) | Florida | retired |
Matthew J. Perry[588] | 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[589] | Harris County District Court (2016– ) | Texas | active |
Vel Phillips[590] | Milwaukee County Circuit Court (1971–1978) | Wisconsin | deceased |
Kenneth A. Phipps[591] | Criminal Court of the City of New York (1958–1968) | New York | deceased |
Risë Jones Pichon[592] | Santa Clara Municipal Court (Commissioner: 1983–1984; Judge 1984–1998); Santa Clara Superior Court (1998–2019) | California | retired |
Juan Pickett[593] | Louisiana 32nd Judicial District (2015– ) | Louisiana | active |
Lawrence W. Pierce[594] | 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.[595] | San Diego County Superior Court (2020– ) | California | active |
Freddy Pitcher Jr.[596] | Louisiana 19th Judicial District Court; Louisiana First Circuit Court of Appeal | Louisiana | retired |
Elizabeth Davis Pittman[597] | Omaha Municipal Court (1971–1986) | Nebraska | deceased |
Donald F. Pitts[598] | Los Angeles Superior Court (appt. 1984) | California | retired |
Marlon Polk[599] | Fourth Judicial District Court (2005– ) | Nebraska | active |
Cecil F. Poole[600] | 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[601] | Iowa District Court (2015– ) | Iowa | active |
John D. Posten[602] | United States District Court for the District of Montana (United States Commissioner: 1893–1917) | Montana | deceased |
Cleo Powell[603] | Virginia Court of Appeals (2008–2011); Supreme Court of Virginia (2011– ) | Virginia | active |
Tanya Walton Pratt[604] | United States District Court for the Southern District of Indiana (2010– ) | Indiana | active |
William A. Price[605] | Justice of the Peace for Matagorda (appt. 1872) | Texas | deceased |
John E. Prim[606] | Seattle Municipal Court (Judge pro tem: appt. 1954) | Washington | deceased |
Doris Pryor[607] | 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[608] | Texas Fourth Court of Appeals (2015–2016); United States District Court for the Western District of Texas (2019– ) | Texas | active |
Rudolph R. Pyle III[609] | Madison County Circuit Court (2009–2012); Indiana Court of Appeals (2012– ) | Indiana | active |
William D. Quarles Jr.[610] | United States District Court for the District of Maryland (2003–2016) | Maryland | retired |
Peggy Quince[611] | Supreme Court of Florida (1999–2019) | Florida | retired |
Henry Ramsey Jr.[612] | Alameda County Superior Court (1981–1990) | California | deceased |
Murlene J. Randle[613] | San Francisco County Superior Court (2020– ) | California | active |
Robin Ransom[614] | 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[615] | Delaware County Court of Common Pleas (2019– ) | Pennsylvania | active |
Monique F. Rauls[616] | Louisiana 9th Judicial District Court (2015– ) | Louisiana | active |
Johnnie B. Rawlinson[617] | 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.[618] | Broward County Court of Record; Florida Circuit Court | Florida | deceased |
Carlton W. Reeves[619] | United States District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi (2010– ) | Mississippi | active |
Dawna F. Reeves[620] | Stanislaus County Superior Court (2008– ) | California | active |
Sheldon K. Rennie[621] | Superior Court of Delaware (2018– ) | Delaware | active |
Gloria Clark Reno[622] [623] | Missouri 21st Judicial Circuit (2002–2020) | Missouri | retired |
Dianne Renwick[624] | 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[625] | Camden County Domestic Relations Court (appt. 1956) | New Jersey | deceased |
Robert L. Reid[626][627] | Las Vegas Alternate Municipal Court (appt. 1966-1970) Justice of the Peace for Las Vegas Township (1970– ) | Nevada | active[628] |
Scoval Richardson[629] | United States Customs Court (1957–1980); United States Court of International Trade (1980–1982) | New York | deceased |
Tony L. Richardson[630] | Los Angeles County Superior Court (2012– ) | California | active |
Moxey Rigby[631] | Nassau County District Court (elect. 1959) | New York | deceased |
