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U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit

77 judges have served since Jun 16, 1891. Now: Jennifer Lee Mascott REmil Joseph Bove, III RCindy Kyounga Chung DTamika Renee Montgomery-Reeves DArianna Julia Freeman DPeter Joseph Phipps RPaul Brian Matey RDavid James Porter RStephanos Bibas RLuis Felipe Restrepo DCheryl Ann Krause DPatty Shwartz DThomas Michael Hardiman RMichael A. Chagares R.

Judges
77
39 R · 37 D · 1 N(
Longest tenure
34 years
Dolores Korman Sloviter
Current
12 months
Jennifer Lee Mascott, since Oct 10, 2025
history/court/court-of-appeals-for-the-third-circuitEvery holder, newest first
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1900192019401960198020002020Marcus Wilson Acheson · 1891-06-16 – 1906-06-21 · None (assignment)Joseph Buffington · 1906-12-11 – 1938-06-01 · RepublicanAlbert Branson Maris · 1938-06-24 – 1958-12-31 · DemocratPhillip Forman · 1959-09-10 – 1961-03-31 · RepublicanJames Cullen Ganey · 1961-08-15 – 1966-08-15 · DemocratFrancis Lund Van Dusen · 1967-06-12 – 1977-05-16 · DemocratAloyisus Leon Higginbotham, Jr. · 1977-10-11 – 1991-01-31 · DemocratJane Richards Roth · 1991-07-02 – 2006-05-31 · RepublicanKent A. Jordan · 2006-12-13 – 2025-01-15 · RepublicanEmil Joseph Bove, III · 2025-08-20 – present · RepublicanGeorge Mifflin Dallas · 1892-03-17 – 1909-05-24 · RepublicanRobert Wodrow Archbald · 1911-01-31 – 1913-01-13 · RepublicanVictor Baynard Woolley · 1914-08-12 – 1938-05-01 · DemocratWilliam Clark · 1938-06-25 – 1942-03-24 · DemocratGerald McLaughlin · 1943-06-14 – 1968-07-15 · DemocratRuggero John Aldisert · 1968-07-29 – 1986-12-31 · DemocratMorton Ira Greenberg · 1987-03-23 – 2000-06-30 · RepublicanD[avid] Brooks Smith · 2002-08-02 – 2021-12-04 · RepublicanArianna Julia Freeman · 2022-10-20 – present · DemocratGeorge Gray · 1899-12-18 – 1914-06-01 · RepublicanThomas Griffith Haight · 1919-06-24 – 1920-05-31 · DemocratJohn Warren Davis · 1920-06-02 – 1939-04-15 · DemocratCharles Alvin Jones · 1939-07-25 – 1944-12-31 · DemocratJohn Joseph O'Connell · 1945-10-11 – 1949-12-16 · DemocratAustin Leander Staley · 1950-07-05 – 1967-12-31 · DemocratDavid Henry Stahl · 1968-10-11 – 1970-02-21 · DemocratMax Rosenn · 1970-10-07 – 1981-01-21 · RepublicanEdward Roy Becker · 1981-12-03 – 2003-05-04 · RepublicanMichael Chertoff · 2003-06-10 – 2005-02-15 · RepublicanMichael A. Chagares · 2006-04-20 – present · RepublicanWilliam Mershon Lanning · 1909-05-18 – 1912-02-16 · RepublicanJohn Bayard McPherson · 1912-04-03 – 1919-01-20 · RepublicanJoseph Whitaker Thompson · 1931-01-29 – 1938-05-01 · RepublicanFrancis Biddle · 1939-03-04 – 1940-01-22 · DemocratHerbert Funk Goodrich · 1940-05-10 – 1962-06-25 · DemocratAbraham L Freedman · 1964-07-02 – 1971-03-13 · DemocratJames Rosen · 1971-09-22 – 1972-11-18 · RepublicanJoseph Francis Weis, Jr. · 1973-03-15 – 1988-04-01 · RepublicanRichard Lowell Nygaard · 1988-10-17 – 2005-07-09 · RepublicanThomas Michael Hardiman · 2007-04-02 – present · RepublicanJohn Biggs, Jr. · 1937-02-16 – 1965-10-30 · DemocratCollins Jacques Seitz · 1966-06-09 – 1989-06-01 · DemocratSamuel A. Alito, Jr. · 1990-04-30 – 2006-01-31 · RepublicanJoseph A. Greenaway, Jr. · 2010-02-12 – 2023-06-15 · DemocratJennifer Lee Mascott · 2025-10-10 – present · RepublicanHarry Ellis Kalodner · 1946-07-27 – 1969-10-03 · DemocratJohn Joseph Gibbons · 1969-12-18 – 1990-01-15 · RepublicanTimothy K. Lewis · 1992-10-09 – 1999-06-30 · RepublicanMaryanne Trump Barry · 1999-09-22 – 2011-06-30 · DemocratPatty Shwartz · 2013-04-10 – present · DemocratWilliam Henry Hastie · 1950-07-22 – 1971-05-31 · DemocratJames Hunter, III · 1971-09-23 – 1986-06-30 · RepublicanWilliam D. Hutchinson · 1987-08-06 – 1995-10-08 · RepublicanMarjorie O. Rendell · 1997-09-29 – 2015-07-01 · DemocratLuis Felipe Restrepo · 2016-01-13 – present · DemocratWilliam Francis Smith · 1961-08-30 – 1968-02-26 · DemocratArlin Marvin Adams · 1969-10-02 – 1987-01-02 · RepublicanAnthony Joseph Scirica · 1987-08-06 – 2013-07-01 · RepublicanCheryl Ann Krause · 2014-07-09 – present · DemocratLeonard I. Garth · 1973-08-06 – 1986-06-30 · RepublicanRobert E. Cowen · 1987-11-09 – 1998-09-04 · RepublicanThomas L. Ambro · 2000-02-16 – 2023-02-06 · DemocratTamika Renee Montgomery-Reeves · 2023-02-07 – present · DemocratDolores Korman Sloviter · 1979-06-21 – 2013-06-21 · DemocratStephanos Bibas · 2017-11-20 – present · RepublicanWalter King Stapleton · 1985-04-04 – 1999-06-02 · RepublicanJulio M. Fuentes · 2000-03-09 – 2016-07-18 · DemocratDavid James Porter · 2018-10-15 – present · RepublicanCarol Los Mansmann · 1985-04-04 – 2002-03-09 · RepublicanD. Michael Fisher · 2003-12-11 – 2017-02-01 · RepublicanPaul Brian Matey · 2019-03-18 – present · RepublicanTheodore Alexander McKee · 1994-06-09 – 2022-10-20 · DemocratCindy Kyounga Chung · 2023-02-21 – present · DemocratH. Lee Sarokin · 1994-10-05 – 1996-07-31 · DemocratFranklin Stuart Van Antwerpen · 2004-05-24 – 2006-10-23 · RepublicanThomas Ignatius Vanaskie · 2010-04-26 – 2018-11-30 · DemocratPeter Joseph Phipps · 2019-07-17 – present · Republican
Jennifer Lee Mascott R
Oct 10, 2025 – present · 12 months · appointed by Donald J. Trump · confirmed 50–47
Emil Joseph Bove, III R
Aug 20, 2025 – present · 14 months · appointed by Donald J. Trump · confirmed 50–49
Cindy Kyounga Chung D
Feb 21, 2023 – present · 3.6 years · appointed by Joseph R. Biden · confirmed 50–44
Tamika Renee Montgomery-Reeves D
Feb 7, 2023 – present · 3.7 years · appointed by Joseph R. Biden · confirmed 53–35
Arianna Julia Freeman D
Oct 20, 2022 – present · 4 years · appointed by Joseph R. Biden · confirmed 50–47
Peter Joseph Phipps R
Jul 17, 2019 – present · 7.2 years · appointed by Donald J. Trump · confirmed 56–40
Paul Brian Matey R
Mar 18, 2019 – present · 7.6 years · appointed by Donald J. Trump · confirmed 54–45
David James Porter R
Oct 15, 2018 – present · 8 years · appointed by Donald J. Trump · confirmed 50–45
Stephanos Bibas R
Nov 20, 2017 – present · 8.9 years · appointed by Donald J. Trump · confirmed 53–43
Luis Felipe Restrepo D
Jan 13, 2016 – present · 11 years · appointed by Barack Obama · confirmed 82–6
Cheryl Ann Krause D
Jul 9, 2014 – present · 12 years · appointed by Barack Obama · confirmed 93–0
Patty Shwartz D
Apr 10, 2013 – present · 14 years · appointed by Barack Obama · confirmed 64–34
Thomas Ignatius Vanaskie D
Apr 26, 2010 – Nov 30, 2018 · 8.6 years · appointed by Barack Obama · senior status Nov 30, 2018 · confirmed 77–20
Joseph A. Greenaway, Jr. D
Feb 12, 2010 – Jun 15, 2023 · 13 years · appointed by Barack Obama · confirmed 84–0
Thomas Michael Hardiman R
Apr 2, 2007 – present · 20 years · appointed by George W. Bush · confirmed 95–0
Kent A. Jordan R
Dec 13, 2006 – Jan 15, 2025 · 18 years · appointed by George W. Bush · confirmed 91–0
Michael A. Chagares R
