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First woman, African American, and Hispanic on each court.


Supreme Court of the United States

The first woman to serve on this court was Sandra Day O'Connor, whose service began 19810922September 22, 1981. The first African American to serve was Thurgood Marshall, who began 19670830August 30, 1967. No Hispanic judges have served on this court.

United States Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit

The first woman to serve on this court was Patricia Wald, whose service began 19790726July 26, 1979. The first African American to serve was Spottswood William Robinson III, who began 19661103November 3, 1966. No Hispanic judges have served on this court.

United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

The first woman to serve on this court was Diana E. Murphy, whose service began 19941011October 11, 1994. The first African American to serve was Theodore McMillian, who began 19780923September 23, 1978. No Hispanic judges have served on this court.

United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

The first woman to serve on this court was Phyllis A. Kravitch, whose service began 19790323March 23, 1979. The first African American to serve was Joseph Woodrow Hatchett, who began 19790713July 13, 1979. No Hispanic judges have served on this court.

United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

The first woman to serve on this court was Helen W. Nies, whose service began -. No Hispanic or African-American judges have served on this court.

United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

The first woman to serve on this court was Phyllis A. Kravitch, whose service began 19790323March 23, 1979. The first African American to serve was Joseph Woodrow Hatchett, beginning 19790713July 13, 1979, and the first Hispanic judge to serve was Reynaldo Guerra Garza, who began 19790713July 13, 1979.

United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit

The first woman to serve on this court was Sandra Lynch, whose service began 19950317March 17, 1995. The first Hispanic judge to serve was Juan R. Torruella, who began 19841004October 4, 1984. No African-American judges have served on this court.

United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit

The first woman to serve on this court was Karen J. Williams, whose service began 19920302March 2, 1992. The first African American to serve was Roger Gregory, who began 20001227December 27, 2000. No Hispanic judges have served on this court.

United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

The first woman to serve on this court was Shirley Hufstedler, whose service began 19680912September 12, 1968. The first African American to serve was Joseph Jerome Farris, beginning 19790927September 27, 1979, and the first Hispanic judge to serve was Arthur Lawrence Alarcon, who began 19791102November 2, 1979.

United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit

The first woman to serve on this court was Amalya Lyle Kearse, whose service began 19790621June 21, 1979. The first African American to serve was Thurgood Marshall, beginning 19611005October 5, 1961, and the first Hispanic judge to serve was José A. Cabranes, who began 19940810August 10, 1994.

United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

The first woman to serve on this court was Ilana Rovner, whose service began 19920817August 17, 1992. The first African American to serve was Ann Claire Williams, who began 19991115November 15, 1999. No Hispanic judges have served on this court.

United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit

The first woman to serve on this court was Florence Ellinwood Allen, whose service began 19340321March 21, 1934. The first African American to serve was Wade Hampton McCree, Jr., who began 19660907September 7, 1966. No Hispanic judges have served on this court.

United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit

The first woman to serve on this court was Stephanie Kulp Seymour, whose service began 19791102November 2, 1979. The first African American to serve was Jerome Holmes, beginning 20060809August 9, 2006, and the first Hispanic judge to serve was Carlos F. Lucero, who began 19950630June 30, 1995.

United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit

The first woman to serve on this court was Dolores Sloviter, whose service began 19790621June 21, 1979. The first African American to serve was William H. Hastie, beginning 19491021October 21, 1949, and the first Hispanic judge to serve was Julio M. Fuentes, who began 20000309March 9, 2000.

United States District Court for the Central District of California

The first woman to serve on this court was Mariana Pfaelzer, whose service began 19780923September 23, 1978. The first African American to serve was David Welford Williams, beginning 19690620June 20, 1969, and the first Hispanic judge to serve was Manuel Real, who began 19661103November 3, 1966.

United States District Court for the Central District of Illinois

The first woman to serve on this court was Jeanne E. Scott, whose service began 19981022October 22, 1998. The first African American to serve was Joe Billy McDade, who began 19911125November 25, 1991. No Hispanic judges have served on this court.

United States District Court for the District of Alaska

No women have served on this court. No Hispanic or African-American judges have served on this court.

United States District Court for the District of Arizona

The first woman to serve on this court was Mary Anne Richey, whose service began 19760616June 16, 1976. The first African American to serve was Raner Christercunean Collins, beginning 19980803August 3, 1998, and the first Hispanic judge to serve was Valdemar Aguirre Cordova, who began 19790621June 21, 1979.

