Federal judges work to ensure equal justice under the law. Learn about the different kinds of federal judges and the cases they hear.

In the United States, a federal judge is a judge who serves on a court established under Article Three of the U.S. Constitution.

5 days ago · WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge on Tuesday temporarily blocked a push from President Donald Trump to pause federal funding while his administration conducts an across-the-board ideological ...

5 days ago · A federal judge has halted President Donald Trump’s freeze on federal aid programs, ruling that the courts need more time to consider the potentially far-reaching ramifications of his order ...

6 days ago · A federal judge in the District of Columbia on Tuesday evening temporarily blocked the Trump administration’s effort to freeze as much as $3 trillion in federal grants and loans, quieting the ...

A U.S. federal judge is appointed by the U.S. president and confirmed by the U.S. Senate in accordance with Article 3 of the Constitution. The U.S. Supreme Court currently has 9 justices. The judges of 13 circuit courts of appeals and 94 federal circuit courts are also appointed by the president and are therefore also "federal judges" (or ...

About Federal Judges Federal judges work to ensure equal justice under the law. Probation and Pretrial Services U.S. probation and pretrial services officers serve the federal courts and protect communities. Defender Services The Constitution's Sixth Amendment guarantees an accused the right to representation by counsel.

The federal judiciary of the United States is one of the three branches of the federal government of the United States organized under the United States Constitution and laws of the federal government. The U.S. federal judiciary consists primarily of the U.S. Supreme Court, the U.S. Courts of Appeals, and the U.S. District Courts. [1]

This page lists the number of Article III Federal judges serving in the federal judiciary as of February 2, 2025, organized by the presidents who appointed them and the district or circuit courts they sit on.

The directory includes the biographies of judges presidentially appointed to serve during good behavior since 1789 on the U.S. district courts, U.S. courts of appeals, Supreme Court of the United States, and U.S. Court of International Trade, as well as the former U.S. circuit courts, Court of Claims, U.S. Customs Court, and U.S. Court of ...