Who appointed D. Michael Fisher?

President George W. Bush appointed D. Michael Fisher to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit in 2003.

Was D. Michael Fisher appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?

D. Michael Fisher was appointed by President George W. Bush, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.

What was D. Michael Fisher's confirmation vote?

D. Michael Fisher was confirmed by voice vote on December 9, 2003. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.

Third Circuit / Appointed 2003 / Senior status since 2017

D. Michael Fisher

Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit

Appointed by President George W. Bush in 2003 and confirmed by voice vote, D. Michael Fisher is a Judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. He earned a law degree from Georgetown University Law Center in 1969. Opinions & record ↓ Sources ↓

Born: 1944 · age 82
Appointed by: George W. Bush, 2003
Confirmed: by voice vote
Education: Georgetown 1966 · Georgetown Law Center 1969
Succeeded: Carol Los Mansmann
Succeeded by: David James Porter

Federal judicial service

Year	Court	Appointed by	Vote
2003	Third Circuit succeeded Carol Los Mansmann	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

Georgetown University	A.B.	1966
Georgetown University Law Center	J.D.	1969

Judicial Record

In our data, Fisher authored 2 published opinions for the court (2008–2012). Most cited: New Jersey Retail Merchants Ass'n v. Sidamon-Eristoff (103 citations).

Published, precedential opinions from the CourtListener corpus. Counts and rankings are objective and recomputable: how we count. We describe the record, not the judge.

Selected opinions

Year	Case	Citation	Cited
2012	New Jersey Retail Merchants Ass'n v. Sidamon-Eristoff	669 F.3d 374	103
2008	United States v. Tomko	513 F.3d 360	1

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Questions & answers

Who appointed D. Michael Fisher?: President George W. Bush appointed D. Michael Fisher to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit in 2003.
Was D. Michael Fisher appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?: D. Michael Fisher was appointed by President George W. Bush, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
What was D. Michael Fisher's confirmation vote?: D. Michael Fisher was confirmed by voice vote on December 9, 2003. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
Which court is D. Michael Fisher on?: D. Michael Fisher is a Judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit.

Sources

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22 years on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).