Gerald John Pappert
Appointed by President Barack Obama in 2014 and confirmed by voice vote, Gerald John Pappert is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. He earned a law degree from Notre Dame Law School in 1988. Sources ↓
- Born
- 1963 · age 63
- Appointed by
- Barack Obama, 2014
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- Villanova 1985 · Notre Dame Law School 1988
- Succeeded
- Stewart R. Dalzell
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Eastern District of Pennsylvania succeeded Stewart R. Dalzell | Obama (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
| Villanova University | B.A. | 1985 |
| Notre Dame Law School | J.D. | 1988 |
Judicial Record
Caseload & case types
In our data, Pappert was assigned 2,356 district-court cases (1991–2026). Median time from filing to termination: 184 days across 2,013 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 128 of Pappert’s decisions reviewed on the merits by the U.S. courts of appeals in our data, 101 were affirmed, 21 reversed or vacated, and 6 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.
Questions & answers
- Who appointed Gerald John Pappert?
- President Barack Obama appointed Gerald John Pappert to the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania in 2014.
- Was Gerald John Pappert appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Gerald John Pappert was appointed by President Barack Obama, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Gerald John Pappert's confirmation vote?
- Gerald John Pappert was confirmed by voice vote on December 3, 2014. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court is Gerald John Pappert on?
- Gerald John Pappert is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.
Sources
Each fact on this page traces to a primary public record.
- FJC Biographical Directory
- Wikidata
- Portrait: U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee (Public domain), via Wikimedia Commons
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11 years on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).