U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan

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

78 judges most orders first

Mark Allan Goldsmith

appointed by Barack Obama (Democratic)

14 orders·7 insights

Ross WilkinsRetired 1870

District judge, appointed by Andrew Jackson (Democratic)

29 orders·6 insights

Henry Harrison SwanRetired 1911

District judge, appointed by Benjamin Harrison (Republican)

27 orders·6 insights

Arthur J. TuttleRetired 1944

District judge, appointed by William Howard Taft (Republican)

26 orders·6 insights

Henry Billings BrownRetired 1890

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

26 orders·6 insights

John Wesley LongyearRetired 1875

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

25 orders·6 insights

Arthur A. KoscinskiRetired 1957

District judge, appointed by Harry S. Truman (Democratic)

20 orders·6 insights

Arthur F. LederleRetired 1972

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

20 orders·6 insights

Frank Albert PicardRetired 1963

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

20 orders·6 insights

Frederick William KaessRetired 1979

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

20 orders·6 insights

John FeikensRetired 2011

District judge, appointed by Richard Nixon (Republican)

20 orders·6 insights

Ralph McKenzie FreemanRetired 1990

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

20 orders·6 insights

Thomas Patrick ThorntonRetired 1985

District judge, appointed by Harry S. Truman (Democratic)

20 orders·6 insights

Philip PrattRetired 1989

District judge, appointed by Richard Nixon (Republican)

19 orders·6 insights

Stephen John RothRetired 1974

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

19 orders·6 insights

Theodore LevinRetired 1970

District judge, appointed by Harry S. Truman (Democratic)

19 orders·6 insights

Ernest Aloysius O'BrienRetired 1948

District judge, appointed by Herbert Hoover (Republican)

18 orders·6 insights

Talbot SmithRetired 1978

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

18 orders·6 insights

Lawrence GubowRetired 1978

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

17 orders·6 insights

Thaddeus Michael MachrowiczRetired 1970

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

17 orders·6 insights

Edward Julien MoinetRetired 1952

District judge, appointed by Calvin Coolidge (Republican)

13 orders·6 insights

Alexis Caswell AngellRetired 1912

District judge, appointed by William Howard Taft (Republican)

8 orders·6 insights

Robert J. White

appointed by Joe Biden (Democratic)

26 orders·5 insights

Damon J. KeithRetired 1977

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

18 orders·5 insights

Elizabeth A. Stafford

appointed by Merit selection

31 orders·4 insights

Linda Vivienne Parker

appointed by Barack Obama (Democratic)

25 orders·4 insights

James Paul ChurchillRetired 2020

District judge, appointed by Gerald Ford (Republican)

24 orders·4 insights

Patricia Jean Ehrhardt Pernick BoyleRetired 1983

District judge, appointed by Jimmy Carter (Democratic)

24 orders·4 insights

James HarveyRetired 2019

District judge, appointed by Richard Nixon (Republican)

21 orders·4 insights

Avern Levin CohnRetired 2022

District judge, appointed by Jimmy Carter (Democratic)

18 orders·4 insights

Julian Abele Cook Jr.Retired 2017

District judge, appointed by Jimmy Carter (Democratic)

17 orders·4 insights

Laurie Jill Michelson

appointed by Barack Obama (Democratic)

14 orders·4 insights

Judith Ellen Levy

appointed by Barack Obama (Democratic)

9 orders·4 insights

Matthew Frederick Leitman

appointed by Barack Obama (Democratic)

8 orders·4 insights

John Corbett O'MearaDeceased

District judge, appointed by Bill Clinton (Democratic)

4 orders·4 insights

Denise Page Hood

appointed by Bill Clinton (Democratic)

24 orders·3 insights

George La PlataRetired 1996

District judge, appointed by Ronald Reagan (Republican)

20 orders·3 insights

Marianne Olga BattaniRetired 2021

District judge, appointed by Bill Clinton (Democratic)

