List of LGBTQ judges in the United States

This is a list of openly LGBTQ Americans who are or were judges, magistrate judges, court commissioners, or administrative law judges in the United States and its federal district and territories. If known, it will be listed if a judge has served on multiple courts.

Federal United States courts of appeals

NameCourtStateStartEndChiefSeniorStatusAppointerRef(s)DCpresent——ActiveCApresent——ActiveVTpresent——ActiveNYpresent——ActiveMDpresent——Active

United States district courts Article III judges

NameCourtStartEndChiefSeniorStatusAppointerRef(s)2004–2010—Retired—Deceased——Resignedpresent——Active——Elevatedpresent——Activepresent——Activepresent—Activepresent——Activepresent——Activepresent——Activepresent2026–present—Activepresent——Activepresent——Activepresent——Activepresent——Activepresent——Activepresent——Activepresent——Active present——Activepresent——Activepresent——Activepresent——Active

Magistrate judges

NameCourtStartEndState/TerritoryStatusRef(s)19932016CARetired2012presentCAActive20242024PAElevated2025presentNYActivehttps://www.nyed.uscourts.gov/content/magistrate-judge-seth-d-eichenholtz2023presentVAActive20122019ILElevated2010presentCAActiveNote: the second Asian American woman lawyer and Korean American federal judge of the Northern District of California is U.S. District Judge Lucy Koh.2024presentDCActive

Article I tribunals Specialty courts

NameCourtStartEndChiefSeniorState/TerritoryStatusAppointerRef(s)Tax Court19962011——DCRetired20112023—2023–2024Court of Federal Claims199820132009–2013—MDTerm ExpiredCourt of Federal Claims2013present2021–2025—DCActive

Agency judges

NameCourtStartEndState/TerritoryStatusRef(s)United States Postal Service2009presentDCActiveNational Labor Relations Board19922013DCDeceasedBankruptcy Court for the Central District of California2003presentCAActive

State and Territorial Supreme Courts

NameCourtStartEndChiefState/TerritoryStatusPartyAppointerRef(s)New Mexico Supreme Court2019present2022–2024NMActiveDemocraticNew York Court of Appeals2021present2022–2023NYActiveDemocraticMinnesota Supreme Court20162024—MNRetired—Guam Supreme Court199720011999–2001GURetiredDemocraticMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court20172024—MARetiredDemocraticCalifornia Supreme Court2023present—CAActiveDemocraticNew York Court of Appeals20172021—NYDeceasedDemocraticCalifornia Supreme Court20202025—CARetiredDemocraticOregon Supreme Court20032018—ORRetired—Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court201120202020MARetired—Oregon Supreme Court20072016—ORRetired——Colorado Supreme Court2010present2024–presentCOActive—Connecticut Supreme Court2013present2024CTActiveDemocraticHawaii Supreme Court2011present2025–2026HIActive—Oregon Supreme Court20162021—ORRetired—Vermont Supreme Court2026present—VTActiveRepublicanPuerto Rico Supreme Court2014present2016–presentPRActive—Vermont Supreme Court20112021—VTElevated—https://19thnews.org/2021/11/beth-robinson-becomes-first-out-lgbtq-woman-to-serve-on-a-federal-appeals-court/Nevada Supreme Court2016present2023–2024NVActiveDemocraticWashington Supreme Court2020present—WAActive—Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court2024present—MAActive—Washington Supreme Court20142025—WARetired—

Appellate courts

NameCourtStartEndChiefState/TerritoryStatusPartyAppointerRef(s)North Carolina Court of Appeals20072009—NCLost ReelectionDemocratic2017present—ActiveCalifornia Court of Appeal for the 3rd District2022present2023–presentCAActiveDemocraticNew York Supreme Court Appellate Division for the 3rd Department2009present2018–presentNYActiveDemocraticArizona Court of Appeals2019present2023–2025AZActiveDemocraticMassachusetts Appeals Court2015present—MAActive—California Court of Appeals for the 1st District2012present2014–presentCAActiveDemocraticArizona Court of Appeals2023present—AZActiveDemocraticCalifornia Court of Appeals for the 1st District20082019—CAElevatedDemocraticNew York Supreme Court Appellate Division for the 1st Department20162019—NYRetiredDemocraticOregon Court of Appeals19932003—ORElevated—California Court of Appeal for the 2nd District20152024—CARetiredDemocraticMassachusetts Appeals Court19952011—MAElevated—Oregon Court of Appeals20192024—ORRetired—Missouri Court of Appeals199820192002–2003MORetired—Oregon Court of Appeals20112016—ORElevated—New York Supreme Court Appellate Division for the 1st Department20092020—NYRetiredDemocraticNew Mexico Court of Appeals19912008—NMRetired—California Court of Appeal for the 4th District20152023—CARetiredDemocraticTexas Court of Appeals for the 14th District20192025—TXRetiredDemocratic—California Court of Appeals for the 1st District2014present2022–presentCAActiveDemocraticNew Mexico Court of Appeals200820202017–2019NMRetiredDemocraticMaryland Appellate Court2019present2022–presentMDActiveDemocraticMassachusetts Appeals Court20082024—MAElevated—

Trial and other courts