Harvey Erwin Schlesinger
Appointed by President George H.W. Bush in 1991 and confirmed by voice vote, Harvey Erwin Schlesinger is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida. He earned a law degree from University of Richmond T.C. Williams School of Law (now University of Richmond School of Law) in 1965. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Born
- 1940 · age 86
- Appointed by
- George H.W. Bush, 1991
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- The Citadel 1962 · University of Richmond T.C. Williams Law (now of Richmond School of Law) 1965
- Succeeded
- Howell Webster Melton Sr.
- Succeeded by
- Marcia Morales Howard
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Middle District of Florida succeeded Howell Webster Melton Sr. | G.H.W. Bush (R) | 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
| The Citadel | B.A. | 1962 |
| University of Richmond T.C. Williams School of Law (now University of Richmond School of Law) | J.D. | 1965 |
Judicial Record
Caseload & case types
In our data, Schlesinger was assigned 8,592 district-court cases (1979–2026). Median time from filing to termination: 156 days across 8,358 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 187 of Schlesinger’s decisions reviewed on the merits by the U.S. courts of appeals in our data, 170 were affirmed, 12 reversed or vacated, and 5 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, Schlesinger authored 67 published opinions for the court (1991–2010). Most cited: Playboy Enterprises, Inc. v. Frena (37 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Playboy Enterprises, Inc. v. Frena | 839 F. Supp. 1552 | 37 |
| 1993 | Lathrop v. Unidentified, Wrecked & Abandoned Vessel | 817 F. Supp. 953 | 21 |
| 1994 | Tucker v. Labor Leasing, Inc. | 872 F. Supp. 941 | 20 |
| 1996 | United States v. Reaves | 923 F. Supp. 1530 | 19 |
| 2008 | Brown v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. | 576 F. Supp. 2d 1328 | 15 |
| 1997 | Lady J. Lingerie, Inc. v. City of Jacksonville | 973 F. Supp. 1428 | 13 |
| 1995 | Nash v. Consolidated City of Jacksonville | 895 F. Supp. 1536 | 13 |
| 1994 | Faulk v. Superior Industries International, Inc. | 851 F. Supp. 457 | 13 |
| 2001 | Health Services Credit Union v. Shunnarah (In Re Shunnarah) | 273 B.R. 671 | 12 |
| 1993 | American Body Armor & Equipment, Inc. v. Clark (In Re American Body Armor & Equipment, Inc.) | 155 B.R. 588 | 12 |
| 1998 | Robinson v. Power Pizza, Inc. | 993 F. Supp. 1462 | 11 |
| 2007 | Continental Casualty Co. v. City of Jacksonville | 550 F. Supp. 2d 1312 | 10 |
| 1998 | Graham v. State of Fla., Dept. of Corrections | 1 F. Supp. 2d 1445 | 10 |
| 1997 | Resley v. Ritz-Carlton Hotel Co. | 989 F. Supp. 1442 | 10 |
| 1994 | Davis v. Singletary | 853 F. Supp. 1492 | 10 |
Showing the 15 most-cited of 67 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 Harvey Erwin Schlesinger?
- President George H.W. Bush appointed Harvey Erwin Schlesinger to the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida in 1991.
- Was Harvey Erwin Schlesinger appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Harvey Erwin Schlesinger was appointed by President George H.W. Bush, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Harvey Erwin Schlesinger's confirmation vote?
- Harvey Erwin Schlesinger was confirmed by voice vote on June 27, 1991. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court is Harvey Erwin Schlesinger on?
- Harvey Erwin Schlesinger 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
- Wikidata
- CourtListener bulk data (Free Law Project): authored opinions & citation counts
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35 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).