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The bench, live — every ruling on the docket wire, every federal judge's record, career, and decision levers, every case linked to its source.

Start with the bench everyone's watching

  • John Roberts

    Chief Justice, Supreme Court

  • Brett Kavanaugh

    Associate Justice

  • Amy Coney Barrett

    Associate Justice

  • Matthew Kacsmaryk

    N.D. Texas

Judicial data via CourtListener (Free Law Project). Every case links to the underlying record.

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

The federal bench, mapped

Colored by circuit — click a state to see who binds it
1st2nd3rd4th5th6th7th8th9th10th11thD.C.
📍 OhioBernie MorenoSenatorJon HustedSenatorYour Ballot →

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)
  • Com. v. Camara, P.Jun 26, 2026

    ⚖️Victor P. Stabile· Superior Court of Pennsylvaniacriminal lawimmigration

  • Castillo, O. v. Guerra, M.Jun 18, 2026

    ⚖️Correale F. Stevens· Superior Court of Pennsylvaniaimmigrationfamily law

  • Myers v. HuangMay 28, 2026

    ⚖️Kent E. Cattani· Court of Appeals of Arizonafamily lawimmigration

  • State v. Toshniyazov
May 26, 2026

⚖️Robert A. Hendrickson· Ohio Court of Appealscriminal lawimmigrationprocedure

  • In re: Matter of J.A.J.R.Apr 24, 2026

    ⚖️Terry A. Moore· Court of Civil Appeals of Alabamaimmigrationfamily lawprocedure

  • Active Deployment Systems, LLC v. United StatesApr 21, 2026

    ⚖️Edward Hulvey Meyers· United States Court of Federal Claimsimmigrationbusiness & regulatoryprocedure

  • HERNANDEZ, YONNY PEREZ V. PR MARINE CONSTR., LLCApr 8, 2026

    ⚖️Shaterra Reed Marion· Tennessee Court of Workers' Compensation Claimslabor & employmentimmigration

  • In RE TERM OF PARENTAL RIGHTS AS TO V.M.Mar 30, 2026

    ⚖️Michael J. Brown· Court of Appeals of Arizonafamily lawimmigration

  • State v. Padilla-CanalesDec 30, 2025

    ⚖️James Jeremiah Shea· Montana Supreme Courtcriminal lawprocedureimmigration

  • Carlos Martin Francisco v. State of IndianaDec 18, 2025

    ⚖️L Mark Bailey· Indiana Court of Appealsimmigrationcriminal law

  • Gemini Tech Services, LLC v. United StatesSep 18, 2025

    ⚖️Edward J Damich· United States Court of Federal Claimsimmigrationbusiness & regulatoryfederal power

  • Eteros Techs. USA, Inc. v. United StatesAug 6, 2025

    ⚖️Gary S. Katzmann· United States Court of International Tradeimmigrationcriminal lawbusiness & regulatory

  • Texas Department of Family and Protective Services; Stephanie Muth, in Her Official Capacity as Dfps Commissioner; Texas Health and Human Services; Cecile Erwin Young, in Her Official Capacity as Hhsc Executive Commissioner; Corrections Corporation of America; And the Geo Group, Inc. v. Grassroots Leadership, Inc.; Gloria Valenzuela; E.G.S., for Herself and as Next Friend for A.E.S.G.; F.D.G., for Herself and as Next Friend for N.R.C.D.; Y.E.M.A., for Herself and as Next Friend for A.S.A.May 30, 2025

    ⚖️Evan Andrew Young· Texas Supreme Courtimmigrationfamily lawprocedure

  • Warren Kenneth Paxton, Jr., in His Official Capacity as Texas Attorney General, and the State of Texas v. Annunciation House, Inc.May 30, 2025

    ⚖️Evan Andrew Young· Texas Supreme Courtimmigrationreligious libertycriminal law

    • Most active benches · 120 days

    • Glenn Acree20

      Court of Appeals of Kentucky

    • Rudolph Contreras20

      District Court, District of Columbia

    • Christopher Reid Cooper20

      District Court, District of Columbia

    • James Emanuel Boasberg20

      District Court, District of Columbia

    • Tanya Sue Chutkan20

      District Court, District of Columbia

    • William Hoffman20

      Ohio Court of Appeals

    In the news this week

    • John Cornyn16 stories
    • Clarence Thomas5 stories
    • Samuel A. Alito jr5 stories
    • Amy Coney Barrett4 stories
    • John Glover Roberts jr3 stories
    • Ketanji Brown Jackson3 stories

    The ideology map

    93 judges, measured from their own opinions
    ← PurposivistTextualist →← Defers to governmentSkeptical of government →Jon Ernest DeGuilio — District Court, N.D. IndianaRichard J. Leon — District Court, District of ColumbiaStanley MatthewsAlfred M. WolinJames 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 CircuitFranklin S. Billings jrGerald Bard Tjoflat — Court of Appeals for the Eleventh CircuitBarbara Milano Keenan — Court of Appeals for the Fourth CircuitRoger Jeffrey MinerHiram 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 CircuitJohn Baylor Nalbandian — Court of Appeals for the Sixth CircuitFrederick Moore VinsonAlfred V. CovelloAlice Moore Batchelder — Court of Appeals for the Sixth CircuitClarence Thomas — Supreme Court of the United StatesEdith 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 CircuitWilliam 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 CircuitDiane S. Sykes — Court of Appeals for the Seventh CircuitWalter Hartman HodgeSidney Runyan Thomas — Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitJames L. Dennis — Court of Appeals for the Fifth CircuitMary Margaret McKeown — Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitDori 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 CircuitDavid G. TragerCecil F. PooleRichard Bevan AustinWalter Meheula HeenJose Alberto Cabranes — Court of Appeals for the Second CircuitChristopher Fitzgerald Droney — Court of Appeals for the Second CircuitLuz Elena D. ChapaRonald 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 CircuitJohn L. Kane jrSandra Lea Lynch — Court of Appeals for the First CircuitDavid William McKeague — Court of Appeals for the Sixth CircuitPaul 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 CircuitDavid 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 CircuitJames Harvie Wilkinson 3 — Court of Appeals for the Fourth CircuitJohn 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 CircuitSamuel A. Alito jr — Supreme Court of the United StatesSteven 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 CircuitRonnie Lee White — District Court, E.D. MissouriJames Andrew Wynn jr — Court of Appeals for the Fourth CircuitMichael Brian Brennan — Court of Appeals for the Seventh CircuitMichael Yale Scudder jr — Court of Appeals for the Seventh CircuitCarlos 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 CircuitRichard Allen Griffin — Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit

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    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

    Open seats

    25 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