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.
38 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iain David JohnstonCurrent active · service 2020-09-23–present · Judge · U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois | 233Attributed assigned cases; not workload | 225 active8 terminated · 3% | Not publishedSuppressed; N=8 | 555 Civil Rights (Prison Condition)3%440 Civil Rights: Other3% |
| Jeffrey Irvine CummingsCurrent active · service 2023-10-10–present · Judge · U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois | 297Attributed assigned cases; not workload | 253 active44 terminated · 15% | 1.2 mo.N=44 · district median 1.4 mo. (29 profiles) | 840 Trademark8%820 Copyright7% |
| Jeremy Christen DanielCurrent active · service 2023-06-06–present · Judge · U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois | 295Attributed assigned cases; not workload | 232 active63 terminated · 21% | 1.1 mo.N=63 · district median 1.4 mo. (29 profiles) | 820 Copyright7%840 Trademark7% |
| Joan B. GottschallCurrent senior · service 1996-08-01–present · Judge · U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois | 156Attributed assigned cases; not workload | 127 active29 terminated · 19% | 0.9 mo.N=29 · district median 1.4 mo. (29 profiles) | 446 Civil Rights: Americans with Disabilities - Other6%840 Trademark6% |
| Joan Humphrey LefkowCurrent senior · service 2000-07-11–present · Judge · U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois | 157Attributed assigned cases; not workload | 141 active16 terminated · 10% | 1.9 mo.N=16 · district median 1.4 mo. (29 profiles) | 446 Civil Rights: Americans with Disabilities - Other8%840 Trademark6% |
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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.