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    N.D. Texas

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The federal bench, mapped

Colored by circuit — click a state to see who binds it
1st2nd3rd4th5th6th7th8th9th10th11thD.C.

The ideology map

181 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 NorrisJames Ellsworth NolandAlfred M. WolinStephen John RothBarbara A. CaulfieldJames 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 Hargrove MeredithJames Knoll Gardner — District Court, E.D. PennsylvaniaJames 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 CircuitSaundra Brown ArmstrongClarence Thomas — Supreme Court of the United StatesRichard W. GoldbergDenis Reagan HurleyEdith 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 CircuitBrian P. Quinn — District Court, S.D. TexasWilliam 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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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

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 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

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The docket wire

111,411 opinions · 6,574 judges
all issuesimmigrationabortiongunselectionscriminal lawbusiness & regulatorylabor & employmentenvironmentfree speechreligious libertycivil rightsfederal powertaxeshealthcarefamily lawpropertyproceduretorts & liability
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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)
  • CENTER FOR AZ v. AZ SECRETARY OF STATEJun 29, 2026

    ⚖️Ann A. Scott Timmer· Arizona Supreme Courtelectionsfree speech

  • Transparent Election Initiative v. KnudsenJun 9, 2026

    ⚖️James Jeremiah Shea· Montana Supreme Courtelectionsfree speechbusiness & regulatory

  • Candlewood Custom Homes, Inc. v. SaundersMay 27, 2026

    ⚖️Peter B. Abele· Ohio Court of Appealsprocedureproperty

business & regulatory
  • DAVIS v. United StatesMay 20, 2026

    ⚖️Eric G Bruggink· United States Court of Federal Claimsfederal powerelections

  • Transparent Election Initiative v. KnudsenApr 24, 2026

    ⚖️James Jeremiah Shea· Montana Supreme Courtelectionsfree speechbusiness & regulatory

  • Montana Mining Assn. v. A. KnudsenMar 31, 2026

    ⚖️Beth Baker· Montana Supreme Courtelectionsfree speechbusiness & regulatory

  • Riddick v. Gates Cnty.Mar 18, 2026

    ⚖️John S. Arrowood· Court of Appeals of North Carolinaelectionscivil rightslabor & employment

  • Commonwealth of Kentucky, Ex Rel. Attorney General Russell Coleman v. Council for Better Education, Inc.Feb 19, 2026

    ⚖️Michelle M. Keller· Kentucky Supreme Courttaxeselections

  • T.E.I. v. KnudsenJan 6, 2026

    ⚖️Jim Rice· Montana Supreme Courtelectionsfree speechbusiness & regulatory

  • In Re: Judge Tiffany Foxworth-RobertsDec 11, 2025

    ⚖️John L. Weimer· Supreme Court of Louisianaelectionscriminal lawprocedure

  • MNC v. A. KnudsenNov 18, 2025

    ⚖️James Jeremiah Shea· Montana Supreme Courtelections

  • MNC v. A. KnudsenNov 18, 2025

    ⚖️James Jeremiah Shea· Montana Supreme Courtelectionsprocedure

  • Metropolitan Government of Nashville & Davidson County v. Bill Lee (Dissenting in part)Jun 3, 2025

    ⚖️Kenny Armstrong· Court of Appeals of Tennesseeelections

  • Raymond McCarty v. Missouri Secretary of StateApr 29, 2025

    Mary Rhodes RussellMary Rhodes Russell· Supreme Court of Missourielectionslabor & employmentbusiness & regulatory

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