Who appointed Edgardo Ramos?

President Barack Obama appointed Edgardo Ramos to the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York in 2011.

Was Edgardo Ramos appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?

Edgardo Ramos was appointed by President Barack Obama, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.

What was Edgardo Ramos's confirmation vote?

The Senate confirmed Edgardo Ramos 89–0 on December 5, 2011.

Southern District of New York / Appointed 2011 / Active

Edgardo Ramos

Judge, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York

Appointed by President Barack Obama in 2011 and confirmed by the Senate 89–0, Edgardo Ramos is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York. He earned a law degree from Harvard Law School in 1987. Sources ↓

Born: 1960 · age 66
Appointed by: Barack Obama, 2011
Confirmed: 89–0
Education: Yale College 1982 · Harvard Law School 1987
Succeeded: Stephen C. Robinson

Federal judicial service

Year	Court	Appointed by	Vote
2011	Southern District of New York succeeded Stephen C. Robinson	Obama (D)	89–0

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

Confirmation vote

Nomination Confirmed 89–0 on December 5, 2011 · 112th Congress, Roll Call 221. Each senator links to their judicial-voting record.

Voted to confirm · 89

47 D, 40 R, 2 I

Did not vote · 11

4 D, 7 R

Education

Yale College	B.A.	1982
Harvard Law School	J.D.	1987

Judicial Record

Caseload & case types

In our data, Ramos was assigned 4,110 district-court cases (1989–2026). Median time from filing to termination: 208 days across 3,546 closed cases.

Other civil matters32%

Civil rights21%

Labor & ERISA8%

Contract7%

Other federal statutes6%

Intellectual property6%

Other19%

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 188 of Ramos’s decisions reviewed on the merits by the U.S. courts of appeals in our data, 146 were affirmed, 21 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.

Questions & answers

Who appointed Edgardo Ramos?: President Barack Obama appointed Edgardo Ramos to the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York in 2011.
Was Edgardo Ramos appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?: Edgardo Ramos was appointed by President Barack Obama, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
What was Edgardo Ramos's confirmation vote?: The Senate confirmed Edgardo Ramos 89–0 on December 5, 2011.
Which court is Edgardo Ramos on?: Edgardo Ramos is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Sources

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