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.
13 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alexander Coker Van HookCurrent active · service 2026-01-12–present · Judge · U.S. District Court for the Western District of Louisiana | 150Attributed assigned cases; not workload | 141 active9 terminated · 6% | Not publishedSuppressed; N=9 | 463 Habeas Corpus - Alien Detainee93%446 Civil Rights: Americans with Disabilities - Other1% |
| David Cleveland JosephCurrent active · service 2020-07-31–present · Judge · U.S. District Court for the Western District of Louisiana | 248Attributed assigned cases; not workload | 212 active36 terminated · 15% | 2.1 mo.N=36 · district median 2.5 mo. (7 profiles) | 463 Habeas Corpus - Alien Detainee77%350 Motor Vehicle2% |
| Dee D. DrellCurrent senior · service 2003-04-10–present · Judge · U.S. District Court for the Western District of Louisiana | 47Attributed assigned cases; not workload | 37 active10 terminated · 21% | 4.4 mo.N=10 · district median 2.5 mo. (7 profiles) | 463 Habeas Corpus - Alien Detainee57%440 Civil Rights: Other4% |
| Donald Ellsworth WalterCurrent senior · service 1985-07-11–present · Judge · U.S. District Court for the Western District of Louisiana | 1Attributed assigned cases; not workload | 0 active1 terminated · 100% | Not publishedSuppressed; N=1 | 463 Habeas Corpus - Alien Detainee100% |
| Elizabeth Erny FooteCurrent senior · service 2010-06-15–present · Judge · U.S. District Court for the Western District of Louisiana | 4Attributed assigned cases; not workload | 4 active0 terminated · 0% | Not publishedSuppressed; N=0 | No classified case mix |
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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.