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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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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

Edwin Monroe StanleyDeceased

M.D. North Carolina · Appointed by Dwight D. Eisenhower (Republican)

41 orders·3 insights

Stephen Gerald BreyerElevated to a higher court

First Cir. · Appointed by Jimmy Carter (Democratic)

41 orders·3 insights

Giles Sutherland RichRetired 1999

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

37 orders·3 insights

Helen Wilson NiesRetired 1995

Federal Cir. · Appointed by Jimmy Carter (Democratic)

36 orders·3 insights

Polly Susanne HigdonDeceased

Bankr. D. Oregon

36 orders·3 insights

Henry L. Hess Jr.Retired 1993

Bankr. D. Oregon

34 orders·3 insights

John Finis PhilipsDeceased

W.D. Missouri · Appointed by Grover Cleveland (Democratic)

33 orders·3 insights

William Robert CollinsonDeceased

W.D. Missouri · Appointed by Lyndon B. Johnson (Democratic)

33 orders·3 insights

Clarence Edwin LuckeyDeceased

Bankr. D. Oregon

32 orders·3 insights

Irving Robert KaufmanDeceased

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

31 orders·3 insights

John Hazelton CotteralDeceased

Tenth Cir. · Appointed by Calvin Coolidge (Republican)

31 orders·3 insights

Walter Early CraigDeceased

D. Arizona · Appointed by John F. Kennedy (Democratic)

31 orders·3 insights

Charles Dickens ClarkDeceased

M.D. Tennessee · Appointed by Grover Cleveland (Democratic)

30 orders·3 insights

Charles E. Dyer

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

30 orders·3 insights

Charles Guy BriggleDeceased

S.D. Illinois · Appointed by Herbert Hoover (Republican)

30 orders·3 insights

Edward Terry SanfordDeceased

M.D. Tennessee · Appointed by Theodore Roosevelt (Republican)

30 orders·3 insights

Eugene Andrew GordonDeceased

M.D. North Carolina · Appointed by Lyndon B. Johnson (Democratic)

30 orders·3 insights

Franklin Taylor Dupree Jr.Deceased

E.D. North Carolina · Appointed by Richard Nixon (Republican)

30 orders·3 insights

Henry Groves ConnorDeceased

E.D. North Carolina · Appointed by William Howard Taft (Republican)

30 orders·3 insights

Howard Thomas MarkeyRetired 1991

Federal Cir. · Appointed by Richard Nixon (Republican)

30 orders·3 insights

John Davis Larkins Jr.Deceased

E.D. North Carolina · Appointed by John F. Kennedy (Democratic)

30 orders·3 insights

Thomas Richard PurnellDeceased

E.D. North Carolina · Appointed by William McKinley (Republican)

30 orders·3 insights

Andrew WylieDeceased

D. Columbia · Appointed by Abraham Lincoln (Republican)

29 orders·3 insights

Frederick Olen MercerDeceased

S.D. Illinois · Appointed by Dwight D. Eisenhower (Republican)

29 orders·3 insights

James Perry PlattDeceased

D. Connecticut · Appointed by Theodore Roosevelt (Republican)

29 orders·3 insights
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