Gerald Bruce Lee
Appointed by President William J. Clinton in 1998 and confirmed by voice vote, Gerald Bruce Lee was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia. He earned a law degree from American University, Washington College of Law in 1976. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Born
- 1952 · age 74
- Appointed by
- William J. Clinton, 1998
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- American 1973 · American, Washington College of Law 1976
- Succeeded
- James Chris Cacheris
- Succeeded by
- Rossie David Alston Jr.
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Eastern District of Virginia succeeded James Chris Cacheris | Clinton (D) | 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
Judicial Record
Caseload & case types
In our data, Lee was assigned 4,454 district-court cases (1997–2017). Median time from filing to termination: 129 days across 4,453 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 254 of Lee’s decisions reviewed on the merits by the U.S. courts of appeals in our data, 214 were affirmed, 21 reversed or vacated, and 19 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, Lee authored 169 published opinions for the court (1998–2011). Most cited: Verizon Online Services, Inc. v. Ralsky (58 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Verizon Online Services, Inc. v. Ralsky | 203 F. Supp. 2d 601 | 58 |
| 2002 | Moseke v. Miller and Smith, Inc. | 202 F. Supp. 2d 492 | 46 |
| 1998 | America Online, Inc. v. LCGM, Inc. | 46 F. Supp. 2d 444 | 42 |
| 2008 | In Re Subpoena Duces Tecum to AOL, LLC | 550 F. Supp. 2d 606 | 41 |
| 2001 | Solers, Inc. v. Hartford Casualty Insurance | 146 F. Supp. 2d 785 | 38 |
| 2002 | America Online, Inc. v. St. Paul Mercury Insurance | 207 F. Supp. 2d 459 | 31 |
| 2005 | Davis v. George Mason University | 395 F. Supp. 2d 331 | 30 |
| 2003 | Glaser v. Enzo Biochem, Inc. | 303 F. Supp. 2d 724 | 30 |
| 2002 | Browne v. Kline Tysons Imports, Inc. | 190 F. Supp. 2d 827 | 30 |
| 2006 | Iron Workers Local 16 Pension Fund v. Hilb Rogal & Hobbs Co. | 432 F. Supp. 2d 571 | 29 |
| 2005 | Dikun v. Streich | 369 F. Supp. 2d 781 | 26 |
| 2001 | Nigh v. Koons Buick Pontiac GMC, Inc. | 143 F. Supp. 2d 535 | 26 |
| 2010 | Tapia v. U.S. Bank, N.A. | 718 F. Supp. 2d 689 | 24 |
| 2002 | United States v. Lentz | 282 F. Supp. 2d 399 | 24 |
| 2003 | U-Haul International, Inc. v. WhenU.com, Inc. | 279 F. Supp. 2d 723 | 23 |
Showing the 15 most-cited of 169 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 Gerald Bruce Lee?
- President William J. Clinton appointed Gerald Bruce Lee to the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia in 1998.
- Was Gerald Bruce Lee appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Gerald Bruce Lee was appointed by President William J. Clinton, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Gerald Bruce Lee's confirmation vote?
- Gerald Bruce Lee was confirmed by voice vote on September 28, 1998. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court was Gerald Bruce Lee on?
- Gerald Bruce Lee was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia.
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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18 years on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).