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The court is based at the Lewis F. Powell, Jr. U.S. Courthouse in Richmond, Virginia . With fifteen authorized judgeships (currently there are 10 active judges, three senior judges who continue to hear cases part-time, and two retired judges who no longer hear case) it is midsized among the thirteen United States Courts Of Appeals .

CURRENT COMPOSITION OF THE COURT

As of July 17, 2007, the judges on the court are:

  Index 31
  Title Chief Judge
  Name Karen J Williams
  Duty Station Orangeburg, SC
  Born 1951
  Term 1992–present
  Chief Term 2007–present
  Senior Term —
  Appointer GHW Bush


  Index 29
  Title Circuit Judge
  Name James Harvie Wilkinson III
  Duty Station Charlottesville, VA
  Born 1944
  Term 1984–present
  Chief Term 1996–2003
  Senior Term —
  Appointer Reagan


  Index 32
  Title Circuit Judge
  Name Paul V Niemeyer
  Duty Station Baltimore, MD
  Born 1941
  Term 1990–present
  Chief Term —
  Senior Term —
  Appointer GHW Bush


  Index 36
  Title Circuit Judge
  Name M Blane Michael
  Duty Station Charleston, WV
  Born 1943
  Term 1993–present
  Chief Term —
  Senior Term —
  Appointer Clinton


  Index 37
  Title Circuit Judge
  Name Diana Jane Gribbon Motz
  Duty Station Baltimore, MD
  Born 1943
  Term 1994–present
  Chief Term —
  Senior Term —
  Appointer Clinton


  Index 38
  Title Circuit Judge
  Name William Byrd Traxler, Jr
  Duty Station Greenville, SC
  Born 1948
  Term 1998–present
  Chief Term —
  Senior Term —
  Appointer Clinton


  Index 39
  Title Circuit Judge
  Name Robert Bruce King
  Duty Station Charleston, WV
  Born 1940
  Term 1998–present
  Chief Term —
  Senior Term —
  Appointer Clinton


  Index 40
  Title Circuit Judge
  Name Roger L Gregory
  Duty Station Richmond, VA
  Born 1953
  Term 2000<sup>(a)</sup>–present
  Chief Term —
  Senior Term —
  Appointer Clinton / GW Bush


  Index 41
  Title Circuit Judge
  Name Dennis W Shedd
  Duty Station Columbia, SC
  Born 1953
  Term 2002–present
  Chief Term —
  Senior Term —
  Appointer GW Bush


  Index 42
  Title Circuit Judge
  Name Allyson Kay Duncan
  Duty Station Raleigh, NC
  Born 1951
  Term 2003–present
  Chief Term —
  Senior Term —
  Appointer GW Bush


  Index —
  Title Circuit Judge
  Name ''(vacant - seat 4)''
  Duty Station ''(n/a)''
  Born ''(n/a)''
  Term ''(n/a)''
  Chief Term ''(n/a)''
  Senior Term ''(n/a)''
  Appointer ''(n/a)''


  Index —
  Title Circuit Judge
  Name ''(vacant - seat 7)''
  Duty Station ''(n/a)''
  Born ''(n/a)''
  Term ''(n/a)''
  Chief Term ''(n/a)''
  Senior Term ''(n/a)''
  Appointer ''(n/a)''


  Index —
  Title Circuit Judge
  Name ''(vacant - seat 8)''
  Duty Station ''(n/a)''
  Born ''(n/a)''
  Term ''(n/a)''
  Chief Term ''(n/a)''
  Senior Term ''(n/a)''
  Appointer ''(n/a)''


  Index —
  Title Circuit Judge
  Name ''(vacant - seat 11)''
  Duty Station ''(n/a)''
  Born ''(n/a)''
  Term ''(n/a)''
  Chief Term ''(n/a)''
  Senior Term ''(n/a)''
  Appointer ''(n/a)''


  Index —
  Title Circuit Judge
  Name ''(vacant - seat 13)''
  Duty Station ''(n/a)''
  Born ''(n/a)''
  Term ''(n/a)''
  Chief Term ''(n/a)''
  Senior Term ''(n/a)''
  Appointer ''(n/a)''


  Index 22
  Title Senior Circuit Judge
  Name H Emory Widener, Jr
  Duty Station Abingdon, VA
  Born 1923
  Term 1972–2007
  Chief Term —
  Senior Term 2007—present
  Appointer Nixon


