Federal judges work to ensure equal justice under the law. Learn about the different kinds of federal judges and the cases they hear.

In the United States, a federal judge is a judge who serves on a court established under Article Three of the U.S. Constitution.

2 days ago · Who is the judge? O'Toole is an appointee of President Bill Clinton and has served on the federal bench since 1995. What's in the buyout offer? The U.S. Office of Personnel Management last Tuesday ...

2 days ago · Judge O'Toole set the Thursday afternoon hearing to consider a request by four federal unions to issue a temporary restraining order that would suspend Thursday's deadline for the buyout and ...

1 day ago · A federal judge paused Thursday’s deadline for federal employees to accept the Trump administration’s deferred resignation offer while more proceedings on the program’s legality play out.

3 days ago · A second federal judge on Wednesday blocked President Donald Trump’s executive order that seeks to end birthright citizenship, saying it’s likely unconstitutional and “runs counter to our ...

About Federal Judges Federal judges work to ensure equal justice under the law. Probation and Pretrial Services U.S. probation and pretrial services officers serve the federal courts and protect communities. Defender Services The Constitution's Sixth Amendment guarantees an accused the right to representation by counsel.

A U.S. federal judge is appointed by the U.S. president and confirmed by the U.S. Senate in accordance with Article 3 of the Constitution. The U.S. Supreme Court currently has 9 justices. The judges of 13 circuit courts of appeals and 94 federal circuit courts are also appointed by the president and are therefore also "federal judges" (or ...

2 days ago · A federal judge on Thursday extended the deadline for federal workers to accept the Trump administration’s sweeping buyout offer. The court will weigh the merits of the bid to block the offer in ...

The federal judiciary of the United States is one of the three branches of the federal government of the United States organized under the United States Constitution and laws of the federal government. The U.S. federal judiciary consists primarily of the U.S. Supreme Court, the U.S. Courts of Appeals, and the U.S. District Courts. [1]