History / Courts

U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida

48 judges have served since Oct 29, 1962. Now: Jordan Emery Pratt RAnne-Leigh Gaylord Moe RKyle Christopher Dudek RJulie Simone Sneed DKathryn Kimball Mizelle RJohn Leonard Badalamenti RWendy Williams Berger RThomas Patrick Barber RWilliam Frederic Jung RCarlos Eduardo Mendoza DPaul Gregory Byron DSheri Polster Chappell DMary Stenson Scriven RMarcia Morales Howard R.

Judges
48
23 R · 21 D · 3 N( · 1 N(
Longest tenure
37 years
Elizabeth Anne Kovachevich
Current
11 months
Jordan Emery Pratt, since Nov 3, 2025
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197019801990200020102020John Milton Bryan Simpson · 1962-10-29 – 1966-11-22 · None (reassignment)Isaac Benjamin Krentzman, Jr. · 1967-06-12 – 1982-11-15 · DemocratGeorge Kendall Sharp · 1983-11-16 – 2000-01-01 · RepublicanJames D. Whittemore · 2000-05-25 – 2017-08-29 · DemocratWilliam Frederic Jung · 2018-09-10 – present · RepublicanJoseph Patrick Lieb · 1962-10-29 – 1971-11-02 · None (reassignment)William Terrell Hodges · 1971-12-15 – 1999-05-02 · RepublicanJohn Antoon, II · 2000-05-31 – 2013-06-03 · DemocratBrian Jordan Davis · 2013-12-26 – 2023-12-30 · DemocratJulie Simone Sneed · 2024-03-04 – present · DemocratWilliam Allan McRae, Jr. · 1962-10-29 – 1973-01-27 · None (reassignment)John Alton Reed, Jr. · 1973-08-06 – 1984-12-31 · RepublicanPatricia C. Fawsett · 1986-06-09 – 2008-08-25 · RepublicanMary Stenson Scriven · 2008-09-30 – present · RepublicanGeorge Cressler Young · 1962-10-29 – 1981-10-19 · None (assignment)John Henry Moore, II · 1981-12-01 – 1995-12-31 · RepublicanRichard A. Lazzara · 1997-09-29 – 2011-12-17 · DemocratSheri Polster Chappell · 2013-05-22 – present · DemocratCharles Ray Scott · 1966-11-03 – 1976-11-12 · DemocratHowell Webster Melton, Sr. · 1977-04-26 – 1991-02-01 · DemocratRalph Wilson Nimmons, Jr. · 1991-07-02 – 2003-11-24 · RepublicanVirginia Maria Hernandez Covington · 2004-09-10 – 2020-07-12 · RepublicanKathryn Kimball Mizelle · 2020-11-20 – present · RepublicanGerald Bard Tjoflat · 1970-10-16 – 1975-12-12 · RepublicanGeorge Carter Carr · 1977-12-16 – 1990-01-26 · DemocratHarvey Erwin Schlesinger · 1991-07-02 – 2006-06-05 · RepublicanMarcia Morales Howard · 2007-02-20 – present · RepublicanWilliam John Castagna · 1979-07-24 – 1992-06-29 · DemocratSusan C. Bucklew · 1993-11-24 – 2008-08-01 · DemocratCharlene Vanessa Edwards Honeywell · 2009-11-12 – 2023-12-04 · DemocratKyle Christopher Dudek · 2025-09-11 – present · RepublicanSusan Harrell Black · 1979-07-24 – 1992-09-03 · DemocratHenry Lee Adams, Jr. · 1993-11-24 – 2010-04-08 · DemocratRoy Bale Dalton, Jr. · 2011-05-03 – 2022-07-09 · DemocratAnne-Leigh Gaylord Moe · 2025-10-24 – present · RepublicanElizabeth Anne Kovachevich · 1982-03-09 – 2018-12-14 · RepublicanThomas Patrick Barber · 2019-07-11 – present · RepublicanAnne C. Conway · 1991-11-25 – 2015-08-01 · RepublicanWendy Williams Berger · 2019-07-29 – present · RepublicanSteven