Quick Facts

Established

Circuit Justice

June 16, 1891

Headquarters: Lewis F. Powell United States Courthouse

Active Judges

  • Albert Diaz

    Chief Judge (Since 2023)

    Appointed by: Barack Obama (2010)

    Duty Station: Charlotte, NC

  • J. Harvie Wilkinson III

    Appointed by: Ronald Reagan (1984)

    Duty Station: Charlottesville, VA

  • Paul Niemeyer

    Appointed by: George H.W. Bush (1990)

    Duty Station: Baltimore, MD

  • Robert Bruce King

    Appointed by: Bill Clinton (2000)

    Duty Station: Richmond, VA

  • Roger Gregory

    Appointed by: Bill Clinton (2000)

    Duty Station: Richmond, VA

  • G. Steven Agee

    Appointed by: George W. Bush (2008)

    Duty Station: Salem, VA

  • James Andrew Wynn

    Appointed by: Barack Obama (2010)

    Duty Station: Raleigh, NC

  • Stephanie Thacker

    Appointed by: Barack Obama (2012)

    Duty Station: Charleston, WV

  • Pamela Harris

    Appointed by: Barack Obama (2014)

    Duty Station: Bethesda, MD

  • Julius Richardson

    Appointed by: Donald Trump (2018)

    Duty Station: Columbia, SC

  • A. Marvin Quattlebaum Jr.

    Appointed by: Donald Trump (2018)

    Duty Station: Greenville, SC

  • Allison Jones Rushing

    Appointed by: Donald Trump (2019)

    Duty Station: Asheville, NC

  • Toby Heytens

    Appointed by: Joe Biden (2021)

    Duty Station: Alexandria, VA

  • DeAndrea Benjamin

    Appointed by: Joe Biden (2023)

    Duty Station: Columbia, SC

Senior Judges

  • William Byrd Traxler Jr.

    Term: 1998 - 2018

    Appointed by: Bill Clinton

    Duty Station: Greenville, SC

  • Barbara Milano Keenan

    Term: 2010 - 2021

    Appointed by: Barack Obama

    Duty Station: Alexandria, VA

  • Henry Floyd

    Term: 2011 - 2012

    Appointed by: Barack Obama

    Duty Station: Spartanburg, SC