Jay Carl Waldman
Appointed by President Ronald Reagan in 1988 and confirmed by voice vote, Jay Carl Waldman was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. He earned a law degree from University of Pennsylvania Law School (now Carey Law School) in 1969. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Lived
- 1944–2003
- Appointed by
- Ronald Reagan, 1988
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- University of Wisconsin 1966 · University of Pennsylvania Law School (now Carey Law School) 1969
- Succeeded
- Daniel Henry Huyett III
- Succeeded by
- Juan Ramon Sánchez
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Eastern District of Pennsylvania succeeded Daniel Henry Huyett III | Reagan (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 Wisconsin | B.S. | 1966 |
| University of Pennsylvania Law School (now Carey Law School) | LL.B. | 1969 |
Judicial Record
Caseload & case types
In our data, Waldman was assigned 3,374 district-court cases (1984–2003). Median time from filing to termination: 183 days across 3,373 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 15 of Waldman’s decisions reviewed on the merits by the U.S. courts of appeals in our data, 15 were affirmed, 0 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.
In our data, Waldman authored 84 published opinions for the court (1989–2002). Most cited: Atlantic Mutual Insurance v. Brotech Corp. (49 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Atlantic Mutual Insurance v. Brotech Corp. | 857 F. Supp. 423 | 49 |
| 2001 | Garcia v. County of Bucks, PA. | 155 F. Supp. 2d 259 | 36 |
| 1990 | University Patents, Inc. v. Kligman | 737 F. Supp. 325 | 35 |
| 1990 | In Re FRG | 115 B.R. 72 | 32 |
| 1998 | Valley Forge Convention & Visitors Bureau v. Visitor's Services, Inc. | 28 F. Supp. 2d 947 | 30 |
| 1991 | Dancu v. Coopers & Lybrand | 778 F. Supp. 832 | 28 |
| 1992 | Freeman v. McKellar | 795 F. Supp. 733 | 27 |
| 1990 | Redick v. Kraft, Inc. | 745 F. Supp. 296 | 27 |
| 1990 | Quitmeyer v. Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority | 740 F. Supp. 363 | 26 |
| 1994 | Bedford v. Southeastern Pennsylvania Trans. Authoirty | 867 F. Supp. 288 | 25 |
| 2001 | Mertz Ex Rel. Mertz v. Houstoun | 155 F. Supp. 2d 415 | 24 |
| 1994 | Kearney v. U.S. Healthcare, Inc. | 859 F. Supp. 182 | 23 |
| 1991 | Carter v. Dover Corp., Rotary Lift Div. | 753 F. Supp. 577 | 21 |
| 1993 | Defeo v. Sill | 810 F. Supp. 648 | 20 |
| 1991 | Huffaker v. Bucks County District Attorney's Office | 758 F. Supp. 287 | 20 |
Showing the 15 most-cited of 84 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 Jay Carl Waldman?
- President Ronald Reagan appointed Jay Carl Waldman to the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania in 1988.
- Was Jay Carl Waldman appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Jay Carl Waldman was appointed by President Ronald Reagan, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Jay Carl Waldman's confirmation vote?
- Jay Carl Waldman was confirmed by voice vote on October 14, 1988. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court was Jay Carl Waldman on?
- Jay Carl Waldman was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.
Sources
Each fact on this page traces to a primary public record.
- FJC Biographical Directory
- Wikidata
- CourtListener bulk data (Free Law Project): authored opinions & citation counts
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14 years on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).