James a. Soto

Cases in this dataset

184 linked docket records. These counts are not a count of rulings or a prediction.

Case volume by filing year

• 20183
• 20191
• 20208
• 202117
• 202242
• 202366
• 202421
• 202526

Recent cases

• United States v. Velazquez-Duran4:25-cr-04261 · 2025-10-08
• United States v. Inzunza-Batrez4:25-cr-04267 · 2025-10-08
• United States v. Cebreros-Navarro4:25-cr-04268 · 2025-10-08
• United States v. Iribe-Perez4:25-cr-04278 · 2025-10-08
• Deleeuw v. Commissioner of Social Security Administration4:25-cv-00418 · 2025-07-24
• United States v. Senn4:25-cr-03260 · 2025-07-21
• Wren v. Bureau of Prisons4:25-cv-00277 · 2025-06-05
• United States v. Chaparro-Cruz4:25-cr-02040 · 2025-04-30
• United States v. Chacara-Olivarria4:25-cr-02042 · 2025-04-30
• United States v. Gomez-Martinez4:25-cr-02044 · 2025-04-30

Career history

• U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona · 2014-06-09 to End not recorded · Barack Obama

• Arizona State University College of Law (now Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law) J.D. 1975
• Arizona State University B.S. 1971

Sources and corrections

• fjc-bio · 2026-10-07
• courtlistener-people-bulk · 2026-10-07

Not legal advice. These patterns come from public court records, not ratings of judges as people. They may reflect the types of cases a judge handles, local procedures or other factors, and they do not account for the facts of any individual case. Past patterns do not predict future rulings. Records can be incomplete, months behind current activity, or matched to the wrong person; sealed and confidential cases are not included. Use this as one piece of information, never the sole basis for legal strategy or a recusal motion. Full disclaimer: https://judgefinder.io/legal/disclaimer Read the full disclaimer.