Allyne R. Ross
Appointed by President William J. Clinton in 1994 and confirmed by voice vote, Allyne R. Ross is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York. She earned a law degree from Harvard Law School in 1970. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Born
- 1946 · age 80
- Appointed by
- William J. Clinton, 1994
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- Wellesley College 1967 · Harvard Law School 1970
- Succeeded
- Israel Leo Glasser
- Succeeded by
- Margo Kitsy Brodie
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Eastern District of New York succeeded Israel Leo Glasser | Clinton (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
| Wellesley College | B.A. | 1967 |
| Harvard Law School | J.D. | 1970 |
Judicial Record
Caseload & case types
In our data, Ross was assigned 7,719 district-court cases (1988–2025). Median time from filing to termination: 238 days across 7,621 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.
On appeal
Of 183 of Ross’s decisions reviewed on the merits by the U.S. courts of appeals in our data, 147 were affirmed, 22 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.
In our data, Ross authored 44 published opinions for the court (1994–2011). Most cited: In Re Keyspan Corp. Securities Litigation (61 citations).
A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included. Counts and rankings are objective and recomputable: how we count. We describe the record, not the judge.
Recent & notable rulings
| Year | Case | Citation | Cited |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | In Re Keyspan Corp. Securities Litigation | 383 F. Supp. 2d 358 | 61 |
| 2000 | Wendy Hong Wu v. Dunkin' Donuts, Inc. | 105 F. Supp. 2d 83 | 36 |
| 2005 | Small v. General Nutrition Companies, Inc. | 388 F. Supp. 2d 83 | 35 |
| 1996 | Saxholm AS v. Dynal, Inc. | 938 F. Supp. 120 | 30 |
| 1999 | Miele v. Pension Plan of New York State Teamsters Conference Pension & Retirement Fund | 72 F. Supp. 2d 88 | 26 |
| 1999 | Doe v. Smith | 105 F. Supp. 2d 40 | 26 |
| 2007 | Garland v. Astrue | 492 F. Supp. 2d 216 | 21 |
| 2009 | Cerbelli v. City of New York | 600 F. Supp. 2d 405 | 14 |
| 2007 | Zimmerman v. Burge | 492 F. Supp. 2d 170 | 14 |
| 2007 | United States v. Marcus | 487 F. Supp. 2d 289 | 14 |
| 1995 | Burke v. Dowling | 944 F. Supp. 1036 | 14 |
| 1998 | New York Cross Harbor Railroad Terminal Corp. v. Consolidated Rail Corp. | 72 F. Supp. 2d 70 | 13 |
| 1998 | Gasparo v. City of New York | 16 F. Supp. 2d 198 | 13 |
| 1994 | Resolution Trust Corp. v. Gregor | 872 F. Supp. 1140 | 12 |
| 1996 | Building Industry Fund v. Local Union No. 3, International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers | 992 F. Supp. 162 | 11 |
Showing the 15 most-cited of 44 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 Allyne R. Ross?
- President William J. Clinton appointed Allyne R. Ross to the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York in 1994.
- Was Allyne R. Ross appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Allyne R. Ross was appointed by President William J. Clinton, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Allyne R. Ross's confirmation vote?
- Allyne R. Ross was confirmed by voice vote on September 28, 1994. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court is Allyne R. Ross on?
- Allyne R. Ross is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York.
Sources
Each fact on this page traces to a primary public record.
- FJC Biographical Directory
- Wikidata
- CourtListener bulk data (Free Law Project): authored opinions & citation counts
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31 years on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).