Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals Judges
Atlanta · 12 active judgeships · Hears appeals from the federal courts in Alabama, Florida and Georgia.
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit is one of the thirteen U.S. courts of appeals, the intermediate appellate tier of the federal judiciary. It hears appeals from the federal district courts within the Eleventh Circuit, which covers Alabama, Florida and Georgia. Its decisions bind those courts unless reviewed by the Supreme Court of the United States.
11th Circuit judges by appointing president
Of 12 active judges: 7 appointed by Republican presidents, 5 by Democratic.
| Judge | Appointed by | Party |
|---|---|---|
| William Holcombe Pryor Jr. | G.W. Bush | Republican |
| Adalberto Jose Jordan | Obama | Democratic |
| Jill Anne Pryor | Obama | Democratic |
| Robin Stacie Rosenbaum | Obama | Democratic |
| Kevin Christopher Newsom | Trump | Republican |
| Elizabeth Lee Branch | Trump | Republican |
| Britt Cagle Grant | Trump | Republican |
| Barbara Lagoa | Trump | Republican |
| Robert Joshua Luck | Trump | Republican |
| Andrew Lynn Brasher | Trump | Republican |
| Nancy Gbana Abudu | Biden | Democratic |
| Embry Jerode Kidd | Biden | Democratic |
Party letters here are the appointing president’s, never a judge’s own: D Democratic, R Republican, N pre-modern-party era (Federalist, Whig, and other early parties); “–” means no recorded party. Counts cover the court’s entire history.
Judges in active service
- William H. Pryor Jr.
- Adalberto J. Jordan
- Jill A. Pryor
- Robin S. Rosenbaum
- Kevin C. Newsom
- Elizabeth L. Branch
- Britt C. Grant
- Barbara Lagoa
- Robert J. Luck
- Andrew L. Brasher
- Nancy G. Abudu
- Embry J. Kidd
Senior judges
Still members of the court: senior judges have stepped back from a full docket but continue to hear cases.
- Robert L. Anderson III
- Gerald B. Tjoflat
- James L. Edmondson
- Joel F. Dubina
- Susan H. Black
- Edward E. Carnes
- Frank M. Hull
- Stanley Marcus
- Charles R. Wilson
- Julie E. Carnes
Seats over time
Each band is one judgeship, from the court’s founding to today. A segment’s width is the holder’s tenure; its color is the appointing president’s party. Gaps are vacancies.
Susan Harrell Black (current) · Adalberto Jose Jordan (current) · James Larry Edmondson (current) · Julie E. Carnes (current) · Britt Cagle Grant (current) · Edward Earl Carnes (current) · Andrew Lynn Brasher (current) · Stanley Marcus (current) · Barbara Lagoa (current) · Robert Lanier Anderson III (current) · Nancy Gbana Abudu (current) · Charles R. Wilson (current) · Embry Jerode Kidd (current) · Frank M. Hull (current) · Elizabeth Lee Branch (current) · William Holcombe Pryor Jr. (current) · Gerald Bard Tjoflat (current) · Robert Joshua Luck (current) · Jill Anne Pryor (current) · Joel Fredrick Dubina (current) · Kevin Christopher Newsom (current) · Robin Stacie Rosenbaum (current) · Peter Thorp Fay · Phyllis A. Kravitch
Former judges
| Judge | Appointed by | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Beverly Baldwin Martin | Obama (D) | 2010–2021 |
| Rosemary Barkett | Clinton (D) | 1994–2013 |
| Stanley F. Birch Jr. | G.H.W. Bush (R) | 1990–2010 |
| Emmett Ripley Cox | Reagan (R) | 1988–2021 |
| Thomas Alonzo Clark | Reassigned | 1981–2005 |
| David William Dyer | Reassigned | 1981–1998 |
| Peter Thorp Fay | Reassigned | 1981–2021 |
| John Cooper Godbold | Reassigned | 1981–2009 |
| Joseph Woodrow Hatchett | Reassigned | 1981–1999 |
| Albert John Henderson | Reassigned | 1981–1999 |
| James Clinkscales Hill | Reassigned | 1981–2017 |
| Frank Minis Johnson Jr. | Reassigned | 1981–1999 |
| Warren Leroy Jones | Reassigned | 1981–1993 |
| Phyllis A. Kravitch | Reassigned | 1981–2017 |
| Lewis Render Morgan | Reassigned | 1981–2001 |
| Richard Taylor Rives | Reassigned | 1981–1982 |
| Paul Hitch Roney | Reassigned | 1981–2006 |
| John Milton Bryan Simpson | Reassigned | 1981–1987 |
| Elbert Parr Tuttle | Reassigned | 1981–1996 |
| Robert Smith Vance | Reassigned | 1981–1989 |
District courts in the Eleventh Circuit
The federal trial courts whose appeals this circuit reviews.
Historical district courts
Earlier districts in this circuit’s territory that no longer operate: reorganized or split into today’s districts. Kept for the judges who served on them.
Practicing before this court
The rules that govern a case here (the Eleventh Circuit’s local rules, standing orders, and each judge’s own procedures) live on the court’s official site. Direct links:
Links to the court’s own site, verified 2026-07-05. Rules change. Confirm against the court’s current posting before filing.
How a judge gets here. Each judge is nominated by a president and confirmed by the U.S. Senate, then holds a numbered seat, for life, until they take senior status, or until they leave the bench. Open any judge to see who appointed them, how the Senate voted, and whom they succeeded, a chain that runs back to 1981. Read more on how federal judges are appointed.
Source: FJC Biographical Directory. Data as of 2026-08-10 (FJC). Verify against the primary source before relying.