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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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November 3, 2026
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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. Oklahoma1
4,983 judges

Prudence Beatty AbramRetired

Bankr. S.D. New York · Appointed by Merit selection

16 orders·3 insights

William Matthew KiddDeceased

N.D. West Virginia · Appointed by Jimmy Carter (Democratic)

16 orders·3 insights

Connally Findlay TriggDeceased

M.D. Tennessee · Appointed by Abraham Lincoln (Republican)

15 orders·3 insights

Henry Clay NilesDeceased

N.D. Mississippi · Appointed by Benjamin Harrison

15 orders·3 insights

Leland Clure MortonDeceased

M.D. Tennessee · Appointed by Richard Nixon

15 orders·3 insights

Phil McClellan McNagny Jr.Deceased

N.D. Indiana · Appointed by Gerald Ford (Republican)

15 orders·3 insights

Robert E. LewisDeceased

D. Colorado · Appointed by Theodore Roosevelt (Republican)

15 orders·3 insights

David E. RussellDeceased

Bankr. E.D. California · Appointed by Merit selection

14 orders·3 insights

Leonard I. GarthDeceased

D. New Jersey · Appointed by Richard Nixon (Republican)

14 orders·3 insights

Ralph G. PagterRetired

Bankr. C.D. California · Appointed by Merit selection

14 orders·3 insights

Ross RizleyDeceased

W.D. Oklahoma · Appointed by Dwight D. Eisenhower (Republican)

14 orders·3 insights

Samuel Hugh DillinDeceased

S.D. Indiana · Appointed by John F. Kennedy (Democratic)

14 orders·3 insights

Arthur B. BriskmanRetired 2012

Bankr. S.D. Alabama

13 orders·3 insights

Charles W. BakerRetired 1984

U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern and Western Districts of Arkansas

13 orders·3 insights

Isaac Melson MeekinsDeceased

E.D. North Carolina · Appointed by Calvin Coolidge (Republican)

13 orders·3 insights

John William RossDeceased

W.D. Tennessee · Appointed by Warren G. Harding (Republican)

13 orders·3 insights

Lunsford Richardson PreyerDeceased

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

13 orders·3 insights

Scott Elgin ReedDeceased

E.D. Kentucky · Appointed by Jimmy Carter (Democratic)

13 orders·3 insights

Vincent D. MaggioreRetired

Bankr. D. Arizona

13 orders·3 insights

Alexander RivesDeceased

W.D. Virginia · Appointed by Ulysses S. Grant (Republican)

12 orders·3 insights

Arnold KrekelDeceased

W.D. Missouri · Appointed by Abraham Lincoln (Republican)

12 orders·3 insights

John McNairyDeceased

E.D. Tennessee · Appointed by George Washington (Federalist)

12 orders·3 insights

William A. ScanlandRetired

Bankr. D. Arizona

12 orders·3 insights

Eugene R. GilmartinDeceased

D. Guam · Appointed by Dwight D. Eisenhower (Republican)

11 orders·3 insights

Fred Clinton JacobsDeceased

D. Arizona · Appointed by Warren G. Harding (Republican)

11 orders·3 insights
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