Donald M. Middlebrooks
Appointed by President William J. Clinton in 1997 and confirmed by voice vote, Donald M. Middlebrooks is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida. He earned a law degree from University of Florida College of Law (now Fredric G. Levin College of Law) in 1972. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Born
- 1946 · age 80
- Appointed by
- William J. Clinton, 1997
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- University of Florida 1968 · University of Florida College of Law (now Fredric G. Levin College of Law) 1972
- Succeeded
- James W. Kehoe
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Southern District of Florida succeeded James W. Kehoe | 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 Florida | B.S.B.A. | 1968 |
| University of Florida College of Law (now Fredric G. Levin College of Law) | J.D. | 1972 |
Judicial Record
Caseload & case types
In our data, Middlebrooks was assigned 13,014 district-court cases (1976–2026). Median time from filing to termination: 152 days across 12,361 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 491 of Middlebrooks’s decisions reviewed on the merits by the U.S. courts of appeals in our data, 391 were affirmed, 57 reversed or vacated, and 43 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, Middlebrooks authored 71 published opinions for the court (1997–2010). Most cited: United States v. Gonzalez (84 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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 | United States v. Gonzalez | 718 F. Supp. 2d 1341 | 84 |
| 2001 | In Re Sunbeam Securities Litigation | 176 F. Supp. 2d 1323 | 29 |
| 2010 | Securities & Exchange Commission v. Solow | 682 F. Supp. 2d 1312 | 16 |
| 2004 | Kennedy v. Health Options, Inc. | 329 F. Supp. 2d 1314 | 16 |
| 2008 | Morris v. ADT Security Services | 580 F. Supp. 2d 1305 | 14 |
| 2001 | Jackson v. BellSouth Telecommunications, Inc. | 181 F. Supp. 2d 1345 | 13 |
| 1999 | Sony Music Entertainment, Inc. v. Global Arts Productions | 45 F. Supp. 2d 1345 | 13 |
| 2007 | Chalfonte Condominium Apartment Ass'n v. QBE Insurance | 526 F. Supp. 2d 1251 | 12 |
| 2005 | In Re Spear & Jackson Securities Litigation | 399 F. Supp. 2d 1350 | 12 |
| 2000 | Lee v. American Eagle Airlines, Inc. | 93 F. Supp. 2d 1322 | 12 |
| 2007 | Stuart Cay Marina v. M/V SPECIAL DELIVERY | 510 F. Supp. 2d 1063 | 11 |
| 2007 | JEFFREY O. v. City of Boca Raton | 511 F. Supp. 2d 1339 | 11 |
| 2000 | Siegel v. LePore | 120 F. Supp. 2d 1041 | 11 |
| 2008 | Securities & Exchange Commission v. Solow | 554 F. Supp. 2d 1356 | 9 |
| 2002 | Fernandez v. City of Cooper City | 207 F. Supp. 2d 1371 | 9 |
Showing the 15 most-cited of 71 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 Donald M. Middlebrooks?
- President William J. Clinton appointed Donald M. Middlebrooks to the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida in 1997.
- Was Donald M. Middlebrooks appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Donald M. Middlebrooks was appointed by President William J. Clinton, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Donald M. Middlebrooks's confirmation vote?
- Donald M. Middlebrooks was confirmed by voice vote on May 23, 1997. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court is Donald M. Middlebrooks on?
- Donald M. Middlebrooks is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.
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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29 years on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).