United States District Court for the Southern District of New York
72 judges profiled from their own signed orders: how each rules on motions, with the orders quoted.
Jennifer Louise Rochon
District judge, appointed by Joe Biden (Democratic)
Arun Subramanian
District judge, appointed by Joe Biden (Democratic)
Jennifer E. Willis
Magistrate judge, appointed by Merit selection
Laura Taylor Swain
District judge, appointed by Bill Clinton (Democratic)
Jeannette A. Vargas
District judge, appointed by Joe Biden (Democratic)
Jesse M. Furman
District judge, appointed by Barack Obama (Democratic)
Barbara Moses
Magistrate judge, appointed by Merit selection
Stewart D. Aaron
Magistrate judge, appointed by Merit selection
Henry J. Ricardo
Magistrate judge, appointed by Merit selection
Victoria Reznik
Magistrate judge, appointed by Merit selection
Lewis A. Kaplan
District judge, appointed by Bill Clinton (Democratic)
Dale Edwin Ho
District judge, appointed by Joe Biden (Democratic)
Pierre Nelson LevalRetired 1993
District judge, appointed by Jimmy Carter (Democratic)
Wilfred FeinbergElevated to a higher court
District judge, appointed by John F. Kennedy (Democratic)
Kimba Maureen WoodSenior status
District judge, appointed by Ronald Reagan (Republican)
Jed S. Rakoff
District judge, appointed by Bill Clinton (Democratic)
Paul Adam Engelmayer
District judge, appointed by Barack Obama (Democratic)
John G. Koeltl
District judge, appointed by Bill Clinton (Democratic)
Gabriel W. Gorenstein
Magistrate judge, appointed by Merit selection
Andrew E. Krause
Magistrate judge, appointed by Merit selection
Denise Louise CoteSenior status
District judge, appointed by Bill Clinton (Democratic)
Judith C. McCarthy
Magistrate judge, appointed by Merit selection
Gerard Edmund LynchElevated to a higher court
District judge, appointed by Bill Clinton (Democratic)
Irving Robert KaufmanDeceased
District judge, appointed by Harry Truman (Democratic)
Naomi Reice Buchwald
District judge, appointed by Bill Clinton (Democratic)
Richard Joseph SullivanElevated to a higher court
District judge, appointed by George W. Bush (Republican)
Alison Julie NathanElevated to a higher court
District judge, appointed by Barack Obama (Democratic)
Margaret Merrell Miller Garnett
District judge, appointed by Joe Biden (Democratic)
James Paul Oetken
District judge, appointed by Barack Obama (Democratic)
Jessica G. L. Clarke
District judge, appointed by Joe Biden (Democratic)
Nelson S. Roman
District judge, appointed by Barack Obama (Democratic)
Andrew L. Carter Jr.
District judge, appointed by Barack Obama (Democratic)
Kenneth M. Karas
District judge, appointed by George W. Bush (Republican)
Kevin Thomas DuffyRetired 2020
District judge, appointed by Richard Nixon (Republican)
Robert W. Lehrburger
Magistrate judge
Sarah Netburn
Magistrate judge
Victor MarreroSenior status
District judge, appointed by Bill Clinton (Democratic)
Vincent L. BriccettiSenior status
District judge, appointed by Barack Obama (Democratic)
Cathy SeibelSenior status
District judge, appointed by George W. Bush (Republican)
Sidney H. SteinSenior status
District judge, appointed by Bill Clinton (Democratic)
Louis Lee StantonSenior status
District judge, appointed by Ronald Reagan (Republican)
P. Kevin Castel
District judge, appointed by George W. Bush (Republican)
Paul A. CrottySenior status
District judge, appointed by George W. Bush (Republican)
John Mercer Walker Jr.Retired 1989
District judge, appointed by Ronald Reagan (Republican)
Richard M. BermanSenior status
District judge, appointed by Bill Clinton (Democratic)
Barrington Daniels Parker Jr.Retired 2001
District judge, appointed by Bill Clinton (Democratic)
Analisa Torres
District judge, appointed by Barack Obama (Democratic)
Katherine Polk Failla
District judge, appointed by Barack Obama (Democratic)
Lorna Gail Tiangco Schofield
District judge, appointed by Barack Obama (Democratic)
John Peter Cronan
District judge, appointed by Donald Trump (Republican)
Katharine H. Parker
appointed by Merit selection
Mary Kay Vyskocil
District judge, appointed by Donald Trump (Republican)
Philip Morgan Halpern
District judge, appointed by Donald Trump (Republican)
Alvin K. Hellerstein
District judge, appointed by Bill Clinton (Democratic)
Gregory Howard Woods III
District judge, appointed by Barack Obama (Democratic)
Paul G. Gardephe
District judge, appointed by George W. Bush (Republican)
Ronnie Abrams
District judge, appointed by Barack Obama (Democratic)
Valerie E. Caproni
District judge, appointed by Barack Obama (Democratic)
Colleen McMahon
District judge, appointed by Bill Clinton (Democratic)
George Benjamin DanielsSenior status
District judge, appointed by Bill Clinton (Democratic)
Lawrence Michael McKennaRetired 2023
District judge, appointed by George H. W. Bush (Republican)
Loretta A. Preska
District judge, appointed by George H. W. Bush (Republican)
Vernon S. Broderick
District judge, appointed by Barack Obama (Democratic)
Lewis Jeffrey Liman
District judge, appointed by Donald Trump (Republican)
Jennifer H. Rearden
District judge, appointed by Joe Biden (Democratic)
Edgardo Ramos
District judge, appointed by Barack Obama (Democratic)
Debra C. FreemanNo longer serving
Magistrate judge
Ona T. Wang
Magistrate judge
Robyn F. Tarnofsky
Magistrate judge
Sarah L. Cave
Magistrate judge, appointed by Merit selection
Denny ChinRetired 2010
District judge, appointed by Bill Clinton (Democratic)
Valerie Figueredo
Magistrate judge, appointed by Merit selection