United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania

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

93 judges most orders first

Jay Carl WaldmanDeceased

District judge, appointed by Ronald Reagan (Republican)

48 orders·12 insights

Herbert J. HuttonDeceased

District judge, appointed by Ronald Reagan (Republican)

37 orders·12 insights

Jan Ely DuBoisDeceased

District judge, appointed by Ronald Reagan (Republican)

55 orders·10 insights

John Kintzing KaneDeceased

District judge, appointed by James K. Polk (Democratic)

23 orders·8 insights

Joseph HopkinsonDeceased

District judge, appointed by John Quincy Adams (Democratic-Republican)

21 orders·8 insights

Thomas James ClaryDeceased

District judge, appointed by Harry S Truman (Democratic)

21 orders·8 insights

Allan Kuhn GrimDeceased

District judge, appointed by Harry S Truman (Democratic)

20 orders·8 insights

Archibald RandallDeceased

District judge, appointed by John Tyler (Whig)

18 orders·8 insights

Guy Kurtz BardDeceased

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

25 orders·7 insights

James Cullen GaneyDeceased

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

24 orders·7 insights

James Patrick McGraneryDeceased

District judge, appointed by Harry S Truman (Democratic)

22 orders·7 insights

Aloyisus Leon Higginbotham Jr.Deceased

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

20 orders·7 insights

John Patrick FullamDeceased

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

20 orders·7 insights

Karen Spencer Marston

appointed by Donald Trump (Republican)

36 orders·6 insights

Harold Kenneth WoodDeceased

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

30 orders·6 insights

Thomas C. EganDeceased

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

28 orders·6 insights

Charles R. WeinerDeceased

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

27 orders·6 insights

Charles William Kraft Jr.Deceased

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

27 orders·6 insights

Abraham Lincoln FreedmanDeceased

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

26 orders·6 insights

John Milton Younge

District judge, appointed by Donald Trump (Republican)

26 orders·6 insights

Harry Ellis KalodnerDeceased

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

25 orders·6 insights

James Buchanan HollandDeceased

District judge, appointed by Theodore Roosevelt (Republican)

25 orders·6 insights

Oliver Booth DickinsonDeceased

District judge, appointed by Woodrow Wilson (Democratic)

25 orders·6 insights

William ButlerDeceased

District judge, appointed by Rutherford B. Hayes (Republican)

25 orders·6 insights

Alfred Leopold LuongoDeceased

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

23 orders·6 insights

Gerald John Pappert

District judge, appointed by Barack Obama (Democratic)

20 orders·6 insights

Ralph Clyde BodyDeceased

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

20 orders·6 insights

Francis Lund Van DusenDeceased

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

19 orders·6 insights

Joseph Simon Lord IIIDeceased

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

19 orders·6 insights

Lowell A. Reed Jr.Deceased

District judge, appointed by Ronald Reagan (Republican)

25 orders·5 insights

Marvin KatzDeceased

District judge, appointed by Ronald Reagan (Republican)

25 orders·5 insights

James Tyrone GilesRetired 2008

District judge, appointed by Jimmy Carter (Democratic)

24 orders·5 insights

Thomas Ambrose MastersonDeceased

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

24 orders·5 insights

Daniel Henry Huyett IIIDeceased

District judge, appointed by Richard Nixon (Republican)

23 orders·5 insights

John Berne HannumDeceased

District judge, appointed by Richard Nixon (Republican)

21 orders·5 insights

John CadwaladerDeceased

District judge, appointed by James Buchanan (Democratic)

21 orders·5 insights

Edmund V. LudwigDeceased

District judge, appointed by Ronald Reagan (Republican)

20 orders·5 insights

Edward Norman CahnRetired 1998

District judge, appointed by Gerald Ford (Republican)

20 orders·5 insights

Emanuel Mac TroutmanDeceased

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

20 orders·5 insights

Herbert Allan FogelDeceased

District judge, appointed by Richard Nixon (Republican)

20 orders·5 insights

James Henry GorbeyDeceased

District judge, appointed by Richard Nixon (Republican)

20 orders·5 insights

James McGirr KellyDeceased

District judge, appointed by Ronald Reagan (Republican)

20 orders·5 insights

Joseph Leo McGlynn Jr.Deceased

District judge, appointed by Richard Nixon (Republican)

20 orders·5 insights

Louis Charles BechtleDeceased

District judge, appointed by Richard Nixon (Republican)

20 orders·5 insights

Louis Heilprin PollakDeceased

District judge, appointed by Jimmy Carter (Democratic)

20 orders·5 insights

Robert S. Gawthrop IIIDeceased

District judge, appointed by Ronald Reagan (Republican)

