Career Planning Resources

Litigation analytics for judges includes information on ruling tendencies, average time to ruling, case type experience, appeals, recent active cases, and biographical information.

• From the Lexis Advance search screen, select Litigation Profile Suite from the drop-down menu in the upper left corner. 
• Search first name /3 last name using Judge drop-down menu (e.g., edward /3 chen)
• Select Judge Profile > Legal News
• Use Search Within Results (e.g., chen /p controvers! or notor!))
• Repeat for News and Web categories

To see whether a judge has been disciplined for judicial misconduct, KeyCite 28 U.S.C. § 351 in Westlaw because any publicly-available information will cite back to the Judicial Conduct and Disability Act of 1980, 28 U.S.C. §§ 351 et seq. Quick steps:

• type 28 usc 351 in the search box
• select Citing References tab
• use Search Within Results for judge's name (e.g., manuel /3 real)