This is a list of African Americans who have served as United States federal judges. , 304 African-Americans have served on the federal bench.

United States Supreme Court

# Justice Seat State Began service Ended service Reason fortermination Appointed by MD retirement Johnson GA Incumbent — G.H.W. Bush3Ketanji Brown Jackson2FL Incumbent —Biden

United States Courts of Appeals

# Judge Circuit State Began activeservice Ended activeservice Ended seniorstatus Reason fortermination Appointed by VI death Truman MD — appointed Solicitor General Kennedy MI — appointed Solicitor General Johnson DC death Johnson PA retirement Carter MI death Carter MO death Carter NY Incumbent — Carter FL — reassigned to Eleventh Cir. Carter — retirement WA death Carter OH retirement Carter CA death Carter DC Incumbent — Carter NY retirement Reagan DC — elevation to Supreme Court G.H.W. Bush PA — resignation G.H.W. Bush DC Incumbent — Clinton LA Incumbent — — Clinton PA Incumbent — Clinton OH Incumbent — Clinton MI Incumbent — — Clinton FL Incumbent — Clinton IL retirement Clinton NV Incumbent — — Clinton VA Incumbent — — ClintonG.W. BushRecess appointment by Bill Clinton, re-appointed by George W. Bush after being confirmed by the United States Senate at a later date. NY Incumbent — G.W. Bush AR Incumbent — — G.W. Bush NC retirement G.W. Bush DC — retirement G.W. Bush OK Incumbent — — G.W. Bush MD retirement Obama NJ — retirement Obama RI Incumbent — Obama NC Incumbent — — Obama NY Incumbent — — Obama MS Incumbent — — Obama TN retirement Obama CA — resignation Obama DC Incumbent — — Obama DC — elevation to Supreme Court Biden IL Incumbent — — Biden DC Incumbent — — Biden NY Incumbent — — Biden CA Incumbent — — Biden MI Incumbent — — Biden DC Incumbent — — Biden TN Incumbent — — Biden PA Incumbent — — Biden IN Incumbent — — Biden DE Incumbent — — Biden LA Incumbent — — Biden SC Incumbent — — Biden GA Incumbent — — Biden GA January 2, 2025 Incumbent — — Biden

United States District Courts

# Judge District Began activeservice Ended activeservice Ended seniorstatus Reason fortermination Appointed by death Kennedy — elevation to Sixth Circuit Kennedy — elevation to D.C. 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Other federal courts

# Judge Court Began activeservice Ended activeservice Ended seniorstatus Reason fortermination Appointed by — death Truman — reassigned to International Trade Eisenhower — death — reassigned to International Trade Johnson death — elevation to S.D. Ohio Nixon — elevation to D.S.C. Ford Incumbent — — Clinton Incumbent — Clinton Incumbent — Clinton Incumbent — G.W. Bush — retirement Obama Incumbent — — Obama — elevation to D. Md. Obama Incumbent — — Biden Incumbent — — Biden Incumbent — — Biden

See also List of African American jurists

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