- Judge Monica J. Benton
Magistrate Judge Monica J. Benton was born in Augsburg, Germany and later educated in the Taipei American School, she gained an international perspective at an early age. As the adopted daughter of Captain B. J. Benton and his wife Velma Owens Benton, she became a naturalized U.S. citizen in the federal court located in Tacoma, Washington.
- Judge Susan D. Wigenton
Magistrate Judge Susan D. Wigenton graduated from Norfolk State University with a bachelor’s degree in political science. After earning her J.D., she served as a judicial clerk for Judge Lawrence M. Lawson, the assignment judge for Monmouth County (NJ) Superior Court. Following her clerkship she served as the public defender for the city of Asbury Park, practiced at the firm of Giordano, Halleran & Ciesla in Middletown, NJ, where she...
- Judge Allyson K. Duncan
Magistrate Judge Allyson K. Duncan was sworn in on August 15, 2003, to a seat on the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit. Her formal investiture ceremony was conducted in Richmond, Va., on Oct. 29. She was nominated in April of 2003 by President George W. Bush, participated in a Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearing on June 25, was voted out 19-0...,
- Judge Joyce London Alexander
Judge Alexander has an extensive history of professional and community involvement. She has thus received many honorary degrees and awards, including the NBA and its Judicial Council's highest award for judicial scholarship and legal advocacy. New England Law Review dedicated its entire summer edition, Volume 38, No. 4 (www.nesl.edu/lawrev), to Judge Alexander in....
- Judge Charles B. Day
Magistrate Judge Charles B. Day was born in Dothan, Alabama on April 12, 1957. Judge Day pursued a degree in Criminal Justice at the University of Maryland and was awarded a Bachelors Degree in 1978. In 1980, he obtained a Masters of Science Degree in Judicial Administration from the American University. Judge Day's education continued at the University of Maryland School of Law, where he received a J.D. in 1984.
- Judge Maria Elena James
Judge Maria Elena James was appointed United States Magistrate Judge in October 1994. She graduated from the University of California at Irvine in 1975, and from the University of San Francisco Law School in 1979. Committing herself to public service, Judge James has served as Director of the San Francisco Small Claims Court Education Project (1978); Deputy Public Defender, San Francisco Public Defender's Office...
- Judge Vanzetta Penn McPherson
Judge Vanzetta Penn McPherson was appointed United States Magistrate Judge for the Middle District of Alabama in April of 1992. During her judgeship, she has served on the Magistrate Judges Advisory Committee, the Eleventh Circuit Advisory Committee, and as ADR Coordinator of her court. She has also lectured at national training conferences for magistrate judges.
- Judge Deborah A. Robinson
After law school, Judge Robinson served as a law clerk to the Honorable H. Carl Moultrie I, Chief Judge of the District of Columbia Superior Court. From 1979 to 1988, she worked as an Assistant United States Attorney for the District of Columbia. Judge Robinson is a Master of the William B. Bryant American Inn of Court and a Fellow of the American Bar Foundation. She is also a member of the Washington Bar Association and the Bar...
- Judge Carol Sandra Moore Wells
In 1996, Judge Carol Sandra Moore Wells was appointed Magistrate Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. She was the first African-American female judge appointed to that district court. Born and reared in Philadelphia, Judge Wells earned a B.S. from West Chester University and a J.D. from the University of Pennsylvania Law School.
- Judge Donald G. Wilkerson
Judge Donald G. Wilkerson was appointed United States Magistrate Judge on January 4, 2005. Judge Wilkerson, a native of East St. Louis, is the first African-American appointed to the bench in the Southern District of Illinois. He received his Bachelor of Science Degree from Illinois State University in 1973. He received a Masters Degree in Education from Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville in 1978....
- Judge Lynn J. Bush
Judge Lynn J. Bush was nominated by President William Jefferson Clinton on June 22, 1998 and appointed a judge of the United States Court of Federal Claims on October 22, 1998. Judge Bush is the first African-American woman to be appointed to the court and the second African-American to ever serve on the Court of Federal Claims. She is a 1970 graduate of Antioch College in...
- Justice Clarence Thomas
Justice Clarence Thomas was appointed to the United States Supreme Court on October 23, 1991 by President Bush. With his appointment, he became the second African-American to serve on the Supreme Court. Clarence Thomas was born in the Pinpoint community, near Savannah, Georgia. He has often cited his maternal grandfather, Myers Anderson, as the single greatest influence on his life. Myers Anderson was a hard-working man...
- Judge Nathaniel Jones
Judge Nathaniel Jones was appointed to the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit on October 5, 1979. He was appointed by President Carter. Judge Jones assumed senior status on May 13, 1995. He retired on March 30, 2002. Nathaniel Jones was born the third of four children of Lillian Brown Jones and Nathaniel Jones in Youngstown, Ohio. His father worked in the steel industry, and during the depression he held janitorial and....
- Judge Amalya Kearse
On June 21, 1979, Judge Amalya Kearse became the first African-American woman appointed to the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. She was appointed by President Jimmy Carter. Judge Kearse assumed senior status in 2002. Amalya Kearse received her undergraduate degree form Wellesley College and her law degree from the University of Michigan. During her distinguished law school career, Kearse served as the Law....
