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U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

42 judges have served since Oct 1, 1981. Now: Embry Jerode Kidd DNancy Gbana Abudu DAndrew Lynn Brasher RBarbara Lagoa RRobert Joshua Luck RBritt Cagle Grant RElizabeth Lee Branch RKevin Christopher Newsom RJill Anne Pryor DRobin Stacie Rosenbaum DAdalberto Jose Jordan DWilliam Holcombe Pryor, Jr. R.

Judges
42
18 N( · 13 R · 11 D
Longest tenure
38 years
Gerald Bard Tjoflat
Current
21 months
Embry Jerode Kidd, since Jan 2, 2025
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198519901995200020052010201520202025Richard Taylor Rives · 1981-10-01 – 1982-10-27 · None (reassignment)James Larry Edmondson · 1986-05-07 – 2012-07-15 · RepublicanRobin Stacie Rosenbaum · 2014-06-02 – present · DemocratAlbert John Henderson · 1981-10-01 – 1986-01-31 · None (reassignment)Emmett Ripley Cox · 1988-04-18 – 2000-12-18 · RepublicanWilliam Holcombe Pryor, Jr. · 2005-06-10 – present · RepublicanJohn Milton Bryan Simpson · 1981-10-01 – 1987-08-22 · None (reassignment)Stanley F. Birch, Jr. · 1990-05-14 – 2010-08-29 · RepublicanAdalberto Jose Jordan · 2012-02-17 – present · DemocratJohn Cooper Godbold · 1981-10-01 – 1987-10-23 · None (reassignment)Joel Fredrick Dubina · 1990-10-01 – 2013-10-26 · RepublicanJulie E. Carnes · 2014-07-31 – 2018-06-18 · DemocratBritt Cagle Grant · 2018-08-03 – present · RepublicanPaul Hitch Roney · 1981-10-01 – 1989-10-01 · None (reassignment)Susan Harrell Black · 1992-08-12 – 2011-02-25 · RepublicanJill Anne Pryor · 2014-09-09 – present · DemocratJames Clinkscales Hill · 1981-10-01 – 1989-10-15 · None (reassignment)Edward Earl Carnes · 1992-09-10 – 2020-06-30 · RepublicanAndrew Lynn Brasher · 2020-06-30 – present · RepublicanRobert Smith Vance · 1981-10-01 – 1989-12-16 · None (reassignment)Rosemary Barkett · 1994-04-15 – 2013-09-30 · DemocratKevin Christopher Newsom · 2017-08-02 – present · RepublicanThomas Alonzo Clark · 1981-10-01 – 1991-08-31 · None (reassignment)Frank M. Hull · 1997-09-18 – 2017-12-31 · DemocratElizabeth Lee Branch · 2018-03-19 – present · RepublicanFrank Minis Johnson, Jr. · 1981-10-01 – 1991-10-30 · None (reassignment)Stanley Marcus · 1997-11-12 – 2019-12-05 · DemocratBarbara Lagoa · 2019-12-06 – present · RepublicanWarren Leroy Jones · 1981-10-01 – 1993-11-11 · None (reassignment)Charles R. Wilson · 1999-08-09 – 2024-12-31 · DemocratEmbry Jerode Kidd · 2025-01-02 – present · DemocratPeter Thorp Fay · 1981-10-01 – 1994-01-19 · None (reassignment)Beverly Baldwin Martin · 2010-01-28 – 2021-09-30 · DemocratNancy Gbana Abudu · 2023-05-26 – present · DemocratElbert Parr Tuttle · 1981-10-01 – 1996-06-23 · None (reassignment)Robert Joshua Luck · 2019-11-19 – present · RepublicanPhyllis A. Kravitch · 1981-10-01 – 1996-12-31 · None (reassignment)David William Dyer · 1981-10-01 – 1998-06-07 · None (reassignment)Joseph Woodrow Hatchett · 1981-10-01 – 1999-05-14 · None (reassignment)Lewis Render Morgan · 1981-10-01 – 2001-11-15 · None (reassignment)R[obert] Lanier Anderson, III · 1981-10-01 – 2009-01-31 · None (reassignment)Gerald Bard Tjoflat · 1981-10-01 – 2019-11-19 · None (reassignment)
Embry Jerode Kidd D
Jan 2, 2025 – present · 21 months · appointed by Joseph R. Biden · confirmed 49–45
Nancy Gbana Abudu D
May 26, 2023 – present · 3.4 years · appointed by Joseph R. Biden · confirmed 49–47
Andrew Lynn Brasher R
Jun 30, 2020 – present · 6.3 years · appointed by Donald J. Trump · confirmed 52–43
Barbara Lagoa R
Dec 6, 2019 – present · 6.9 years · appointed by Donald J. Trump · confirmed 80–15
Robert Joshua Luck R
Nov 19, 2019 – present · 6.9 years · appointed by Donald J. Trump · confirmed 64–31
Britt Cagle Grant R
Aug 3, 2018 – present · 8.2 years · appointed by Donald J. Trump · confirmed 52–46
Elizabeth Lee Branch R
Mar 19, 2018 – present · 8.6 years · appointed by Donald J. Trump · confirmed 73–23
Kevin Christopher Newsom R
Aug 2, 2017 – present · 9.2 years · appointed by Donald J. Trump · confirmed 66–31
