U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey
52 judges profiled from their own signed orders: how each rules on motions, with the orders quoted.
Michael E. Farbiarz
appointed by Joe Biden (Democratic)
Susan Davis Wigenton
appointed by George W. Bush (Republican)
Zahid N. Quraishi
appointed by Joe Biden (Democratic)
Leda Dunn Wettre
Magistrate judge
Justin T. Quinn
Magistrate judge
J. Brendan Day
Magistrate judge
John Warren DavisElevated to a higher court
District judge, appointed by Woodrow Wilson (Democratic)
Haddon Lee SarokinDeceased
District judge, appointed by Jimmy Carter (Democratic)
William Mershon LanningElevated to a higher court
District judge, appointed by Theodore Roosevelt (Republican)
Karen M. Williams
appointed by Joe Biden (Democratic)
Rukhsanah L. Singh
Magistrate judge
Matthew J. Skahill
Magistrate judge
Stanley Richard Chesler
appointed by George W. Bush (Republican)
José R. Almonte
Magistrate judge
Christine P. O'Hearn
appointed by Joe Biden (Democratic)
Michael A. Shipp
appointed by Barack Obama (Democratic)
Claire Claudia Cecchi
appointed by Barack Obama (Democratic)
Robert Byron KuglerRetired 2024
appointed by George W. Bush (Republican)
Renée Marie Bumb
appointed by George W. Bush (Republican)
Edward Sunyol Kiel
appointed by Joe Biden (Democratic)
Sharon A. King
Magistrate judge
Elizabeth A. Pascal
Magistrate judge
James B. Clark III
Magistrate judge
Joel SchneiderRetired 2021
Magistrate judge
Katharine Sweeney Hayden
appointed by Bill Clinton (Democratic)
Douglas E. ArpertRetired 2024
Magistrate judge
Esther Salas
appointed by Barack Obama (Democratic)
Jessica S. Allen
Magistrate judge
Lois H. GoodmanRetired 2023
Magistrate judge
Brian R. Martinotti
appointed by Barack Obama (Democratic)
Jamel K. Semper
appointed by Joe Biden (Democratic)
Julien Xavier Neals
appointed by Joe Biden (Democratic)
William John Martini
appointed by George W. Bush (Republican)
Cathy L. Waldor
Magistrate judge
Andre M. Espinosa
Magistrate judge
Anne Elise ThompsonRetired 2022
appointed by Jimmy Carter (Democratic)
Stacey D. Adams
Magistrate judge
Madeline Cox Arleo
appointed by Barack Obama (Democratic)
Peter G. Sheridan
appointed by George W. Bush (Republican)
Kevin McNultyRetired 2024
appointed by Barack Obama (Democratic)
Mary Little CooperRetired 2011
appointed by George H. W. Bush (Republican)
Tonianne J. Bongiovanni
Magistrate judge
Robert Kirsch
appointed by Joe Biden (Democratic)
Joseph Anthony Greenaway Jr.Elevated to a higher court
District judge, appointed by Bill Clinton (Democratic)
Maryanne Trump BarryDeceased
District judge, appointed by Ronald Reagan (Republican)
Evelyn Padin
appointed by Joe Biden (Democratic)
Leonard I. GarthDeceased
District judge, appointed by Richard Nixon (Republican)
Ann Marie Donio
Magistrate judge
Noel Lawrence HillmanRetired 2024
appointed by George W. Bush (Republican)
Michael A. Hammer
Magistrate judge
Georgette Castner
appointed by Joe Biden (Democratic)
Freda L. WolfsonRetired 2023
appointed by George W. Bush (Republican)