First Court of Appeals | Justices and Clerks
Justices and Clerks
First Court of Appeals
Chief Justice (created 1892)
| Name of Judge |
Dates |
| Christopher Columbus Garrett |
1892 to 1905 |
| Waltus H. Gill |
1905 to 1907 |
| Robert A. Pleasants |
1907 to 1938 |
| Walter E. Monteith |
1939 to 1953 |
| William P. Hamblen, Jr. |
1953 to 1957 |
| Gaius C. Gannon |
1957 |
| Spurgeon E. Bell |
1957 to 1973 |
| Thomas F. Coleman |
1973 to 1981 |
| Frank G. Evans |
1981 to 1991 |
| Alice Oliver-Parrott |
1991 to 1996 |
| Michael H. Schneider |
1996 to 2002 |
| Sherry Radack |
2002 to present |
Justice Place 2 (created 1892)
| Name of Judge |
Dates |
| Frank A. Williams |
1892 to 1899 |
| Waltus H. Gill * |
1899 to 1905 |
| T.S. Reece |
1905 to 1915 |
| Charles E. Lane |
1915 to 1936 |
| T.H. Cody |
1937 to 1957 |
| Spurgeon E. Bell* |
1957 |
| Ewing Werlein |
1957 to 1967 |
| Phil Peden |
1967 to 1981 |
| Frank C. Price |
1981 to 1982 |
| Ben G. Levy |
1983 to 1988 |
| Jon N. Hughes |
1989 to 1992 |
| Gaynelle Griffin Jones |
1992 |
| Adele Hedges |
1992 to 2003 |
| Jane Bland |
2003 to present |
Justice Place 3 (created 1892)
| Name of Judge |
Dates |
| H. Clay Pleasants |
1892 to 1899 |
| Robert A. Pleasants* |
1899 to 1907 |
| Seldon A. McMeans |
1907 to 1916 |
| George W. Graves |
1917 to 1955 |
| Gaius G. Gannon |
1955 to 1957 |
| Phil W. Woodruff |
1957 to 1961 |
| Tom F. Coleman* |
1961 to 1973 |
| Frank G. Evans |
1973 to 1981 |
| Arthur D. Dyess, Jr. |
1981 to 1982 |
| Freeman M. Bullock |
1983 to 1984 |
| D. Camille Hudson-Dunn |
1985 to 1996 |
| Samuel M. Nuchia |
1997 to 2008 |
| Jim Sharp |
2009 to present |
Justice Place 4 (created 1978)
| Name of Judge |
Dates |
| James F. Warren |
1978 to 1990 |
| Michael H. Schneider* |
1990 |
| Davie L. Wilson |
1990 to 2002 |
| Evelyn Keyes |
2002 to present |
Justice Place 5 (created 1978)
| Name of Judge |
Dates |
| Henry E. Doyle |
1978 to 1984 |
| Kenneth M. Hoyt |
1985 to 1988 |
| Richard E. Stephanow |
1988 |
| Margaret Garner Mirabal |
1988 to 2002 |
| Laura Carter Higley |
2003 to present |
Justice Place 6 (created 1978)
| Name of Judge |
Dates |
| James P. Wallace |
1978 to 1980 |
| Jackson B. Smith, Jr. |
1981 to 1988 |
| Michol O'Connor |
1989 to 2000 |
| Scott A. Brister |
2001 |
| Sherry Radack* |
2001 to 2002 |
| George C. Hanks, Jr. |
2002 to present |
Justice Place 7 (created 1981)
| Name of Judge |
Dates |
| Sam H. Bass, Jr. |
1981 to 1993 |
| Eric Andell |
1993 to 2000 |
| Terry Jennings |
2001 to present |
Justice Place 8 (created 1981)
| Name of Judge |
Dates |
| F. Lee Duggan, Jr. |
1981 to 1994 |
| Tim Taft |
1995 to 2009 |
| Michael C. Massengale |
2009 to present |
Justice Place 9 (created 1981)
| Name of Judge |
Dates |
| Allen L. Stilley |
1981 to 1982 |
| Murry B. Cohen |
1983 to 2001 |
| Elsa Alcala |
2002 to present |
Clerk (created 1892)
| Name of Clerk |
Dates |
| S.D. Reeves |
1892 to 1893 |
| H.M. Knight |
1893 to 1907 |
| H.L. Garrett |
1908 to 1947 |
| Ralph W. Richeson |
1947 to 1955 |
| Rola Hamm |
1955 to 1971 |
| Marian I. (Maribelle) Reich |
1971 to 1982 |
| Kathryn N. Cox |
1982 to 1993 |
| Margie Thompson |
1993 to 2005 |
| M. Karinne McCullough |
2005 to present |
*Later became Chief Justice
