Current Judges
The Court has 18 authorized judgeships, filled by judges appointed by the President and confirmed by the Senate.
A vacancy has existed since February 17, 2012, when Judge Adalberto Jordan received his commission to serve as a Circuit Judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit. On November 14, 2012, President Obama nominated William L. Thomas to fill the vacancy.
A second vacancy has existed since November 16, 2012, when Judge Patricia A. Seitz took senior status. There is no current nominee to fill this vacancy.
The District Judges (active and senior) sitting are:
| # | Title | Judge | Duty station | Born | Term of service | Appointed by | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Active | Chief | Senior | ||||||
| 42 | Chief Judge | Federico A. Moreno | Miami | 1952 | 1990–present | 2007–present | — | G.H.W. Bush |
| 40 | District Judge | William J. Zloch | Ft. Lauderdale | 1944 | 1985–present | 2000–2007 | — | Reagan |
| 43 | District Judge | Donald L. Graham | Miami | 1948 | 1991–present | — | — | G.H.W. Bush |
| 45 | District Judge | Kevin Michael Moore | Miami | 1951 | 1992–present | — | — | G.H.W. Bush |
| 46 | District Judge | Ursula Mancusi Ungaro | Miami | 1951 | 1992–present | — | — | G.H.W. Bush |
| 49 | District Judge | Joan A. Lenard | Miami | 1952 | 1997–present | — | — | Clinton |
| 50 | District Judge | Donald M. Middlebrooks | West Palm Beach | 1946 | 1997–present | — | — | Clinton |
| 52 | District Judge | William Dimitrouleas | Ft. Lauderdale | 1951 | 1998–present | — | — | Clinton |
| 56 | District Judge | Kenneth Marra | West Palm Beach | 1951 | 2002–present | — | — | G.W. Bush |
| 57 | District Judge | Jose E. Martinez | Miami | 1941 | 2002–present | — | — | G.W. Bush |
| 58 | District Judge | Cecilia Altonaga | Miami | 1962 | 2003–present | — | — | G.W. Bush |
| 59 | District Judge | James I. Cohn | Ft. Lauderdale | 1948 | 2003–present | — | — | G.W. Bush |
| 60 | District Judge | Marcia G. Cooke | Miami | 1954 | 2004–present | — | — | G.W. Bush |
| 61 | District Judge | Kathleen M. Williams | Ft. Lauderdale | 1956 | 2011–present | — | — | Obama |
| 62 | District Judge | Robert N. Scola, Jr. | Miami | 1955 | 2011–present | — | — | Obama |
| 63 | District Judge | Robin S. Rosenbaum | Ft. Lauderdale | 1966 | 2012-present | — | — | Obama |
| — | District Judge | (vacant) | (n/a) | (n/a) | (n/a) | (n/a) | (n/a) | (n/a) |
| — | District Judge | (vacant) | (n/a) | (n/a) | (n/a) | (n/a) | (n/a) | (n/a) |
| 27 | Senior District Judge | James Lawrence King | Miami | 1927 | 1970–1992 | 1984–1991 | 1992–present | Nixon |
| 30 | Senior District Judge | William Hoeveler | Miami | 1922 | 1977–1991 | — | 1991–present | Carter |
| 31 | Senior District Judge | Jose Alejandro Gonzalez, Jr. | Ft. Lauderdale | 1931 | 1978–1996 | — | 1996–present | Carter |
| 41 | Senior District Judge | Kenneth Ryskamp | West Palm Beach | 1932 | 1986–2000 | — | 2000–present | Reagan |
| 44 | Senior District Judge | Shelby Highsmith | inactive | 1929 | 1991–2002 | — | 2002–present | G.H.W. Bush |
| 48 | Senior District Judge | Daniel T.K. Hurley | West Palm Beach | 1943 | 1994–2009 | — | 2009–present | Clinton |
| 51 | Senior District Judge | Alan Stephen Gold | Miami | 1944 | 1997–2010 | — | 2010–present | Clinton |
| 53 | Senior District Judge | Patricia A. Seitz | Miami | 1946 | 1998–2012 | — | 2012–present | Clinton |
| 55 | Senior District Judge | Paul Huck | Miami | 1940 | 2000–2010 | — | 2010–present | Clinton |
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