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.
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All courts4,983 D.D.C.119 Ninth Cir.108 E.D. Pennsylvania108 C.D. California89 N.D. Illinois85 E.D. Michigan78 Fifth Cir.77 Sixth Cir.77 Third Cir.77 N.D. Ohio76 S.D. New York73 S.D. Texas69 D.C. Cir.68 D. Massachusetts67 E.D. New York66 Seventh Cir.65 W.D. Pennsylvania65 D. Maryland63 M.D. Florida63 Eighth Cir.61 E.D. Louisiana61 N.D. Georgia58 Fourth Cir.57 S.D. Florida57 S.D. Ohio57 D. Connecticut56 D. Arizona56 D. Minnesota54 D. New Jersey52 D. South Carolina50 Tenth Cir.47 D. Colorado47 S.D. California46 W.D. Louisiana46 N.D. California45 Bankr. C.D. California43 D. Kansas42 E.D. Texas42 N.D. Alabama41 W.D. Missouri41 Federal Cir.38 W.D. Texas38 E.D. California38 Eleventh Cir.37 Second Cir.37 First Cir.35 N.D. Texas35 D. Delaware34 S.D. Illinois34 M.D. Pennsylvania33 E.D. Virginia32 W.D. New York32 N.D. Indiana31 Supreme Court of the State of New York, New York County30 D. Puerto Rico30 E.D. Missouri30 D. Rhode Island29 W.D. Washington29 D. Nevada29 D. Utah29 W.D. Kentucky29 D. New Mexico28 W.D. Oklahoma28 S.D. Indiana27 E.D. Wisconsin27 M.D. Tennessee27 W.D. Virginia27 E.D. Tennessee26 D. Maine26 E.D. Arkansas26 M.D. Alabama26 Bankr. N.D. Illinois25 W.D. Tennessee25 S.D. Iowa25 S.D. Mississippi25 W.D. Michigan25 Bankr. S.D. New York24 W.D. Arkansas24 W.D. North Carolina24 C.D. Illinois23 D. Hawaii23 D. Montana23 D. Oregon23 N.D. Florida23 N.D. New York23 E.D. Oklahoma22 D. South Dakota22 E.D. Kentucky22 E.D. North Carolina22 M.D. North Carolina20 N.D. West Virginia20 S.D. West Virginia20 D. Nebraska20 S.D. Georgia20 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 Superior Court of New Jersey, Essex Vicinage17 Bankr. E.D. California17 D. North Dakota17 Delaware Court of Chancery16 D. Virgin Islands16 Bankr. D. Minnesota16 D. Alaska16 N.D. Iowa16 Bankr. E.D. Michigan15 Bankr. N.D. Georgia15 E.D. Washington15 Bankr. D. Oregon14 Bankr. N.D. Texas14 D. Idaho14 W.D. Wisconsin14 Bankr. D. Delaware13 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 Bankr. W.D. Texas11 Texas Business Court10 U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern and Western Districts of Arkansas10 Bankr. W.D. Missouri10 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 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 Massachusetts Superior Court4 Bankr. D.D.C.4 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. Oklahoma1Jesse Corcoran AdkinsDeceased
D.D.C. · Appointed by Herbert Hoover (Republican)
Karen LeCraft HendersonElevated to D.C. Cir. 1990
D. South Carolina · Appointed by Ronald Reagan (Republican)
Lawrence GubowDeceased
E.D. Michigan · Appointed by Lyndon B. Johnson (Democratic)
Richard Sheppard ArnoldDeceased
United States District Courts for the Eastern and Western Districts of Arkansas · Appointed by Jimmy Carter (Democratic)
Thaddeus Michael MachrowiczDeceased
E.D. Michigan · Appointed by John F. Kennedy (Democratic)
William Benson BryantDeceased
D.D.C. · Appointed by Lyndon B. Johnson (Democratic)
Andrew Augustine CaffreyDeceased
D. Massachusetts · Appointed by Dwight D. Eisenhower (Republican)
F. Owen EaganLeft this court 1996
D. Connecticut
Franklin S. Billings Jr.Deceased
D. Vermont · Appointed by Ronald Reagan (Republican)
Joseph Winston CoxDeceased
D.D.C. · Appointed by Herbert Hoover (Republican)
Martin V. MontgomeryDeceased
D.D.C. · Appointed by Grover Cleveland (Democratic)
William Cook HansonDeceased
N.D. Iowa · Appointed by John F. Kennedy (Democratic)
William Wallace LambdinDeceased
S.D. Georgia · Appointed by Woodrow Wilson
Alexander Atkinson Lawrence Jr.Deceased
S.D. Georgia · Appointed by Lyndon B. Johnson (Democratic)
Bernard Joseph LeddyDeceased
D. Vermont · Appointed by Lyndon B. Johnson (Democratic)
Charles Robert RicheyDeceased
D.D.C. · Appointed by Richard Nixon (Republican)
Diana Esther MurphyDeceased
D. Minnesota · Appointed by Jimmy Carter (Democratic)
Fred I. ParkerDeceased
D. Vermont · Appointed by George H. W. Bush (Republican)
George Luzerne Hart Jr.Deceased
D.D.C. · Appointed by Dwight D. Eisenhower (Republican)
Haddon Lee SarokinDeceased
Third Cir. · Appointed by Bill Clinton (Democratic)
James Madison LoveDeceased
S.D. Iowa · Appointed by Franklin Pierce (Democratic)
James Stuart HoldenDeceased
D. Vermont · Appointed by Richard Nixon (Republican)
James Ward MorrisDeceased
D.D.C. · Appointed by Franklin D. Roosevelt (Democratic)
William Blakely JonesDeceased
D.D.C. · Appointed by John F. Kennedy (Democratic)
Charles Prentiss OrrDeceased
W.D. Pennsylvania · Appointed by William Howard Taft (Republican)