Dale Alan Drozd
Appointed by President Barack Obama in 2015 and confirmed by the Senate 69–21, Dale Alan Drozd is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California. He earned a law degree from University of California, Los Angeles, School of Law in 1980. Sources ↓
- Born
- 1955 · age 71
- Appointed by
- Barack Obama, 2015
- Confirmed
- 69–21
- Education
- San Diego State 1977 · University of California, Los Angeles, Law 1980
- Succeeded
- Anthony W. Ishii
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Eastern District of California succeeded Anthony W. Ishii | Obama (D) | 69–21 |
Party letters show the appointing president’s party, not the judge’s own.
Confirmation vote
Nomination Confirmed 69–21 on October 5, 2015 · 114th Congress, Roll Call 274. Each senator links to their judicial-voting record.
Voted to confirm · 69
43 D, 24 R, 2 I
- Lamar Alexander(R-TN)
- Kelly Ayotte(R-NH)
- Tammy Baldwin(D-WI)
- Michael Bennet(D-CO)
- Richard Blumenthal(D-CT)
- Cory Booker(D-NJ)
- Barbara Boxer(D-CA)
- Sherrod Brown(D-OH)
- Maria Cantwell(D-WA)
- Shelley Capito(R-WV)
- Ben Cardin(D-MD)
- Bob Casey(D-PA)
- Dan Coats(R-IN)
- Susan Collins(R-ME)
- Christopher Coons(D-DE)
- Bob Corker(R-TN)
- John Cornyn(R-TX)
- Steve Daines(R-MT)
- Joe Donnelly(D-IN)
- Richard Durbin(D-IL)
- Joni Ernst(R-IA)
- Dianne Feinstein(D-CA)
- Jeff Flake(R-AZ)
- Al Franken(D-MN)
- Kirsten Gillibrand(D-NY)
- Lindsey Graham(R-SC)
- Chuck Grassley(R-IA)
- Orrin Hatch(R-UT)
- Martin Heinrich(D-NM)
- Heidi Heitkamp(D-ND)
- Dean Heller(R-NV)
- Mazie Hirono(D-HI)
- Johnny Isakson(R-GA)
- Ron Johnson(R-WI)
- Timothy Kaine(D-VA)
- Angus King(I-ME)
- Mark Kirk(R-IL)
- Amy Klobuchar(D-MN)
- Patrick Leahy(D-VT)
- Mike Lee(R-UT)
- Joe Manchin(D-WV)
- Edward Markey(D-MA)
- Claire McCaskill(D-MO)
- Robert Menendez(D-NJ)
- Jeff Merkley(D-OR)
- Barbara Mikulski(D-MD)
- Lisa Murkowski(R-AK)
- Christopher Murphy(D-CT)
- Patty Murray(D-WA)
- Bill Nelson(D-FL)
- Rand Paul(R-KY)
- David Perdue(R-GA)
- Gary Peters(D-MI)
- Rob Portman(R-OH)
- Jack Reed(D-RI)
- Harry Reid(D-NV)
- Bernie Sanders(I-VT)
- Brian Schatz(D-HI)
- Charles Schumer(D-NY)
- Jeanne Shaheen(D-NH)
- Debbie Stabenow(D-MI)
- Jon Tester(D-MT)
- John Thune(R-SD)
- Thomas Tillis(R-NC)
- Tom Udall(D-NM)
- Mark Warner(D-VA)
- Elizabeth Warren(D-MA)
- Sheldon Whitehouse(D-RI)
- Ron Wyden(D-OR)
Voted against · 21
21 R
- John Barrasso(R-WY)
- Roy Blunt(R-MO)
- John Boozman(R-AR)
- Bill Cassidy(R-LA)
- Thad Cochran(R-MS)
- Tom Cotton(R-AR)
- Mike Crapo(R-ID)
- Deb Fischer(R-NE)
- Cory Gardner(R-CO)
- John Hoeven(R-ND)
- Jim Inhofe(R-OK)
- James Lankford(R-OK)
- Mitch McConnell(R-KY)
- Jerry Moran(R-KS)
- James Risch(R-ID)
- Pat Roberts(R-KS)
- Ben Sasse(R-NE)
- Jefferson Sessions(R-AL)
- Richard Shelby(R-AL)
- Dan Sullivan(R-AK)
- Roger Wicker(R-MS)
Did not vote · 10
1 D, 9 R
- Richard Burr(R-NC)
- Thomas Carper(D-DE)
- Ted Cruz(R-TX)
- Mike Enzi(R-WY)
- John McCain(R-AZ)
- Mike Rounds(R-SD)
- Marco Rubio(R-FL)
- Timothy Scott(R-SC)
- Pat Toomey(R-PA)
- David Vitter(R-LA)
Education
Judicial Record
Caseload & case types
In our data, Drozd was assigned 4,766 district-court cases (1996–2026). Median time from filing to termination: 221 days across 3,253 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 237 of Drozd’s decisions reviewed on the merits by the U.S. courts of appeals in our data, 186 were affirmed, 37 reversed or vacated, and 14 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.
Questions & answers
- Who appointed Dale Alan Drozd?
- President Barack Obama appointed Dale Alan Drozd to the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California in 2015.
- Was Dale Alan Drozd appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Dale Alan Drozd was appointed by President Barack Obama, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Dale Alan Drozd's confirmation vote?
- The Senate confirmed Dale Alan Drozd 69–21 on October 5, 2015.
- Which court is Dale Alan Drozd on?
- Dale Alan Drozd is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California.
Sources
Each fact on this page traces to a primary public record.
- FJC Biographical Directory
- Wikidata
- Portrait: United States Federal Courts (Public domain), via Wikimedia Commons
- Confirmation roll-call (Senate.gov, 2015)
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10 years on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).