Berle M. Schiller
Appointed by President William J. Clinton in 2000 and confirmed by voice vote, Berle M. Schiller was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. He earned a law degree from New York University School of Law in 1968. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Lived
- 1944–2025
- Appointed by
- William J. Clinton, 2000
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- Bowdoin College 1965 · New York Law 1968
- Succeeded
- Robert S. Gawthrop III
- Succeeded by
- Edward George Smith
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Eastern District of Pennsylvania succeeded Robert S. Gawthrop III | Clinton (D) | 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
| Bowdoin College | B.A. | 1965 |
| New York University School of Law | J.D. | 1968 |
Judicial Record
Caseload & case types
In our data, Schiller was assigned 3,759 district-court cases (1978–2023). Median time from filing to termination: 240 days across 3,740 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 153 of Schiller’s decisions reviewed on the merits by the U.S. courts of appeals in our data, 122 were affirmed, 19 reversed or vacated, and 12 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, Schiller authored 42 published opinions for the court (2000–2011). Most cited: Melrose Hotel Co. v. St. Paul Fire & Marine Insurance (52 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Melrose Hotel Co. v. St. Paul Fire & Marine Insurance | 432 F. Supp. 2d 488 | 52 |
| 2000 | City of Philadelphia v. Beretta U.S.A., Corp. | 126 F. Supp. 2d 882 | 44 |
| 2002 | Reilly Foam Corp. v. Rubbermaid Corp. | 206 F. Supp. 2d 643 | 34 |
| 2001 | Frederick L. v. Department of Public Welfare | 157 F. Supp. 2d 509 | 30 |
| 2005 | SIMEONE EX REL. ESTATE SIMEONE v. Bombardier-Rotax | 360 F. Supp. 2d 665 | 29 |
| 2003 | Sheffer v. Experian Information Solutions, Inc. | 290 F. Supp. 2d 538 | 25 |
| 2002 | Galdieri v. Monsanto Co. | 245 F. Supp. 2d 636 | 24 |
| 2011 | SIXTH ANGEL SHEPHERD RESCUE INC. v. West | 790 F. Supp. 2d 339 | 10 |
| 2002 | Frederick L. v. Department of Public Welfare | 217 F. Supp. 2d 581 | 10 |
| 2001 | James v. Norton | 176 F. Supp. 2d 385 | 10 |
| 2005 | Save Ardmore Coalition v. Lower Merion Township | 419 F. Supp. 2d 663 | 9 |
| 2009 | Spillane v. AXA FINANCIAL, INC. | 648 F. Supp. 2d 690 | 8 |
| 2007 | MacK v. AAA Mid-Atlantic, Inc. | 511 F. Supp. 2d 539 | 7 |
| 2001 | Bonneville International Corp. v. Peters | 153 F. Supp. 2d 763 | 7 |
| 2004 | Schiffer Publishing, Ltd. v. Chronicle Books, LLC | 350 F. Supp. 2d 613 | 6 |
Showing the 15 most-cited of 42 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 Berle M. Schiller?
- President William J. Clinton appointed Berle M. Schiller to the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania in 2000.
- Was Berle M. Schiller appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Berle M. Schiller was appointed by President William J. Clinton, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Berle M. Schiller's confirmation vote?
- Berle M. Schiller was confirmed by voice vote on May 24, 2000. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court was Berle M. Schiller on?
- Berle M. Schiller was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.
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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25 years on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).