Henry E. Hudson
Appointed by President George W. Bush in 2002 and confirmed by voice vote, Henry E. Hudson is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia. He earned a law degree from American University, Washington College of Law in 1974. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Born
- 1947 · age 79
- Appointed by
- George W. Bush, 2002
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- American 1969 · American, Washington College of Law 1974
- Succeeded by
- David John Novak
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Eastern District of Virginia | G.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
Judicial Record
Caseload & case types
In our data, Hudson was assigned 3,332 district-court cases (1993–2025). Median time from filing to termination: 142 days across 3,242 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 458 of Hudson’s decisions reviewed on the merits by the U.S. courts of appeals in our data, 398 were affirmed, 33 reversed or vacated, and 27 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, Hudson authored 73 published opinions for the court (2002–2011). Most cited: Bay Tobacco, LLC v. Bell Quality Tobacco Products, LLC (41 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Bay Tobacco, LLC v. Bell Quality Tobacco Products, LLC | 261 F. Supp. 2d 483 | 41 |
| 2005 | United States v. Jordan | 357 F. Supp. 2d 889 | 30 |
| 2004 | Reid v. Johnson | 333 F. Supp. 2d 543 | 27 |
| 2010 | Virginia Ex Rel. Cuccinelli v. Sebelius | 702 F. Supp. 2d 598 | 21 |
| 2010 | Commonwealth Ex Rel. Cuccinelli v. Sebelius | 728 F. Supp. 2d 768 | 18 |
| 2007 | Chase v. Baskerville | 508 F. Supp. 2d 492 | 18 |
| 2003 | DirecTV, Inc. v. Amato | 269 F. Supp. 2d 688 | 18 |
| 2011 | Tobey v. Napolitano | 808 F. Supp. 2d 830 | 16 |
| 2010 | Harvester, Inc. v. Rule Joy Trammell + Rubio, LLC | 716 F. Supp. 2d 428 | 12 |
| 2003 | Virginia Office of Protection & Advocacy v. Virginia, Department of Education | 262 F. Supp. 2d 648 | 12 |
| 2009 | Prunty v. Terry (In Re Paschall) | 408 B.R. 79 | 11 |
| 2011 | Bicking v. Law Offices of Rubenstein and Cogan | 783 F. Supp. 2d 841 | 10 |
| 2010 | United States v. Walker | 709 F. Supp. 2d 460 | 9 |
| 2007 | E.I. Dupont De Nemours & Co. v. Ampthill Rayon Workers, Inc. | 516 F. Supp. 2d 588 | 9 |
| 2006 | Blankenship v. Virginia | 432 F. Supp. 2d 607 | 9 |
Showing the 15 most-cited of 73 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 E. Hudson?
- President George W. Bush appointed Henry E. Hudson to the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia in 2002.
- Was Henry E. Hudson appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Henry E. Hudson was appointed by President George W. Bush, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Henry E. Hudson's confirmation vote?
- Henry E. Hudson was confirmed by voice vote on August 1, 2002. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court is Henry E. Hudson on?
- Henry E. Hudson is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia.
Sources
Each fact on this page traces to a primary public record.
- FJC Biographical Directory
- Wikidata
- Portrait: Administrative Office of the United States Courts (Public domain), via Wikimedia Commons
- CourtListener bulk data (Free Law Project): authored opinions & citation counts
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24 years on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).