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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3,616 judges

Mark Lawrence Wolf

D. Massachusetts · Appt. Ronald Reagan (Republican)

16 orders 7 insights

Sarah A. L. Merriam

Second Cir. · Appt. Joe Biden (Democratic)

16 orders 7 insights

Sherman Glenn Finesilver

D. Colorado · Appt. Richard Nixon (Republican)

16 orders 7 insights

Stephen N. Limbaugh, Jr.

E.D. Missouri · Appt. George W. Bush (Republican)

16 orders 7 insights

Tom Stewart Lee

S.D. Mississippi · Appt. Ronald Reagan (Republican)

16 orders 7 insights

Adam Ben Abelson

D. Maryland · Appt. Joseph R. Biden (Democratic)

15 orders 7 insights

Alfreda Lynette Sheppard

M.D. Georgia

15 orders 7 insights

Daniel P. Jordan III

S.D. Mississippi · Appt. George W. Bush (Republican)

15 orders 7 insights

David Clay Bramlette III

S.D. Mississippi · Appt. George H.W. Bush (Republican)

15 orders 7 insights

Margo K. Brodie

E.D. New York · Appt. Barack Obama (Democratic)

15 orders 7 insights

Robert Holmes Bell

W.D. Michigan · Appt. Ronald Reagan (Republican)

15 orders 7 insights

Terence C. Kern

N.D. Oklahoma · Appt. Bill Clinton (Democratic)

15 orders 7 insights

Yvette Kane

M.D. Pennsylvania · Appt. Bill Clinton (Democratic)

15 orders 7 insights

Mark Allan Goldsmith

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

14 orders 7 insights

Sarah S. Vance

E.D. Louisiana · Appt. Bill Clinton (Democratic)

14 orders 7 insights

Wendell Phillips Stafford

D. Columbia · Appt. Theodore Roosevelt (Republican)

14 orders 7 insights

William Howard Steele

S.D. Alabama · Appt. George W. Bush (Republican)

14 orders 7 insights

William Walter Mercer

D. Montana · Appt. Donald Trump (Republican)

14 orders 7 insights

Christopher R. Cooper

D. Columbia · Appt. Barack Obama (Democratic)

13 orders 7 insights

John Henry McBryde

N.D. Texas · Appt. George H. W. Bush (Republican)

13 orders 7 insights

Richard Paul Matsch

D. Colorado · Appt. Richard Nixon (Republican)

13 orders 7 insights

Anita Marie Boor

W.D. Wisconsin

12 orders 7 insights

Claire V. Eagan

N.D. Oklahoma · Appt. George W. Bush (Republican)

12 orders 7 insights

Dudley Hollingsworth Bowen Jr.

S.D. Georgia · Appt. Jimmy Carter (Democratic)

12 orders 7 insights
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