Bruce D. Black
Appointed by President William J. Clinton in 1995 and confirmed by voice vote, Bruce D. Black was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the District of New Mexico. He earned a law degree from University of Michigan Law School in 1971. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Born
- 1947 · age 79
- Appointed by
- William J. Clinton, 1995
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- Albion College 1969 · University of Michigan Law School 1971
- Succeeded
- Juan Guerrero Burciaga
- Succeeded by
- Kenneth John Gonzales
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | District of New Mexico succeeded Juan Guerrero Burciaga | 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
| Albion College | B.A. | 1969 |
| University of Michigan Law School | J.D. | 1971 |
Judicial Record
Caseload & case types
In our data, Black was assigned 1,960 district-court cases (1989–2012). Median time from filing to termination: 228 days across 1,958 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 64 of Black’s decisions reviewed on the merits by the U.S. courts of appeals in our data, 52 were affirmed, 8 reversed or vacated, and 4 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, Black authored 93 published opinions for the court (1996–2011). Most cited: Farris v. Intel Corp. (64 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Farris v. Intel Corp. | 493 F. Supp. 2d 1174 | 64 |
| 2000 | United States Ex Rel. Downy v. Corning, Inc. | 118 F. Supp. 2d 1160 | 21 |
| 1998 | Winters v. Charter Oak Fire Insurance | 4 F. Supp. 2d 1288 | 20 |
| 1999 | Louis v. United States | 54 F. Supp. 2d 1207 | 15 |
| 2002 | Fritzsche v. Albuquerque Municipal School District | 194 F. Supp. 2d 1194 | 14 |
| 2000 | Garcia v. Condarco | 114 F. Supp. 2d 1158 | 14 |
| 1998 | Currier Ex Rel. Estate of Juarez v. Doran | 23 F. Supp. 2d 1277 | 13 |
| 2009 | New Mexico Ex Rel. National Education Ass'n of New Mexico, Inc. v. Austin Capital Management Ltd. | 671 F. Supp. 2d 1248 | 12 |
| 2001 | Yumukoglu v. Provident Life & Accident Insurance | 131 F. Supp. 2d 1215 | 12 |
| 2005 | Allender v. Scott | 379 F. Supp. 2d 1206 | 11 |
| 2003 | Grand Canyon Trust v. Public Service Co. | 283 F. Supp. 2d 1249 | 11 |
| 2000 | Lopez v. United States | 129 F. Supp. 2d 1284 | 11 |
| 2000 | Cook v. Baca | 95 F. Supp. 2d 1215 | 11 |
| 1999 | Ortiz v. United States Border Patrol | 39 F. Supp. 2d 1321 | 11 |
| 1996 | Rogers v. 5-Star Management, Inc. | 946 F. Supp. 907 | 11 |
Showing the 15 most-cited of 93 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 Bruce D. Black?
- President William J. Clinton appointed Bruce D. Black to the U.S. District Court for the District of New Mexico in 1995.
- Was Bruce D. Black appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Bruce D. Black was appointed by President William J. Clinton, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Bruce D. Black's confirmation vote?
- Bruce D. Black was confirmed by voice vote on December 22, 1995. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court was Bruce D. Black on?
- Bruce D. Black was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the District of New Mexico.
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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21 years on the U.S. District Court for the District of New Mexico. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).