Western District of Virginia / Appointed 2003 / Served to 2021

Glen Edward Conrad

Judge, U.S. District Court for the Western District of Virginia

Appointed by President George W. Bush in 2003 and confirmed by the Senate 890, Glen Edward Conrad was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Virginia. He earned a law degree from William and Mary Law School in 1974. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓

Lived
1949–2021
Appointed by
George W. Bush, 2003
Confirmed
89–0
Education
College of William and Mary 1971 · William and Mary Law School 1974

Federal judicial service

YearCourtAppointed byVote
2003Western District of VirginiaG.W. Bush (R)89–0

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

Confirmation vote

Nomination Confirmed 890 on September 22, 2003 · 108th Congress, Roll Call 354. Each senator links to their judicial-voting record.

Voted to confirm · 89

40 D, 48 R, 1 I

Did not vote · 11

8 D, 3 R

Education

Judicial Record

Caseload & case types

In our data, Conrad was assigned 3,529 district-court cases (1982–2021). Median time from filing to termination: 184 days across 3,528 closed cases.

Prisoner & habeas39%
Social Security25%
Personal-injury torts7%
Civil rights6%
Contract5%
Labor & ERISA4%
Other14%

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 349 of Conrad’s decisions reviewed on the merits by the U.S. courts of appeals in our data, 312 were affirmed, 22 reversed or vacated, and 15 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, Conrad authored 78 published opinions for the court (1994–2011). Most cited: Equity in Athletics, Inc. v. Department of Education (31 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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

YearCaseCitationCited
2007Equity in Athletics, Inc. v. Department of Education504 F. Supp. 2d 8831
2011Gallant v. Deutsche Bank National Trust Co.766 F. Supp. 2d 71420
1995United States v. Murphy893 F. Supp. 61419
2004Phillips v. Bailey337 F. Supp. 2d 80416
2009Equity in Athletics, Inc. v. Department of Education675 F. Supp. 2d 66014
2008Combined Insurance Co. of America v. Wiest578 F. Supp. 2d 82213
2008Jones v. C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc.558 F. Supp. 2d 63013
2010Raya v. Clinton703 F. Supp. 2d 56911
2009All Business Solutions, Inc. v. NationsLine, Inc.629 F. Supp. 2d 55310
1996McAlpin v. Leeds & Northrup Co.912 F. Supp. 20710
2007Factory Mutual Insurance Co. v. Liberty Mutual Insurance518 F. Supp. 2d 8039
2006Sayre Enterprises, Inc. v. Allstate Insurance448 F. Supp. 2d 7339
2005Bennett v. United States361 F. Supp. 2d 5109
1994West v. Virginia Department of Corrections847 F. Supp. 4029
2009Asbury v. City of Roanoke599 F. Supp. 2d 7128

Showing the 15 most-cited of 78 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 Glen Edward Conrad?
President George W. Bush appointed Glen Edward Conrad to the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Virginia in 2003.
Was Glen Edward Conrad appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
Glen Edward Conrad was appointed by President George W. Bush, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
What was Glen Edward Conrad's confirmation vote?
The Senate confirmed Glen Edward Conrad 89–0 on September 22, 2003.
Which court was Glen Edward Conrad on?
Glen Edward Conrad was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Virginia.

Sources

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17 years on the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Virginia. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).