U.S. District Court for the District of Rhode Island
29 judges profiled from their own signed orders: how each rules on motions, with the orders quoted.
Melissa R. DuBose
appointed by Joe Biden (Democratic)
Amy E. Moses
Magistrate judge
Bruce Marshall Selya
District judge, appointed by Ronald Reagan (Republican)
Ernest C. Torres
District judge, appointed by Ronald Reagan (Republican)
Ronald Rene Lagueux
District judge, appointed by Ronald Reagan (Republican)
William E. SmithRetired 2026
appointed by George W. Bush (Republican)
Robert W. LovegreenNo longer serving
Magistrate judge, appointed by Merit selection
Lincoln D. AlmondRetired 2025
appointed by Merit selection
David L. MartinRetired 2012
appointed by Merit selection
John Power Knowles
District judge, appointed by Ulysses S. Grant (Republican)
George Moulton Carpenter
District judge, appointed by Chester A. Arthur (Republican)
Ira Lloyd Letts
District judge, appointed by Calvin Coolidge (Republican)
LeBaron Bradford Colt
District judge, appointed by James A. Garfield (Republican)
Arthur Lewis Brown
District judge, appointed by Grover Cleveland (Democratic)
Raymond James Pettine
District judge, appointed by Lyndon B. Johnson (Democratic)
Edward Lawrence Leahy
District judge, appointed by Harry S. Truman (Democratic)
Edward William Day
District judge, appointed by Dwight D. Eisenhower (Republican)
Francis Joseph Boyle
District judge, appointed by Jimmy Carter (Democratic)
John Christopher Mahoney
District judge, appointed by Franklin D. Roosevelt (Democratic)
John Patrick Hartigan
District judge, appointed by Franklin D. Roosevelt (Democratic)
Mary M. LisiNo longer serving
appointed by Bill Clinton (Democratic)
John Pitman
District judge, appointed by James Monroe (Democratic-Republican)
Jonathan Russell Bullock
District judge, appointed by Abraham Lincoln (Republican)
John J. McConnell, Jr.
appointed by Barack Obama (Democratic)
Mary S. McElroy
appointed by Donald Trump (Republican)
Patricia A. Sullivan
appointed by Merit selection
Timothy M. BoudewynsDeceased
Magistrate judge, appointed by Merit selection
David Howell
District judge, appointed by James Madison (Democratic-Republican)
Jacob HagopianDeceased
Magistrate judge, appointed by Merit selection