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 3, 2026
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3,767 judges

Jamel K. Semper

D. New Jersey · Appt. Joe Biden (Democratic)

18 orders 4 insights

James Tyne Moody

N.D. Indiana · Appt. Ronald Reagan (Republican)

18 orders 4 insights

Joseph J. Longobardi

D. Delaware · Appt. Ronald Reagan (Republican)

18 orders 4 insights

Joseph James Farnan Jr.

D. Delaware · Appt. Ronald Reagan (Republican)

18 orders 4 insights

Michael Stefan Nachmanoff

E.D. Virginia · Appt. Joe Biden (Democratic)

18 orders 4 insights

Patrick Joseph Schiltz

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

18 orders 4 insights

S. Arthur Spiegel

S.D. Ohio · Appt. Jimmy Carter (Democratic)

18 orders 4 insights

Thomas Banister Russell

W.D. Kentucky · Appt. Bill Clinton (Democratic)

18 orders 4 insights

Thomas E. Stagg Jr.

W.D. Louisiana · Appt. Richard Nixon (Republican)

18 orders 4 insights

Anne Elise Thompson

D. New Jersey · Appt. Jimmy Carter (Democratic)

17 orders 4 insights

Brian Anthony Jackson

M.D. Louisiana · Appt. Barack Obama (Democratic)

17 orders 4 insights

Dominic W. Lanza

D. Arizona · Appt. Donald Trump (Republican)

17 orders 4 insights

E. Richard Webber

E.D. Missouri · Appt. Bill Clinton (Democratic)

17 orders 4 insights

Jane Richards Roth

D. Delaware · Appt. Ronald Reagan (Republican)

17 orders 4 insights

John William Murphy

M.D. Pennsylvania · Appt. Harry S. Truman (Democratic)

17 orders 4 insights

Karen L. Litkovitz

S.D. Ohio

17 orders 4 insights

Lyle Elmer Strom

D. Nebraska · Appt. Ronald Reagan (Republican)

17 orders 4 insights

Patrick Errol Higginbotham

N.D. Texas · Appt. Gerald Ford (Republican)

17 orders 4 insights

Paul Lewis Maloney

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

17 orders 4 insights

Zia M. Faruqui

D. Columbia

17 orders 4 insights

Allison Dale Burroughs

D. Massachusetts · Appt. Barack Obama (Democratic)

16 orders 4 insights

Cheryl L. Pollak

E.D. New York · Appt. Merit selection

16 orders 4 insights

Clifton Rhodes Bratcher

W.D. Kentucky · Appt. Richard Nixon (Republican)

16 orders 4 insights

Cynthia A. Bashant

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

16 orders 4 insights
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