United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts

The District of Massachusetts has three court divisions:

The Eastern Division, covering Barnstable, Bristol, Dukes, Essex, Middlesex, Nantucket, Norfolk, Plymouth, and Suffolk counties. Cases filed in the Eastern Division are heard in Boston.

The Central Division, covering Worcester county. Cases filed in the Central Division are heard in Worcester.

The Western Division, covering Berkshire, Franklin, Hampden, and Hampshire counties. Cases filed in the Western Division are heard in Springfield.

The United States Attorney's Office for the District of Massachusetts represents the United States in civil and criminal litigation in the court. {{As of|2024|11|25|df=US}} the U.S. attorney is Joshua S. Levy.{{Cite web|title=United States Attorney|url=https://www.justice.gov/usao-ma/meet-us-attorney|access-date=May 22, 2023|website=www.justice.gov|date=January 10, 2022 |language=en}}

The Federal Public Defender's Office represents individuals who cannot afford to hire a lawyer in federal criminal cases and related matters. The office is assigned to cases by the district courts in three districts (New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Massachusetts), and by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit.{{cite web|title=About us|url=http://bostondefender.org/about-us/what-we-do/|website=bostondefender.org|access-date=27 January 2015}}

{{As of|2024|12|06|df=US}}:

{{start U.S. judgeship Current}}

{{U.S. judgeship row Current|

index=42|

title=Chief Judge|

name=F. Dennis Saylor IV|

duty station=Boston|

born=1955|

term=2004–present|

chief term=2020–present|

senior term=—|

appointer=G.W. Bush|

}}

{{U.S. judgeship row Current|

index=35|

title=District Judge|

name=Nathaniel M. Gorton|

duty station=Boston|

born=1938|

term=1992–present|

chief term=—|

senior term=—|

appointer=G.H.W. Bush|

}}

{{U.S. judgeship row Current|

index=38|

title=District Judge|

name=Richard G. Stearns|

duty station=Boston|

born=1944|

term=1993–present|

chief term=—|

senior term=—|

appointer=Clinton|

}}

{{U.S. judgeship row Current|

index=43|

title=District Judge|

name=Denise J. Casper|

duty station=Boston|

born=1968|

term=2010–present|

chief term=—|

senior term=—|

appointer=Obama|

}}

{{U.S. judgeship row Current|

index=45|

title=District Judge|

name=Indira Talwani|

duty station=Boston|

born=1960|

term=2014–present|

chief term=—|

senior term=—|

appointer=Obama|

}}

{{U.S. judgeship row Current|

index=46|

title=District Judge|

name=Mark G. Mastroianni|

duty station=Springfield|

born=1964|

term=2014–present|

chief term=—|

senior term=—|

appointer=Obama|

}}

{{U.S. judgeship row Current|

index=47|

title=District Judge|

name=Leo T. Sorokin|

duty station=Boston|

born=1961|

term=2014–present|

chief term=—|

senior term=—|

appointer=Obama|

}}

{{U.S. judgeship row Current|

index=48|

title=District Judge|

name=Allison D. Burroughs|

duty station=Boston|

born=1961|

term=2014–present|

chief term=—|

senior term=—|

appointer=Obama|

}}

{{U.S. judgeship row Current

| index = 49

| title = District Judge

| name = Angel Kelley

| duty station = Boston

| born = 1967

| term = 2021–present

| chief term = —

| senior term = —

| appointer = Biden

}}

{{U.S. judgeship row Current

| index = 50

| title = District Judge

| name = Margaret R. Guzman

| duty station = Worcester

| born = 1960

| term = 2023–present

| chief term = —

| senior term = —

| appointer = Biden

}}

{{U.S. judgeship row Current

| index = 51

| title = District Judge

| name = Myong J. Joun

| duty station = Boston

| born = 1971

| term = 2023–present

| chief term = —

| senior term = —

| appointer = Biden

}}

{{U.S. judgeship row Current

| index = 52

| title = District Judge

| name = Julia Kobick

| duty station = Boston

| born = 1983

| term = 2023–present

| chief term = —

| senior term = —

| appointer = Biden

}}

{{U.S. judgeship row Current

