United States District Court for the Northern District of California
44 judges profiled from their own signed orders: how each rules on motions, with the orders quoted.
Maxine M. Chesney
District judge, appointed by Bill Clinton (Democratic)
Dal Millington LemmonElevated to a higher court
District judge, appointed by Harry S. Truman (Democratic)
William H. Orrick III
District judge, appointed by Barack Obama (Democratic)
Beth Labson Freeman
District judge, appointed by Barack Obama (Democratic)
Rita F. Lin
District judge, appointed by Joe Biden (Democratic)
Lisa J. Cisneros
Magistrate judge
Richard G. Seeborg
District judge, appointed by Barack Obama (Democratic)
Lucy Haeran KohRetired 2021
District judge, appointed by Barack Obama (Democratic)
James Donato
District judge, appointed by Barack Obama (Democratic)
Edward M. Chen
District judge, appointed by Barack Obama (Democratic)
Jacqueline Scott Corley
District judge, appointed by Joe Biden (Democratic)
Robert M. Illman
Magistrate judge
Jon S. Tigar
District judge, appointed by Barack Obama (Democratic)
Ajay S. Krishnan
Magistrate judge
Thomas S. Hixson
Magistrate judge
Jeffrey S. White
District judge, appointed by George W. Bush (Republican)
P. Casey Pitts
District judge, appointed by Joe Biden (Democratic)
Peter H. Kang
Magistrate judge
Noël Wise
District judge, appointed by Joe Biden (Democratic)
Sallie Kim
Magistrate judge
Trina L. Thompson
District judge, appointed by Joe Biden (Democratic)
Susan Yvonne Illston
District judge, appointed by Bill Clinton (Democratic)
William Alsup
District judge, appointed by Bill Clinton (Democratic)
Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers
District judge, appointed by Barack Obama (Democratic)
Edward J. Davila
District judge, appointed by Barack Obama (Democratic)
Laurel Beeler
Magistrate judge
Virginia K. DeMarchi
Magistrate judge
Susan G. van Keulen
Magistrate judge
Nandor J. VadasRetired 2017
Magistrate judge
Eumi K. Lee
District judge, appointed by Joe Biden (Democratic)
Haywood S. Gilliam, Jr.
District judge, appointed by Barack Obama (Democratic)
Nathanael M. Cousins
Magistrate judge
Joseph C. Spero
Magistrate judge
Phyllis J. Hamilton
District judge, appointed by Bill Clinton (Democratic)
Donna M. RyuRetired 2026
Magistrate judge
Alex G. Tse
Magistrate judge
Charles R. Breyer
District judge, appointed by Bill Clinton (Democratic)
Saundra Brown Armstrong
District judge, appointed by George H. W. Bush (Republican)
Thelton Eugene HendersonRetired 2017
District judge, appointed by Jimmy Carter (Democratic)
Araceli Martínez-Olguín
District judge, appointed by Joe Biden (Democratic)
Claudia Ann Wilken
District judge, appointed by Bill Clinton (Democratic)
Elizabeth D. LaPorteRetired 2019
Magistrate judge
Vince Girdhari Chhabria
District judge, appointed by Barack Obama (Democratic)
Howard R. LloydRetired 2018
Magistrate judge