Alice M. Moore Batchelder is an American attorney and jurist. She is currently a senior United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit. She served as chief judge from 2009 until 2014. She also was considered by President George W. Bush as a potential nominee for a United States Supreme Court seat that ultimately went to Justice Samuel Alito. Her husband William G. Batchelder was a former state Court of Appeals judge and a state legislator,who had served more than 30 years in the Ohio House of Representatives and served as Speaker of the House from 2011 until 2014.
Johnnie Mae Blakeney Rawlinson is a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit and a former United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Nevada.
Ransey Guy Cole Jr. is a senior United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit.
Vorys,Sater,Seymour and Pease LLP is an international law firm based in Columbus,Ohio. With approximately 375 attorneys working out of offices in California,Ohio,Pennsylvania,Texas,Washington,D.C.,London,and Berlin,the firm is among the largest 150 law firms in the United States,according to American Lawyer.
Peter Constantine Economus is an inactive Senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio.
Michael Jay Newman is a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio.
Andrew Lynn Brasher is a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit and a former United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Alabama. He is a former solicitor general of Alabama.
Sarah Elizabeth Daggett Morrison is the chief United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio.
Jagan Nicholas Ranjan is a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania.
Stephanie Lou Haines is a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania.
Douglas Russell Cole is a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio.
Bernard Maurice Jones II is a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma and a former magistrate judge of the same court.
Eunice Cheryl Lee is an American lawyer who serves as a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. Born in West Germany,she attended Ohio State University and Yale Law School. In 2021,she was confirmed by the U.S. Senate to serve on the Second Circuit after being nominated by President Joe Biden.
David Augustin Ruiz is a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio. He served as a United States magistrate judge of the same court from 2016 to 2022.
President Joe Biden began his presidency with fewer vacancies to fill than his predecessor. He pledged to nominate people with diverse backgrounds and professional experience;further he pledged to nominate the first black woman to the Supreme Court of the United States.
Nancy Lee Maldonado is an American lawyer from Chicago who has served as a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit since 2024. She previously served as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois from 2022 to 2024.
Rachel Sarah Bloomekatz is an American lawyer from Ohio who serves as a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit.
Doris Lenea Pryor is an American lawyer who has served as a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit since 2022. She served as a United States magistrate judge for the Southern District of Indiana from 2018 to 2022.
DeAndrea Gist Benjamin is an American lawyer serving as a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit. She previously served as a judge of the South Carolina Circuit Court for the fifth district.