| index = 53

| title = District Judge

| name = Brian E. Murphy

| duty station = Boston

| born = 1979

| term = 2024–present

| chief term = —

| senior term = —

| appointer = Biden

}}

{{U.S. judgeship row Current|

index=30|

title=Senior Judge|

name=Rya W. Zobel|

duty station=Boston|

born=1931|

term=1979–2014|

chief term=—|

senior term=2014–present|

appointer=Carter|

}}

{{U.S. judgeship row Current|

index=31|

title=Senior Judge|

name=William G. Young|

duty station=Boston|

born=1940|

term=1985–2021|

chief term=1999–2005|

senior term=2021–present|

appointer=Reagan|

}}

{{U.S. judgeship row Current|

index=32|

title=Senior Judge|

name=Mark L. Wolf|

duty station=Boston|

born=1946|

term=1985–2013|

chief term=2006–2012|

senior term=2013–present|

appointer=Reagan|

}}

{{U.S. judgeship row Current|

index=33|

title=Senior Judge|

name=Douglas P. Woodlock|

duty station=Boston|

born=1947|

term=1986–2015|

chief term=—|

senior term=2015–present|

appointer=Reagan|

}}

{{U.S. judgeship row Current|

index=37|

title=Senior Judge|

name=Patti B. Saris|

duty station=Boston|

born=1951|

term=1993–2024|

chief term=2013–2019|

senior term=2024–present|

appointer=Clinton|

}}

{{U.S. judgeship row Current|

index=40|

title=Senior Judge|

name=Michael Ponsor|

duty station=Springfield|

born=1946|

term=1994–2011|

chief term=—|

senior term=2011–present|

appointer=Clinton|

}}

{{U.S. judgeship row Current|

index=41|

title=Senior Judge|

name=George A. O'Toole Jr.|

duty station=Boston|

born=1947|

term=1995–2018|

chief term=—|

senior term=2018–present|

appointer=Clinton|

}}

{{end U.S. judgeship Current}}

{{start U.S. judgeship Former}}

{{U.S. judgeship row Former|

index=1|

name={{sortname|John|Lowell}}|

state=MA|

borndied=1743–1802|

term=1789–1801|

chief term=—|

senior term=—|

appointer={{sortname||Washington|List of federal judges appointed by George Washington}}|

termination=elevation to 1st Cir.|

}}

{{U.S. judgeship row Former|

index=2|

name={{sortname|John|Davis|John Davis (U.S. district court judge)}}|

state=MA|

borndied=1761–1847|

term=1801–1841|

chief term=—|

senior term=—|

appointer={{sortname|J.|Adams|List of federal judges appointed by John Adams}}|

termination=resignation|

}}

{{U.S. judgeship row Former|

index=3|

name={{sortname|Peleg|Sprague|Peleg Sprague (Maine politician)}}|

state=MA|

borndied=1793–1880|

term=1841–1865|

chief term=—|

senior term=—|

appointer={{sortname||Tyler|List of federal judges appointed by John Tyler}}|

termination=resignation|

}}

{{U.S. judgeship row Former|

index=4|

name={{sortname|John|Lowell|John Lowell (judge, 1865–1884)}}|

state=MA|

borndied=1824–1897|

term=1865–1879|

chief term=—|

senior term=—|

appointer={{sortname||Lincoln|List of federal judges appointed by Abraham Lincoln}}|

termination=elevation to 1st Cir.|

}}

{{U.S. judgeship row Former|

index=5|

name={{sortname|Thomas Leverett|Nelson}}|

state=MA|

borndied=1827–1897|

term=1879–1897|

chief term=—|

senior term=—|

appointer={{sortname||Hayes|List of federal judges appointed by Rutherford B. Hayes}}|

termination=death|

}}

{{U.S. judgeship row Former|

index=6|

name={{sortname|Francis Cabot|Lowell|Francis Cabot Lowell (judge)}}|

state=MA|

borndied=1855–1911|

term=1898–1905|

chief term=—|

senior term=—|

appointer={{sortname||McKinley|List of federal judges appointed by William McKinley}}|

termination=elevation to 1st Cir.|

}}

{{U.S. judgeship row Former|

index=7|

name={{sortname|Frederic|Dodge}}|

state=MA|

borndied=1847–1927|

term=1905–1912|

chief term=—|

senior term=—|

appointer={{sortname|T.|Roosevelt|List of federal judges appointed by Theodore Roosevelt}}|

termination=elevation to 1st Cir.|

}}

{{U.S. judgeship row Former|

index=8|

name={{sortname|James Madison|Morton Jr.}}|

state=MA|

borndied=1869–1940|

term=1912–1932|

chief term=—|

senior term=—|

appointer={{sortname||Taft|List of federal judges appointed by William Howard Taft}}|

