The chief justice of the United States is the chief judge of the Supreme Court of the United States and is the highest-ranking officer of the U.S. federal judiciary. Article II,Section 2,Clause 2 of the U.S. Constitution grants plenary power to the president of the United States to nominate,and,with the advice and consent of the United States Senate,appoint "Judges of the supreme Court",who serve until they die,resign,retire,or are impeached and convicted. The existence of a chief justice is only explicit in Article I,Section 3,Clause 6 which states that the chief justice shall preside over the impeachment trial of the president;this has occurred three times,for Andrew Johnson,Bill Clinton,and for Donald Trump’s first impeachment.
The United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit is one of the thirteen United States Courts of Appeals. It has the smallest geographical jurisdiction of any of the U.S. courts of appeals,and it covers only one district court:the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. It meets at the E. Barrett Prettyman United States Courthouse in Washington,DC.
Douglas Howard Ginsburg is an American lawyer and jurist serving as a senior U.S. circuit judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. He is also a professor of law at George Mason University's Antonin Scalia Law School.
William French Smith II was an American lawyer and the 74th United States Attorney General. After attaining his law degree from Harvard Law School in 1942,Smith went on to join the law firm of Gibson,Dunn &Crutcher LLP in 1946. Smith became acquainted with California governor candidate Ronald Reagan in 1966,after which Reagan appointed him to the University of California Board of Regents. Smith was nominated for U.S. Attorney General shortly after Reagan's victory in the 1980 United States presidential election,assuming the title on January 23,1981,and serving until February 25,1985.
Edith Hollan Jones is a United States circuit judge and the former chief judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.
Thomas Francis Hogan is a Senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia,who served as director of the Administrative Office of the United States Courts from October 17,2011,until June 30,2013.
David Bryan Sentelle is a Senior United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. He previously was a U.S. district judge on the United States District Court for the Western District of North Carolina from 1985 to 1987.
Emory Marlin Sneeden was a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit.
Kenneth Francis Ripple is a Senior United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit.
Ralph Karl Winter Jr. was a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit.
Steven Michael Colloton is a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit since 2003. He became chief judge in March 2024.
Bruce Marshall Selya is a senior United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit and former chief judge of the United States Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court of Review who is known for his distinctive writing style.
James Randolph Spencer is a former United States district judge for the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia.
Haldane Robert Mayer is a senior United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.
Wayne Edward Alley is an inactive senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma.
Glenn Leroy Archer Jr. was a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.
Carolyn Joyce Reaber Dimmick is a senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington.
Randall Ray Rader is a former United States Circuit Judge and former Chief Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.
Morris Sheppard Arnold is a Senior United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit and previously was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Arkansas.
