United States District Court for the District of Columbia
119 judges profiled from their own signed orders: how each rules on motions, with the orders quoted. Court-wide standing orders ↓
Carl J. Nichols
District judge, appointed by Donald Trump (Republican)
Dabney L. Friedrich
District judge, appointed by Donald Trump (Republican)
Amir H. Ali
District judge, appointed by Joe Biden (Democratic)
Christopher R. Cooper
District judge, appointed by Barack Obama (Democratic)
James E. Boasberg
District judge, appointed by Barack Obama (Democratic)
Rudolph Contreras
District judge, appointed by Barack Obama (Democratic)
Loren L. AliKhan
District judge, appointed by Joe Biden (Democratic)
Randolph D. Moss
District judge, appointed by Barack Obama (Democratic)
Richard J. LeonSenior status
District judge, appointed by George W. Bush (Republican)
Ana C. Reyes
District judge, appointed by Joe Biden (Democratic)
Timothy J. Kelly
District judge, appointed by Donald Trump (Republican)
Reggie B. WaltonSenior status
District judge, appointed by George W. Bush (Republican)
Royce C. LamberthSenior status
District judge, appointed by Ronald Reagan (Republican)
John D. BatesSenior status
District judge, appointed by George W. Bush (Republican)
Colleen Kollar-KotellySenior status
District judge, appointed by Bill Clinton (Democratic)
Bolitha James LawsDeceased
District judge, appointed by Franklin D. Roosevelt (Democratic)
Trevor N. McFadden
District judge, appointed by Donald Trump (Republican)
Fred Dickinson LettsDeceased
District judge, appointed by Herbert Hoover (Republican)
Amit P. Mehta
District judge, appointed by Barack Obama (Democratic)
Tanya S. Chutkan
District judge, appointed by Barack Obama (Democratic)
Jia M. Cobb
District judge, appointed by Joe Biden (Democratic)
Beryl A. HowellSenior status
District judge, appointed by Barack Obama (Democratic)
Emmet G. SullivanSenior status
District judge, appointed by Bill Clinton (Democratic)
Amy Berman JacksonSenior status
District judge, appointed by Barack Obama (Democratic)
Sparkle Leah Sooknanan
District judge, appointed by Joe Biden (Democratic)
Walter Smith CoxDeceased
District judge, appointed by Rutherford B. Hayes (Republican)
G. Michael Harvey
Magistrate judge
Richard Warren RobertsNo longer serving
District judge, appointed by Bill Clinton (Democratic)
Rosemary Elizabeth Mayers CollyerDeceased
District judge, appointed by George W. Bush (Republican)
Alexander Burton HagnerDeceased
District judge, appointed by Rutherford B. Hayes (Republican)
Charles Pinckney JamesDeceased
District judge, appointed by Rutherford B. Hayes (Republican)
Edward Franklin BinghamDeceased
District judge, appointed by Grover Cleveland (Democratic)
William Matthews MerrickDeceased
District judge, appointed by Grover Cleveland (Democratic)
James RobertsonDeceased
District judge, appointed by Bill Clinton (Democratic)
Wendell Phillips StaffordDeceased
District judge, appointed by Theodore Roosevelt (Republican)
Job BarnardDeceased
District judge, appointed by William McKinley (Republican)
Thomas Henry AndersonDeceased
District judge, appointed by Merit selection
Oscar Raymond LuhringDeceased
District judge, appointed by Herbert Hoover (Republican)
Paul L. FriedmanSenior status
District judge, appointed by Bill Clinton (Democratic)
Harold Herman GreeneDeceased
District judge, appointed by Jimmy Carter (Democratic)
Henry Harold Kennedy Jr.No longer serving
District judge, appointed by Bill Clinton (Democratic)
Abram Baldwin OlinDeceased
District judge, appointed by Abraham Lincoln (Republican)
Alexander HoltzoffDeceased
District judge, appointed by Harry S. Truman (Democratic)
Arthur MacArthurDeceased
District judge, appointed by Ulysses S. Grant (Republican)
Louis Falk OberdorferDeceased
District judge, appointed by Jimmy Carter (Democratic)
Matthew Francis McGuireDeceased
District judge, appointed by Franklin D. Roosevelt (Democratic)
John Helm PrattDeceased
District judge, appointed by Lyndon B. Johnson (Democratic)
Stanley SporkinDeceased
District judge, appointed by Ronald Reagan (Republican)
Aubrey Eugene Robinson Jr.Deceased