termination=elevation to 1st Cir.|

}}

{{U.S. judgeship row Former|

index=9|

name={{sortname|Elisha Hume|Brewster}}|

state=MA|

borndied=1871–1946|

term=1922–1941|

chief term=—|

senior term=1941–1946|

appointer={{sortname||Harding|List of federal judges appointed by Warren G. Harding}}|

termination=death|

}}

{{U.S. judgeship row Former|

index=10|

name={{sortname|James Arnold|Lowell}}|

state=MA|

borndied=1869–1933|

term=1922–1933|

chief term=—|

senior term=—|

appointer={{sortname||Harding|List of federal judges appointed by Warren G. Harding}}|

termination=death|

}}

{{U.S. judgeship row Former|

index=11|

name={{sortname|Hugh Dean|McLellan}}|

state=MA|

borndied=1876–1953|

term=1932–1941|

chief term=—|

senior term=—|

appointer={{sortname||Hoover|List of federal judges appointed by Herbert Hoover}}|

termination=resignation|

}}

{{U.S. judgeship row Former|

index=12|

name={{sortname|George Clinton|Sweeney}}|

state=MA|

borndied=1895–1966|

term=1935–1966|

chief term=1948–1965|

senior term=1966|

appointer={{sortname|F.|Roosevelt|List of federal judges appointed by Franklin D. Roosevelt}}|

termination=death|

}}

{{U.S. judgeship row Former|

index=13|

name={{sortname|Francis|Ford|Francis Ford (judge)}}|

state=MA|

borndied=1882–1975|

term=1938–1972|

chief term=—|

senior term=1972–1975|

appointer={{sortname|F.|Roosevelt|List of federal judges appointed by Franklin D. Roosevelt}}|

termination=death|

}}

{{U.S. judgeship row Former|

index=14|

name={{sortname|Arthur Daniel|Healey}}|

state=MA|

borndied=1889–1948|

term=1941–1948|

chief term=—|

senior term=—|

appointer={{sortname|F.|Roosevelt|List of federal judges appointed by Franklin D. Roosevelt}}|

termination=death|

}}

{{U.S. judgeship row Former|

index=15|

name={{sortname|Charles Edward|Wyzanski Jr.}}|

state=MA|

borndied=1906–1986|

term=1941–1971|

chief term=1965–1971|

senior term=1971–1986|

appointer={{sortname|F.|Roosevelt|List of federal judges appointed by Franklin D. Roosevelt}}|

termination=death|

}}

{{U.S. judgeship row Former|

index=16|

name={{sortname|William T.|McCarthy}}|

state=MA|

borndied=1885–1964|

term=1949–1960|

chief term=—|

senior term=1960–1964|

appointer={{sortname||Truman|List of federal judges appointed by Harry S. Truman}}|

termination=death|

}}

{{U.S. judgeship row Former|

index=17|

name={{sortname|Bailey|Aldrich}}|

state=MA|

borndied=1907–2002|

term=1954–1959|

chief term=—|

senior term=—|

appointer={{sortname||Eisenhower|List of federal judges appointed by Dwight D. Eisenhower}}|

termination=elevation to 1st Cir.|

}}

{{U.S. judgeship row Former|

index=18|

name={{sortname|Anthony|Julian}}|

state=MA|

borndied=1902–1984|

term=1959–1972|

chief term=1971–1972|

senior term=1972–1984|

appointer={{sortname||Eisenhower|List of federal judges appointed by Dwight D. Eisenhower}}|

termination=death|

}}

{{U.S. judgeship row Former|

index=19|

name={{sortname|Andrew A.|Caffrey}}|

state=MA|

borndied=1920–1993|

term=1960–1986Recess appointment; formally nominated on January 10, 1961, confirmed by the United States Senate on August 9, 1961, and received commission on August 16, 1961|

chief term=1972–1986|

senior term=1986–1993|

appointer={{sortname||Eisenhower|List of federal judges appointed by Dwight D. Eisenhower}}Judge Caffrey was given a recess appointment by President Eisenhower.
{{sortname||Kennedy|List of federal judges appointed by John F. Kennedy}}Judge Caffrey was nominated by President Eisenhower but was appointed to the Court by (i.e., received his commission from) President Kennedy.|

termination=death|

}}

{{U.S. judgeship row Former|

index=20|

name={{sortname|W. Arthur|Garrity Jr.}}|

state=MA|

borndied=1920–1999|

term=1966–1985|

chief term=—|

senior term=1985–1999|

appointer={{sortname|L.|Johnson|List of federal judges appointed by Lyndon B. Johnson}}|

