United States District Court for the District of Columbia

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United States District Court for the District of Columbia
(D.D.C.)
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Location Washington, D.C.
Appeals to District of Columbia Circuit
Established 1863
Judges assigned 15
Chief judge Royce C. Lamberth
Official site

The United States District Court for the District of Columbia (in case citations, D.D.C.) is the United States district court that hears cases originating in the District of Columbia (Washington, D.C.), over which federal courts have original jurisdiction. Cases dealing with the laws of the District of Columbia are heard by this court only under the same circumstances that would cause a case under state law to come before a federal court. Appeals from this court are heard by the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit (except for patent claims and claims against the U.S. government under the Tucker Act, which are appealed to the Federal Circuit).

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[edit] History

The court was established by Congress in 1863 as the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia, replacing the abolished circuit and district courts of the District of Columbia that had been in place since 1801. The court consisted of four justices, including a chief justice, and was granted the same powers and jurisdiction as the earlier circuit court. Any of the justices could convene a United States circuit court or a local criminal court. In 1936, Congress renamed the court the District Court for the District of Columbia. Its current name was adopted in 1948, and from then on justices were known as judges.

The court sits in the E. Barrett Prettyman Federal Courthouse located on Constitution Avenue NW. The District has no local district attorney or equivalent, and so local prosecutorial matters also fall into the jurisdiction of the United States Attorney for the District of Columbia. Assistant United States Attorneys are tasked with prosecution of not only federal crimes but also crimes that would normally be left to the state prosecutor's discretion. Because of this the District has the largest U.S. Attorney's Office in the nation, with around 250 AUSAs.

[edit] Judges

  • As of January 22, 2007, a vacancy exists in the District Court for the District of Columbia due to the decision of Judge Gladys Kessler to assume senior status. No replacement nomination is pending at this time.
  • As of May 1, 2008, a second vacancy exists in the District due to the decision of Judge Thomas F. Hogan to assume senior status. No replacement nomination is pending at this time.
  • As of December 31, 2008, a third vacancy exists in the District due to the decision of Judge James Robertson to assume senior status. No replacement nomination is pending at this time.
Judge Appointed by Began active
service		 Ended active
service		 Ended senior
status		 End reason
, Jesse Corcoran Adkins Herbert Hoover 19300617June 17, 1930 19461015October 15, 1946 19550329March 29, 1955 death
, Thomas H. Anderson William McKinley 19010423April 23, 1901[1] 19161001October 1, 1916 0– death
, Thomas Jennings Bailey Woodrow Wilson 19180522May 22, 1918 19501101November 1, 1950 19630109January 9, 1963 death
, Job Barnard William McKinley 18991001October 1, 1899[2] 19140608June 8, 1914 0– retirement
, Walter Maximillian Bastian Harry S Truman 19501023October 23, 1950[3] 19541215December 15, 1954 0– reappointment
, John D. Bates George W. Bush 20011214December 14, 2001 Incumbent 0– 0–
, Edward Franklin Bingham Grover Cleveland 18870422April 22, 1887[4] 19030430April 30, 1903 0– retirement
, Michael Boudin George H.W. Bush 19900807August 7, 1990 19920131January 31, 1992 0– resignation
, Andrew Coyle Bradley Benjamin Harrison 18890323March 23, 1889 19020515May 15, 1902 0– death
, William Benson Bryant Lyndon B. Johnson 19650811August 11, 1965 19820131January 31, 1982 20051113November 13, 2005 death
, David Kellogg Cartter Abraham Lincoln 18630311March 11, 1863 18870416April 16, 1887 0– death
, Harry M. Clabaugh William McKinley 18990302March 2, 1899 19030501May 1, 1903 0– reappointment
, Harry M. Clabaugh Theodore Roosevelt 19030401April 1, 1903[5] 19140306March 6, 1914 0– death
, Charles Cleaves Cole Benjamin Harrison 18930128January 28, 1893 19010422April 22, 1901 0– resignation
, Rosemary M. Collyer George W. Bush 20021115November 15, 2002 Incumbent 0– 0–
, Howard Francis Corcoran Lyndon B. Johnson 19650311March 11, 1965 19771130November 30, 1977 19890511May 11, 1989 death
, James Harry Covington Woodrow Wilson 19140615June 15, 1914 19180531May 31, 1918 0– resignation
, Joseph Winston Cox Herbert Hoover 19300707July 7, 1930 19390909September 9, 1939 0– death
, Walter Smith Cox Rutherford B. Hayes 18790301March 1, 1879 18990701July 1, 1899 0– retirement
, Edward Matthew Curran Harry S Truman 19461016October 16, 1946[6] 19710402April 2, 1971 19880110January 10, 1988 death
, Edward C. Eicher Franklin D. Roosevelt 19420123January 23, 1942 19441130November 30, 1944 0– death
, George P. Fisher Abraham Lincoln 18630311March 11, 1863 18700501May 1, 1870 0– resignation
, Thomas Aquinas Flannery Richard M. Nixon 19711206December 6, 1971 19850510May 10, 1985 20070920September 20, 2007 death
, Paul L. Friedman Bill Clinton 19940616June 16, 1994 Incumbent 0– 0–
, Oliver Gasch Lyndon B. Johnson 19650811August 11, 1965 19811130November 30, 1981 19990708July 8, 1999 death
, Gerhard Alden Gesell Lyndon B. Johnson 19671212December 12, 1967 19930122January 22, 1993 19930219February 19, 1993 death
, Thomas Alan Goldsborough Franklin D. Roosevelt 19390223February 23, 1939 19510616June 16, 1951 0– death
, Peyton Gordon Calvin Coolidge 19280329March 29, 1928 19410204February 4, 1941 19460917September 17, 1946 death
, Ashley Mulgrave Gould Theodore Roosevelt 19021208December 8, 1902 19210520May 20, 1921 0– death
, Joyce Hens Green Jimmy Carter 19790511May 11, 1979 19950701July 1, 1995 Incumbent[7] 0–
, June Lazenby Green Lyndon B. Johnson 19680607June 7, 1968 19840115January 15, 1984 20010202February 2, 2001 death
, Harold H. Greene Jimmy Carter 19780519May 19, 1978 19950806August 6, 1995 20000129January 29, 2000 death
, Alexander Burton Hagner Rutherford B. Hayes 18790121January 21, 1879 19030601June 1, 1903 0– retirement
, Stanley S. Harris Ronald Reagan 19831114November 14, 1983 19960201February 1, 1996 20010602June 2, 2001 retirement
, George Luzerne Hart, Jr. Dwight D. Eisenhower 19580829August 29, 1958[8] 19790516May 16, 1979 19840521May 21, 1984 death
, William Hitz Woodrow Wilson 19161115November 15, 1916[9] 19310213February 13, 1931 0– reappointment
, Adolph A. Hoehling, Jr. Warren G. Harding 19210613June 13, 1921 19271231December 31, 1927 0– resignation
, Thomas F. Hogan Ronald Reagan 19820820August 20, 1982 20080501May 1, 2008 Incumbent 0–
, Alexander Holtzoff Harry S Truman 19450928September 28, 1945 19671231December 31, 1967 19690906September 6, 1969 death
, David Campbell Humphreys Ulysses Grant 18700513May 13, 1870 18790702July 2, 1879 0– death
, Ellen Segal Huvelle Bill Clinton 19991026October 26, 1999 Incumbent 0– 0–
, Thomas Penfield Jackson Ronald Reagan 19820625June 25, 1982 20020131January 31, 2002 20040831August 31, 2004 retirement
, Charles Pinckney James Rutherford B. Hayes 18790724July 24, 1879[10] 18921201December 1, 1892 0– retirement
, Norma Holloway Johnson Jimmy Carter 19800512May 12, 1980 20010618June 18, 2001 20031231December 31, 2003 retirement
, William Blakely Jones John F. Kennedy 19620412April 12, 1962 19770320March 20, 1977 19790731July 31, 1979 death
, Richmond Bowling Keech Harry S Truman 19461014October 14, 1946[11] 19661101November 1, 1966 19860413April 13, 1986 death
, Henry Harold Kennedy Jr. Bill Clinton 19970918September 18, 1997 Incumbent 0– 0–
, Gladys Kessler Bill Clinton 19940616June 16, 1994 20070122January 22, 2007 Incumbent 0–
, James Robert Kirkland Harry S Truman 19491021October 21, 1949[12] 19580225February 25, 1958 0– death
, Colleen Kollar-Kotelly Bill Clinton 19970326March 26, 1997 Incumbent 0– 0–
, Royce C. Lamberth Ronald Reagan 19871116November 16, 1987 Incumbent 0– 0–
, Bolitha James Laws Franklin D. Roosevelt 19380624June 24, 1938 19450223February 23, 1945 0– reappointment
, Bolitha James Laws Franklin D. Roosevelt 19450223February 23, 1945 19480901September 1, 1948 0– reappointment
, Bolitha James Laws 0– 0– 19581114November 14, 1958 0– death
, Richard J. Leon George W. Bush 20020219February 19, 2002 Incumbent 0– 0–
, F. Dickinson Letts Herbert Hoover 19310505May 5, 1931[13] 19610531May 31, 1961 19650119January 19, 1965 death
, Oscar Raymond Luhring Herbert Hoover 19300703July 3, 1930 19440818August 18, 1944 0– death
, Arthur MacArthur, Sr. Ulysses Grant 18700715July 15, 1870 18870401April 1, 1887 0– retirement
, Burnita Shelton Matthews Harry S Truman 19491021October 21, 1949[14] 19680301March 1, 1968 19880425April 25, 1988 death
, Louis E. McComas Benjamin Harrison 18921117November 17, 1892[15] 18990303March 3, 1899 0– resignation
, Walter I. McCoy Woodrow Wilson 19141002October 2, 1914 19180522May 22, 1918 0– reappointment
, Walter I. McCoy Woodrow Wilson 19180522May 22, 1918 19291208December 8, 1929 0– retirement
, Joseph Charles McGarraghy Dwight D. Eisenhower 19541203December 3, 1954 19671217December 17, 1967 19751129November 29, 1975 death
, Matthew Francis McGuire Franklin D. Roosevelt 19410801August 1, 1941 19661007October 7, 1966 19860124January 24, 1986 death
, Charles F. McLaughlin Harry S Truman 19491021October 21, 1949[16] 19641231December 31, 1964 19760205February 5, 1976 death
, William Matthew Merrick Grover Cleveland 18850501May 1, 1885[17] 18890204February 4, 1889 0– death
, Martin V. Montgomery Grover Cleveland 18870401April 1, 1887[18] 18921002October 2, 1892 0– resignation
, James Ward Morris Franklin D. Roosevelt 19390619June 19, 1939 19601115November 15, 1960 0– death
, Daniel William O'Donoghue Herbert Hoover 19311028October 28, 1931[19] 19461031October 31, 1946 19480629June 29, 1948 death
, Louis F. Oberdorfer Jimmy Carter 19771011October 11, 1977 19920731July 31, 1992 Incumbent 0–
, Abram B. Olin Abraham Lincoln 18630311March 11, 1863 18790113January 13, 1879 0– retirement
, Barrington D. Parker Richard M. Nixon 19691219December 19, 1969 19851219December 19, 1985 19930602June 2, 1993 death
, John Garrett Penn Jimmy Carter 19790323March 23, 1979 19980331March 31, 1998 20070909September 9, 2007 death
, David Andrew Pine Franklin D. Roosevelt 19400329March 29, 1940 19650402April 2, 1965 19700611June 11, 1970 death
, John H. Pratt Lyndon B. Johnson 19680607June 7, 1968 19891201December 1, 1989 19950811August 11, 1995 death
, Jeter Connelly Pritchard Theodore Roosevelt 19031116November 16, 1903 19040601June 1, 1904 0– reappointment
, James McPherson Proctor Herbert Hoover 19310302March 2, 1931 19480305March 5, 1948 0– reappointment
, George Hughes Revercomb Ronald Reagan 19851217December 17, 1985 19930801August 1, 1993 0– death
, Charles Robert Richey Richard M. Nixon 19710505May 5, 1971 19970123January 23, 1997 19970319March 19, 1997 death
, Richard W. Roberts Bill Clinton 19980623June 23, 1998 Incumbent 0– 0–
, James Robertson Bill Clinton 19941011October 11, 1994 20081231December 31, 2008 Incumbent 0–
, Aubrey Eugene Robinson Jr. Lyndon B. Johnson 19661103November 3, 1966 19920301March 1, 1992 20000227February 27, 2000 death
, Spottswood William Robinson III Lyndon B. Johnson 19640106January 6, 1964[20] 19661108November 8, 1966 0– reappointment
, Henry Albert Schweinhaut Franklin D. Roosevelt 19441219December 19, 1944 19561116November 16, 1956 19700622June 22, 1970 death
, Frederick Lincoln Siddons Woodrow Wilson 19150115January 15, 1915 19310619June 19, 1931 0– death
, John Sirica Dwight D. Eisenhower 19570328March 28, 1957 19771031October 31, 1977 19920814August 14, 1992 death
, John Lewis Smith Jr. Lyndon B. Johnson 19661103November 3, 1966 19830131January 31, 1983 19920904September 4, 1992 death
, Stanley Sporkin Ronald Reagan 19851217December 17, 1985 19990212February 12, 1999 20000115January 15, 2000 retirement
, Wendell Phillips Stafford Theodore Roosevelt 19040601June 1, 1904[21] 19310504May 4, 1931 0– retirement
, Emmet G. Sullivan Bill Clinton 19940616June 16, 1994 Incumbent 0– 0–
, Edward Allen Tamm Harry S Truman 19480622June 22, 1948[22] 19650316March 16, 1965 0– reappointment
, Ricardo M. Urbina Bill Clinton 19940616June 16, 1994 Incumbent 0– 0–
, Joseph Cornelius Waddy Lyndon B. Johnson 19670304March 4, 1967 19780801August 1, 1978 0– death
, Leonard Patrick Walsh Dwight D. Eisenhower 19590914September 14, 1959 19711005October 5, 1971 19800213February 13, 1980 death
, Reggie Walton George W. Bush 20010924September 24, 2001 Incumbent 0– 0–
, Alfred Adams Wheat Herbert Hoover 19290503May 3, 1929 19300604June 4, 1930 0– reappointment
, Alfred Adams Wheat Herbert Hoover 19300604June 4, 1930 19411231December 31, 1941 19430511May 11, 1943 death
, Daniel Thew Wright Theodore Roosevelt 19031117November 17, 1903 19141115November 15, 1914 0– resignation
, Andrew Wylie Abraham Lincoln 18630318March 18, 1863[23] 18850501May 1, 1885 0– retirement
, Luther Youngdahl Harry S Truman 19510829August 29, 1951 19660529May 29, 1966 19780621June 21, 1978 death

