Dominic William Lanza
Appointed by President Donald J. Trump in 2018 and confirmed by the Senate 60–35, Dominic William Lanza is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona. He earned a law degree from Harvard Law School in 2002. Sources ↓
- Born
- 1976 · age 50
- Appointed by
- Donald J. Trump, 2018
- Confirmed
- 60–35
- Education
- Dartmouth College 1998 · Harvard Law School 2002
- Succeeded
- Susan Ritchie Bolton
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | District of Arizona succeeded Susan Ritchie Bolton | Trump (R) | 60–35 |
Party letters show the appointing president’s party, not the judge’s own.
Confirmation vote
Nomination Confirmed 60–35 on September 6, 2018 · 115th Congress, Roll Call 203. Each senator links to their judicial-voting record.
Voted to confirm · 60
11 D, 48 R, 1 I
- Lamar Alexander(R-TN)
- John Barrasso(R-WY)
- Roy Blunt(R-MO)
- John Boozman(R-AR)
- Shelley Capito(R-WV)
- Bill Cassidy(R-LA)
- Susan Collins(R-ME)
- Christopher Coons(D-DE)
- Bob Corker(R-TN)
- John Cornyn(R-TX)
- Tom Cotton(R-AR)
- Mike Crapo(R-ID)
- Ted Cruz(R-TX)
- Steve Daines(R-MT)
- Joe Donnelly(D-IN)
- Tammy Duckworth(D-IL)
- Richard Durbin(D-IL)
- Mike Enzi(R-WY)
- Joni Ernst(R-IA)
- Deb Fischer(R-NE)
- Jeff Flake(R-AZ)
- Cory Gardner(R-CO)
- Lindsey Graham(R-SC)
- Charles Grassley(R-IA)
- Orrin Hatch(R-UT)
- Heidi Heitkamp(D-ND)
- Dean Heller(R-NV)
- John Hoeven(R-ND)
- Cindy Hyde-Smith(R-MS)
- Jim Inhofe(R-OK)
- John Isakson(R-GA)
- Ron Johnson(R-WI)
- Doug Jones(D-AL)
- John Kennedy(R-LA)
- Angus King(I-ME)
- Jon Kyl(R-AZ)
- James Lankford(R-OK)
- Patrick Leahy(D-VT)
- Mike Lee(R-UT)
- Joe Manchin(D-WV)
- Claire McCaskill(D-MO)
- Mitch McConnell(R-KY)
- Lisa Murkowski(R-AK)
- Rand Paul(R-KY)
- Rob Portman(R-OH)
- Jack Reed(D-RI)
- James Risch(R-ID)
- Pat Roberts(R-KS)
- Mike Rounds(R-SD)
- Marco Rubio(R-FL)
- Ben Sasse(R-NE)
- Tim Scott(R-SC)
- Richard Shelby(R-AL)
- Dan Sullivan(R-AK)
- Jon Tester(D-MT)
- John Thune(R-SD)
- Thomas Tillis(R-NC)
- Patrick Toomey(R-PA)
- Roger Wicker(R-MS)
- Todd Young(R-IN)
Voted against · 35
34 D, 1 I
- Tammy Baldwin(D-WI)
- Michael Bennet(D-CO)
- Richard Blumenthal(D-CT)
- Cory Booker(D-NJ)
- Sherrod Brown(D-OH)
- Maria Cantwell(D-WA)
- Ben Cardin(D-MD)
- Thomas Carper(D-DE)
- Bob Casey(D-PA)
- Catherine Cortez Masto(D-NV)
- Dianne Feinstein(D-CA)
- Kirsten Gillibrand(D-NY)
- Maggie Hassan(D-NH)
- Martin Heinrich(D-NM)
- Mazie Hirono(D-HI)
- Timothy Kaine(D-VA)
- Amy Klobuchar(D-MN)
- Edward Markey(D-MA)
- Robert Menendez(D-NJ)
- Jeff Merkley(D-OR)
- Christopher Murphy(D-CT)
- Patty Murray(D-WA)
- Gary Peters(D-MI)
- Bernie Sanders(I-VT)
- Brian Schatz(D-HI)
- Charles Schumer(D-NY)
- Jeanne Shaheen(D-NH)
- Tina Smith(D-MN)
- Debbie Stabenow(D-MI)
- Tom Udall(D-NM)
- Chris Van Hollen(D-MD)
- Mark Warner(D-VA)
- Elizabeth Warren(D-MA)
- Sheldon Whitehouse(D-RI)
- Ron Wyden(D-OR)
Did not vote · 5
2 D, 3 R
- Richard Burr(R-NC)
- Kamala Harris(D-CA)
- Jerry Moran(R-KS)
- Bill Nelson(D-FL)
- David Perdue(R-GA)
Education
| Dartmouth College | A.B. | 1998 |
| Harvard Law School | J.D. | 2002 |
Judicial Record
Caseload & case types
In our data, Lanza was assigned 2,759 district-court cases (2014–2026). Median time from filing to termination: 108 days across 2,021 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 93 of Lanza’s decisions reviewed on the merits by the U.S. courts of appeals in our data, 75 were affirmed, 13 reversed or vacated, and 5 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 Dominic William Lanza?
- President Donald J. Trump appointed Dominic William Lanza to the U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona in 2018.
- Was Dominic William Lanza appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Dominic William Lanza was appointed by President Donald J. Trump, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Dominic William Lanza's confirmation vote?
- The Senate confirmed Dominic William Lanza 60–35 on September 6, 2018.
- Which court is Dominic William Lanza on?
- Dominic William Lanza is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona.
Sources
Each fact on this page traces to a primary public record.
- FJC Biographical Directory
- Wikidata
- Portrait: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit (Public domain), via Wikimedia Commons
- Confirmation roll-call (Senate.gov, 2018)
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7 years on the U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).