Christopher A. Boyko
Appointed by President George W. Bush in 2005 and confirmed by voice vote, Christopher A. Boyko is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio. He earned a law degree from Cleveland State University, Cleveland-Marshall College of Law in 1979. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Born
- 1954 · age 72
- Appointed by
- George W. Bush, 2005
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- Mount Union College 1976 · Cleveland State, Cleveland-Marshall College of Law 1979
- Succeeded
- Paul Ramon Matia
- Succeeded by
- J. Philip Calabrese
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Northern District of Ohio succeeded Paul Ramon Matia | 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
Judicial Record
Caseload & case types
In our data, Boyko was assigned 2,816 district-court cases (1989–2026). Median time from filing to termination: 182 days across 2,646 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 407 of Boyko’s decisions reviewed on the merits by the U.S. courts of appeals in our data, 325 were affirmed, 46 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, Boyko authored 22 published opinions for the court (2005–2011). Most cited: Zaremba v. Marvin Lumber and Cedar Co. (16 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Zaremba v. Marvin Lumber and Cedar Co. | 458 F. Supp. 2d 545 | 16 |
| 2005 | Malkamaki v. Sea Ray Boats, Inc. | 411 F. Supp. 2d 737 | 16 |
| 2011 | CORBO PROPERTIES, LTD v. Seneca Ins. Co., Inc. | 771 F. Supp. 2d 877 | 13 |
| 2009 | Lally v. BP Products North America, Inc. | 615 F. Supp. 2d 654 | 9 |
| 2005 | MCI Worldcom Network Services, Inc. v. W.M. Brode Co. | 413 F. Supp. 2d 868 | 7 |
| 2007 | Simcox v. Simcox | 499 F. Supp. 2d 946 | 6 |
| 2006 | MCI Worldcom Network Services, Inc. v. W.M. Brode Co. | 411 F. Supp. 2d 804 | 6 |
| 2009 | Franko v. City of Cleveland | 654 F. Supp. 2d 711 | 5 |
| 2007 | Barnes v. First American Title Ins. Co. | 473 F. Supp. 2d 798 | 5 |
| 2006 | Boustani v. Blackwell | 460 F. Supp. 2d 822 | 4 |
| 2009 | Export-Import Bank v. Advanced Polymer Sciences, Inc. | 624 F. Supp. 2d 696 | 3 |
| 2010 | Parker-Hannifin Corp. v. Baldwin Filters, Inc. | 724 F. Supp. 2d 810 | 2 |
| 2009 | Reed v. FREEBIRD FILM PRODUCTIONS, INC. | 664 F. Supp. 2d 840 | 2 |
| 2006 | United States v. Wheaton | 426 F. Supp. 2d 666 | 2 |
| 2009 | Rainworks Ltd. v. Mill-Rose Co. | 622 F. Supp. 2d 650 | 1 |
Showing the 15 most-cited of 22 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 Christopher A. Boyko?
- President George W. Bush appointed Christopher A. Boyko to the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio in 2005.
- Was Christopher A. Boyko appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Christopher A. Boyko was appointed by President George W. Bush, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Christopher A. Boyko's confirmation vote?
- Christopher A. Boyko was confirmed by voice vote on November 21, 2004. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court is Christopher A. Boyko on?
- Christopher A. Boyko is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio.
Sources
Each fact on this page traces to a primary public record.
- FJC Biographical Directory
- CourtListener bulk data (Free Law Project): authored opinions & citation counts
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21 years on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).