United States District Court for the District of Colorado

The first woman to serve on this court was Zita Leeson Weinshienk, whose service began 19790926September 26, 1979. The first African American to serve was Wiley Young Daniel, beginning 19950630June 30, 1995, and the first Hispanic judge to serve was Christine M. Arguello, who began 20081021October 21, 2008.

United States District Court for the District of Columbia

The first woman to serve on this court was Burnita Shelton Matthews, whose service began 19491021October 21, 1949. The first African American to serve was Spottswood William Robinson III, beginning 19640106January 6, 1964, and the first Hispanic judge to serve was Ricardo M. Urbina, who began 19940616June 16, 1994.

United States District Court for the District of Connecticut

The first woman to serve on this court was Ellen Bree Burns, whose service began 19780518May 18, 1978. The first African American to serve was Alvin W. Thompson, beginning 19941011October 11, 1994, and the first Hispanic judge to serve was José A. Cabranes, who began 19791210December 10, 1979.

United States District Court for the District of Delaware

The first woman to serve on this court was Jane Richards Roth, whose service began 19851104November 4, 1985. The first African American to serve was Gregory M. Sleet, who began 19980430April 30, 1998. No Hispanic judges have served on this court.

United States District Court for the District of Hawaii

The first woman to serve on this court was Helen W. Gillmor, whose service began 19941011October 11, 1994. No Hispanic or African-American judges have served on this court.

United States District Court for the District of Idaho

No women have served on this court. No Hispanic or African-American judges have served on this court.

United States District Court for the District of Kansas

The first woman to serve on this court was Kathryn Hoefer Vratil, whose service began 19921009October 9, 1992. The first African American to serve was Julie A. Robinson, beginning 20011213December 13, 2001, and the first Hispanic judge to serve was Carlos Murguia, who began 19990922September 22, 1999.

United States District Court for the District of Maine

No women have served on this court. No Hispanic or African-American judges have served on this court.

United States District Court for the District of Maryland

The first woman to serve on this court was Shirley Brannock Jones, whose service began 19791005October 5, 1979. The first African American to serve was Joseph C. Howard, Sr., who began 19791005October 5, 1979. No Hispanic judges have served on this court.

United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts

The first woman to serve on this court was Rya Weickert Zobel, whose service began 19790323March 23, 1979. The first African American to serve was David Sutherland Nelson, who began 19790323March 23, 1979. No Hispanic judges have served on this court.

United States District Court for the District of Minnesota

The first woman to serve on this court was Diana E. Murphy, whose service began 19800220February 20, 1980. The first African American to serve was Michael J. Davis, who began 19940328March 28, 1994. No Hispanic judges have served on this court.

United States District Court for the District of Montana

No women have served on this court. No Hispanic or African-American judges have served on this court.

United States District Court for the District of Nebraska

The first woman to serve on this court was Laurie Smith Camp, whose service began 20011024October 24, 2001. No Hispanic or African-American judges have served on this court.

United States District Court for the District of Nevada

The first woman to serve on this court was Johnnie B. Rawlinson, whose service began 19980407April 7, 1998. The first African American to serve was Johnnie B. Rawlinson, beginning 19980407April 7, 1998, and the first Hispanic judge to serve was Brian Sandoval, who began 20051026October 26, 2005.

United States District Court for the District of New Hampshire

No women have served on this court. No Hispanic or African-American judges have served on this court.

United States District Court for the District of New Jersey

The first woman to serve on this court was Anne Elise Thompson, whose service began 19791102November 2, 1979. The first African American to serve was Anne Elise Thompson, beginning 19791102November 2, 1979, and the first Hispanic judge to serve was Joseph H. Rodriguez, who began 19850510May 10, 1985.

United States District Court for the District of New Mexico

The first woman to serve on this court was Martha Vázquez, whose service began 19931001October 1, 1993. The first Hispanic judge to serve was Santiago E. Campos, who began 19780712July 12, 1978. No African-American judges have served on this court.

United States District Court for the District of North Dakota

No women have served on this court. No Hispanic or African-American judges have served on this court.

United States District Court for the District of Puerto Rico

The first woman to serve on this court was Carmen Consuelo Cerezo, whose service began 19800630June 30, 1980. The first Hispanic judge to serve was Hiram Rafael Cancio, who began 19670612June 12, 1967. No African-American judges have served on this court.

United States District Court for the District of Rhode Island

The first woman to serve on this court was Mary M. Lisi, whose service began 19940509May 9, 1994. No Hispanic or African-American judges have served on this court.

United States District Court for the District of South Carolina

The first woman to serve on this court was Karen L. Henderson, whose service began 19860616June 16, 1986. The first African American to serve was Matthew James Perry Jr., who began 19790920September 20, 1979. No Hispanic judges have served on this court.

