Jacqueline Hong-Ngoc Nguyen is an American lawyer who serves as a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. She previously served as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Central District of California from 2009 to 2012 and as a California superior court judge from 2002 to 2009.
Lucy Haeran Koh is an American lawyer serving as a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. Koh previously served as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of California from 2010 to 2021. She also served as a California state court judge of the Santa Clara County Superior Court from 2008 to 2010. She is the first Korean American woman to serve on a federal appellate court in the United States.
U.S. President Barack Obama nominated over 400 individuals for federal judgeships during his presidency. Of these nominations,Congress confirmed 329 judgeships,173 during the 111th &112th Congresses and 156 during the 113th and 114th Congresses.
Nannette V. Jolivette Brown is the chief United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana. She previously served in the role of city attorney for the city of New Orleans from the time that Mayor Mitch Landrieu hired her in May 2010 until becoming a federal judge in 2011. As city attorney,Brown was responsible for all city contracts and oversaw all legal matters for the city.
Paul Jeffrey Watford is an American lawyer who served as a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit from 2012 to 2023. In February 2016,The New York Times identified Watford as a potential Supreme Court nominee to replace Justice Antonin Scalia.
Robin Stacie Rosenbaum is an American lawyer who has served as a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit since 2014. She previously was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida from 2012 to 2014.
Jill Anne Pryor is a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit. Pryor was born in Harrisburg,Pennsylvania.
Jesus Gilberto Bernal is a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Central District of California.
Pamela Ki Mai Chen is a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York.
Andrea Robin Wood is an American attorney serving as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois.
Debra Marie Brown is the Chief United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Mississippi.
Elizabeth Ann Wolford is the Chief United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of New York. She is the first female judge to serve in the Western District. She is the first female to be chief judge of the Western District of New York.
John Wheadon deGravelles is a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Louisiana,based in the capital city of Baton Rouge.
LaShann Moutique DeArcy Hall is a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York.
Lawrence Joseph Vilardo is a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of New York.
Karen Anne Gren Scholer is an American lawyer who serves as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas.
Diane Gujarati is a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York. She was nominated by both former US President Barack Obama and President Donald Trump,but she was only confirmed under Trump.
Rachel Peter Kovner is an American lawyer from New York and a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York.
Jennifer Hutchison Rearden is an American lawyer from New York who is serving as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York
Jessica Gloria Lynn Clarke is an American lawyer from New York who serves as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York.
