Gregory A. Presnell
Appointed by President William J. Clinton in 2000 and confirmed by voice vote, Gregory A. Presnell is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida. He earned a law degree from University of Florida College of Law (now Fredric G. Levin College of Law) in 1966. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Born
- 1942 · age 84
- Appointed by
- William J. Clinton, 2000
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- College of William and Mary 1964 · University of Florida College of Law (now Fredric G. Levin College of Law) 1966
- Succeeded by
- Sheri Polster Chappell
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Middle District of Florida | 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
| College of William and Mary | B.A. | 1964 |
| University of Florida College of Law (now Fredric G. Levin College of Law) | J.D. | 1966 |
Judicial Record
Caseload & case types
In our data, Presnell was assigned 6,253 district-court cases (1979–2026). Median time from filing to termination: 169 days across 5,995 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 369 of Presnell’s decisions reviewed on the merits by the U.S. courts of appeals in our data, 309 were affirmed, 35 reversed or vacated, and 25 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, Presnell authored 119 published opinions for the court (2000–2011). Most cited: Bonetti v. Embarq Management Co. (145 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Bonetti v. Embarq Management Co. | 715 F. Supp. 2d 1222 | 145 |
| 2001 | Northland Casualty Co. v. HBE Corp. | 160 F. Supp. 2d 1348 | 91 |
| 2009 | Delker v. Commissioner of Social Security | 658 F. Supp. 2d 1340 | 60 |
| 2002 | GMAC Commercial Mortgage Corp. v. Maitland Hotel Associates | 218 F. Supp. 2d 1355 | 43 |
| 2010 | Sinni v. Scottsdale Insurance | 676 F. Supp. 2d 1319 | 31 |
| 2003 | Watson v. Adecco Employment Services, Inc. | 252 F. Supp. 2d 1347 | 31 |
| 2002 | Stires v. Carnival Corp. | 243 F. Supp. 2d 1313 | 29 |
| 2002 | Lawrence v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. | 236 F. Supp. 2d 1314 | 26 |
| 2004 | Rodriguez v. Investco, L.L.C. | 305 F. Supp. 2d 1278 | 25 |
| 2008 | United States v. Powers | 544 F. Supp. 2d 1331 | 24 |
| 2000 | Nida Corp. v. Nida | 118 F. Supp. 2d 1223 | 24 |
| 2008 | Clever Covers, Inc. v. Southwest Florida Storm Defense, LLC | 554 F. Supp. 2d 1303 | 22 |
| 2008 | Lopez v. Alcala | 547 F. Supp. 2d 1255 | 20 |
| 2001 | Investors Capital Corp. v. Brown | 145 F. Supp. 2d 1302 | 15 |
| 2006 | Smith v. Brevard County | 461 F. Supp. 2d 1243 | 13 |
Showing the 15 most-cited of 119 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 Gregory A. Presnell?
- President William J. Clinton appointed Gregory A. Presnell to the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida in 2000.
- Was Gregory A. Presnell appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Gregory A. Presnell was appointed by President William J. Clinton, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Gregory A. Presnell's confirmation vote?
- Gregory A. Presnell was confirmed by voice vote on July 21, 2000. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court is Gregory A. Presnell on?
- Gregory A. Presnell is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida.
Sources
Each fact on this page traces to a primary public record.
- FJC Biographical Directory
- CourtListener bulk data (Free Law Project): authored opinions & citation counts
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26 years on the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).