United States District Court for the District of South Dakota

The first woman to serve on this court was Karen Schreier, whose service began 19990707July 7, 1999. No Hispanic or African-American judges have served on this court.

United States District Court for the District of Utah

The first woman to serve on this court was Tena Campbell, whose service began 19950630June 30, 1995. No Hispanic or African-American judges have served on this court.

United States District Court for the District of Vermont

No women have served on this court. No Hispanic or African-American judges have served on this court.

United States District Court for the District of Wyoming

No women have served on this court. No Hispanic or African-American judges have served on this court.

United States District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas

The first woman to serve on this court was Elsijane Trimble Roy, whose service began 19771102November 2, 1977. The first African American to serve was George Howard Jr., who began 19800930September 30, 1980. No Hispanic judges have served on this court.

United States District Court for the Eastern District of California

No women have served on this court. The first African American to serve was Garland Ellis Burrell Jr., beginning 19920302March 2, 1992, and the first Hispanic judge to serve was Raul Anthony Ramirez, who began 19800523May 23, 1980.

United States District Court for the Eastern District of Illinois

No women have served on this court. No Hispanic or African-American judges have served on this court.

United States District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky

The first woman to serve on this court was Jennifer B. Coffman, whose service began 19931001October 1, 1993. No Hispanic or African-American judges have served on this court.

United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana

The first woman to serve on this court was Veronica DiCarlo Wicker, whose service began 19790926September 26, 1979. The first African American to serve was Robert Frederick Collins, who began 19780519May 19, 1978. No Hispanic judges have served on this court.

United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan

The first woman to serve on this court was Cornelia Groefsema Kennedy, whose service began 19701007October 7, 1970. The first African American to serve was Wade Hampton McCree, Jr., beginning 19610929September 29, 1961, and the first Hispanic judge to serve was George La Plata, who began 19850404April 4, 1985.

United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York

The first woman to serve on this court was Reena Raggi, whose service began 19870507May 7, 1987. The first African American to serve was Henry Bramwell, beginning 19741226December 26, 1974, and the first Hispanic judge to serve was Dora Irizarry, who began 20040708July 8, 2004.

United States District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina

The first woman to serve on this court was Louise W. Flanagan, whose service began 20030718July 18, 2003. No Hispanic or African-American judges have served on this court.

United States District Court for the Eastern District of Oklahoma

No women have served on this court. No Hispanic or African-American judges have served on this court.

United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania

The first woman to serve on this court was Norma Levy Shapiro, whose service began 19780811August 11, 1978. The first African American to serve was Aloyisus Leon Higginbotham Jr., beginning 19640106January 6, 1964, and the first Hispanic judge to serve was Eduardo C. Robreno, who began 19920630June 30, 1992.

United States District Court for the Eastern District of South Carolina

No women have served on this court. No Hispanic or African-American judges have served on this court.

United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee

No women have served on this court. The first African American to serve was Curtis Lynn Collier, who began 19950510May 10, 1995. No Hispanic judges have served on this court.

United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas

The first woman to serve on this court was Marcia A. Crone, whose service began 20031003October 3, 2003. No Hispanic or African-American judges have served on this court.

United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia

The first woman to serve on this court was Rebecca Beach Smith, whose service began 19891025October 25, 1989. The first African American to serve was James R. Spencer, who began 19861014October 14, 1986. No Hispanic judges have served on this court.

United States District Court for the Eastern District of Washington

No women have served on this court. The first African American to serve was Jack Edward Tanner, who began 19780519May 19, 1978. No Hispanic judges have served on this court.

United States District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin

No women have served on this court. The first African American to serve was Charles N. Clevert Jr., who began 19960729July 29, 1996. No Hispanic judges have served on this court.

United States District Court for the Middle District of Alabama

No women have served on this court. The first African American to serve was Myron Herbert Thompson, who began 19800929September 29, 1980. No Hispanic judges have served on this court.

United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida

The first woman to serve on this court was Susan H. Black, whose service began 19790724July 24, 1979. The first African American to serve was Henry Lee Adams, Jr., beginning 19931124November 24, 1993, and the first Hispanic judge to serve was Virginia M. Hernandez Covington, who began 20040910September 10, 2004.

United States District Court for the Middle District of Georgia

No women have served on this court. The first African American to serve was Willie Louis Sands, who began 19940509May 9, 1994. No Hispanic judges have served on this court.

United States District Court for the Middle District of Louisiana

No women have served on this court. The first African American to serve was Ralph E. Tyson, who began 19980803August 3, 1998. No Hispanic judges have served on this court.