District judge, appointed by Lyndon B. Johnson (Democratic)
June Lazenby GreenDeceased
District judge, appointed by Lyndon B. Johnson (Democratic)
David Andrew PineDeceased
District judge, appointed by Franklin D. Roosevelt (Democratic)
Richmond Bowling KeechDeceased
District judge, appointed by Harry S. Truman (Democratic)
Barrington Daniels Parker Sr.Deceased
District judge, appointed by Richard Nixon (Republican)
George Hughes RevercombDeceased
District judge, appointed by Ronald Reagan (Republican)
Gerhard Alden GesellDeceased
District judge, appointed by Lyndon B. Johnson (Democratic)
John Garrett PennDeceased
District judge, appointed by Jimmy Carter (Democratic)
Ricardo Manuel UrbinaDeceased
District judge, appointed by Bill Clinton (Democratic)
Burnita Shelton MatthewsDeceased
District judge, appointed by Harry S. Truman (Democratic)
Charles Francis McLaughlinDeceased
District judge, appointed by Harry S. Truman (Democratic)
Edward Matthew CurranDeceased
District judge, appointed by Harry S. Truman (Democratic)
Gladys KesslerDeceased
District judge, appointed by Bill Clinton (Democratic)
James Robert KirklandDeceased
District judge, appointed by Harry S. Truman (Democratic)
John Joseph SiricaDeceased
District judge, appointed by Dwight D. Eisenhower (Republican)
John Lewis Smith Jr.Deceased
District judge, appointed by Lyndon B. Johnson (Democratic)
Joseph Charles McGarraghyDeceased
District judge, appointed by Dwight D. Eisenhower (Republican)
Joseph Cornelius WaddyDeceased
District judge, appointed by Lyndon B. Johnson (Democratic)
Joyce Hens GreenDeceased
District judge, appointed by Jimmy Carter (Democratic)
Luther Wallace YoungdahlDeceased
District judge, appointed by Harry S. Truman (Democratic)
Norma Holloway JohnsonDeceased
District judge, appointed by Jimmy Carter (Democratic)
Thomas Aquinas FlanneryDeceased
District judge, appointed by Richard Nixon (Republican)
David Campbell HumphreysDeceased
District judge, appointed by Ulysses S. Grant (Republican)
Howard Francis CorcoranDeceased
District judge, appointed by Lyndon B. Johnson (Democratic)
Edward Allen TammDeceased
District judge, appointed by Harry S. Truman (Democratic)
Oliver GaschDeceased
District judge, appointed by Lyndon B. Johnson (Democratic)
Jesse Corcoran AdkinsDeceased
District judge, appointed by Herbert Hoover (Republican)
Thomas Penfield JacksonDeceased
District judge, appointed by Ronald Reagan (Republican)
William Benson BryantDeceased
District judge, appointed by Lyndon B. Johnson (Democratic)
Joseph Winston CoxDeceased
District judge, appointed by Herbert Hoover (Republican)
Martin V. MontgomeryDeceased
District judge, appointed by Grover Cleveland (Democratic)
Stanley Sutherland HarrisDeceased
District judge, appointed by Ronald Reagan (Republican)
Charles Robert RicheyDeceased
District judge, appointed by Richard Nixon (Republican)
George Luzerne Hart Jr.Deceased
District judge, appointed by Dwight D. Eisenhower (Republican)
James Ward MorrisDeceased
District judge, appointed by Franklin D. Roosevelt (Democratic)
William Blakely JonesDeceased
District judge, appointed by John F. Kennedy (Democratic)
Leonard Patrick WalshDeceased
District judge, appointed by Dwight D. Eisenhower (Republican)
Edward Clayton EicherDeceased
District judge, appointed by Franklin D. Roosevelt (Democratic)
Andrew Coyle BradleyDeceased
District judge, appointed by Benjamin Harrison (Republican)
Henry Albert SchweinhautDeceased
District judge, appointed by Franklin D. Roosevelt (Democratic)
Thomas Jennings BaileyDeceased
District judge, appointed by Woodrow Wilson (Democratic)
Thomas Alan GoldsboroughDeceased
District judge, appointed by Franklin D. Roosevelt (Democratic)
Daniel Thew WrightDeceased
District judge, appointed by Theodore Roosevelt (Republican)
James Harry CovingtonDeceased
District judge, appointed by Woodrow Wilson (Democratic)
Moxila A. Upadhyaya
Magistrate judge
Zia M. Faruqui
Magistrate judge
Florence Y. PanElevated to D.C. Cir. 2022
District judge, appointed by Joe Biden (Democratic)
James McPherson ProctorDeceased
District judge, appointed by Herbert Hoover (Republican)
Thomas F. HoganNo longer serving