termination=death|

}}

{{U.S. judgeship row Former|

index=21|

name={{sortname|Frank Jerome|Murray}}|

state=MA|

borndied=1904–1995|

term=1967–1977|

chief term=—|

senior term=1977–1995|

appointer={{sortname|L.|Johnson|List of federal judges appointed by Lyndon B. Johnson}}|

termination=death|

}}

{{U.S. judgeship row Former|

index=22|

name={{sortname|Levin H.|Campbell}}|

state=MA|

borndied=1927–present|

term=1971–1972|

chief term=—|

senior term=—|

appointer={{sortname||Nixon|List of federal judges appointed by Richard Nixon}}|

termination=elevation to 1st Cir.|

}}

{{U.S. judgeship row Former|

index=23|

name={{sortname|Frank Harlan|Freedman}}|

state=MA|

borndied=1924–2003|

term=1972–1992|

chief term=1986–1992|

senior term=1992–2003|

appointer={{sortname||Nixon|List of federal judges appointed by Richard Nixon}}|

termination=death|

}}

{{U.S. judgeship row Former|

index=24|

name={{sortname|Joseph L.|Tauro}}|

state=MA|

borndied=1931–2018|

term=1972–2013|

chief term=1992–1999|

senior term=2013–2018|

appointer={{sortname||Nixon|List of federal judges appointed by Richard Nixon}}|

termination=death|

}}

{{U.S. judgeship row Former|

index=25|

name={{sortname|Walter Jay|Skinner}}|

state=MA|

borndied=1927–2005|

term=1973–1992|

chief term=—|

senior term=1992–2005|

appointer={{sortname||Nixon|List of federal judges appointed by Richard Nixon}}|

termination=death|

}}

{{U.S. judgeship row Former|

index=26|

name={{sortname|A. David|Mazzone}}|

state=MA|

borndied=1928–2004|

term=1978–1993|

chief term=—|

senior term=1993–2004|

appointer={{sortname||Carter|List of federal judges appointed by Jimmy Carter}}|

termination=death|

}}

{{U.S. judgeship row Former|

index=27|

name={{sortname|Robert|Keeton}}|

state=MA|

borndied=1919–2007|

term=1979–2003|

chief term=—|

senior term=2003–2006|

appointer={{sortname||Carter|List of federal judges appointed by Jimmy Carter}}|

termination=retirement|

}}

{{U.S. judgeship row Former|

index=28|

name={{sortname|John J.|McNaught}}|

state=MA|

borndied=1921–1994|

term=1979–1991|

chief term=—|

senior term=—|

appointer={{sortname||Carter|List of federal judges appointed by Jimmy Carter}}|

termination=retirement|

}}

{{U.S. judgeship row Former|

index=29|

name={{sortname|David Sutherland|Nelson}}|

state=MA|

borndied=1933–1998|

term=1979–1991|

chief term=—|

senior term=1991–1998|

appointer={{sortname||Carter|List of federal judges appointed by Jimmy Carter}}|

termination=death|

}}

{{U.S. judgeship row Former|

index=34|

name={{sortname|Edward F.|Harrington}}|

state=MA|

borndied=1933–2025|

term=1988–2001|

chief term=—|

senior term=2001–2025|

appointer={{sortname||Reagan|List of federal judges appointed by Ronald Reagan}}|

termination=death|

}}

{{U.S. judgeship row Former|

index=36|

name={{sortname|Reginald C.|Lindsay}}|

state=MA|

borndied=1945–2009|

term=1993–2009|

chief term=—|

senior term=—|

appointer={{sortname||Clinton|List of federal judges appointed by Bill Clinton}}|

termination=death|

}}

{{U.S. judgeship row Former|

index=39|

name={{sortname|Nancy |Gertner}}|

state=MA|

borndied=1946–present|

term=1994–2011|

chief term=—|

senior term=2011|

appointer={{sortname||Clinton|List of federal judges appointed by Bill Clinton|Clinton}}|

termination=retirement|

}}

{{U.S. judgeship row Former|

index=44|

name={{sortname|Timothy S.|Hillman}}|

state=MA|

borndied=1948–present|

term=2012–2022|

chief term=—|

senior term=2022–2024|

appointer={{sortname||Obama|List of federal judges appointed by Barack Obama|Obama}}|