  Index 24
  Title Senior Circuit Judge
  Name James Dickson Phillips, Jr
  Duty Station ''(inactive)''
  Born 1922
  Term 1978–1994
  Chief Term ''(none)''
  Senior Term 1994–present
  Appointer Carter


  Index 28
  Title Senior Circuit Judge
  Name Robert Foster Chapman
  Duty Station ''(inactive)''
  Born 1926
  Term 1981–1991
  Chief Term ''(none)''
  Senior Term 1991–present
  Appointer Reagan


  Index 31
  Title Senior Circuit Judge
  Name William Walter Wilkins
  Duty Station Greenville, SC
  Born 1942
  Term 1986–2007
  Chief Term 2003–2007
  Senior Term 2007– present
  Appointer Reagan


  Index 33
  Title Senior Circuit Judge
  Name Clyde H Hamilton
  Duty Station Columbia, SC
  Born 1934
  Term 1991–1999
  Chief Term ''(none)''
  Senior Term 1999–present
  Appointer GHW Bush


(a) Recess appointment by Bill Clinton, re-appointed by George W. Bush and confirmed by the Senate at a later date.


PENDING NOMINATIONS



LIST OF FORMER JUDGES


  Index 1
  Name Hugh Lennox Bond
  State MD
  Borndied 1828–1893
  Term 1891–1893
  Chief Term ''(none)''
  Senior Term ''(none)''
  Appointer Bond was appointed as a Circuit Judge for the Fourth Circuit in 1870 by Ulysses S Grant The Judiciary Act Of 1891 reassigned his seat to what is now the US Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
  Termination death


  Index 2
  Name Nathan Goff, Jr
  State WV
  Borndied 1843–1920
  Term 1892–1913
  Chief Term ''(none)''
  Senior Term ''(none)''
  Appointer B Harrison
  Termination resignation


  Index 3
  Name Charles Henry Simonton
  State SC
  Borndied 1829–1904
  Term 1893–1904
  Chief Term ''(none)''
  Senior Term ''(none)''
  Appointer Cleveland
  Termination death


  Index 4
  Name Jeter Connelly Pritchard
  State DC
  Borndied 1857–1921
  Term 1904–1921
  Chief Term ''(none)''
  Senior Term ''(none)''
  Appointer T Roosevelt
  Termination death


  Index 5
  Name Charles Albert Woods
  State SC
  Borndied 1852–1925
  Term 1913–1925
  Chief Term ''(none)''
  Senior Term ''(none)''
  Appointer Wilson
  Termination death


  Index —
  Name Martin Augustine Knapp
  State NY
  Borndied 1843–1923
  Term 1916–1923
  Chief Term ''(none)''
  Senior Term ''(none)''
  Appointer Knapp did not have a permanent seat on this court Instead, he was appointed to the ill-fated United States Commerce Court in 1910 by William Howard Taft Aside from their duties on the Commerce Court, the judges of the Commerce Court also acted as at-large appellate judges, able to be assigned by the Chief Justice Of The United States to whichever circuit most needed help Knapp was assigned to the Second Circuit immediately prior to his assignment to the Fourth Circuit
  Termination death


  Index 6
  Name Edmund Waddill, Jr
  State VA
  Borndied 1855–1931
  Term 1921–1931
  Chief Term ''(none)''
  Senior Term ''(none)''
  Appointer Harding
  Termination death


  Index 7
  Name John Carter Rose
  State MD
  Borndied 1861–1927
  Term 1922–1927
  Chief Term ''(none)''
  Senior Term ''(none)''
  Appointer Harding
  Termination death


  Index 8
  Name John J Parker
  State NC
  Borndied 1885–1958
  Term 1925Recess appointment, confirmed by the Senate at a later date–1958
  Chief Term 1948–1958
  Senior Term ''(none)''
  Appointer Coolidge
  Termination death


  Index 9
  Name Elliott Northcott
  State WV
  Borndied 1869–1946
  Term 1927–1939
  Chief Term ''(none)''
  Senior Term 1939–1946
  Appointer Coolidge
  Termination death


  Index 10
  Name Morris Ames Soper
  State MD
  Borndied 1873–1963
  Term 1931–1955
  Chief Term ''(none)''
  Senior Term 1955–1963
  Appointer Hoover
  Termination death


  Index 11
  Name Armistead Mason Dobie
  State VA
  Borndied 1881–1962
  Term 1939–1956
  Chief Term ''(none)''
  Senior Term 1956–1962
  Appointer F Roosevelt
  Termination death


