Who appointed Frank Montalvo?

President George W. Bush appointed Frank Montalvo to the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas in 2003.

Was Frank Montalvo appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?

Frank Montalvo was appointed by President George W. Bush, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.

What was Frank Montalvo's confirmation vote?

The Senate confirmed Frank Montalvo 95–0 on July 31, 2003.

Western District of Texas / Appointed 2003 / Senior status since 2022

Frank Montalvo

Judge, U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas

Appointed by President George W. Bush in 2003 and confirmed by the Senate 95–0, Frank Montalvo is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas. He earned a law degree from Wayne State University Law School in 1985. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓

Born: 1956 · age 70
Appointed by: George W. Bush, 2003
Confirmed: 95–0
Education: University of Puerto Rico 1976 · Wayne State Law School 1985
Succeeded by: Leon Schydlower

Federal judicial service

Year	Court	Appointed by	Vote
2003	Western District of Texas	G.W. Bush (R)	95–0

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

Confirmation vote

Nomination Confirmed 95–0 on July 31, 2003 · 108th Congress, Roll Call 321. Each senator links to their judicial-voting record.

Voted to confirm · 95

46 D, 48 R, 1 I

Did not vote · 5

2 D, 3 R

Education

University of Puerto Rico	B.S.	1976
University of Michigan	M.S.	1977
Wayne State University Law School	J.D.	1985

Judicial Record

Caseload & case types

In our data, Montalvo was assigned 1,819 district-court cases (2000–2024). Median time from filing to termination: 198 days across 1,794 closed cases.

Prisoner & habeas22%

Civil rights18%

Personal-injury torts11%

Other federal statutes11%

Contract10%

Other civil matters6%

Other21%

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 225 of Montalvo’s decisions reviewed on the merits by the U.S. courts of appeals in our data, 194 were affirmed, 23 reversed or vacated, and 8 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, Montalvo authored 15 published opinions for the court (2007–2010). Most cited: Silva v. Chertoff (22 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
2007	Silva v. Chertoff	512 F. Supp. 2d 792	22
2007	Burkett v. City of El Paso	513 F. Supp. 2d 800	9
2007	Berkley v. Quarterman	507 F. Supp. 2d 692	6
2007	Avila v. Quarterman	499 F. Supp. 2d 713	6
2007	Holmes v. Drug Enforcement Administration	512 F. Supp. 2d 826	3
2009	Castro v. COLLECTO, INC.	668 F. Supp. 2d 950	2
2009	Ruben A. v. El Paso Independent School District	657 F. Supp. 2d 778	2
2008	United States v. Ketner	566 F. Supp. 2d 568	2
2008	Vicari v. Ysleta Independent School District	546 F. Supp. 2d 387	2
2007	Rodriguez v. National Railroad Passenger Corp.	483 F. Supp. 2d 553	2
2007	Bittakis v. City of El Paso	480 F. Supp. 2d 895	2
2009	United States v. Jones	676 F. Supp. 2d 500	1
2010	Mendez v. NEW BELL GENERAL SERVICES, LP	727 F. Supp. 2d 585	0
2010	Williams v. United States	684 F. Supp. 2d 807	0
2007	Pazarin v. Armes	512 F. Supp. 2d 861	0

Showing the 15 most-cited of 15 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 Frank Montalvo?: President George W. Bush appointed Frank Montalvo to the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas in 2003.
Was Frank Montalvo appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?: Frank Montalvo was appointed by President George W. Bush, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
What was Frank Montalvo's confirmation vote?: The Senate confirmed Frank Montalvo 95–0 on July 31, 2003.
Which court is Frank Montalvo on?: Frank Montalvo is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas.

Sources

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