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.
16 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael James DavisCurrent senior · service 1994-03-28–present · Judge · U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota | 158Attributed assigned cases; not workload | 92 active66 terminated · 42% | 0.7 mo.N=66 · district median 0.4 mo. (13 profiles) | 463 Habeas Corpus - Alien Detainee65%Habeas Corpus (General)3% |
| Nancy Ellen BraselCurrent active · service 2018-09-13–present · Judge · U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota | 292Attributed assigned cases; not workload | 210 active82 terminated · 28% | 0.5 mo.N=82 · district median 0.4 mo. (13 profiles) | 463 Habeas Corpus - Alien Detainee39%365 Personal Inj. Prod. Liability8% |
| Patrick Joseph SchiltzCurrent senior · service 2006-04-28–present · Judge · U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota | 316Attributed assigned cases; not workload | 218 active98 terminated · 31% | 0.2 mo.N=98 · district median 0.4 mo. (13 profiles) | 463 Habeas Corpus - Alien Detainee38%365 Personal Inj. Prod. Liability6% |
| Paul Arthur MagnusonCurrent senior · service 1981-10-29–present · Judge · U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota | 107Attributed assigned cases; not workload | 54 active53 terminated · 50% | 0.4 mo.N=53 · district median 0.4 mo. (13 profiles) | 463 Habeas Corpus - Alien Detainee65%365 Personal Inj. Prod. Liability2% |
| Susan Richard NelsonCurrent senior · service 2010-12-21–present · Judge · U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota | 77Attributed assigned cases; not workload | 54 active23 terminated · 30% | 0.6 mo.N=23 · district median 0.4 mo. (13 profiles) | 463 Habeas Corpus - Alien Detainee31%365 Personal Inj. Prod. Liability21% |
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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.