  Index 12
  Name Simon E Sobeloff
  State MD
  Borndied 1894–1973
  Term 1956–1970
  Chief Term 1958–1964
  Senior Term 1970–1973
  Appointer Eisenhower
  Termination death


  Index 13
  Name Clement Furman Haynsworth, Jr
  State SC
  Borndied 1912–1989
  Term 1957–1981
  Chief Term 1964–1981
  Senior Term 1981–1989
  Appointer Eisenhower
  Termination death


  Index 14
  Name Herbert Stephenson Boreman
  State WV
  Borndied 1897–1982
  Term 1959–1971
  Chief Term ''(none)''
  Senior Term 1971–1982
  Appointer Eisenhower
  Termination death


  Index 15
  Name Albert Vickers Bryan
  State VA
  Borndied 1899–1984
  Term 1961–1972
  Chief Term ''(none)''
  Senior Term 1972–1984
  Appointer Kennedy
  Termination death


  Index 16
  Name J Spencer Bell
  State NC
  Borndied 1906–1967
  Term 1961–1967
  Chief Term ''(none)''
  Senior Term ''(none)''
  Appointer Kennedy
  Termination death


  Index 17
  Name Harrison Lee Winter
  State MD
  Borndied 1921–1990
  Term 1966–1990
  Chief Term 1981–1989
  Senior Term 1990–1990
  Appointer L Johnson
  Termination death


  Index 18
  Name James Braxton Craven, Jr
  State NC
  Borndied 1918–1977
  Term 1966–1977
  Chief Term ''(none)''
  Senior Term ''(none)''
  Appointer L Johnson
  Termination death


  Index 19
  Name John D Butzner, Jr
  State VA
  Borndied 1917–2006
  Term 1967–1982
  Chief Term ''(none)''
  Senior Term 1982–2006
  Appointer L Johnson
  Termination death


  Index 20
  Name Donald Stuart Russell
  State SC
  Borndied 1906–1998
  Term 1971–1998
  Chief Term ''(none)''
  Senior Term ''(none)''
  Appointer Nixon
  Termination death


  Index 21
  Name John A Field, Jr
  State WV
  Borndied 1910–1995
  Term 1971–1976
  Chief Term ''(none)''
  Senior Term 1976–1995
  Appointer Nixon
  Termination death


  Index 23
  Name Kenneth Keller Hall
  State WV
  Borndied 1918–1999
  Term 1976–1998
  Chief Term ''(none)''
  Senior Term 1998–1999
  Appointer Ford
  Termination death


  Index 25
  Name Francis Dominic Murnaghan, Jr
  State MD
  Borndied 1920–2000
  Term 1979–2000
  Chief Term ''(none)''
  Senior Term ''(none)''
  Appointer Carter
  Termination death


  Index 26
  Name James Marshall Sprouse
  State WV
  Borndied 1923–2004
  Term 1979–1992
  Chief Term ''(none)''
  Senior Term 1992–1995
  Appointer Carter
  Termination retirement


  Index 27
  Name Samuel James Ervin III
  State NC
  Borndied 1926–1999
  Term 1980–1999
  Chief Term 1989–1996
  Senior Term ''(none)''
  Appointer Carter
  Termination death


  Index 30
  Name Emory M Sneeden
  State DC
  Borndied 1927–1987
  Term 1984–1986
  Chief Term ''(none)''
  Senior Term ''(none)''
  Appointer Reagan
  Termination resignation


  Index 34
  Name J Michael Luttig
  State VA
  Borndied 1954–present
  Term 1991–2006
  Chief Term ''(none)''
  Senior Term ''(none)''
  Appointer GHW Bush
  Termination resignation



CHIEF JUDGES

  Name Parker
  Term 1948–1958


  Name Sobeloff
  Term 1958–1964


  Name Haynsworth
  Term 1964–1981


  Name Winter
  Term 1981–1989


  Name Ervin
  Term 1989–1996


  Name Wilkinson
  Term 1996–2003


  Name Wilkins
  Term 2003–2007


  Name '''Williams'''
  Term 2007–present



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  Text Established on December 10 , 1869 by the Judiciary Act Of 1869 as a Circuit Judgeship for the Fourth Circuit


  Text Reassigned on June 16 , 1891 to the United States Circuit Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit by the Judiciary Act Of 1891


