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U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

40 judges have served since Oct 1, 1982. Now: Leonard Philip Stark DTiffany Patrice Cunningham DKara Farnandez Stoll DTodd Michael Hughes DRaymond T. Chen DRichard Gary Taranto DJimmie V. Reyna DKimberly Ann Moore RSharon Prost RTimothy B. Dyk DAlan David Lourie RPauline Newman R.

Judges
40
15 N( · 13 D · 12 R
Longest tenure
43 years
Pauline Newman
Current
4.6 years
Leonard Philip Stark, since Mar 16, 2022
history/court/court-of-appeals-for-the-federal-circuitEvery holder, newest first
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198519901995200020052010201520202025Philip Nichols, Jr. · 1982-10-01 – 1983-10-01 · None (reassignment)Pauline Newman · 1984-02-28 – present · RepublicanJack Richard Miller · 1982-10-01 – 1985-06-06 · None (reassignment)Glenn Leroy Archer, Jr. · 1985-12-17 – 1997-12-24 · RepublicanRichard Linn · 1999-11-22 – 2012-10-31 · DemocratRichard Gary Taranto · 2013-03-12 – present · DemocratShiro Kashiwa · 1982-10-01 – 1986-01-07 · None (reassignment)Haldane Robert Mayer · 1987-06-15 – 2010-06-30 · RepublicanKathleen McDonald O'Malley · 2010-12-27 – 2022-03-11 · DemocratLeonard Philip Stark · 2022-03-16 – present · DemocratMarion Tinsley Bennett · 1982-10-01 – 1986-03-01 · None (reassignment)Paul Redmond Michel · 1988-03-04 – 2010-05-31 · RepublicanJimmie V. Reyna · 2011-04-05 – present · DemocratJames Lindsay Almond, Jr. · 1982-10-01 – 1986-04-14 · None (reassignment)S. Jay Plager · 1989-11-11 – 2000-11-30 · RepublicanSharon Prost · 2001-09-24 – present · RepublicanPhillip Benjamin Baldwin · 1982-10-01 – 1986-11-24 · None (reassignment)Alan David Lourie · 1990-04-06 – present · RepublicanOscar Hirsh Davis · 1982-10-01 – 1988-06-19 · None (reassignment)Raymond Charles Clevenger, III · 1990-04-30 – 2006-02-01 · RepublicanKimberly Ann Moore · 2006-09-08 – present · RepublicanEdward Samuel Smith · 1982-10-01 – 1989-06-01 · None (reassignment)Randall Ray Rader · 1990-08-09 – 2014-06-30 · RepublicanKara Farnandez Stoll · 2015-07-08 – present · DemocratDon Nelson Laramore · 1982-10-01 – 1989-08-09 · None (reassignment)Alvin Anthony Schall · 1992-08-17 – 2009-10-05 · RepublicanEvan Jonathan Wallach · 2011-11-18 – 2021-05-31 · DemocratTiffany Patrice Cunningham · 2021-08-06 – present · DemocratDaniel Mortimer Friedman · 1982-10-01 – 1989-11-01 · None (reassignment)William Curtis Bryson · 1994-09-29 – 2013-01-07 · DemocratRaymond T. Chen · 2013-08-02 – present · DemocratHoward Thomas Markey · 1982-10-01 – 1991-04-30 · None (reassignment)Arthur J. Gajarsa · 1997-08-01 – 2011-07-31 · DemocratTodd Michael Hughes · 2013-09-24 – present · DemocratHelen Wilson Nies · 1982-10-01 – 1995-11-01 · None (reassignment)Timothy B. Dyk · 2000-05-25 – present · DemocratGiles Sutherland Rich · 1982-10-01 – 1999-06-09 · None (reassignment)Byron George Skelton · 1982-10-01 – 2004-02-06 · None (reassignment)Arnold Wilson Cowen · 1982-10-01 – 2007-10-28 · None (reassignment)Jean Galloway Bissell · 1984-06-11 – 1990-02-04 · Republican
Leonard Philip Stark D
Mar 16, 2022 – present · 4.6 years · appointed by Joseph R. Biden · confirmed 61–35
Tiffany Patrice Cunningham D
Aug 6, 2021 – present · 5.2 years · appointed by Joseph R. Biden · confirmed 63–33
Kara Farnandez Stoll D
Jul 8, 2015 – present · 11 years · appointed by Barack Obama · confirmed 95–0
Todd Michael Hughes D
Sep 24, 2013 – present · 13 years · appointed by Barack Obama · confirmed 98–0
Raymond T. Chen D
Aug 2, 2013 – present · 13 years · appointed by Barack Obama · confirmed 97–0
Richard Gary Taranto D
Mar 12, 2013 – present · 14 years · appointed by Barack Obama · confirmed 91–0
Evan Jonathan Wallach D
