Article III LGBTQ+ Judges by President
Under the Constitution, the President appoints federal judges with the “advice and consent” of the Senate. The President usually consults senators or other elected officials concerning candidates for vacancies on the federal courts. The President’s power to appoint new federal judges is not the judiciary’s only interaction with the executive branch.
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President George H.W.Bush 1989-1993 |
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| Judge | Court | Commission | LGBTQ+/All Art. III Courts | Circuit Courts | District Courts | Female Judges | Status |
| Vaughn R. Walker | California (ND) | 11/27/1989 | 1 | 1 | - | - | Retired 2/28/11 |
President William J. Clinton 1993-2001 |
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| Judge | Court | Commission | LGBTQ+/All Art. III Courts | Circuit Courts | District Courts | Female Judges | Status |
| Deborah Batts | New York (SD) | 5/9/1994 | 2 | 2 | - | 1 | Terminated/Death 2/3/20 |
President Barack Obama 2009-2017 |
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| Judge | Court | Commission | LGBTQ+/All Art. III Courts | Circuit Courts | District Courts | Female Judges | Status |
| James Paul Oetken | New York (SD) | 7/20/2011 | 3 | 3 | - | - | Active |
| Alison Julie Nathan | New York (SD) | 10/17/2011 | 4 | 4 | - | 2 | Active |
| Michael Walter Fitzgerald | California (CD) | 3/15/2012 | 5 | 5 | - | - | Active |
| Pamela K. Chen | New York (ED) | 3/5/2013 | 6 | 6 | - | 3 | Active |
| Michael Jerome McShane | Oregon | 5/30/2013 | 7 | 7 | - | - | Active |
| Nitza I. Alejandro | Pennsylvania (ED) | 6/19/2013 | 8 | 8 | - | 4 | Active |
| Todd Michael Hughes | Federal Circuit | 9/24/2013 | 9 | - | 1 | - | Active |
| Judith Ellen Levy | Michigan (ED) | 3/14/2014 | 10 | 9 | - | 5 | Active |
| Darrin Phillip Gayles | Florida (SD) | 6/19/2014 | 11 | 10 | - | - | Active |
| Staci Michelle Yandle | Illinois (SD) | 6/19/2014 | 12 | 11 | - | 6 | Active |
President Donald Trump 2017- |
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| Judge | Court | Commission | LGBTQ+/All Art. III Courts | Circuit Courts | District Courts | Female Judges | Status |
| Mary Margaret Rowland | Illinois (ND) | 8/20/2019 | 13 | 12 | - | 7 | Active |
| Patrick Joseph Bumatay | Ninth Circuit | 12/12/2019 | 14 | - | 2 | - | Active |
Legend
| CD - Central District | ED - Eastern District | MD - Middle District | ND - Northern District | SD - Southern District |
| WD - Western District | (+) Previously appointed to federal court | * Reorganized as the Court of International Trade in 1980 | ** Transferred to the Federal Circuit in 1982 | *** Current Chief Judge |
Data is based on information collected through May 7, 2020. To learn more about the federal courts go to www.fjc.gov.
Active Article III Judges
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United States Circuit Courts
| First Circuit Second Circuit Third Circuit Fourth Circuit Fifth Circuit Sixth Circuit |
Seventh Circuit Eighth Circuit Ninth Circuit Tenth Circuit Eleventh Circuit Fed/DC Circuit |
Supreme Court and USCIT
| U.S. Supreme Court | U.S. Court of International Trade |
Appointments by President
| African-American | Asian-American & Pacific Islander |
| Native American | Hispanic/Latinx |
| LGBTQ+ |
President Donald J. Trump
As of June 25, 2020, Trump has appointed 262 individuals to federal judgeships, 200 of whom have been confirmed by the Senate. The confirmation includes two Justices to the Supreme Court, 53 judges to the Courts of Appeals, 143 judges to the District Courts and two judges to the Court of International Trade.