History / Courts

U.S. District Court for the District of Ohio

5 judges have served since Mar 3, 1803. Vacant or no longer exists.

Judges
5
3 D · 2 JR
Longest tenure
25 years
Charles Willing Byrd
Current
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nobody
history/court/district-court-for-the-district-of-ohioEvery holder, newest first
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18201840186018801900192019401960198020002020Charles Willing Byrd · 1803-03-03 – 1828-08-25 · Jeffersonian RepublicanWilliam Creighton, Jr. · 1828-11-01 – 1829-03-03 · Jeffersonian RepublicanJohn Wilson Campbell · 1829-03-07 – 1833-09-24 · DemocratBenjamin Tappan · 1833-10-12 – 1834-06-30 · DemocratHumphrey Howe Leavitt · 1834-06-30 – 1855-02-10 · Democrat
Humphrey Howe Leavitt D
Jun 30, 1834 – Feb 10, 1855 · 21 years · appointed by Andrew Jackson
Benjamin Tappan D
Oct 12, 1833 – Jun 30, 1834 · 9 months · appointed by Andrew Jackson · confirmed 11–/28
John Wilson Campbell D
Mar 7, 1829 – Sep 24, 1833 · 4.6 years · appointed by Andrew Jackson
William Creighton, Jr. JR
Nov 1, 1828 – Mar 3, 1829 · 4 months · appointed by John Quincy Adams
Charles Willing Byrd JR
Mar 3, 1803 – Aug 25, 1828 · 25 years · appointed by Thomas Jefferson

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