The definitive biographical reference on America's judges and courts. Please click here for data sheet.

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For anyone who appears before a judge or needs to research the judiciary, or any member of it, THE AMERICAN BENCH is an invaluable tool full of information provided directly from the judges and court administrators themselves.

THE AMERICAN BENCH, since 1977, is the only directory with biographical information on over 18,000 judges in all levels of federal, state and local courts with jurisdictional, structural and geographical facts on the courts they serve, as provided by federal sources and by the individual states. This comprehensive 2,600-page volume is published annually, and will help you stay abreast of important changes in the judiciary.

Much more than a list of judges, with information on each judge and their courts.

• Judge Information

  The Alphabetical Name Index provides instant access to all listed judges, including judges names and titles as well as courts served.

  Also included is the Gender Ratio Summary, which illustrates at a glance the distribution of male and female judges throughout the United States in both federal and state judiciaries. All federal and state judiciaries are further divided by level of jurisdiction (final appellate, intermediate appellate, general jurisdiction, and limited and special jurisdiction).

  The Biographical Section, arranged alphabetically by state, lists nearly all U.S. judges and includes information such as:

  • judge name
  • judge title
  • court name
  • office address
  • phone number
  • fax number
  • e-mail address

Biographies also include additional information such as:

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  • term information
  • current judgeships
  • previous judgeships
  • important decisions
  • important opinions
  • legal background
  • educational background
  • memberships in civic organizations
  • memberships in law-related organizations
  • personal affiliations
  • personal interests
  • personal hobbies
    
    
• Court Profiles
  52 Court Outlines are included in the directory, one for each of the 50 states plus special sections for the District of Columbia and the U.S. Federal Courts. They include valuable information on the judicial structure for each state by providing:
  
  • judge selection methods (appointed or elected, by whom and for what term length)
  • court jurisdictions
  • court locations
  • geographic boundaries
  • lists of judges serving the courts

Other relevant information includes:

Over 100 Federal and State Judicial Boundary Maps provide a thorough overview of the jurisdictional boundaries of the U.S. Courts of Appeals Circuits and the U.S. District Courts, as well as selected state courts.

Reliable Source of Unique Information
THE AMERICAN BENCH is meticulously researched and compiled from information provided by judges and court administrators. Lawyers, researchers, librarians, journalists, court administrators, political and social scientists, public interest groups, the business community, the general public and the judiciary itself find themselves turning to THE AMERICAN BENCH when they need information about a particular judge or court.

This easy to use reference includes a user's guide, glossary and thumb index. To order the latest edition of THE AMERICAN BENCH in print, click here. To order the online version, click here.