History / Courts

U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia (Supreme Court of the District of Columbia)

38 judges have served since Mar 11, 1863. Vacant or no longer exists.

Judges
38
29 R · 9 D
Longest tenure
32 years
Thomas Jennings Bailey
Current
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nobody
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18801900192019401960198020002020George Purnell Fisher · 1863-03-11 – 1870-05-01 · RepublicanDavid Campbell Humphreys · 1870-05-13 – 1879-07-12 · RepublicanCharles Pinckney James · 1879-12-10 – 1892-12-01 · RepublicanLouis Emory McComas · 1893-01-25 – 1899-03-03 · RepublicanJob Barnard · 1899-12-19 – 1914-06-08 · RepublicanJames Harry Covington · 1914-06-15 – 1918-05-31 · DemocratAdolph A. Hoehling, Jr. · 1921-06-13 – 1927-12-31 · RepublicanPeyton Gordon · 1928-03-29 – 1941-02-04 · RepublicanAbram Baldwin Olin · 1863-03-11 – 1879-01-13 · RepublicanAlexander Burton Hagner · 1879-01-21 – 1903-06-01 · RepublicanJeter Connelly Pritchard · 1903-11-16 – 1904-06-01 · RepublicanWendell Phillips Stafford · 1904-12-13 – 1931-05-04 · RepublicanFred Dickinson Letts · 1932-02-20 – 1961-05-31 · RepublicanDavid Kellogg Cartter · 1863-03-11 – 1887-04-16 · RepublicanEdward Franklin Bingham · 1888-01-23 – 1903-04-30 · DemocratHarry M. Clabaugh · 1903-11-16 – 1914-03-06 · RepublicanWalter Irving McCoy · 1914-10-02 – 1918-05-31 · DemocratAlfred Adams Wheat · 1929-05-03 – 1941-12-31 · RepublicanAndrew Wylie · 1864-01-20 – 1885-05-01 · RepublicanWilliam Matthews Merrick · 1886-03-30 – 1889-02-04 · DemocratAndrew Coyle Bradley · 1889-03-23 – 1902-05-15 · RepublicanAshley Mulgrave Gould · 1902-12-08 – 1921-05-20 · RepublicanJesse Corcoran Adkins · 1930-06-17 – 1946-10-15 · RepublicanArthur MacArthur · 1870-07-15 – 1887-04-01 · RepublicanMartin V. Montgomery · 1888-01-26 – 1892-10-02 · DemocratCharles Cleaves Cole · 1893-01-28 – 1901-04-22 · RepublicanThomas H. Anderson · 1902-02-06 – 1916-10-01 · RepublicanWilliam Hitz · 1917-01-02 – 1931-02-13 · DemocratJames McPherson Proctor · 1931-03-02 – 1948-03-09 · RepublicanWalter Smith Cox · 1879-03-01 – 1899-07-01 · RepublicanDaniel Thew Wright · 1903-11-17 – 1914-11-15 · RepublicanFrederick Lincoln Siddons · 1915-01-15 – 1931-06-19 · DemocratDaniel William O'Donoghue · 1932-02-23 – 1946-10-31 · RepublicanHarry M. Clabaugh · 1899-03-02 – 1903-05-01 · RepublicanWalter Irving McCoy · 1918-05-22 – 1929-12-08 · DemocratOscar Raymond Luhring · 1930-07-03 – 1944-08-18 · RepublicanThomas Jennings Bailey · 1918-05-22 – 1950-11-01 · DemocratJoseph Winston Cox · 1930-07-07 – 1939-09-09 · Republican
Daniel William O'Donoghue R
Feb 23, 1932 – Oct 31, 1946 · 15 years · appointed by Herbert Hoover · Associate Justice · senior status Oct 31, 1946
Fred Dickinson Letts R
Feb 20, 1932 – May 31, 1961 · 29 years · appointed by Herbert Hoover · Associate Justice · senior status May 31, 1961
James McPherson Proctor R
Mar 2, 1931 – Mar 9, 1948 · 17 years · appointed by Herbert Hoover · Associate Justice
Joseph Winston Cox R
Jul 7, 1930 – Sep 9, 1939 · 9.2 years · appointed by Herbert Hoover · Associate Justice
Oscar Raymond Luhring R
Jul 3, 1930 – Aug 18, 1944 · 14 years · appointed by Herbert Hoover · Associate Justice
Jesse Corcoran Adkins R
Jun 17, 1930 – Oct 15, 1946 · 16 years · appointed by Herbert Hoover · Associate Justice · senior status Oct 15, 1946
Alfred Adams Wheat R
May 3, 1929 – Dec 31, 1941 · 13 years · appointed by Herbert Hoover · Associate Justice
Peyton Gordon R
