Judges who have served on the Federal Court of Australia, are appointed in accordance with section 72 of the Constitution, which has, since the Court's inception in 1976, been for a term expiring at age 70. In addition to their judicial service, six judges of the Federal Court have also been elected to the Parliament of Australia: Nigel Bowen, Bob Ellicott, Merv Everett, Tony Whitlam, John Reeves and Duncan Kerr. All were elected prior to their appointment to the bench. Additionally, two judges of the Federal Court have served in state Parliaments: Bernard Riley, formerly of the New South Wales Legislative Council, and Howard Olney, formerly of the Western Australian Legislative Council.

Judges including Chief Justices

Location of current judges

• Nye Perram (8 August 2008) • John Nicholas (16 November 2009) • David Yates (30 November 2009) • Anna Katzmann (1 February 2010) • (9 September 2013) • Melissa Perry (23 September 2013) • (24 August 2015) • Robert Bromwich (29 February 2016) • Stephen Burley (23 May 2016) • Michael Lee (23 April 2017) • (14 February 2018) • Angus Stewart (25 February 2019) • (7 May 2019) • (19 March 2021) • (12 April 2021) • Scott Goodman (11 November 2021) • (2 May 2022) • (19 December 2022) • (6 February 2023) • (19 February 2023) • (7 September 2023) • Jane Needham (5 July 2024) • Mordecai Bromberg (7 December 2009) • Bernard Murphy (13 June 2011) • Debra Mortimer (12 July 2013) (Chief Justice) • (30 June 2014) • Mark Moshinsky (3 November 2015) • David O'Callaghan (1 February 2017) • (3 October 2018) • Michael O’Bryan (26 February 2019) • (29 April 2019) • Stewart Anderson (6 May 2019) • (12 July 2021) • (26 April 2022) • (27 April 2022) • (16 January 2023) • (8 June 2023) • (5 September 2023) • (8 February 2024) • (9 February 2024) • (8 February 2006) • John Logan (27 September 2007) • (13 August 2013) • (24 April 2017) • (10 January 2018) • (2 August 2021) • (31 March 2022) • (12 February 2018) • Craig Colvin (13 February 2018) • Darren Jackson (20 March 2019) • Michael Feutrill (8 March 2022) • Natalie Charlesworth (1 March 2016) • Patrick O'Sullivan (20 January 2022) • Stephen McDonald (8 July 2024)