Who appointed Delissa Anne Ridgway?

President William J. Clinton appointed Delissa Anne Ridgway to the U.S. Court of International Trade in 1998.

Was Delissa Anne Ridgway appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?

Delissa Anne Ridgway was appointed by President William J. Clinton, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.

What was Delissa Anne Ridgway's confirmation vote?

Delissa Anne Ridgway was confirmed by voice vote on March 11, 1998. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.

U.S. Court of International Trade / Appointed 1998 / Senior status since 2019

Delissa Anne Ridgway

Judge, U.S. Court of International Trade

Appointed by President William J. Clinton in 1998 and confirmed by voice vote, Delissa Anne Ridgway is a Judge on the U.S. Court of International Trade. She earned a law degree from Northeastern University School of Law in 1979. Opinions & record ↓ Sources ↓

Born: 1955 · age 71
Appointed by: William J. Clinton, 1998
Confirmed: by voice vote
Education: University of Missouri 1975 · Northeastern Law 1979
Succeeded: Nicholas Tsoucalas
Succeeded by: Stephen Alexander Vaden

Federal judicial service

Year	Court	Appointed by	Vote
1998	U.S. Court of International Trade succeeded Nicholas Tsoucalas	Clinton (D)	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

University of Missouri	B.A.	1975
Northeastern University School of Law	J.D.	1979

Before the bench

Professional career before and outside the federal bench, as recorded by the Federal Judicial Center.

Law clerk, Hon. June L. Green, U.S. District Court, District of Columbia	1979
Private practice, Washington, D.C.	1979-1994
Adjunct professor, Washington College of Law, American University	1992-1994
Chair, Foreign Claims Settlement Commission, U.S. Department of Justice	1994-1998

Judicial Record

In our data, Ridgway authored 87 published opinions for the court (2000–2019). Most cited: Ta Chen Stainless Steel Pipe, Ltd. v. United States (36 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
2004	Ta Chen Stainless Steel Pipe, Ltd. v. United States	342 F. Supp. 2d 1191	36
2006	Former Employees of BMC Software, Inc. v. United States Secretary of Labor	454 F. Supp. 2d 1306	20
2009	Nucor Corp. v. United States	612 F. Supp. 2d 1264	19
2009	Zhengzhou Harmoni Spice Co., Ltd. v. United States	617 F. Supp. 2d 1281	18
2009	Taian Ziyang Food Co., Ltd. v. United States	637 F. Supp. 2d 1093	17
2011	Taian Ziyang Food Co., Ltd. v. United States	783 F. Supp. 2d 1292	16
2002	Former Employees of Chevron Products Co. v. United States Secretary of Labor	245 F. Supp. 2d 1312	15
2011	Jinan Yipin Corp., Ltd. v. United States	800 F. Supp. 2d 1226	14
2001	Bethlehem Steel Corp. v. United States	146 F. Supp. 2d 927	13
2008	Tianjin Magnesium Intern. Co., Ltd. v. United States	533 F. Supp. 2d 1327	12
2007	Former Employees of BMC Software, Inc. v. United States Secretary of Labor	519 F. Supp. 2d 1291	12
2015	Zhaoqing Tifo New Fibre Co. v. United States	60 F. Supp. 3d 1328	10
2010	Dongbu Steel Co., Ltd. v. United States	677 F. Supp. 2d 1353	10
2003	Former Employees of Ameriphone, Inc. v. United States	288 F. Supp. 2d 1353	10
2005	AL Tech Specialty Steel Corp. v. United States	366 F. Supp. 2d 1236	9

Showing the 15 most-cited of 87 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 Delissa Anne Ridgway?: President William J. Clinton appointed Delissa Anne Ridgway to the U.S. Court of International Trade in 1998.
Was Delissa Anne Ridgway appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?: Delissa Anne Ridgway was appointed by President William J. Clinton, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
What was Delissa Anne Ridgway's confirmation vote?: Delissa Anne Ridgway was confirmed by voice vote on March 11, 1998. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
Which court is Delissa Anne Ridgway on?: Delissa Anne Ridgway is a Judge on the U.S. Court of International Trade.

Sources

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28 years on the U.S. Court of International Trade. Data as of 2026-09-28. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).