Gary L. Taylor
Appointed by President George H.W. Bush in 1990 and confirmed by voice vote, Gary L. Taylor was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California. He earned a law degree from University of California, Los Angeles, School of Law in 1963. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Born
- 1938 · age 88
- Appointed by
- George H.W. Bush, 1990
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- University of California, Los Angeles 1960 · University of California, Los Angeles, Law 1963
- Succeeded
- Ferdinand Francis Fernandez
- Succeeded by
- Otis D. Wright II
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Central District of California succeeded Ferdinand Francis Fernandez | 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 California, Los Angeles | A.B. | 1960 |
| University of California, Los Angeles, School of Law | J.D. | 1963 |
Judicial Record
Caseload & case types
In our data, Taylor was assigned 4,662 district-court cases (1988–2005). Median time from filing to termination: 204 days across 4,660 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 64 of Taylor’s decisions reviewed on the merits by the U.S. courts of appeals in our data, 50 were affirmed, 5 reversed or vacated, and 9 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, Taylor authored 63 published opinions for the court (1991–2005). Most cited: Ministry of Health v. Shiley Inc. (33 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Ministry of Health v. Shiley Inc. | 858 F. Supp. 1426 | 33 |
| 1997 | Luke v. Abbott | 954 F. Supp. 202 | 32 |
| 1993 | Aetna Realty Investors, Inc. v. Monarch Beach Venture, Ltd. (In Re Monarch Beach Venture, Ltd.) | 166 B.R. 428 | 27 |
| 2003 | Citigroup, Inc. v. Pacific Investment Management Co. (In Re Enron Corp.) | 296 B.R. 505 | 26 |
| 1994 | O'CONNOR v. State of Cal. | 855 F. Supp. 303 | 24 |
| 2002 | Parks v. Eastwood Insurance Services, Inc. | 235 F. Supp. 2d 1082 | 19 |
| 2005 | Smelt v. County of Orange | 374 F. Supp. 2d 861 | 18 |
| 2000 | Moreno v. G & M OIL CO. | 88 F. Supp. 2d 1116 | 18 |
| 1997 | Cable v. Department of Developmental Services | 973 F. Supp. 937 | 18 |
| 1994 | Resolution Trust Corp. v. Liebert | 871 F. Supp. 370 | 16 |
| 1995 | Deere v. Calderon | 890 F. Supp. 893 | 15 |
| 1999 | Kelly v. Arriba Soft Corp. | 77 F. Supp. 2d 1116 | 14 |
| 2000 | Hoefer v. Fluor Daniel, Inc. | 92 F. Supp. 2d 1055 | 13 |
| 2005 | Doran v. Del Taco, Inc. | 373 F. Supp. 2d 1028 | 12 |
| 1997 | Smoot v. City of Placentia | 950 F. Supp. 282 | 12 |
Showing the 15 most-cited of 63 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 Gary L. Taylor?
- President George H.W. Bush appointed Gary L. Taylor to the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California in 1990.
- Was Gary L. Taylor appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Gary L. Taylor 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 Gary L. Taylor's confirmation vote?
- Gary L. Taylor was confirmed by voice vote on September 28, 1990. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court was Gary L. Taylor on?
- Gary L. Taylor was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California.
Sources
Each fact on this page traces to a primary public record.
- FJC Biographical Directory
- Wikidata
- CourtListener bulk data (Free Law Project): authored opinions & citation counts
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14 years on the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).