United States District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina

No women have served on this court. The first African American to serve was Richard Erwin, who began 19800930September 30, 1980. No Hispanic judges have served on this court.

United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania

The first woman to serve on this court was Sylvia H. Rambo, whose service began 19790724July 24, 1979. No Hispanic or African-American judges have served on this court.

United States District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee

The first woman to serve on this court was Aleta Arthur Trauger, whose service began 19981022October 22, 1998. The first African American to serve was William Joseph Haynes, Jr., who began 19991115November 15, 1999. No Hispanic judges have served on this court.

United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama

The first woman to serve on this court was Sharon Lovelace Blackburn, whose service began 19910530May 30, 1991. The first African American to serve was U. W. Clemon, who began 19800630June 30, 1980. No Hispanic judges have served on this court.

United States District Court for the Northern District of California

The first woman to serve on this court was Marilyn Hall Patel, whose service began 19800630June 30, 1980. The first African American to serve was Cecil F. Poole, beginning 19760723July 23, 1976, and the first Hispanic judge to serve was Robert Peter Aguilar, who began 19800618June 18, 1980.

United States District Court for the Northern District of Florida

The first woman to serve on this court was Margaret Catharine Rodgers, whose service began 20031121November 21, 2003. The first African American to serve was Stephan P. Mickle, who began 19980522May 22, 1998. No Hispanic judges have served on this court.

United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia

The first woman to serve on this court was Orinda Dale Evans, whose service began 19790724July 24, 1979. The first African American to serve was Horace Ward, who began 19791206December 6, 1979. No Hispanic judges have served on this court.

United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois

The first woman to serve on this court was Susan Christine O'Meara Getzendanner, whose service began 19800930September 30, 1980. The first African American to serve was James Benton Parsons, beginning 19610830August 30, 1961, and the first Hispanic judge to serve was Ruben Castillo (judge), who began 19940509May 9, 1994.

United States District Court for the Northern District of Indiana

The first woman to serve on this court was Theresa Lazar Springmann, whose service began 20030624June 24, 2003. The first Hispanic judge to serve was Rodolfo Lozano, who began 19880226February 26, 1988. No African-American judges have served on this court.

United States District Court for the Northern District of Iowa

The first woman to serve on this court was Linda R. Reade, whose service began 20021126November 26, 2002. No Hispanic or African-American judges have served on this court.

United States District Court for the Northern District of Mississippi

No women have served on this court. No Hispanic or African-American judges have served on this court.

United States District Court for the Northern District of New York

The first woman to serve on this court was Rosemary S. Pooler, whose service began 19940810August 10, 1994. No Hispanic or African-American judges have served on this court.

United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio

The first woman to serve on this court was Ann Aldrich, whose service began 19800524May 24, 1980. The first African American to serve was George Washington White, who began 19800523May 23, 1980. No Hispanic judges have served on this court.

United States District Court for the Northern District of Oklahoma

The first woman to serve on this court was Claire Eagan, whose service began 20011024October 24, 2001. No Hispanic or African-American judges have served on this court.

United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas

The first woman to serve on this court was Sarah T. Hughes, whose service began 19611005October 5, 1961. The first African American to serve was Sam A. Lindsay, beginning 19980317March 17, 1998, and the first Hispanic judge to serve was Jorge Antonio Solis, who began 19910916September 16, 1991.

United States District Court for the Northern District of West Virginia

The first woman to serve on this court was Irene Patricia Murphy Keeley, whose service began 19920812August 12, 1992. No Hispanic or African-American judges have served on this court.

United States District Court for the Southern District of Alabama

The first woman to serve on this court was Callie V. Granade, whose service began 20020212February 12, 2002. No Hispanic or African-American judges have served on this court.

United States District Court for the Southern District of California

The first woman to serve on this court was Judith Keep, whose service began 19800630June 30, 1980. The first African American to serve was Earl Ben Gilliam, beginning 19800820August 20, 1980, and the first Hispanic judge to serve was Irma Elsa Gonzalez, who began 19920812August 12, 1992.

United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida

The first woman to serve on this court was Lenore Carrero Nesbitt, whose service began 19831116November 16, 1983. The first African American to serve was Alcee Hastings, beginning 19791102November 2, 1979, and the first Hispanic judge to serve was Jose Alejandro Gonzalez Jr., who began 19780728July 28, 1978.

United States District Court for the Southern District of Georgia

The first woman to serve on this court was Lisa Godbey Wood, whose service began 20070208February 8, 2007. No Hispanic or African-American judges have served on this court.

