David G. Larimer
Appointed by President Ronald Reagan in 1987 and confirmed by voice vote, David G. Larimer is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Western District of New York. He earned a law degree from Notre Dame Law School in 1969. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Born
- 1944 · age 82
- Appointed by
- Ronald Reagan, 1987
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- St. John Fisher College 1966 · Notre Dame Law School 1969
- Succeeded by
- Frank Paul Geraci Jr.
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Western District of New York | Reagan (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
| St. John Fisher College | B.A. | 1966 |
| Notre Dame Law School | J.D. | 1969 |
Judicial Record
Caseload & case types
In our data, Larimer was assigned 5,631 district-court cases (1975–2024). Median time from filing to termination: 314 days across 5,622 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 254 of Larimer’s decisions reviewed on the merits by the U.S. courts of appeals in our data, 209 were affirmed, 17 reversed or vacated, and 28 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, Larimer authored 959 published opinions for the court (1988–2011). Most cited: Joslyn v. Barnhart (171 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Joslyn v. Barnhart | 389 F. Supp. 2d 454 | 171 |
| 2006 | Dioguardi v. Commissioner of Social Security | 445 F. Supp. 2d 288 | 156 |
| 1992 | Ross v. Kelly | 784 F. Supp. 35 | 74 |
| 2011 | Featherly v. Astrue | 793 F. Supp. 2d 627 | 65 |
| 2006 | Stadler v. Barnhart | 464 F. Supp. 2d 183 | 62 |
| 2005 | Shell v. Brzezniak | 365 F. Supp. 2d 362 | 55 |
| 1991 | Purolator Products Corp. v. Allied-Signal, Inc. | 772 F. Supp. 124 | 55 |
| 2007 | General Motors Acceptance Corp. v. Peaslee | 373 B.R. 252 | 51 |
| 2006 | Naegele v. Barnhart | 433 F. Supp. 2d 319 | 50 |
| 2000 | Falcon v. Apfel | 88 F. Supp. 2d 87 | 47 |
| 1993 | D'Amico v. New York State Board of Law Examiners | 813 F. Supp. 217 | 47 |
| 1988 | Riveria v. MAB Collections, Inc. | 682 F. Supp. 174 | 42 |
| 1990 | Cefali v. Buffalo Brass Co., Inc. | 748 F. Supp. 1011 | 41 |
| 1996 | Welch v. Chater | 923 F. Supp. 17 | 40 |
| 2008 | Rubery v. Buth-Na-Bodhaige, Inc. | 569 F. Supp. 2d 334 | 39 |
Showing the 15 most-cited of 959 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 David G. Larimer?
- President Ronald Reagan appointed David G. Larimer to the U.S. District Court for the Western District of New York in 1987.
- Was David G. Larimer appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- David G. Larimer was appointed by President Ronald Reagan, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was David G. Larimer's confirmation vote?
- David G. Larimer was confirmed by voice vote on November 5, 1987. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court is David G. Larimer on?
- David G. Larimer is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Western District of New York.
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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38 years on the U.S. District Court for the Western District of New York. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).