Who appointed Haywood Stirling Gilliam Jr.?

President Barack Obama appointed Haywood Stirling Gilliam Jr. to the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California in 2014.

Was Haywood Stirling Gilliam Jr. appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?

Haywood Stirling Gilliam Jr. was appointed by President Barack Obama, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.

What was Haywood Stirling Gilliam Jr.'s confirmation vote?

Haywood Stirling Gilliam Jr. was confirmed by voice vote on December 16, 2014. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.

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Haywood Stirling Gilliam Jr.

Judge, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California

Appointed by President Barack Obama in 2014 and confirmed by voice vote, Haywood Stirling Gilliam Jr. is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California. He earned a law degree from Stanford Law School in 1994. Sources ↓

Born: 1969 · age 57
Appointed by: Barack Obama, 2014
Confirmed: by voice vote
Education: Yale 1991 · Stanford Law School 1994
Succeeded: Claudia Ann Wilken

Federal judicial service

Year	Court	Appointed by	Vote
2014	Northern District of California succeeded Claudia Ann Wilken	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

Yale University	B.A.	1991
Stanford Law School	J.D.	1994

Judicial Record

Caseload & case types

In our data, Gilliam was assigned 2,626 district-court cases (2012–2026). Median time from filing to termination: 190 days across 2,334 closed cases.

Other civil matters48%

Other federal statutes8%

Intellectual property6%

Civil rights6%

Contract6%

Personal-injury torts5%

Other20%

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 166 of Gilliam’s decisions reviewed on the merits by the U.S. courts of appeals in our data, 125 were affirmed, 26 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.

Questions & answers

Who appointed Haywood Stirling Gilliam Jr.?: President Barack Obama appointed Haywood Stirling Gilliam Jr. to the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California in 2014.
Was Haywood Stirling Gilliam Jr. appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?: Haywood Stirling Gilliam Jr. was appointed by President Barack Obama, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
What was Haywood Stirling Gilliam Jr.'s confirmation vote?: Haywood Stirling Gilliam Jr. was confirmed by voice vote on December 16, 2014. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
Which court is Haywood Stirling Gilliam Jr. on?: Haywood Stirling Gilliam Jr. is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California.

Sources

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