Zia M. Faruqui
How Judge Faruqui rules, drawn from 26 signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
About Judge Faruqui
Zia M. Faruqui has served as a United States Magistrate Judge for the District of Columbia since September 2020. A graduate of Georgetown University and Georgetown Law, he practiced commercial litigation and worked as a federal prosecutor before joining the bench.
Judge Faruqui's practices and standing orders
The court's website lists no individual practices or standing orders of Judge Faruqui's own (checked October 8, 2026), so the court's local rules and general orders are the place to look (court page ↗).
Standing orders for every case in this court
Orders the court applies to all of its cases, whichever judge has them, as published on the court's website (checked October 8, 2026).
Signed rulings
A grounded sample of orders signed by this judge, with the verbatim dispositive language.
“Plaintiff’s motion for judgment of reversal (ECF No. 13) is DENIED”
“Defendant’s motion for judgment of affirmance (ECF No. 14) is GRANTED.”
“ORDERED that Plaintiff’s Motion for Remand of Judgment is GRANTED”
“ORDERED that Defendant’s Motion for Affirmance of Judgment is DENIED.”
“For the reasons set forth herein, the Court will GRANT Plaintiff’s motion.”
“For the reasons below, the undersigned GRANTS Defendants’ motion to dismiss this case.”
“Judgment is entered as a matter of law in favor of Defendant.”
“the Court will DENY Plaintiff’s Motion for Judgment of Reversal and GRANT Defendant’s Motion for Judgment of Affirmance.”
“the undersigned recommends that the Court DENY Plaintiff’s Motion for Judgment of Reversal and GRANT Defendant’s Motion for Judgment of Affirmance.”
“the Court shall grant Defendant’s motion to transfer venue”
“shall deny without prejudice Defendants’ motion to dismiss so that Defendants may refile that motion, if appropriate, upon transfer”
“For the reasons below, the Court GRANTS Defendant’s motion.”
“the Court will grant Plaintiff’s Motion to Unseal and order that Plaintiff’s Motion for Sanctions (ECF No. 101) be unsealed and published without redaction.”
“it is ORDERED that the Plaintiffs’ Motion is DENIED.”
“the Defendant’s supervision should not be revoked and that the Defendant not be subject to further incarceration for such violation.”
“this Court recommends that Defendant’s period of supervision be terminated”
Caseload & timing
From public federal docket records for this judge.
Median case duration in the sampled dockets: 748 days (N = 5).
Median motion-to-ruling time: 642 days (N = 4).
The sample includes employment, administrative-review, Social Security, public-records, and immigration matters. Directly assigned civil cases generally reflect party consent; referral matters often remain assigned to a district judge.
Pending matters in the official report
Reported by the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts under the Civil Justice Reform Act, as of March 31, 2026.
| Motions pending more than six months | 0 |
| Bench trials submitted more than six months | 0 |
| Bankruptcy appeals pending more than six months | 0 |
| Social Security appeals pending more than six months | 0 |
| Civil cases pending more than three years | 4 |
| Report | Motions over six months | Cases over three years |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 2026 | 0 | 4 |
| Sep 2025 | 0 | 7 |
| Mar 2025 | 0 | 6 |
| Sep 2024 | 0 | 2 |
| Mar 2024 | 0 | 2 |
| Sep 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 2022 | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 2022 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 2021 | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 2021 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 2020 | 0 | 0 |
A snapshot on that date: matters listed may since have been decided or reassigned. A motion referred to a magistrate judge is counted for both judges. Motions in multidistrict litigation, section 2255 cases and Social Security appeals are not counted, and a very large three-year count is generally a multidistrict docket. Source: Appendix A of the report (PDF); about the report.
How long civil cases take in this court
For the whole of United States District Court for the District of Columbia, not for Judge Faruqui: median time from filing to disposition of the civil cases the court closed in the 12 months ending September 30, 2025, as reported by the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts.
| Cases | Median time | |
|---|---|---|
| All civil cases closed | 3,347 | 7.7 months |
| Closed with no court action | 876 | 5.4 months |
| Closed before pretrial | 2,449 | 8.8 months |
| Closed during or after pretrial | 13 | 53.2 months |
| Closed during trial | 9 | not reported |
| 12 months ending | Cases closed | Median time |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | 3,347 | 7.7 months |
| Sep 2024 | 3,290 | 6.2 months |
| Sep 2023 | 3,288 | 4.7 months |
| Sep 2022 | 3,044 | 5.6 months |
| Sep 2021 | 3,408 | 4.8 months |
| Sep 2020 | 2,947 | 5.8 months |
| Sep 2019 | 2,963 | 5.1 months |
The table leaves out prisoner petitions, land condemnations, deportation reviews, recovery of overpayments and enforcement of judgments, and reports no median for fewer than 10 cases. A district that closed a large multidistrict litigation in the period shows very large counts and long medians for that year. Source: Table C-5, U.S. District Courts (spreadsheet).
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