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Judicial Tracker

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  • John Roberts

    Chief Justice, Supreme Court

  • Brett Kavanaugh

    Associate Justice

  • Amy Coney Barrett

    Associate Justice

  • Matthew Kacsmaryk

    N.D. Texas

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The Supreme Court

Seniority order · colored by appointing party
John Glover Roberts jr

C.J. Roberts

Clarence Thomas

Thomas

Samuel A. Alito jr

Alito

Sonia Sotomayor

Sotomayor

Elena Kagan

Kagan

Neil McGill Gorsuch

Gorsuch

Brett M. Kavanaugh

Kavanaugh

Amy Coney Barrett

Barrett

Ketanji Brown Jackson

Jackson

Balance of the bench

Sitting circuit judges by appointing president's party
D.C. Cir.
1 D · 3 R
Eighth Cir.
3 D · 11 R
Eleventh Cir.
8 D · 5 R
Federal Cir.
8 D · 4 R
Fifth Cir.
4 D · 15 R
First Cir.
4 D · 2 R
Fourth Cir.
9 D · 9 R
Ninth Cir.
20 D · 17 R
Second Cir.
8 D · 8 R
Seventh Cir.
3 D · 8 R
Sixth Cir.
5 D · 15 R
Tenth Cir.
8 D · 6 R
Third Cir.
8 D · 8 R

The docket wire

111,411 opinions · 6,574 judges
all issuesimmigrationabortiongunselectionscriminal lawbusiness & regulatorylabor & employmentenvironmentfree speechreligious libertycivil rightsfederal powertaxeshealthcarefamily lawpropertyproceduretorts & liability
More filters — court level, judicial philosophy, ruling status
Court level:Supreme CourtCircuit courtsFederal districtState courts
Author's philosophy:Reads the law as writtenWeighs intent & purposeSkeptical of gov powerDefers to gov power
Ruling status:⚠ overturned on appeal (99)⚖ built on overturned rulings (2069)
No tagged rulings on "immigration" yet
Tagging is sweeping the corpus now.

Most active benches · 120 days

  • Mary Janes Bowes20

    Superior Court of Pennsylvania

  • Jack A. Panella20

    Superior Court of Pennsylvania

  • Tanya Sue Chutkan20

    District Court, District of Columbia

  • John T. Bender20

    Superior Court of Pennsylvania

  • Christopher Reid Cooper20

    District Court, District of Columbia

  • Victor P. Stabile20

    Superior Court of Pennsylvania

In the news this week

  • John Cornyn5 stories
  • Samuel A. Alito jr4 stories
  • Merrick B. Garland4 stories
  • John Glover Roberts jr3 stories
  • Brett M. Kavanaugh3 stories
  • Ketanji Brown Jackson2 stories