  Name Bond
  State MD
  Term 1891–1893


  Name Simonton
  State SC
  Term 1893–1904


  Name Pritchard
  State DC
  Term 1904–1921


  Name Waddill
  State VA
  Term 1921–1931


  Name Soper
  State MD
  Term 1931–1955


  Name Sobeloff
  State MD
  Term 1956–1970


  Name Russell
  State SC
  Term 1971–1998


  Name '''Traxler'''
  State SC
  Term 1998–present


  Valign "top"
  Seat Title Seat 2


  Text Established on June 16 , 1891 by the Judiciary Act Of 1891


  Name Goff
  State WV
  Term 1892–1913


  Name Woods
  State SC
  Term 1913–1925


  Name Parker
  State NC
  Term 1925–1958


  Name Boreman
  State WV
  Term 1959–1971


  Name Field
  State WV
  Term 1971–1976


  Name Hall
  State WV
  Term 1976–1998


  Name '''King'''
  State WV
  Term 1998–present


  Valign "top"
  Seat Title Seat 3


  Text Established on September 14 , 1922 by 42&nbspStat&nbsp837


  Name Rose
  State MD
  Term 1922–1927


  Name Northcott
  State WV
  Term 1927–1939


  Name Dobie
  State VA
  Term 1939–1956


  Name Haynsworth
  State SC
  Term 1957–1981


  Name Chapman
  State SC
  Term 1981–1991


  Name '''Williams'''
  State SC
  Term 1992–present


  Valign "top"
  Seat Title Seat 4


  Text Established on May 19 , 1961 by 75&nbspStat&nbsp80


  Name Bryan
  State VA
  Term 1961–1972


  Name Widener
  State VA
  Term 1972–2007


  Name ''(vacant)''
  State ''(n/a)''
  Term 2007–present




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  Text Established on May 19 , 1961 by 75&nbspStat&nbsp80


  Name Bell
  State NC
  Term 1961–1967


  Name Butzner
  State VA
  Term 1967–1982


  Name '''Wilkinson'''
  State VA
  Term 1984–present


  Valign "top"
  Seat Title Seat 6


  Text Established on March 18 , 1966 by 80&nbspStat&nbsp75


  Name Winter
  State MD
  Term 1966–1990


  Name '''Niemeyer'''
  State MD
  Term 1990–present


  Valign "top"
  Seat Title Seat 7


  Text Established on March 18 , 1966 by 80&nbspStat&nbsp75


  Name Craven
  State NC
  Term 1966–1977


  Name Phillips
  State NC
  Term 1978–1994


  Name ''(vacant)''
  State ''(n/a)''
  Term 1994–present


  Valign "top"
  Seat Title Seat 8


  Text Established on October 20 , 1978 by 92&nbspStat&nbsp1629


  Name Murnaghan
  State MD
  Term 1979–2000


  Name ''(vacant)''
  State ''(n/a)''
  Term 2000–present




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  Text Established on October 20 , 1978 by 92&nbspStat&nbsp1629


  Name Sprouse
  State WV
  Term 1979–1992


  Name '''Michael'''
  State WV
  Term 1993–present


  Valign "top"
  Seat Title Seat 10


  Text Established on October 20 , 1978 by 92&nbspStat&nbsp1629


  Name Ervin
  State NC
  Term 1980–1999


  Name '''Duncan'''
  State NC
  Term 2003–present


  Valign "top"
  Seat Title Seat 11


  Text Established on July 10 , 1984 by 98&nbspStat&nbsp333


  Name Sneeden
  State DC
  Term 1984–1986


  Name Wilkins
  State SC


  Name ''(vacant)''
  State ''(n/a)''
  Term 2007–present


  Valign "top"
  Seat Title Seat 12


  Text Established on December 1 , 1990 by 104&nbspStat&nbsp5089


  Name Hamilton
  State SC
  Term 1991–1999


  Name '''Shedd'''
  State SC
  Term 2002–present




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  Text Established on December 1 , 1990 by 104&nbspStat&nbsp5089


  Name Luttig
  State VA
  Term 1991–2006


  Name ''(vacant)''
  State ''(n/a)''
  Term 2006–present


  Valign "top"
  Seat Title Seat 14


  Text Established on December 1 , 1990 by 104&nbspStat&nbsp5089


  Name '''Motz'''
  State MD
  Term 1994–present


  Valign "top"
  Seat Title Seat 15


  Text Established on December 1 , 1990 by 104&nbspStat&nbsp5089


  Name '''Gregory'''
  State VA
  Term 2000–present