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U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas

27 judges have served since Mar 3, 1851. Now: Lee Philip Rudofsky RJames Maxwell Moody, Jr. DKristine Gerhard Baker DDenzil Price Marshall, Jr. DBrian Stacy Miller R.

Judges
27
13 R · 13 D · 1 N(
Longest tenure
27 years
Jacob Trieber
Current
6.9 years
Lee Philip Rudofsky, since Nov 8, 2019
history/court/district-court-for-the-eastern-district-of-arkansasEvery holder, newest first
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186018801900192019401960198020002020Daniel Ringo · 1851-03-03 – 1861-05-06 · None (reassignment)Henry Clay Caldwell · 1864-06-20 – 1890-03-13 · RepublicanJohn A. Williams · 1890-09-22 – 1900-07-07 · RepublicanJacob Trieber · 1901-01-09 – 1927-09-17 · RepublicanJohn Ellis Martineau · 1928-03-02 – 1937-03-06 · RepublicanThomas Clark Trimble, III · 1937-06-18 – 1957-01-14 · DemocratJesse Smith Henley · 1958-10-25 – 1975-03-24 · RepublicanTerry Lee Shell · 1975-09-16 – 1978-06-25 · RepublicanRichard Sheppard Arnold · 1978-09-22 – 1980-03-07 · DemocratGeorge Howard, Jr. · 1980-09-30 – 2007-04-21 · DemocratBrian Stacy Miller · 2008-04-17 – present · RepublicanHarry Jacob Lemley · 1939-05-11 – 1958-09-05 · DemocratGordon Elmo Young · 1959-09-10 – 1969-08-20 · RepublicanGarnett Thomas Eisele · 1970-08-06 – 1991-08-01 · RepublicanBilly Roy Wilson · 1993-10-01 – 2008-10-01 · DemocratDenzil Price Marshall, Jr. · 2010-05-06 – present · DemocratOren Harris · 1965-08-12 – 1976-02-03 · DemocratElsijane Trimble Roy · 1977-11-02 – 1989-01-01 · DemocratSusan Webber Wright · 1990-01-24 – 2013-08-22 · RepublicanJames Maxwell Moody, Jr. · 2014-03-10 – present · DemocratWilliam Ray Overton · 1979-05-11 – 1987-07-14 · DemocratStephen M. Reasoner · 1988-02-26 – 2002-09-19 · RepublicanJ[ames] Leon Holmes · 2004-07-07 – 2018-03-31 · RepublicanLee Philip Rudofsky · 2019-11-08 – present · RepublicanHenry Woods · 1980-02-20 – 1995-03-01 · DemocratJames Maxwell Moody · 1995-08-14 – 2008-10-01 · DemocratKristine Gerhard Baker · 2012-05-08 – present · Democrat
Lee Philip Rudofsky R
Nov 8, 2019 – present · 6.9 years · appointed by Donald J. Trump · confirmed 51–41
James Maxwell Moody, Jr. D
Mar 10, 2014 – present · 13 years · appointed by Barack Obama · confirmed 95–4
Kristine Gerhard Baker D
May 8, 2012 – present · 14 years · appointed by Barack Obama
Denzil Price Marshall, Jr. D
May 6, 2010 – present · 16 years · appointed by Barack Obama
Brian Stacy Miller R
Apr 17, 2008 – present · 18 years · appointed by George W. Bush · confirmed 88–0
J[ames] Leon Holmes R
Jul 7, 2004 – Mar 31, 2018 · 14 years · appointed by George W. Bush · senior status Mar 31, 2018 · confirmed 51–46
James Maxwell Moody D
Aug 14, 1995 – Oct 1, 2008 · 13 years · appointed by William J. Clinton · senior status Oct 1, 2008
Billy Roy Wilson D
Oct 1, 1993 – Oct 1, 2008 · 15 years · appointed by William J. Clinton · senior status Oct 1, 2008
Susan Webber Wright R
Jan 24, 1990 – Aug 22, 2013 · 24 years · appointed by George H.W. Bush · senior status Aug 22, 2013
Stephen M. Reasoner R
Feb 26, 1988 – Sep 19, 2002 · 15 years · appointed by Ronald Reagan · senior status Sep 19, 2002
George Howard, Jr. D
Sep 30, 1980 – Apr 21, 2007 · 27 years · appointed by Jimmy Carter
Henry Woods D
Feb 20, 1980 – Mar 1, 1995 · 15 years · appointed by Jimmy Carter · senior status Mar 1, 1995
William Ray Overton D
May 11, 1979 – Jul 14, 1987 · 8.2 years · appointed by Jimmy Carter
Richard Sheppard Arnold D
Sep 22, 1978 – Mar 7, 1980 · 17 months · appointed by Jimmy Carter
Elsijane Trimble Roy D
Nov 2, 1977 – Jan 1, 1989 · 11 years · appointed by Jimmy Carter · senior status Jan 1, 1989
Terry Lee Shell R
Sep 16, 1975 – Jun 25, 1978 · 2.8 years · appointed by Gerald Ford
Garnett Thomas Eisele R
Aug 6, 1970 – Aug 1, 1991 · 21 years · appointed by Richard M. Nixon · senior status Aug 1, 1991
Oren Harris D
Aug 12, 1965 – Feb 3, 1976 · 10 years · appointed by Lyndon B. Johnson · senior status Feb 3, 1976
Gordon Elmo Young R
Sep 10, 1959 – Aug 20, 1969 · 9.9 years · appointed by Dwight D. Eisenhower
Jesse Smith Henley R
Oct 25, 1958 – Mar 24, 1975 · 16 years · appointed by Dwight D. Eisenhower
Harry Jacob Lemley D
May 11, 1939 – Sep 5, 1958 · 19 years · appointed by Franklin D. Roosevelt · senior status Sep 5, 1958
Thomas Clark Trimble, III D
Jun 18, 1937 – Jan 14, 1957 · 20 years · appointed by Franklin D. Roosevelt · senior status Jan 14, 1957
John Ellis Martineau R
Mar 2, 1928 – Mar 6, 1937 · 9 years · appointed by Calvin Coolidge
Jacob Trieber R
Jan 9, 1901 – Sep 17, 1927 · 27 years · appointed by William McKinley
John A. Williams R
Sep 22, 1890 – Jul 7, 1900 · 9.8 years · appointed by Benjamin Harrison
Henry Clay Caldwell R
Jun 20, 1864 – Mar 13, 1890 · 26 years · appointed by Abraham Lincoln
Daniel Ringo N(
Mar 3, 1851 – May 6, 1861 · 10 years · appointed by None (reassignment)

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