termination=retirement|

}}

{{end U.S. judgeship Former}}

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| float = right

| seat title = Chief Judge

}}

{{U.S. judge succession row

| name = Sweeney

| term = 1948–1965

}}

{{U.S. judge succession row

| name = Wyzanski

| term = 1965–1971

}}

{{U.S. judge succession row

| name = Julian

| term = 1971–1972

}}

{{U.S. judge succession row

| name = Caffrey

| term = 1972–1986

}}

{{U.S. judge succession row

| name = Freedman

| term = 1986–1992

}}

{{U.S. judge succession row

| name = Tauro

| term = 1992–1999

}}

{{U.S. judge succession row

| name = Young

| term = 1999–2005

}}

{{U.S. judge succession row

| name = Wolf

| term = 2005–2012

}}

{{U.S. judge succession row

| name = Saris

| term = 2013–2019

}}

{{U.S. judge succession row

| name = Saylor

| term = 2020–present

}}

{{end U.S. judge succession}}

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| seat title = Seat 1

}}

{{U.S. judge succession note

| text = Seat established on September 24, 1789 by 1 Stat. 73

}}

{{U.S. judge succession row

| name = John A. Lowell

| term = 1789–1801

}}

{{U.S. judge succession row

| name = Davis

| term = 1801–1841

}}

{{U.S. judge succession row

| name = Sprague

| term = 1841–1865

}}

{{U.S. judge succession row

| name = John Lowell

| term = 1865–1879

}}

{{U.S. judge succession row

| name = T. Nelson

| term = 1879–1897

}}

{{U.S. judge succession row

| name = F. Lowell

| term = 1898–1905

}}

{{U.S. judge succession row

| name = Dodge

| term = 1905–1912

}}

{{U.S. judge succession row

| name = Morton, Jr.

| term = 1912–1932

}}

{{U.S. judge succession row

| name = McLellan

| term = 1932–1941

}}

{{U.S. judge succession row

| name = Wyzanski, Jr.

| term = 1941–1971

}}

{{U.S. judge succession row

| name = Campbell

| term = 1971–1972

}}

{{U.S. judge succession row

| name = Freedman

| term = 1972–1992

}}

{{U.S. judge succession row

| name = Ponsor

| term = 1994–2011

}}

{{U.S. judge succession row

| name = Mastroianni

| term = 2014–present

}}

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| seat title = Seat 2

}}

{{U.S. judge succession 3 note

| text = Seat established on September 14, 1922 by 42 Stat. 837 (temporary)

}}

{{U.S. judge succession 3 note

| text = Seat made permanent on August 19, 1935 by 49 Stat. 659

}}

{{U.S. judge succession row

| name = Brewster

| term = 1922–1941

}}

{{U.S. judge succession row

| name = Healey

| term = 1941–1948

}}

{{U.S. judge succession row

| name = McCarthy

| term = 1949–1960

}}

{{U.S. judge succession row

| name = Caffrey

| term = 1961–1986

}}

{{U.S. judge succession row

| name = Harrington

| term = 1988–2001

}}

{{U.S. judge succession 3 note

| text = Seat abolished on March 1, 2001 (temporary judgeship expired)

}}

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| seat title = Seat 3

}}

{{U.S. judge succession note

| text = Seat established on September 14, 1922 by 42 Stat. 837 (temporary)

}}

{{U.S. judge succession note

| text = Seat made permanent on August 19, 1935 by 49 Stat. 659

}}

{{U.S. judge succession row

| name = James A. Lowell

| term = 1922–1933

}}

{{U.S. judge succession row

| name = Sweeney

| term = 1935–1966

}}

{{U.S. judge succession row

| name = Murray

| term = 1967–1977

}}

{{U.S. judge succession row

| name = Mazzone

| term = 1978–1993

}}

{{U.S. judge succession row

| name = Gertner

| term = 1994–2011

}}

{{U.S. judge succession row

| name = Hillman

| term = 2012–2022

}}

{{U.S. judge succession row

| name = Guzman

| term = 2023–present

}}

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| seat title = Seat 4

}}

{{U.S. judge succession note

| text = Seat established on May 31, 1938 by 52 Stat. 584 (temporary)

