As his second term comes to an end, President Barack Obama’s judicial legacy in the District of New Jersey is a group of judges who are considered competent, hardworking and non-ideological.

Obama nominated seven of the 15 district court judges now serving in New Jersey—Claire Cecchi, Esther Salas, Kevin McNulty, Michael Shipp, Madeline Cox Arleo, John Michael Vazquez and Brian Martinotti.