Federico A. Moreno
Appointed by President George H.W. Bush in 1990 and confirmed by voice vote, Federico A. Moreno is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida. He earned a law degree from University of Miami School of Law in 1978. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Born
- 1952 · age 74
- Appointed by
- George H.W. Bush, 1990
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- University of Notre Dame 1974 · University of Miami Law 1978
- Succeeded
- Alcee Lamar Hastings
- Succeeded by
- David Seymour Leibowitz
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Southern District of Florida succeeded Alcee Lamar Hastings | G.H.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
| University of Notre Dame | B.A. | 1974 |
| University of Miami School of Law | J.D. | 1978 |
Judicial Record
Caseload & case types
In our data, Moreno was assigned 11,865 district-court cases (1970–2026). Median time from filing to termination: 128 days across 11,734 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 525 of Moreno’s decisions reviewed on the merits by the U.S. courts of appeals in our data, 422 were affirmed, 54 reversed or vacated, and 49 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, Moreno authored 155 published opinions for the court (1990–2011). Most cited: Isbell v. Carnival Corp. (70 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Isbell v. Carnival Corp. | 462 F. Supp. 2d 1232 | 70 |
| 2003 | In Re Managed Care Litigation | 298 F. Supp. 2d 1259 | 54 |
| 1997 | ThunderWave, Inc. v. Carnival Corp. | 954 F. Supp. 1562 | 44 |
| 1998 | Malin v. Ivax Corp. | 17 F. Supp. 2d 1345 | 40 |
| 2010 | Kelly v. Palmer, Reifler, & Associates, P.A. | 681 F. Supp. 2d 1356 | 38 |
| 2002 | In Re Managed Care Litigation | 185 F. Supp. 2d 1310 | 38 |
| 1996 | Haggerty v. Upjohn Co. | 950 F. Supp. 1160 | 36 |
| 2003 | Goss v. Killian Oaks House of Learning | 248 F. Supp. 2d 1162 | 34 |
| 1991 | Lanz v. Resolution Trust Corp. | 764 F. Supp. 176 | 33 |
| 2007 | Grinberg v. Swacina | 478 F. Supp. 2d 1350 | 30 |
| 1999 | Carnival Corp. v. SeaEscape Casino Cruises, Inc. | 74 F. Supp. 2d 1261 | 28 |
| 2008 | Ugaz v. American Airlines, Inc. | 576 F. Supp. 2d 1354 | 26 |
| 2007 | Pellon v. Business Representation International, Inc. | 528 F. Supp. 2d 1306 | 26 |
| 2002 | General Cigar Holdings, Inc. v. Altadis, S.A. | 205 F. Supp. 2d 1335 | 26 |
| 1991 | Remex Electronics Ltd. v. Axl Industries, Inc. (In Re Axl Industries, Inc.) | 127 B.R. 482 | 26 |
Showing the 15 most-cited of 155 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 Federico A. Moreno?
- President George H.W. Bush appointed Federico A. Moreno to the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida in 1990.
- Was Federico A. Moreno appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Federico A. Moreno was appointed by President George H.W. Bush, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Federico A. Moreno's confirmation vote?
- Federico A. Moreno was confirmed by voice vote on July 13, 1990. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court is Federico A. Moreno on?
- Federico A. Moreno is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.
Sources
Each fact on this page traces to a primary public record.
- FJC Biographical Directory
- CourtListener bulk data (Free Law Project): authored opinions & citation counts
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36 years on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).