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

77 judges have served since Mar 3, 1847. Now: Jeffrey Thomas Kuntz REdward L. Artau RMelissa Damian DDavid Seymour Leibowitz DJacqueline Becerra DAileen Mercedes Cannon RAnuraag Hari Singhal RRodney Smith RRodolfo Armando Ruiz, II RRoy Kalman Altman RRobin Lee Rosenberg DBeth Francine Bloom DDarrin Phillip Gayles DKathleen Mary Williams DCecilia M. Altonaga RJose E. Martinez RWilliam P. Dimitrouleas DDonald M. Middlebrooks DKevin Michael Moore R.

Judges
77
41 D · 36 R
Longest tenure
40 years
James William Locke
Current
2 months
Jeffrey Thomas Kuntz, since Aug 10, 2026
history/court/district-court-for-the-southern-district-of-floridaEvery holder, newest first
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186018801900192019401960198020002020William Marvin · 1847-03-03 – 1863-07-01 · DemocratThomas Jefferson Boynton · 1864-01-20 – 1870-01-01 · RepublicanJohn McKinney · 1871-02-18 – 1871-10-12 · RepublicanJames William Locke · 1872-02-01 – 1912-07-04 · RepublicanJohn Moses Cheney · 1912-08-26 – 1913-03-03 · RepublicanRhydon Mays Call · 1913-04-24 – 1927-12-15 · DemocratHalsted Lockwood Ritter · 1929-02-15 – 1936-04-17 · RepublicanJohn Warthen Holland · 1936-06-01 – 1955-07-01 · DemocratJoseph Patrick Lieb · 1956-03-02 – 1962-10-29 · RepublicanCharles Britton Fulton · 1963-04-26 – 1978-06-30 · DemocratJose Alejandro Gonzalez, Jr. · 1978-07-28 – 1996-11-30 · DemocratDonald M. Middlebrooks · 1997-05-27 – present · DemocratLake Jones · 1924-02-18 – 1930-06-07 · RepublicanLouie Willard Strum · 1931-03-02 – 1950-10-04 · RepublicanEmett Clay Choate · 1954-07-20 – 1965-01-31 · RepublicanWilliam Osborne Mehrtens · 1965-09-01 – 1975-09-15 · DemocratSidney Myer Aronovitz · 1976-09-21 – 1988-10-31 · RepublicanFederico A. Moreno · 1990-07-16 – 2020-07-17 · RepublicanAileen Mercedes Cannon · 2020-11-13 – present · RepublicanAlexander Akerman · 1929-02-15 – 1939-10-08 · RepublicanWilliam Julius Barker · 1940-02-05 – 1959-04-30 · DemocratWilliam Allan McRae, Jr. · 1961-03-08 – 1962-10-29 · DemocratCarl Clyde Atkins · 1966-07-22 – 1982-12-31 · DemocratLenore Carrero Nesbitt · 1983-11-16 – 1998-07-19 · RepublicanPatricia A. Seitz · 1998-10-01 – 2012-11-16 · DemocratDarrin Phillip Gayles · 2014-06-19 – present · DemocratCurtis Longino Waller · 1940-06-19 – 1943-03-13 · DemocratDozier Adolphus DeVane · 1943-04-22 – 1947-10-01 · DemocratGeorge William Whitehurst · 1950-02-23 – 1961-06-30 · DemocratGeorge Cressler Young · 1961-09-18 – 1966-09-17 · DemocratJoseph Oscar Eaton · 1967-06-12 – 1985-04-02 · DemocratThomas Emerson Scott, Jr. · 1985-07-18 – 1990-10-31 · RepublicanShelby Highsmith · 1991-09-16 – 2002-03-15 · RepublicanKenneth A. Marra · 2002-09-13 – 2017-08-01 · RepublicanRoy Kalman Altman · 2019-04-09 – present · RepublicanJohn Milton Bryan Simpson · 1950-09-26 – 1962-10-29 · DemocratTed Cabot · 1966-08-11 – 1971-12-04 · DemocratNorman Charles Roettger, Jr. · 1972-06-02 – 1997-06-17 · RepublicanAlan Stephen Gold · 1997-07-01 – 2011-01-10 · DemocratKathleen Mary Williams · 2011-08-04 – present · DemocratDavid William Dyer · 1961-09-18 – 1966-09-23 · DemocratPeter Thorp Fay · 1970-10-16 – 1976-10-08 · RepublicanWilliam Marcellin Hoeveler · 1977-04-26 – 1991-01-31 · DemocratDonald L. Graham · 1991-09-16 – 2013-12-15 · RepublicanBeth Francine Bloom · 2014-06-25 – present · DemocratJames Lawrence King · 1970-10-19 – 1992-12-20 · RepublicanWilkie D. Ferguson, Jr. · 1993-11-22 – 2003-06-09 · DemocratJames I. Cohn · 2003-08-01 – 2016-08-05 · RepublicanRodolfo Armando Ruiz, II · 2019-05-03 – present · RepublicanEugene P. Spellman · 1979-10-05 – 1991-05-04 · DemocratKevin Michael Moore · 1992-02-10 – present · RepublicanJames Carriger Paine · 1979-10-05 – 1992-05-20 · DemocratUrsula Ungaro · 1992-10-09 – 2021-05-02 · RepublicanJacqueline Becerra · 2024-02-29 – present · DemocratJames W. Kehoe · 1979-10-05 – 1992-10-16 · DemocratDaniel T. K. Hurley · 1994-03-11 – 2009-02-24 · DemocratRobert Nichols Scola, Jr. · 2011-10-20 – 2023-11-01 · DemocratDavid Seymour Leibowitz · 2024-03-01 – present · DemocratEdward Bertrand Davis · 1979-10-05 – 2000-06-30 · DemocratPaul C. Huck · 2000-07-11 – 2010-08-31 · DemocratRobin Stacie Rosenbaum · 2012-06-27 – 2014-06-03 · DemocratRobin Lee Rosenberg · 2014-07-24 – present · DemocratAlcee Lamar Hastings · 1979-11-02 – 1989-10-20 · DemocratJoan A. Lenard · 1995-12-26 – 2017-07-01 · DemocratRodney Smith · 2019-06-14 – present · RepublicanStanley Marcus · 1985-07-18 – 1997-11-24 · RepublicanWilliam P. Dimitrouleas · 1998-05-22 – present · DemocratWilliam J. Zloch · 1985-11-04 – 2017-01-31 · RepublicanAnuraag Hari Singhal · 2019-12-20 – present · RepublicanKenneth L. Ryskamp · 1986-04-24 – 2000-01-01 · RepublicanJose E. Martinez · 2002-09-17 – present · RepublicanAdalberto Jose Jordan · 1999-09-09 – 2012-02-24 · DemocratMelissa Damian · 2024-03-04 – present · DemocratCecilia M. Altonaga · 2003-05-07 – present · RepublicanMarcia G. Cooke · 2004-05-18 – 2022-07-15 · RepublicanEdward L. Artau · 2025-09-09 – present · RepublicanJeffrey Thomas Kuntz · 2026-08-10 – present · Republican
Jeffrey Thomas Kuntz R
Aug 10, 2026 – present · 2 months · appointed by Donald J. Trump · confirmed 51–46
Edward L. Artau R
Sep 9, 2025 – present · 13 months · appointed by Donald J. Trump · confirmed 50–43
Melissa Damian D
Mar 4, 2024 – present · 2.6 years · appointed by Joseph R. Biden · confirmed 77–20
David Seymour Leibowitz D
Mar 1, 2024 – present · 2.6 years · appointed by Joseph R. Biden · confirmed 64–33
Jacqueline Becerra D
Feb 29, 2024 – present · 2.6 years · appointed by Joseph R. Biden · confirmed 56–40
Aileen Mercedes Cannon R
Nov 13, 2020 – present · 5.9 years · appointed by Donald J. Trump · confirmed 56–21
Anuraag Hari Singhal R
Dec 20, 2019 – present · 6.8 years · appointed by Donald J. Trump · confirmed 76–17
Rodney Smith R
Jun 14, 2019 – present · 7.3 years · appointed by Donald J. Trump · confirmed 78–18
Rodolfo Armando Ruiz, II R
May 3, 2019 – present · 7.5 years · appointed by Donald J. Trump · confirmed 90–8
Roy Kalman Altman R
Apr 9, 2019 – present · 7.5 years · appointed by Donald J. Trump · confirmed 66–33
Robin Lee Rosenberg D
Jul 24, 2014 – present · 12 years · appointed by Barack Obama · confirmed 100–0
Beth Francine Bloom D
Jun 25, 2014 – present · 12 years · appointed by Barack Obama · confirmed 95–0
Darrin Phillip Gayles D
Jun 19, 2014 – present · 12 years · appointed by Barack Obama · confirmed 98–0
Robin Stacie Rosenbaum D
Jun 27, 2012 – Jun 3, 2014 · 23 months · appointed by Barack Obama · confirmed 92–3
Robert Nichols Scola, Jr. D