Jill Anne Pryor D
Sep 9, 2014 – present · 12 years · appointed by Barack Obama · confirmed 97–0
Julie E. Carnes D
Jul 31, 2014 – Jun 18, 2018 · 3.9 years · appointed by Barack Obama · senior status Jun 18, 2018 · confirmed 94–0
Robin Stacie Rosenbaum D
Jun 2, 2014 – present · 12 years · appointed by Barack Obama · confirmed 91–0
Adalberto Jose Jordan D
Feb 17, 2012 – present · 15 years · appointed by Barack Obama · confirmed 94–5
Beverly Baldwin Martin D
Jan 28, 2010 – Sep 30, 2021 · 12 years · appointed by Barack Obama
William Holcombe Pryor, Jr. R
Jun 10, 2005 – present · 21 years · appointed by George W. Bush · confirmed 53–45
Charles R. Wilson D
Aug 9, 1999 – Dec 31, 2024 · 25 years · appointed by William J. Clinton · senior status Dec 31, 2024
Stanley Marcus D
Nov 12, 1997 – Dec 5, 2019 · 22 years · appointed by William J. Clinton · senior status Dec 5, 2019
Frank M. Hull D
Sep 18, 1997 – Dec 31, 2017 · 20 years · appointed by William J. Clinton · senior status Dec 31, 2017 · confirmed 96–0
Rosemary Barkett D
Apr 15, 1994 – Sep 30, 2013 · 19 years · appointed by William J. Clinton · confirmed 61–37
Edward Earl Carnes R
Sep 10, 1992 – Jun 30, 2020 · 28 years · appointed by George H.W. Bush · senior status Jun 30, 2020 · confirmed 62–36
Susan Harrell Black R
Aug 12, 1992 – Feb 25, 2011 · 19 years · appointed by George H.W. Bush · senior status Feb 25, 2011
Joel Fredrick Dubina R
Oct 1, 1990 – Oct 26, 2013 · 23 years · appointed by George H.W. Bush · senior status Oct 26, 2013
Stanley F. Birch, Jr. R
May 14, 1990 – Aug 29, 2010 · 20 years · appointed by George H.W. Bush
Emmett Ripley Cox R
Apr 18, 1988 – Dec 18, 2000 · 13 years · appointed by Ronald Reagan · senior status Dec 18, 2000
James Larry Edmondson R
May 7, 1986 – Jul 15, 2012 · 26 years · appointed by Ronald Reagan · senior status Jul 15, 2012
Richard Taylor Rives N(
Oct 1, 1981 – Oct 27, 1982 · 13 months · appointed by None (reassignment)
Albert John Henderson N(
Oct 1, 1981 – Jan 31, 1986 · 4.3 years · appointed by None (reassignment) · senior status Jan 31, 1986
John Milton Bryan Simpson N(
Oct 1, 1981 – Aug 22, 1987 · 5.9 years · appointed by None (reassignment)
John Cooper Godbold N(
Oct 1, 1981 – Oct 23, 1987 · 6.1 years · appointed by None (reassignment) · senior status Oct 23, 1987
Paul Hitch Roney N(
Oct 1, 1981 – Oct 1, 1989 · 8 years · appointed by None (reassignment) · senior status Oct 1, 1989
James Clinkscales Hill N(
Oct 1, 1981 – Oct 15, 1989 · 8 years · appointed by None (reassignment) · senior status Oct 15, 1989
Robert Smith Vance N(
Oct 1, 1981 – Dec 16, 1989 · 8.2 years · appointed by None (reassignment)
Thomas Alonzo Clark N(
Oct 1, 1981 – Aug 31, 1991 · 9.9 years · appointed by None (reassignment) · senior status Aug 31, 1991
Frank Minis Johnson, Jr. N(
Oct 1, 1981 – Oct 30, 1991 · 10 years · appointed by None (reassignment) · senior status Oct 30, 1991
Warren Leroy Jones N(
Oct 1, 1981 – Nov 11, 1993 · 12 years · appointed by None (reassignment)
Peter Thorp Fay N(
Oct 1, 1981 – Jan 19, 1994 · 12 years · appointed by None (reassignment) · senior status Jan 19, 1994
Elbert Parr Tuttle N(
Oct 1, 1981 – Jun 23, 1996 · 15 years · appointed by None (reassignment)
Phyllis A. Kravitch N(
Oct 1, 1981 – Dec 31, 1996 · 15 years · appointed by None (reassignment) · senior status Dec 31, 1996
David William Dyer N(
Oct 1, 1981 – Jun 7, 1998 · 17 years · appointed by None (reassignment)
Joseph Woodrow Hatchett N(
Oct 1, 1981 – May 14, 1999 · 18 years · appointed by None (reassignment)
Lewis Render Morgan N(
Oct 1, 1981 – Nov 15, 2001 · 20 years · appointed by None (reassignment)
R[obert] Lanier Anderson, III N(
Oct 1, 1981 – Jan 31, 2009 · 27 years · appointed by None (reassignment) · senior status Jan 31, 2009
Gerald Bard Tjoflat N(
Oct 1, 1981 – Nov 19, 2019 · 38 years · appointed by None (reassignment) · senior status Nov 19, 2019

Dates are from the Federal Judicial Center (commission to senior status or departure). Consecutive terms of one person are merged.