First Court of Appeals
Justices & Clerks
| Name of Judge | Dates |
|---|---|
| Christopher Columbus Garrett | 1892 - 1905 |
| Waltus H. Gill | 1905 - 1907 |
| Robert A. Pleasants | 1907 - 1938 |
| Walter E. Monteith | 1939 - 1953 |
| William P. Hamblen, Jr. | 1953 - 1957 |
| Gaius C. Gannon | 1957 |
| Spurgeon E. Bell | 1957 - 1973 |
| Thomas F. Coleman | 1973 - 1981 |
| Frank G. Evans | 1981 - 1991 |
| Alice Oliver-Parrott | 1991 - 1996 |
| Michael H. Schneider | 1996 - 2002 |
| Sherry Radack | 2002 - 2022 |
| Terry Adams | 2023 - Present |
| Name of Judge | Dates |
|---|---|
| Frank A. Williams | 1892 - 1899 |
| Waltus H. Gill* | 1899 - 1905 |
| T.S. Reece | 1905 - 1915 |
| Charles E. Lane | 1915 - 1936 |
| T.H. Cody | 1937 - 1957 |
| Spurgeon E. Bell* | 1957 |
| Ewing Werlein | 1957 - 1967 |
| Phil Peden | 1967 - 1981 |
| Frank C. Price | 1981 - 1982 |
| Ben G. Levy | 1983 - 1988 |
| Jon N. Hughes | 1989 - 1992 |
| Gaynelle Griffin Jones | 1992 |
| Adele Hedges | 1992 - 2003 |
| Jane Bland | 2003 - 2018 |
| Gordon Goodman | 2019 - 2024 |
| Jennifer Caughey | 2025 - present |
| Name of Judge | Dates |
|---|---|
| H. Clay Pleasants | 1892 - 1899 |
| Robert A. Pleasants* | 1899 - 1907 |
| Seldon A. McMeans | 1907 - 1916 |
| George W. Graves | 1917 - 1955 |
| Gaius G. Gannon* | 1955 - 1957 |
| Phil W. Woodruff | 1957 - 1961 |
| Tom F. Coleman* | 1961 - 1973 |
| Frank G. Evans* | 1973 - 1981 |
| Arthur D. Dyess, Jr. | 1981 - 1982 |
| Freeman M. Bullock | 1983 - 1984 |
| D. Camille Hutson-Dunn | 1985 - 1996 |
| Samuel M. Nuchia | 1997 - 2008 |
| Jim Sharp | 2009 - 2014 |
| Russell Lloyd | 2015 - 2020 |
| Veronica Rivas-Molloy | 2021 - present |
| Name of Judge | Dates |
|---|---|
| James F. Warren | 1978 - 1990 |
| Michael H. Schneider* | 1990 |
| Davie L. Wilson | 1990 - 2002 |
| Evelyn Keyes | 2002 - 2020 |
| April L. Farris | 2021 - 2024 |
| David M. Gunn | 2024 - present |
| Name of Judge | Dates |
|---|---|
| Henry E. Doyle | 1978 - 1984 |
| Kenneth M. Hoyt | 1985 - 1988 |
| Richard E. Stephanow | 1988 |
| Margaret Garner Mirabal | 1988 - 2002 |
| Laura Carter Higley | 2003 - 2019 |
| Terry Adams | 2020 - 2020 |
| Amparo Guerra | 2021 - present |
| Name of Judge | Dates |
|---|---|
| James P. Wallace | 1978 - 1980 |
| Jackson B. Smith, Jr. | 1981 - 1988 |
| Michol O'Connor | 1989 - 2000 |
| Scott A. Brister | 2001 |
| Sherry Radack* | 2001 - 2002 |
| George C. Hanks, Jr. | 2002 - 2010 |
| Harvey G. Brown | 2010 - 2018 |
| Sarah Beth Landau | 2019 - 2024 |
| Andrew Johnson | 2025 - present |
| Name of Judge | Dates |
|---|---|
| Sam H. Bass, Jr. | 1981 - 1993 |
| Eric Andell | 1993 - 2000 |
| Terry Jennings | 2001 - 2018 |
| Julie Countiss | 2019 - 2024 |
| Clint Morgan | 2025 - present |
| Name of Judge | Dates |
|---|---|
| F. Lee Duggan, Jr. | 1981 - 1994 |
| Tim Taft | 1995 - 2009 |
| Michael C. Massengale | 2009 - 2018 |
| Richard Hightower | 2019 - 2024 |
| Kristin Guiney | 2025 - present |
| Name of Judge | Dates |
|---|---|
| Allen L. Stilley | 1981 - 1982 |
| Murry B. Cohen | 1983 - 2002 |
| Elsa Alcala | 2002 - 2011 |
| Rebeca A. Huddle | 2011 - 2017 |
| Jennifer V. Caughey | 2017 - 2018 |
| Peter Kelly | 2019 - 2024 |
| Susanna Dokupil | 2025 - present |
| Name of Clerk | Dates |
|---|---|
| S.D. Reeves | 1892 - 1893 |
| H.M. Knight | 1893 - 1907 |
| H.L. Garrett | 1908 - 1947 |
| Ralph W. Richeson | 1947 - 1955 |
| Rola Hamm | 1955 - 1971 |
| Marian I. (Maribelle) Reich | 1971 - 1982 |
| Kathryn N. Cox | 1982 - 1993 |
| Margie Thompson | 1993 - 2005 |
| M. Karinne McCullough | 2005 - 2012 |
| Christopher A. Prine | 2012 - 2023 |
| Deborah M. Young | 2023 - present |