Nov 18, 2011 – May 31, 2021 · 9.5 years · appointed by Barack Obama · senior status May 31, 2021 · confirmed 99–0
Jimmie V. Reyna D
Apr 5, 2011 – present · 16 years · appointed by Barack Obama · confirmed 86–0
Kathleen McDonald O'Malley D
Dec 27, 2010 – Mar 11, 2022 · 11 years · appointed by Barack Obama
Kimberly Ann Moore R
Sep 8, 2006 – present · 20 years · appointed by George W. Bush · confirmed 92–0
Sharon Prost R
Sep 24, 2001 – present · 25 years · appointed by George W. Bush · confirmed 97–0
Timothy B. Dyk D
May 25, 2000 – present · 26 years · appointed by William J. Clinton · confirmed 74–25
Richard Linn D
Nov 22, 1999 – Oct 31, 2012 · 13 years · appointed by William J. Clinton · senior status Oct 31, 2012
Arthur J. Gajarsa D
Aug 1, 1997 – Jul 31, 2011 · 14 years · appointed by William J. Clinton · senior status Jul 31, 2011
William Curtis Bryson D
Sep 29, 1994 – Jan 7, 2013 · 18 years · appointed by William J. Clinton · senior status Jan 7, 2013
Alvin Anthony Schall R
Aug 17, 1992 – Oct 5, 2009 · 17 years · appointed by George H.W. Bush · senior status Oct 5, 2009
Randall Ray Rader R
Aug 9, 1990 – Jun 30, 2014 · 24 years · appointed by George H.W. Bush
Raymond Charles Clevenger, III R
Apr 30, 1990 – Feb 1, 2006 · 16 years · appointed by George H.W. Bush · senior status Feb 1, 2006
Alan David Lourie R
Apr 6, 1990 – present · 37 years · appointed by George H.W. Bush
S. Jay Plager R
Nov 11, 1989 – Nov 30, 2000 · 11 years · appointed by George H.W. Bush · senior status Nov 30, 2000
Paul Redmond Michel R
Mar 4, 1988 – May 31, 2010 · 22 years · appointed by Ronald Reagan
Haldane Robert Mayer R
Jun 15, 1987 – Jun 30, 2010 · 23 years · appointed by Ronald Reagan · senior status Jun 30, 2010
Glenn Leroy Archer, Jr. R
Dec 17, 1985 – Dec 24, 1997 · 12 years · appointed by Ronald Reagan · senior status Dec 24, 1997
Jean Galloway Bissell R
Jun 11, 1984 – Feb 4, 1990 · 5.7 years · appointed by Ronald Reagan
Pauline Newman R
Feb 28, 1984 – present · 43 years · appointed by Ronald Reagan
Philip Nichols, Jr. N(
Oct 1, 1982 – Oct 1, 1983 · 12 months · appointed by None (reassignment) · senior status Oct 1, 1983
Jack Richard Miller N(
Oct 1, 1982 – Jun 6, 1985 · 2.7 years · appointed by None (reassignment) · senior status Jun 6, 1985
Shiro Kashiwa N(
Oct 1, 1982 – Jan 7, 1986 · 3.3 years · appointed by None (reassignment)
Marion Tinsley Bennett N(
Oct 1, 1982 – Mar 1, 1986 · 3.4 years · appointed by None (reassignment) · senior status Mar 1, 1986
James Lindsay Almond, Jr. N(
Oct 1, 1982 – Apr 14, 1986 · 3.5 years · appointed by None (reassignment)
Phillip Benjamin Baldwin N(
Oct 1, 1982 – Nov 24, 1986 · 4.1 years · appointed by None (reassignment) · senior status Nov 24, 1986
Oscar Hirsh Davis N(
Oct 1, 1982 – Jun 19, 1988 · 5.7 years · appointed by None (reassignment)
Edward Samuel Smith N(
Oct 1, 1982 – Jun 1, 1989 · 6.7 years · appointed by None (reassignment) · senior status Jun 1, 1989
Don Nelson Laramore N(
Oct 1, 1982 – Aug 9, 1989 · 6.9 years · appointed by None (reassignment)
Daniel Mortimer Friedman N(
Oct 1, 1982 – Nov 1, 1989 · 7.1 years · appointed by None (reassignment) · senior status Nov 1, 1989
Howard Thomas Markey N(
Oct 1, 1982 – Apr 30, 1991 · 8.6 years · appointed by None (reassignment)
Helen Wilson Nies N(
Oct 1, 1982 – Nov 1, 1995 · 13 years · appointed by None (reassignment) · senior status Nov 1, 1995
Giles Sutherland Rich N(
Oct 1, 1982 – Jun 9, 1999 · 17 years · appointed by None (reassignment)
Byron George Skelton N(
Oct 1, 1982 – Feb 6, 2004 · 21 years · appointed by None (reassignment)
Arnold Wilson Cowen N(
Oct 1, 1982 – Oct 28, 2007 · 25 years · appointed by None (reassignment)

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