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List of current United States district judges

List of all current American federal and territorial district judges

Main article: United States district judge

The following is a list of all current judges of the United States district and territorial courts. The list includes both "active" and "senior" judges, both of whom hear and decide cases. There are 89 districts in the 50 states, with a total of 94 districts including four territories and the District of Columbia. Each of the 50 states has between one and four Article III district courts, and the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico each have one Article III district court. Article III judges have lifetime tenure.

The insular areas of Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, and the United States Virgin Islands each have one Article IV territorial court. These courts are called "district courts" and exercise the same jurisdiction as district courts; however, Article IV territorial courts differ from Article III district courts in that territorial courts have judges who serve ten-year terms rather than lifetime tenures.

As of January 2025, Congress has authorized 677 permanent district judgeships, [1] though the number of actual judges will be higher than 677 because of some judges electing senior status. Only active, non-senior-status judges may fill one of the 677 authorized judgeships. In addition, a small number of judges are concurrently appointed to more than one judgeship. While some judges with senior status are inactive, these judges are not yet retired and may return to actively hearing cases at any time. As of January 2025, there are 37 Article III district court vacancies with no nominations awaiting Senate action and no Article IV vacancies or nominees awaiting Senate action.[2]

Middle District of Alabama

Further information: United States District Court for the Middle District of Alabama

As of June 30, 2020[update]:

Northern District of Alabama

Further information: United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama

As of January 2, 2025[update]:

Southern District of Alabama

Further information: United States District Court for the Southern District of Alabama

As of October 1, 2021[update]:

District of Alaska

Further information: United States District Court for the District of Alaska

As of July 8, 2024[update]:

District of Arizona

Further information: United States District Court for the District of Arizona

As of January 7, 2025[update]:

Eastern District of Arkansas

Further information: United States District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas

As of December 18, 2023[update]:

  1. ^In 1990, Judge Wright was jointly appointed to the Eastern and Western Districts of Arkansas.
  2. ^Appointed as William Roy Wilson Jr.; name changed in 2011.

Western District of Arkansas

Further information: United States District Court for the Western District of Arkansas

As of November 10, 2021[update]:

Central District of California

Further information: United States District Court for the Central District of California

As of January 9, 2025[update]:

Eastern District of California

Further information: United States District Court for the Eastern District of California

As of October 4, 2024[update]:

Northern District of California

Further information: United States District Court for the Northern District of California

As of December 19, 2024:[update]

Southern District of California

Further information: United States District Court for the Southern District of California

As of January 9, 2025[update]: