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U.S. District Clerks

This article is about the position United States District Clerk, a position authorized by the first Congress under the Judiciary Act of 1789, and not court clerks in state or municipal courts. Incumbents are appointed as officials of the 94 federal district courts under 28.U.S.C. § 751.

A U.S. District Clerk is the executive of a U.S. District Court responsible for overseeing filings made with the court, maintaining the court’s records, processing fees, fines, and restitution, and managing the non-judicial work of the court, including information technology, budget, procurement, human resources, and financial. Clerks may appoint deputies, clerical assistants, and employees to carry out the work of the court. The clerk of each district court must reside in the district for which the clerk is appointed, except that the clerk of the District of Columbia and the clerk of the Southern District of New York may reside within twenty miles of their respective districts. The current U.S. District Clerks are listed below.

History

The Judiciary Act of 1789 authorized the Supreme Court and the judge of each U.S. District Court to appoint a clerk to assist with the administration of federal judicial business in those courts. The clerk for each district court was to also serve as clerk of the corresponding circuit court. The Judiciary Act required each clerk to issue the writs summoning jurors and "to record the decrees, judgments and determinations of the court of which he is clerk." The Judicial Code (28 U.S.C. § 571) provides that the clerk is appointed, and may be removed, by the court. The clerk's duties are prescribed by the statute, by the court's customs and practices, and by policy established by the Judicial Conference of the United States. The clerk is appointed by order of the court en banc to serve the entire court. The role of the clerk and deputies or assistants should not be confused with the court's law clerks, who assist the judges by conducting research, making recommendations on which cases to hear, and preparing drafts of opinions. To be eligible to serve as a U.S. District Clerk, a person must have a minimum of 10 years of progressively responsible administrative experience in public service or business that provides a thorough understanding of organizational, procedural, and human aspects of managing an organization, and at least 3 of the 10 years must have been in a position of substantial management responsibility. An attorney may substitute the active practice of law on a year-for-year basis for the management or administrative experience requirement. Clerks do not have to be licensed attorneys, but some courts specify that a law degree is a preference for employment.

List of U.S. District Clerks[edit]