Douglas Merryday · 1992-02-10 – 2025-08-31 · RepublicanJordan Emery Pratt · 2025-11-03 – present · RepublicanJohn E. Steele · 2000-07-26 – 2015-06-03 · DemocratJohn Leonard Badalamenti · 2020-06-04 – present · RepublicanJames S. Moody, Jr. · 2000-07-28 – 2014-03-31 · DemocratPaul Gregory Byron · 2014-06-24 – present · DemocratGregory A. Presnell · 2000-07-31 – 2012-04-01 · DemocratCarlos Eduardo Mendoza · 2014-06-27 – present · DemocratTimothy J. Corrigan · 2002-09-13 – 2024-11-02 · Republican
Jordan Emery Pratt R
Nov 3, 2025 – present · 11 months · appointed by Donald J. Trump · confirmed 52–47
Anne-Leigh Gaylord Moe R
Oct 24, 2025 – present · 12 months · appointed by Donald J. Trump · confirmed 53–46
Kyle Christopher Dudek R
Sep 11, 2025 – present · 13 months · appointed by Donald J. Trump · confirmed 53–45
Julie Simone Sneed D
Mar 4, 2024 – present · 2.6 years · appointed by Joseph R. Biden · confirmed 54–44
Kathryn Kimball Mizelle R
Nov 20, 2020 – present · 5.9 years · appointed by Donald J. Trump · confirmed 49–41
John Leonard Badalamenti R
Jun 4, 2020 – present · 6.4 years · appointed by Donald J. Trump · confirmed 55–22
Wendy Williams Berger R
Jul 29, 2019 – present · 7.2 years · appointed by Donald J. Trump · confirmed 54–37
Thomas Patrick Barber R
Jul 11, 2019 – present · 7.3 years · appointed by Donald J. Trump · confirmed 77–19
William Frederic Jung R
Sep 10, 2018 – present · 8.1 years · appointed by Donald J. Trump
Carlos Eduardo Mendoza D
Jun 27, 2014 – present · 12 years · appointed by Barack Obama · confirmed 94–0
Paul Gregory Byron D
Jun 24, 2014 – present · 12 years · appointed by Barack Obama · confirmed 94–0
Brian Jordan Davis D
Dec 26, 2013 – Dec 30, 2023 · 10 years · appointed by Barack Obama · senior status Dec 30, 2023 · confirmed 68–26
Sheri Polster Chappell D
May 22, 2013 – present · 13 years · appointed by Barack Obama · confirmed 90–0
Roy Bale Dalton, Jr. D
May 3, 2011 – Jul 9, 2022 · 11 years · appointed by Barack Obama · senior status Jul 9, 2022
Charlene Vanessa Edwards Honeywell D
Nov 12, 2009 – Dec 4, 2023 · 14 years · appointed by Barack Obama · senior status Dec 4, 2023 · confirmed 88–0
Mary Stenson Scriven R
Sep 30, 2008 – present · 18 years · appointed by George W. Bush
Marcia Morales Howard R
Feb 20, 2007 – present · 20 years · appointed by George W. Bush · confirmed 93–0
Virginia Maria Hernandez Covington R
Sep 10, 2004 – Jul 12, 2020 · 16 years · appointed by George W. Bush · senior status Jul 12, 2020 · confirmed 91–0
Timothy J. Corrigan R
Sep 13, 2002 – Nov 2, 2024 · 22 years · appointed by George W. Bush · senior status Nov 2, 2024 · confirmed 88–0
Gregory A. Presnell D
Jul 31, 2000 – Apr 1, 2012 · 12 years · appointed by William J. Clinton · senior status Apr 1, 2012
James S. Moody, Jr. D
Jul 28, 2000 – Mar 31, 2014 · 14 years · appointed by William J. Clinton · senior status Mar 31, 2014
John E. Steele D
Jul 26, 2000 – Jun 3, 2015 · 15 years · appointed by William J. Clinton · senior status Jun 3, 2015
