Ni5: Glossary

Attorney General in the administration of President Joe Biden.

Prior to that, he was a justice on the District of Columbia Circuit Court of Appeals.

In March 2016, President Barack Obama nominated Garland to replace Justice Antonin Scalia, who had died in February.

Republicans in the Senate refused to act on the nomination, stating it was too late in Obama's term and that Congress should wait for the next president to appoint Scalia's successor 10 months later.

Appointed to latest court by President William J. Clinton

Referenced by...
Court to review ethics complaints against Kavanaugh (2018-Oct-11)
Republicans may indefinitely block Supreme Court justices (2016-Oct-26)
President nominates Merrick Garland to Supreme Court (2016-Mar-16)

Gilliam, Haywood

Federal judge in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California.

Appointed to latest court by President Barack Obama

Ginsburg, Douglas H.

Judge on the District of Columbia Circuit Court of Appeals.

Click here for a brief biography of Ginsburg.

Appointed to latest court by President Ronald Reagan

Ginsburg, Ruth Bader

Supreme Court justice from 1993 to 2020.

Appointed to latest court by President William J. Clinton

Referenced by...
Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg dies (2020-Sep-18)
Court says legal system not guaranteed for workers (2018-May-21)

Goodwin, Joseph

Appointed to latest court by President William J. Clinton

Gorsuch, Neil

(Coming)

Appointed to latest court by President Donald Trump

Referenced by...
Supreme Court rejects and allows vaccine requirements (2022-Jan-13)
Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy Resigns (2018-Jun-27)
Court says legal system not guaranteed for workers (2018-May-21)

Grant, Britt C.

Justice on the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals.

Appointed to latest court by President Donald Trump

Gregory, Roger

Judge of the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals since 2000.

Appointed to latest court by President William J. Clinton

Griffith, Thomas B.

Judge on the District of Columbia Circuit Court of Appeals from 2005 - 2020.

Appointed to latest court by President George W. Bush

Gruender, Raymond

Justice on the 8th Circuit Court of Appeals.

Appointed to latest court by President George W. Bush

Hanen, Andrew

Federal judge on the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas since 2002.

Appointed to latest court by President George W. Bush

Harris, Pamela A.

Judge of the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals since 2014.

Appointed to latest court by President Barack Obama

Henderson, Karen LeCraft

Judge on the District of Columbia Circuit Court of Appeals since 1990.

Click here for a brief biography of Henderson.

Appointed to latest court by President Ronald Reagan

Hinkle, Robert

U.S. district court judge for Northern District of Florida, Tallahassee Division

Appointed to latest court by President William J. Clinton

Referenced by...
Supreme Court keeps Florida ex-felons out of voting booth (2020-Jul-16)

Ho, James

Judge of the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals

Appointed to latest court by President Donald Trump

Hovland, Daniel L.

Judge of the United States District Court in North Dakota since 2002.

Appointed to latest court by President George W. Bush

Howell, Beryl A.

Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia since 2016.

Appointed to latest court by President Barack Obama

Jackson, Ketanji Brown

Supreme Court Justice since 2022. She replaced Stephen Breyer, who retired. Previously judge on the District of Columbia Circuit Court of Appeals.

Click here for a brief biography of Jackson.

Appointed to latest court by President Joseph R. Biden

Referenced by...
Ketanji Brown Jackson joins Supreme Court (2022-Jun-30)

Jay, John

The first Chief Justice of the Supreme Court.

He also was one of the authors of the Federalist Papers.

Appointed to latest court by President George Washington

Jordan, Adalberto

Justice on the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals.

Appointed to latest court by President Barack Obama

Kagan, Elena

Supreme Court justice since 2010.

Appointed to latest court by President Barack Obama

Referenced by...
Supreme Court rejects and allows vaccine requirements (2022-Jan-13)
Supreme Court upholds AZ voting restrictions (2021-Jul-01)

Katsas, Gregory G.

Judge on the District of Columbia Circuit Court of Appeals.

Click here for a brief biography of Katsas.

Appointed to latest court by President Donald Trump

Kavanaugh, Brett

Supreme Court justice since 2018.

Prior to his term on the Supreme Court, he was a judge on the District of Columbia Circuit Court of Appeals - appointed by President George W. Bush.

