Benchlight The federal appellate judiciary

Justices

JudgeStatusAppointed bySenate voteCommissioned
Clarence Thomas Active George H.W. Bush Republican 52/48 Oct. 18, 1991
John Glover Roberts Jr. Active George W. Bush Republican 78/22 Sept. 29, 2005
Samuel A. Alito Jr. Active George W. Bush Republican 58/42 Jan. 31, 2006
Sonia Sotomayor Active Barack Obama Democratic 68/31 Aug. 6, 2009
Elena Kagan Active Barack Obama Democratic 63/37 Aug. 6, 2010
Neil M. Gorsuch Active Donald J. Trump Republican 54/45 April 8, 2017
Brett M. Kavanaugh Active Donald J. Trump Republican 50/48 Oct. 6, 2018
Amy Coney Barrett Active Donald J. Trump Republican 52/48 Oct. 26, 2020
Ketanji Brown Jackson Active Joseph R. Biden Democratic 53/47 April 8, 2022

Retired justices

Justices who have retired from active service. They no longer take part in deciding cases.

JudgeStatusAppointed bySenate voteRetired
Anthony McLeod Kennedy Retired Ronald Reagan Republican 97/0 July 31, 2018
Stephen Gerald Breyer Retired William J. Clinton Democratic 87/9 June 30, 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 presidentActiveSenior
Republican 6 1
Democratic 3 1

Computed by Benchlight Counted from Federal Judicial Center appointment records for judges currently in service on this court.

Recent cases

CaseNo.StatusDecided
West Virginia v. B. P. J. 24-43 Decided June 30, 2026
National Republican Senatorial Committee v. Federal Election Comm'n 24-621 Decided June 30, 2026
Trump v. Barbara 25-365 Decided June 30, 2026
Watson v. Republican National Committee 24-1260 Decided June 29, 2026
Trump v. Slaughter 25-332 Decided June 29, 2026
Trump v. Cook 25A312 Decided June 29, 2026
Chatrie v. United States 25-112 Decided June 29, 2026
Wolford v. Lopez 24-1046 Decided June 25, 2026
Mullin v. Doe 25-1083 Decided June 25, 2026
Mullin v. Al Otro Lado 25-5 Decided June 25, 2026
Monsanto v. Durnell 24-1068 Decided June 25, 2026
Pung v. Isabella County 25-95 Decided June 23, 2026
Exxon Mobil Corp. v. Corporación Cimex, S. A. (Cuba) 24-699 Decided June 23, 2026
Cisco Systems, Inc. v. Doe 24-856 Decided June 23, 2026
Blanche v. Lau 25-429 Decided June 23, 2026