Andrew Patrick Gordon
Appointed by President Barack Obama in 2013 and confirmed by voice vote, Andrew Patrick Gordon is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the District of Nevada. He earned a law degree from Harvard Law School in 1987. Sources ↓
- Born
- 1962 · age 64
- Appointed by
- Barack Obama, 2013
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- Claremont McKenna College 1984 · Harvard Law School 1987
- Succeeded
- Kent J. Dawson
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | District of Nevada succeeded Kent J. Dawson | 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
| Claremont McKenna College | B.A. | 1984 |
| Harvard Law School | J.D. | 1987 |
Judicial Record
Caseload & case types
In our data, Gordon was assigned 3,555 district-court cases (2006–2026). Median time from filing to termination: 199 days across 2,883 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 265 of Gordon’s decisions reviewed on the merits by the U.S. courts of appeals in our data, 205 were affirmed, 46 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 Andrew Patrick Gordon?
- President Barack Obama appointed Andrew Patrick Gordon to the U.S. District Court for the District of Nevada in 2013.
- Was Andrew Patrick Gordon appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Andrew Patrick Gordon was appointed by President Barack Obama, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Andrew Patrick Gordon's confirmation vote?
- Andrew Patrick Gordon was confirmed by voice vote on March 11, 2013. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court is Andrew Patrick Gordon on?
- Andrew Patrick Gordon is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the District of Nevada.
Sources
Each fact on this page traces to a primary public record.
- FJC Biographical Directory
- Wikidata
- Portrait: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit (Public domain), via Wikimedia Commons
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13 years on the U.S. District Court for the District of Nevada. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).