Donald C. Nugent
Appointed by President William J. Clinton in 1995 and confirmed by voice vote, Donald C. Nugent is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio. He earned a law degree from Cleveland State University, Cleveland-Marshall College of Law in 1974. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Born
- 1948 · age 78
- Appointed by
- William J. Clinton, 1995
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- Xavier, Ohio 1970 · Cleveland State, Cleveland-Marshall College of Law 1974
- Succeeded
- Thomas Demetrios Lambros
- Succeeded by
- Pamela Ann Barker
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Northern District of Ohio succeeded Thomas Demetrios Lambros | 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
| Xavier University, Ohio | B.A. | 1970 |
| Cleveland State University, Cleveland-Marshall College of Law | J.D. | 1974 |
| National Judicial College | M.J.S. | 1994 |
Judicial Record
Caseload & case types
In our data, Nugent was assigned 5,666 district-court cases (1990–2026). Median time from filing to termination: 190 days across 5,440 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 487 of Nugent’s decisions reviewed on the merits by the U.S. courts of appeals in our data, 393 were affirmed, 54 reversed or vacated, and 40 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, Nugent authored 78 published opinions for the court (1995–2011). Most cited: Eva v. Midwest National Mortgage Banc, Inc. (30 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Eva v. Midwest National Mortgage Banc, Inc. | 143 F. Supp. 2d 862 | 30 |
| 2000 | White v. Smith & Wesson Corp. | 97 F. Supp. 2d 816 | 26 |
| 1999 | Ohio Citizen Action v. City of Seven Hills | 35 F. Supp. 2d 575 | 24 |
| 1996 | Yanacos v. LAKE COUNTY, OH | 953 F. Supp. 187 | 24 |
| 1997 | American Special Risk Insurance v. A-Best Products, Inc. | 975 F. Supp. 1019 | 21 |
| 1996 | Czupih v. Card Pak Inc. | 916 F. Supp. 687 | 20 |
| 2000 | Halton v. Great Clips, Inc. | 94 F. Supp. 2d 856 | 19 |
| 1998 | Hollar v. Philip Morris Inc. | 43 F. Supp. 2d 794 | 19 |
| 1999 | United States v. Cinemark USA, Inc. | 66 F. Supp. 2d 881 | 18 |
| 1999 | McQuain v. Ebner Furnaces, Inc. | 55 F. Supp. 2d 763 | 16 |
| 2000 | North Olmsted Chamber of Commerce v. City of North Olmsted | 86 F. Supp. 2d 755 | 15 |
| 1998 | Petrone v. Cleveland State University | 993 F. Supp. 1119 | 15 |
| 1997 | Tucker v. Rose | 955 F. Supp. 810 | 15 |
| 2010 | Lausin Ex Rel. Lausin v. Bishko | 727 F. Supp. 2d 610 | 14 |
| 2009 | Gardner v. City of Cleveland | 656 F. Supp. 2d 751 | 13 |
Showing the 15 most-cited of 78 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 C. Nugent?
- President William J. Clinton appointed Donald C. Nugent to the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio in 1995.
- Was Donald C. Nugent appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Donald C. Nugent 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 C. Nugent's confirmation vote?
- Donald C. Nugent was confirmed by voice vote on June 30, 1995. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court is Donald C. Nugent on?
- Donald C. Nugent is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio.
Sources
Each fact on this page traces to a primary public record.
- FJC Biographical Directory
- Wikidata
- Portrait: unidentified photographer (Public domain), via Wikimedia Commons
- CourtListener bulk data (Free Law Project): authored opinions & citation counts
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31 years on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).