District judge, appointed by Ronald Reagan (Republican)
Walter Maximillian BastianDeceased
District judge, appointed by Harry S. Truman (Democratic)
Ellen Segal HuvelleRetired 2025
District judge, appointed by Bill Clinton (Democratic)
Frederick Lincoln SiddonsDeceased
District judge, appointed by Woodrow Wilson (Democratic)
Michael BoudinDeceased
District judge, appointed by George H. W. Bush (Republican)
Harry Morris ClabaughDeceased
District judge, appointed by Merit selection
Walter Irving McCoyDeceased
District judge, appointed by Woodrow Wilson (Democratic)
Ketanji Brown JacksonElevated to D.C. Cir. 2021
District judge, appointed by Barack Obama (Democratic)
Ashley Mulgrave GouldDeceased
District judge, appointed by Theodore Roosevelt (Republican)
George Purnell FisherDeceased
District judge, appointed by Abraham Lincoln (Republican)
Andrew WylieDeceased
District judge, appointed by Abraham Lincoln (Republican)
David Kellogg CartterDeceased
District judge, appointed by Abraham Lincoln (Republican)
Matthew J. Sharbaugh
Magistrate judge
Robert Leon WilkinsElevated to D.C. Cir. 2014
District judge, appointed by Barack Obama (Democratic)
John M. FacciolaRetired
Magistrate judge
Deborah A. RobinsonLeft this court 2020
Magistrate judge
Alan KayLeft this court 2016
Magistrate judge
Spottswood William Robinson IIIDeceased
District judge, appointed by Lyndon B. Johnson (Democratic)
Alfred Adams WheatDeceased
District judge, appointed by Herbert Hoover (Republican)
Charles Cleaves ColeDeceased
District judge, appointed by Benjamin Harrison (Republican)
Adolph August Hoehling Jr.Deceased
District judge, appointed by Warren G. Harding (Republican)
Robin M. MeriweatherLeft this court 2024
Magistrate judge
Daniel William O'DonoghueDeceased
District judge, appointed by Herbert Hoover (Republican)
Standing orders for every case in this court
Orders the United States District Court for the District of Columbia applies to all of its cases, whichever judge has them, as published on the court's website (checked October 8, 2026). Courts revise these, so confirm the current version before you file. The court's local rules ↗
- Standing Order No. 25-49: Procedures for Access and Management of Restricted Documents ↗
- Standing Order No. 21-3: Procedures for Highly Sensitive Documents ↗
Filing
File restricted documents under existing electronic procedures, although electronic viewing is disabled even for authorized readers.
“Restricted documents will continue to be filed in CM/ECF under existing procedures but will no longer be accessible or viewable by electronic means, even by a party or person with a right of access.”
Filing
Authorized recipients receive paper copies of restricted documents because electronic viewing is disabled.
“Because restricted documents filed in CM/ECF are no longer accessible or viewable electronically, a party or person authorized to receive a copy of a restricted document will receive such a copy in paper form.”
Filing
The court serves restricted documents by means other than electronic filing.
“Service of Restricted Documents Filed in CM/ECF. Because restricted documents filed in CM/ECF are no longer accessible or viewable electronically, service of those documents can no longer be accomplished through CM/ECF. The Court will serve restricted documents by other appropriate means as provided by the Federal Rules of Procedure.”
Sealing
Move before the presiding judge to file a highly sensitive document, or before the chief judge if no assigned judge is available.
“A party seeking to file a document as an HSD must file a motion with the presiding judge or, if no judge is assigned or the assigned judge is unavailable, with the Chief Judge.”
Sealing
After filing the motion, deliver two paper copies of the proposed highly sensitive document or a secure electronic copy to the clerk as soon as practicable.
“As soon as practicable after the motion is filed, the moving party shall deliver two paper copies of the proposed HSD, or an electronic copy on a secure electronic device, to this Court’s Clerk’s Office, packaged in a manner prescribed by the Clerk’s Office.”