Eric F. Melgren
Appointed by President George W. Bush in 2008 and confirmed by voice vote, Eric F. Melgren is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the District of Kansas. He earned a law degree from Washburn University School of Law in 1985. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Born
- 1956 · age 70
- Appointed by
- George W. Bush, 2008
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- Wichita State 1979 · Washburn Law 1985
- Succeeded
- Monti L. Belot
- Succeeded by
- Jeffrey Marion Kuhlman
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | District of Kansas succeeded Monti L. Belot | G.W. Bush (R) | 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
| Wichita State University | B.A. | 1979 |
| Washburn University School of Law | J.D. | 1985 |
Judicial Record
Caseload & case types
In our data, Melgren was assigned 2,498 district-court cases (1996–2026). Median time from filing to termination: 222 days across 2,209 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 184 of Melgren’s decisions reviewed on the merits by the U.S. courts of appeals in our data, 151 were affirmed, 14 reversed or vacated, and 19 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, Melgren authored 20 published opinions for the court (2009–2012). Most cited: Blackmon v. U.S.D. 259 School District (25 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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 | Blackmon v. U.S.D. 259 School District | 769 F. Supp. 2d 1267 | 25 |
| 2010 | Belisle v. BNSF Railway Co. | 697 F. Supp. 2d 1233 | 14 |
| 2009 | Allen v. Garden City Co-Op, Inc. | 651 F. Supp. 2d 1249 | 13 |
| 2011 | Thomas v. Johnson Agri-Trucking | 802 F. Supp. 2d 1242 | 12 |
| 2009 | Parks v. Anderson | 406 B.R. 79 | 11 |
| 2010 | Triple-I Corp. v. Hudson Associates Consulting, Inc. | 713 F. Supp. 2d 1267 | 10 |
| 2010 | Speth v. Whitham Farms Feedyard, L.P. (In Re Sunbelt Grain WKS, LLC) | 427 B.R. 896 | 7 |
| 2009 | Paradigm Alliance, Inc. v. Celeritas Technologies, LLC | 659 F. Supp. 2d 1167 | 7 |
| 2010 | Paradigm Alliance, Inc. v. Celeritas Technologies, LLC | 722 F. Supp. 2d 1250 | 6 |
| 2011 | Heublein v. WEFALD | 784 F. Supp. 2d 1186 | 4 |
| 2010 | Kmmentor, LLC v. Knowledge Management Professional Society, Inc. | 712 F. Supp. 2d 1222 | 4 |
| 2010 | Garcia v. Palomino, Inc. | 738 F. Supp. 2d 1171 | 3 |
| 2012 | In RE QuVIS, INC. | 469 B.R. 353 | 2 |
| 2011 | Ryan Development Co. v. Indiana Lumbermens Mutual Insurance | 783 F. Supp. 2d 1179 | 2 |
| 2010 | Apsley v. Boeing Co. | 722 F. Supp. 2d 1218 | 2 |
Showing the 15 most-cited of 20 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 Eric F. Melgren?
- President George W. Bush appointed Eric F. Melgren to the U.S. District Court for the District of Kansas in 2008.
- Was Eric F. Melgren appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Eric F. Melgren was appointed by President George W. Bush, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Eric F. Melgren's confirmation vote?
- Eric F. Melgren was confirmed by voice vote on September 26, 2008. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court is Eric F. Melgren on?
- Eric F. Melgren is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the District of Kansas.
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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17 years on the U.S. District Court for the District of Kansas. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).