[edit] Notes

  1. ^ Recess appointment; formally nominated on December 5, 1901, confirmed by the United States Senate on February 4, 1902, and received commission on February 6, 1902.
  2. ^ Recess appointment; formally nominated on December 11, 1899, confirmed by the United States Senate on December 19, 1899, and received commission on December 19, 1899.
  3. ^ Recess appointment; formally nominated on November 27, 1950, confirmed by the United States Senate on December 14, 1950, and received commission on December 22, 1950.
  4. ^ Recess appointment; formally nominated on December 20, 1887, confirmed by the United States Senate on January 23, 1888, and received commission on January 23, 1888.
  5. ^ Recess appointment; formally nominated on November 10, 1903, confirmed by the United States Senate on November 16, 1903, and received commission on November 16, 1903.
  6. ^ Recess appointment; formally nominated on January 8, 1947, confirmed by the United States Senate on February 3, 1947, and received commission on February 5, 1947.
  7. ^ Currently Inactive
  8. ^ Recess appointment; formally nominated on January 17, 1959, confirmed by the United States Senate on September 9, 1959, and received commission on September 10, 1959.
  9. ^ Recess appointment; formally nominated on December 15, 1916, confirmed by the United States Senate on January 2, 1917, and received commission on January 2, 1917.
  10. ^ Recess appointment; formally nominated on December 1, 1879, confirmed by the United States Senate on December 10, 1879, and received commission on December 10, 1879.
  11. ^ Recess appointment; formally nominated on January 8, 1947, confirmed by the United States Senate on January 22, 1947, and received commission on January 24, 1947.
  12. ^ Recess appointment; formally nominated on January 5, 1950, confirmed by the United States Senate on March 8, 1950, and received commission on March 9, 1950.
  13. ^ Recess appointment; formally nominated on December 15, 1931, confirmed by the United States Senate on February 17, 1932, and received commission on February 20, 1932.
  14. ^ Recess appointment; formally nominated on January 5, 1950, confirmed by the United States Senate on April 4, 1950, and received commission on April 7, 1950.
  15. ^ Recess appointment; formally nominated on December 6, 1892, confirmed by the United States Senate on January 25, 1893, and received commission on January 25, 1893.
  16. ^ Recess appointment; formally nominated on January 5, 1950, confirmed by the United States Senate on February 27, 1950, and received commission on March 1, 1950.
  17. ^ Recess appointment; formally nominated on December 14, 1885, confirmed by the United States Senate on March 30, 1886, and received commission on March 30, 1886.
  18. ^ Recess appointment; formally nominated on December 20, 1887, confirmed by the United States Senate on January 26, 1888, and received commission on January 26, 1888.
  19. ^ Recess appointment; formally nominated on December 15, 1931, confirmed by the United States Senate on January 26, 1932, and received commission on February 23, 1932.
  20. ^ Recess appointment; formally nominated on February 3, 1964, confirmed by the United States Senate on July 1, 1964, and received commission on July 2, 1964.
  21. ^ Recess appointment; formally nominated on December 6, 1904, confirmed by the United States Senate on December 13, 1904, and received commission on December 13, 1904.
  22. ^ Recess appointment; formally nominated on January 13, 1949, confirmed by the United States Senate on March 29, 1949, and received commission on April 1, 1949.
  23. ^ Recess appointment; formally nominated on January 5, 1864, confirmed by the United States Senate on January 20, 1864, and received commission on January 20, 1864.

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