Charlene Vanessa Edwards Honeywell
Appointed by President Barack Obama in 2009 and confirmed by the Senate 88–0, Charlene Vanessa Edwards Honeywell is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida. She earned a law degree from University of Florida College of Law (now Fredric G. Levin College of Law) in 1981. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Born
- 1957 · age 69
- Appointed by
- Barack Obama, 2009
- Confirmed
- 88–0
- Education
- Howard 1979 · University of Florida College of Law (now Fredric G. Levin College of Law) 1981
- Succeeded
- Susan C. Bucklew
- Succeeded by
- Kyle Christopher Dudek
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Middle District of Florida succeeded Susan C. Bucklew | Obama (D) | 88–0 |
Party letters show the appointing president’s party, not the judge’s own.
Confirmation vote
Nomination Confirmed 88–0 on November 9, 2009 · 111th Congress, Roll Call 343. Each senator links to their judicial-voting record.
Voted to confirm · 88
54 D, 32 R, 2 I
- Daniel Akaka(D-HI)
- Lamar Alexander(R-TN)
- John Barrasso(R-WY)
- Max Baucus(D-MT)
- Evan Bayh(D-IN)
- Mark Begich(D-AK)
- Michael Bennet(D-CO)
- Robert Bennett(R-UT)
- Jeff Bingaman(D-NM)
- Barbara Boxer(D-CA)
- Sherrod Brown(D-OH)
- Samuel Brownback(R-KS)
- Jim Bunning(R-KY)
- Roland Burris(D-IL)
- Maria Cantwell(D-WA)
- Benjamin Cardin(D-MD)
- Thomas Carper(D-DE)
- Bob Casey(D-PA)
- Tom Coburn(R-OK)
- Thad Cochran(R-MS)
- Susan Collins(R-ME)
- Kent Conrad(D-ND)
- Bob Corker(R-TN)
- Mike Crapo(R-ID)
- James DeMint(R-SC)
- Christopher Dodd(D-CT)
- Richard Durbin(D-IL)
- John Ensign(R-NV)
- Michael Enzi(R-WY)
- Russ Feingold(D-WI)
- Dianne Feinstein(D-CA)
- Al Franken(D-MN)
- Kirsten Gillibrand(D-NY)
- Lindsey Graham(R-SC)
- Charles Grassley(R-IA)
- Kay Hagan(D-NC)
- Tom Harkin(D-IA)
- Orrin Hatch(R-UT)
- Jim Inhofe(R-OK)
- Daniel Inouye(D-HI)
- Mike Johanns(R-NE)
- Tim Johnson(D-SD)
- Edward Kaufman(D-DE)
- Paul Kirk(D-MA)
- Amy Klobuchar(D-MN)
- Herb Kohl(D-WI)
- Jon Kyl(R-AZ)
- Mary Landrieu(D-LA)
- Frank Lautenberg(D-NJ)
- George LeMieux(R-FL)
- Patrick Leahy(D-VT)
- Carl Levin(D-MI)
- Joe Lieberman(I-CT)
- Blanche Lincoln(D-AR)
- Richard Lugar(R-IN)
- John McCain(R-AZ)
- Claire McCaskill(D-MO)
- Mitch McConnell(R-KY)
- Robert Menendez(D-NJ)
- Jeff Merkley(D-OR)
- 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)
- Bernard Sanders(I-VT)
- Charles Schumer(D-NY)
- Jeff Sessions(R-AL)
- Jeanne Shaheen(D-NH)
- Richard Shelby(R-AL)
- Olympia Snowe(R-ME)
- Arlen Specter(D-PA)
- Debbie Stabenow(D-MI)
- Jon Tester(D-MT)
- John Thune(R-SD)
- Mark Udall(D-CO)
- Tom Udall(D-NM)
- David Vitter(R-LA)
- George Voinovich(R-OH)
- Mark Warner(D-VA)
- James Webb(D-VA)
- Sheldon Whitehouse(D-RI)
- Roger Wicker(R-MS)
- Ron Wyden(D-OR)
Did not vote · 12
4 D, 8 R
- Christopher Bond(R-MO)
- Richard Burr(R-NC)
- Robert Byrd(D-WV)
- Saxby Chambliss(R-GA)
- John Cornyn(R-TX)
- Byron Dorgan(D-ND)
- Judd Gregg(R-NH)
- Kay Hutchison(R-TX)
- Johnny Isakson(R-GA)
- John Kerry(D-MA)
- Bill Nelson(D-FL)
- James Risch(R-ID)
Education
| Howard University | B.A. | 1979 |
| University of Florida College of Law (now Fredric G. Levin College of Law) | J.D. | 1981 |
Judicial Record
Caseload & case types
In our data, Honeywell was assigned 5,289 district-court cases (1991–2026). Median time from filing to termination: 179 days across 5,046 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 320 of Honeywell’s decisions reviewed on the merits by the U.S. courts of appeals in our data, 246 were affirmed, 38 reversed or vacated, and 36 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, Honeywell authored 2 published opinions for the court (2010–2011). Most cited: Citibank, N.A. v. Dalessio (8 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Citibank, N.A. v. Dalessio | 756 F. Supp. 2d 1361 | 8 |
| 2011 | Kearney Partners Fund, LLC Ex Rel. Lincoln Partners Fund, LLC v. US Ex Rel. Irs | 814 F. Supp. 2d 1349 | 0 |
Showing the 2 most-cited of 2 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 Charlene Vanessa Edwards Honeywell?
- President Barack Obama appointed Charlene Vanessa Edwards Honeywell to the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida in 2009.
- Was Charlene Vanessa Edwards Honeywell appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Charlene Vanessa Edwards Honeywell was appointed by President Barack Obama, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Charlene Vanessa Edwards Honeywell's confirmation vote?
- The Senate confirmed Charlene Vanessa Edwards Honeywell 88–0 on November 9, 2009.
- Which court is Charlene Vanessa Edwards Honeywell on?
- Charlene Vanessa Edwards Honeywell is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida.
Sources
Each fact on this page traces to a primary public record.
- FJC Biographical Directory
- Wikidata
- Portrait: U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee (Public domain), via Wikimedia Commons
- Confirmation roll-call (Senate.gov, 2009)
- CourtListener bulk data (Free Law Project): authored opinions & citation counts
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16 years on the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).