Clay D. Land
Appointed by President George W. Bush in 2001 and confirmed by voice vote, Clay D. Land is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Georgia. He earned a law degree from University of Georgia School of Law in 1985. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Born
- 1960 · age 66
- Appointed by
- George W. Bush, 2001
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- University of Georgia 1982 · University of Georgia Law 1985
- Succeeded
- James Robert Elliott
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Middle District of Georgia succeeded James Robert Elliott | 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 Georgia | B.B.A. | 1982 |
| University of Georgia School of Law | J.D. | 1985 |
Judicial Record
Caseload & case types
In our data, Land was assigned 7,545 district-court cases (1968–2026). Median time from filing to termination: 195 days across 6,312 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 465 of Land’s decisions reviewed on the merits by the U.S. courts of appeals in our data, 387 were affirmed, 59 reversed or vacated, and 19 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, Land authored 82 published opinions for the court (2002–2011). Most cited: Rhodes v. MacDonald (28 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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 | Rhodes v. MacDonald | 670 F. Supp. 2d 1363 | 28 |
| 2010 | In Re Mentor Corp. ObTape Transobturator Sling Products Liability Litigation | 711 F. Supp. 2d 1348 | 26 |
| 2006 | Whitaker v. Kellogg Brown & Root, Inc. | 444 F. Supp. 2d 1277 | 17 |
| 2009 | United States v. Sherrill | 626 F. Supp. 2d 1267 | 12 |
| 2004 | Gary v. Georgia Department of Human Resources | 323 F. Supp. 2d 1368 | 12 |
| 2007 | United States v. Natson | 469 F. Supp. 2d 1253 | 10 |
| 2006 | United States v. Natson | 444 F. Supp. 2d 1296 | 10 |
| 2005 | Anderson v. City of Columbus, Georgia | 374 F. Supp. 2d 1240 | 8 |
| 2009 | Foster v. Raspberry | 652 F. Supp. 2d 1342 | 7 |
| 2009 | GE Commercial Finance Business Property Corp. v. Heard | 621 F. Supp. 2d 1305 | 7 |
| 2006 | United States v. Virden | 417 F. Supp. 2d 1360 | 7 |
| 2004 | Swinney v. Turner | 309 B.R. 638 | 7 |
| 2009 | Seldon v. TOTAL SYSTEM SERVICES, INC. | 653 F. Supp. 2d 1349 | 6 |
| 2006 | Nationwide Jewelry & Pawn, Inc. v. United States | 455 F. Supp. 2d 1379 | 6 |
| 2005 | United States v. Greer | 359 F. Supp. 2d 1376 | 6 |
Showing the 15 most-cited of 82 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 Clay D. Land?
- President George W. Bush appointed Clay D. Land to the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Georgia in 2001.
- Was Clay D. Land appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Clay D. Land was appointed by President George W. Bush, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Clay D. Land's confirmation vote?
- Clay D. Land was confirmed by voice vote on December 13, 2001. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court is Clay D. Land on?
- Clay D. Land is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Georgia.
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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24 years on the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Georgia. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).