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. Oklahoma1Helen Wilson NiesDeceased
Federal Cir. · Appointed by Jimmy Carter (Democratic)
Polly Susanne HigdonDeceased
Bankr. D. Oregon
Henry L. Hess Jr.Retired 1993
Bankr. D. Oregon
John Finis PhilipsDeceased
W.D. Missouri · Appointed by Grover Cleveland (Democratic)
William Robert CollinsonDeceased
W.D. Missouri · Appointed by Lyndon B. Johnson (Democratic)
Clarence Edwin LuckeyDeceased
Bankr. D. Oregon
Irving Robert KaufmanDeceased
Second Cir. · Appointed by John F. Kennedy (Democratic)
John Hazelton CotteralDeceased
Tenth Cir. · Appointed by Calvin Coolidge (Republican)
Walter Early CraigDeceased
D. Arizona · Appointed by John F. Kennedy (Democratic)
Charles Dickens ClarkDeceased
M.D. Tennessee · Appointed by Grover Cleveland (Democratic)
Charles E. DyerDeceased
E.D. Wisconsin · Appointed by Ulysses S. Grant (Republican)
Charles Guy BriggleDeceased
S.D. Illinois · Appointed by Herbert Hoover (Republican)
Edward Terry SanfordDeceased
M.D. Tennessee · Appointed by Theodore Roosevelt (Republican)
Eugene Andrew GordonDeceased
M.D. North Carolina · Appointed by Lyndon B. Johnson (Democratic)
Franklin Taylor Dupree Jr.Deceased
E.D. North Carolina · Appointed by Richard Nixon (Republican)
Henry Groves ConnorDeceased
E.D. North Carolina · Appointed by William Howard Taft (Republican)
Howard Thomas MarkeyDeceased
Federal Cir. · Appointed by Richard Nixon (Republican)
John Davis Larkins Jr.Deceased
E.D. North Carolina · Appointed by John F. Kennedy (Democratic)
Thomas Richard PurnellDeceased
E.D. North Carolina · Appointed by William McKinley (Republican)
Andrew WylieDeceased
D.D.C. · Appointed by Abraham Lincoln (Republican)
Edward M. McEnteeDeceased
First Cir. · Appointed by Lyndon B. Johnson (Democratic)
Frederick Olen MercerDeceased
S.D. Illinois · Appointed by Dwight D. Eisenhower (Republican)
Hugh H. BownesDeceased
First Cir. · Appointed by Jimmy Carter (Democratic)
James Perry PlattDeceased
D. Connecticut · Appointed by Theodore Roosevelt (Republican)
John Christopher MahoneyDeceased
First Cir. · Appointed by Franklin D. Roosevelt (Democratic)