Name Appointment Date Court Circuit
Debbie Hackett 01-20-99 United States District Court for the Middle District of Alabama 11
Sharon Harris 01-09-06 United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama 11
Chuck Diard 07-17-00 United States District Court for the Southern District of Alabama 11
Lesley Allen 07-06-15 United States District Court for the District of Alaska 9
Brian Karth 07-21-08 United States District Court for the District of Arizona 9
Jim McCormack 01-01-94 United States District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas 8
Doug Young 10-01-15 United States District Court for the Western District of Arkansas 8
Kiry Gray 07-01-15 United States District Court for the Central District of California 9
Marianne Matherly 05-06-13 United States District Court for the Eastern District of California 9
Sue Soong 09-02-15 United States District Court for the Northern District of California 9
John Morrill 12-01-13 United States District Court for the Southern District of California 9
Angela Denise Caesar 10-02-15 United States District Court for the District of Columbia DC
Jeff Colwell 09-17-12 United States District Court for the District of Colorado 10
Robin Tabora 10-01-07 United States District Court for the District of Connecticut 2
John Cerino 01-01-13 United States District Court for the District of Delaware 3
Elizabeth Warren 06-26-17 United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida 11
Jessica Lyublanovits 01-03-11 United States District Court for the Northern District of Florida 11
Steve Larimore 11-12-07 United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida 11
David Bunt 05-01-15 United States District Court for the Middle District of Georgia 11
Jim Hatten 04-06-06 United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia 11
Scott Poff 12-31-01 United States District Court for the Southern District of Georgia 11
Jeanne Quinata 08-06-07 United States District Court of Guam 9
Sue Beitia 06-06-05 United States District Court for the District of Hawaii 9
Steve Kenyon 08-31-17 United States District Court for the District of Idaho 9
Ken Wells 12-03-12 United States District Court for the Central District of Illinois 7
Tom Bruton 01-01-12 United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois 7
Justine Flanagan 05-19-14 United States District Court for the Southern District of Illinois 7
Bob Trgovich 01-16-12 United States District Court for the Northern District of Indiana 7
Laura Briggs 03-02-98 United States District Court for the Southern District of Indiana 7
Rob Phelps 09-04-07 United States District Court for the Northern District of Iowa 8
John Courter 09-01-16 United States District Court for the Southern District of Iowa 8
Tim O’Brien 03-31-08 United States District Court for the District of Kansas 10
Robert Carr 01-01-12 United States District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky 6
Vanessa Armstrong 12-20-10 United States District Court for the Western District of Kentucky 6
Bill Blevins 05-06-13 United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana 5
Mike McConnell 06-23-14 United States District Court for the Middle District of Louisiana 5
Tony Moore 03-16-09 United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana 5
Christa Berry 01-01-11 United States District Court for the District of Maine 1
Felicia Cannon 09-13-99 United States District Court for the District of Maryland 4
Rob Farrell 08-12-13 United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts 1
Dave Weaver 07-03-99 United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan 6
Thomas Dorwin 01-11-16 United States District Court for the Western District of Michigan 6
David Crews 01-08-07 United States District Court for Northern District of Mississippi 5
Arthur Johnston 01-13-14 United States District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi 5
Kate Fogarty 01-01-18 United States District Court for the District of Minnesota 8
Greg Linhares 07-01-14 United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri 8
Paige Wymore-Wynn 07-01-15 United States District Court for the District of Western District of Missouri 8
Tyler Gilman 10-08-12 United States District Court for the District of Montana 9
Denise Lucks 08-09-04 United States District Court for the District of Nebraska 8
Deb Kempi 03-01-17 United States District Court for the District of Nevada 9
Dan Lynch 01-13-14 United States District Court for the District of New Hampshire 1
Bill Walsh 6-1-1986 United States District Court for the District of New Jersey 3
Vacant 10-04-04 United States District Court for the District of New Mexico 10
Doug Palmer 10-01-11 United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York 2
Larry Baerman 07-21-97 United States District Court for the Northern District of New York 2
Ruby Krajick 5/1/2010 United States District Court for the Southern District of New York 2
Mary Loewenguth 01-04-16 United States District Court for the Western District of New York 2
Stat Moore 03-13-17 United States District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina 4
John Brubaker 07-02-03 United States District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina 4
Frank Johns 04-11-94 United States District Court for the Western District of North Carolina 4
Rob Ansley 01-02-07 United States District Court for the District of North Dakota 8
Heather Kennedy 04-15-13 United States District Court for the Northern Mariana Islands 9
Sandy Opacich 04-03-17 United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio 6
Rich Nagel 01-31-15 United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio 6
Pat Keaney 04-08-13 United States District Court for the Eastern District of Oklahoma 10
Mark McCartt 06-01-16 United States District Court for the Northern District of Oklahoma 10
Carmelita Reeder Shinn 04-14-14 United States District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma 10
Mary Moran 07-28-86 United States District Court for the District of Oregon 9
Kate Barkman 01-17-17 United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania 3
Pete Welsh (acting) 04-28-16 United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania 3
Josh Lewis 08-01-17 United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania 3
Frances Rios De Moran 03-14-88 United States District Court for the District of Puerto Rico 1
Nora Tyer-Wytek 06-01-17 United States District Court for the District of Rhode Island 1
Robin Blume 07-01-13 United States District Court for the District of South Carolina 4
Matt Thelen 01-01-18 United States District Court for the District of South Dakota 8
John Medearis 02-13-18 United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee 6
Keith Throckmorton 08-13-03 United States District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee 6
Tom Gould 06-21-05 United States District Court for the Western District of Tennessee 6
David O’Toole 09-04-15 United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas 5
Karen Mitchell 06-19-00 United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas 5
David Bradley 06-22-09 United State District Court for the Southern District of Texas 5
Jeannette Clack 12-29-14 United States District Court for the Western District of Texas 5
Mark Jones 02-05-07 United States District Court for the District of Utah 10
Jeff Eaton 01-05-09 United States District Court for the District of Vermont 2
Glenda Lake 05-21-12 United States District Court of the Virgin Islands 3
Fernando Galindo 04-17-06 United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia 4
Julie Dudley 08-02-10 United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia 4
Sean McAvoy 09-25-00 United States District Court for the Eastern District of Washington 9
Bill McCool 06-17-02 United States District Court for the Western District of Washington 9
Cheryl Riley 08-03-09 United States District Court for the District of Northern District of West Virginia 4
Rory Perry 12-01-17 United States District Court for the District of Southern District of West Virginia 4
Steve Dries 05-04-17 United States District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin 7
Peter Oppeneer 11-24-08 United States District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin 7
Stephan Harris 06-02-05 United States District Court for the District of Wyoming 10


Sources: Messinger, I. Scott. Order in the Courts: A History of the Federal Court Clerk's Office.Washington, D.C.: The Federal Judicial Center, 2002. The Judiciary Act Of 1789, the Foundation of the Federal Judicial System. [College Park, M.D.]: National Archives and Records Administration, 1989. Print. Guide to Judiciary Policy, Vol. 12, Appx. 5F