Who appointed Dale S. Fischer?

President George W. Bush appointed Dale S. Fischer to the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California in 2003.

Was Dale S. Fischer appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?

Dale S. Fischer was appointed by President George W. Bush, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.

What was Dale S. Fischer's confirmation vote?

The Senate confirmed Dale S. Fischer 86–0 on October 27, 2003.

Central District of California / Appointed 2003 / Senior status since 2024

Dale S. Fischer

Judge, U.S. District Court for the Central District of California

Appointed by President George W. Bush in 2003 and confirmed by the Senate 86–0, Dale S. Fischer is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California. She earned a law degree from Harvard Law School in 1980. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓

Born: 1951 · age 75
Appointed by: George W. Bush, 2003
Confirmed: 86–0
Education: University of South Florida 1977 · Harvard Law School 1980
Succeeded by: Michelle Williams Court

Federal judicial service

Year	Court	Appointed by	Vote
2003	Central District of California	G.W. Bush (R)	86–0

Party letters show the appointing president’s party, not the judge’s own.

Confirmation vote

Nomination Confirmed 86–0 on October 27, 2003 · 108th Congress, Roll Call 411. Each senator links to their judicial-voting record.

Voted to confirm · 86

39 D, 46 R, 1 I

Did not vote · 14

9 D, 5 R

Education

University of South Florida	B.A.	1977
Harvard Law School	J.D.	1980

Judicial Record

Caseload & case types

In our data, Fischer was assigned 7,665 district-court cases (1992–2026). Median time from filing to termination: 147 days across 7,305 closed cases.

Other civil matters26%

Civil rights16%

Other federal statutes10%

Contract9%

Intellectual property9%

Prisoner & habeas7%

Other24%

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 430 of Fischer’s decisions reviewed on the merits by the U.S. courts of appeals in our data, 329 were affirmed, 67 reversed or vacated, and 34 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, Fischer authored 25 published opinions for the court (2004–2010). Most cited: In Re Mattel, Inc. (25 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
2008	In Re Mattel, Inc.	588 F. Supp. 2d 1111	25
2004	Housing Rights Center v. Sterling	404 F. Supp. 2d 1179	24
2010	Endsley v. Luna	750 F. Supp. 2d 1074	13
2006	Regal-Beloit Corp. v. Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd.	462 F. Supp. 2d 1098	11
2010	Super-Krete International, Inc. v. Sadleir	712 F. Supp. 2d 1023	7
2006	Gonzales v. LLOYDS TXB BANK, PLC	532 F. Supp. 2d 1200	7
2006	D'Lil v. Best Western Encina Lodge & Suites	415 F. Supp. 2d 1048	6
2004	Cook v. Allstate Insurance	337 F. Supp. 2d 1206	6
2004	Galen v. County of Los Angeles	322 F. Supp. 2d 1045	6
2008	Los Angeles Gay & Lesbian Community Services Center v. IRS	559 F. Supp. 2d 1055	5
2005	Hirel Connectors, Inc. v. United States	465 F. Supp. 2d 984	4
2008	White v. Ollison	592 F. Supp. 2d 1227	3
2006	ORTHOTEC, LLC v. Reo Spineline, LLC	438 F. Supp. 2d 1122	3
2009	Sacks v. Standard Insurance	671 F. Supp. 2d 1148	2
2008	Zepeda v. Walker	564 F. Supp. 2d 1179	2

Showing the 15 most-cited of 25 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 Dale S. Fischer?: President George W. Bush appointed Dale S. Fischer to the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California in 2003.
Was Dale S. Fischer appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?: Dale S. Fischer was appointed by President George W. Bush, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
What was Dale S. Fischer's confirmation vote?: The Senate confirmed Dale S. Fischer 86–0 on October 27, 2003.
Which court is Dale S. Fischer on?: Dale S. Fischer is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California.

Sources

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