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U.S. District Court for the District of District of Columbia: Chief Justices and Chief Judges
Chief Justices
Number of chief justices: 8 Cartter, David Kellogg (1863-1887)
Bingham, Edward Franklin (1887-1903)
Clabaugh, Harry M. (1903-1914)
Covington, James Harry (1914-1918)
McCoy, Walter Irving (1918-1929)
Wheat, Alfred Adams (1930-1943)
Eicher, Edward Clayton (1942-1944)
Laws, Bolitha James (1945-1948)
Chief Judges
Number of chief judges: 19 Laws, Bolitha James (1948-1958)
Letts, Fred Dickinson (1958-1959)
Pine, David Andrew (1959-1961)
McGuire, Matthew Francis (1961-1966)
Curran, Edward Matthew (1966-1971)
Keech, Richmond Bowling (1966)
Sirica, John Joseph (1971-1974)
Hart, George Luzerne, Jr. (1974-1975)
Jones, William Blakely (1975-1977)
Bryant, William Benson (1977-1981)
Smith, John Lewis, Jr. (1981-1982)
Robinson, Aubrey Eugene, Jr. (1982-1992)
Penn, John Garrett (1992-1997)
Johnson, Norma Holloway (1997-2001)
Hogan, Thomas Francis (2001-2008)
Lamberth, Royce C. (2008-2013)
Roberts, Richard W. (2013-2016)
Howell, Beryl Alaine (2016-2023)
Boasberg, James Emanuel (2023-present)