U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
36 judges profiled from their own signed orders: how each rules on motions, with the orders quoted.
Pierre Nelson Leval
Circuit judge, appointed by Bill Clinton (Democratic)
Richard J. Sullivan
Circuit judge, appointed by Donald Trump (Republican)
Debra Ann Livingston
Circuit judge, appointed by George W. Bush (Republican)
William J. Nardini
Circuit judge, appointed by Donald Trump (Republican)
Beth Robinson
Circuit judge, appointed by Joe Biden (Democratic)
Reena Raggi
Circuit judge, appointed by George W. Bush (Republican)
Richard C. Wesley
Circuit judge, appointed by George W. Bush (Republican)
Sarah A. L. Merriam
Circuit judge, appointed by Joe Biden (Democratic)
Amalya L. Kearse
Circuit judge, appointed by Jimmy Carter (Democratic)
Dennis Jacobs
Circuit judge, appointed by George H. W. Bush (Republican)
Guido Calabresi
Circuit judge, appointed by Bill Clinton (Democratic)
Michael H. Park
Circuit judge, appointed by Donald Trump (Republican)
Maria Araujo Kahn
Circuit judge, appointed by Joe Biden (Democratic)
Robert D. Sack
Circuit judge, appointed by Bill Clinton (Democratic)
John M. Walker Jr.
Circuit judge, appointed by George H. W. Bush (Republican)
Gerard Edmund Lynch
Circuit judge, appointed by Barack Obama (Democratic)
Susan L. Carney
Circuit judge, appointed by Barack Obama (Democratic)
Denny Chin
Circuit judge, appointed by Barack Obama (Democratic)
Raymond J. Lohier, Jr.
Circuit judge, appointed by Barack Obama (Democratic)
Jose A. Cabranes
Circuit judge, appointed by Bill Clinton (Democratic)
Steven J. Menashi
Circuit judge, appointed by Donald Trump (Republican)
Barrington D. Parker Jr.
Circuit judge, appointed by George W. Bush (Republican)
Jon Ormond NewmanSenior status
Circuit judge, appointed by Jimmy Carter (Democratic)
Irving Robert KaufmanDeceased
Circuit judge, appointed by John F. Kennedy (Democratic)
Roger Jeffrey MinerDeceased
Circuit judge, appointed by Ronald Reagan (Republican)
Joseph Edward LumbardDeceased
Circuit judge, appointed by Dwight D. Eisenhower (Republican)
Ralph Karl Winter Jr.Deceased
Circuit judge, appointed by Ronald Reagan (Republican)
Henry Jacob FriendlyDeceased
Circuit judge, appointed by Dwight D. Eisenhower (Republican)
Ellsworth Alfred Van GraafeilandDeceased
Circuit judge, appointed by Gerald Ford (Republican)
James Lowell OakesDeceased
Circuit judge, appointed by Richard Nixon (Republican)
Thomas Joseph MeskillDeceased
Circuit judge, appointed by Gerald Ford (Republican)
Wilfred FeinbergDeceased
Circuit judge, appointed by Lyndon B. Johnson (Democratic)
Alison J. Nathan
Circuit judge, appointed by Joe Biden (Democratic)
Joseph F. Bianco
Circuit judge, appointed by Donald Trump (Republican)
Myrna Pérez
Circuit judge, appointed by Joe Biden (Democratic)
Eunice C. Lee
Circuit judge, appointed by Joe Biden (Democratic)