Who appointed Dee D. Drell?

President George W. Bush appointed Dee D. Drell to the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Louisiana in 2003.

Was Dee D. Drell appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?

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

What was Dee D. Drell's confirmation vote?

The Senate confirmed Dee D. Drell 99–0 on April 9, 2003.

Western District of Louisiana / Appointed 2003 / Senior status since 2017

Dee D. Drell

Judge, U.S. District Court for the Western District of Louisiana

Appointed by President George W. Bush in 2003 and confirmed by the Senate 99–0, Dee D. Drell is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Louisiana. He earned a law degree from Tulane University Law School in 1971. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓

Born: 1947 · age 79
Appointed by: George W. Bush, 2003
Confirmed: 99–0
Education: Tulane 1968 · Tulane Law School 1971
Succeeded: F. A. Little Jr.
Succeeded by: David Cleveland Joseph

Federal judicial service

Year	Court	Appointed by	Vote
2003	Western District of Louisiana succeeded F. A. Little Jr.	G.W. Bush (R)	99–0

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

Confirmation vote

Nomination Confirmed 99–0 on April 9, 2003 · 108th Congress, Roll Call 130. Each senator links to their judicial-voting record.

Voted to confirm · 99

47 D, 51 R, 1 I

Did not vote · 1

1 D

Tom Harkin(D-IA)

Education

Tulane University	B.A.	1968
Tulane University Law School	J.D.	1971

Judicial Record

Caseload & case types

In our data, Drell was assigned 2,995 district-court cases (1965–2026). Median time from filing to termination: 204 days across 2,858 closed cases.

Prisoner & habeas30%

Other civil matters21%

Personal-injury torts19%

Contract9%

Civil rights7%

Labor & ERISA3%

Other11%

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 330 of Drell’s decisions reviewed on the merits by the U.S. courts of appeals in our data, 277 were affirmed, 32 reversed or vacated, and 21 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, Drell authored 22 published opinions for the court (2003–2011). Most cited: Independent Turtle Farmers of Louisiana, Inc. v. United States (11 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
2010	Independent Turtle Farmers of Louisiana, Inc. v. United States	703 F. Supp. 2d 604	11
2008	Carpenter v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.	614 F. Supp. 2d 745	5
2011	Ballard v. XTO ENERGY, INC.	784 F. Supp. 2d 635	4
2008	In Re of Two-J Ranch, Inc.	534 F. Supp. 2d 671	4
2004	G.F. Thomas Investments, L.P. v. Cleco Corp.	317 F. Supp. 2d 673	4
2011	LOUISIANA FORESTRY ASS'N, INC. v. Solis	814 F. Supp. 2d 655	3
2010	City of Alexandria v. Cleco Corp.	735 F. Supp. 2d 465	3
2009	Harvey v. Wal-Mart Louisiana L.L.C.	665 F. Supp. 2d 655	3
2008	M.J. Farms, Ltd. v. United States Fish & Wildlife Service	593 F. Supp. 2d 907	3
2009	Bailey v. Daniels	679 F. Supp. 2d 713	2
2005	Hines v. Grand Casino of Louisiana, L.L.C.—Tunica-Biloxi Indians	358 F. Supp. 2d 533	2
2010	Capital One, N.A. v. City of Alexandria	439 B.R. 379	1
2010	City of Alexandria v. CLECO CORP.	735 F. Supp. 2d 448	1
2005	In Re Turner Hunt Lewis Trust	388 F. Supp. 2d 747	1
2004	DIRECTV, INC. v. Robson	333 F. Supp. 2d 589	1

Showing the 15 most-cited of 22 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 Dee D. Drell?: President George W. Bush appointed Dee D. Drell to the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Louisiana in 2003.
Was Dee D. Drell appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?: Dee D. Drell was appointed by President George W. Bush, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
What was Dee D. Drell's confirmation vote?: The Senate confirmed Dee D. Drell 99–0 on April 9, 2003.
Which court is Dee D. Drell on?: Dee D. Drell is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Louisiana.

Sources

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