Anthony A. Alaimo
Appointed by President Richard M. Nixon in 1971 and confirmed by voice vote, Anthony A. Alaimo was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Georgia. He earned a law degree from Emory University School of Law in 1948. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Lived
- 1920–2009
- Appointed by
- Richard M. Nixon, 1971
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- Ohio Northern 1940 · Emory Law 1948
- Succeeded by
- William Theodore Moore Jr.
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | Southern District of Georgia | Nixon (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 Northern University | B.A. | 1940 |
| Emory University School of Law | J.D. | 1948 |
Judicial Record
Caseload & case types
In our data, Alaimo was assigned 4,101 district-court cases (1986–2009). Median time from filing to termination: 235 days across 4,101 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 51 of Alaimo’s decisions reviewed on the merits by the U.S. courts of appeals in our data, 45 were affirmed, 5 reversed or vacated, and 1 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, Alaimo authored 142 published opinions for the court (1972–2009). Most cited: Watkins v. United States (39 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Watkins v. United States | 462 F. Supp. 980 | 39 |
| 1982 | Curry v. Block | 541 F. Supp. 506 | 36 |
| 2000 | Williams v. Sears, Roebuck & Co. (In Re Williams) | 244 B.R. 858 | 34 |
| 1988 | Meads v. Citicorp Credit Services, Inc. | 686 F. Supp. 330 | 29 |
| 2000 | Pedraza v. United Guaranty Corp. | 114 F. Supp. 2d 1347 | 26 |
| 1983 | Williams by and Through Sharpley v. United States | 581 F. Supp. 847 | 26 |
| 1985 | Hall v. Hall (In Re Hall) | 51 B.R. 1002 | 25 |
| 1983 | City of Willacoochee, Ga. v. Baldrige | 556 F. Supp. 551 | 21 |
| 1998 | TPI International Airways, Inc. v. Federal Aviation Administration (In Re TPI International Airways, Inc.) | 222 B.R. 663 | 19 |
| 1982 | United States v. Blackston | 547 F. Supp. 1200 | 18 |
| 1994 | Union Carbide Corp. v. Thiokol Corp. | 890 F. Supp. 1035 | 17 |
| 1984 | In Re Ray | 46 B.R. 424 | 17 |
| 2004 | Wynn v. Paragon Systems, Inc. | 301 F. Supp. 2d 1343 | 16 |
| 1994 | Curcuruto v. Cheshire | 864 F. Supp. 1410 | 14 |
| 1987 | City of Brunswick, Ga. v. United States | 661 F. Supp. 1431 | 14 |
Showing the 15 most-cited of 142 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 Anthony A. Alaimo?
- President Richard M. Nixon appointed Anthony A. Alaimo to the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Georgia in 1971.
- Was Anthony A. Alaimo appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Anthony A. Alaimo was appointed by President Richard M. Nixon, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Anthony A. Alaimo's confirmation vote?
- Anthony A. Alaimo was confirmed by voice vote on December 2, 1971. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court was Anthony A. Alaimo on?
- Anthony A. Alaimo was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Georgia.
Sources
Each fact on this page traces to a primary public record.
- FJC Biographical Directory
- CourtListener bulk data (Free Law Project): authored opinions & citation counts
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38 years on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Georgia. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).