Federal judge analytics
Compare federal district judges
Filter and sort public federal civil docket patterns across 1,201 matched judge profiles in 91 U.S. district courts.
No composite score. Every ranking uses the metric and filing window you select, with sample size and district context shown.
Federal case data current through June 30, 2026 · Sources vary by metric.
Federal civil dockets
Explore judge-level patterns
Every result links to the judge profile and its full analytics.
31 matching judge profiles · 5 maximum per page
Metrics describe public docket cohorts—not judicial quality, outcomes, or current workload.
| JudgeA–Z | Assigned civil cases | Filing cohort status | Median disposition | Leading case mix |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Gregory ByronCurrent active · service 2014-06-24–present · Judge · U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida | 323Attributed assigned cases; not workload | 310 active13 terminated · 4% | 0.4 mo.N=13 · district median 0.8 mo. (15 profiles) | 442 Civil Rights: Jobs7%440 Civil Rights: Other4% |
| Richard A. LazzaraCurrent senior · service 1997-09-29–present · Judge · U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida | No attributed assigned civil cases in this period.This does not imply zero workload. | |||
| Roy Bale Dalton Jr.Current senior · service 2011-05-03–present · Judge · U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida | 72Attributed assigned cases; not workload | 59 active13 terminated · 18% | 0.5 mo.N=13 · district median 0.8 mo. (15 profiles) | 446 Civil Rights: Americans with Disabilities - Other14%463 Habeas Corpus - Alien Detainee11% |
| Sheri Polster ChappellCurrent active · service 2013-05-22–present · Judge · U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida | 990Attributed assigned cases; not workload | 766 active224 terminated · 23% | 0.6 mo.N=224 · district median 0.8 mo. (15 profiles) | 463 Habeas Corpus - Alien Detainee63%440 Civil Rights: Other2% |
| Steven Douglas MerrydayCurrent senior · service 1992-02-10–present · Judge · U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida | 377Attributed assigned cases; not workload | 362 active15 terminated · 4% | 2.3 mo.N=15 · district median 0.8 mo. (15 profiles) | 440 Civil Rights: Other7%480 Consumer Credit5% |
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Methodology and limits
Attribution. Profiles are matched by federal identifiers or a high-confidence exact name, court, and service overlap. Assigned and referred matters are separated; this explorer shows assigned cases.
Filing cohort. Active and terminated counts describe cases filed inside the selected window as of its end. They are not a clearance rate or a measure of current workload.
Disposition cohort. Median time uses terminated cases from the same attributed assigned filing cohort shown in the selected window. It is withheld below 10 qualifying cases and excludes land condemnation, prisoner petitions, deportation reviews, recovery of overpayments, and enforcement of judgments.
No outcome claims. These data do not measure wins, losses, merits, judicial quality, or attorney success. Use the linked judge profiles and source records to verify legally significant information.