    • The ideology map

    173 judges, measured from their own opinions
    ← PurposivistTextualist →← Defers to governmentSkeptical of government →Suzanne B. ConlonRuth Bader GinsburgStephen Gerald BreyerHenry Travillion Wingate — District Court, S.D. MississippiJames Lawrence KingJon Ernest DeGuilio — District Court, N.D. IndianaRichard J. Leon — District Court, District of ColumbiaFrederick LandisRobert Palmer AndersonLevi WoodburyTimothy D. LeonardRichard Dickson CudahyStanley MatthewsPeter Hill BeerFrederick J. MartoneA. David MazzoneAlan Eugene NorrisAlfred M. WolinJames Waldo AckermanDaniel T. K. HurleyJonathan Lippman — New York Court of ClaimsCarolyn R. DimmickJames Leo RyanThomas Morrow ReavleyJanice Rogers Brown — District Court, District of ColumbiaDavid Lynn RussellPaul Wooten — Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New YorkDeborah L. Cook — Court of Appeals for the Sixth CircuitSven Erik HolmesEarl WarrenFranklin S. Billings jrLee Roy WestAmul Roger Thapar — District Court, E.D. KentuckyMaxine M. ChesneyFrederic BlockGerald Bard Tjoflat — Court of Appeals for the Eleventh CircuitBarbara Milano Keenan — Court of Appeals for the Fourth CircuitRoger Jeffrey MinerHowell Edmunds JacksonHiram Rafael CancioAmy Coney Barrett — Supreme Court of the United StatesAllison H. Eid — Court of Appeals for the Tenth CircuitBrett M. Kavanaugh — Supreme Court of the United StatesChad Andrew Readler — Court of Appeals for the Sixth CircuitJames Martin FitzgeraldLawrence Aloysius WhippleJohn Baylor Nalbandian — Court of Appeals for the Sixth CircuitFrank MurphyJohn Louis CoffeyRobert Houghwout JacksonFrederick Moore VinsonAlfred V. CovelloAlice Moore Batchelder — Court of Appeals for the Sixth CircuitClarence Thomas — Supreme Court of the United StatesRichard W. GoldbergEdith Brown Clement — Court of Appeals for the Fifth CircuitIlana Kara Diamond Rovner — Court of Appeals for the Seventh CircuitKent A. Jordan — Court of Appeals for the Third CircuitWilliam Duane Benton — Court of Appeals for the Eighth CircuitCharles Evans HughesJames B. Loken — Court of Appeals for the Eighth CircuitStanley Marcus — Court of Appeals for the Eleventh CircuitDenny Chin — Court of Appeals for the Second CircuitRichard A. Paez — Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitKaren Nelson Moore — Court of Appeals for the Sixth CircuitRansey Guy Cole jr — Court of Appeals for the Sixth CircuitBlanche M. ManningMarcia G. Cooke — District Court, S.D. FloridaWilliam Howard TaftMary Beck Briscoe — Court of Appeals for the Tenth CircuitSusan Graber — Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitRosemary BarkettRichard C. Wesley — Court of Appeals for the Second CircuitRichard Dean RogersDiane S. Sykes — Court of Appeals for the Seventh CircuitEdmund V. LudwigHelen W. GillmorEdward Francis HarringtonRobert B. KrupanskyRoss RizleyThomas Day ThacherWalter Hartman HodgeSidney Runyan Thomas — Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitJames L. Dennis — Court of Appeals for the Fifth CircuitWilliam Bernard HerlandsMary Margaret McKeown — Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitNils Andreas BoeDori ContrerasJulia Smith Gibbons — Court of Appeals for the Sixth CircuitStephen Roy Reinhardt — Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitReena Raggi — Court of Appeals for the Second CircuitSandra Segal Ikuta — Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitLawrence Edward WalshDavid G. TragerCecil F. PooleRichard Bevan AustinJames Stuart HoldenWalter Meheula HeenEdwin Leard MechemDavid Hackett SouterJames Marshall SprouseGuy Kurtz BardJohn Paul jrRichard D. Bennett — District Court, D. MarylandJose Alberto Cabranes — Court of Appeals for the Second CircuitChristopher Fitzgerald Droney — Court of Appeals for the Second CircuitLuz Elena D. ChapaWilkie D. Ferguson jrPaul G. Gardephe — District Court, S.D. New YorkRonald Murray Gould — Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitGeorge F. Gunn jrRaymond W. Gruender — Court of Appeals for the Eighth CircuitDavid Frank Hamilton — Court of Appeals for the Seventh CircuitGeorge Howard jrJohn L. Kane jrJohn Fontaine KeenanAlva Moore LumpkinSandra Lea Lynch — Court of Appeals for the First CircuitDavid William McKeague — Court of Appeals for the Sixth CircuitCharles Gelbert NeesePaul Victor Niemeyer — Court of Appeals for the Fourth CircuitJohn Weld Peck 2Donald James PorterJoseph J. MalteseElsijane Trimble RoyJohn Glover Roberts jr — Supreme Court of the United StatesDennis W. Shedd — Court of Appeals for the Fourth CircuitLavenski R. Smith — Court of Appeals for the Eighth CircuitTalbot SmithDavid Brooks Smith — Court of Appeals for the Third CircuitThomas Ignatius Vanaskie — Court of Appeals for the Third CircuitWilliam Byrd Traxler jr — Court of Appeals for the Fourth CircuitHorace Taliaferro WardJames Harvie Wilkinson 3 — Court of Appeals for the Fourth CircuitWilliam Hedgcock WebsterHarold Dale CookRudolph Thomas Randa — District Court, E.D. WisconsinLewis Thornton BabcockHarold Baer jrJohn Thomas ElfvinJudith Morgenstern BarzilayJohn Byron Owen — Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitGeorge Steven Agee — Court of Appeals for the Fourth CircuitConsuelo Maria Callahan — Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitWilliam Cameron Canby jrJames Francis ByrnesAntonin ScaliaArthur Joseph GoldbergSamuel A. Alito jr — Supreme Court of the United StatesChristine M. Arguello — District Court, D. ColoradoMorris Sheppard ArnoldJames W. KehoeSteven M. Colloton — Court of Appeals for the Eighth CircuitAdalberto Jose Jordan — Court of Appeals for the Eleventh CircuitJames Earl Graves jr — Court of Appeals for the Fifth CircuitThomas Edward FairchildAlbert Tate jrRonnie Lee White — District Court, E.D. MissouriJames Andrew Wynn jr — Court of Appeals for the Fourth CircuitGary S. Katzmann — United States Court of International TradeMichael Brian Brennan — Court of Appeals for the Seventh CircuitEdward Domenic ReMichael Yale Scudder jr — Court of Appeals for the Seventh CircuitWilliam Joseph Brennan jrCarlos T. Bea — Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitRobert J. TimlinJoseph Woodrow HatchettNeil McGill Gorsuch — Supreme Court of the United StatesFrank Hoover Easterbrook — Court of Appeals for the Seventh CircuitMichael James Davis — District Court, D. MinnesotaJohn McCarthy RollLouis J. FreehRichard Allen Griffin — Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit

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    The federal bench, mapped

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    Open seats

    27 federal vacancies · 4 with a nominee

    Article III vacancies are filled by President Donald Trump with Senate confirmation.

    • 02 - NY-S

      Vacated by Schofield,Lorna G. · Senior · 12/31/2024

    • 05 - TX-S

      Vacated by Rosenthal,Lee H. · Senior · 12/01/2024

      Nominee: Colmenero,Angela Veronica

    • 02 - NY-S

      Vacated by Seibel,Cathy · Senior · 11/03/2025

    • 11 - FL-M

      Vacated by Corrigan,Timothy J. · Senior · 11/02/2024

    • 06 - OH-S

      Vacated by Watson,Michael H. · Senior · 11/01/2025

      Nominee: Byrne,Matthew R.

    • District of ME (1st Cir.)

      Vacated by Torresen,Nancy · Senior · 10/11/2025

    • 05 - TX-N

      Vacated by Boyle,Jane J. · Senior · 10/01/2025

    • 05 - LA-E

      Vacated by Africk,Lance M. · Senior · 10/01/2024

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