U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit

57 judges profiled from their own signed orders: how each rules on motions, with the orders quoted.

57 judges most orders first

A. Marvin Quattlebaum Jr.

Circuit judge, appointed by Donald Trump (Republican)

52 orders·10 insights

J. Harvie Wilkinson III

Circuit judge, appointed by Ronald Reagan (Republican)

35 orders·9 insights

DeAndrea Gist Benjamin

Circuit judge, appointed by Joe Biden (Democratic)

34 orders·8 insights

James A. Wynn Jr.

Circuit judge, appointed by Barack Obama (Democratic)

55 orders·7 insights

Toby J. Heytens

Circuit judge, appointed by Joe Biden (Democratic)

41 orders·7 insights

Nicole Gina Berner

Circuit judge, appointed by Joe Biden (Democratic)

27 orders·7 insights

Henry F. Floyd

Circuit judge, appointed by Barack Obama (Democratic)

59 orders·6 insights

George Steven Agee

Circuit judge, appointed by George W. Bush (Republican)

52 orders·6 insights

Albert Diaz

Circuit judge, appointed by Barack Obama (Democratic)

51 orders·6 insights

Julius N. Richardson

Circuit judge, appointed by Donald Trump (Republican)

48 orders·6 insights

Pamela A. Harris

Circuit judge, appointed by Barack Obama (Democratic)

47 orders·6 insights

Stephanie Dawn Thacker

Circuit judge, appointed by Barack Obama (Democratic)

41 orders·6 insights

Roger L. Gregory

Circuit judge, appointed by George W. Bush (Republican)

37 orders·6 insights

Paul V. Niemeyer

Circuit judge, appointed by George H. W. Bush (Republican)

35 orders·6 insights

Diana Gribbon MotzRetired 2024

Circuit judge, appointed by Bill Clinton (Democratic)

32 orders·6 insights

Andre Maurice DavisRetired 2017

Circuit judge, appointed by Barack Obama (Democratic)

31 orders·6 insights

Donald Stuart RussellDeceased

Circuit judge, appointed by Richard Nixon (Republican)

25 orders·6 insights

Francis Dominic Murnaghan Jr.Deceased

Circuit judge, appointed by Jimmy Carter (Democratic)

25 orders·6 insights

Hiram Emory Widener Jr.Deceased

Circuit judge, appointed by Richard Nixon (Republican)

25 orders·6 insights

James Braxton Craven Jr.Deceased

Circuit judge, appointed by Lyndon B. Johnson (Democratic)

25 orders·6 insights

James Dickson Phillips Jr.Deceased

Circuit judge, appointed by Jimmy Carter (Democratic)

25 orders·6 insights

John A. Field Jr.Deceased

Circuit judge, appointed by Richard Nixon (Republican)

25 orders·6 insights

John Decker Butzner Jr.Deceased

Circuit judge, appointed by Lyndon B. Johnson (Democratic)

25 orders·6 insights

Kenneth Keller HallDeceased

Circuit judge, appointed by Gerald Ford (Republican)

25 orders·6 insights

Martin Blane MichaelDeceased

Circuit judge, appointed by Bill Clinton (Democratic)

25 orders·6 insights

Robert Foster ChapmanDeceased

Circuit judge, appointed by Ronald Reagan (Republican)

25 orders·6 insights

Samuel James Ervin IIIDeceased

Circuit judge, appointed by Jimmy Carter (Democratic)

25 orders·6 insights

Emory Marlin SneedenDeceased

Circuit judge, appointed by Ronald Reagan (Republican)

24 orders·6 insights

James Marshall SprouseDeceased

Circuit judge, appointed by Jimmy Carter (Democratic)

23 orders·6 insights

Barbara Milano Keenan

Circuit judge, appointed by Barack Obama (Democratic)

55 orders·5 insights

Robert Bruce King

Circuit judge, appointed by Bill Clinton (Democratic)

51 orders·5 insights

William B. Traxler Jr.

Circuit judge, appointed by Bill Clinton (Democratic)

48 orders·5 insights

Dennis W. SheddRetired 2022

Circuit judge, appointed by George W. Bush (Republican)

46 orders·5 insights

Karen J. WilliamsRetired 2009

Circuit judge, appointed by George H. W. Bush (Republican)

34 orders·5 insights

Clyde Henry HamiltonRetired 2020

Circuit judge, appointed by George H. W. Bush (Republican)

32 orders·5 insights

William Walter Wilkins Jr.Retired 2008

Circuit judge, appointed by Ronald Reagan (Republican)

30 orders·5 insights

Allyson K. DuncanRetired 2019

Circuit judge, appointed by George W. Bush (Republican)

28 orders·5 insights

John Michael LuttigRetired 2006

Circuit judge, appointed by George H. W. Bush (Republican)

28 orders·5 insights

Albert Vickers BryanDeceased

Circuit judge, appointed by John F. Kennedy (Democratic)

25 orders·5 insights

Armistead Mason DobieDeceased

Circuit judge, appointed by Franklin D. Roosevelt (Democratic)

25 orders·5 insights

Charles Albert WoodsDeceased

Circuit judge, appointed by Woodrow Wilson (Democratic)

25 orders·5 insights

Charles Henry SimontonDeceased

Circuit judge, appointed by Grover Cleveland (Democratic)

25 orders·5 insights

Clement Furman Haynsworth Jr.Deceased

Circuit judge, appointed by Dwight D. Eisenhower (Republican)

25 orders·5 insights

Edmund Waddill Jr.Deceased

Circuit judge, appointed by Warren G. Harding (Republican)

25 orders·5 insights

Elliott NorthcottDeceased

Circuit judge, appointed by Calvin Coolidge (Republican)

25 orders·5 insights

Harrison Lee WinterDeceased

Circuit judge, appointed by Lyndon B. Johnson (Democratic)

25 orders·5 insights

Herbert Stephenson BoremanDeceased

Circuit judge, appointed by Dwight D. Eisenhower (Republican)

25 orders·5 insights

J. Spencer BellDeceased

Circuit judge, appointed by John F. Kennedy (Democratic)

25 orders·5 insights

Jeter Connelly PritchardDeceased

Circuit judge, appointed by Theodore Roosevelt (Republican)

25 orders·5 insights

John Carter RoseDeceased

Circuit judge, appointed by Warren G. Harding (Republican)

25 orders·5 insights

John Johnston ParkerDeceased

Circuit judge, appointed by Calvin Coolidge (Republican)

25 orders·5 insights

Martin Augustine KnappDeceased

Circuit judge, appointed by William Howard Taft (Republican)

25 orders·5 insights

Morris Ames SoperDeceased

Circuit judge, appointed by Herbert Hoover (Republican)

25 orders·5 insights

Nathan Goff Jr.Deceased

Circuit judge, appointed by Benjamin Harrison (Republican)

25 orders·5 insights

Simon Ernest SobeloffDeceased

Circuit judge, appointed by Dwight D. Eisenhower (Republican)

25 orders·5 insights

Hugh Lennox BondDeceased

Circuit judge, appointed by Ulysses S. Grant (Republican)

4 orders·5 insights

Allison Jones Rushing

Circuit judge, appointed by Donald Trump (Republican)

33 orders
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