20 orders·3 insights

Paul Victor GadolaRetired 2014

District judge, appointed by Ronald Reagan (Republican)

20 orders·3 insights

Richard Fred SuhrheinrichRetired 1990

District judge, appointed by Ronald Reagan (Republican)

20 orders·3 insights

Stewart Albert NewblattRetired 2022

District judge, appointed by Jimmy Carter (Democratic)

19 orders·3 insights

Anna Katherine Johnston Diggs TaylorRetired 2017

District judge, appointed by Jimmy Carter (Democratic)

18 orders·3 insights

Barbara Kloka HackettRetired 2000

District judge, appointed by Ronald Reagan (Republican)

18 orders·3 insights

Horace Weldon GilmoreRetired 2010

District judge, appointed by Jimmy Carter (Democratic)

18 orders·3 insights

Lawrence Paul ZatkoffRetired 2015

District judge, appointed by Ronald Reagan (Republican)

18 orders·3 insights

Stephen Joseph Murphy III

appointed by George W. Bush (Republican)

17 orders·3 insights

George E. WoodsRetired 2004

District judge, appointed by Ronald Reagan (Republican)

15 orders·3 insights

Victoria Ann RobertsRetired 2023

District judge, appointed by Bill Clinton (Democratic)

15 orders·3 insights

Jonathan James Canada Grey

appointed by Joe Biden (Democratic)

14 orders·3 insights

Anthony P. Patti

appointed by Merit selection

13 orders·3 insights

Shalina Deborah Kumar

appointed by Joe Biden (Democratic)

13 orders·3 insights

David R. Grand

appointed by Merit selection

11 orders·3 insights

Robert Hardy Cleland

appointed by George H. W. Bush (Republican)

11 orders·3 insights

Paul David Borman

appointed by Bill Clinton (Democratic)

9 orders·3 insights

Mark A. RandonRetired 2014

Magistrate judge

6 orders·3 insights

Mona K. MajzoubRetired 2020

Magistrate judge

5 orders·3 insights

Terrence George Berg

appointed by Barack Obama (Democratic)

31 orders·2 insights

Curtis Ivy, Jr.

appointed by Merit selection

29 orders·2 insights

Patricia T. Morris

appointed by Merit selection

13 orders·2 insights

Kimberly G. Altman

appointed by Merit selection

12 orders·2 insights

David Michael Lawson

appointed by Bill Clinton (Democratic)

43 orders·1 insights

Gershwin Allen Drain

appointed by Barack Obama (Democratic)

33 orders

Thomas Lamson Ludington

appointed by George W. Bush (Republican)

33 orders

Nancy Garlock Edmunds

appointed by George H. W. Bush (Republican)

29 orders

Susan K. DeClercq

appointed by Joe Biden (Democratic)

28 orders

Frances Kay Behm

appointed by Joe Biden (Democratic)

27 orders

George Caram Steeh III

appointed by Bill Clinton (Democratic)

26 orders

Arthur Jeffrey TarnowRetired 2022

District judge, appointed by Bill Clinton (Democratic)

24 orders

Michael J. HluchaniukRetired 2020

Magistrate judge

24 orders

Bernard Alvin FriedmanNo longer serving

appointed by Ronald Reagan (Republican)

22 orders

Brandy R. McMillion

appointed by Joe Biden (Democratic)

22 orders

Patrick J. DugganRetired 2015

District judge, appointed by Ronald Reagan (Republican)

22 orders

Robert Edward DeMascioRetired 1999

District judge, appointed by Richard Nixon (Republican)

21 orders

Charles Wycliffe JoinerRetired 2017

District judge, appointed by Richard Nixon (Republican)

20 orders

Gerald E. RosenRetired 2017

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

20 orders

Sean F. CoxRetired 2025

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

20 orders

Paul J. KomivesRetired 2018

Magistrate judge

16 orders

R. Steven WhalenRetired 2021

Magistrate judge

12 orders
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