Elizabeth Riggs[632] | San Diego Superior Court (1979–2011) | California | deceased |
Frances E. Rivers[633] | New York City Court (1943–1963) | New York | deceased |
Andree Layton Roaf[634] | Arkansas Supreme Court (1995–1996); Arkansas Court of Appeals (1996–2006) | Arkansas | retired |
Richard W. Roberts[635] | United States District Court for the District of Columbia (1998– ) | Washington, D.C. | inactive |
Terrie E. Roberts[636] | San Diego County Superior Court (2019– ) | California | active |
Victoria A. Roberts[637] | United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan (1998–2023) | Michigan | retired |
Alfred S. Robbins[638] | New York State Supreme Court (appt. 1979) | New York | deceased |
Aubrey Eugene Robinson Jr.[639] | 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[640] | Boston Juvenile Court (appt. 1948) | Massachusetts | deceased |
Julie A. Robinson[641] | United States District Court for the District of Kansas (2001– ) | Kansas | active |
Richard A. Robinson[642] | Connecticut Supreme Court (2013–2024) | Connecticut | retired |
Spottswood William Robinson III[643] | 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[644] | United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (2003–2010) | New York | resigned |
Edward Rodgers[645] | Palm Beach County Court (1973–1995) | Florida | deceased |
Dawn Rogers[646] | Harris County District Court (2021– ) | Texas | active |
Judith Ann Wilson Rogers[647] | 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[648] | United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia (2014– ) | Georgia | active |
Joseph D. Roulhac[649] | Akron Municipal Court (1967–1987) | Ohio | deceased |
Robert D. Rucker[650] | Supreme Court of Indiana (1999–2017) | Indiana | retired |
George Lewis Ruffin[651] | Municipal Court, Charlestown District (appt. 1883) | Massachusetts | deceased |
John "Jack" H. Ruffin Jr.[652] | Georgia Court of Appeals (1994–2008) | Georgia | deceased |
George L. Russell Jr.[653] | Supreme Bench of Baltimore (1966–1968) | Maryland | retired |
George L. Russell III[654] | Maryland Circuit Court, Baltimore City (2007–2012); United States District Court for the District of Maryland (2012– ) | Maryland | active |
Edith S. Sampson[655] | Municipal Court of Chicago (1962–1966); Circuit Court of Cook County (1966–1978) | Illinois | deceased |
James B. Sanderlin[656] | Pinellas County Court (1972–1985); Florida District Court of Appeals (1985–1987) | Florida | deceased |
Willie Louis Sands[657] | United States District Court for the Middle District of Georgia (1994– ) | Georgia | inactive |
Anita L. Santos[658][659] | Contra Costa County Superior Court (Commissioner: 2012–2014; Judge: 2014–2022) | California | retired |
Ruth Sconiers[660] | 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.[661] | Superior Court of Delaware (2003– ) | Delaware | active |
Elisha Scott[662][663] | Michigan Department of Labor | Michigan | deceased |
Gregory Kellam Scott[664] | Colorado Supreme Court (1992–2000) | Colorado | resigned |
Kai Scott[665] | Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas (2015–2022); United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania (2022– ) | Pennsylvania | active |
Mary Stenson Scriven[666] | United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida (2008– ) | Florida | active |
Renard F. Shepard[667] | Sacramento County Municipal Court (1998–1998); Sacramento County Superior Court (1998– ) | California | retired |
Leah Ward Sears[668] | Fulton County Superior Court (1988–1992); Supreme Court of Georgia (1992–2009) | Georgia | resigned |
Myra C. Selby[669] | Indiana Supreme Court (1995–1999) | Indiana | retired |
Jamel K. Semper[670] | United States District Court for the District of New Jersey (2023– ) | New Jersey | active |
Phyllis Senegal[671] | Lake County Superior Court (appt. 1975) | Indiana | deceased |
Margaret B. Seymour[672] | United States District Court for the District of South Carolina (1996–2022) | South Carolina | retired |
