The United States district courts are the trial courts of the U.S. federal judiciary. There is one district court for each federal judicial district. Each district covers one U.S. state or a portion of a state. There is at least one federal courthouse in each district,and many districts have more than one. District court decisions are appealed to the U.S. court of appeals for the circuit in which they reside,except for certain specialized cases that are appealed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit or directly to the U.S. Supreme Court.
James Charles Kopp is an American who was convicted in 2003 for the 1998 sniper-style murder of Barnett Slepian,an American physician from Amherst,New York who performed abortions. Prior to his capture,Kopp was on the FBI's list of Ten Most Wanted Fugitives. On June 7,1999,he had become the 455th fugitive placed on the list by the FBI. He was affiliated with the militant Roman Catholic anti-abortion group known as The Lambs of Christ.
Pierre Nelson Leval is a senior United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. At the time of his appointment by President Bill Clinton in 1993,he was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York.
Arba Seymour Van Valkenburgh was a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit and previously was a United States District Court of the United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri.
Denny Chin is a senior United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit,based in New York City. He was a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York before joining the federal appeals bench. President Bill Clinton nominated Chin to the district court on March 24,1994,and Chin was confirmed August 9 of that same year. On October 6,2009,President Barack Obama nominated Chin to the Second Circuit. He was confirmed on April 22,2010,by the United States Senate,filling the vacancy created by Judge Robert D. Sack who assumed senior status. Chin was the first Asian American appointed as a United States District Judge outside of the Ninth Circuit.
Tucker Lee Melançon is a senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana.
Charles Joseph Siragusa is a senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of New York.
Michael Adrian Ponsor is a senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts. He serves in the court's western region,in the city of Springfield.
John Fontaine Keenan is a senior United States district judge for the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York.
Gary Lawrence Sharpe was an American lawyer who served as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of New York.
Richard D. Bennett is a United States Senior District Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Maryland. Born in Maryland,Bennett is a graduate of Severn School,the University of Pennsylvania,and the University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law. He previously served as an Assistant United States Attorney and the United States Attorney for Maryland,and was awarded multiple commendations for his service. In private practice,Bennett was a partner in a major Maryland law firm,where he specialized in white collar criminal defense. Appointed to the federal bench in 2003,he took senior status in 2021. While maintaining an active trial docket in the District of Maryland,Bennett has increasingly been sitting by designation with the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.
Kenneth Michael Hoyt is a senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas.
Earl Richard Larson was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Minnesota.
J. Frederick Motz was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Maryland. He served as judge on that court from 1985 to his death. His previous experience included a range of positions as an Assistant United States Attorney and United States Attorney,and more than a decade in private practice. He was also chairman of the board of Trustees for Sheppard Pratt Health System.
Clarence Charles Newcomer was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania for more than 33 years.
Cathy Seibel is a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York.
Kimba Maureen Wood is an American judge who is a senior district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York.
Frank Paul Geraci Jr. is a senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Western 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.
Timothy James Kelly is a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia and former chief counsel for national security and senior crime counsel to the Senate Judiciary Committee.
