Who appointed Edward John Davila?

President Barack Obama appointed Edward John Davila to the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California in 2011.

Was Edward John Davila appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?

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

What was Edward John Davila's confirmation vote?

The Senate confirmed Edward John Davila 93–0 on February 14, 2011.

Northern District of California / Appointed 2011 / Senior status since 2024

Edward John Davila

Judge, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California

Appointed by President Barack Obama in 2011 and confirmed by the Senate 93–0, Edward John Davila is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California. He earned a law degree from University of California Hastings College of the Law (now UC College of the Law, San Francisco) in 1979. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓

Born: 1952 · age 74
Appointed by: Barack Obama, 2011
Confirmed: 93–0
Education: San Diego State 1976 · University of California Hastings College of the Law (now UC College of the Law, San Francisco) 1979
Succeeded: Marilyn Hall Patel
Succeeded by: Noël Wise

Federal judicial service

Year	Court	Appointed by	Vote
2011	Northern District of California succeeded Marilyn Hall Patel	Obama (D)	93–0

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

Confirmation vote

Nomination Confirmed 93–0 on February 14, 2011 · 112th Congress, Roll Call 15. Each senator links to their judicial-voting record.

Voted to confirm · 93

47 D, 44 R, 2 I

Did not vote · 7

4 D, 3 R

Education

San Diego State University	B.A.	1976
University of California Hastings College of the Law (now UC College of the Law, San Francisco)	J.D.	1979

Judicial Record

Caseload & case types

In our data, Davila was assigned 3,696 district-court cases (1991–2026). Median time from filing to termination: 237 days across 3,437 closed cases.

Other civil matters30%

Other federal statutes12%

Civil rights12%

Contract9%

Intellectual property7%

Labor & ERISA6%

Other23%

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 240 of Davila’s decisions reviewed on the merits by the U.S. courts of appeals in our data, 169 were affirmed, 48 reversed or vacated, and 23 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, Davila authored 1 published opinion for the court (2011). Most cited: Zynga, Inc. v. Vostu USA, Inc. (2 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
2011	Zynga, Inc. v. Vostu USA, Inc.	816 F. Supp. 2d 824	2

Showing the 1 most-cited of 1 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 Edward John Davila?: President Barack Obama appointed Edward John Davila to the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California in 2011.
Was Edward John Davila appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?: Edward John Davila was appointed by President Barack Obama, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
What was Edward John Davila's confirmation vote?: The Senate confirmed Edward John Davila 93–0 on February 14, 2011.
Which court is Edward John Davila on?: Edward John Davila is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California.

Sources

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