Judges
District judges who signed at least 5 written decisions in the mandamus and agency-delay group. Each profile counts the judge's past decisions and lists every one of them; it is not a rate at which the judge rules for either side.
2,914 written decisions from 2,661 cases in the whole mandamus and agency-delay group, the group's newest decided October 30, 2026. Updated November 3, 2026 at 1:24 a.m. CT; the Passim connector counts the live collection, which can differ by the day's additions and retirements (which total to quote). Coverage: of the 1,606 public decisions since January 1, 2025 that a CourtListener and GovInfo search for mandamus and agency delay finds, Passim holds 1,371 (85%), measured November 3, 2026. Some of what that search finds are not mandamus decisions. Tell us about a decision we're missing.
District of Columbia
District of Minnesota
| Judge | Written decisions | Cases |
|---|---|---|
| Patrick Joseph Schiltz | 5 | 5 |
| Eric Christian Tostrud | 5 | 5 |
| John R. Tunheim | 6 | 6 |
District of Nebraska
| Judge | Written decisions | Cases |
|---|---|---|
| Joseph F. Bataillon | 10 | 8 |
| Brian Craig Buescher | 22 | 20 |
| John Melvin Gerrard | 31 | 30 |
| Robert F. Rossiter Jr. | 30 | 29 |
| Richard George Kopf | 5 | 5 |
Eastern District of Missouri
| Judge | Written decisions | Cases |
|---|---|---|
| Stephen R. Clark | 6 | 6 |
| Sarah Elizabeth Pitlyk | 5 | 3 |
Northern District of Iowa
| Judge | Written decisions | Cases |
|---|---|---|
| Leonard Terry Strand | 6 | 6 |
Middle District of Florida
| Judge | Written decisions | Cases |
|---|---|---|
| Kathryn Kimball Mizelle | 9 | 6 |
| Julie Sneed | 5 | 5 |
Northern District of Georgia
| Judge | Written decisions | Cases |
|---|---|---|
| Mark Howard Cohen | 6 | 6 |
| Thomas W. Thrash Jr. | 5 | 5 |
Southern District of Florida
| Judge | Written decisions | Cases |
|---|---|---|
| Cecilia M. Altonaga | 11 | 10 |
| Beth Francine Bloom | 7 | 7 |
| Rodolfo Armando Ruiz II | 8 | 8 |
Northern District of Texas
| Judge | Written decisions | Cases |
|---|---|---|
| Jane J. Boyle | 6 | 6 |
| Sidney Allen Fitzwater | 5 | 5 |
| David L. Horan | 16 | 16 |
| Sam A. Lindsay | 6 | 6 |
| Brantley David Starr | 19 | 18 |
Southern District of Texas
| Judge | Written decisions | Cases |
|---|---|---|
| Andrew S. Hanen | 5 | 5 |
| David Hittner | 6 | 6 |
| Charles R Eskridge III | 5 | 4 |
| Lee Hyman Rosenthal | 10 | 10 |
Western District of Texas
| Judge | Written decisions | Cases |
|---|---|---|
| Susan Hightower | 5 | 5 |
District of Massachusetts
| Judge | Written decisions | Cases |
|---|---|---|
| Allison Dale Burroughs | 12 | 9 |
| Denise Jefferson Casper | 5 | 5 |
| Nathaniel M. Gorton | 8 | 7 |
| F. Dennis Saylor IV | 6 | 6 |
| Patti B. Saris | 5 | 5 |
| Richard Gaylore Stearns | 6 | 6 |
| Indira Talwani | 6 | 4 |
District of Maryland
| Judge | Written decisions | Cases |
|---|---|---|
| Deborah K. Chasanow | 9 | 8 |
| Stephanie A. Gallagher | 7 | 7 |
| Brendan Abell Hurson | 5 | 5 |
| Julie Rebecca Rubin | 9 | 9 |
| Timothy J. Sullivan | 12 | 12 |
| Paula Xinis | 5 | 5 |
District of South Carolina
| Judge | Written decisions | Cases |
|---|---|---|
| Bruce Howe Hendricks | 7 | 7 |
Eastern District of Virginia
| Judge | Written decisions | Cases |
|---|---|---|
| Patricia Tolliver Giles | 5 | 5 |
