Cathy Seibel
Appointed by President George W. Bush in 2008 and confirmed by voice vote, Cathy Seibel is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York. She earned a law degree from Fordham University School of Law in 1985. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Born
- 1960 · age 66
- Appointed by
- George W. Bush, 2008
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- Princeton 1982 · Fordham Law 1985
- Succeeded
- Richard Conway Casey
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Southern District of New York succeeded Richard Conway Casey | G.W. Bush (R) | 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
| Princeton University | A.B. | 1982 |
| Fordham University School of Law | J.D. | 1985 |
Judicial Record
Caseload & case types
In our data, Seibel was assigned 6,142 district-court cases (1992–2026). Median time from filing to termination: 275 days across 5,814 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 262 of Seibel’s decisions reviewed on the merits by the U.S. courts of appeals in our data, 224 were affirmed, 22 reversed or vacated, and 16 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, Seibel authored 15 published opinions for the court (2008–2011). Most cited: Dipilato v. 7-Eleven, Inc. (217 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Dipilato v. 7-Eleven, Inc. | 662 F. Supp. 2d 333 | 217 |
| 2011 | Eaves v. Designs for Finance, Inc. | 785 F. Supp. 2d 229 | 62 |
| 2011 | Tomlins v. Village of Wappinger Falls Zoning Board of Appeals | 812 F. Supp. 2d 357 | 40 |
| 2008 | In Re PepsiCo, Inc., Bottled Water Marketing & Sales Practices Litigation | 588 F. Supp. 2d 527 | 34 |
| 2009 | Manbeck v. Micka | 640 F. Supp. 2d 351 | 29 |
| 2009 | Riverkeeper, Inc. v. Mirant Lovett, LLC | 675 F. Supp. 2d 337 | 13 |
| 2009 | Grill v. Philip Morris USA, Inc. | 653 F. Supp. 2d 481 | 12 |
| 2011 | Schlenger v. Fidelity Employer Services Co., LLC | 785 F. Supp. 2d 317 | 10 |
| 2009 | Tepperwien v. Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc. | 606 F. Supp. 2d 427 | 9 |
| 2009 | John E. Andrus Memorial, Inc. v. Daines | 600 F. Supp. 2d 563 | 8 |
| 2009 | Clinton v. Brown & Williamson Holdings, Inc. | 652 F. Supp. 2d 528 | 7 |
| 2008 | In Re ITT Corp. Derivative Litigation | 588 F. Supp. 2d 502 | 7 |
| 2010 | Carroll v. City of Mount Vernon | 707 F. Supp. 2d 449 | 6 |
| 2010 | Jackler v. Byrne | 708 F. Supp. 2d 319 | 6 |
| 2009 | In Re ITT Corp. Derivative Litigation | 653 F. Supp. 2d 453 | 4 |
Showing the 15 most-cited of 15 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 Cathy Seibel?
- President George W. Bush appointed Cathy Seibel to the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York in 2008.
- Was Cathy Seibel appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Cathy Seibel was appointed by President George W. Bush, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Cathy Seibel's confirmation vote?
- Cathy Seibel was confirmed by voice vote on July 22, 2008. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court is Cathy Seibel on?
- Cathy Seibel is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.
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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18 years on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).