Mar 29, 1928 – Feb 4, 1941 · 13 years · appointed by Calvin Coolidge · Associate Justice · senior status Feb 4, 1941
Adolph A. Hoehling, Jr. R
Jun 13, 1921 – Dec 31, 1927 · 6.5 years · appointed by Warren G. Harding · Associate Justice
Walter Irving McCoy D
May 22, 1918 – Dec 8, 1929 · 12 years · appointed by Woodrow Wilson · Chief Justice
Thomas Jennings Bailey D
May 22, 1918 – Nov 1, 1950 · 32 years · appointed by Woodrow Wilson · Associate Justice · senior status Nov 1, 1950
William Hitz D
Jan 2, 1917 – Feb 13, 1931 · 14 years · appointed by Woodrow Wilson · Associate Justice
Frederick Lincoln Siddons D
Jan 15, 1915 – Jun 19, 1931 · 16 years · appointed by Woodrow Wilson · Associate Justice
Walter Irving McCoy D
Oct 2, 1914 – May 31, 1918 · 3.7 years · appointed by Woodrow Wilson · Associate Justice
James Harry Covington D
Jun 15, 1914 – May 31, 1918 · 4 years · appointed by Woodrow Wilson · Chief Justice
Wendell Phillips Stafford R
Dec 13, 1904 – May 4, 1931 · 26 years · appointed by Theodore Roosevelt · Associate Justice
Daniel Thew Wright R
Nov 17, 1903 – Nov 15, 1914 · 11 years · appointed by Theodore Roosevelt · Associate Justice
Jeter Connelly Pritchard R
Nov 16, 1903 – Jun 1, 1904 · 7 months · appointed by Theodore Roosevelt · Associate Justice
Harry M. Clabaugh R
Nov 16, 1903 – Mar 6, 1914 · 10 years · appointed by Theodore Roosevelt · Chief Justice
Ashley Mulgrave Gould R
Dec 8, 1902 – May 20, 1921 · 18 years · appointed by Theodore Roosevelt · Associate Justice
Thomas H. Anderson R
Feb 6, 1902 – Oct 1, 1916 · 15 years · appointed by William McKinley · Associate Justice
Job Barnard R
Dec 19, 1899 – Jun 8, 1914 · 14 years · appointed by William McKinley · Associate Justice
Harry M. Clabaugh R
Mar 2, 1899 – May 1, 1903 · 4.2 years · appointed by William McKinley · Associate Justice
Charles Cleaves Cole R
Jan 28, 1893 – Apr 22, 1901 · 8.2 years · appointed by Benjamin Harrison · Associate Justice
Louis Emory McComas R
Jan 25, 1893 – Mar 3, 1899 · 6.1 years · appointed by Benjamin Harrison · Associate Justice · confirmed 38–13
Andrew Coyle Bradley R
Mar 23, 1889 – May 15, 1902 · 13 years · appointed by Benjamin Harrison · Associate Justice
Martin V. Montgomery D
Jan 26, 1888 – Oct 2, 1892 · 4.7 years · appointed by Grover Cleveland · Associate Justice
Edward Franklin Bingham D
Jan 23, 1888 – Apr 30, 1903 · 15 years · appointed by Grover Cleveland · Chief Justice
William Matthews Merrick D
Mar 30, 1886 – Feb 4, 1889 · 2.9 years · appointed by Grover Cleveland · Associate Justice · confirmed 29–16
Charles Pinckney James R
Dec 10, 1879 – Dec 1, 1892 · 13 years · appointed by Rutherford B. Hayes · Associate Justice
Walter Smith Cox R
Mar 1, 1879 – Jul 1, 1899 · 20 years · appointed by Rutherford B. Hayes · Associate Justice
Alexander Burton Hagner R
Jan 21, 1879 – Jun 1, 1903 · 24 years · appointed by Rutherford B. Hayes · Associate Justice
Arthur MacArthur R
Jul 15, 1870 – Apr 1, 1887 · 17 years · appointed by Ulysses Grant · Associate Justice
David Campbell Humphreys R
May 13, 1870 – Jul 12, 1879 · 9.2 years · appointed by Ulysses Grant · Associate Justice
Andrew Wylie R
Jan 20, 1864 – May 1, 1885 · 21 years · appointed by Abraham Lincoln · Associate Justice · confirmed 30–12
George Purnell Fisher R
Mar 11, 1863 – May 1, 1870 · 7.1 years · appointed by Abraham Lincoln · Associate Justice
Abram Baldwin Olin R
Mar 11, 1863 – Jan 13, 1879 · 16 years · appointed by Abraham Lincoln · Associate Justice
David Kellogg Cartter R
Mar 11, 1863 – Apr 16, 1887 · 24 years · appointed by Abraham Lincoln · Chief Justice

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