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David S. Tatel

David S. Tatel

Judge David Tatel served on the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit from 1994 to earlier this year. After graduating from the University of Michigan and the University of Chicago Law School (1966), he served…

Dickran M. Tevrizian Jr.

Dickran M. Tevrizian Jr.

The Honorable Dickran M. Tevrizian Jr. was the first Armenian-American to have served as a federal judge when he was appointed to the United States District Court for the Central District of California by President Ronald Reagan in 1985. A…

John D. Tinder

John D. Tinder

The Honorable John D. Tinder was a Judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit from 2007 to 2015 and a District Judge on the United States District Court for the Southern District of Indiana from…

Ursula M. Ungaro

Ursula M. Ungaro

Judge Ursula Ungaro retired from the federal bench of the Southern District of Florida in 2021.  Judge Ungaro was appointed to serve as a federal judge in 1992 after being nominated by President George H.W. Bush and confirmed by the…

T. John Ward

T. John Ward

T. John Ward graduated from Texas Tech University in 1964, with a degree in Chemistry, and obtained his law degree from Baylor University in 1967. He spent 31 years a trial lawyer before serving as a United States District Judge…

Paul J. Watford

Paul J. Watford

Paul Watford is a litigation partner in the Los Angeles office of King & Spalding. He joined the firm in February 2025 after serving for 11 years as a Circuit Judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth…

Alexander Williams, Jr.

Alexander Williams, Jr.

Following his nomination and confirmation by the United States Senate Alexander Williams, Jr. served as a federal judge on the United States District Court for the District of Maryland from September 2, 1994, to January 3, 2014. Prior to his…

Diane P. Wood

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Diane P. Wood is the Director of the American Law Institute, a Senior Lecturer in Law at the University of Chicago, and a retired U.S. Circuit Judge from the United States Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit. She served…

Lee Yeakel

Lee Yeakel

Lee Yeakel returned to private practice in May 2023, after retiring as a United States District Judge for almost 20 years.  Before taking the federal bench, he served five and a half years on the Third Court of Appeals of…