Appointed to latest court by President Donald Trump

Referenced by...
Court to review ethics complaints against Kavanaugh (2018-Oct-11)
Senate confirms Brett Kavanaugh to Supreme Court (2018-Oct-06)
Kavanaugh won't say whether Trump can pardon himself (2018-Sep-05)
Trump nominates Brett Kavanaugh for Supreme Court (2018-Jul-09)

Keenan, Barbara Milano

Judge of the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals since 2010.

Appointed to latest court by President Barack Obama

Kelly, Timothy

Judge for the United States district court in the District of Columbia since 2017.

Appointed to latest court by President Donald Trump

Referenced by...
Judge orders White House to allow banned reporter (2018-Nov-16)

Kennedy, Anthony

Supreme Court justice 1988 - 2018. Kennedy resigned from the Court in 2018.

Appointed to latest court by President Ronald Reagan

Referenced by...
Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy Resigns (2018-Jun-27)

Kim, Sallie

Federal magistrate judge appointed in 2015 to an 8-year term.

Referenced by...
Gov. continued to pursue loans from defrauded students (2019-Oct-24)

King, Robert B.

Judge of the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals since 1998.

Appointed to latest court by President William J. Clinton

Lagoa, Barbara

Justice on the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals.

Appointed to latest court by President Donald Trump

Referenced by...
Florida law restricting felon voting upheld (2020-Sep-11)

Leval, Pierre

Appointed to latest court by President William J. Clinton

Referenced by...
Appeals court: Emoluments lawsuit must be heard (2019-Sep-13)

Luck, Robert

Justice on the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals.

Appointed to latest court by President Donald Trump

Referenced by...
Florida law restricting felon voting upheld (2020-Sep-11)

Marcus, Stanley

Senior judge on the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals.

Appointed to latest court by President William J. Clinton

Marshall, Thurgood

Supreme Court justice from 1967 to 1991.

Appointed to latest court by President Lyndon Johnson

Martin, Beverly B.

Justice on the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals.

Appointed to latest court by President Barack Obama

Referenced by...
Florida law restricting felon voting upheld (2020-Sep-11)

Messitte, Peter J.

Appointed to latest court by President William J. Clinton

Millett, Patricia A.

Judge on the District of Columbia Circuit Court of Appeals.

When Millett was appointed by Pres. Barack Obama in 2013, Senate Republicans blocked her confirmation using the filibuster. The Democratic Senate majority then eliminated the filibuster for Cabinet appointments and judicial nominations (other than Supreme Court nominees).

Click here for a brief biography of Millett.

Appointed to latest court by President Barack Obama

Moss, Randolph

Judge on the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia since 2014.

Appointed to latest court by President Barack Obama

Referenced by...
Judge supports relief for defrauded federal student loan borrowers (2018-Oct-01)

Motz, Diana Gribbon

Judge of the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals since 1994.

Appointed to latest court by President William J. Clinton

Newsom, Kevin C.

Justice on the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals.

Appointed to latest court by President Donald Trump

Nichols, Carl J

Judge for the District of Columbia District Court since 2019

Appointed to latest court by President Donald Trump

Niemeyer, Paul

Judge of the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals since 1990.

Appointed to latest court by President George H.W. Bush

O'Connor, Reed

Federal judge on the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas since 2007.

Appointed to latest court by President George W. Bush

Pillard, Cornelia T.L.

Judge on the District of Columbia Circuit Court of Appeals.

Click here for a brief biography of Pillard.

Appointed to latest court by President Barack Obama

Pryor, Jill A.

Justice on the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals.

Appointed to latest court by President Barack Obama

Pryor, William H.

Chief Judge on the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals.

Appointed to latest court by President George W. Bush

Referenced by...
Florida law restricting felon voting upheld (2020-Sep-11)

Quattlebaum, A. Marvin

Judge of the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals since 2018

Appointed to latest court by President Donald Trump

Randolph, A. Raymond

Judge on the District of Columbia Circuit Court of Appeals.

Click here for a brief biography of Randolph.

Appointed to latest court by President George H.W. Bush

Rao, Neomi

Judge on the District of Columbia Circuit Court of Appeals.

Click here for a brief biography of Rao.

Appointed to latest court by President Donald Trump

Rehnquist, Wiliam H.

Supreme Court justice from 1972 to 2005 - nominated by Richard Nixon.

He was named Chief Justice in 1986 by Ronald Reagan.

Appointed to latest court by President Ronald Reagan

Reinhardt, Stephen

Justice on the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals from 1980 - 2018.

Reinhardt died in office on March 29, 2018.

