List of judges of the United States District Court for the Districts of Virginia

Following is a complete list of current and former United States federal judges who served on the various District Courts of Virginia.[1]

Contents

District of Virginia

The United States District Court for the District of Virginia was one of the original 13 courts established by the Judiciary Act of 1789, 1 Stat. 73, on September 24, 1789.[2][3]

Judge Appointed by Began active
service		 Ended active
service		 End reason
Cyrus Griffin George Washington 01789-11-28 November 28, 1789[4] 01810-12-14 December 14, 1810 death
St. George Tucker James Madison 01813-01-19 January 19, 1813 01819-02-04 February 4, 1819 reassigned to the Eastern
District of Virginia
John Tyler, Sr. James Madison 01811-01-07 January 7, 1811 01813-01-06 January 6, 1813 death
John Curtiss Underwood Abraham Lincoln 01863-03-27 March 27, 1863[5] 01871-02-03 February 3, 1871 reassigned to the Eastern
District of Virginia

Eastern District of Virginia

Judges of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia. Since its creation, the Eastern District of Virginia has had 43 judges.

Judge Appointed by Began active
service		 Ended active
service		 Ended senior
status		 End reason
Arenda L. Wright Allen Barack Obama May 12, 2011 Incumbent - -
Philip Pendleton Barbour Andrew Jackson 01830-10-08 October 8, 1830[6] 01836-03-17 March 17, 1836 - reappointment
Leonie Brinkema Bill Clinton 01993-10-20 October 20, 1993 Incumbent - -
Albert Vickers Bryan Jr. Richard Nixon 01971-07-29 July 29, 1971 01991-12-01 December 1, 1991 Incumbent -
Albert Vickers Bryan Harry S. Truman 01947-06-05 June 5, 1947 01961-08-23 August 23, 1961 - reappointment
John Decker Butzner Jr. John F. Kennedy 01962-06-20 June 20, 1962 01967-08-01 August 1, 1967 - reappointment
James C. Cacheris Ronald Reagan 01981-12-01 December 1, 1981 01998-03-30 March 30, 1998 Incumbent -
Joseph Calvitt Clarke Jr. Gerald Ford 01974-12-20 December 20, 1974 01991-07-31 July 31, 1991 02004-05-06 May 6, 2004 death
Peter Vivian Daniel Andrew Jackson 01836-04-19 April 19, 1836 01841-03-03 March 3, 1841 - reappointment
Mark Steven Davis George W. Bush 02008-06-23 June 23, 2008 Incumbent - -
Robert G. Doumar Ronald Reagan 01981-12-03 December 3, 1981 01996-04-30 April 30, 1996 Incumbent -
T. S. Ellis, III Ronald Reagan 01987-08-06 August 6, 1987 02007-04-01 April 1, 2007 Incumbent -
Jerome B. Friedman Bill Clinton 01997-11-12 November 12, 1997 02010-11-30 November 30, 2010 Incumbent -
John A. Gibney, Jr. Barack Obama 02010-12-17 December 17, 2010 Incumbent - -
Duncan Lawrence Groner Warren G. Harding 01921-06-02 June 2, 1921 01931-03-03 March 3, 1931 - reappointment
James Dandridge Halyburton John Tyler, Sr. 01844-06-15 June 15, 1844 01861-04-24 April 24, 1861 - resignation