Charles Alexander Shaw[311] | United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri (1993–2020) | Missouri | deceased |
Leander J. Shaw Jr.[656] | Florida District Courts of Appeal (1979–1983); Supreme Court of Florida (1983–2003) | Florida | deceased |
Phrasel L. Shelton[673] | San Mateo Municipal Court (1976–1988); San Mateo County Superior Court (1988–2004) | California | deceased |
Rod Shelton[464] | San Diego County Superior Court (2007– ) | California | active |
Michael A. Shipp[674] | United States District Court for the District of New Jersey (2007– ) | New Jersey | active |
Benjamin Shobe[675] | Jefferson County Circuit Court (1976–1992) | Kentucky | deceased |
Paul Allen Simmons[676] | United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania (1978–2014) | Pennsylvania | deceased |
James E. Simmons Jr.[677] | San Diego County Superior Court (2017–2023); United States District Court for the Southern District of California (2023– ) | California | active |
Leah Simms[678] | Dade County Superior Court (appt. 1981) | Florida | retired |
Sandra A. Simms[679] | Oahu Circuit Court (1991–2004) | Hawaii | retired |
Frederick Wayman "Duke" Slater[680] | Cook County Superior Court (appt. 1960) | Illinois | deceased |
Fred W. Slaughter[681] | Orange County Superior Court (2014–2022); United States District Court for the Central District of California (2022– ) | California | active |
Gregory M. Sleet[682] | United States District Court for the District of Delaware (1998–2018) | Delaware | retired |
Charles Smiley[683] | Alameda County Superior Court (Commissioner: 2007–2012; Judge: 2012– ) | California | active |
Charles Z. Smith[684] | Supreme Court of Washington (1998–2002) | Washington | deceased |
Erithe A. Smith[685] | U.S. Bankruptcy Court—Central (1994– ) | California | active |
George Bundy Smith[686] | New York Appellate Division, First Department (1987–1992) | New York | retired |
Karla Smith[687] | Montgomery District Court (2012–2015)Montgomery County Circuit Court (2015–) | Maryland | active |
Lavenski Smith[688] | Arkansas Supreme Court (1999–2000); United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit (2002– ) | Arkansas | active |
Lori K. Smith[27] | Washington Court of Appeals (2018– ) | Washington | active |
Lynne H. Smith[630] or Lynne M Hobbs[689] | Los Angeles County Superior Court (2012– ) | California | active |
Micah W. J. Smith[690] | United States District Court for the District of Hawaii (2024– ) | Hawaii | active |
Otis M. Smith[691] | Michigan Supreme Court (1961–1966) | Michigan | deceased |
Rodney Smith[692] | 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[693] | Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court (1987–2009) | Pennsylvania | retired |
Julie S. Sneed[694] | United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida (2015– ) | Florida | active |
Joe Somers[695] | Champaign County Court (elec. 1961) | Illinois | deceased |
Theodore O. Spaulding[696] | Pennsylvania Superior Court (appt. 1966) | Pennsylvania | deceased |
James R. Spencer[697] | United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia (1986–2017) | Virginia | retired |
Vaino Spencer[698] | California Second Appellate District (1980–2007) | California | deceased |
Erica Standfield Brandon[699] | North Carolina 17A Judicial District (2019– ) | North Carolina | active |
Booker T. Stephens[700] | Eighth Judicial Circuit, McDowell County (c. 1985–2019) | West Virginia | retired |
William H. Stephens[701] | Marin County Superior Court | California | retired |
Barry Stevens[702] [703] | Superior Court of Connecticut (1994–) | Connecticut | active |
Harold A. Stevens[704] | 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[705] | United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit (1994– ) | Louisiana | active |
LaToyia Jenkins Stewart[706] | Passaic County Superior Court (2017– ) | New Jersey | active |
Melody J. Stewart[707] | Ohio 8th District Court of Appeals (2006–2019); Supreme Court of Ohio (2019– ) | Ohio | active |
