Who appointed Gerard E. Lynch?

President Barack Obama appointed Gerard E. Lynch to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit in 2009.

Was Gerard E. Lynch appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?

Gerard E. Lynch was appointed by President Barack Obama, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.

What was Gerard E. Lynch's confirmation vote?

The Senate confirmed Gerard E. Lynch 94–3 on September 17, 2009.

Second Circuit / Appointed 2009 / Senior status since 2016

Gerard E. Lynch

Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit

Appointed by President Barack Obama in 2009 and confirmed by the Senate 94–3, Gerard E. Lynch is a Judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. He earned a law degree from Columbia Law School in 1975. He previously served on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York. Opinions & record ↓ Sources ↓

Born: 1951 · age 75
Appointed by: Barack Obama, 2009
Confirmed: 94–3
Education: Columbia College 1972 · Columbia Law School 1975
Succeeded: Chester J. Straub
Succeeded by: Michael Hun Park

Federal judicial service

Year	Court	Appointed by	Vote
2000	Southern District of New York succeeded John Emilio Sprizzo	Clinton (D)	63–36
2009	Second Circuit succeeded Chester J. Straub	Obama (D)	94–3

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

Confirmation vote · Southern District of New York

Nomination Confirmed 63–36 on May 24, 2000 · 106th Congress, Roll Call 110. Each senator links to their judicial-voting record.

Voted to confirm · 63

44 D, 19 R

Voted against · 36

36 R

Did not vote · 1

1 D

Joe Biden(D-DE)

Confirmation vote · Second Circuit

Nomination Confirmed 94–3 on September 17, 2009 · 111th Congress, Roll Call 288. Each senator links to their judicial-voting record.

Voted to confirm · 94

56 D, 36 R, 2 I

Voted against · 3

3 R

Did not vote · 2

1 D, 1 R

Michael Enzi(R-WY)
Mary Landrieu(D-LA)

Education

Columbia College	B.A.	1972
Columbia Law School	J.D.	1975

Judicial Record

Caseload & case types

In our data, Lynch was assigned 2,156 district-court cases (1992–2011). Median time from filing to termination: 250 days across 2,156 closed cases.

Contract24%

Civil rights12%

Antitrust, securities & banking12%

Intellectual property9%

Prisoner & habeas9%

Labor & ERISA9%

Other24%

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 60 of Lynch’s decisions reviewed on the merits by the U.S. courts of appeals in our data, 55 were affirmed, 3 reversed or vacated, and 2 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, Lynch authored 177 published opinions for the court (2000–2011). Most cited: Commodity Futures Trading Commission v. International Financial Services (New York), Inc. (262 citations).

Published, precedential opinions from the CourtListener corpus. Counts and rankings are objective and recomputable: how we count. We describe the record, not the judge.

Selected opinions

Year	Case	Citation	Cited
2004	Commodity Futures Trading Commission v. International Financial Services (New York), Inc.	323 F. Supp. 2d 482	262
2009	Simplexgrinnell Lp v. Integrated Systems & Power, Inc.	642 F. Supp. 2d 206	177
2007	In Re Refco, Inc. Securities Litigation	503 F. Supp. 2d 611	154
2004	In Re Global Crossing, Ltd. Securities Litigation	322 F. Supp. 2d 319	116
2002	Keun-Jae Moon v. Joon Gab Kwon	248 F. Supp. 2d 201	95
2002	United Feature Syndicate, Inc. v. Miller Features Syndicate, Inc.	216 F. Supp. 2d 198	87
2004	American Tissue, Inc. v. Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette Securities Corp.	351 F. Supp. 2d 79	84
2003	In Re Global Crossing, Ltd. Securities Litigation	313 F. Supp. 2d 189	83
2003	Stan Winston Creatures, Inc. v. Toys\	314 F. Supp. 2d 177	74
2005	JP Morgan Chase Bank v. Winnick	406 F. Supp. 2d 247	60
2010	Krasner v. HSH NORDBANK AG	680 F. Supp. 2d 502	58
2009	Kirschner v. Bennett	648 F. Supp. 2d 525	54
2006	Jones v. Goord	435 F. Supp. 2d 221	53
2004	JP Morgan Chase Bank v. Winnick	350 F. Supp. 2d 393	51
2007	U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission v. Universal Express, Inc.	475 F. Supp. 2d 412	49

Showing the 15 most-cited of 177 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 Gerard E. Lynch?: President Barack Obama appointed Gerard E. Lynch to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit in 2009.
Was Gerard E. Lynch appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?: Gerard E. Lynch was appointed by President Barack Obama, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
What was Gerard E. Lynch's confirmation vote?: The Senate confirmed Gerard E. Lynch 94–3 on September 17, 2009.
Which court is Gerard E. Lynch on?: Gerard E. Lynch is a Judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit.

Sources

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