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 courts4,888 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. Oklahoma1Lamar John Ryan CecilRetired 1958
E.D. Texas · Appointed by Dwight D. Eisenhower (Republican)
Andrew Galbraith Miller
E.D. Wisconsin · Appointed by James K. Polk (Democratic)
William LochrenDeceased
D. Minnesota · Appointed by Grover Cleveland (Democratic)
Wilbur Kingsbury MillerRetired 1964
D.C. Cir. · Appointed by Harry S. Truman (Democratic)
Carl Eugene McGowanDeceased
D.C. Cir. · Appointed by John F. Kennedy (Democratic)
Albert Barnes AndersonRetired 1938
Seventh Cir. · Appointed by Calvin Coolidge (Republican)
Benjamin Franklin CameronDeceased
Fifth Cir. · Appointed by Dwight D. Eisenhower (Republican)
Louie Willard StrumDeceased
Fifth Cir. · Appointed by Harry S. Truman (Democratic)
Jesse Ernest EschbachRetired 2005
Seventh Cir. · Appointed by Ronald Reagan (Republican)
Robert Arthur SprecherRetired 1982
Seventh Cir. · Appointed by Richard Nixon (Republican)
Sherman MintonRetired 1949
Seventh Cir. · Appointed by Franklin D. Roosevelt (Democratic)
Charles Andrew WillardDeceased
D. Minnesota · Appointed by William Howard Taft
Jesse Smith HenleyDeceased
E.D. Arkansas · Appointed by Dwight D. Eisenhower (Republican)
Sidney Lee ChristieDeceased
United States District Courts for the Northern and Southern Districts of West Virginia · Appointed by Lyndon B. Johnson (Democratic)
Thomas Austin Ballantine Jr.Deceased
W.D. Kentucky · Appointed by Jimmy Carter (Democrat)
Dennis Raymond KnappDeceased
S.D. West Virginia · Appointed by Richard Nixon (Republican)
Simon Louis AdlerDeceased
W.D. New York · Appointed by Calvin Coolidge (Republican)
Amos Madden ThayerRetired 1905
Eighth Cir. · Appointed by Grover Cleveland (Democratic)
Bert Emory HaneyRetired 1943
Ninth Cir. · Appointed by Franklin D. Roosevelt (Democratic)
Dal Millington LemmonRetired 1958
Ninth Cir. · Appointed by Dwight D. Eisenhower (Republican)
Elmer Bragg AdamsRetired 1916
Eighth Cir. · Appointed by Theodore Roosevelt (Republican)
Glenn Leroy Archer Jr.Retired 1997
Federal Cir. · Appointed by Ronald Reagan (Republican)
Henry Clay CaldwellRetired 1903
Eighth Cir. · Appointed by Benjamin Harrison (Republican)
James Alger FeeRetired 1959
Ninth Cir. · Appointed by Dwight D. Eisenhower (Republican)
Jean Galloway BissellRetired 1990
Federal Cir. · Appointed by Ronald Reagan (Republican)