Elizabeth Kay Dillon
Appointed by President Barack Obama in 2014 and confirmed by voice vote, Elizabeth Kay Dillon is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Virginia. She earned a law degree from Wake Forest University School of Law in 1986. Sources ↓
- Born
- 1960 · age 66
- Appointed by
- Barack Obama, 2014
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- Lenoir-Rhyne College 1983 · Wake Forest Law 1986
- Succeeded
- Samuel Grayson Wilson
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Western District of Virginia succeeded Samuel Grayson Wilson | Obama (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
| Lenoir-Rhyne College | A.B. | 1983 |
| Wake Forest University School of Law | J.D. | 1986 |
Judicial Record
Caseload & case types
In our data, Dillon was assigned 2,260 district-court cases (2008–2026). Median time from filing to termination: 218 days across 1,701 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 126 of Dillon’s decisions reviewed on the merits by the U.S. courts of appeals in our data, 101 were affirmed, 15 reversed or vacated, and 10 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 Elizabeth Kay Dillon?
- President Barack Obama appointed Elizabeth Kay Dillon to the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Virginia in 2014.
- Was Elizabeth Kay Dillon appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Elizabeth Kay Dillon was appointed by President Barack Obama, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Elizabeth Kay Dillon's confirmation vote?
- Elizabeth Kay Dillon was confirmed by voice vote on December 16, 2014. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court is Elizabeth Kay Dillon on?
- Elizabeth Kay Dillon is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Virginia.
Sources
Each fact on this page traces to a primary public record.
- FJC Biographical Directory
- Wikidata
- Portrait: U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee (Public domain), via Wikimedia Commons
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11 years on the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Virginia. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).