Appointed to latest court by President Jimmy Carter

Referenced by...
Equal pay ruling overturned after judge dies (2019-Feb-25)
Court: Equal pay for women can't depend on past pay (2018-Apr-11)

Reinhart, Bruce

Federal magistrate judge.

For more about Reinhart, read the Politico article.

Richardson, Julius

Judge of the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals since 2018.

Appointed to latest court by President Donald Trump

Richman, Priscilla

Judge of the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals

Appointed to latest court by President George W. Bush

Roberts, John

Chief Justice of the Supreme Court since 2005.

Appointed to latest court by President George W. Bush

Rogers, Judith W.

Judge on the District of Columbia Circuit Court of Appeals.

Click here for a brief biography of Rogers.

Appointed to latest court by President William J. Clinton

Rosenbaum, Robin

Justice on the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals.

Appointed to latest court by President Barack Obama

Rothstein, Barbara J.

Senior Judge in the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington.

Appointed to latest court by President Jimmy Carter

Rudofsky, Lee

Federal judge on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas since 2019.

Appointed to latest court by President Donald Trump

Rushing, Allison Jones

Judge of the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals since 2019.

Appointed to latest court by President Donald Trump

Scalia, Antonin

Supreme Court justice from 1986 to 2016. He died in office on Feb. 13, 2016.

Appointed to latest court by President Ronald Reagan

Referenced by...
Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg dies (2020-Sep-18)

Sentelle, David B.

Judge on the District of Columbia Circuit Court of Appeals.

Click here for a brief biography of Sentelle.

Appointed to latest court by President Ronald Reagan

Shedd, Dennis

Judge of the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals since 2002.

Appointed to latest court by President George W. Bush

Silberman, Laurence H.

Judge on the District of Columbia Circuit Court of Appeals.

Click here for a brief biography of Silberman.

Appointed to latest court by President Ronald Reagan

Smith, Lavenski

Chief Judge on the 8th Circuit Court of Appeals.

Appointed to latest court by President George W. Bush

Sotomayor, Sonia

(Coming)

Appointed to latest court by President Barack Obama

Referenced by...
Supreme Court rejects and allows vaccine requirements (2022-Jan-13)

Srinivasan, Sri

Chief Judge on the District of Columbia Circuit Court of Appeals.

Click here for a brief biography of Srinivasan.

Appointed to latest court by President Barack Obama

Stevens, John Paul

Supreme Court justice 1975 - 2010

Stevens died July 16, 2019.

Appointed to latest court by President Gerald Ford

Stras, David

Justice on the 8th Circuit Court of Appeals.

Appointed to latest court by President Donald Trump

Sullivan, Emmet

Judge for the District of Columbia District Court since 1994.

When appointed to that position, he became the first person in the District of Columbia to be appointed to judicial positions by three presidents (Ronald Reagan, George H.W. Bush, and Bill Clinton).

Appointed to latest court by President William J. Clinton

Referenced by...
Order for USPS to restore service levels mostly ignored (2020-Oct-27)
Democrats' emoluments lawsuit dismissed (2020-Feb-07)

Tatel, David S.

Judge on the District of Columbia Circuit Court of Appeals since 1994. He was appointed to replace Ruth Bader Ginsburg.

Click here for a brief biography of Tatel.

Appointed to latest court by President William J. Clinton

Thacker, Stephanie

Judge of the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals since 2012.

Appointed to latest court by President Barack Obama

Thomas, Clarence

Supreme Court justice since 1991

Appointed to latest court by President George H.W. Bush

Traxler, William B.

Judge of the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals since 1998.

Appointed to latest court by President Donald Trump

Walker, John M.

Appointed to latest court by President George H.W. Bush

Referenced by...
Appeals court: Emoluments lawsuit must be heard (2019-Sep-13)

Walker, Justin R.

Judge on the District of Columbia Circuit Court of Appeals.

Click here for a brief biography of Walker.

Appointed to latest court by President Donald Trump

Wilkins, Robert L.

Judge on the District of Columbia Circuit Court of Appeals.

Click here for a brief biography of Wilkins.

Appointed to latest court by President Barack Obama

Wilkinson, J. Harvie III

Judge of the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals since 1984.

Appointed to latest court by President Ronald Reagan

Wilson, Charles R.

Justice on the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals.

Appointed to latest court by President William J. Clinton

Wynn, James A.

Judge of the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals since 2010.

Appointed to latest court by President Barack Obama