Holly Lou Teeter
Appointed by President Donald J. Trump in 2018 and confirmed by voice vote, Holly Lou Teeter is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the District of Kansas. She earned a law degree from University of Kansas School of Law in 2006. Sources ↓
- Born
- 1979 · age 47
- Appointed by
- Donald J. Trump, 2018
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- University of Kansas School of Engineering 2002 · University of Kansas Law 2006
- Succeeded
- Kathryn Hoefer Vratil
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | District of Kansas succeeded Kathryn Hoefer Vratil | Trump (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
| University of Kansas School of Engineering | B.S. | 2002 |
| University of Oxford | Diploma in Legal Studies | 2003 |
| University of Kansas School of Law | J.D. | 2006 |
Judicial Record
Caseload & case types
In our data, Teeter was assigned 1,115 district-court cases (2013–2026). Median time from filing to termination: 213 days across 848 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 44 of Teeter’s decisions reviewed on the merits by the U.S. courts of appeals in our data, 37 were affirmed, 4 reversed or vacated, and 3 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 Holly Lou Teeter?
- President Donald J. Trump appointed Holly Lou Teeter to the U.S. District Court for the District of Kansas in 2018.
- Was Holly Lou Teeter appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Holly Lou Teeter was appointed by President Donald J. Trump, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Holly Lou Teeter's confirmation vote?
- Holly Lou Teeter was confirmed by voice vote on August 1, 2018. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court is Holly Lou Teeter on?
- Holly Lou Teeter is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the District of Kansas.
Sources
Each fact on this page traces to a primary public record.
- FJC Biographical Directory
- Wikidata
- Portrait: United States Department of Justice (Public domain), via Wikimedia Commons
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8 years on the U.S. District Court for the District of Kansas. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).