Who appointed Audrey Goldstein Fleissig?

President Barack Obama appointed Audrey Goldstein Fleissig to the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri in 2010.

Was Audrey Goldstein Fleissig appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?

Audrey Goldstein Fleissig was appointed by President Barack Obama, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.

What was Audrey Goldstein Fleissig's confirmation vote?

The Senate confirmed Audrey Goldstein Fleissig 90–0 on June 7, 2010.

Eastern District of Missouri / Appointed 2010 / Senior status since 2023

Audrey Goldstein Fleissig

Judge, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri

Appointed by President Barack Obama in 2010 and confirmed by the Senate 90–0, Audrey Goldstein Fleissig is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri. She earned a law degree from Washington University School of Law in 1980. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓

Born: 1955 · age 71
Appointed by: Barack Obama, 2010
Confirmed: 90–0
Education: Carleton College 1976 · Washington Law 1980
Succeeded: E. Richard Webber
Succeeded by: Cristian Matthew Stevens

Federal judicial service

Year	Court	Appointed by	Vote
2010	Eastern District of Missouri succeeded E. Richard Webber	Obama (D)	90–0

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

Confirmation vote

Nomination Confirmed 90–0 on June 7, 2010 · 111th Congress, Roll Call 177. Each senator links to their judicial-voting record.

Voted to confirm · 90

53 D, 35 R, 2 I

Did not vote · 10

4 D, 6 R

Education

Carleton College	B.A.	1976
Washington University School of Law	J.D.	1980

Judicial Record

Caseload & case types

In our data, Fleissig was assigned 2,192 district-court cases (2005–2026). Median time from filing to termination: 202 days across 2,013 closed cases.

Personal-injury torts23%

Other civil matters20%

Criminal11%

Other federal statutes10%

Contract8%

Labor & ERISA8%

Other20%

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 193 of Fleissig’s decisions reviewed on the merits by the U.S. courts of appeals in our data, 177 were affirmed, 11 reversed or vacated, and 5 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, Fleissig authored 14 published opinions for the court (2001–2011). Most cited: Thomas v. Consumer Adjustment Co., Inc. (17 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	Thomas v. Consumer Adjustment Co., Inc.	579 F. Supp. 2d 1290	17
2001	Bell v. Imperial Palace Hotel/Casino, Inc.	200 F. Supp. 2d 1082	17
2003	Bayard v. Behlmann Automotive Services, Inc.	292 F. Supp. 2d 1181	8
2009	Wright v. City of Salisbury, Mo.	656 F. Supp. 2d 1013	5
2007	Spirtas Co. v. Federal Ins. Co.	481 F. Supp. 2d 993	4
2011	HARDEE'S FOOD SYSTEMS, INC. v. Hallbeck	776 F. Supp. 2d 949	2
2010	Loveland v. Astrue	734 F. Supp. 2d 857	2
2006	Lion Petro. of Missouri v. Millennium Super Stop	467 F. Supp. 2d 953	2
2011	Phelps-Roper v. COUNTY OF ST. CHARLES, MO.	780 F. Supp. 2d 898	1
2009	Auto Owners v. Biegel Refrigeration and Elec.	659 F. Supp. 2d 1050	1
2007	CAREY LICENSING, INC. v. Erlich	627 F. Supp. 2d 1029	1
2010	MEUIR v. Bowersox	692 F. Supp. 2d 1115	0
2008	McDonald v. NextStudent Inc.	542 F. Supp. 2d 956	0
2005	McClaskey v. LA PLATA R-II SCHOOL DIST.	364 F. Supp. 2d 1041	0

Showing the 14 most-cited of 14 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 Audrey Goldstein Fleissig?: President Barack Obama appointed Audrey Goldstein Fleissig to the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri in 2010.
Was Audrey Goldstein Fleissig appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?: Audrey Goldstein Fleissig was appointed by President Barack Obama, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
What was Audrey Goldstein Fleissig's confirmation vote?: The Senate confirmed Audrey Goldstein Fleissig 90–0 on June 7, 2010.
Which court is Audrey Goldstein Fleissig on?: Audrey Goldstein Fleissig is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri.

Sources

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