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.
6 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benjamin Joel BeatonCurrent active · service 2020-12-01–present · Judge · U.S. District Court for the Western District of Kentucky | 353Attributed assigned cases; not workload | 339 active14 terminated · 4% | 2.8 mo.N=14 · district median 0.8 mo. (4 profiles) | 463 Habeas Corpus - Alien Detainee50%820 Copyright1% |
| Charles Ralph Simpson IIICurrent senior · service 1986-08-04–present · Judge · U.S. District Court for the Western District of Kentucky | 66Attributed assigned cases; not workload | 65 active1 terminated · 2% | Not publishedSuppressed; N=1 | 550 Prisoner: Civil Rights3%360 P.I.: Other2% |
| David Jason HaleCurrent active · service 2014-12-10–present · Judge · U.S. District Court for the Western District of Kentucky | 311Attributed assigned cases; not workload | 292 active19 terminated · 6% | 0.6 mo.N=19 · district median 0.8 mo. (4 profiles) | 463 Habeas Corpus - Alien Detainee38%190 Contract: Other1% |
| Gregory N. StiversCurrent active · service 2014-12-05–present · Judge · U.S. District Court for the Western District of Kentucky | 307Attributed assigned cases; not workload | 266 active41 terminated · 13% | 0.6 mo.N=41 · district median 0.8 mo. (4 profiles) | 463 Habeas Corpus - Alien Detainee25%190 Contract: Other2% |
| Joseph H. McKinley Jr.Current senior · service 1995-08-14–present · Judge · U.S. District Court for the Western District of Kentucky | 340Attributed assigned cases; not workload | 331 active9 terminated · 3% | Not publishedSuppressed; N=9 | Prisoner: Civil Rights21%Civil Rights: Other5% |
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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.