- Judge Damon J. Keith
On October 21, 1977, Judge Damon J. Keith was appointed to the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit. He was appointed by President Carter. Judge Keith assumed senior status on May 1, 1995. Damon J. Keith was born in Detroit, Michigan, and has served as a United States Court of Appeals Judge for the Sixth Circuit since 1977. Prior to his appointment to the Court of Appeals, Judge Keith served on the United States District Court...
- Judge Theodore A. McKee
Judge Theodore A. McKee, was sworn in as a Judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit on June 20, 1994. He is only the fourth African-American to serve on the 3d Circuit bench. Judge McKee graduated Magna Cum Laude from Syracuse University College of Law in 1975. He received several awards for outstanding academic performance in law school including being inducted into the Order of the Coif.
- Judge Barrington Daniels Parker, Jr.
Judge Barrington Daniels Parker, Jr. was appointed to the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York by President Clinton. He was appointed on September 19, 1994. He was elevated to the Second Circuit in 2001. Judge Parker was born in Washington, D.C. to Marjorie Hollman Parker and Barrington Daniels Parker, Sr. Judge Parker's mother was, for many years, a professor in the D.C. public schools.
- Judge Carl Stewart
Judge Carl Stewart was appointed to the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit on May 9, 1994, becoming the first African-American nominated to the court. He was appointed by President Clinton. Carl Stewart was born to Corine and Richard Stewart, a postal worker, in Shreveport, Louisiana. He received his undergraduate degree from Dillard and his law degree from...
- Judge Ann Claire Williams
In August 1999, Judge Ann Claire Williams was nominated to the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit by President William Jefferson Clinton and was confirmed on November 10, 1999. She became the first African American ever appointed to the Circuit and the third African American woman to serve on any federal appeals court. Judge Williams was born and raised in Detroit, Michigan.
- Judge Saundra Brown Armstrong
On June 21, 1991, President Bush appointed Judge Saundra Brown Armstrong to the United States District Court. With her appointment, she became the first African-American woman to serve on the United States District Court for the Northern District of California. Saundra Brown Armstrong was born and raised in Oakland, California. She was the second oldest of five children. Judge Armstrong's parents were the strongest influences in her...
- Judge Garland Burrell Jr.
Judge Garland Burrell Jr. was appointment by President Bush on March 3, 1992, becoming the first African-American to be appointed to the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California. Garland Burrell was raised in a blue-collar neighborhood in South Central Los Angeles. During these early years he was Los Angeles City high-hurdle champion, an experience that he credits with having given him self-esteem...
- Judge Charles Clevert Jr.
Judge Charles Clevert Jr. was appointed by President Clinton to the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin in July 1996. Charles N. Clevert, Jr. was the third child in a family of eight children. Although his parents were of meager means, they strongly encouraged their children to work hard and assured them they would receive college educations.
- Judge Audrey Collins
Judge Audrey Collins learned the value of education from her parents. Her father worked his way through Johnson C. Smith (now Biddle) and Mehary Dental School. Her mother received a master's degree from the University of Michigan and went on to teach high school English for many years. They taught her to strive to meet any goals which she set for herself and always encouraged her to feel that anything was possible.
- Judge Algenon L. Marbley
Judge Algenon L. Marbley was appointed by President Clinton to the United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio on November 27, 1997. Algenon L. Marbley was a partner with the law firm of Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease from 1991 until he was appointed as a United States District Court Judge in 1997. Marbley concentrated in civil litigation when he was with the firm. He litigated cases involving general business litigation, products liability, and employment litigation.
- Judge Julie Ann Robinson
On December 13, 2001, President George W. Bush appointed Judge Julie Ann Robinson to the United States District Court for the District of Kansas. Judge Robinson became the first African-American to serve as a United States District Judge in Kansas. Judge Robinson is the daughter of Marvin H. Robinson, a career Army officer, and Charlene Womack Robinson, a nurse practitioner. Judge Robinson spent her childhood traveling the...
- Judge Janice Rogers Brown
Judge Janice Rogers Brown is a federal judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. She previously was an Associate Justice of the California Supreme Court, holding that post from May 2, 1996 until her appointment to the D.C. Circuit. President George W. Bush nominated her to her current position in 2003. However, her nomination was stalled in the U.S. Senate for almost two years due to Democratic....
- Judge Harry Thomas Edwards
Judge Harry Thomas Edwards is a federal appellate judge in the United States. Judge Edwards graduated from Cornell University in 1962, where he was a member of the Quill and Dagger society. He graduated from University of Michigan Law School in 1965. He practiced law in Chicago for the firm of Seyfarth, Shaw, Fairweather & Geraldson from 1965 to 1970. He then taught at the University of Michigan Law School from 1970 to 1975 and again from 1977 to 1980.
- Judge Reggie B. Walton
Judge Reggie B. Walton is a United States District Judge for the District of Columbia. Walton served as an Associate Judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia from 1981 to 1989 and from 1991 to 2001. He also served as associate director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy. In 2001, he was nominated to be a federal bench by President George W. Bush...