Oct 20, 2011 – Nov 1, 2023 · 12 years · appointed by Barack Obama · senior status Nov 1, 2023
Kathleen Mary Williams D
Aug 4, 2011 – present · 15 years · appointed by Barack Obama
Marcia G. Cooke R
May 18, 2004 – Jul 15, 2022 · 18 years · appointed by George W. Bush · senior status Jul 15, 2022 · confirmed 96–0
James I. Cohn R
Aug 1, 2003 – Aug 5, 2016 · 13 years · appointed by George W. Bush · senior status Aug 5, 2016 · confirmed 96–0
Cecilia M. Altonaga R
May 7, 2003 – present · 23 years · appointed by George W. Bush · confirmed 91–0
Jose E. Martinez R
Sep 17, 2002 – present · 24 years · appointed by George W. Bush
Kenneth A. Marra R
Sep 13, 2002 – Aug 1, 2017 · 15 years · appointed by George W. Bush · senior status Aug 1, 2017 · confirmed 82–0
Paul C. Huck D
Jul 11, 2000 – Aug 31, 2010 · 10 years · appointed by William J. Clinton · senior status Aug 31, 2010
Adalberto Jose Jordan D
Sep 9, 1999 – Feb 24, 2012 · 12 years · appointed by William J. Clinton · confirmed 93–1
Patricia A. Seitz D
Oct 1, 1998 – Nov 16, 2012 · 14 years · appointed by William J. Clinton · senior status Nov 16, 2012
William P. Dimitrouleas D
May 22, 1998 – present · 28 years · appointed by William J. Clinton
Alan Stephen Gold D
Jul 1, 1997 – Jan 10, 2011 · 14 years · appointed by William J. Clinton · senior status Jan 10, 2011
Donald M. Middlebrooks D
May 27, 1997 – present · 29 years · appointed by William J. Clinton
Joan A. Lenard D
Dec 26, 1995 – Jul 1, 2017 · 22 years · appointed by William J. Clinton · senior status Jul 1, 2017
Daniel T. K. Hurley D
Mar 11, 1994 – Feb 24, 2009 · 15 years · appointed by William J. Clinton · senior status Feb 24, 2009
Wilkie D. Ferguson, Jr. D
Nov 22, 1993 – Jun 9, 2003 · 9.5 years · appointed by William J. Clinton
Ursula Ungaro R
Oct 9, 1992 – May 2, 2021 · 29 years · appointed by George H.W. Bush · senior status May 2, 2021
Kevin Michael Moore R
Feb 10, 1992 – present · 35 years · appointed by George H.W. Bush
Shelby Highsmith R
Sep 16, 1991 – Mar 15, 2002 · 10 years · appointed by George H.W. Bush · senior status Mar 15, 2002
Donald L. Graham R
Sep 16, 1991 – Dec 15, 2013 · 22 years · appointed by George H.W. Bush · senior status Dec 15, 2013
Federico A. Moreno R
Jul 16, 1990 – Jul 17, 2020 · 30 years · appointed by George H.W. Bush · senior status Jul 17, 2020
Kenneth L. Ryskamp R
Apr 24, 1986 – Jan 1, 2000 · 14 years · appointed by Ronald Reagan · senior status Jan 1, 2000
William J. Zloch R
Nov 4, 1985 – Jan 31, 2017 · 31 years · appointed by Ronald Reagan · senior status Jan 31, 2017
Thomas Emerson Scott, Jr. R
Jul 18, 1985 – Oct 31, 1990 · 5.3 years · appointed by Ronald Reagan
Stanley Marcus R
Jul 18, 1985 – Nov 24, 1997 · 12 years · appointed by Ronald Reagan
Lenore Carrero Nesbitt R
Nov 16, 1983 – Jul 19, 1998 · 15 years · appointed by Ronald Reagan · senior status Jul 19, 1998
Alcee Lamar Hastings D
Nov 2, 1979 – Oct 20, 1989 · 10 years · appointed by Jimmy Carter
Eugene P. Spellman D
Oct 5, 1979 – May 4, 1991 · 12 years · appointed by Jimmy Carter
James Carriger Paine D
Oct 5, 1979 – May 20, 1992 · 13 years · appointed by Jimmy Carter · senior status May 20, 1992
James W. Kehoe D
Oct 5, 1979 – Oct 16, 1992 · 13 years · appointed by Jimmy Carter · senior status Oct 16, 1992
Edward Bertrand Davis D
Oct 5, 1979 – Jun 30, 2000 · 21 years · appointed by Jimmy Carter
