United States Court of Appeals For The Fourth Circuit - Succession of Seats

Succession of Seats

The court has fifteen seats for active judges, numbered in the order in which they were filled. Judges who retire into senior status remain on the bench but leave their seat vacant. That seat is filled by the next circuit judge appointed by the president.

Seat 1
Established on December 10, 1869 by the Judiciary Act of 1869 as a circuit judgeship for the Fourth Circuit
Reassigned on June 16, 1891 to the United States Circuit Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit by the Judiciary Act of 1891
Bond	MD	1891–1893
Simonton	SC	1893–1904
Pritchard	DC	1904–1921
Waddill	VA	1921–1931
Soper	MD	1931–1955
Sobeloff	MD	1956–1970
Russell	SC	1971–1998
Traxler	SC	1998–

Seat 2
Established on June 16, 1891 by the Judiciary Act of 1891
Goff	WV	1892–1913
Woods	SC	1913–1925
Parker	NC	1925–1958
Boreman	WV	1959–1971
Field	WV	1971–1976
Hall	WV	1976–1998
King	WV	1998–

Seat 3
Established on September 14, 1922 by 42 Stat. 837
Rose	MD	1922–1927
Northcott	WV	1927–1939
Dobie	VA	1939–1956
Haynsworth	SC	1957–1981
Chapman	SC	1981–1991
Williams	SC	1992–2009
Floyd	SC	2011–

Seat 4
Established on May 19, 1961 by 75 Stat. 80
Bryan	VA	1961–1972
Widener	VA	1972–2007
Keenan	VA	2010–

Seat 5
Established on May 19, 1961 by 75 Stat. 80
Bell	NC	1961–1967
Butzner	VA	1967–1982
Wilkinson	VA	1984–

Seat 6
Established on March 18, 1966 by 80 Stat. 75
Winter	MD	1966–1990
Niemeyer	MD	1990–

Seat 7
Established on March 18, 1966 by 80 Stat. 75
Craven	NC	1966–1977
Phillips	NC	1978–1994
Wynn	NC	2010–

Seat 8
Established on October 20, 1978 by 92 Stat. 1629
Murnaghan	MD	1979–2000
Davis	MD	2009–

Seat 9
Established on October 20, 1978 by 92 Stat. 1629
Sprouse	WV	1979–1992
Michael	WV	1993–2011
Thacker	WV	2012–

Seat 10
Established on October 20, 1978 by 92 Stat. 1629
Ervin	NC	1980–1999
Duncan	NC	2003–

Seat 11
Established on July 10, 1984 by 98 Stat. 333
Sneeden	DC	1984–1986
Wilkins	SC	1986–2007
Diaz	NC	2010–

Seat 12
Established on December 1, 1990 by 104 Stat. 5089
Hamilton	SC	1991–1999
Shedd	SC	2002–

Seat 13
Established on December 1, 1990 by 104 Stat. 5089
Luttig	VA	1991–2006
Agee	VA	2008–

Seat 14
Established on December 1, 1990 by 104 Stat. 5089
Motz	MD	1994–

Seat 15
Established on December 1, 1990 by 104 Stat. 5089
Gregory	VA	2000–

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