Alice Moore Batchelder
Appointed by President George H.W. Bush in 1991 and confirmed by voice vote, Alice Moore Batchelder is a Judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit. She earned a law degree from University of Akron School of Law in 1971. She previously served on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio. Opinions & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Born
- 1944 · age 82
- Appointed by
- George H.W. Bush, 1991
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- Ohio Wesleyan 1964 · University of Akron Law 1971
- Succeeded
- Pierce Lively
- Succeeded by
- Eric Earl Murphy
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | Northern District of Ohio | Reagan (R) | Voice vote |
| 1991 | Sixth Circuit succeeded Pierce Lively | G.H.W. Bush (R) | Voice vote |
Party letters show the appointing president’s party, not the judge’s own. A voice vote means the chamber approved aloud. No senator-by-senator tally is recorded.
Confirmation vote
Voice vote
The Senate approved this confirmation aloud, with no senator-by-senator tally recorded. Recorded roll-call votes begin in 1989.
Education
| Ohio Wesleyan University | B.A. | 1964 |
| University of Akron School of Law | J.D. | 1971 |
| University of Virginia School of Law | LL.M. | 1988 |
Judicial Record
Caseload & case types
In our data, Batchelder was assigned 423 district-court cases (1978–1991). Median time from filing to termination: 274 days across 423 closed cases.
Case assignment is from CourtListener’s PACER-derived docket records: a partial sample, not a complete caseload, reflecting the judge last assigned each case. How we count.
In our data, Batchelder authored 21 published opinions for the court (1986–2026). Most cited: Phar-Mor, Inc. v. McKesson Corp. (15 citations).
Published, precedential opinions from the CourtListener corpus. Counts and rankings are objective and recomputable: how we count. We describe the record, not the judge.
Selected opinions
| Year | Case | Citation | Cited |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Phar-Mor, Inc. v. McKesson Corp. | 534 F.3d 502 | 15 |
| 1988 | Boddie v. American Broadcasting Companies, Inc. | 694 F. Supp. 1304 | 9 |
| 1990 | United States v. McNeal | 735 F. Supp. 738 | 7 |
| 1988 | Lubrizol Corp. v. Exxon Corp. | 696 F. Supp. 302 | 6 |
| 1992 | Budish v. Gordon | 784 F. Supp. 1320 | 4 |
| 1988 | Veere Inc. v. Firestone Tire & Rubber Co. | 685 F. Supp. 1027 | 4 |
| 1988 | Salisbury v. Thermatex Corp. | 704 F. Supp. 778 | 3 |
| 1986 | Benedict v. United States | 634 F. Supp. 123 | 2 |
| 2006 | Roberts v. MAHONING COUNTY | 495 F. Supp. 2d 718 | 1 |
| 2006 | Roberts v. Mahoning County | 495 F. Supp. 2d 713 | 1 |
| 2006 | Roberts v. MAHONING COUNTY | 495 F. Supp. 2d 712 | 1 |
| 1991 | In DEFENSE OF ANIMALS v. Cleveland Metroparks Zoo | 785 F. Supp. 100 | 1 |
| 1989 | A & D Supermarkets, Inc. v. United Food & Commercial Workers, Local Union 880 | 732 F. Supp. 770 | 1 |
| 1988 | Mills v. United States | 699 F. Supp. 1245 | 1 |
| 2026 | United States v. Moreno Jackson, II | – | 0 |
Showing the 15 most-cited of 21 authored opinions in our data. “Cited” is inbound citations across the CourtListener corpus. Case links open the ruling’s full text (CourtListener) or its page here; read the methodology and verify against the primary source.
Questions & answers
- Who appointed Alice Moore Batchelder?
- President George H.W. Bush appointed Alice Moore Batchelder to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit in 1991.
- Was Alice Moore Batchelder appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Alice Moore Batchelder was appointed by President George H.W. Bush, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Alice Moore Batchelder's confirmation vote?
- Alice Moore Batchelder was confirmed by voice vote on November 27, 1991. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court is Alice Moore Batchelder on?
- Alice Moore Batchelder is a Judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit.
Sources
Each fact on this page traces to a primary public record.
- FJC Biographical Directory
- Wikidata
- Portrait: en:United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit (Public domain), via Wikimedia Commons
- CourtListener bulk data (Free Law Project): authored opinions & citation counts
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34 years on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).