History / Courts

U.S. District Court for the District of Nevada

30 judges have served since Mar 11, 1865. Now: Cristina Dionne Silva DAnne Rachel Traum DRichard Franklin Boulware, II DJennifer Anna Dorsey DAndrew Patrick Gordon DMiranda Mai Du DGloria Maria Navarro D.

Judges
30
16 D · 14 R
Longest tenure
24 years
Philip Martin Pro
Current
4.5 years
Cristina Dionne Silva, since Apr 7, 2022
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18801900192019401960198020002020Alexander White Baldwin · 1865-03-11 – 1869-11-14 · RepublicanEdgar Winters Hillyer · 1869-12-21 – 1882-05-10 · RepublicanGeorge Myron Sabin · 1882-07-26 – 1890-05-12 · RepublicanThomas Porter Hawley · 1890-09-09 – 1906-06-30 · RepublicanEdward Silsby Farrington · 1907-01-10 – 1928-04-30 · RepublicanRoger Thomas Foley · 1945-05-02 – 1957-04-01 · DemocratRoger D. Foley · 1962-07-02 – 1982-10-29 · DemocratLloyd D. George · 1984-05-03 – 1997-12-01 · RepublicanJohnnie B. Rawlinson · 1998-04-07 – 2000-07-26 · DemocratLarry R. Hicks · 2001-11-07 – 2012-12-13 · RepublicanAndrew Patrick Gordon · 2013-03-12 – present · DemocratFrank Herbert Norcross · 1928-04-17 – 1945-04-30 · RepublicanJohn Rolly Ross · 1954-05-15 – 1963-04-22 · RepublicanBruce Rutherford Thompson · 1963-08-16 – 1978-08-31 · DemocratEdward Cornelius Reed, Jr. · 1979-09-26 – 1992-07-15 · DemocratDavid Warner Hagen · 1993-11-22 – 2003-11-28 · DemocratRobert Clive Jones · 2003-11-30 – 2016-02-01 · RepublicanCristina Dionne Silva · 2022-04-07 – present · DemocratHarry E. Claiborne · 1978-08-11 – 1986-10-09 · DemocratPhilip Martin Pro · 1987-07-23 – 2011-12-31 · RepublicanMiranda Mai Du · 2012-03-30 – present · DemocratHoward D. McKibben · 1984-10-04 – 2005-04-01 · RepublicanBrian Edward Sandoval · 2005-10-26 – 2009-09-15 · RepublicanGloria Maria Navarro · 2010-05-06 – present · DemocratRoger L. Hunt · 2000-05-25 – 2011-05-26 · DemocratJennifer Anna Dorsey · 2013-07-09 – present · DemocratKent J. Dawson · 2000-05-31 – 2012-07-09 · DemocratRichard Franklin Boulware, II · 2014-06-10 – present · DemocratJames C. Mahan · 2002-01-30 – 2018-06-29 · RepublicanAnne Rachel Traum · 2022-04-07 – present · Democrat
Cristina Dionne Silva D
Apr 7, 2022 – present · 4.5 years · appointed by Joseph R. Biden · confirmed 50–46
Anne Rachel Traum D
Apr 7, 2022 – present · 4.5 years · appointed by Joseph R. Biden · confirmed 49–47
Richard Franklin Boulware, II D
Jun 10, 2014 – present · 12 years · appointed by Barack Obama · confirmed 58–35
Jennifer Anna Dorsey D
Jul 9, 2013 – present · 13 years · appointed by Barack Obama · confirmed 54–41
Andrew Patrick Gordon D
Mar 12, 2013 – present · 14 years · appointed by Barack Obama
Miranda Mai Du D
Mar 30, 2012 – present · 15 years · appointed by Barack Obama · confirmed 59–39
Gloria Maria Navarro D
May 6, 2010 – present · 16 years · appointed by Barack Obama · confirmed 98–0
Brian Edward Sandoval R
Oct 26, 2005 – Sep 15, 2009 · 3.9 years · appointed by George W. Bush · confirmed 89–0
Robert Clive Jones R
Nov 30, 2003 – Feb 1, 2016 · 12 years · appointed by George W. Bush · senior status Feb 1, 2016
James C. Mahan R
Jan 30, 2002 – Jun 29, 2018 · 16 years · appointed by George W. Bush · senior status Jun 29, 2018 · confirmed 81–0
Larry R. Hicks R
Nov 7, 2001 – Dec 13, 2012 · 11 years · appointed by George W. Bush · senior status Dec 13, 2012 · confirmed 83–0
Kent J. Dawson D
May 31, 2000 – Jul 9, 2012 · 12 years · appointed by William J. Clinton · senior status Jul 9, 2012
Roger L. Hunt D
May 25, 2000 – May 26, 2011 · 11 years · appointed by William J. Clinton · senior status May 26, 2011
Johnnie B. Rawlinson D
Apr 7, 1998 – Jul 26, 2000 · 2.3 years · appointed by William J. Clinton
David Warner Hagen D
Nov 22, 1993 – Nov 28, 2003 · 10 years · appointed by William J. Clinton · senior status Nov 28, 2003
Philip Martin Pro R
Jul 23, 1987 – Dec 31, 2011 · 24 years · appointed by Ronald Reagan · senior status Dec 31, 2011
Howard D. McKibben R
Oct 4, 1984 – Apr 1, 2005 · 20 years · appointed by Ronald Reagan · senior status Apr 1, 2005
Lloyd D. George R
May 3, 1984 – Dec 1, 1997 · 14 years · appointed by Ronald Reagan · senior status Dec 1, 1997
Edward Cornelius Reed, Jr. D
Sep 26, 1979 – Jul 15, 1992 · 13 years · appointed by Jimmy Carter · senior status Jul 15, 1992
Harry E. Claiborne D
Aug 11, 1978 – Oct 9, 1986 · 8.2 years · appointed by Jimmy Carter
Bruce Rutherford Thompson D
Aug 16, 1963 – Aug 31, 1978 · 15 years · appointed by John F. Kennedy · senior status Aug 31, 1978
Roger D. Foley D
Jul 2, 1962 – Oct 29, 1982 · 20 years · appointed by John F. Kennedy · senior status Oct 29, 1982
John Rolly Ross R
May 15, 1954 – Apr 22, 1963 · 8.9 years · appointed by Dwight D. Eisenhower
Roger Thomas Foley D
May 2, 1945 – Apr 1, 1957 · 12 years · appointed by Franklin D. Roosevelt · senior status Apr 1, 1957
Frank Herbert Norcross R
Apr 17, 1928 – Apr 30, 1945 · 17 years · appointed by Calvin Coolidge · senior status Apr 30, 1945
Edward Silsby Farrington R
Jan 10, 1907 – Apr 30, 1928 · 21 years · appointed by Theodore Roosevelt · senior status Apr 30, 1928
Thomas Porter Hawley R
Sep 9, 1890 – Jun 30, 1906 · 16 years · appointed by Benjamin Harrison
George Myron Sabin R
Jul 26, 1882 – May 12, 1890 · 7.8 years · appointed by Chester A. Arthur
Edgar Winters Hillyer R
Dec 21, 1869 – May 10, 1882 · 12 years · appointed by Ulysses Grant
Alexander White Baldwin R
Mar 11, 1865 – Nov 14, 1869 · 4.7 years · appointed by Abraham Lincoln

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