John Antoon, II D
May 31, 2000 – Jun 3, 2013 · 13 years · appointed by William J. Clinton · senior status Jun 3, 2013
James D. Whittemore D
May 25, 2000 – Aug 29, 2017 · 17 years · appointed by William J. Clinton · senior status Aug 29, 2017
Richard A. Lazzara D
Sep 29, 1997 – Dec 17, 2011 · 14 years · appointed by William J. Clinton · senior status Dec 17, 2011
Susan C. Bucklew D
Nov 24, 1993 – Aug 1, 2008 · 15 years · appointed by William J. Clinton · senior status Aug 1, 2008
Henry Lee Adams, Jr. D
Nov 24, 1993 – Apr 8, 2010 · 16 years · appointed by William J. Clinton · senior status Apr 8, 2010
Steven Douglas Merryday R
Feb 10, 1992 – Aug 31, 2025 · 34 years · appointed by George H.W. Bush · senior status Aug 31, 2025
Anne C. Conway R
Nov 25, 1991 – Aug 1, 2015 · 24 years · appointed by George H.W. Bush · senior status Aug 1, 2015
Ralph Wilson Nimmons, Jr. R
Jul 2, 1991 – Nov 24, 2003 · 12 years · appointed by George H.W. Bush
Harvey Erwin Schlesinger R
Jul 2, 1991 – Jun 5, 2006 · 15 years · appointed by George H.W. Bush · senior status Jun 5, 2006
Patricia C. Fawsett R
Jun 9, 1986 – Aug 25, 2008 · 22 years · appointed by Ronald Reagan · senior status Aug 25, 2008
George Kendall Sharp R
Nov 16, 1983 – Jan 1, 2000 · 16 years · appointed by Ronald Reagan · senior status Jan 1, 2000
Elizabeth Anne Kovachevich R
Mar 9, 1982 – Dec 14, 2018 · 37 years · appointed by Ronald Reagan · senior status Dec 14, 2018
John Henry Moore, II R
Dec 1, 1981 – Dec 31, 1995 · 14 years · appointed by Ronald Reagan · senior status Dec 31, 1995
William John Castagna D
Jul 24, 1979 – Jun 29, 1992 · 13 years · appointed by Jimmy Carter · senior status Jun 29, 1992
Susan Harrell Black D
Jul 24, 1979 – Sep 3, 1992 · 13 years · appointed by Jimmy Carter
George Carter Carr D
Dec 16, 1977 – Jan 26, 1990 · 12 years · appointed by Jimmy Carter
Howell Webster Melton, Sr. D
Apr 26, 1977 – Feb 1, 1991 · 14 years · appointed by Jimmy Carter · senior status Feb 1, 1991
John Alton Reed, Jr. R
Aug 6, 1973 – Dec 31, 1984 · 11 years · appointed by Richard M. Nixon
William Terrell Hodges R
Dec 15, 1971 – May 2, 1999 · 27 years · appointed by Richard M. Nixon · senior status May 2, 1999
Gerald Bard Tjoflat R
Oct 16, 1970 – Dec 12, 1975 · 5.2 years · appointed by Richard M. Nixon
Isaac Benjamin Krentzman, Jr. D
Jun 12, 1967 – Nov 15, 1982 · 15 years · appointed by Lyndon B. Johnson · senior status Nov 15, 1982
Charles Ray Scott D
Nov 3, 1966 – Nov 12, 1976 · 10 years · appointed by Lyndon B. Johnson · senior status Nov 12, 1976
John Milton Bryan Simpson N(
Oct 29, 1962 – Nov 22, 1966 · 4.1 years · appointed by None (reassignment)
Joseph Patrick Lieb N(
Oct 29, 1962 – Nov 2, 1971 · 9 years · appointed by None (reassignment)
William Allan McRae, Jr. N(
Oct 29, 1962 – Jan 27, 1973 · 10 years · appointed by None (reassignment)
George Cressler Young N(
Oct 29, 1962 – Oct 19, 1981 · 19 years · appointed by None (assignment) · senior status Oct 19, 1981

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