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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.

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207
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September 12, 2026
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All courts4,888 D. Columbia119 Ninth Cir.108 E.D. Pennsylvania93 C.D. California88 N.D. Illinois82 E.D. Michigan78 Fifth Cir.77 Sixth Cir.77 Third Cir.76 N.D. Ohio75 S.D. New York72 S.D. Texas69 D.C. Cir.68 D. Massachusetts67 Seventh Cir.65 E.D. New York65 W.D. Pennsylvania63 Eighth Cir.61 D. Maryland61 E.D. Louisiana61 N.D. Georgia58 Fourth Cir.57 M.D. Florida57 D. Connecticut56 S.D. Ohio54 D. Minnesota53 D. New Jersey52 D. South Carolina49 S.D. Florida48 Tenth Cir.47 D. Arizona47 D. Colorado47 S.D. California45 W.D. Louisiana45 N.D. California44 Bankr. C.D. California43 E.D. Texas41 N.D. Alabama41 D. Kansas39 Federal Cir.38 Eleventh Cir.37 E.D. California37 W.D. Missouri37 Second Cir.36 First Cir.35 N.D. Texas35 D. Delaware34 S.D. Illinois34 W.D. New York32 N.D. Indiana31 Supreme Court of the State of New York, New York County30 W.D. Texas30 D. Puerto Rico30 E.D. Missouri30 M.D. Pennsylvania30 D. Rhode Island29 D. Nevada29 D. Utah29 E.D. Virginia29 W.D. Kentucky29 W.D. Washington28 W.D. Oklahoma28 E.D. Wisconsin27 W.D. Virginia27 E.D. Tennessee26 D. Maine26 D. New Mexico26 M.D. Alabama26 M.D. Tennessee26 Bankr. N.D. Illinois25 S.D. Indiana25 W.D. Tennessee25 E.D. Arkansas25 S.D. Iowa25 S.D. Mississippi25 W.D. Michigan25 Bankr. S.D. New York24 N.D. New York24 W.D. Arkansas24 W.D. North Carolina24 D. Hawaii23 D. Montana23 D. Oregon23 N.D. Florida23 E.D. Oklahoma22 D. South Dakota22 E.D. Kentucky22 E.D. North Carolina22 C.D. Illinois21 M.D. North Carolina20 N.D. West Virginia20 S.D. West Virginia20 S.D. Georgia20 D. Nebraska19 D. New Hampshire19 D. Vermont19 M.D. Georgia19 Bankr. D. Arizona18 Bankr. D. New Jersey18 Bankr. M.D. Florida18 N.D. Oklahoma18 S.D. Alabama18 N.D. Mississippi18 Bankr. E.D. California17 D. North Dakota17 D. Virgin Islands16 Superior Court of New Jersey, Essex Vicinage16 Bankr. D. Minnesota16 D. Alaska16 N.D. Iowa16 Delaware Court of Chancery15 Bankr. E.D. Michigan15 Bankr. N.D. Georgia15 E.D. Washington15 Bankr. N.D. Texas14 D. Idaho14 W.D. Wisconsin14 Bankr. D. Delaware13 Bankr. D. Oregon13 Bankr. E.D. Pennsylvania13 Bankr. N.D. California13 Bankr. N.D. Ohio13 M.D. Louisiana13 North Carolina Business Court12 Bankr. D. Maryland12 Bankr. D. Massachusetts12 Bankr. S.D. Ohio12 Bankr. W.D. Pennsylvania12 D. Wyoming12 Bankr. E.D. Virginia11 Bankr. S.D. Florida11 Texas Business Court10 U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern and Western Districts of Arkansas10 Bankr. W.D. Missouri10 Bankr. W.D. Texas10 Bankr. N.D. Alabama9 Bankr. W.D. Tennessee9 Bankr. D. Nevada8 Bankr. E.D. Tennessee8 Bankr. E.D. Wisconsin8 Bankr. S.D. California8 Bankr. S.D. Indiana8 Bankr. W.D. Louisiana8 D. Guam7 Bankr. D. Colorado7 Bankr. D. Connecticut7 Bankr. D. Idaho7 Bankr. D. Puerto Rico7 Bankr. E.D. Missouri7 Bankr. E.D. New York7 Bankr. E.D. North Carolina7 Bankr. M.D. Alabama7 Bankr. W.D. Michigan7 Bankr. D. Kansas6 Bankr. D. Maine6 Bankr. D. South Carolina6 Bankr. D. Utah6 Bankr. E.D. Kentucky6 Bankr. E.D. Washington6 Bankr. M.D. Georgia6 Bankr. M.D. Tennessee6 Bankr. N.D. Indiana6 Bankr. N.D. New York6 Bankr. S.D. Alabama6 Bankr. S.D. Georgia6 Bankr. S.D. Texas6 Vermont Superior Court6 Massachusetts Superior Court5 Bankr. D. New Hampshire5 Bankr. E.D. Louisiana5 Bankr. M.D. North Carolina5 Bankr. M.D. Pennsylvania5 Bankr. S.D. Mississippi5 Bankr. W.D. Kentucky5 Bankr. W.D. Virginia5 D. N. Mariana Islands4 Bankr. D. Columbia4 Bankr. D. New Mexico4 Bankr. M.D. Louisiana4 Bankr. N.D. Iowa4 Bankr. W.D. New York4 Bankr. W.D. North Carolina4 Bankr. W.D. Oklahoma4 Bankr. W.D. Washington4 Bankr. W.D. Wisconsin4 West Virginia Business Court Division4 Bankr. C.D. Illinois3 Bankr. D. Alaska3 Bankr. D. Montana3 Bankr. D. Nebraska3 Bankr. D. Rhode Island3 Bankr. D. South Dakota3 Bankr. D. Vermont3 Bankr. D. Wyoming3 Bankr. E.D. Texas3 Bankr. N.D. Mississippi3 Bankr. N.D. Oklahoma3 Bankr. S.D. Iowa3 Bankr. D. Hawaii2 Bankr. D. North Dakota2 Bankr. N.D. Florida2 Bankr. N.D. West Virginia2 Bankr. S.D. Illinois2 Bankr. S.D. West Virginia2 Circuit Court for Montgomery County, Maryland -- Business & Technology Case Management Program1 Metro Atlanta Business Case Division, Superior Court of Fulton County, Georgia1 Bankr. E.D. Oklahoma1
4,888 judges

