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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117
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August 1, 2026
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All courts3,616 D. Columbia111 Ninth Cir.108 Fifth Cir.77 Sixth Cir.77 Third Cir.76 E.D. Pennsylvania76 N.D. Illinois69 D. Columbia Circuit68 Seventh Cir.65 N.D. Ohio64 C.D. California63 Eighth Cir.61 E.D. Michigan60 D. Massachusetts59 W.D. Pennsylvania59 Fourth Cir.58 E.D. New York58 E.D. Louisiana58 D. Connecticut55 S.D. Texas55 N.D. Georgia53 S.D. New York50 S.D. Ohio50 Tenth Cir.47 D. New Jersey46 D. Arizona46 M.D. Florida46 S.D. Florida45 D. Colorado44 S.D. California43 W.D. Louisiana43 N.D. California42 E.D. Texas41 N.D. Alabama41 Federal Cir.38 Eleventh Cir.37 D. Kansas37 Second Cir.36 First Cir.35 E.D. California34 D. Delaware33 N.D. Texas32 D. Minnesota31 Supreme Court of the State of New York, New York County30 W.D. Texas30 E.D. Missouri30 D. Utah29 M.D. Pennsylvania29 W.D. Washington28 D. Nevada28 D. Puerto Rico28 E.D. Virginia27 D. Rhode Island26 E.D. Wisconsin26 W.D. Oklahoma26 S.D. Iowa25 W.D. Michigan25 D. Maine24 D. New Mexico24 E.D. Arkansas24 M.D. Alabama24 N.D. New York24 D. Hawaii23 N.D. Indiana23 D. Maryland23 D. Montana23 D. South Carolina23 N.D. Florida23 W.D. Arkansas23 D. Oregon22 D. South Dakota22 E.D. Oklahoma21 D. New Hampshire20 S.D. Georgia20 M.D. Georgia19 N.D. Oklahoma18 S.D. Alabama18 S.D. Indiana18 S.D. Mississippi18 W.D. New York18 D. Vermont18 D. Nebraska17 Superior Court of New Jersey, Essex Vicinage16 D. Alaska16 D. North Dakota16 Delaware Court of Chancery15 C.D. Illinois15 E.D. Tennessee15 W.D. Tennessee15 W.D. Missouri15 E.D. Washington14 D. Idaho14 N.D. Iowa14 M.D. Louisiana13 S.D. Illinois13 W.D. Wisconsin13 North Carolina Business Court12 S.D. West Virginia12 E.D. Kentucky12 E.D. North Carolina12 M.D. North Carolina11 Texas Business Court10 N.D. Mississippi10 D. Wyoming10 M.D. Tennessee10 W.D. Kentucky10 W.D. North Carolina10 W.D. Virginia10 D. the Virgin Islands9 N.D. West Virginia9 Vermont Superior Court6 Massachusetts Superior Court5 West Virginia Business Court Division4 D. Guam2 D. N. Mariana Islands2 Circuit Court for Montgomery County, Maryland -- Business & Technology Case Management Program1 Metro Atlanta Business Case Division, Superior Court of Fulton County, Georgia1
3,616 judges

Michael B. Brennan

Seventh Cir. · Appt. Donald Trump (Republican)

31 orders 6 insights

Patty Shwartz

Third Cir. · Appt. Barack Obama (Democratic)

31 orders 6 insights

Richard G. Taranto

Federal Cir. · Appt. Barack Obama (Democratic)

31 orders 6 insights

Sandra Lea Lynch

First Cir. · Appt. Bill Clinton (Democratic)

31 orders 6 insights

Carroll Clark Hincks

D. Connecticut · Appt. Herbert Hoover (Republican)

30 orders 6 insights

Cornelia Thayer Livingston Pillard

D. Columbia Circuit · Appt. Barack Obama (Democratic)

30 orders 6 insights

Diane S. Sykes

Seventh Cir. · Appt. George W. Bush (Republican)

30 orders 6 insights

Frank H. Easterbrook

Seventh Cir. · Appt. Ronald Reagan (Republican)

30 orders 6 insights

Gregg Jeffrey Costa

Fifth Cir. · Appt. Barack Obama (Democratic)

30 orders 6 insights

Harold Kenneth Wood

E.D. Pennsylvania · Appt. Dwight D. Eisenhower (Republican)

30 orders 6 insights

Henry Thomas Reed

N.D. Iowa · Appt. Theodore Roosevelt (Republican)

30 orders 6 insights

James A. Wynn Jr.

Fourth Cir. · Appt. Barack Obama (Democratic)

30 orders 6 insights

Jennifer G. Zipps

D. Arizona · Appt. Barack Obama (Democratic)

30 orders 6 insights

Paul V. Niemeyer

Fourth Cir. · Appt. George H. W. Bush (Republican)

30 orders 6 insights

Rosemary Barkett

Eleventh Cir. · Appt. Bill Clinton (Democratic)

30 orders 6 insights

Roy Laverne Stephenson

Eighth Cir. · Appt. Richard Nixon (Republican)

30 orders 6 insights

Alfred Lee Wyman

D. South Dakota · Appt. Herbert Hoover (Republican)

29 orders 6 insights

Arthur Jehu Stanley Jr.

D. Kansas · Appt. Dwight D. Eisenhower (Republican)

29 orders 6 insights

Christine L. Stetson

E.D. Texas

29 orders 6 insights

Diane Pamela Wood

Seventh Cir. · Appt. Bill Clinton (Democratic)

29 orders 6 insights

Donald Roe Ross

Eighth Cir. · Appt. Richard Nixon (Republican)

29 orders 6 insights

Emory Marvin Underwood

N.D. Georgia · Appt. Herbert Hoover (Republican)

29 orders 6 insights

George Steven Agee

Fourth Cir. · Appt. George W. Bush (Republican)

29 orders 6 insights

Gregory G. Katsas

D. Columbia Circuit · Appt. Donald Trump (Republican)

29 orders 6 insights
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