Civil Trial Sections Geographical Map

Section Name	Section Chief	Contact Number
Appellate	Francesca Ugolini	202-514-3361
Office of Review	James Wilkinson	202-305-1025
Court of Federal Claims	David I. Pincus	202-307-6440
Central	R. Scott Clarke	(202) 514-6502
Arkansas, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Wisconsin
Eastern	Deborah S. Meland	(202) 307-6426
Delaware, District of Columbia, Kentucky, Maryland, New Jersey, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, Tennessee, U.S. Virgin Islands, Virginia, West Virginia
Northern	David M. Katinsky	(202) 307-6435
Connecticut, Illinois, Indiana, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Hampshire, New York, Ohio, Rhode Island, Vermont
Southern	Angelo A. Frattarelli	(202) 307-6612
Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina
Southwestern	Cynthia Messersmith	(214) 880-9727
New Mexico, Texas
Western	Richard R. Ward	(202) 307-6413
Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Guam, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Northern Mariana Islands, Oregon, Utah, Washington, Wyoming

Updated February 18, 2025