Brian Edward Sandoval
Appointed by President George W. Bush in 2005 and confirmed by the Senate 89–0, Brian Edward Sandoval was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the District of Nevada. He earned a law degree from Ohio State University College of Law (now Michael E. Moritz College of Law) in 1989. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Born
- 1963 · age 63
- Appointed by
- George W. Bush, 2005
- Confirmed
- 89–0
- Education
- University of Nevada, Reno 1986 · Ohio State College of Law (now Michael E. Moritz College of Law) 1989
- Succeeded
- Howard D. McKibben
- Succeeded by
- Gloria Maria Navarro
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | District of Nevada succeeded Howard D. McKibben | G.W. Bush (R) | 89–0 |
Party letters show the appointing president’s party, not the judge’s own.
Confirmation vote
Nomination Confirmed 89–0 on October 24, 2005 · 109th Congress, Roll Call 265. Each senator links to their judicial-voting record.
Voted to confirm · 89
36 D, 52 R, 1 I
- Daniel Akaka(D-HI)
- Lamar Alexander(R-TN)
- A. Allard(R-CO)
- George Allen(R-VA)
- Max Baucus(D-MT)
- Evan Bayh(D-IN)
- Robert Bennett(R-UT)
- Jeff Bingaman(D-NM)
- Christopher Bond(R-MO)
- Barbara Boxer(D-CA)
- Samuel Brownback(R-KS)
- Jim Bunning(R-KY)
- Conrad Burns(R-MT)
- Richard Burr(R-NC)
- Robert Byrd(D-WV)
- Maria Cantwell(D-WA)
- Thomas Carper(D-DE)
- Lincoln Chafee(R-RI)
- Saxby Chambliss(R-GA)
- Hillary Clinton(D-NY)
- Tom Coburn(R-OK)
- Thad Cochran(R-MS)
- Norm Coleman(R-MN)
- Susan Collins(R-ME)
- Kent Conrad(D-ND)
- John Cornyn(R-TX)
- Larry Craig(R-ID)
- Mike Crapo(R-ID)
- Mark Dayton(D-MN)
- James DeMint(R-SC)
- Mike DeWine(R-OH)
- Christopher Dodd(D-CT)
- Elizabeth Dole(R-NC)
- Pete Domenici(R-NM)
- Byron Dorgan(D-ND)
- Richard Durbin(D-IL)
- John Ensign(R-NV)
- Michael Enzi(R-WY)
- Russ Feingold(D-WI)
- Bill Frist(R-TN)
- Lindsey Graham(R-SC)
- Charles Grassley(R-IA)
- Judd Gregg(R-NH)
- Chuck Hagel(R-NE)
- Tom Harkin(D-IA)
- Orrin Hatch(R-UT)
- Kay Hutchison(R-TX)
- Jim Inhofe(R-OK)
- Johnny Isakson(R-GA)
- James Jeffords(I-VT)
- Tim Johnson(D-SD)
- John Kerry(D-MA)
- Herb Kohl(D-WI)
- Jon Kyl(R-AZ)
- Mary Landrieu(D-LA)
- Frank Lautenberg(D-NJ)
- Patrick Leahy(D-VT)
- Carl Levin(D-MI)
- Joe Lieberman(D-CT)
- Blanche Lincoln(D-AR)
- Trent Lott(R-MS)
- Richard Lugar(R-IN)
- Mel Martinez(R-FL)
- Mitch McConnell(R-KY)
- Barbara Mikulski(D-MD)
- Lisa Murkowski(R-AK)
- Patty Murray(D-WA)
- Ben Nelson(D-NE)
- Mark Pryor(D-AR)
- Jack Reed(D-RI)
- Harry Reid(D-NV)
- Pat Roberts(R-KS)
- Jay Rockefeller(D-WV)
- Ken Salazar(D-CO)
- Rick Santorum(R-PA)
- Paul Sarbanes(D-MD)
- Charles Schumer(D-NY)
- Richard Shelby(R-AL)
- Olympia Snowe(R-ME)
- Arlen Specter(R-PA)
- Debbie Stabenow(D-MI)
- Ted Stevens(R-AK)
- John Sununu(R-NH)
- Jim Talent(R-MO)
- Craig Thomas(R-WY)
- John Thune(R-SD)
- David Vitter(R-LA)
- George Voinovich(R-OH)
- John Warner(R-VA)
Did not vote · 11
8 D, 3 R
- Joe Biden(D-DE)
- Jon Corzine(D-NJ)
- Dianne Feinstein(D-CA)
- Daniel Inouye(D-HI)
- Edward Kennedy(D-MA)
- John McCain(R-AZ)
- Bill Nelson(D-FL)
- Barack Obama(D-IL)
- Jeff Sessions(R-AL)
- Gordon Smith(R-OR)
- Ron Wyden(D-OR)
Education
| University of Nevada, Reno | B.A. | 1986 |
| Ohio State University College of Law (now Michael E. Moritz College of Law) | J.D. | 1989 |
Judicial Record
Caseload & case types
In our data, Sandoval was assigned 677 district-court cases (1995–2009). Median time from filing to termination: 265 days across 677 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 79 of Sandoval’s decisions reviewed on the merits by the U.S. courts of appeals in our data, 63 were affirmed, 5 reversed or vacated, and 11 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, Sandoval authored 5 published opinions for the court (2006–2009). Most cited: Schumacher v. State Farm Fire & Casualty Co. (15 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 | Schumacher v. State Farm Fire & Casualty Co. | 467 F. Supp. 2d 1090 | 15 |
| 2009 | Aristocrat Technologies, Inc. v. High Impact Design & Entertainment | 642 F. Supp. 2d 1228 | 7 |
| 2006 | Behymer-Smith Ex Rel. Behymer v. Coral Academy of Science | 427 F. Supp. 2d 969 | 4 |
| 2008 | GEO-ENERGY PARTNERS-1983 LTD. v. Kempthorne | 551 F. Supp. 2d 1210 | 0 |
| 2006 | United States v. Brunswick | 476 F. Supp. 2d 1183 | 0 |
Showing the 5 most-cited of 5 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 Brian Edward Sandoval?
- President George W. Bush appointed Brian Edward Sandoval to the U.S. District Court for the District of Nevada in 2005.
- Was Brian Edward Sandoval appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Brian Edward Sandoval was appointed by President George W. Bush, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Brian Edward Sandoval's confirmation vote?
- The Senate confirmed Brian Edward Sandoval 89–0 on October 24, 2005.
- Which court was Brian Edward Sandoval on?
- Brian Edward Sandoval was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the District of Nevada.
Sources
Each fact on this page traces to a primary public record.
- FJC Biographical Directory
- Wikidata
- Portrait: Brian Sandoval (CC BY-SA 2.0), via Wikimedia Commons
- Confirmation roll-call (Senate.gov, 2005)
- CourtListener bulk data (Free Law Project): authored opinions & citation counts
How we source & reconcile data → Data & Sources
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3 years on the U.S. District Court for the District of Nevada. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).