Charles M. Stokes[708] | King County District Court (1968–1978) | Washington | deceased |
Jesse N. Stone[709] | Supreme Court of Louisiana (1972–1974) | Louisiana | term ended |
William Stone[710] | Williamsburg-James City County Court (1968–1998) | Virginia | deceased |
Rita L. Stotts[71] | Circuit Court in the Shelby County (2000–2009) | Tennessee | deceased |
Juanita Kidd Stout[711] | Supreme Court of Pennsylvania (1988–1989) | Pennsylvania | deceased |
Diane Clarke Streett[712] | Superior Court of Delaware (2010– ) | Delaware | active |
Emmet G. Sullivan[713] | United States District Court for the District of Columbia (1994– ) | Washington, D.C. | active |
Laura Taylor Swain[714] | 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[715] | Orange County Superior Court (2010 – ) | California | active |
Germaine J. Tanner[716] | Harris County District Court (2019– ) | Texas | active |
Jack Edward Tanner[717] | 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[718] | United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan (1979–2017) | Michigan | deceased |
Tricia Taylor[719] | Los Angeles County Superior Court (2019– ) | California | active |
Wilford Taylor Jr.[720] | Hampton District Court (appt. 1995) | Virginia | deceased |
Darwin W. Telesiord[721] | New York State Supreme Court, First Judicial District (elect. 1964) | New York | deceased |
Clarence Thomas[722] | 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[723] | Los Angeles County Superior Court (2018–2022); United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit (2022– ) | California | active |
John Charles Thomas[724] | Supreme Court of Virginia (1983–1989) | Virginia | resigned |
Lawton E. Thomas[725] | Negro Municipal Court (appt. 1950; court has since disbanded) | Florida | deceased |
Roderick B. Thomas[726] | Dallas County Criminal Court (1874) | Alabama | deceased |
Lauren Thomasson[727] | San Joaquin County Superior Court (2005– ) | California | active |
Alvin W. Thompson[728] | United States District Court for the District of Connecticut (1994– ) | Connecticut | inactive |
Anne Elise Thompson[729] | United States District Court for the District of New Jersey (1979–2001) | New Jersey | retired |
Emerson R. Thompson Jr.[730] | Orange County Court (1976–1980); Ninth Judicial Circuit Court (1980–1993); Florida 5th Judicial Court (1993–2019) | Florida | retired |
Myron Herbert Thompson[731] | United States District Court for the Middle District of Alabama (1980– ) | Alabama | inactive |
Ojetta Rogeriee Thompson[732] | United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit (2010– ) | Rhode Island | active |
Patrick S. Thompson[733] | San Francisco County Superior Court (2022– ) | California | active |
Trina Thompson[734] | Alameda County Superior Court (2003–2022); United States District Court for the Northern District of California (2022– ) | California | active |
Willie Thompson[735] | Supreme Court, Appellate Division, Second Department (ret. 2001) | New York | deceased |
Sherry M. Thompson-Taylor[733] | San Diego County Superior Court (2022– ) | California | active |
C. Elliott Thornton[736] | Harris County District Court (2021– ) | Texas | active |
Patricia Timmons-Goodson[737] | North Carolina Supreme Court (2006–2012) | North Carolina | resigned |
Patricia Titus[738] | Los Angeles County Superior Court (2000– ) | California | active |
Demetrica Todd-Ruiz[739] | Vineland Municipal Court (2017–2023) Salem Superior Court (2023–) | New Jersey | active |
Shirley Tolentino[740] | Jersey City Municipal Court (1976–1984); New Jersey Superior Court (1984–2010) | New Jersey | deceased |
Charles H. Toliver IV[741] | Superior Court of Delaware (1990–2014) | Delaware | retired |
Analisa Torres[742] | 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[743] | Alabama Municipal Courts (1973–1977) | Alabama | resigned |
Sandra L. Townes[744] | 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[745] | San Diego County Superior Court (ret. 2021) | California | retired |
