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.
Robin Stacie Rosenbaum is an American lawyer who serves 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.
Leigh Martin May is a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia.
Eleanor Louise Ross is a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia and former judge of the DeKalb County State Court.
Salvador Mendoza Jr. is an American lawyer and jurist serving as United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. He previously served as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Washington from 2014 to 2022 and as a Washington state court judge from 2002 to 2014.
Beth Francine Bloom is a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida and former Florida circuit court judge.
Cheryl Ann Krause is a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit.
Pamela Pepper is an American lawyer and jurist serving as the chief United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin and former chief United States bankruptcy judge of the same court.
Michael Lawrence Brown is a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia.
Elizabeth Lee Branch is a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit. She is a former judge of the Georgia Court of Appeals.
Elizabeth "Britt" Cagle Grant is an American attorney and judge who is a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit. She is a former Justice of the Supreme Court of Georgia.
Peter Joseph Phipps is a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit.
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.
Allen Cothrel Winsor is a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Florida.
Robert Joshua Luck is an American lawyer and jurist who serves as a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit and was formerly a justice of the Florida Supreme Court. A Miami native, he has previously served as an Assistant United States Attorney and as a judge on the Eleventh Judicial Circuit Court of Florida and then the Florida Third District Court of Appeal.
Tiffany Patrice Cunningham is a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.
Sarah Ann Leilani Merriam is an American attorney serving as a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. She is a former United States magistrate judge of the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut and former district judge of the same court.
Arianna Julia Freeman is an American lawyer from Pennsylvania who serves as a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit.
President Joe Biden began his presidency with fewer vacancies to fill than his predecessor. President Biden pledged to nominate people with diverse backgrounds and professional experience. Biden also pledged to nominate the first Black woman to the Supreme Court of the United States.
