James D. Whittemore
Appointed by President William J. Clinton in 2000 and confirmed by voice vote, James D. Whittemore is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida. He earned a law degree from Stetson University College of Law in 1977. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Born
- 1952 · age 74
- Appointed by
- William J. Clinton, 2000
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- University of Florida 1974 · Stetson College of Law 1977
- Succeeded
- William Terrell Hodges
- Succeeded by
- Thomas Patrick Barber
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Middle District of Florida succeeded William Terrell Hodges | Clinton (D) | 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 Florida | B.S.B.A. | 1974 |
| Stetson University College of Law | J.D. | 1977 |
Judicial Record
Caseload & case types
In our data, Whittemore was assigned 6,257 district-court cases (1984–2023). Median time from filing to termination: 198 days across 6,257 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 326 of Whittemore’s decisions reviewed on the merits by the U.S. courts of appeals in our data, 267 were affirmed, 39 reversed or vacated, and 20 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, Whittemore authored 59 published opinions for the court (2001–2010). Most cited: Bookworld Trade, Inc. v. Daughters of St. Paul, Inc. (46 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Bookworld Trade, Inc. v. Daughters of St. Paul, Inc. | 532 F. Supp. 2d 1350 | 46 |
| 2008 | McCorriston v. L.W.T., Inc. | 536 F. Supp. 2d 1268 | 31 |
| 2009 | Wiand v. Waxenberg | 611 F. Supp. 2d 1299 | 27 |
| 2008 | Thornton v. J Jargon Co. | 580 F. Supp. 2d 1261 | 24 |
| 2003 | Marzullo v. Crosman Corp. | 289 F. Supp. 2d 1337 | 24 |
| 2010 | Bacelli v. MFP, INC. | 729 F. Supp. 2d 1328 | 22 |
| 2007 | Tingley Systems, Inc. v. Healthlink, Inc. | 509 F. Supp. 2d 1209 | 21 |
| 2009 | Complete Angler, LLC v. City of Clearwater, Fla. | 607 F. Supp. 2d 1326 | 18 |
| 2007 | Vondriska v. Premier Mortgage Funding, Inc. | 564 F. Supp. 2d 1330 | 18 |
| 2005 | Schiavo Ex Rel. Schindler v. Schiavo | 357 F. Supp. 2d 1378 | 18 |
| 2005 | Schiavo Ex Rel. Schindler v. Schiavo | 358 F. Supp. 2d 1161 | 14 |
| 2010 | Oppenheim v. I.C. System, Inc. | 695 F. Supp. 2d 1303 | 13 |
| 2006 | Martinez v. Pavex Corp. | 422 F. Supp. 2d 1284 | 13 |
| 2005 | Providence v. Hartford Life & Accident Insurance | 357 F. Supp. 2d 1341 | 13 |
| 2010 | Continental Casualty Co. v. First Financial Employee Leasing, Inc. | 716 F. Supp. 2d 1176 | 12 |
Showing the 15 most-cited of 59 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 D. Whittemore?
- President William J. Clinton appointed James D. Whittemore to the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida in 2000.
- Was James D. Whittemore appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- James D. Whittemore 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 D. Whittemore's confirmation vote?
- James D. Whittemore was confirmed by voice vote on May 24, 2000. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court is James D. Whittemore on?
- James D. Whittemore is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida.
Sources
Each fact on this page traces to a primary public record.
- FJC Biographical Directory
- Wikidata
- Portrait: U.S. Department of Justice (Public domain), via Wikimedia Commons
- CourtListener bulk data (Free Law Project): authored opinions & citation counts
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26 years on the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).