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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.

3,767
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117
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August 3, 2026
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All courts3,767 D. Columbia112 Ninth Cir.108 E.D. Pennsylvania85 Fifth Cir.77 Sixth Cir.77 N.D. Illinois77 Third Cir.76 N.D. Ohio73 D. Columbia Circuit68 S.D. Texas67 C.D. California66 Seventh Cir.65 E.D. New York64 Eighth Cir.61 E.D. Michigan60 S.D. New York60 D. Massachusetts59 E.D. Louisiana59 W.D. Pennsylvania59 Fourth Cir.58 D. Connecticut55 N.D. Georgia53 S.D. Ohio51 Tenth Cir.47 D. Arizona47 D. New Jersey46 M.D. Florida46 S.D. Florida45 D. Colorado44 S.D. California44 W.D. Louisiana44 N.D. California42 E.D. Texas41 N.D. Alabama41 Federal Cir.38 D. Kansas38 D. Minnesota38 Eleventh Cir.37 Second Cir.36 First Cir.35 E.D. California34 N.D. Texas33 D. Delaware33 W.D. New York32 Supreme Court of the State of New York, New York County30 W.D. Texas30 E.D. Missouri30 D. Rhode Island29 D. Utah29 M.D. Pennsylvania29 W.D. Washington28 D. Nevada28 D. Puerto Rico28 D. Maine27 E.D. Virginia27 E.D. Wisconsin26 W.D. Kentucky26 W.D. Oklahoma26 S.D. Iowa25 W.D. Michigan25 D. New Mexico24 E.D. Arkansas24 M.D. Alabama24 N.D. New York24 S.D. Mississippi24 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. West Virginia19 N.D. Oklahoma18 S.D. Alabama18 S.D. Indiana18 S.D. West Virginia18 D. Vermont18 N.D. Mississippi18 D. Nebraska17 Superior Court of New Jersey, Essex Vicinage16 D. Alaska16 D. North Dakota16 Delaware Court of Chancery15 C.D. Illinois15 D. the Virgin Islands15 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 E.D. Kentucky12 E.D. North Carolina12 M.D. North Carolina11 Texas Business Court10 D. Wyoming10 M.D. Tennessee10 W.D. North Carolina10 W.D. Virginia10 D. Guam7 Vermont Superior Court6 Massachusetts Superior Court5 D. N. Mariana Islands4 West Virginia Business Court Division4 Circuit Court for Montgomery County, Maryland -- Business & Technology Case Management Program1 Metro Atlanta Business Case Division, Superior Court of Fulton County, Georgia1
3,767 judges

Edward Francis Harrington

D. Massachusetts · Appt. Ronald Reagan (Republican)

15 orders 5 insights

James T. Balog

N.D. Illinois

15 orders 5 insights

Joel Schneider

D. New Jersey

15 orders 5 insights

John T. Curtin

W.D. New York · Appt. Lyndon B. Johnson (Democratic)

15 orders 5 insights

Layn Raymond Phillips

W.D. Oklahoma · Appt. Ronald Reagan (Republican)

15 orders 5 insights

Mell Gilbert Underwood

S.D. Ohio · Appt. Franklin D. Roosevelt (Democratic)

15 orders 5 insights

Michael Adrian Ponsor

D. Massachusetts · Appt. Bill Clinton (Democratic)

15 orders 5 insights

Paul James Barbadoro

D. New Hampshire · Appt. George H. W. Bush (Republican)

15 orders 5 insights

Robert Porter Chamberlin

N.D. Mississippi · Appt. Donald Trump (Republican)

15 orders 5 insights

Roy Kalman Altman

S.D. Florida · Appt. Donald Trump (Republican)

15 orders 5 insights

Thomas Griffith Haight

Third Cir. · Appt. Woodrow Wilson

15 orders 5 insights

Valdemar Aguirre Cordova

D. Arizona · Appt. Jimmy Carter (Democratic)

15 orders 5 insights

Charles Taylor Sherman

N.D. Ohio · Appt. Andrew Johnson (Democratic)

14 orders 5 insights

Chris M. Stephens

W.D. Oklahoma

14 orders 5 insights

David Gregory Kays

W.D. Missouri · Appt. George W. Bush (Republican)

14 orders 5 insights

Douglas E. Arpert

D. New Jersey

14 orders 5 insights

George Carol Hanks Jr.

S.D. Texas · Appt. Barack Obama (Democratic)

14 orders 5 insights

George Howard Jr.

United States District Courts for the Eastern and Western Districts of Arkansas · Appt. Jimmy Carter (Democratic)

14 orders 5 insights

H. Bruce Guyton

E.D. Tennessee

14 orders 5 insights

James K. Singleton, Jr.

D. Alaska · Appt. George H. W. Bush (Republican)

14 orders 5 insights

Jed S. Rakoff

S.D. New York · Appt. Bill Clinton (Democratic)

14 orders 5 insights

John Robert Blakey

N.D. Illinois · Appt. Barack Obama (Democratic)

14 orders 5 insights

Kevin S.C. Chang

D. Hawaii

14 orders 5 insights

Olga Jurco

N.D. Illinois

14 orders 5 insights
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