Anthony Joseph Battaglia
Appointed by President Barack Obama in 2011 and confirmed by the Senate 89–0, Anthony Joseph Battaglia is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California. He earned a law degree from California Western School of Law in 1974. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Born
- 1949 · age 77
- Appointed by
- Barack Obama, 2011
- Confirmed
- 89–0
- Education
- United States International (now Alliant International University) 1971 · California Western Law 1974
- Succeeded
- M. James Lorenz
- Succeeded by
- James Edward Simmons Jr.
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Southern District of California succeeded M. James Lorenz | Obama (D) | 89–0 |
Party letters show the appointing president’s party, not the judge’s own.
Confirmation vote
Nomination Confirmed 89–0 on March 7, 2011 · 112th Congress, Roll Call 33. Each senator links to their judicial-voting record.
Voted to confirm · 89
47 D, 41 R, 1 I
- Daniel Akaka(D-HI)
- Lamar Alexander(R-TN)
- Kelly Ayotte(R-NH)
- John Barrasso(R-WY)
- Max Baucus(D-MT)
- Mark Begich(D-AK)
- Michael Bennet(D-CO)
- Jeff Bingaman(D-NM)
- Richard Blumenthal(D-CT)
- Roy Blunt(R-MO)
- John Boozman(R-AR)
- Barbara Boxer(D-CA)
- Sherrod Brown(D-OH)
- Scott Brown(R-MA)
- Richard Burr(R-NC)
- Maria Cantwell(D-WA)
- Benjamin Cardin(D-MD)
- Thomas Carper(D-DE)
- Bob Casey(D-PA)
- Saxby Chambliss(R-GA)
- Dan Coats(R-IN)
- Tom Coburn(R-OK)
- Thad Cochran(R-MS)
- Susan Collins(R-ME)
- Christopher Coons(D-DE)
- Bob Corker(R-TN)
- John Cornyn(R-TX)
- Mike Crapo(R-ID)
- James DeMint(R-SC)
- Richard Durbin(D-IL)
- Michael Enzi(R-WY)
- Dianne Feinstein(D-CA)
- Al Franken(D-MN)
- Kirsten Gillibrand(D-NY)
- Lindsey Graham(R-SC)
- Chuck Grassley(R-IA)
- Tom Harkin(D-IA)
- Kay Hutchison(R-TX)
- Jim Inhofe(R-OK)
- Daniel Inouye(D-HI)
- Mike Johanns(R-NE)
- Tim Johnson(D-SD)
- Ron Johnson(R-WI)
- John Kerry(D-MA)
- Mark Kirk(R-IL)
- Amy Klobuchar(D-MN)
- Herb Kohl(D-WI)
- Jon Kyl(R-AZ)
- Mary Landrieu(D-LA)
- Frank Lautenberg(D-NJ)
- Mike Lee(R-UT)
- Carl Levin(D-MI)
- Joe Lieberman(I-CT)
- Richard Lugar(R-IN)
- Joe Manchin(D-WV)
- John McCain(R-AZ)
- Claire McCaskill(D-MO)
- Mitch McConnell(R-KY)
- Robert Menendez(D-NJ)
- Jeff Merkley(D-OR)
- Barbara Mikulski(D-MD)
- Jerry Moran(R-KS)
- Patty Murray(D-WA)
- Bill Nelson(D-FL)
- Ben Nelson(D-NE)
- Rob Portman(R-OH)
- Mark Pryor(D-AR)
- Jack Reed(D-RI)
- Harry Reid(D-NV)
- James Risch(R-ID)
- Pat Roberts(R-KS)
- Jay Rockefeller(D-WV)
- Marco Rubio(R-FL)
- Charles Schumer(D-NY)
- Jeff Sessions(R-AL)
- Jeanne Shaheen(D-NH)
- Richard Shelby(R-AL)
- Olympia Snowe(R-ME)
- Debbie Stabenow(D-MI)
- Jon Tester(D-MT)
- John Thune(R-SD)
- Pat Toomey(R-PA)
- Mark Udall(D-CO)
- Tom Udall(D-NM)
- David Vitter(R-LA)
- Mark Warner(D-VA)
- Sheldon Whitehouse(D-RI)
- Roger Wicker(R-MS)
- Ron Wyden(D-OR)
Did not vote · 11
4 D, 6 R, 1 I
- Kent Conrad(D-ND)
- John Ensign(R-NV)
- Kay Hagan(D-NC)
- Orrin Hatch(R-UT)
- John Hoeven(R-ND)
- Johnny Isakson(R-GA)
- Patrick Leahy(D-VT)
- Lisa Murkowski(R-AK)
- Rand Paul(R-KY)
- Bernard Sanders(I-VT)
- James Webb(D-VA)
Education
| United States International University (now Alliant International University) | B.A. | 1971 |
| California Western School of Law | J.D. | 1974 |
Judicial Record
Caseload & case types
In our data, Battaglia was assigned 3,354 district-court cases (1988–2026). Median time from filing to termination: 291 days across 3,003 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 194 of Battaglia’s decisions reviewed on the merits by the U.S. courts of appeals in our data, 140 were affirmed, 38 reversed or vacated, and 16 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, Battaglia authored 16 published opinions for the court (1994–2011). Most cited: Nelson v. Giurbino (26 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Nelson v. Giurbino | 395 F. Supp. 2d 946 | 26 |
| 1997 | Matter of Extradition of Mainero | 990 F. Supp. 1208 | 17 |
| 1997 | Boemio v. Love's Restaurant | 954 F. Supp. 204 | 16 |
| 1995 | Hall v. City of Brawley | 887 F. Supp. 1333 | 14 |
| 1997 | Powers v. Eichen | 961 F. Supp. 233 | 12 |
| 1996 | Matter of Extradition of Mainero | 950 F. Supp. 290 | 9 |
| 2002 | Salmo v. United States Department of Agriculture | 226 F. Supp. 2d 1234 | 8 |
| 2001 | Perez v. City of Escondido | 165 F. Supp. 2d 1111 | 7 |
| 2002 | Waggener v. Unum Life Insurance Co. of America | 238 F. Supp. 2d 1179 | 6 |
| 1995 | Platypus Wear, Inc. v. KD Co., Inc. | 905 F. Supp. 808 | 6 |
| 1995 | National Union Fire Insurance v. Lawyers' Mutual Insurance | 885 F. Supp. 202 | 6 |
| 2011 | Becker v. Martel | 789 F. Supp. 2d 1235 | 4 |
| 1994 | Lovell Ex Rel. Lovell v. Poway Unified School District | 847 F. Supp. 780 | 4 |
| 1995 | Nelson v. Silverman | 888 F. Supp. 1041 | 3 |
| 1994 | Springfield v. United States | 873 F. Supp. 1403 | 3 |
Showing the 15 most-cited of 16 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 Joseph Battaglia?
- President Barack Obama appointed Anthony Joseph Battaglia to the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California in 2011.
- Was Anthony Joseph Battaglia appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Anthony Joseph Battaglia was appointed by President Barack Obama, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Anthony Joseph Battaglia's confirmation vote?
- The Senate confirmed Anthony Joseph Battaglia 89–0 on March 7, 2011.
- Which court is Anthony Joseph Battaglia on?
- Anthony Joseph Battaglia is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California.
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
- Confirmation roll-call (Senate.gov, 2011)
- CourtListener bulk data (Free Law Project): authored opinions & citation counts
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15 years on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).