Who appointed Franklin Stuart Van Antwerpen?

President George W. Bush appointed Franklin Stuart Van Antwerpen to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit in 2004.

Was Franklin Stuart Van Antwerpen appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?

Franklin Stuart Van Antwerpen was appointed by President George W. Bush, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.

What was Franklin Stuart Van Antwerpen's confirmation vote?

The Senate confirmed Franklin Stuart Van Antwerpen 96–0 on May 20, 2004.

Third Circuit / Appointed 2004 / Served to 2016

Franklin Stuart Van Antwerpen

Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit

Appointed by President George W. Bush in 2004 and confirmed by the Senate 96–0, Franklin Stuart Van Antwerpen was a Judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. He earned a law degree from Temple University School of Law (now James E. Beasley School of Law) in 1967. He previously served on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. Sources ↓

Lived: 1941–2016
Appointed by: George W. Bush, 2004
Confirmed: 96–0
Education: University of Maine 1964 · Temple Law (now James E. Beasley School of Law) 1967
Succeeded: Edward Roy Becker
Succeeded by: Thomas Ignatius Vanaskie

Federal judicial service

Year	Court	Appointed by	Vote
1987	Eastern District of Pennsylvania succeeded Alfred Leopold Luongo	Reagan (R)	Voice vote
2004	Third Circuit succeeded Edward Roy Becker	G.W. Bush (R)	96–0

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

Nomination Confirmed 96–0 on May 20, 2004 · 108th Congress, Roll Call 103. Each senator links to their judicial-voting record.

Voted to confirm · 96

46 D, 49 R, 1 I

Did not vote · 4

2 D, 2 R

Education

University of Maine	B.S.	1964
Temple University School of Law (now James E. Beasley School of Law)	J.D.	1967

Judicial Record

Caseload & case types

In our data, Antwerpen was assigned 3,558 district-court cases (1983–2004). Median time from filing to termination: 216 days across 3,557 closed cases.

Personal-injury torts22%

Prisoner & habeas19%

Civil rights18%

Contract17%

Labor & ERISA6%

Other federal statutes6%

Other12%

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 21 of Antwerpen’s decisions reviewed on the merits by the U.S. courts of appeals in our data, 18 were affirmed, 3 reversed or vacated. 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 Franklin Stuart Van Antwerpen?: President George W. Bush appointed Franklin Stuart Van Antwerpen to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit in 2004.
Was Franklin Stuart Van Antwerpen appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?: Franklin Stuart Van Antwerpen was appointed by President George W. Bush, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
What was Franklin Stuart Van Antwerpen's confirmation vote?: The Senate confirmed Franklin Stuart Van Antwerpen 96–0 on May 20, 2004.
Which court was Franklin Stuart Van Antwerpen on?: Franklin Stuart Van Antwerpen was a Judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit.

Sources

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12 years on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).