}}

{{U.S. judge succession note

| text = Seat made permanent on November 21, 1941 by 55 Stat. 773

}}

{{U.S. judge succession row

| name = Ford

| term = 1938–1972

}}

{{U.S. judge succession row

| name = Tauro

| term = 1972–2013

}}

{{U.S. judge succession row

| name = Sorokin

| term = 2014–present

}}

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{{start U.S. judge succession

| seat title = Seat 5

}}

{{U.S. judge succession note

| text = Seat established on February 10, 1954 by 68 Stat. 68

}}

{{U.S. judge succession row

| name = Aldrich

| term = 1954–1959

}}

{{U.S. judge succession row

| name = Julian

| term = 1959–1972

}}

{{U.S. judge succession row

| name = Skinner

| term = 1973–1992

}}

{{U.S. judge succession row

| name = Saris

| term = 1993–2024

}}

{{U.S. judge succession row

| name = Murphy

| term = 2024–present

}}

{{end U.S. judge succession}}

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{{start U.S. judge succession

| seat title = Seat 6

}}

{{U.S. judge succession note

| text = Seat established on May 19, 1961 by 75 Stat. 80

}}

{{U.S. judge succession row

| name = Garrity, Jr.

| term = 1966–1985

}}

{{U.S. judge succession row

| name = Woodlock

| term = 1986–2015

}}

{{U.S. judge succession row

| name = Kelley

| term = 2021–present

}}

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{{Col-break}}

{{start U.S. judge succession

| seat title = Seat 7

}}

{{U.S. judge succession note

| text = Seat established on October 20, 1978 by 92 Stat. 1629

}}

{{U.S. judge succession row

| name = Keeton

| term = 1979–2003

}}

{{U.S. judge succession row

| name = Saylor IV

| term = 2004–present

}}

{{end U.S. judge succession}}

{{Col-break}}

{{start U.S. judge succession

| seat title = Seat 8

}}

{{U.S. judge succession note

| text = Seat established on October 20, 1978 by 92 Stat. 1629

}}

{{U.S. judge succession row

| name = McNaught

| term = 1979–1991

}}

{{U.S. judge succession row

| name = Stearns

| term = 1993–present

}}

{{end U.S. judge succession}}

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{{start U.S. judge succession

| seat title = Seat 9

}}

{{U.S. judge succession note

| text = Seat established on October 20, 1978 by 92 Stat. 1629

}}

{{U.S. judge succession row

| name = D. Nelson

| term = 1979–1991

}}

{{U.S. judge succession row

| name = Lindsay

| term = 1993–2009

}}

{{U.S. judge succession row

| name = Casper

| term = 2010–present

}}

{{end U.S. judge succession}}

{{Col-break}}

{{start U.S. judge succession

| seat title = Seat 10

}}

{{U.S. judge succession note

| text = Seat established on October 20, 1978 by 92 Stat. 1629

}}

{{U.S. judge succession row

| name = Zobel

| term = 1979–2014

}}

{{U.S. judge succession row

| name = Burroughs

| term = 2014–present

}}

{{end U.S. judge succession}}

{{Col-break}}

{{start U.S. judge succession

| seat title = Seat 11

}}

{{U.S. judge succession note

| text = Seat established on July 10, 1984 by 98 Stat. 333

}}

{{U.S. judge succession row

| name = Wolf

| term = 1985–2013

}}

{{U.S. judge succession row

| name = Talwani

| term = 2014–present

}}

{{end U.S. judge succession}}

{{Col-break}}

{{start U.S. judge succession

| seat title = Seat 12

}}

{{U.S. judge succession note

| text = Seat established on July 10, 1984 by 98 Stat. 333 (temporary)

}}

{{U.S. judge succession note

| text = Seat made permanent on December 1, 1990 by 104 Stat. 5089

}}

{{U.S. judge succession row

| name = Young

| term = 1985–2021

}}

{{U.S. judge succession row

| name = Kobick

| term = 2023–present

}}

{{end U.S. judge succession}}

{{Col-break}}

{{Col-end}}

{{Col-begin}}

{{Col-break}}

{{start U.S. judge succession

| seat title = Seat 13

}}

{{U.S. judge succession note

| text = Seat established on December 1, 1990 by 104 Stat. 5089

}}

{{U.S. judge succession row

| name = Gorton

| term = 1992–present

}}

{{end U.S. judge succession}}

{{Col-break}}

{{start U.S. judge succession

| seat title = Seat 14

}}

{{U.S. judge succession note

| text = Seat established on May 26, 1995 pursuant to 104 Stat. 5089 (temporary)

}}

{{U.S. judge succession note

| text = Seat became permanent upon the abolition of Seat 2 on March 1, 2001

}}

{{U.S. judge succession row

| name = O'Toole, Jr.

| term = 1995–2018

}}

{{U.S. judge succession row

| name = Joun

| term = 2023–present

}}

{{end U.S. judge succession}}

{{Col-break}}

{{Col-end}}

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