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| United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit | |
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| Location | Lewis F. Powell Jr. U.S. Courthouse |
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| Established | June 16, 1891 |
| Judges | 15 |
| Circuit Justice | John Roberts |
| Chief Judge | Albert Diaz |
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The United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit (in case citations, 4th Cir.) is a federal court located in Richmond, Virginia, with appellate jurisdiction over the district courts in the following districts:
- District of Maryland
- Eastern District of North Carolina
- Middle District of North Carolina
- Western District of North Carolina
- District of South Carolina
- Eastern District of Virginia
- Western District of Virginia
- Northern District of West Virginia
- Southern District of West Virginia
The court is based at the Lewis F. Powell Jr. United States Courthouse in Richmond, Virginia. With 15 authorized judgeships, it is mid-sized among the 13 United States Courts of Appeals.
Current composition of the court
As of March 19, 2024[update]:[1][2]
| # | Title | Judge | Duty station | Born | Term of service | Appointed by | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Active | Chief | Senior | ||||||
| 48 | Chief Judge | Albert Diaz | Charlotte, NC | 1960 | 2010–present | 2023–present | — | Obama |
| 30 | Circuit Judge | J. Harvie Wilkinson III | Charlottesville, VA | 1944 | 1984–present | 1996–2003 | — | Reagan |
| 33 | Circuit Judge | Paul V. Niemeyer | Baltimore, MD | 1941 | 1990–present | — | — | G.H.W. Bush |
| 40 | Circuit Judge | Robert Bruce King | Charleston, WV | 1940 | 1998–present | — | — | Clinton |
| 41 | Circuit Judge | Roger Gregory | Richmond, VA | 1953 | 2000–present | 2016–2023 | — | Clinton / G.W. Bush[a] |
| 44 | Circuit Judge | G. Steven Agee | Salem, VA | 1952 | 2008–present | — | — | G.W. Bush |
| 47 | Circuit Judge | James Andrew Wynn | Raleigh, NC | 1954 | 2010–present | — | — | Obama |
| 50 | Circuit Judge | Stephanie Thacker | Charleston, WV | 1965 | 2012–present | — | — | Obama |
| 51 | Circuit Judge | Pamela Harris | Bethesda, MD | 1962 | 2014–present | — | — | Obama |
| 52 | Circuit Judge | Julius N. Richardson | Columbia, SC | 1976 | 2018–present | — | — | Trump |
| 53 | Circuit Judge | A. Marvin Quattlebaum Jr. | Greenville, SC | 1964 | 2018–present | — | — | Trump |
| 54 | Circuit Judge | Allison Jones Rushing | Asheville, NC | 1982 | 2019–present | — | — | Trump |
| 55 | Circuit Judge | Toby J. Heytens | Alexandria, VA | 1975 | 2021–present | — | — | Biden |
| 56 | Circuit Judge | DeAndrea G. Benjamin | Columbia, SC | 1972 | 2023–present | — | — | Biden |
| 57 | Circuit Judge | Nicole Berner | Baltimore, MD | 1965 | 2024–present | — | — | Biden |
| 38 | Senior Circuit Judge | Diana Gribbon Motz | Baltimore, MD | 1943 | 1994–2022 | — | 2022–present | Clinton |
| 39 | Senior Circuit Judge | William Byrd Traxler Jr. | Greenville, SC | 1948 | 1998–2018 | 2009–2016 | 2018–present | Clinton |
| 46 | Senior Circuit Judge | Barbara Milano Keenan | Alexandria, VA | 1950 | 2010–2021 | — | 2021–present | Obama |
| 49 | Senior Circuit Judge | Henry F. Floyd | Spartanburg, SC | 1947 | 2011–2021 | — | 2021–present | Obama |
Vacancies and pending nominations
| Seat | Prior judge's duty station | Seat last held by | Vacancy reason | Date of vacancy | Nominee | Date of nomination |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Raleigh, NC | James Andrew Wynn | Senior status | TBD[3] | – | – |
List of former judges
| # | Judge | State | Born–died | Active service | Chief Judge | Senior status | Appointed by | Reason for termination |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hugh Lennox Bond | MD | 1828–1893 | 1891–1893 | — | — | Grant / Operation of law[4] | death |
| 2 | Nathan Goff Jr. | WV | 1843–1920 | 1892–1913 | — | — | B. Harrison | resignation |
| 3 | Charles Henry Simonton | SC | 1829–1904 | 1893–1904 | — | — | Cleveland | death |
| 4 | Jeter Connelly Pritchard | NC | 1857–1921 | 1904–1921 | — | — | T. Roosevelt | death |
| 5 | Martin Augustine Knapp | NY | 1843–1923 | 1916–1923 | — | — | [5] | death |
| 6 | Charles Albert Woods | SC | 1852–1925 | 1913–1925 | — | — | Wilson | death |
| 7 | Edmund Waddill Jr. | VA | 1855–1931 | 1921–1931 | — | — | Harding | death |
| 8 | John Carter Rose | MD | 1861–1927 | 1922–1927 | — | — | Harding | death |
| 9 | John J. Parker | NC | 1885–1958 | 1925–1958 | 1948–1958 | — | Coolidge | death |
| 10 | Elliott Northcott | WV | 1869–1946 | 1927–1939 | — | 1939–1946 | Coolidge | death |
| 11 | Morris Ames Soper[6] | MD | 1873–1963 | 1931–1955 | — | 1955–1963 | Hoover | death |
| 12 | Armistead Mason Dobie[6] | VA | 1881–1962 | 1939–1956 | — | 1956–1962 | F. Roosevelt | death |
| 13 | Simon Sobeloff | MD | 1894–1973 | 1956–1970 | 1958–1964 | 1970–1973 | Eisenhower | death |
| 14 | Clement Haynsworth | SC | 1912–1989 | 1957–1981 | 1964–1981 | 1981–1989 | Eisenhower | death |