Federal Judge Analytics

How U.S. federal judges actually decide, drawn from their own signed orders. Each profile shows what persuades a judge, their procedural preferences, and grounded examples with links to the source.

719
Judges
58
Courts
June 16, 2026
Last updated

Courts

U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois56 U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York52 United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas51 United States District Court for the Southern District of New York35 U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey31 United States District Court for the District of Columbia27 United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri26 United States District Court for the District of Minnesota25 United States District Court for the District of Kansas24 U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts19 United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia19 United States District Court for the District of Nebraska17 United States District Court for the Central District of California15 U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania14 U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington (Seattle)14 United States District Court for the District of New Mexico14 United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri14 United States District Court for the Southern District of Iowa13 U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas11 U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia (Atlanta Division)10 U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio (Eastern Division, Cleveland)10 United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit10 United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida10 United States District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma10 U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware9 U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan9 U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania9 United States District Court for the District of Arizona9 United States District Court for the District of Colorado9 United States District Court for the Southern District of Illinois9 U.S. District Court for the Central District of Illinois8 U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida8 U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas7 U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin7 U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio7 United States District Court for the District of South Dakota7 United States District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky7 United States District Court for the Northern District of California7 United States District Court for the Northern District of Florida7 United States District Court for the Western District of Arkansas7 U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit6 U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Alabama6 United States District Court for the District of Utah6 United States District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee6 United States District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina5 United States District Court for the Southern District of California5 United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana5 U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut4 United States District Court for the District of Oregon4 United States District Court for the Northern District of Iowa4 United States District Court for the Northern District of New York4 United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana3 U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas2 United States District Court for the District of Maryland2 U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana1 United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit1 United States District Court for the Middle District of Louisiana1 United States District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin1

Virginia Mary Kendall

U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois · Appt. George W. Bush (Republican)

21 orders 13 insights

Nancy Jo Rosenstengel

United States District Court for the Southern District of Illinois · Appt. Barack Obama (Democratic)

14 orders 12 insights

Thomas Selby Ellis III

United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia · Appt. Ronald Reagan (Republican)

20 orders 11 insights

Brian Mark Cogan

U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York · Appt. George W. Bush (Republican)

18 orders 10 insights

Angel Kelley

U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts · Appt. Joseph R. Biden (Democratic)

15 orders 10 insights

Natasha Clarise Merle

United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York · Appt. Joe Biden (Democratic)

18 orders 9 insights

Rebecca R. Pallmeyer

U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois · Appt. Bill Clinton (Democratic)

17 orders 9 insights

Lee Hyman Rosenthal

U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas · Appt. George H.W. Bush (Republican)

15 orders 9 insights

Leonie M. Brinkema

United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia · Appt. Bill Clinton (Democratic)

15 orders 9 insights

Patti Barbara Saris

U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts · Appt. Bill Clinton (Democratic)

14 orders 9 insights

Dabney L. Friedrich

United States District Court for the District of Columbia · Appt. Donald J. Trump (Republican)

12 orders 9 insights

Frederic Block

U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York · Appt. Bill Clinton (Democratic)

12 orders 9 insights

Hope Thai Cannon

United States District Court for the Northern District of Florida

11 orders 9 insights

Charles Robert Eskridge III

U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas · Appt. Donald Trump (Republican)

8 orders 9 insights

Nancy F. Atlas

U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas · Appt. Bill Clinton (Democratic)

8 orders 9 insights

Pamela Pepper

U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin · Appt. Barack Obama (Democratic)

8 orders 9 insights

Robert T. Numbers, II

U.S. District Court, Eastern District of North Carolina (Raleigh)

7 orders 9 insights

David Hittner

U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas · Appt. Ronald Reagan (Republican)

17 orders 8 insights

Andrew Scott Hanen

U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas · Appt. George W. Bush (Republican)

15 orders 8 insights

Matthew F. Kennelly

U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois · Appt. Bill Clinton (Democratic)

14 orders 8 insights

Mark Raymond Hornak

U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania · Appt. Barack Obama (Democratic)

13 orders 8 insights

Barbara M. G. Lynn

U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas · Appt. Bill Clinton (Democratic)

12 orders 8 insights

Randolph D. Moss

United States District Court for the District of Columbia · Appt. Barack Obama (Democratic)

12 orders 8 insights

Wendy B. Vitter

United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana · Appt. Donald J. Trump (Republican)

12 orders 8 insights