Apr 20, 2006 – present · 20 years · appointed by George W. Bush · confirmed 98–0
Franklin Stuart Van Antwerpen R
May 24, 2004 – Oct 23, 2006 · 2.4 years · appointed by George W. Bush · senior status Oct 23, 2006 · confirmed 96–0
D. Michael Fisher R
Dec 11, 2003 – Feb 1, 2017 · 13 years · appointed by George W. Bush · senior status Feb 1, 2017
Michael Chertoff R
Jun 10, 2003 – Feb 15, 2005 · 20 months · appointed by George W. Bush · confirmed 88–1
D[avid] Brooks Smith R
Aug 2, 2002 – Dec 4, 2021 · 19 years · appointed by George W. Bush · senior status Dec 4, 2021 · confirmed 64–35
Julio M. Fuentes D
Mar 9, 2000 – Jul 18, 2016 · 16 years · appointed by William J. Clinton · senior status Jul 18, 2016 · confirmed 93–0
Thomas L. Ambro D
Feb 16, 2000 – Feb 6, 2023 · 23 years · appointed by William J. Clinton · senior status Feb 6, 2023 · confirmed 96–2
Maryanne Trump Barry D
Sep 22, 1999 – Jun 30, 2011 · 12 years · appointed by William J. Clinton · senior status Jun 30, 2011
Marjorie O. Rendell D
Sep 29, 1997 – Jul 1, 2015 · 18 years · appointed by William J. Clinton · senior status Jul 1, 2015
H. Lee Sarokin D
Oct 5, 1994 – Jul 31, 1996 · 22 months · appointed by William J. Clinton · confirmed 63–35
Theodore Alexander McKee D
Jun 9, 1994 – Oct 20, 2022 · 28 years · appointed by William J. Clinton · senior status Oct 20, 2022
Timothy K. Lewis R
Oct 9, 1992 – Jun 30, 1999 · 6.7 years · appointed by George H.W. Bush
Jane Richards Roth R
Jul 2, 1991 – May 31, 2006 · 15 years · appointed by George H.W. Bush · senior status May 31, 2006
Samuel A. Alito, Jr. R
Apr 30, 1990 – Jan 31, 2006 · 16 years · appointed by George H.W. Bush
Richard Lowell Nygaard R
Oct 17, 1988 – Jul 9, 2005 · 17 years · appointed by Ronald Reagan · senior status Jul 9, 2005
Robert E. Cowen R
Nov 9, 1987 – Sep 4, 1998 · 11 years · appointed by Ronald Reagan · senior status Sep 4, 1998
William D. Hutchinson R
Aug 6, 1987 – Oct 8, 1995 · 8.2 years · appointed by Ronald Reagan
Anthony Joseph Scirica R
Aug 6, 1987 – Jul 1, 2013 · 26 years · appointed by Ronald Reagan · senior status Jul 1, 2013
Morton Ira Greenberg R
Mar 23, 1987 – Jun 30, 2000 · 13 years · appointed by Ronald Reagan · senior status Jun 30, 2000
Walter King Stapleton R
Apr 4, 1985 – Jun 2, 1999 · 14 years · appointed by Ronald Reagan · senior status Jun 2, 1999
Carol Los Mansmann R
Apr 4, 1985 – Mar 9, 2002 · 17 years · appointed by Ronald Reagan
Edward Roy Becker R
Dec 3, 1981 – May 4, 2003 · 21 years · appointed by Ronald Reagan · senior status May 4, 2003
Dolores Korman Sloviter D
Jun 21, 1979 – Jun 21, 2013 · 34 years · appointed by Jimmy Carter · senior status Jun 21, 2013
Aloyisus Leon Higginbotham, Jr. D
Oct 11, 1977 – Jan 31, 1991 · 13 years · appointed by Jimmy Carter · senior status Jan 31, 1991
Leonard I. Garth R
Aug 6, 1973 – Jun 30, 1986 · 13 years · appointed by Richard M. Nixon · senior status Jun 30, 1986
Joseph Francis Weis, Jr. R
Mar 15, 1973 – Apr 1, 1988 · 15 years · appointed by Richard M. Nixon · senior status Apr 1, 1988
James Hunter, III R
Sep 23, 1971 – Jun 30, 1986 · 15 years · appointed by Richard M. Nixon · senior status Jun 30, 1986
James Rosen R
Sep 22, 1971 – Nov 18, 1972 · 14 months · appointed by Richard M. Nixon
Max Rosenn R
Oct 7, 1970 – Jan 21, 1981 · 10 years · appointed by Richard M. Nixon · senior status Jan 21, 1981
John Joseph Gibbons R
Dec 18, 1969 – Jan 15, 1990 · 20 years · appointed by Richard M. Nixon