Jose Alejandro Gonzalez, Jr. D
Jul 28, 1978 – Nov 30, 1996 · 18 years · appointed by Jimmy Carter · senior status Nov 30, 1996
William Marcellin Hoeveler D
Apr 26, 1977 – Jan 31, 1991 · 14 years · appointed by Jimmy Carter · senior status Jan 31, 1991
Sidney Myer Aronovitz R
Sep 21, 1976 – Oct 31, 1988 · 12 years · appointed by Gerald Ford · senior status Oct 31, 1988
Norman Charles Roettger, Jr. R
Jun 2, 1972 – Jun 17, 1997 · 25 years · appointed by Richard M. Nixon · senior status Jun 17, 1997
James Lawrence King R
Oct 19, 1970 – Dec 20, 1992 · 22 years · appointed by Richard M. Nixon · senior status Dec 20, 1992
Peter Thorp Fay R
Oct 16, 1970 – Oct 8, 1976 · 6 years · appointed by Richard M. Nixon
Joseph Oscar Eaton D
Jun 12, 1967 – Apr 2, 1985 · 18 years · appointed by Lyndon B. Johnson · senior status Apr 2, 1985
Ted Cabot D
Aug 11, 1966 – Dec 4, 1971 · 5.3 years · appointed by Lyndon B. Johnson
Carl Clyde Atkins D
Jul 22, 1966 – Dec 31, 1982 · 16 years · appointed by Lyndon B. Johnson · senior status Dec 31, 1982
William Osborne Mehrtens D
Sep 1, 1965 – Sep 15, 1975 · 10 years · appointed by Lyndon B. Johnson · senior status Sep 15, 1975
Charles Britton Fulton D
Apr 26, 1963 – Jun 30, 1978 · 15 years · appointed by John F. Kennedy · senior status Jun 30, 1978
George Cressler Young D
Sep 18, 1961 – Sep 17, 1966 · 5 years · appointed by John F. Kennedy
David William Dyer D
Sep 18, 1961 – Sep 23, 1966 · 5 years · appointed by John F. Kennedy
William Allan McRae, Jr. D
Mar 8, 1961 – Oct 29, 1962 · 20 months · appointed by John F. Kennedy
Joseph Patrick Lieb R
Mar 2, 1956 – Oct 29, 1962 · 6.7 years · appointed by Dwight D. Eisenhower
Emett Clay Choate R
Jul 20, 1954 – Jan 31, 1965 · 11 years · appointed by Dwight D. Eisenhower · senior status Jan 31, 1965
John Milton Bryan Simpson D
Sep 26, 1950 – Oct 29, 1962 · 12 years · appointed by Harry S Truman
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 – Oct 1, 1947 · 4.4 years · appointed by Franklin D. Roosevelt
Curtis Longino Waller D
Jun 19, 1940 – Mar 13, 1943 · 2.7 years · appointed by Franklin D. Roosevelt
William Julius Barker D
Feb 5, 1940 – Apr 30, 1959 · 19 years · appointed by Franklin D. Roosevelt · senior status Apr 30, 1959
John Warthen Holland D
Jun 1, 1936 – Jul 1, 1955 · 19 years · appointed by Franklin D. Roosevelt · senior status Jul 1, 1955
Louie Willard Strum R
Mar 2, 1931 – Oct 4, 1950 · 20 years · appointed by Herbert Hoover
Halsted Lockwood Ritter R
Feb 15, 1929 – Apr 17, 1936 · 7.2 years · appointed by Calvin Coolidge
Alexander Akerman R
Feb 15, 1929 – Oct 8, 1939 · 11 years · appointed by Calvin Coolidge · senior status Oct 8, 1939
Lake Jones R
Feb 18, 1924 – Jun 7, 1930 · 6.3 years · appointed by Calvin Coolidge
Rhydon Mays Call D
Apr 24, 1913 – Dec 15, 1927 · 15 years · appointed by Woodrow Wilson
John Moses Cheney R
Aug 26, 1912 – Mar 3, 1913 · 6 months · appointed by William H. Taft
James William Locke R
Feb 1, 1872 – Jul 4, 1912 · 40 years · appointed by Ulysses Grant
John McKinney R
Feb 18, 1871 – Oct 12, 1871 · 8 months · appointed by Ulysses Grant
Thomas Jefferson Boynton R
Jan 20, 1864 – Jan 1, 1870 · 5.9 years · appointed by Abraham Lincoln
William Marvin D
Mar 3, 1847 – Jul 1, 1863 · 16 years · appointed by James K. Polk

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