George Hay John Quincy Adams 01825-07-05 July 5, 1825[7] 01830-09-21 September 21, 1830 - death
Claude M. Hilton Ronald Reagan 01985-07-11 July 11, 1985 02005-12-31 December 31, 2005 Incumbent -
Walter Edward Hoffman Dwight D. Eisenhower 01954-07-15 July 15, 1954 01974-09-03 September 3, 1974 01996-11-21 November 21, 1996 death
Henry E. Hudson George W. Bush 02002-08-02 August 2, 2002 Incumbent - -
Robert William Hughes Ulysses Grant 01874-01-14 January 14, 1874 01898-02-22 February 22, 1898 - retirement
Charles Sterling Hutcheson Franklin D. Roosevelt 01944-02-10 February 10, 1944 01959-09-01 September 1, 1959 01969-10-24 October 24, 1969 death
Raymond Alvin Jackson Bill Clinton 01993-11-22 November 22, 1993 Incumbent - -
Richard Boykin Kellam Lyndon B. Johnson 01967-08-25 August 25, 1967 01981-05-30 May 30, 1981 01996-06-08 June 8, 1996 death
Walter DeKalb Kelley Jr. George W. Bush 02004-08-16 August 16, 2004 02008-05-16 May 16, 2008 - resignation
Gerald Bruce Lee Bill Clinton 01998-10-01 October 1, 1998 Incumbent - -
Oren Ritter Lewis Dwight D. Eisenhower 01960-05-31 May 31, 1960 01974-01-01 January 1, 1974 01983-06-12 June 12, 1983 death
John Ashton MacKenzie Lyndon B. Johnson 01967-08-25 August 25, 1967 01985-11-30 November 30, 1985 01998-01-30 January 30, 1998 retirement
John Y. Mason Martin Van Buren 01841-03-03 March 3, 1841 01844-03-23 March 23, 1844 - resignation
Robert Reynold Merhige Jr. Lyndon B. Johnson 01967-08-25 August 25, 1967 01986-11-30 November 30, 1986 01998-06-08 June 8, 1998 retirement
Henry Coke Morgan, Jr. George H. W. Bush 01992-04-13 April 13, 1992 02004-02-08 February 8, 2004 Incumbent -
Liam O'Grady George W. Bush 02007-07-11 July 11, 2007 Incumbent - -
Robert E. Payne George H. W. Bush 01992-05-13 May 13, 1992 02007-05-07 May 7, 2007 Incumbent -
Robert Nelson Pollard Franklin D. Roosevelt 01936-02-27 February 27, 1936 01947-04-22 April 22, 1947 01954-05-24 May 24, 1954 death
Rebecca Beach Smith George H. W. Bush 01989-10-25 October 25, 1989 Incumbent - -
James R. Spencer Ronald Reagan 01986-10-14 October 14, 1986 Incumbent - -
Anthony John Trenga George W. Bush 02008-10-14 October 14, 2008 Incumbent - -
St. George Tucker James Madison 01813-01-19 January 19, 1813 01825-06-30 June 30, 1825 - resignation
John Curtiss Underwood Abraham Lincoln 01863-03-27 March 27, 1863[5] 01864-06-11 June 11, 1864 01873-12-07 December 7, 1873 assignment to another court
Edmund Waddill Jr. William McKinley 01898-03-22 March 22, 1898 01921-06-09 June 9, 1921 - reappointment
David Dortch Warriner Richard Nixon 01974-05-21 May 21, 1974 01986-03-17 March 17, 1986 - death
Luther B. Way Herbert Hoover 01931-03-04 March 4, 1931 01943-10-23 October 23, 1943 - death
Richard Leroy Williams Jimmy Carter 01980-09-30 September 30, 1980 01992-05-01 May 1, 1992 02011-02-21 February 21, 2011 death