Horace Harmon LurtonDeceased

Sixth Cir. · Appointed by Grover Cleveland (Democratic)

25 orders·6 insights

James Braxton Craven Jr.Deceased

Fourth Cir. · Appointed by Lyndon B. Johnson (Democratic)

25 orders·6 insights

James Buchanan HollandDeceased

E.D. Pennsylvania · Appointed by Theodore Roosevelt (Republican)

25 orders·6 insights

James Cullen GaneyDeceased

Third Cir. · Appointed by John F. Kennedy (Democratic)

25 orders·6 insights

James Dickson Phillips Jr.Deceased

Fourth Cir. · Appointed by Jimmy Carter (Democratic)

25 orders·6 insights

James Madison Morton Jr.Deceased

First Cir. · Appointed by Herbert Hoover (Republican)

25 orders·6 insights

James McPherson ProctorRetired 1953

D.C. Cir. · Appointed by Harry S. Truman (Democratic)

25 orders·6 insights

James Plemon ColemanDeceased

Fifth Cir. · Appointed by Lyndon B. Johnson (Democratic)

25 orders·6 insights

James Robert ElliottRetired 2000

M.D. Georgia · Appointed by John F. Kennedy (Democratic)

25 orders·6 insights

Jerre Stockton WilliamsDeceased

Fifth Cir. · Appointed by Jimmy Carter (Democratic)

25 orders·6 insights

Joe McDonald IngrahamDeceased

Fifth Cir. · Appointed by Richard Nixon (Republican)

25 orders·6 insights

John A. Field Jr.Deceased

Fourth Cir. · Appointed by Richard Nixon (Republican)

25 orders·6 insights

John Andrew PetersDeceased

D. Maine · Appointed by Warren G. Harding (Republican)

25 orders·6 insights

John Benjamin Sanborn Jr.Deceased

Eighth Cir. · Appointed by Herbert Hoover (Republican)

25 orders·6 insights

John Biggs Jr.Deceased

Third Cir. · Appointed by Franklin D. Roosevelt (Democratic)

25 orders·6 insights

John David Clifford Jr.Deceased

D. Maine · Appointed by Harry S. Truman (Democratic)

25 orders·6 insights

John Decker Butzner Jr.Deceased

Fourth Cir. · Appointed by Lyndon B. Johnson (Democratic)

25 orders·6 insights

John ErskineRetired 1883

S.D. Georgia · Appointed by Andrew Johnson

25 orders·6 insights

John Joseph SmithDeceased

D. Connecticut · Appointed by Franklin D. Roosevelt (Democratic)

25 orders·6 insights

John Kelvey RichardsDeceased

Sixth Cir. · Appointed by Theodore Roosevelt (Republican)

25 orders·6 insights

John Milton Bryan SimpsonDeceased

Fifth Cir. · Appointed by Lyndon B. Johnson

25 orders·6 insights

John Robert BrownDeceased

Fifth Cir. · Appointed by Dwight D. Eisenhower (Republican)

25 orders·6 insights

John Wesley LongyearRetired 1875

E.D. Michigan · Appointed by Ulysses S. Grant (Republican)

25 orders·6 insights

John Wesley WarringtonDeceased

Sixth Cir. · Appointed by William Howard Taft (Republican)

25 orders·6 insights

Kenneth Keller HallDeceased

Fourth Cir. · Appointed by Gerald Ford (Republican)

25 orders·6 insights
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