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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.

1,201Attached judge profiles
91U.S. district courts
495Publishable 1 year medians
4Filing windows

Federal civil dockets

Explore judge-level patterns

Every result links to the judge profile and its full analytics.

7 matching judge profiles · 5 maximum per page

Metrics describe public docket cohorts—not judicial quality, outcomes, or current workload.

JudgeA–ZAssigned civil casesFiling cohort statusMedian dispositionLeading case mix
Colin Stirling BruceCurrent active · service 2013-10-08–present · Judge · U.S. District Court for the Central District of Illinois298Attributed assigned cases; not workload289 active9 terminated · 3%Not publishedSuppressed; N=9
442 Civil Rights: Jobs9%445 Civil Rights: Americans with Disabilities - Employment4%
Colleen Rae LawlessCurrent active · service 2023-03-09–present · Judge · U.S. District Court for the Central District of Illinois255Attributed assigned cases; not workload249 active6 terminated · 2%Not publishedSuppressed; N=6
Prisoner Petitions - Prison Conditions9%442 Civil Rights: Jobs5%
Joe Billy McDadeCurrent senior · service 1991-11-25–present · Judge · U.S. District Court for the Central District of IllinoisNo attributed assigned civil cases in this period.This does not imply zero workload.
Jonathan Eugene HawleyCurrent active · service 2024-11-15–present · Judge · U.S. District Court for the Central District of Illinois338Attributed assigned cases; not workload328 active10 terminated · 3%1.9 mo.N=10 · district median 1.9 mo. (1 profiles)
Prisoner Petitions - Prison Conditions13%442 Civil Rights: Jobs7%
Michael Martin MihmCurrent senior · service 1982-08-06–present · Judge · U.S. District Court for the Central District of Illinois223Attributed assigned cases; not workload215 active8 terminated · 4%Not publishedSuppressed; N=8
Prisoner Petitions - Prison Conditions19%442 Civil Rights: Jobs3%

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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.