Jerome B. Friedman
Appointed by President William J. Clinton in 1997 and confirmed by voice vote, Jerome B. Friedman was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia. He earned a law degree from Wake Forest University School of Law in 1969. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Born
- 1943 · age 83
- Appointed by
- William J. Clinton, 1997
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- Old Dominion College 1965 · Wake Forest Law 1969
- Succeeded
- Robert George Doumar
- Succeeded by
- Arenda Lauretta Wright Allen
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Eastern District of Virginia succeeded Robert George Doumar | 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
| Old Dominion College | B.S. | 1965 |
| Wake Forest University School of Law | J.D. | 1969 |
Judicial Record
Caseload & case types
In our data, Friedman was assigned 13,375 district-court cases (1991–2011). Median time from filing to termination: 94 days across 13,372 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 236 of Friedman’s decisions reviewed on the merits by the U.S. courts of appeals in our data, 214 were affirmed, 16 reversed or vacated, and 6 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, Friedman authored 87 published opinions for the court (1998–2011). Most cited: MicroStrategy, Inc. v. Business Objects, S.A. (43 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | MicroStrategy, Inc. v. Business Objects, S.A. | 331 F. Supp. 2d 396 | 43 |
| 2003 | Lewis v. Norfolk Southern Corp. | 271 F. Supp. 2d 807 | 31 |
| 2007 | MercExchange, L.L.C. v. eBay, Inc. | 500 F. Supp. 2d 556 | 30 |
| 2008 | The Hipage Co., Inc. v. Access2Go, Inc. | 589 F. Supp. 2d 602 | 27 |
| 2008 | Frank Brunckhorst Co. v. Coastal Atlantic, Inc. | 542 F. Supp. 2d 452 | 24 |
| 2007 | Yarbrough v. Johnson | 490 F. Supp. 2d 694 | 24 |
| 2004 | Holmes v. AC & S, INC. | 388 F. Supp. 2d 663 | 19 |
| 2003 | Iceland Seafood Corp. v. National Consumer Cooperative Bank | 285 F. Supp. 2d 719 | 17 |
| 2003 | Shabazz v. Pya Monarch, LLC | 271 F. Supp. 2d 797 | 15 |
| 2003 | Marine Oil Trading Ltd. v. Motor Tanker Paros | 287 F. Supp. 2d 638 | 14 |
| 2008 | Field v. GMAC LLC | 660 F. Supp. 2d 679 | 13 |
| 2003 | MercExchange, L.L.C. v. eBay, Inc. | 275 F. Supp. 2d 695 | 13 |
| 2002 | Superformance International, Inc. v. Hartford Casualty Insurance | 203 F. Supp. 2d 587 | 13 |
| 2000 | Ion Beam Applications S.A. v. Titan Corp. | 156 F. Supp. 2d 552 | 13 |
| 2005 | Original Creatine Patent Co. v. Met-Rx USA, Inc. | 387 F. Supp. 2d 564 | 11 |
Showing the 15 most-cited of 87 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 Jerome B. Friedman?
- President William J. Clinton appointed Jerome B. Friedman to the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia in 1997.
- Was Jerome B. Friedman appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Jerome B. Friedman was appointed by President William J. Clinton, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Jerome B. Friedman's confirmation vote?
- Jerome B. Friedman was confirmed by voice vote on November 7, 1997. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court was Jerome B. Friedman on?
- Jerome B. Friedman was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia.
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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13 years on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).