Who appointed Callie V. Granade?

President George W. Bush appointed Callie V. Granade to the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Alabama in 2002.

Was Callie V. Granade appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?

Callie V. Granade was appointed by President George W. Bush, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.

What was Callie V. Granade's confirmation vote?

The Senate confirmed Callie V. Granade 75–0 on February 4, 2002.

Southern District of Alabama / Appointed 2002 / Senior status since 2016

Callie V. Granade

Judge, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Alabama

Appointed by President George W. Bush in 2002 and confirmed by the Senate 75–0, Callie V. Granade is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Alabama. She earned a law degree from University of Texas School of Law in 1975. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓

Born: 1950 · age 76
Appointed by: George W. Bush, 2002
Confirmed: 75–0
Education: Hollins College 1972 · University of Texas Law 1975
Succeeded: Alex T. Howard Jr.
Succeeded by: Jeffrey Uhlman Beaverstock

Federal judicial service

Year	Court	Appointed by	Vote
2002	Southern District of Alabama succeeded Alex T. Howard Jr.	G.W. Bush (R)	75–0

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

Confirmation vote

Nomination Confirmed 75–0 on February 4, 2002 · 107th Congress, Roll Call 11. Each senator links to their judicial-voting record.

Voted to confirm · 75

42 D, 32 R, 1 I

Did not vote · 25

8 D, 17 R

Education

Hollins College	B.A.	1972
University of Texas School of Law	J.D.	1975

Judicial Record

Caseload & case types

In our data, Granade was assigned 2,079 district-court cases (1985–2025). Median time from filing to termination: 210 days across 2,062 closed cases.

Prisoner & habeas19%

Civil rights17%

Contract17%

Personal-injury torts13%

Other civil matters8%

Other federal statutes8%

Other17%

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 245 of Granade’s decisions reviewed on the merits by the U.S. courts of appeals in our data, 196 were affirmed, 25 reversed or vacated, and 24 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, Granade authored 34 published opinions for the court (2002–2011). Most cited: Riley v. General Motors Acceptance Corp. (23 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
2002	Riley v. General Motors Acceptance Corp.	226 F. Supp. 2d 1316	23
2003	Coleman v. Barnhart	264 F. Supp. 2d 1007	21
2003	LaSalle Bank N.A. v. Mobile Hotel Properties, LLC	274 F. Supp. 2d 1293	10
2011	South Dallas Water Authority v. Guarantee Co. of North America, USA	767 F. Supp. 2d 1284	9
2010	In Re the Complaint of Knudsen	710 F. Supp. 2d 1252	9
2007	Thompson v. Barnhart	493 F. Supp. 2d 1206	7
2006	Brewer v. Commissioner	430 F. Supp. 2d 1254	6
2006	Brewer v. Commissioner, Internal Revenue	435 F. Supp. 2d 1174	6
2005	United States v. One 1991 Chevrolet Corvette	390 F. Supp. 2d 1059	6
2005	Barnes v. Crowne Investments, Inc.	391 F. Supp. 2d 1108	4
2002	Wade v. Nationwide Mutual Fire Insurance	225 F. Supp. 2d 1323	4
2011	Johnson v. City of Prichard	771 F. Supp. 2d 1310	3
2010	Perkins v. CITY OF CREOLA	713 F. Supp. 2d 1326	2
2009	United States v. Nguyen	655 F. Supp. 2d 1203	2
2009	Parsons & Whittemore Enterprises Corp. v. Cello Energy, LLC	613 F. Supp. 2d 1271	2

Showing the 15 most-cited of 34 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 Callie V. Granade?: President George W. Bush appointed Callie V. Granade to the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Alabama in 2002.
Was Callie V. Granade appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?: Callie V. Granade was appointed by President George W. Bush, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
What was Callie V. Granade's confirmation vote?: The Senate confirmed Callie V. Granade 75–0 on February 4, 2002.
Which court is Callie V. Granade on?: Callie V. Granade is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Alabama.

Sources

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