Who appointed Frederick J. Martone?

President George W. Bush appointed Frederick J. Martone to the U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona in 2001.

Was Frederick J. Martone appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?

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

What was Frederick J. Martone's confirmation vote?

The Senate confirmed Frederick J. Martone 97–0 on December 13, 2001.

District of Arizona / Appointed 2001 / Senior status since 2013

Frederick J. Martone

Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona

Appointed by President George W. Bush in 2001 and confirmed by the Senate 97–0, Frederick J. Martone is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona. He earned a law degree from Notre Dame Law School in 1972. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓

Born: 1943 · age 83
Appointed by: George W. Bush, 2001
Confirmed: 97–0
Education: College of the Holy Cross 1965 · Notre Dame Law School 1972
Succeeded: Roger Gordon Strand
Succeeded by: Douglas Leroy Rayes

Federal judicial service

Year	Court	Appointed by	Vote
2001	District of Arizona succeeded Roger Gordon Strand	G.W. Bush (R)	97–0

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

Confirmation vote

Nomination Confirmed 97–0 on December 13, 2001 · 107th Congress, Roll Call 370. Each senator links to their judicial-voting record.

Voted to confirm · 97

48 D, 48 R, 1 I

Did not vote · 3

2 D, 1 R

Education

College of the Holy Cross	B.S.	1965
Notre Dame Law School	J.D.	1972
Harvard Law School	LL.M.	1975

Judicial Record

Caseload & case types

In our data, Martone was assigned 2,931 district-court cases (1991–2016). Median time from filing to termination: 168 days across 2,931 closed cases.

Prisoner & habeas48%

Civil rights13%

Contract10%

Other federal statutes8%

Intellectual property5%

Personal-injury torts5%

Other11%

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 297 of Martone’s decisions reviewed on the merits by the U.S. courts of appeals in our data, 231 were affirmed, 42 reversed or vacated, and 24 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, Martone authored 18 published opinions for the court (2002–2012). Most cited: Global Royalties, Ltd. v. Xcentric Ventures, LLC (12 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	Global Royalties, Ltd. v. Xcentric Ventures, LLC	544 F. Supp. 2d 929	12
2011	Wolfson v. Brammer	822 F. Supp. 2d 925	7
2006	United States v. Juvenile Male 1	431 F. Supp. 2d 1012	7
2010	Johnson v. KB HOME	720 F. Supp. 2d 1109	6
2005	De Shazer v. National RV Holdings, Inc.	391 F. Supp. 2d 791	6
2002	Save Our Sonoran, Inc. v. Flowers	227 F. Supp. 2d 1111	6
2004	Employers Reinsurance Corp. v. GMAC Insurance	308 F. Supp. 2d 1010	5
2005	Arizona State Board for Charter Schools v. United States Department of Education	391 F. Supp. 2d 800	4
2004	Muller v. Winnebago Industries, Inc.	318 F. Supp. 2d 844	4
2011	In Re Zicam Cold Remedy Marketing, Sales Practices, & Products Liability Litigation	797 F. Supp. 2d 940	3
2010	Miller v. American Standard Ins. Co. of Wisconsin	759 F. Supp. 2d 1144	2
2009	Pacific Indemnity Co. v. Pickens Kane Moving & Storage Co.	655 F. Supp. 2d 1023	2
2003	United States v. Jamal	326 F. Supp. 2d 1006	2
2002	United States v. Hidalgo	229 F. Supp. 2d 961	2
2003	WIDE RUINS COMMUNITY SCHOOL, INC. v. Stago	281 F. Supp. 2d 1086	1

Showing the 15 most-cited of 18 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 Frederick J. Martone?: President George W. Bush appointed Frederick J. Martone to the U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona in 2001.
Was Frederick J. Martone appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?: Frederick J. Martone was appointed by President George W. Bush, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
What was Frederick J. Martone's confirmation vote?: The Senate confirmed Frederick J. Martone 97–0 on December 13, 2001.
Which court is Frederick J. Martone on?: Frederick J. Martone is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona.

Sources

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