United States District Court For The Northern District of Alabama - Current Judges

Current Judges

A vacancy occurred on October 24, 2012, when Judge Johnson took senior status. No replacement nominee is pending.

# Title Judge Duty station Born Term of service Appointed by
Active Chief Senior
28 Chief Judge Sharon Lovelace Blackburn Birmingham 1950 1991–present 2006–present — G.H.W. Bush
29 District Judge Charles Lynwood Smith, Jr. Huntsville 1943 1995–present — — Clinton
32 District Judge Karon O. Bowdre Birmingham 1955 2001–present — — G.W. Bush
33 District Judge L. Scott Coogler Tuscaloosa 1959 2003–present — — G.W. Bush
34 District Judge R. David Proctor Birmingham 1960 2003–present — — G.W. Bush
35 District Judge Virginia Emerson Hopkins Birmingham 1952 2004–present — — G.W. Bush
36 District Judge Abdul Kallon Birmingham 1969 2010–present — — Obama
37 District Judge vacant — — — — — —
21 Senior District Judge James Hughes Hancock Birmingham 1931 1973–1996 (none) 1996–present Nixon
22 Senior District Judge Junius Foy Guin, Jr. Birmingham 1924 1973–1989 (none) 1989–present Nixon
24 Senior District Judge Robert Bruce Propst Anniston 1931 1980–1996 (none) 1996–present Carter
26 Senior District Judge William Marsh Acker Jr. Birmingham 1927 1982–1996 (none) 1996–present Reagan
31 Senior District Judge Inge Prytz Johnson Birmingham 1945 1998–2012 (none) 2012–present Clinton

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