Christine M. Arguello
Appointed by President George W. Bush in 2008 and confirmed by voice vote, Christine M. Arguello is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado. She earned a law degree from Harvard Law School in 1980. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Born
- 1955 · age 71
- Appointed by
- George W. Bush, 2008
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- University of Colorado 1977 · Harvard Law School 1980
- Succeeded
- Walker David Miller
- Succeeded by
- Nina Nin-Yuen Wang
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | District of Colorado succeeded Walker David Miller | 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
| University of Colorado | B.S. | 1977 |
| Harvard Law School | J.D. | 1980 |
Judicial Record
Caseload & case types
In our data, Arguello was assigned 4,777 district-court cases (1984–2025). Median time from filing to termination: 224 days across 4,688 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 308 of Arguello’s decisions reviewed on the merits by the U.S. courts of appeals in our data, 266 were affirmed, 19 reversed or vacated, and 23 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, Arguello authored 29 published opinions for the court (2008–2012). Most cited: Smith v. Krieger (26 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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 | Smith v. Krieger | 643 F. Supp. 2d 1274 | 26 |
| 2010 | Smith v. Pizza Hut, Inc. | 694 F. Supp. 2d 1227 | 21 |
| 2011 | Mandelbaum v. Fiserv, Inc. | 787 F. Supp. 2d 1226 | 16 |
| 2009 | Escobar v. Reid | 668 F. Supp. 2d 1260 | 16 |
| 2010 | Ivar v. Elk River Partners, LLC | 705 F. Supp. 2d 1220 | 13 |
| 2008 | Girlsongs v. 609 INDUSTRIES, INC. | 625 F. Supp. 2d 1127 | 11 |
| 2008 | Kohut v. Hartford Life & Accident Insurance | 710 F. Supp. 2d 1139 | 10 |
| 2009 | Conagra Trade Group, Inc. v. Fuel Exploration, LLC | 636 F. Supp. 2d 1166 | 7 |
| 2012 | Zeman v. Waterman (In Re Waterman) | 469 B.R. 334 | 6 |
| 2011 | Doshay v. Global Credit Collection Corp. | 796 F. Supp. 2d 1301 | 6 |
| 2011 | Hawkins v. COUNTY OF BENT, COLO. | 800 F. Supp. 2d 1162 | 6 |
| 2011 | DM Capital, Inc. v. Gronewoller (In Re Mascio) | 454 B.R. 146 | 6 |
| 2009 | Cleary Building Corp. v. David A. Dame, Inc. | 674 F. Supp. 2d 1257 | 6 |
| 2011 | Atkins v. Garcia | 816 F. Supp. 2d 1108 | 4 |
| 2009 | Bragg v. Office of the District Attorney, Thirteenth Judicial District | 704 F. Supp. 2d 1032 | 4 |
Showing the 15 most-cited of 29 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 Christine M. Arguello?
- President George W. Bush appointed Christine M. Arguello to the U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado in 2008.
- Was Christine M. Arguello appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Christine M. Arguello was appointed by President George W. Bush, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Christine M. Arguello's confirmation vote?
- Christine M. Arguello was confirmed by voice vote on September 26, 2008. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court is Christine M. Arguello on?
- Christine M. Arguello is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado.
Sources
Each fact on this page traces to a primary public record.
- FJC Biographical Directory
- Wikidata
- Portrait: screenshot of video by US Senate Judiciary Committee (Public domain), via Wikimedia Commons
- CourtListener bulk data (Free Law Project): authored opinions & citation counts
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17 years on the U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).