United States District Court for the Southern District of Illinois

No women have served on this court. No Hispanic or African-American judges have served on this court.

United States District Court for the Southern District of Indiana

The first woman to serve on this court was Sarah Evans Barker, whose service began 19840314March 14, 1984. No Hispanic or African-American judges have served on this court.

United States District Court for the Southern District of Iowa

No women have served on this court. No Hispanic or African-American judges have served on this court.

United States District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi

No women have served on this court. The first African American to serve was Henry Travillion Wingate, beginning 19851017October 17, 1985, and the first Hispanic judge to serve was Louis Guirola Jr., who began 20040322March 22, 2004.

United States District Court for the Southern District of New York

The first woman to serve on this court was Constance Baker Motley, whose service began 19660830August 30, 1966. The first African American to serve was Constance Baker Motley, beginning 19660830August 30, 1966, and the first Hispanic judge to serve was Sonia Sotomayor, who began 19920812August 12, 1992.

United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio

The first woman to serve on this court was Sandra Beckwith, whose service began 19920210February 10, 1992. The first African American to serve was Robert Morton Duncan, who began 19740620June 20, 1974. No Hispanic judges have served on this court.

United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas

The first woman to serve on this court was Gabrielle Kirk McDonald, whose service began 19790511May 11, 1979. The first African American to serve was Gabrielle Kirk McDonald, beginning 19790511May 11, 1979, and the first Hispanic judge to serve was Reynaldo Guerra Garza, who began 19610414April 14, 1961.

United States District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia

The first woman to serve on this court was Elizabeth Virginia Hallanan, whose service began 19831114November 14, 1983. No Hispanic or African-American judges have served on this court.

United States District Court for the Western District of Arkansas

The first woman to serve on this court was Elsijane Trimble Roy, whose service began 19771102November 2, 1977. The first African American to serve was George Howard Jr., who began 19800930September 30, 1980. No Hispanic judges have served on this court.

United States District Court for the Western District of Kentucky

The first woman to serve on this court was Jennifer B. Coffman, whose service began 19931001October 1, 1993. No Hispanic or African-American judges have served on this court.

United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana

The first woman to serve on this court was Rebecca F. Doherty, whose service began 19911105November 5, 1991. No Hispanic or African-American judges have served on this court.

United States District Court for the Western District of Michigan

The first woman to serve on this court was Janet T. Neff, whose service began 20070806August 6, 2007. The first African American to serve was Benjamin F. Gibson, who began 19790926September 26, 1979. No Hispanic judges have served on this court.

United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri

The first woman to serve on this court was Nanette Kay Laughrey, whose service began 19960801August 1, 1996. The first African American to serve was Fernando J. Gaitan Jr., who began 19910802August 2, 1991. No Hispanic judges have served on this court.

United States District Court for the Western District of New York

No women have served on this court. No Hispanic or African-American judges have served on this court.

United States District Court for the Western District of North Carolina

No women have served on this court. No Hispanic or African-American judges have served on this court.

United States District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma

The first woman to serve on this court was Robin J. Cauthron, whose service began 19910325March 25, 1991. The first African American to serve was Vicki Miles-LaGrange, who began 19941128November 28, 1994. No Hispanic judges have served on this court.

United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania

The first woman to serve on this court was Carol Los Mansmann, whose service began 19820319March 19, 1982. The first African American to serve was Paul Allen Simmons, who began 19780407April 7, 1978. No Hispanic judges have served on this court.

United States District Court for the Western District of South Carolina

No women have served on this court. No Hispanic or African-American judges have served on this court.

United States District Court for the Western District of Tennessee

The first woman to serve on this court was Julia Smith Gibbons, whose service began 19830607June 7, 1983. The first African American to serve was Odell Horton, who began 19800512May 12, 1980. No Hispanic judges have served on this court.

United States District Court for the Western District of Texas

The first woman to serve on this court was Alia M. Ludlum, whose service began 20021115November 15, 2002. The first Hispanic judge to serve was Hipolito Frank Garcia, who began 19800930September 30, 1980. No African-American judges have served on this court.

United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia

No women have served on this court. No Hispanic or African-American judges have served on this court.

United States District Court for the Western District of Washington

The first woman to serve on this court was Barbara Jacobs Rothstein, whose service began 19800220February 20, 1980. The first African American to serve was Jack Edward Tanner, beginning 19780519May 19, 1978, and the first Hispanic judge to serve was Ricardo S. Martinez, who began 20040616June 16, 2004.

United States District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin

The first woman to serve on this court was Barbara Brandriff Crabb, whose service began 19791102November 2, 1979. No Hispanic or African-American judges have served on this court.