Marcus O. Tucker[746] | Long Beach Municipal Court (appt. 1976–1985); Los Angeles Superior Court (1985–2004) | California | deceased |
Petrese B. Tucker[37] | United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania (2000– ) | Pennsylvania | active |
Jasmine Twitty[747] | Easley Municipal Court (2015– ) | South Carolina | active |
Ralph E. Tyson[748] | United States District Court for the Middle District of Louisiana (1998–2011) | Louisiana | deceased |
Franklin U. Valderrama[749] | Circuit Court of Cook County (2007–2020); United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois (2020– ) | Illinois | active |
Leo Valentine Jr.[750] | San Diego Municipal Court (1995–1998); San Diego County Superior Court (1998–2019) | California | retired |
Holly Veal[170][751] | Henry County Superior Court (Flint Judicial Circuit) (2018–) | Georgia | active |
Teresa Vincent[752] | Guilford County District Court (2019– ) | North Carolina | active |
Joseph Cornelius Waddy[753] | United States District Court for the District of Columbia.(1967–1978) | Washington, D.C. | deceased |
Herman G. Walker[754] | Superior Court of Alaska-Anchorage (2015– ) | Alaska | active |
Jamar K. Walker[755] | United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia (2023– ) | Virginia | active |
Toni Wallace[756] | Fort Bend County Court at Law No.5 (2016– ) | Texas | active |
William H. Walls[757] | United States District Court for the District of New Jersey (1994–2019) | New Jersey | deceased |
Reggie Walton[758] | United States District Court for the District of Columbia (2001– ); United States Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court (2007–2014) | Washington, D.C. | active |
Horace Ward[759] | 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[760] | United States District Court for the Northern District of California (1990–2012) | California | retired |
Joyce Elise Williams Warren[761] | Pulaski County Juvenile Court (1983–1990); Arkansas Sixth Judicial District (1991–2020) | Arkansas | active |
Lisa R. Washington[762] | Los Angeles County Superior Court (2020– ) | California | active |
Pamela Scott Washington[763] | Alaska District Court (2010– ) | Alaska | active |
Paul J. Watford[764] | United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit (2012–2023) | California | resigned |
James Lopez Watson[765] | United States Customs Court (1966–1980); United States Court of International Trade (1980–2001) | New York | deceased |
Robert B. Watts[766] | Baltimore Municipal Court (appt. 1960); Supreme Bench of Baltimore City (1968–1985) | Maryland | deceased |
Gerald Webb[767] | Hamilton County General Sessions Court (2019– ) | Tennessee | active |
E. Gregory Wells[768] | Maryland Court of Special Appeals (2019– ) | Maryland | active |
Ryan Wells[769] | Fresno County Superior Court (2021– ) | California | active |
Briana Westry-Robinson[770] | Wilcox County District Court (2017– ) | Alabama | active |
Nancy Cornelia Wheeler (formerly Francis)[771] | Washtenaw County Trial Court (1990–2014) | Michigan | retired |
Charles W. White[772] | Court of Common Pleas (appt. 1955) | Ohio | deceased |
George Washington White[773] | United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio (1980–2011) | Ohio | deceased |
Maxine White[774] | Milwaukee County Court (1992–2020) Wisconsin Court of Appeals (2020–) | Wisconsin | active |
Ronnie L. White[775] | Supreme Court of Missouri (1995–2007); United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri (2014–2024) | Missouri | retired |
Jamal Whitehead[776] | United States District Court for the Western District of Washington (2023– ) | Washington | active |
Helen Whitener[777] | Pierce County Superior Court (2015–2020); Washington Supreme Court (2020– ) | Washington | active |
Marshall I. Whitley[778] | Alameda County Municipal Court (1993–1998); Alameda County Superior Court (1998–2013) | California | retired |
Tadia Whitner[779] | Gwinnett County Superior Court (2019– ) | Georgia | active |
Susan D. Wigenton[780] | United States District Court for the District of New Jersey (2006– ) | New Jersey | active |
