Article III Native American 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.
Order of Appointment | |||||||
| President Jimmy Carter 1977-1981 | |||||||
| Judge | Court | Commission | All Art. III Courts | Circuit Courts | District Courts | Female Judges | Status |
| Frank Howell Seay | Oklahoma (ED) | 11/2/1979 | 1 | - | 1 | - | Senior Status 9/25/03 |
| President William J. Clinton 1993-2001 | |||||||
| Judge | Court | Commission | All Art. III Courts | Circuit Courts | District Courts | Female Judges | Status |
| Billy Michael Burrage | Oklahoma (All) | 6/9/1994 | 2 | - | 2 | Terminated/Resigned 3/01/01 | |
| President Barack Obama 2009-2017 | |||||||
| Judge | Court | Commission | All Art. III Courts | Circuit Courts | District Courts | Female Judges | Status |
| Diane Humetewa | Arizona | 5/16/2014 | 3 | - | 3 | 1 | 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 (±) LGBTQ+ | * Reorganized as the Court of International Trade in 1980 | ** Transferred to the Federal Circuit in 1982 | *** Current Chief Judge |
Active Article III Judges
Click below to view a complete list of Article III judges based on race or ethnicity.
 African-American |
 Asian-American & Pacific Islander |
 Hispanic/Latino |
 LGBT |
 Native American |
 Presidential Appointment |
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/Latino |
| LGBT |
President Donald J. Trump
As of October 18, 2017, after about nine months into the Trump administration, it appears that, of the 60 nominees, only five are non-white and only 11 are female. Six of President Trump’s judicial nominees have been confirmed by the Senate, including one justice to the Supreme Court, four judges to the Courts of Appeals and two judges to districts court. All seven judges are men, six of which are white and one of Asian-American descent.