U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
37 judges profiled from their own signed orders: how each rules on motions, with the orders quoted.
Richard J. Sullivan
Circuit judge, appointed by Donald Trump (Republican)
Pierre Nelson LevalSenior status
Circuit judge, appointed by Bill Clinton (Democratic)
Beth Robinson
Circuit judge, appointed by Joe Biden (Democratic)
Debra Ann LivingstonSenior status
Circuit judge, appointed by George W. Bush (Republican)
Richard C. WesleySenior status
Circuit judge, appointed by George W. Bush (Republican)
Michael H. Park
Circuit judge, appointed by Donald Trump (Republican)
William J. Nardini
Circuit judge, appointed by Donald Trump (Republican)
Guido CalabresiSenior status
Circuit judge, appointed by Bill Clinton (Democratic)
Reena RaggiSenior status
Circuit judge, appointed by George W. Bush (Republican)
Jon Ormond NewmanSenior status
Circuit judge, appointed by Jimmy Carter (Democratic)
Sarah A. L. Merriam
Circuit judge, appointed by Joe Biden (Democratic)
Amalya L. KearseSenior status
Circuit judge, appointed by Jimmy Carter (Democratic)
Steven J. Menashi
Circuit judge, appointed by Donald Trump (Republican)
John M. Walker Jr.Senior status
Circuit judge, appointed by George H. W. Bush (Republican)
Dennis JacobsSenior status
Circuit judge, appointed by George H. W. Bush (Republican)
Denny ChinSenior status
Circuit judge, appointed by Barack Obama (Democratic)
Gerard Edmund LynchSenior status
Circuit judge, appointed by Barack Obama (Democratic)
Jose A. CabranesSenior status
Circuit judge, appointed by Bill Clinton (Democratic)
Susan L. CarneySenior status
Circuit judge, appointed by Barack Obama (Democratic)
Barrington D. Parker Jr.Senior status
Circuit judge, appointed by George W. Bush (Republican)
Raymond J. Lohier, Jr.
Circuit judge, appointed by Barack Obama (Democratic)
Maria Araujo Kahn
Circuit judge, appointed by Joe Biden (Democratic)
Robert D. SackSenior status
Circuit judge, appointed by Bill Clinton (Democratic)
Alison J. Nathan
Circuit judge, appointed by Joe Biden (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)
Eunice C. Lee
Circuit judge, appointed by Joe Biden (Democratic)
Myrna Pérez
Circuit judge, appointed by Joe Biden (Democratic)
Joseph F. Bianco
Circuit judge, appointed by Donald Trump (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)
Matthew A. Schwartz
Circuit judge, appointed by Donald Trump (Republican)
Standing orders for every case in this court
The court's website lists no court-wide standing orders (checked October 11, 2026). The court's local rules ↗