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U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware

29 judges have served since Sep 26, 1789. Now: Jennifer Lynne Hall DGregory Brian Williams DMaryellen Noreika RColm Felix Connolly R.

Judges
29
17 R · 9 D · 2 JR · 1 U
Longest tenure
48 years
Willard Hall
Current
2.8 years
Jennifer Lynne Hall, since Jan 4, 2024
history/court/district-court-for-the-district-of-delawareEvery holder, newest first
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180018201840186018801900192019401960198020002020Gunning Bedford, Jr. · 1789-09-26 – 1812-03-30John Fisher · 1812-04-23 – 1823-04-22 · Jeffersonian RepublicanWillard Hall · 1823-12-09 – 1871-12-06 · Jeffersonian RepublicanEdward Green Bradford · 1871-12-12 – 1884-01-16 · RepublicanLeonard Eugene Wales · 1884-03-20 – 1897-02-08 · RepublicanEdward Green Bradford, II · 1897-05-11 – 1918-05-20 · RepublicanHugh Martin Morris · 1919-01-27 – 1930-06-30 · DemocratJohn Percy Nields · 1930-07-03 – 1941-09-30 · RepublicanPaul Conway Leahy · 1942-01-14 – 1957-10-07 · DemocratEdwin DeHaven Steel, Jr. · 1958-04-23 – 1969-12-30 · RepublicanWalter King Stapleton · 1970-10-14 – 1985-05-08 · RepublicanJoseph James Farnan, Jr. · 1985-07-18 – 2010-07-31 · RepublicanLeonard Philip Stark · 2010-08-10 – 2022-03-17 · DemocratGregory Brian Williams · 2022-09-01 – present · DemocratRichard Seymour Rodney · 1946-07-31 – 1957-01-01 · DemocratCaleb Rodney Layton, III · 1957-04-17 – 1968-04-26 · RepublicanJames Levin Latchum · 1968-08-03 – 1983-12-23 · DemocratJoseph J. Longobardi · 1984-05-03 – 1997-06-15 · RepublicanGregory Moneta Sleet · 1998-04-30 – 2017-05-01 · DemocratColm Felix Connolly · 2018-08-03 – present · RepublicanCaleb Merrill Wright · 1955-07-27 – 1973-10-08 · RepublicanMurray Merle Schwartz · 1974-04-17 – 1989-07-24 · RepublicanSue Lewis Robinson · 1991-11-18 – 2017-02-03 · RepublicanMaryellen Noreika · 2018-08-09 – present · RepublicanJane Richards Roth · 1985-11-04 – 1991-07-22 · RepublicanRoderick R. McKelvie · 1992-03-02 – 2002-06-28 · RepublicanKent A. Jordan · 2002-11-15 – 2006-12-15 · RepublicanRichard Gibson Andrews · 2011-11-07 – 2023-12-31 · DemocratJennifer Lynne Hall · 2024-01-04 – present · Democrat
Jennifer Lynne Hall D
Jan 4, 2024 – present · 2.8 years · appointed by Joseph R. Biden · confirmed 67–29
Gregory Brian Williams D
Sep 1, 2022 – present · 4.1 years · appointed by Joseph R. Biden · confirmed 52–43
Maryellen Noreika R
Aug 9, 2018 – present · 8.2 years · appointed by Donald J. Trump
Colm Felix Connolly R
Aug 3, 2018 – present · 8.2 years · appointed by Donald J. Trump
Richard Gibson Andrews D
Nov 7, 2011 – Dec 31, 2023 · 12 years · appointed by Barack Obama · senior status Dec 31, 2023
Leonard Philip Stark D
Aug 10, 2010 – Mar 17, 2022 · 12 years · appointed by Barack Obama
Kent A. Jordan R
Nov 15, 2002 – Dec 15, 2006 · 4.1 years · appointed by George W. Bush
Gregory Moneta Sleet D
Apr 30, 1998 – May 1, 2017 · 19 years · appointed by William J. Clinton · senior status May 1, 2017
Roderick R. McKelvie R
Mar 2, 1992 – Jun 28, 2002 · 10 years · appointed by George H.W. Bush
Sue Lewis Robinson R
Nov 18, 1991 – Feb 3, 2017 · 25 years · appointed by George H.W. Bush · senior status Feb 3, 2017
Jane Richards Roth R
Nov 4, 1985 – Jul 22, 1991 · 5.7 years · appointed by Ronald Reagan
Joseph James Farnan, Jr. R
Jul 18, 1985 – Jul 31, 2010 · 25 years · appointed by Ronald Reagan
Joseph J. Longobardi R
May 3, 1984 – Jun 15, 1997 · 13 years · appointed by Ronald Reagan · senior status Jun 15, 1997
Murray Merle Schwartz R
Apr 17, 1974 – Jul 24, 1989 · 15 years · appointed by Richard M. Nixon · senior status Jul 24, 1989
Walter King Stapleton R
Oct 14, 1970 – May 8, 1985 · 15 years · appointed by Richard M. Nixon
James Levin Latchum D
Aug 3, 1968 – Dec 23, 1983 · 15 years · appointed by Lyndon B. Johnson · senior status Dec 23, 1983
Edwin DeHaven Steel, Jr. R
Apr 23, 1958 – Dec 30, 1969 · 12 years · appointed by Dwight D. Eisenhower · senior status Dec 30, 1969
Caleb Rodney Layton, III R
Apr 17, 1957 – Apr 26, 1968 · 11 years · appointed by Dwight D. Eisenhower · senior status Apr 26, 1968
Caleb Merrill Wright R
Jul 27, 1955 – Oct 8, 1973 · 18 years · appointed by Dwight D. Eisenhower · senior status Oct 8, 1973
Richard Seymour Rodney D
Jul 31, 1946 – Jan 1, 1957 · 10 years · appointed by Harry S Truman · senior status Jan 1, 1957
Paul Conway Leahy D
Jan 14, 1942 – Oct 7, 1957 · 16 years · appointed by Franklin D. Roosevelt · senior status Oct 7, 1957
John Percy Nields R
Jul 3, 1930 – Sep 30, 1941 · 11 years · appointed by Herbert Hoover · senior status Sep 30, 1941
Hugh Martin Morris D
Jan 27, 1919 – Jun 30, 1930 · 11 years · appointed by Woodrow Wilson
Edward Green Bradford, II R
May 11, 1897 – May 20, 1918 · 21 years · appointed by William McKinley
Leonard Eugene Wales R
Mar 20, 1884 – Feb 8, 1897 · 13 years · appointed by Chester A. Arthur
Edward Green Bradford R
Dec 12, 1871 – Jan 16, 1884 · 12 years · appointed by Ulysses Grant
Willard Hall JR
Dec 9, 1823 – Dec 6, 1871 · 48 years · appointed by James Monroe
John Fisher JR
Apr 23, 1812 – Apr 22, 1823 · 11 years · appointed by James Madison
Gunning Bedford, Jr.
Sep 26, 1789 – Mar 30, 1812 · 23 years · appointed by George Washington

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