Alton W. Wiley Sr.[781] | Rhode Island District Court (1981–1991); Rhode Island Superior Court (appt. 1991) | Rhode Island | retired |
Monica Wiley[782] | San Francisco County Superior Court (2009– ) | California | active |
Henry "Hank" Wilkins IV[783] [784] | Jefferson County Court (2017–2018) | Arkansas | resigned |
Robert L. Wilkins[785] | 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.[786] | United States District Court for the District of Maryland (1994–2014) | Maryland | retired |
Ann Claire Williams[787] | 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[81] | Madison Circuit Court | Connecticut | deceased |
David W. Williams[788] | 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[789] [790] | Louisiana Second Circuit Court of Appeal (1992– 2020) | Louisiana | retired |
Gregory B. Williams[791] | United States District Court for the District of Delaware (2022– ) | Delaware | active |
Janice M. Williams[555] | Solano County Superior Court (2021– ) | California | active |
Jean Williams[792] | Tucson Municipal Courts (1974–1976); Phoenix Municipal Court (1976–1996) | Arizona | deceased |
LaShawn A. Williams[793] | Harris County Civil. Court at Law #3 (2018– ) | Texas | active |
Karen M. Williams[794] | United States District Court for the District of New Jersey (2009– ) | New Jersey | active |
Milton L. Williams[795] | Supreme Court of the State of New York (1993–2002, 2003–2008) | New York | retired |
Oliver D. Williams[796] | New York State Supreme Court (1963–1968) | New York | deceased |
Omar A. Williams[797] | Connecticut Superior Court for the District of New London (2016–2021); United States District Court for the District of Connecticut (2021– ) | Connecticut | active |
Charles J. Willoughby Jr. | Superior Court of the District of Columbia (2024– ) | Washington, D.C. | active |
Charles R. Wilson[798] | United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit (1999– ) | Florida | active |
Lionel Wilson[799] | Alameda County Municipal Court (1960–1964); Alameda County Superior Court (1964–1977) | California | deceased |
Brian C. Wimes[800] | 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[432] | United States District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi (1985– ) | Alabama | active |
Joan Winn[801][802] | Dallas County Court at Law (1975–1978); 191st District Court (appt. 1978) | Texas | retired |
Andrea R. Wood[803] | United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois (2013– ) | Illinois | active |
Gregory Howard Woods[804] | United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (2013– ) | New York | active |
Joseph Wood[805] [806] | Washington County (2017–2023?) | Arkansas | resigned to seek different office |
W. Fillmore Wood[81] | Union County Court | New Jersey | deceased |
Jonathan Jasper Wright[588] | Supreme Court of South Carolina (1870–1877) | South Carolina | deceased |
Otis D. Wright II[807] | Los Angeles County Superior Court (2005–2007); United States District Court for the Central District of California (2007– ) | California | active |
Wilhelmina Wright[808] | 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.[809] | 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[810] | Essex County Court (1960–1972) | New Jersey | deceased |
Staci Michelle Yandle[811] | United States District Court for the Southern District of Illinois (2014– ) | Illinois | active |
K. Patrick Yarbrough[812] | Illinois 17th Judicial Circuit Court (2007–2019) | Illinois | retired |
Lowynn Y. Young[813] | Los Angeles County Superior Court (2021– ) | California | active |
Reuben Young[814] | North Carolina Court of Appeals (2019–2020) | North Carolina | active |
Roderick C. Young[815] | United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia (2014– ) | Virginia | active |
John Milton Younge[816] | Court of Common Pleas for Philadelphia County (1996–2019); United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania (2019– ) | Pennsylvania | active |