Who appointed Allison Dale Burroughs?

President Barack Obama appointed Allison Dale Burroughs to the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts in 2014.

Was Allison Dale Burroughs appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?

Allison Dale Burroughs was appointed by President Barack Obama, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.

What was Allison Dale Burroughs's confirmation vote?

Allison Dale Burroughs was confirmed by voice vote on December 16, 2014. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.

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Allison Dale Burroughs

Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts

Appointed by President Barack Obama in 2014 and confirmed by voice vote, Allison Dale Burroughs is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts. She earned a law degree from University of Pennsylvania Law School (now Carey Law School) in 1988. Sources ↓

Born: 1961 · age 65
Appointed by: Barack Obama, 2014
Confirmed: by voice vote
Education: Middlebury College 1983 · University of Pennsylvania Law School (now Carey Law School) 1988
Succeeded: Rya Weickert Zobel

Federal judicial service

Year	Court	Appointed by	Vote
2014	District of Massachusetts succeeded Rya Weickert Zobel	Obama (D)	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

Middlebury College	B.A.	1983
University of Pennsylvania Law School (now Carey Law School)	J.D.	1988

Judicial Record

Caseload & case types

In our data, Burroughs was assigned 2,613 district-court cases (2004–2026). Median time from filing to termination: 230 days across 1,851 closed cases.

Other civil matters23%

Personal-injury torts11%

Contract10%

Prisoner & habeas10%

Civil rights8%

Other federal statutes8%

Other30%

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.

On appeal

Of 168 of Burroughs’s decisions reviewed on the merits by the U.S. courts of appeals in our data, 147 were affirmed, 7 reversed or vacated, and 14 affirmed in part and reversed in part. This is a historical count of appellate outcomes for cases we could match, not a judgment of the judge, and not a complete record. How we count.

Questions & answers

Who appointed Allison Dale Burroughs?: President Barack Obama appointed Allison Dale Burroughs to the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts in 2014.
Was Allison Dale Burroughs appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?: Allison Dale Burroughs was appointed by President Barack Obama, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
What was Allison Dale Burroughs's confirmation vote?: Allison Dale Burroughs was confirmed by voice vote on December 16, 2014. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
Which court is Allison Dale Burroughs on?: Allison Dale Burroughs is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts.

Sources

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11 years on the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).