Who appointed Andrew J. Guilford?

President George W. Bush appointed Andrew J. Guilford to the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California in 2006.

Was Andrew J. Guilford appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?

Andrew J. Guilford was appointed by President George W. Bush, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.

What was Andrew J. Guilford's confirmation vote?

The Senate confirmed Andrew J. Guilford 93–0 on June 22, 2006.

Central District of California / Appointed 2006 / Served to 2020

Andrew J. Guilford

Judge, U.S. District Court for the Central District of California

Appointed by President George W. Bush in 2006 and confirmed by the Senate 93–0, Andrew J. Guilford was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California. He earned a law degree from University of California, Los Angeles, School of Law in 1975. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓

Born: 1950 · age 76
Appointed by: George W. Bush, 2006
Confirmed: 93–0
Education: University of California, Los Angeles 1972 · University of California, Los Angeles, Law 1975
Succeeded: Dickran M. Tevrizian Jr.
Succeeded by: Fred Wallace Slaughter

Federal judicial service

Year	Court	Appointed by	Vote
2006	Central District of California succeeded Dickran M. Tevrizian Jr.	G.W. Bush (R)	93–0

Party letters show the appointing president’s party, not the judge’s own.

Confirmation vote

Nomination Confirmed 93–0 on June 22, 2006 · 109th Congress, Roll Call 187. Each senator links to their judicial-voting record.

Voted to confirm · 93

41 D, 51 R, 1 I

Did not vote · 7

3 D, 4 R

Education

University of California, Los Angeles	A.B.	1972
University of California, Los Angeles, School of Law	J.D.	1975

Judicial Record

Caseload & case types

In our data, Guilford was assigned 3,594 district-court cases (1994–2019). Median time from filing to termination: 147 days across 3,593 closed cases.

Civil rights19%

Other federal statutes16%

Contract12%

Intellectual property12%

Prisoner & habeas9%

Real property8%

Other25%

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 459 of Guilford’s decisions reviewed on the merits by the U.S. courts of appeals in our data, 335 were affirmed, 71 reversed or vacated, and 53 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, Guilford authored 35 published opinions for the court (2006–2011). Most cited: Padilla v. AT & T CORP. (176 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
2009	Padilla v. AT & T CORP.	697 F. Supp. 2d 1156	176
2007	Baggett v. Hewlett-Packard Co.	582 F. Supp. 2d 1261	38
2011	Nuñag-Tanedo v. East Baton Rouge Parish School Board	790 F. Supp. 2d 1134	30
2010	Conder v. Home Savings of America	680 F. Supp. 2d 1168	19
2008	Reyes v. Downey Savings and Loan Ass'n, FA	541 F. Supp. 2d 1108	16
2009	Behrazfar v. Unisys Corp.	687 F. Supp. 2d 999	11
2008	Salomaa v. Honda Long Term Disability Plan	542 F. Supp. 2d 1068	11
2006	Dealertrack, Inc. v. Huber	460 F. Supp. 2d 1177	11
2007	Premier Nutrition, Inc. v. Organic Food Bar, Inc.	475 F. Supp. 2d 995	9
2009	RETIRED EMPLOYEES ASS'N v. County of Orange	632 F. Supp. 2d 983	8
2008	Laasko v. Xerox Corp.	566 F. Supp. 2d 1018	8
2007	Berger v. Home Depot U.S.A., Inc.	476 F. Supp. 2d 1174	8
2009	DealerTrack, Inc. v. Huber	657 F. Supp. 2d 1152	7
2007	CKE RESTAURANT v. Jack in the Box, Inc.	494 F. Supp. 2d 1139	6
2010	Biomagic, Inc. v. Dutch Brothers Enterprises, LLC	729 F. Supp. 2d 1140	5

Showing the 15 most-cited of 35 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 Andrew J. Guilford?: President George W. Bush appointed Andrew J. Guilford to the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California in 2006.
Was Andrew J. Guilford appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?: Andrew J. Guilford was appointed by President George W. Bush, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
What was Andrew J. Guilford's confirmation vote?: The Senate confirmed Andrew J. Guilford 93–0 on June 22, 2006.
Which court was Andrew J. Guilford on?: Andrew J. Guilford was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California.

Sources

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