James A. Teilborg
Appointed by President William J. Clinton in 2000 and confirmed by the Senate 95–0, James A. Teilborg is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona. He earned a law degree from University of Arizona College of Law (now James E. Rogers College of Law) in 1966. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Born
- 1942 · age 84
- Appointed by
- William J. Clinton, 2000
- Confirmed
- 95–0
- Education
- University of Arizona College of Law (now James E. Rogers College of Law) 1966
- Succeeded by
- Steven Paul Logan
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | District of Arizona | Clinton (D) | 95–0 |
Party letters show the appointing president’s party, not the judge’s own.
Confirmation vote
Nomination Confirmed 95–0 on October 3, 2000 · 106th Congress, Roll Call 263. Each senator links to their judicial-voting record.
Voted to confirm · 95
42 D, 53 R
- Spencer Abraham(R-MI)
- Daniel Akaka(D-HI)
- Wayne Allard(R-CO)
- John Ashcroft(R-MO)
- Max Baucus(D-MT)
- Evan Bayh(D-IN)
- Robert Bennett(R-UT)
- Joe Biden(D-DE)
- Jeff Bingaman(D-NM)
- Christopher Bond(R-MO)
- Barbara Boxer(D-CA)
- John Breaux(D-LA)
- Sam Brownback(R-KS)
- Richard Bryan(D-NV)
- Jim Bunning(R-KY)
- Conrad Burns(R-MT)
- Robert Byrd(D-WV)
- Ben Campbell(R-CO)
- Lincoln Chafee(R-RI)
- Max Cleland(D-GA)
- Thad Cochran(R-MS)
- Susan Collins(R-ME)
- Kent Conrad(D-ND)
- Larry Craig(R-ID)
- Michael Crapo(R-ID)
- Thomas Daschle(D-SD)
- Mike DeWine(R-OH)
- Christopher Dodd(D-CT)
- Pete Domenici(R-NM)
- Byron Dorgan(D-ND)
- Richard Durbin(D-IL)
- John Edwards(D-NC)
- Michael Enzi(R-WY)
- Russell Feingold(D-WI)
- Peter Fitzgerald(R-IL)
- Bill Frist(R-TN)
- Slade Gorton(R-WA)
- Bob Graham(D-FL)
- Phil Gramm(R-TX)
- Rod Grams(R-MN)
- Chuck Grassley(R-IA)
- Chuck Hagel(R-NE)
- Tom Harkin(D-IA)
- Orrin Hatch(R-UT)
- Jesse Helms(R-NC)
- Ernest Hollings(D-SC)
- Tim Hutchinson(R-AR)
- Kay Hutchison(R-TX)
- James Inhofe(R-OK)
- Daniel Inouye(D-HI)
- James Jeffords(R-VT)
- Tim Johnson(D-SD)
- Bob Kerrey(D-NE)
- John Kerry(D-MA)
- Herb Kohl(D-WI)
- Jon Kyl(R-AZ)
- Mary Landrieu(D-LA)
- Frank Lautenberg(D-NJ)
- Patrick Leahy(D-VT)
- Carl Levin(D-MI)
- Trent Lott(R-MS)
- Richard Lugar(R-IN)
- Connie Mack(R-FL)
- John McCain(R-AZ)
- Mitch McConnell(R-KY)
- Barbara Mikulski(D-MD)
- Zell Miller(D-GA)
- Daniel Moynihan(D-NY)
- Frank Murkowski(R-AK)
- Patty Murray(D-WA)
- Don Nickles(R-OK)
- Jack Reed(D-RI)
- Harry Reid(D-NV)
- Charles Robb(D-VA)
- Pat Roberts(R-KS)
- John Rockefeller(D-WV)
- William Roth(R-DE)
- Rick Santorum(R-PA)
- Paul Sarbanes(D-MD)
- Charles Schumer(D-NY)
- Jeff Sessions(R-AL)
- Richard Shelby(R-AL)
- Bob Smith(R-NH)
- Gordon Smith(R-OR)
- Olympia Snowe(R-ME)
- Arlen Specter(R-PA)
- Ted Stevens(R-AK)
- Craig Thomas(R-WY)
- Fred Thompson(R-TN)
- Strom Thurmond(R-SC)
- Robert Torricelli(D-NJ)
- George Voinovich(R-OH)
- John Warner(R-VA)
- Paul Wellstone(D-MN)
- Ron Wyden(D-OR)
Did not vote · 5
4 D, 1 R
- Dianne Feinstein(D-CA)
- Judd Gregg(R-NH)
- Edward Kennedy(D-MA)
- Joe Lieberman(D-CT)
- Blanche Lincoln(D-AR)
Education
Judicial Record
Caseload & case types
In our data, Teilborg was assigned 5,063 district-court cases (1979–2026). Median time from filing to termination: 149 days across 4,827 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 396 of Teilborg’s decisions reviewed on the merits by the U.S. courts of appeals in our data, 296 were affirmed, 72 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, Teilborg authored 42 published opinions for the court (2001–2012). Most cited: Schmidt v. Johnstone (577 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 | Schmidt v. Johnstone | 263 F. Supp. 2d 1219 | 577 |
| 2002 | Cooper v. American Family Mutual Insurance | 184 F. Supp. 2d 960 | 21 |
| 2006 | Warfield v. Alaniz | 453 F. Supp. 2d 1118 | 18 |
| 2007 | In Re Apollo Group Inc. Securities Litigation | 509 F. Supp. 2d 837 | 13 |
| 2003 | Milhone v. Allstate Insurance | 289 F. Supp. 2d 1089 | 12 |
| 2008 | Colony Insurance v. Events Plus, Inc. | 585 F. Supp. 2d 1148 | 10 |
| 2006 | Lukes v. American Family Mutual Insurance | 455 F. Supp. 2d 1010 | 10 |
| 2001 | Knoell v. Metropolitan Life Insurance | 163 F. Supp. 2d 1072 | 10 |
| 2007 | Agster v. Maricopa County | 486 F. Supp. 2d 1005 | 9 |
| 2006 | Gandy v. United States | 437 F. Supp. 2d 1085 | 8 |
| 2003 | Young v. Allstate Insurance | 296 F. Supp. 2d 1111 | 8 |
| 2005 | In Re APOLLO GROUP INC. SECURITIES LITIGATION | 395 F. Supp. 2d 906 | 7 |
| 2004 | Warfield v. Gardner | 346 F. Supp. 2d 1033 | 7 |
| 2011 | Loos v. LOWE'S HIW, INC. | 796 F. Supp. 2d 1013 | 6 |
| 2010 | MMI, INC. v. Baja, Inc. | 743 F. Supp. 2d 1101 | 6 |
Showing the 15 most-cited of 42 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 James A. Teilborg?
- President William J. Clinton appointed James A. Teilborg to the U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona in 2000.
- Was James A. Teilborg appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- James A. Teilborg was appointed by President William J. Clinton, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was James A. Teilborg's confirmation vote?
- The Senate confirmed James A. Teilborg 95–0 on October 3, 2000.
- Which court is James A. Teilborg on?
- James A. Teilborg is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona.
Sources
Each fact on this page traces to a primary public record.
- FJC Biographical Directory
- Confirmation roll-call (Senate.gov, 2000)
- CourtListener bulk data (Free Law Project): authored opinions & citation counts
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25 years on the U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).