United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio
75 judges profiled from their own signed orders: how each rules on motions, with the orders quoted.
William Louis DayDeceased
District judge, appointed by William Howard Taft (Republican)
Darrell A. Clay
appointed by Merit selection
John Milton KillitsDeceased
District judge, appointed by William Howard Taft (Republican)
David C. WestenhaverDeceased
District judge, appointed by Woodrow Wilson (Democratic)
Girard Edward KalbfleischDeceased
District judge, appointed by Dwight D. Eisenhower (Republican)
Paul J. JonesDeceased
District judge, appointed by Warren G. Harding (Republican)
Frank Joseph BattistiDeceased
District judge, appointed by John F. Kennedy (Democratic)
Samuel Hardman WestDeceased
District judge, appointed by Calvin Coolidge (Republican)
Kathleen McDonald O'MalleyRetired 2010
District judge, appointed by Bill Clinton (Democratic)
Don John YoungDeceased
District judge, appointed by Lyndon B. Johnson (Democratic)
Ben Charles GreenDeceased
District judge, appointed by John F. Kennedy (Democratic)
Reuben J. Sheperd
Magistrate judge
John Hessin ClarkeDeceased
District judge, appointed by Woodrow Wilson (Democratic)
Christopher Allan BoykoSenior status
District judge, appointed by George W. Bush (Republican)
David Dudley Dowd Jr.Deceased
District judge, appointed by Ronald Reagan (Republican)
Augustus J. RicksDeceased
District judge, appointed by Benjamin Harrison (Republican)
Bridget Meehan Brennan
District judge, appointed by Joe Biden (Democratic)
Robert Walker TaylerDeceased
District judge, appointed by Theodore Roosevelt (Republican)
Martin WelkerDeceased
District judge, appointed by Ulysses S. Grant (Republican)
Hiram V. WillsonDeceased
District judge, appointed by Franklin Pierce (Democratic)
James C. ConnellDeceased
District judge, appointed by Dwight D. Eisenhower (Republican)
John Randell Adams Jr.
District judge, appointed by George W. Bush (Republican)
Samuel H. BellDeceased
District judge, appointed by Ronald Reagan (Republican)
Thomas Demetrios LambrosDeceased
District judge, appointed by Lyndon B. Johnson (Democratic)
Charles Joseph McNameeDeceased
District judge, appointed by Harry S. Truman (Democratic)
Francis Joseph WingDeceased
District judge, appointed by William McKinley (Republican)
George Philip HahnDeceased
District judge, appointed by Calvin Coolidge (Republican)
Alvin Irving "Buddy" KrenzlerDeceased
District judge, appointed by Ronald Reagan (Republican)
Anna Louise "Ann" AldrichDeceased
District judge, appointed by Jimmy Carter (Democratic)
George Washington WhiteDeceased
District judge, appointed by Jimmy Carter (Democratic)
John Michael ManosDeceased
District judge, appointed by Gerald Ford (Republican)
John William PotterDeceased
District judge, appointed by Ronald Reagan (Republican)
Nicholas Joseph Walinski Jr.Deceased
District judge, appointed by Richard Nixon (Republican)
William Kernahan ThomasDeceased
District judge, appointed by Lyndon B. Johnson (Democratic)
Frank Le Blond KloebDeceased
District judge, appointed by Franklin D. Roosevelt (Democrat)
Robert Nugen WilkinDeceased
District judge, appointed by Franklin D. Roosevelt (Democrat)
Robert Bazil KrupanskyDeceased
District judge, appointed by Richard Nixon (Republican)
Charles Taylor ShermanDeceased
District judge, appointed by Andrew Johnson (Democratic)
David S. PerelmanRetired 2010
Magistrate judge, appointed by Merit selection
Jack B. StreepyRetired 2004
Magistrate judge, appointed by Merit selection
Pamela Ann Barker
District judge, appointed by Donald Trump (Republican)
James E. Grimes Jr.
appointed by Merit selection
Emerich Burt FreedDeceased
District judge, appointed by Franklin D. Roosevelt (Democratic)
James Ray Knepp II
District judge, appointed by Donald Trump (Republican)
Patricia A. HemannRetired 2008
Magistrate judge, appointed by Merit selection
James S. GallasRetired 2010
Magistrate judge, appointed by Merit selection
Kenneth S. McHarghRetired 2016
Magistrate judge, appointed by Merit selection
Greg WhiteRetired 2016
Magistrate judge, appointed by Merit selection
Nancy A. VecchiarelliRetired 2016
Magistrate judge, appointed by Merit selection
Leroy John Contie Jr.Deceased
District judge, appointed by Richard Nixon (Republican)
Solomon Oliver Jr.Senior status
District judge, appointed by Bill Clinton (Democratic)
Carmen E. Henderson
appointed by Merit selection
Jennifer Dowdell Armstrong
appointed by Merit selection
Charles R. LaurieRetired 1993
Magistrate judge, appointed by Merit selection
Jeffrey James Helmick
District judge, appointed by Barack Obama (Democratic)
Jude Philip Calabrese
District judge, appointed by Donald Trump (Republican)
Amanda M. Knapp
appointed by Merit selection
Charles Esque Fleming
District judge, appointed by Joe Biden (Democratic)
Thomas M. ParkerRetired 2024
Magistrate judge
William H. Baughman, Jr.Deceased
Magistrate judge
Kathleen B. BurkeRetired 2021
Magistrate judge
Vernelis K. ArmstrongRetired 2015
appointed by Merit selection
James D. ThomasRetired 1999
Magistrate judge, appointed by Merit selection
Sara Elizabeth Lioi
District judge, appointed by George W. Bush (Republican)
Jonathan D. Greenberg
Magistrate judge, appointed by Merit selection
Donald Clark NugentSenior status
District judge, appointed by Bill Clinton (Democratic)
James Steven GwinNo longer serving
District judge, appointed by Bill Clinton (Democratic)
George J. LimbertRetired 2020
Magistrate judge
Benita Yalonda Pearson
District judge, appointed by Barack Obama (Democratic)
David Augustin Ruiz
District judge, appointed by Joe Biden (Democratic)
James Gray CarrRetired 2025
District judge, appointed by Bill Clinton (Democratic)
Patricia Anne GaughanSenior status
District judge, appointed by Bill Clinton (Democratic)
Dan Aaron PolsterSenior status
District judge, appointed by Bill Clinton (Democratic)
Jack ZouharySenior status
District judge, appointed by George W. Bush (Republican)
Peter Constantine EconomusRetired 2015
District judge, appointed by Bill Clinton (Democratic)