---
title: "Get Federal Judge"
method: GET
path: "/federal-judges/{federal_judge_id}"
tags: ["Judges", "Entities"]
---

# Get Federal Judge

`GET /federal-judges/{federal_judge_id}`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://api.lexmachina.com` (the document declares no server; this is the origin it was published from)
- URL: `https://api.lexmachina.com/federal-judges/{federal_judge_id}`
- Auth: HTTP bearer

Gets data for a single federal Article III judge.

- **judge_id**: the judge id

## Path parameters

- `federal_judge_id` integer, required

## Response `200`

Success

- FederalJudgeData
  - `name` string, required
  - `federalJudgeId` integer, required
  - `initials` string, required
  - `dateOfBirth` string, date, required
  - `caseCountByCourt` CaseCountByCourt[], required
    - `court` string, required
    - `count` integer, required
  - `nominatingPresident` string, nullable, required

## Other responses

- `401`: Invalid or expired token
- `404`: Not found
- `422`: Error - 422

---

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