Judges
Judges of the D.C. Circuit:
| Judge | Appointed by | Began active service |
Ended active service |
End reason |
| William Cranch | John Adams Thomas Jefferson (as chief judge) |
18010228February 28, 1801 February 24, 1806 |
18550901February 24, 1806 September 1, 1855 |
reappointment death |
| Allen Bowie Duckett | Thomas Jefferson | 18060317March 17, 1806 | 18090719July 19, 1809 | death |
| James Dunlop | James K. Polk Franklin Pierce (as chief judge) |
18451003October 3, 1845 November 27, 1855 |
18630303November 27, 1855 March 3, 1863 |
reappointment abolition of the court |
| Nicholas Battalle Fitzhugh | Thomas Jefferson | 18031125November 25, 1803 | 18141231December 31, 1814 | death |
| William Kilty | Thomas Jefferson (as chief judge) |
18020126January 26, 1802 | 18060127January 27, 1806 | death |
| James Markham Marshall | John Adams | 18010303March 3, 1801 | 18031116November 16, 1803 | resignation |
| William Matthew Merrick | Franklin Pierce | 18551214December 14, 1855 | 18630303March 3, 1863 | abolition of the court |
| James Sewall Morsell | James Madison | 18150111January 11, 1815 | 18630303March 3, 1863 | abolition of the court |
| Buckner Thruston | James Madison | 18091214December 14, 1809 | 18450830August 30, 1845 | death |
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