Anthony John Trenga
Appointed by President George W. Bush in 2008 and confirmed by voice vote, Anthony John Trenga is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia. He earned a law degree from University of Virginia School of Law in 1974. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Born
- 1949 · age 77
- Appointed by
- George W. Bush, 2008
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- Princeton 1971 · University of Virginia Law 1974
- Succeeded
- Walter DeKalb Kelley Jr.
- Succeeded by
- Michael Stefan Nachmanoff
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Eastern District of Virginia succeeded Walter DeKalb Kelley Jr. | G.W. Bush (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
| Princeton University | A.B. | 1971 |
| University of Virginia School of Law | J.D. | 1974 |
Judicial Record
Caseload & case types
In our data, Trenga was assigned 3,885 district-court cases (1990–2026). Median time from filing to termination: 137 days across 3,579 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 474 of Trenga’s decisions reviewed on the merits by the U.S. courts of appeals in our data, 401 were affirmed, 39 reversed or vacated, and 34 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, Trenga authored 8 published opinions for the court (2008–2011). Most cited: Houston v. URS Corp. (51 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Houston v. URS Corp. | 591 F. Supp. 2d 827 | 51 |
| 2009 | In Re Mitrano | 409 B.R. 812 | 23 |
| 2009 | Tiger Fibers, LLC v. Aspen Specialty Insurance | 594 F. Supp. 2d 630 | 13 |
| 2009 | Sentry Select Insurance v. Thompson | 665 F. Supp. 2d 561 | 7 |
| 2010 | Volvo Trademark Holding Ab v. Volvospares. Com | 703 F. Supp. 2d 563 | 6 |
| 2011 | Corr v. Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority | 800 F. Supp. 2d 743 | 5 |
| 2010 | McCune v. National City Bank | 701 F. Supp. 2d 797 | 1 |
| 2011 | ATCS International LLC v. Jefferson Contracting Corp. | 807 F. Supp. 2d 516 | 0 |
Showing the 8 most-cited of 8 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 John Trenga?
- President George W. Bush appointed Anthony John Trenga to the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia in 2008.
- Was Anthony John Trenga appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Anthony John Trenga was appointed by President George W. Bush, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Anthony John Trenga's confirmation vote?
- Anthony John Trenga was confirmed by voice vote on September 26, 2008. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court is Anthony John Trenga on?
- Anthony John Trenga is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia.
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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17 years on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).