In Memoriam: Remembering Notable Federal Judges Who Died In 2023

The death of Sandra Day O’Connor, the nation’s first female US Supreme Court justice, drew big headlines, but about three dozen other federal judges across the country also have died in 2023.

Bloomberg Law highlights six particularly notable lower court judges who died, including those with historically significant tenures on the bench.

Marcia Cooke

Marcia G. Cooke, the first Black woman to serve as a federal judge in Florida, died on Jan. 27 at 68, following nearly two decades on the bench. The George W. Bush appointee was confirmed to the US District Court for the Southern District of Florida ...