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.
David Stephen Tatel is an American lawyer who served as a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit.
Barrington Daniels Parker Jr. is a senior United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit.
Richard Anthony Paez is a senior United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.
Emmet Gael Sullivan is an American attorney and jurist serving as a senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia.
David Frank Hamilton is a senior United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit. He was previously a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Indiana. On March 17,2009,he became President Barack Obama's first judicial nominee when he was named for a seat on the Seventh Circuit. He was confirmed by the Senate on November 19,2009,in a 59–39 vote.
Naomi Lynn Reice Buchwald is a senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York.
Sarah Elizabeth Savoia Vance is a senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana.
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.
Michael Howard Simon is a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Oregon.
James Emanuel "Jeb" Boasberg is the chief judge of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia. He served as the presiding judge of the United States Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court from 2020 to 2021 and is a former associate judge on the Superior Court of the District of Columbia.
Jon Steven Tigar is an American lawyer serving as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of California. He was previously a California state court judge on the Alameda County Superior Court from 2002 to 2013.
Haywood Stirling Gilliam Jr. is a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of California.
Gary Richard Brown is a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York and former United States magistrate judge of the same court.
Kellogg,Hansen,Todd,Figel &Frederick,PLLC is an American law firm based in Washington,DC. It was founded in 1993 by three former Harvard Law School classmates (’82),Michael K. Kellogg,Peter W. Huber,and Mark C. Hansen.
Roy Kalman Altman is a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida.
Raúl Manuel Arias-Marxuach is the Chief United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Puerto Rico.
Joshua David Wolson is a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.
Justin Reed Walker is an American lawyer and jurist who serves as a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. He was previously a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Kentucky from 2019 to 2020.
John William Holcomb is a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Central District of California.
