2004 Membership

THE FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE SURVEILLANCE COURT

2003 Membership

The Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court was created by section 103(a) of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (50 U.S.C. 1803(a)). It was originally comprised of seven district judges from seven circuits named by the Chief Justice of the United States to serve a maximum of 7 years.

In 2001, the U.S.A. Patriot Act (section 208) amended the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act to increase the number of FIS Court judges from seven to eleven, "of whom no fewer than 3 shall reside within 20 miles of the District of Columbia." The membership of the Court in 2003 was as follows.

Appointed Expires
KOLLAR-KOTELLY, Colleen (Presiding) D.D.C. 5/19/02 5/18/2009
BAKER, Harold A. C.D.Ill. 5/18/98 5/18/2005
BROOMFIELD, Robert C. D.Ariz. 10/01/02 5/18/2009
BROTMAN, Stanley D.N.J. 7/15/97 5/18/2004
CARR, James G. N.D.OH 5/19/02 5/18/2008
CONWAY, John E. D.N.M. 5/19/02 5/18/2007
DAVIS, Michael J. D.Minn. 5/18/99 5/18/2006
GORTON, Nathaniel M. D.Mass. 5/18/01 5/18/2008
HILTON, Claude M. E.D.Va. 5/18/01 5/18/2007
KAZEN, George P. S.D.Tex. 5/18/03 5/18/2010
ROBERTSON, James D.D.C. 5/19/02 5/18/2006



FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE SURVEILLANCE COURT OF REVIEW

The Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court of Review was created by the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to review applications that were denied by the FIS Court. The Court of Review is comprised of three judges, one of whom is designated as the presiding judge, named by the Chief Justice of the United States from the U.S. district or appellate courts. Judges serve a maximum of seven years and are not eligible for redesignation.

Appointed Expires
GUY, Ralph B. (Presiding) Sixth Circuit
to Presiding
10/08/1998
5/18/2001
5/18/2005
5/18/2005
LEAVY, Edward Ninth Circuit 9/25/2001 5/18/2008
WINTER, Ralph K. Jr. Second Circuit 5/18/2003 5/18/2010



Source: U.S. Department of Justice