Faith S. Hochberg
Appointed by President William J. Clinton in 1999 and confirmed by voice vote, Faith S. Hochberg was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey. She earned a law degree from Harvard Law School in 1975. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Born
- 1950 · age 76
- Appointed by
- William J. Clinton, 1999
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- Tufts 1972 · Harvard Law School 1975
- Succeeded
- Joseph H. Rodriguez
- Succeeded by
- Evelyn Padin
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | District of New Jersey succeeded Joseph H. Rodriguez | 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
| Tufts University | B.A. | 1972 |
| Harvard Law School | J.D. | 1975 |
Judicial Record
Caseload & case types
In our data, Hochberg was assigned 4,360 district-court cases (1986–2014). Median time from filing to termination: 161 days across 4,356 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 113 of Hochberg’s decisions reviewed on the merits by the U.S. courts of appeals in our data, 97 were affirmed, 12 reversed or vacated, and 4 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, Hochberg authored 49 published opinions for the court (2000–2011). Most cited: Dewey v. VOLKSWAGEN AG (69 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Dewey v. VOLKSWAGEN AG | 558 F. Supp. 2d 505 | 69 |
| 2002 | Magistrini v. One Hour Martinizing Dry Cleaning | 180 F. Supp. 2d 584 | 53 |
| 2000 | Poling v. K. Hovnanian Enterprises | 99 F. Supp. 2d 502 | 35 |
| 2006 | In Re Bradley Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Securities Litigation | 421 F. Supp. 2d 822 | 34 |
| 2004 | AMERIPAY, LLC v. Ameripay Payroll, Ltd. | 334 F. Supp. 2d 629 | 29 |
| 2008 | McCoy v. Health Net, Inc. | 569 F. Supp. 2d 448 | 24 |
| 2003 | Gutierrez v. Ashcroft | 289 F. Supp. 2d 555 | 24 |
| 2004 | Portfolio Financial Servicing Co. v. Sharemax. Com, Inc. | 334 F. Supp. 2d 620 | 17 |
| 2000 | Pennsylvania General Insurance v. Landis | 96 F. Supp. 2d 408 | 17 |
| 2003 | Organon Inc. v. Mylan Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 293 F. Supp. 2d 453 | 16 |
| 2009 | In Re Gabapentin Patent Litigation | 649 F. Supp. 2d 340 | 15 |
| 2003 | Fuji Photo Film Co. Ltd. v. Jazz Photo Corp. | 249 F. Supp. 2d 434 | 15 |
| 2008 | Beye v. Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of NJ | 568 F. Supp. 2d 556 | 13 |
| 2001 | Dawson Ex Rel. Thompson v. Ciba-Geigy Corp., USA | 145 F. Supp. 2d 565 | 13 |
| 2008 | United States v. Schiff | 538 F. Supp. 2d 818 | 11 |
Showing the 15 most-cited of 49 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 Faith S. Hochberg?
- President William J. Clinton appointed Faith S. Hochberg to the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey in 1999.
- Was Faith S. Hochberg appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Faith S. Hochberg was appointed by President William J. Clinton, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Faith S. Hochberg's confirmation vote?
- Faith S. Hochberg was confirmed by voice vote on November 10, 1999. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court was Faith S. Hochberg on?
- Faith S. Hochberg was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey.
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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15 years on the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).