Henry Michael Herlong Jr.
Appointed by President George H.W. Bush in 1991 and confirmed by voice vote, Henry Michael Herlong Jr. is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the District of South Carolina. He earned a law degree from University of South Carolina School of Law in 1970. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Born
- 1944 · age 82
- Appointed by
- George H.W. Bush, 1991
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- Clemson 1967 · University of South Carolina Law 1970
- Succeeded by
- Richard Mark Gergel
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | District of South Carolina | 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
| Clemson University | B.A. | 1967 |
| University of South Carolina School of Law | J.D. | 1970 |
Judicial Record
Caseload & case types
In our data, Herlong was assigned 7,409 district-court cases (1969–2025). Median time from filing to termination: 172 days across 7,403 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 423 of Herlong’s decisions reviewed on the merits by the U.S. courts of appeals in our data, 385 were affirmed, 29 reversed or vacated, and 9 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, Herlong authored 77 published opinions for the court (1991–2011). Most cited: Field v. McMaster (194 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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 | Field v. McMaster | 663 F. Supp. 2d 449 | 194 |
| 1997 | Dodgens v. Kent Manufacturing Co. | 955 F. Supp. 560 | 29 |
| 1992 | Keeler v. Pea | 782 F. Supp. 42 | 27 |
| 1999 | United States v. $57,960.00 in United States Currency | 58 F. Supp. 2d 660 | 20 |
| 1992 | Lifschultz Fast Freight, Inc. v. Consolidated Freightways Corp. of Delaware | 805 F. Supp. 1277 | 19 |
| 1997 | Williams v. Grimes Aerospace Co. | 988 F. Supp. 925 | 18 |
| 1999 | Thompson v. Victoria Fire & Casualty Co. | 32 F. Supp. 2d 847 | 17 |
| 1993 | Tollison v. B & J MacHinery Co., Inc. | 812 F. Supp. 618 | 15 |
| 2005 | Barnhill v. Bank of America, N.A. | 378 F. Supp. 2d 696 | 14 |
| 1997 | Roberts v. National Health Corp. | 963 F. Supp. 512 | 14 |
| 1999 | Scott v. Ameritex Yarn | 72 F. Supp. 2d 587 | 12 |
| 2006 | Allen v. Greenville Hotel Partners, Inc. | 409 F. Supp. 2d 672 | 11 |
| 2008 | Brooks v. GAF Materials Corp. | 532 F. Supp. 2d 779 | 10 |
| 1992 | Moore v. Ingram & Associates, Inc. | 805 F. Supp. 7 | 10 |
| 1996 | Springs Industries, Inc. v. Gasson | 923 F. Supp. 823 | 8 |
Showing the 15 most-cited of 77 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 Henry Michael Herlong Jr.?
- President George H.W. Bush appointed Henry Michael Herlong Jr. to the U.S. District Court for the District of South Carolina in 1991.
- Was Henry Michael Herlong Jr. appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Henry Michael Herlong Jr. 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 Henry Michael Herlong Jr.'s confirmation vote?
- Henry Michael Herlong Jr. was confirmed by voice vote on May 9, 1991. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court is Henry Michael Herlong Jr. on?
- Henry Michael Herlong Jr. is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the District of South Carolina.
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 District of South Carolina. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).