Arlin Marvin Adams R
Oct 2, 1969 – Jan 2, 1987 · 17 years · appointed by Richard M. Nixon
David Henry Stahl D
Oct 11, 1968 – Feb 21, 1970 · 16 months · appointed by Lyndon B. Johnson
Ruggero John Aldisert D
Jul 29, 1968 – Dec 31, 1986 · 18 years · appointed by Lyndon B. Johnson · senior status Dec 31, 1986
Francis Lund Van Dusen D
Jun 12, 1967 – May 16, 1977 · 9.9 years · appointed by Lyndon B. Johnson · senior status May 16, 1977
Collins Jacques Seitz D
Jun 9, 1966 – Jun 1, 1989 · 23 years · appointed by Lyndon B. Johnson · senior status Jun 1, 1989
Abraham L Freedman D
Jul 2, 1964 – Mar 13, 1971 · 6.7 years · appointed by Lyndon B. Johnson
William Francis Smith D
Aug 30, 1961 – Feb 26, 1968 · 6.5 years · appointed by John F. Kennedy
James Cullen Ganey D
Aug 15, 1961 – Aug 15, 1966 · 5 years · appointed by John F. Kennedy · senior status Aug 15, 1966
Phillip Forman R
Sep 10, 1959 – Mar 31, 1961 · 19 months · appointed by Dwight D. Eisenhower · senior status Mar 31, 1961
William Henry Hastie D
Jul 22, 1950 – May 31, 1971 · 21 years · appointed by Harry S Truman · senior status May 31, 1971
Austin Leander Staley D
Jul 5, 1950 – Dec 31, 1967 · 17 years · appointed by Harry S Truman · senior status Dec 31, 1967
Harry Ellis Kalodner D
Jul 27, 1946 – Oct 3, 1969 · 23 years · appointed by Harry S Truman · senior status Oct 3, 1969
John Joseph O'Connell D
Oct 11, 1945 – Dec 16, 1949 · 4.2 years · appointed by Harry S Truman
Gerald McLaughlin D
Jun 14, 1943 – Jul 15, 1968 · 25 years · appointed by Franklin D. Roosevelt · senior status Jul 15, 1968
Herbert Funk Goodrich D
May 10, 1940 – Jun 25, 1962 · 22 years · appointed by Franklin D. Roosevelt
Charles Alvin Jones D
Jul 25, 1939 – Dec 31, 1944 · 5.4 years · appointed by Franklin D. Roosevelt
Francis Biddle D
Mar 4, 1939 – Jan 22, 1940 · 11 months · appointed by Franklin D. Roosevelt
William Clark D
Jun 25, 1938 – Mar 24, 1942 · 3.7 years · appointed by Franklin D. Roosevelt · confirmed 57–5
Albert Branson Maris D
Jun 24, 1938 – Dec 31, 1958 · 21 years · appointed by Franklin D. Roosevelt · senior status Dec 31, 1958
John Biggs, Jr. D
Feb 16, 1937 – Oct 30, 1965 · 29 years · appointed by Franklin D. Roosevelt · senior status Oct 30, 1965
Joseph Whitaker Thompson R
Jan 29, 1931 – May 1, 1938 · 7.3 years · appointed by Herbert Hoover · senior status May 1, 1938
John Warren Davis D
Jun 2, 1920 – Apr 15, 1939 · 19 years · appointed by Woodrow Wilson · senior status Apr 15, 1939
Thomas Griffith Haight D
Jun 24, 1919 – May 31, 1920 · 11 months · appointed by Woodrow Wilson
Victor Baynard Woolley D
Aug 12, 1914 – May 1, 1938 · 24 years · appointed by Woodrow Wilson · senior status May 1, 1938
John Bayard McPherson R
Apr 3, 1912 – Jan 20, 1919 · 6.8 years · appointed by William H. Taft
Robert Wodrow Archbald R
Jan 31, 1911 – Jan 13, 1913 · 23 months · appointed by William H. Taft
William Mershon Lanning R
May 18, 1909 – Feb 16, 1912 · 2.7 years · appointed by William H. Taft
Joseph Buffington R
Dec 11, 1906 – Jun 1, 1938 · 31 years · appointed by Theodore Roosevelt · senior status Jun 1, 1938
George Gray R
Dec 18, 1899 – Jun 1, 1914 · 14 years · appointed by William McKinley
George Mifflin Dallas R
Mar 17, 1892 – May 24, 1909 · 17 years · appointed by Benjamin Harrison
Marcus Wilson Acheson N(
Jun 16, 1891 – Jun 21, 1906 · 15 years · appointed by None (assignment)

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