| Rossie David Alston Jr. | 11 | 11 |
| Michael S. Nachmanoff | 11 | 11 |
Middle District of North Carolina
| Judge | Written decisions | Cases |
|---|---|---|
| Thomas D. Schroeder | 6 | 4 |
Central District of California
| Judge | Written decisions | Cases |
|---|---|---|
| Otis D. Wright II | 11 | 8 |
| Stanley Blumenfeld Jr. | 6 | 6 |
| Kenly Kiya Kato | 9 | 9 |
| Fernando Manzano Olguin | 13 | 13 |
| Christina A. Snyder | 5 | 5 |
District of Arizona
| Judge | Written decisions | Cases |
|---|---|---|
| Sharad H Desai | 5 | 5 |
| Dominic William Lanza | 5 | 5 |
District of Nevada
| Judge | Written decisions | Cases |
|---|---|---|
| Cristina D. Silva | 5 | 2 |
Eastern District of California
| Judge | Written decisions | Cases |
|---|---|---|
| Daniel J. Calabretta | 5 | 5 |
| Carolyn K. Delaney | 5 | 5 |
| Dale Alan Drozd | 6 | 4 |
| Kimberly Jo Mueller | 5 | 3 |
| Troy Lynne Nunley | 5 | 5 |
| Jeremy D. Peterson | 8 | 7 |
Eastern District of Washington
| Judge | Written decisions | Cases |
|---|---|---|
| Edward F. Shea | 88 | 32 |
Northern District of California
Southern District of California
| Judge | Written decisions | Cases |
|---|---|---|
| Cynthia Ann Bashant | 5 | 5 |
| Roger T. Benitez | 5 | 4 |
Western District of Washington
District of Connecticut
| Judge | Written decisions | Cases |
|---|---|---|
| Janet C. Hall | 7 | 4 |
District of Vermont
| Judge | Written decisions | Cases |
|---|---|---|
| Geoffrey William Crawford | 9 | 8 |
Eastern District of New York
Southern District of New York
| Judge | Written decisions | Cases |
|---|---|---|
| John Peter Cronan | 6 | 4 |
| Paul A. Crotty | 5 | 5 |
| Paul Adam Engelmayer | 10 | 9 |
| Katherine Polk Failla | 9 | 7 |
| J. Paul Oetken | 8 | 8 |
| Jennifer L. Rochon | 5 | 5 |
| Laura Taylor Swain | 10 | 10 |
Northern District of Illinois
| Judge | Written decisions | Cases |
|---|---|---|
| Sharon Johnson Coleman | 6 | 6 |
| Robert William Gettleman | 5 | 5 |
| Joan Humphrey Lefkow | 6 | 4 |
| Rebecca R. Pallmeyer | 6 | 6 |
Eastern District of Michigan
| Judge | Written decisions | Cases |
|---|---|---|
| Gerald E. Rosen | 5 | 5 |
Middle District of Tennessee
| Judge | Written decisions | Cases |
|---|---|---|
| Eli Jeremy Richardson | 6 | 6 |
Southern District of Ohio
| Judge | Written decisions | Cases |
|---|---|---|
| Matthew Walden McFarland | 6 | 6 |
| Sarah Daggett Morrison | 5 | 4 |
District of Kansas
| Judge | Written decisions | Cases |
|---|---|---|
| Kathryn Hoefer Vratil | 5 | 2 |
Western District of Oklahoma
| Judge | Written decisions | Cases |
|---|---|---|
| David L. Russell | 8 | 7 |
District of New Jersey
| Judge | Written decisions | Cases |
|---|---|---|
| Stanley R. Chesler | 6 | 5 |
| Kevin McNulty | 6 | 6 |
Written decisions counts every order the judge signed; cases counts the suits they come from, each once (a motion to dismiss denied and a later judgment are one case). Judges with fewer decisions have no profile; their decisions are in the list. A judge's suits are the dockets that name the judge, which the docket record does for only part of the suits.
These are counts of past written decisions and dockets, not predictions of how any case will be decided. A distribution appears only when at least 5 decisions (or 5 dockets) are behind it; smaller groups are listed, not summarized. How it's counted.