Who appointed Ira DeMent?

President George H.W. Bush appointed Ira DeMent to the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Alabama in 1992.

Was Ira DeMent appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?

Ira DeMent 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 Ira DeMent's confirmation vote?

Ira DeMent was confirmed by voice vote on March 13, 1992. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.

Middle District of Alabama / Appointed 1992 / Served to 2011

Ira DeMent

Judge, U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Alabama

Appointed by President George H.W. Bush in 1992 and confirmed by voice vote, Ira DeMent was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Alabama. He earned a law degree from University of Alabama School of Law in 1958. Sources ↓

Lived: 1931–2011
Appointed by: George H.W. Bush, 1992
Confirmed: by voice vote
Education: University of Alabama 1953 · University of Alabama Law 1958
Succeeded: Truman McGill Hobbs
Succeeded by: Mark E. Fuller

Federal judicial service

Year	Court	Appointed by	Vote
1992	Middle District of Alabama succeeded Truman McGill Hobbs	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

University of Alabama	B.S.	1953
University of Alabama School of Law	J.D.	1958

Judicial Record

Caseload & case types

In our data, DeMent was assigned 4,675 district-court cases (1988–2010). Median time from filing to termination: 203 days across 4,675 closed cases.

Prisoner & habeas41%

Civil rights18%

Contract17%

Personal-injury torts8%

Property torts5%

Social Security3%

Other8%

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 17 of DeMent’s decisions reviewed on the merits by the U.S. courts of appeals in our data, 16 were affirmed, 1 reversed or vacated. 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 Ira DeMent?: President George H.W. Bush appointed Ira DeMent to the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Alabama in 1992.
Was Ira DeMent appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?: Ira DeMent 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 Ira DeMent's confirmation vote?: Ira DeMent was confirmed by voice vote on March 13, 1992. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
Which court was Ira DeMent on?: Ira DeMent was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Alabama.

Sources

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