List of Jewish American jurists


This is a list of notable Jewish American jurists. For other famous Jewish Americans, see Lists of American Jews.

United States courts of appeals

#JudgeCircuitStateBegan active
service
Ended active
service
Ended senior
status
Reason for
termination
Appointed by
01ILdeathTaft
01IL—reassigned solely to Second Cir.Taft
01IL—reassigned to Second Cir. and Sixth Cir.Taft
02NY—resignationHarding
03NY—deathF. Roosevelt
04PAdeathTruman
05DCdeathTruman
06MDdeathEisenhower
07NJdeathEisenhower
08NYdeathKennedy
09PA—deathJohnson
10DC—deathJohnson
11NYdeathJohnson
12TXdeathJohnson
13NJdeathNixon
14NY—deathFord
15LAdeathCarter
16GA—reassigned to Eleventh Cir.Carter
16GAdeathCarter
17CT——Carter
18PAdeathCarter
19DC—resignationCarter
20CAdeathCarter
21DC—elevation to Supreme CourtCarter
22MA—elevation to Supreme CourtCarter
23IL—retirementReagan
24PAdeathReagan
25ILdeathReagan
27NYdeathReagan
28DCdeathReagan
29CA—resignationReagan
30DC——Reagan
31RIdeathReagan
32NJdeathReagan
34NJ——Reagan
35LA——G.H.W. Bush
36AKdeathG.H.W. Bush
37MAretirementG.H.W. Bush
38NHdeathG.H.W. Bush
39ILIncumbent——G.H.W. Bush
40CT——Clinton
41DC—resignationClinton
42AZ——Clinton
43OR——Clinton
44NYdeathClinton
45NY——Clinton
46NYdeathClinton
47WAIncumbent——Clinton
48DCIncumbent——G.W. Bush
49NJ—resignationG.W. Bush
50CAIncumbent——G.W. Bush
51MI——G.W. Bush
52DC——Obama
53AZ——Obama
54OKIncumbent——Obama
55NJIncumbent——Obama
56CAIncumbent——Obama
57MAIncumbent——Obama
58FLIncumbent——Obama
59MDIncumbent——Obama
60MNIncumbent——Trump
61DCIncumbent——Trump
62CAIncumbent——Trump
63NYIncumbent——Trump
64FLIncumbent——Trump
65COIncumbent——Biden
66NYIncumbent——Biden
67MAIncumbent——Biden
68OHIncumbent——Biden
69MDIncumbent——Biden

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