U.S. Court of Appeals
U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
Active judges
| Judge | Status | Appointed by | Senate vote | Commissioned |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Srikanth Srinivasan | Chief Judge | Barack Obama Democratic | 97/0 | May 24, 2013 |
| Karen LeCraft Henderson | Active | George H.W. Bush Republican | — | July 5, 1990 |
| Patricia Ann Millett | Active | Barack Obama Democratic | 56/38 | Dec. 10, 2013 |
| Cornelia Thayer Livingston Pillard | Active | Barack Obama Democratic | 51/44 | Dec. 17, 2013 |
| Robert Leon Wilkins | Active | Barack Obama Democratic | 55/43 | Jan. 15, 2014 |
| Gregory George Katsas | Active | Donald J. Trump Republican | 50/48 | Dec. 8, 2017 |
| Neomi Jehangir Rao | Active | Donald J. Trump Republican | 53/46 | March 18, 2019 |
| Justin Reed Walker | Active | Donald J. Trump Republican | 51/42 | Sept. 2, 2020 |
| Julianna Michelle Childs | Active | Joseph R. Biden Democratic | 64/34 | July 25, 2022 |
| Florence Y. Pan | Active | Joseph R. Biden Democratic | 52/42 | Sept. 26, 2022 |
| Bradley Nelson Garcia | Active | Joseph R. Biden Democratic | 53/40 | May 16, 2023 |
Senior judges
Judges who have taken senior status and continue to hear cases.
| Judge | Status | Appointed by | Senate vote | Senior status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harry Thomas Edwards | Senior | Jimmy Carter Democratic | — | Nov. 3, 2005 |
| Douglas Howard Ginsburg | Senior | Ronald Reagan Republican | — | Oct. 14, 2011 |
| David Bryan Sentelle | Senior | Ronald Reagan Republican | 87/0 | Feb. 12, 2013 |
| Arthur Raymond Randolph | Senior | George H.W. Bush Republican | — | Nov. 1, 2008 |
| Judith Ann Wilson Rogers | Senior | William J. Clinton Democratic | — | Sept. 1, 2022 |
Appointment history
Sitting judges grouped by the party of the president who appointed them. This records who nominated each judge; Benchlight does not assign judges a political affiliation of their own.
| Party of appointing president | Active | Senior |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic | 7 | 2 |
| Republican | 4 | 3 |
Computed by Benchlight Counted from Federal Judicial Center appointment records for judges currently in service on this court.
Awaiting decision
Argued, with no decision recorded here.
| Case | No. | Argued |
|---|---|---|
| American Water Works Association v. EPA | 24-1376 | Sept. 30, 2026 |
| United States v. Kentrell Flowers | 25-3060 | Sept. 30, 2026 |
| Mercuria Energy Group Limited v. Republic of Poland | 25-7152 | Sept. 30, 2026 |
Benchlight records a decision when a source publishes one. Most appeals are resolved by unpublished disposition, which its sources do not carry, so a case may appear here after the court has ruled.
Recent cases
| Case | No. | Status | Decided |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States v. Kentrell Flowers | 25-3060 | Argued — awaiting decision | |
| Mercuria Energy Group Limited v. Republic of Poland | 25-7152 | Argued — awaiting decision | |
| American Water Works Association v. EPA | 24-1376 | Argued — awaiting decision | |
| Solon Phillips v. WCP Fund I LLC | 25-7130 | Decided | Sept. 29, 2026 |
| United States v. Murali Venkata | 24-3021 | Argued — awaiting decision | |
| Lynne Russell v. DC | 25-7163 | Argued — awaiting decision | |
| J.G.G. v. Donald Trump | 26-5074 | Argued — awaiting decision | |
| Alstom Transportation, Inc. v. FRA | 25-5456 | Decided | Sept. 25, 2026 |
| United States v. Roman Sterlingov | 24-3161 | Decided | Sept. 25, 2026 |
| Anthropic PBC v. United States Department of War | 26-1049 | Decided | Sept. 25, 2026 |
| Panhandle Eastern Pipe Line Co v. FERC | 20-1419 | Argued — awaiting decision | |
| Baptist Healthcare of Oklahoma, LLC v. Robert Kennedy, Jr. | 25-5358 | Argued — awaiting decision | |
| Vanda Pharmaceuticals, Inc. v. FDA | 25-1105 | Argued — awaiting decision | |
| Nicholas Voegeli v. John Phelan | 25-5257 | Argued — awaiting decision | |
| Larry McDonald v. DC | 25-7135 | Argued — awaiting decision |