Western District of Virginia

There have been 26 judges appointed to the United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia.

Judge Appointed by Began active
service		 Ended active
service		 Ended senior
status		 End reason
Alfred D. Barksdale Franklin D. Roosevelt 01939-12-19 December 19, 1939[8] 01957-08-01 August 1, 1957 01972-08-16 August 16, 1972 death
John White Brockenbrough James K. Polk 01846-01-14 January 14, 1846 01861-05-04 May 4, 1861 - resignation
Alexander Caldwell John Quincy Adams 01825-10-28 October 28, 1825[9] 01839-04-08 April 8, 1839 - death
Glen E. Conrad George W. Bush 02003-09-24 September 24, 2003 Incumbent - -
Theodore Roosevelt Dalton Dwight D. Eisenhower 01959-08-13 August 13, 1959 01976-10-12 October 12, 1976 01989-10-30 October 30, 1989 death
Armistead Mason Dobie Franklin D. Roosevelt 01939-06-02 June 2, 1939 01940-02-08 February 8, 1940 - reappointment
John G. Jackson James Monroe 01819-02-24 February 24, 1819 01825-03-28 March 28, 1825 - death
John Jay Jackson Jr. Abraham Lincoln 01861-08-03 August 3, 1861 01864-06-10 June 10, 1864 - assignment to another court
James Parker Jones Bill Clinton 01996-08-01 August 1, 1996 Incumbent - -
Jackson L. Kiser Ronald Reagan 01981-12-03 December 3, 1981 01997-04-30 April 30, 1997 Incumbent -
Henry C. McDowell, Jr. Theodore Roosevelt 01901-11-12 November 12, 1901[10] 01931-09-01 September 1, 1931 01933-10-08 October 8, 1933 death
James Harry Michael Jr. Jimmy Carter 01980-09-30 September 30, 1980 01995-10-31 October 31, 1995 02005-08-29 August 29, 2005 death
Thomas J. Michie John F. Kennedy 01961-06-30 June 30, 1961 01967-11-06 November 6, 1967 01973-04-09 April 9, 1973 death
Norman K. Moon Bill Clinton 01997-11-12 November 12, 1997 02010-07-01 July 1, 2010 Incumbent -
John Paul, Jr. Herbert Hoover 01932-01-14 January 14, 1932 01958-08-01 August 1, 1958 01964-02-13 February 13, 1964 death
John Paul Chester A. Arthur 01883-03-03 March 3, 1883 01901-11-01 November 1, 1901 - death
Philip C. Pendleton John Quincy Adams 01825-05-06 May 6, 1825[11] 01825-07-29 July 29, 1825 - resignation
Isaac S. Pennybacker Martin Van Buren 01839-04-23 April 23, 1839[12] 01845-12-06 December 6, 1845 - resignation
Alexander Rives Ulysses Grant 01871-02-06 February 6, 1871 01882-08-01 August 1, 1882 - retirement
Floyd H. Roberts Franklin D. Roosevelt 01938-07-06 July 6, 1938[13] 01939-02-06 February 6, 1939 - -
Roby C. Thompson Dwight D. Eisenhower 01957-08-30 August 30, 1957 01960-07-29 July 29, 1960 - death
James Clinton Turk Richard Nixon 01972-10-17 October 17, 1972 02002-11-01 November 1, 2002 Incumbent -
Hiram Emory Widener Jr. Richard Nixon 01969-07-14 July 14, 1969 01972-10-27 October 27, 1972 - reappointment
Glen Morgan Williams Gerald Ford 01976-09-17 September 17, 1976 01988-11-21 November 21, 1988 Incumbent -
Samuel Grayson Wilson George H. W. Bush 01990-05-14 May 14, 1990 Incumbent - -
Michael F. Urbanski Barack Obama 02011-05-12 May 12, 2011 Incumbent - -

Notes

  1. ^ All information on the names, terms of service, and details of appointment of federal judges is derived from the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public-domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
  2. ^ Asbury Dickens, A Synoptical Index to the Laws and Treaties of the United States of America (1852), p. 388.
  3. ^ U.S. District Courts of Virginia, Legislative history, Federal Judicial Center.
  4. ^ Recess appointment; formally nominated on February 8, 1790, confirmed by the United States Senate on February 10, 1790, and received commission on February 10, 1790.
  5. ^ a b Recess appointment; formally nominated on January 5, 1864, confirmed by the United States Senate on January 25, 1864, and received commission on January 25, 1864.
  6. ^ Recess appointment; formally nominated on December 14, 1830, confirmed by the United States Senate on December 16, 1830, and received commission on December 16, 1830.
  7. ^ Recess appointment; formally nominated on December 13, 1825, confirmed by the United States Senate on March 31, 1826, and received commission on March 31, 1826.
  8. ^ Recess appointment; formally nominated on January 11, 1940, confirmed by the United States Senate on February 1, 1940, and received commission on February 5, 1940.
  9. ^ Recess appointment; formally nominated on December 13, 1825, confirmed by the United States Senate on January 3, 1826, and received commission on January 3, 1826.
  10. ^ Recess appointment; formally nominated on December 5, 1901, confirmed by the United States Senate on December 18, 1901, and received commission on December 18, 1901.
  11. ^ Recess appointment; the United States Senate later rejected the appointment.
  12. ^ Recess appointment; formally nominated on January 29, 1840, confirmed by the United States Senate on February 17, 1840, and received commission on February 17, 1840.
  13. ^ Recess appointment; the United States Senate later rejected the appointment.