20 orders·5 insights

Thomas Newman O'Neill Jr.Deceased

District judge, appointed by Ronald Reagan (Republican)

20 orders·5 insights

Clarence Charles NewcomerDeceased

District judge, appointed by Richard Nixon (Republican)

19 orders·5 insights

Donald West VanArtsdalenDeceased

District judge, appointed by Richard Nixon (Republican)

19 orders·5 insights

John William Ditter Jr.Deceased

District judge, appointed by Richard Nixon (Republican)

19 orders·5 insights

Norma Levy ShapiroDeceased

District judge, appointed by Jimmy Carter (Democratic)

19 orders·5 insights

Clifford Scott GreenDeceased

District judge, appointed by Richard Nixon (Republican)

17 orders·5 insights

Raymond Joseph BroderickDeceased

District judge, appointed by Richard Nixon (Republican)

17 orders·5 insights

Joshua David Wolson

appointed by Donald Trump (Republican)

13 orders·5 insights

Charles Louis McKeehanDeceased

District judge, appointed by Warren G. Harding (Republican)

11 orders·5 insights

Wendy Beetlestone

District judge, appointed by Barack Obama (Democratic)

26 orders·4 insights

A. Leon Higginbotham Jr.Deceased

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

24 orders·4 insights

Franklin Stuart Van AntwerpenDeceased

District judge, appointed by Ronald Reagan (Republican)

24 orders·4 insights

Kelley Brisbon Hodge

appointed by Joe Biden (Democratic)

20 orders·4 insights

Gene E.K. PratterRetired 2024

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

12 orders·4 insights

Berle M. SchillerRetired 2025

appointed by Bill Clinton (Democratic)

10 orders·4 insights

Pamela A. Carlos

appointed by Merit selection

10 orders·4 insights

Anthony Joseph SciricaElevated to a higher court

District judge, appointed by Ronald Reagan (Republican)

7 orders·4 insights

Marjorie O. RendellElevated to a higher court

District judge, appointed by Bill Clinton (Democratic)

5 orders·4 insights

Richard PetersDeceased

District judge, appointed by George Washington (Federalist)

3 orders·4 insights

Gerald Austin McHugh Jr.

appointed by Barack Obama (Democratic)

27 orders·3 insights

Joel H. Slomsky

appointed by George W. Bush (Republican)

26 orders·3 insights

Nitza I. Quiñones Alejandro

District judge, appointed by Barack Obama (Democratic)

24 orders·3 insights

George Austin WelshDeceased

District judge, appointed by Herbert Hoover (Republican)

23 orders·3 insights

William Huntington KirkpatrickDeceased

District judge, appointed by Calvin Coolidge (Republican)

20 orders·3 insights

Lynne A. Sitarski

Magistrate judge

17 orders·3 insights

Catherine Henry

District judge, appointed by Joe Biden (Democratic)

14 orders·3 insights

C. Darnell Jones IIRetired 2022

appointed by George W. Bush (Republican)

12 orders·3 insights

Craig M. Straw

Magistrate judge

9 orders·3 insights

Anthony Joseph SciricaRetired 1987

District judge, appointed by Ronald Reagan (Republican)

7 orders·3 insights

Caroline Goldner Cinquanto

Magistrate judge

7 orders·3 insights

Marjorie Osterlund RendellRetired 1997

District judge, appointed by Bill Clinton (Democratic)

6 orders·3 insights

Chad Francis Kenney Sr.

appointed by Donald Trump (Republican)

27 orders·2 insights

Joseph F. Leeson, Jr.

District judge, appointed by Barack Obama (Democratic)

26 orders·2 insights

Mark A. Kearney

appointed by Barack Obama (Democratic)

25 orders·2 insights

Luis Felipe RestrepoRetired 2016

District judge, appointed by Barack Obama (Democratic)

11 orders·2 insights

José Raúl Arteaga

Magistrate judge

10 orders·2 insights

Elizabeth T. Hey

Magistrate judge

6 orders·2 insights

Marilyn HeffleyRetired 2022

Magistrate judge

2 orders·2 insights

David R. Strawbridge

Magistrate judge

1 orders·2 insights

Robert F. KellySenior status

District judge, appointed by Ronald Reagan (Republican)

38 orders

Carol Sandra Moore Wells

Magistrate judge

37 orders

Scott W. Reid

Magistrate judge

27 orders

R. Barclay SurrickSenior status

District judge, appointed by Bill Clinton (Democratic)

25 orders

Juan R. Sanchez

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

24 orders

Mitchell S. GoldbergRetired 2025

appointed by George W. Bush (Republican)

24 orders

Richard A. LloretRetired 2024

Magistrate judge

23 orders

Timothy R. RiceRetired 2024

Magistrate judge

23 orders
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