U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
68 judges profiled from their own signed orders: how each rules on motions, with the orders quoted.
Sri Srinivasan
Circuit judge, appointed by Barack Obama (Democratic)
Bradley N. Garcia
Circuit judge, appointed by Joe Biden (Democratic)
Robert L. Wilkins
Circuit judge, appointed by Barack Obama (Democratic)
Neomi Jehangir Rao
Circuit judge, appointed by Donald Trump (Republican)
Duncan Lawrence GronerRetired 1948
Circuit judge, appointed by Franklin D. Roosevelt (Democratic)
David S. TatelRetired 2024
Circuit judge, appointed by Bill Clinton (Democratic)
Edward Allen TammRetired 1985
Circuit judge, appointed by Lyndon B. Johnson (Democratic)
Malcolm Richard WilkeyRetired 1985
Circuit judge, appointed by Richard Nixon (Republican)
Roger RobbRetired 1985
Circuit judge, appointed by Richard Nixon (Republican)
Patricia A. Millett
Circuit judge, appointed by Barack Obama (Democratic)
Gregory G. Katsas
Circuit judge, appointed by Donald Trump (Republican)
Thurman Wesley ArnoldRetired 1945
Circuit judge, appointed by Franklin D. Roosevelt (Democratic)
J. Michelle Childs
Circuit judge, appointed by Joe Biden (Democratic)
Ruth Bader GinsburgRetired 1993
Circuit judge, appointed by Jimmy Carter (Democratic)
William HitzRetired 1935
Circuit judge, appointed by Herbert Hoover (Republican)
Clarence ThomasRetired 1991
Circuit judge, appointed by George H. W. Bush (Republican)
Justin R. Walker
Circuit judge, appointed by Donald Trump (Republican)
Constantine Joseph SmythRetired 1924
Circuit judge, appointed by Woodrow Wilson (Democratic)
George Ewing MartinRetired 1937
Circuit judge, appointed by Calvin Coolidge (Republican)
Harold Montelle StephensRetired 1955
Circuit judge, appointed by Harry S. Truman (Democratic)
John A. DanaherRetired 1990
Circuit judge, appointed by Dwight D. Eisenhower (Republican)
Charles FahyRetired 1979
Circuit judge, appointed by Harry S. Truman (Democratic)
Harry T. Edwards
Circuit judge, appointed by Jimmy Carter (Democratic)
Karen LeCraft Henderson
Circuit judge, appointed by George H. W. Bush (Republican)
A. Raymond Randolph
Circuit judge, appointed by George H. W. Bush (Republican)
Cornelia Thayer Livingston Pillard
Circuit judge, appointed by Barack Obama (Democratic)
Douglas H. Ginsburg
Circuit judge, appointed by Ronald Reagan (Republican)
Judith W. Rogers
Circuit judge, appointed by Bill Clinton (Democratic)
Florence Y. Pan
Circuit judge, appointed by Joe Biden (Democratic)
Bennett Champ ClarkRetired 1954
Circuit judge, appointed by Harry S. Truman (Democratic)
Elijah Barrett PrettymanRetired 1971
Circuit judge, appointed by Harry S. Truman (Democratic)
Frederick Moore VinsonRetired 1943
Circuit judge, appointed by Franklin D. Roosevelt (Democratic)
George Thomas WashingtonRetired 1965
Circuit judge, appointed by Harry S. Truman (Democratic)
Henry White EdgertonRetired 1963
Circuit judge, appointed by Franklin D. Roosevelt (Democratic)
James McPherson ProctorRetired 1953
Circuit judge, appointed by Harry S. Truman (Democratic)
Robert Justin MillerRetired 1945
Circuit judge, appointed by Franklin D. Roosevelt (Democratic)
Wiley Blount Rutledge Jr.Retired 1943
Circuit judge, appointed by Franklin D. Roosevelt (Democratic)
Thomas Beall GriffithRetired 2020
Circuit judge, appointed by George W. Bush (Republican)
Brett M. KavanaughRetired 2018
Circuit judge, appointed by George W. Bush (Republican)
John Glover Roberts Jr.Retired 2005
Circuit judge, appointed by George W. Bush (Republican)
George Edward MacKinnonDeceased
Circuit judge, appointed by Richard Nixon (Republican)
Harold LeventhalDeceased
Circuit judge, appointed by Lyndon B. Johnson (Democratic)
J. Skelly WrightRetired 1988
Circuit judge, appointed by John F. Kennedy (Democratic)
Janice Rogers BrownRetired 2017
Circuit judge, appointed by George W. Bush (Republican)
Laurence Hirsch SilbermanRetired 2022
Circuit judge, appointed by Ronald Reagan (Republican)
Merrick B. GarlandRetired 2021
Circuit judge, appointed by Bill Clinton (Democratic)
Patricia M. WaldRetired 1999
Circuit judge, appointed by Jimmy Carter (Democratic)
Robert H. BorkRetired 1988
Circuit judge, appointed by Ronald Reagan (Republican)
Antonin ScaliaRetired 1986
Circuit judge, appointed by Ronald Reagan (Republican)
David Bryan SentelleRetired 2023
Circuit judge, appointed by Ronald Reagan (Republican)
David L. BazelonRetired 1993
Circuit judge, appointed by Harry S. Truman (Democratic)
Kenneth W. StarrRetired 1989
Circuit judge, appointed by Ronald Reagan (Republican)
Charles Henry RobbRetired 1937
Circuit judge, appointed by Theodore Roosevelt (Republican)
Charles Holland DuellRetired 1906
Circuit judge, appointed by Theodore Roosevelt (Republican)
Josiah Alexander Van OrsdelRetired 1937
Circuit judge, appointed by Theodore Roosevelt (Republican)
Louis Emory McComasRetired 1907
Circuit judge, appointed by Theodore Roosevelt (Republican)
Martin Ferdinand MorrisRetired 1905
Circuit judge, appointed by Grover Cleveland (Democratic)
Richard Henry AlveyRetired 1905
Circuit judge, appointed by Grover Cleveland (Democratic)
Seth ShepardRetired 1917
Circuit judge, appointed by Grover Cleveland (Democratic)
Wilbur Kingsbury MillerRetired 1964
Circuit judge, appointed by Harry S. Truman (Democratic)
Carl Eugene McGowanDeceased
Circuit judge, appointed by John F. Kennedy (Democratic)
James Lane BuckleyRetired 2023
Circuit judge, appointed by Ronald Reagan (Republican)
Walter Maximillian BastianRetired 1975
Circuit judge, appointed by Dwight D. Eisenhower (Republican)
Warren Earl BurgerRetired 1969
Circuit judge, appointed by Dwight D. Eisenhower (Republican)
Ketanji Brown JacksonRetired 2022
Circuit judge, appointed by Joe Biden (Democratic)
Abner J. MikvaRetired 1994
Circuit judge, appointed by Jimmy Carter (Democratic)
Stephen F. WilliamsRetired 2020
Circuit judge, appointed by Ronald Reagan (Republican)
Spottswood W. Robinson IIIRetired 1998
Circuit judge, appointed by Lyndon B. Johnson (Democratic)