U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
57 judges profiled from their own signed orders: how each rules on motions, with the orders quoted. Court-wide standing orders ↓
Paul V. Niemeyer
Circuit judge, appointed by George H. W. Bush (Republican)
A. Marvin Quattlebaum Jr.
Circuit judge, appointed by Donald Trump (Republican)
J. Harvie Wilkinson III
Circuit judge, appointed by Ronald Reagan (Republican)
Roger L. Gregory
Circuit judge, appointed by George W. Bush (Republican)
Toby J. Heytens
Circuit judge, appointed by Joe Biden (Democratic)
DeAndrea Gist Benjamin
Circuit judge, appointed by Joe Biden (Democratic)
Nicole Gina Berner
Circuit judge, appointed by Joe Biden (Democratic)
George Steven Agee
Circuit judge, appointed by George W. Bush (Republican)
Pamela A. Harris
Circuit judge, appointed by Barack Obama (Democratic)
Robert Bruce King
Circuit judge, appointed by Bill Clinton (Democratic)
James A. Wynn Jr.
Circuit judge, appointed by Barack Obama (Democratic)
Julius N. Richardson
Circuit judge, appointed by Donald Trump (Republican)
Henry F. FloydSenior status
Circuit judge, appointed by Barack Obama (Democratic)
Stephanie Dawn Thacker
Circuit judge, appointed by Barack Obama (Democratic)
Albert Diaz
Circuit judge, appointed by Barack Obama (Democratic)
Diana Gribbon MotzNo longer serving
Circuit judge, appointed by Bill Clinton (Democratic)
Andre Maurice DavisRetired 2017
Circuit judge, appointed by Barack Obama (Democratic)
Donald Stuart RussellDeceased
Circuit judge, appointed by Richard Nixon (Republican)
Francis Dominic Murnaghan Jr.Deceased
Circuit judge, appointed by Jimmy Carter (Democratic)
Hiram Emory Widener Jr.Deceased
Circuit judge, appointed by Richard Nixon (Republican)
James Braxton Craven Jr.Deceased
Circuit judge, appointed by Lyndon B. Johnson (Democratic)
James Dickson Phillips Jr.Deceased
Circuit judge, appointed by Jimmy Carter (Democratic)
John A. Field Jr.Deceased
Circuit judge, appointed by Richard Nixon (Republican)
John Decker Butzner Jr.Deceased
Circuit judge, appointed by Lyndon B. Johnson (Democratic)
Kenneth Keller HallDeceased
Circuit judge, appointed by Gerald Ford (Republican)
Martin Blane MichaelDeceased
Circuit judge, appointed by Bill Clinton (Democratic)
Robert Foster ChapmanDeceased
Circuit judge, appointed by Ronald Reagan (Republican)
Samuel James Ervin IIIDeceased
Circuit judge, appointed by Jimmy Carter (Democratic)
Emory Marlin SneedenDeceased
Circuit judge, appointed by Ronald Reagan (Republican)
James Marshall SprouseDeceased
Circuit judge, appointed by Jimmy Carter (Democratic)
Barbara Milano KeenanSenior status
Circuit judge, appointed by Barack Obama (Democratic)
William B. Traxler Jr.Senior status
Circuit judge, appointed by Bill Clinton (Democratic)
Dennis W. SheddRetired 2022
Circuit judge, appointed by George W. Bush (Republican)
Karen J. WilliamsDeceased
Circuit judge, appointed by George H. W. Bush (Republican)
Clyde Henry HamiltonDeceased
Circuit judge, appointed by George H. W. Bush (Republican)
William Walter Wilkins Jr.Retired 2008
Circuit judge, appointed by Ronald Reagan (Republican)
Allyson K. DuncanRetired 2019
Circuit judge, appointed by George W. Bush (Republican)
John Michael LuttigResigned 2006
Circuit judge, appointed by George H. W. Bush (Republican)
Albert Vickers BryanDeceased
Circuit judge, appointed by John F. Kennedy (Democratic)
Armistead Mason DobieDeceased
Circuit judge, appointed by Franklin D. Roosevelt (Democratic)
Charles Albert WoodsDeceased
Circuit judge, appointed by Woodrow Wilson (Democratic)
Charles Henry SimontonDeceased
Circuit judge, appointed by Grover Cleveland (Democratic)
Clement Furman Haynsworth Jr.Deceased
Circuit judge, appointed by Dwight D. Eisenhower (Republican)
Edmund Waddill Jr.Deceased
Circuit judge, appointed by Warren G. Harding (Republican)
Elliott NorthcottDeceased
Circuit judge, appointed by Calvin Coolidge (Republican)
Harrison Lee WinterDeceased
Circuit judge, appointed by Lyndon B. Johnson (Democratic)
Herbert Stephenson BoremanDeceased
Circuit judge, appointed by Dwight D. Eisenhower (Republican)
J. Spencer BellDeceased
Circuit judge, appointed by John F. Kennedy (Democratic)
Jeter Connelly PritchardDeceased
Circuit judge, appointed by Theodore Roosevelt (Republican)
John Carter RoseDeceased
Circuit judge, appointed by Warren G. Harding (Republican)
John Johnston ParkerDeceased
Circuit judge, appointed by Calvin Coolidge (Republican)
Martin Augustine KnappDeceased
Circuit judge, appointed by William Howard Taft (Republican)
Morris Ames SoperDeceased
Circuit judge, appointed by Herbert Hoover (Republican)
Nathan Goff Jr.Deceased
Circuit judge, appointed by Benjamin Harrison (Republican)
Simon Ernest SobeloffDeceased
Circuit judge, appointed by Dwight D. Eisenhower (Republican)
Hugh Lennox BondDeceased
Circuit judge, appointed by Ulysses S. Grant (Republican)
Allison Jones Rushing
Circuit judge, appointed by Donald Trump (Republican)
Standing orders for every case in this court
Orders the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit applies to all of its cases, whichever judge has them, as published on the court's website (checked October 11, 2026). Courts revise these, so confirm the current version before you file. The court's local rules ↗
Filing
File highly sensitive sealed documents in paper form or on a secure electronic device outside CM/ECF.
“Highly sensitive documents will be filed and served in paper form (or, if digital media, on a secure electronic device)”
Filing
When filing an appellate document containing material protected as highly sensitive below, file a Certificate for Highly Sensitive Document Protection.
“parties must file a ‘Certificate for Highly Sensitive Document Protection.’”
Filing
Segregate highly sensitive appendix material in a separate, highly sensitive appendix volume.
“it must be segregated from other volumes of the appendix and filed in a separate,”
Filing
File one paper copy of the highly sensitive document, or one secure electronic device for digital media, with a paper certificate or motion in an envelope marked “HIGHLY SENSITIVE DOCUMENT.”
“Parties shall file one paper copy of the highly sensitive”