Garland Ellis Burrell Jr.
Appointed by President George H.W. Bush in 1992 and confirmed by voice vote, Garland Ellis Burrell Jr. is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California. He earned a law degree from California Western School of Law in 1976. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Born
- 1947 · age 79
- Appointed by
- George H.W. Bush, 1992
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- California State, Los Angeles 1972 · California Western Law 1976
- Succeeded by
- Troy Lynne Nunley
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Eastern District of California | 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
| California State University, Los Angeles | B.A. | 1972 |
| California Western School of Law | J.D. | 1976 |
| Washington University in St. Louis | M.S.W. | 1976 |
Judicial Record
Caseload & case types
In our data, Burrell was assigned 5,868 district-court cases (1987–2019). Median time from filing to termination: 260 days across 5,868 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 470 of Burrell’s decisions reviewed on the merits by the U.S. courts of appeals in our data, 387 were affirmed, 59 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, Burrell authored 38 published opinions for the court (1992–2011). Most cited: Hanger Prosthetics & Orthotics, Inc. v. Capstone Orthopedic, Inc. (29 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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 | Hanger Prosthetics & Orthotics, Inc. v. Capstone Orthopedic, Inc. | 556 F. Supp. 2d 1122 | 29 |
| 2010 | Gardner v. American Home Mortgage Servicing, Inc. | 691 F. Supp. 2d 1192 | 17 |
| 2007 | Augustine v. FIA Card Services, N.A. | 485 F. Supp. 2d 1172 | 11 |
| 1993 | Orozco v. County of Yolo | 814 F. Supp. 885 | 10 |
| 1998 | United States v. White | 21 F. Supp. 2d 1197 | 9 |
| 2010 | Sullivan v. JP Morgan Chase Bank, NA | 725 F. Supp. 2d 1087 | 8 |
| 2009 | Enger v. Allstate Insurance | 682 F. Supp. 2d 1094 | 8 |
| 2008 | Rice Corp. v. Grain Board of Iraq | 582 F. Supp. 2d 1309 | 8 |
| 2007 | Therapeutic Research Faculty v. NBTY, INC. | 488 F. Supp. 2d 991 | 8 |
| 2005 | Hope v. Otis Elevator Co. | 389 F. Supp. 2d 1235 | 7 |
| 2003 | Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. v. Boutris | 265 F. Supp. 2d 1162 | 7 |
| 2006 | Maffei v. Allstate California Insurance | 412 F. Supp. 2d 1049 | 6 |
| 2010 | Lakeland Village Homeowners Ass'n v. Great American Insurance Group | 727 F. Supp. 2d 887 | 5 |
| 2008 | Fabbrini v. City of Dunsmuir | 544 F. Supp. 2d 1044 | 5 |
| 2004 | United States v. Kaczynski | 306 F. Supp. 2d 952 | 5 |
Showing the 15 most-cited of 38 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 Garland Ellis Burrell Jr.?
- President George H.W. Bush appointed Garland Ellis Burrell Jr. to the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California in 1992.
- Was Garland Ellis Burrell Jr. appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Garland Ellis Burrell Jr. 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 Garland Ellis Burrell Jr.'s confirmation vote?
- Garland Ellis Burrell Jr. was confirmed by voice vote on February 27, 1992. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court is Garland Ellis Burrell Jr. on?
- Garland Ellis Burrell Jr. is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California.
Sources
Each fact on this page traces to a primary public record.
- FJC Biographical Directory
- Wikidata
- Portrait: United States District Court for the Eastern District of California (Public domain), via Wikimedia Commons
- CourtListener bulk data (Free Law Project): authored opinions & citation counts
How we source & reconcile data → Data & Sources
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34 years on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).