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Federal Judges Who Have Ruled Against Trump Administration Actions

A sourced reference tracking which federal judges issued injunctions, TROs, or rulings blocking Trump administration policies across both terms, who appointed them, their background, and what they ruled. Click any name to expand.

Term 2 (2025–Present) Term 1 (2017–2021)

Methodology

Judges included here have been identified through case trackers and reporting (Just Security Litigation Tracker, Lawfare, Brennan Center Shadow Docket Tracker, Wikipedia's "Legal affairs of the [first/second] Trump presidency," and direct news reporting). Appointing president, confirmation details, and case rulings are sourced individually per entry, see "Sources" under each name. No claim is published without a citation. If you find an error or have a correction with sourcing, flag it before this is published further.
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