Judge Analytics

How U.S. judges actually decide, drawn from their own signed orders. Each profile shows what persuades a judge, their procedural preferences, and grounded examples with links to the source.

3,616
Judges
117
Courts
August 1, 2026
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All courts3,616 D. Columbia111 Ninth Cir.108 Fifth Cir.77 Sixth Cir.77 Third Cir.76 E.D. Pennsylvania76 N.D. Illinois69 D. Columbia Circuit68 Seventh Cir.65 N.D. Ohio64 C.D. California63 Eighth Cir.61 E.D. Michigan60 D. Massachusetts59 W.D. Pennsylvania59 Fourth Cir.58 E.D. New York58 E.D. Louisiana58 D. Connecticut55 S.D. Texas55 N.D. Georgia53 S.D. New York50 S.D. Ohio50 Tenth Cir.47 D. New Jersey46 D. Arizona46 M.D. Florida46 S.D. Florida45 D. Colorado44 S.D. California43 W.D. Louisiana43 N.D. California42 E.D. Texas41 N.D. Alabama41 Federal Cir.38 Eleventh Cir.37 D. Kansas37 Second Cir.36 First Cir.35 E.D. California34 D. Delaware33 N.D. Texas32 D. Minnesota31 Supreme Court of the State of New York, New York County30 W.D. Texas30 E.D. Missouri30 D. Utah29 M.D. Pennsylvania29 W.D. Washington28 D. Nevada28 D. Puerto Rico28 E.D. Virginia27 D. Rhode Island26 E.D. Wisconsin26 W.D. Oklahoma26 S.D. Iowa25 W.D. Michigan25 D. Maine24 D. New Mexico24 E.D. Arkansas24 M.D. Alabama24 N.D. New York24 D. Hawaii23 N.D. Indiana23 D. Maryland23 D. Montana23 D. South Carolina23 N.D. Florida23 W.D. Arkansas23 D. Oregon22 D. South Dakota22 E.D. Oklahoma21 D. New Hampshire20 S.D. Georgia20 M.D. Georgia19 N.D. Oklahoma18 S.D. Alabama18 S.D. Indiana18 S.D. Mississippi18 W.D. New York18 D. Vermont18 D. Nebraska17 Superior Court of New Jersey, Essex Vicinage16 D. Alaska16 D. North Dakota16 Delaware Court of Chancery15 C.D. Illinois15 E.D. Tennessee15 W.D. Tennessee15 W.D. Missouri15 E.D. Washington14 D. Idaho14 N.D. Iowa14 M.D. Louisiana13 S.D. Illinois13 W.D. Wisconsin13 North Carolina Business Court12 S.D. West Virginia12 E.D. Kentucky12 E.D. North Carolina12 M.D. North Carolina11 Texas Business Court10 N.D. Mississippi10 D. Wyoming10 M.D. Tennessee10 W.D. Kentucky10 W.D. North Carolina10 W.D. Virginia10 D. the Virgin Islands9 N.D. West Virginia9 Vermont Superior Court6 Massachusetts Superior Court5 West Virginia Business Court Division4 D. Guam2 D. N. Mariana Islands2 Circuit Court for Montgomery County, Maryland -- Business & Technology Case Management Program1 Metro Atlanta Business Case Division, Superior Court of Fulton County, Georgia1
3,616 judges

Atsushi Wallace Tashima

Ninth Cir. · Appt. Bill Clinton (Democratic)

34 orders

Britt Cagle Grant

Eleventh Cir. · Appt. Donald J. Trump (Republican)

34 orders

Karen J. Williams

Fourth Cir. · Appt. George H. W. Bush (Republican)

34 orders

Michael W. McConnell

Tenth Cir. · Appt. George W. Bush (Republican)

34 orders

Neil McGill Gorsuch

Tenth Cir. · Appt. George W. Bush (Republican)

34 orders

Paul Jeffrey Watford

Ninth Cir. · Appt. Barack Obama (Democratic)

34 orders

Robert Rees Summerhays

W.D. Louisiana · Appt. Donald Trump (Republican)

34 orders

Ryan D. Nelson

Ninth Cir. · Appt. Donald J. Trump (Republican)

34 orders

William Cameron Canby Jr.

Ninth Cir. · Appt. Jimmy Carter (Democratic)

34 orders

Barbara Lagoa

Eleventh Cir. · Appt. Donald Trump (Republican)

33 orders

Benita Yalonda Pearson

N.D. Ohio · Appt. Barack Obama (Democratic)

33 orders

Carol Sandra Moore Wells

E.D. Pennsylvania

33 orders

John Z. Boyle

D. Arizona

33 orders

Kermit Edward Bye

Eighth Cir. · Appt. Bill Clinton (Democratic)

33 orders

Lawrence J. C. VanDyke

Ninth Cir. · Appt. Donald Trump (Republican)

33 orders

Scott D. Johnson

M.D. Louisiana

33 orders

Susan Webber Wright

E.D. Arkansas · Appt. George H. W. Bush (Republican)

33 orders

Alfred T. Goodwin

Ninth Cir. · Appt. Richard Nixon (Republican)

32 orders

Anne T. Berton

W.D. Texas

32 orders

Clyde Henry Hamilton

Fourth Cir. · Appt. George H. W. Bush (Republican)

32 orders

Danielle J. Forrest

Ninth Cir. · Appt. Donald Trump (Republican)

32 orders

Ferdinand F. Fernandez

Ninth Cir. · Appt. George H. W. Bush (Republican)

32 orders

Gershwin Allen Drain

E.D. Michigan · Appt. Barack Obama (Democratic)

32 orders

John Wheadon deGravelles

M.D. Louisiana · Appt. Barack Obama (Democratic)

32 orders
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