Who appointed Jack Zouhary?

President George W. Bush appointed Jack Zouhary to the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio in 2006.

Was Jack Zouhary appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?

Jack Zouhary was appointed by President George W. Bush, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.

What was Jack Zouhary's confirmation vote?

The Senate confirmed Jack Zouhary 96–0 on March 16, 2006.

Northern District of Ohio / Appointed 2006 / Senior status since 2019

Jack Zouhary

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

Appointed by President George W. Bush in 2006 and confirmed by the Senate 96–0, Jack Zouhary is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio. He earned a law degree from University of Toledo College of Law in 1976. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓

Born: 1951 · age 75
Appointed by: George W. Bush, 2006
Confirmed: 96–0
Education: Dartmouth College 1973 · University of Toledo College of Law 1976
Succeeded: David A. Katz
Succeeded by: James Ray Knepp II

Federal judicial service

Year	Court	Appointed by	Vote
2006	Northern District of Ohio succeeded David A. Katz	G.W. Bush (R)	96–0

Party letters show the appointing president’s party, not the judge’s own.

Confirmation vote

Nomination Confirmed 96–0 on March 16, 2006 · 109th Congress, Roll Call 75. Each senator links to their judicial-voting record.

Voted to confirm · 96

44 D, 51 R, 1 I

Did not vote · 4

4 R

Education

Dartmouth College	B.A.	1973
University of Toledo College of Law	J.D.	1976

Judicial Record

Caseload & case types

In our data, Zouhary was assigned 2,785 district-court cases (1969–2026). Median time from filing to termination: 162 days across 2,628 closed cases.

Civil rights15%

Labor & ERISA13%

Other federal statutes12%

Contract12%

Personal-injury torts12%

Other civil matters10%

Other26%

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 347 of Zouhary’s decisions reviewed on the merits by the U.S. courts of appeals in our data, 274 were affirmed, 45 reversed or vacated, and 28 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, Zouhary authored 77 published opinions for the court (2006–2011). Most cited: Creely v. HCR ManorCare, Inc. (67 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
2011	Creely v. HCR ManorCare, Inc.	789 F. Supp. 2d 819	67
2008	Thermodyn Corp. v. 3M Co.	593 F. Supp. 2d 972	31
2011	In Re Polyurethane Foam Antitrust Litigation	799 F. Supp. 2d 777	22
2006	Ziegler v. Findlay Industries, Inc.	464 F. Supp. 2d 733	18
2010	HCRI TRS ACQUIRER, LLC v. Iwer	708 F. Supp. 2d 687	17
2007	Doe v. SexSearch. Com	502 F. Supp. 2d 719	17
2007	Frank v. University of Toledo	621 F. Supp. 2d 475	16
2011	Ohio v. GMAC Mortgage, LLC	760 F. Supp. 2d 741	13
2008	American Family Mutual Insurance v. Rickman	554 F. Supp. 2d 766	11
2010	Sobh v. American Family Insurance Co.	755 F. Supp. 2d 852	10
2009	Rose v. Truck Centers, Inc.	611 F. Supp. 2d 745	10
2006	FAURECIA EXHAUST SYSTEMS, INC. v. Walker	464 F. Supp. 2d 700	10
2010	Irondale Industrial Contractors, Inc. v. Virginia Surety Co.	754 F. Supp. 2d 927	8
2009	Deutsche Bank National Trust Co. v. Weickert	638 F. Supp. 2d 826	7
2010	Gem Industrial, Inc. v. Sun Trust Bank	700 F. Supp. 2d 915	6

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 Jack Zouhary?: President George W. Bush appointed Jack Zouhary to the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio in 2006.
Was Jack Zouhary appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?: Jack Zouhary was appointed by President George W. Bush, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
What was Jack Zouhary's confirmation vote?: The Senate confirmed Jack Zouhary 96–0 on March 16, 2006.
Which court is Jack Zouhary on?: Jack Zouhary is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio.

Sources

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