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

26 judges have served since Feb 23, 1847. Now: T. Kent Wetherell, II RAllen Cothrel Winsor RMark Eaton Walker DMargaret Catharine Rodgers R.

Judges
26
14 R · 11 D · 1 N(
Longest tenure
26 years
William Bostwick Sheppard
Current
7.3 years
T. Kent Wetherell, II, since Jul 12, 2019
history/court/district-court-for-the-northern-district-of-floridaEvery holder, newest first
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186018801900192019401960198020002020Isaac Hopkins Bronson · 1847-02-23 – 1855-08-13 · None (reassignment)McQueen McIntosh · 1856-03-11 – 1861-01-03 · DemocratPhilip Fraser · 1862-07-17 – 1876-07-26 · RepublicanThomas Settle · 1877-01-30 – 1888-12-01 · RepublicanCharles Swayne · 1890-04-01 – 1907-07-05 · RepublicanWilliam Bostwick Sheppard · 1908-05-20 – 1934-04-21 · RepublicanAugustine V. Long · 1934-06-04 – 1947-10-01 · DemocratGeorge William Whitehurst · 1950-02-23 – 1961-06-30 · DemocratGeorge Cressler Young · 1961-09-18 – 1966-09-17 · DemocratWinston Eugene Arnow · 1967-12-07 – 1981-03-14 · DemocratMaurice Mitchell Paul · 1982-06-21 – 1997-07-31 · RepublicanStephan P. Mickle · 1998-05-22 – 2011-06-22 · DemocratMark Eaton Walker · 2012-12-07 – present · DemocratCurtis Longino Waller · 1940-06-19 – 1943-03-13 · DemocratDozier Adolphus DeVane · 1943-04-22 – 1958-01-31 · DemocratGeorge Harrold Carswell · 1958-04-10 – 1969-06-27 · RepublicanDavid Lycurgus Middlebrooks, Jr. · 1969-12-11 – 1974-08-01 · RepublicanWilliam Henry Stafford, Jr. · 1975-05-14 – 1996-05-31 · RepublicanRobert Lewis Hinkle · 1996-08-01 – 2016-11-07 · DemocratAllen Cothrel Winsor · 2019-06-21 – present · RepublicanLynn Carlton Higby · 1979-10-05 – 1983-01-03 · DemocratClyde Roger Vinson · 1983-10-05 – 2005-03-31 · RepublicanJohn Richard Smoak, Jr. · 2005-11-03 – 2015-12-31 · RepublicanT. Kent Wetherell, II · 2019-07-12 – present · RepublicanLacey A. Collier · 1991-11-18 – 2003-11-20 · RepublicanMargaret Catharine Rodgers · 2003-11-21 – present · Republican
T. Kent Wetherell, II R
Jul 12, 2019 – present · 7.3 years · appointed by Donald J. Trump · confirmed 78–15
Allen Cothrel Winsor R
Jun 21, 2019 – present · 7.3 years · appointed by Donald J. Trump · confirmed 54–44
Mark Eaton Walker D
Dec 7, 2012 – present · 14 years · appointed by Barack Obama · confirmed 94–0
John Richard Smoak, Jr. R
Nov 3, 2005 – Dec 31, 2015 · 10 years · appointed by George W. Bush · senior status Dec 31, 2015 · confirmed 97–0
Margaret Catharine Rodgers R
Nov 21, 2003 – present · 23 years · appointed by George W. Bush · confirmed 82–0
Stephan P. Mickle D
May 22, 1998 – Jun 22, 2011 · 13 years · appointed by William J. Clinton · senior status Jun 22, 2011
Robert Lewis Hinkle D
Aug 1, 1996 – Nov 7, 2016 · 20 years · appointed by William J. Clinton · senior status Nov 7, 2016
Lacey A. Collier R
Nov 18, 1991 – Nov 20, 2003 · 12 years · appointed by George H.W. Bush · senior status Nov 20, 2003
Clyde Roger Vinson R
Oct 5, 1983 – Mar 31, 2005 · 21 years · appointed by Ronald Reagan · senior status Mar 31, 2005
Maurice Mitchell Paul R
Jun 21, 1982 – Jul 31, 1997 · 15 years · appointed by Ronald Reagan · senior status Jul 31, 1997
Lynn Carlton Higby D
Oct 5, 1979 – Jan 3, 1983 · 3.2 years · appointed by Jimmy Carter
William Henry Stafford, Jr. R
May 14, 1975 – May 31, 1996 · 21 years · appointed by Gerald Ford · senior status May 31, 1996
David Lycurgus Middlebrooks, Jr. R
Dec 11, 1969 – Aug 1, 1974 · 4.6 years · appointed by Richard M. Nixon
Winston Eugene Arnow D
Dec 7, 1967 – Mar 14, 1981 · 13 years · appointed by Lyndon B. Johnson · senior status Mar 14, 1981
George Cressler Young D
Sep 18, 1961 – Sep 17, 1966 · 5 years · appointed by John F. Kennedy
George Harrold Carswell R
Apr 10, 1958 – Jun 27, 1969 · 11 years · appointed by Dwight D. Eisenhower
George William Whitehurst D
Feb 23, 1950 – Jun 30, 1961 · 11 years · appointed by Harry S Truman · senior status Jun 30, 1961
Dozier Adolphus DeVane D
Apr 22, 1943 – Jan 31, 1958 · 15 years · appointed by Franklin D. Roosevelt · senior status Jan 31, 1958
Curtis Longino Waller D
Jun 19, 1940 – Mar 13, 1943 · 2.7 years · appointed by Franklin D. Roosevelt
Augustine V. Long D
Jun 4, 1934 – Oct 1, 1947 · 13 years · appointed by Franklin D. Roosevelt · senior status Oct 1, 1947
William Bostwick Sheppard R
May 20, 1908 – Apr 21, 1934 · 26 years · appointed by Theodore Roosevelt
Charles Swayne R
Apr 1, 1890 – Jul 5, 1907 · 17 years · appointed by Benjamin Harrison · confirmed 33–24
Thomas Settle R
Jan 30, 1877 – Dec 1, 1888 · 12 years · appointed by Ulysses Grant
Philip Fraser R
Jul 17, 1862 – Jul 26, 1876 · 14 years · appointed by Abraham Lincoln
McQueen McIntosh D
Mar 11, 1856 – Jan 3, 1861 · 4.8 years · appointed by Franklin Pierce
Isaac Hopkins Bronson N(
Feb 23, 1847 – Aug 13, 1855 · 8.5 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.