Jerome B. Simandle
Appointed by President George H.W. Bush in 1992 and confirmed by voice vote, Jerome B. Simandle was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey. He earned a law degree from University of Pennsylvania Law School (now Carey Law School) in 1976. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Lived
- 1949–2019
- Appointed by
- George H.W. Bush, 1992
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- Princeton 1971 · University of Pennsylvania Law School (now Carey Law School) 1976
- Succeeded by
- Karen McGlashan Williams
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | District of New Jersey | G.H.W. Bush (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
| Princeton University | B.S.E. | 1971 |
| Stockholm University, Sweden | Diploma in Social Science | 1975 |
| University of Pennsylvania Law School (now Carey Law School) | J.D. | 1976 |
Judicial Record
Caseload & case types
In our data, Simandle was assigned 7,845 district-court cases (1983–2019). Median time from filing to termination: 236 days across 7,831 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 217 of Simandle’s decisions reviewed on the merits by the U.S. courts of appeals in our data, 179 were affirmed, 28 reversed or vacated, and 10 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, Simandle authored 237 published opinions for the court (1991–2011). Most cited: Schonewolf v. Callahan (424 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Schonewolf v. Callahan | 972 F. Supp. 277 | 424 |
| 2000 | Messa v. Omaha Property & Casualty Insurance | 122 F. Supp. 2d 523 | 130 |
| 2002 | Maertin v. Armstrong World Industries, Inc. | 241 F. Supp. 2d 434 | 75 |
| 2000 | Andrews v. Camden County | 95 F. Supp. 2d 217 | 74 |
| 2002 | Video Pipeline, Inc. v. Buena Vista Home Entertainment, Inc. | 210 F. Supp. 2d 552 | 72 |
| 2011 | Smajlaj v. Campbell Soup Co. | 782 F. Supp. 2d 84 | 61 |
| 2008 | Peikin v. Kimmel & Silverman, P.C. | 576 F. Supp. 2d 654 | 61 |
| 1993 | National Micrographics Systems, Inc. v. Canon U.S.A., Inc. | 825 F. Supp. 671 | 49 |
| 2000 | New Hope Books, Inc. v. Farmer | 82 F. Supp. 2d 321 | 41 |
| 2009 | Hassler v. Sovereign Bank | 644 F. Supp. 2d 509 | 40 |
| 2002 | J & J Snack Foods, Corp. v. Earthgrains Co. | 220 F. Supp. 2d 358 | 40 |
| 2005 | Arista Records, Inc. v. Flea World, Inc. | 356 F. Supp. 2d 411 | 38 |
| 2005 | Cortes v. University of Medicine & Dentistry of New Jersey | 391 F. Supp. 2d 298 | 37 |
| 1997 | Damiano v. Sony Music Entertainment, Inc. | 975 F. Supp. 623 | 37 |
| 2006 | Adams v. City of Camden | 461 F. Supp. 2d 263 | 35 |
Showing the 15 most-cited of 237 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. Simandle?
- President George H.W. Bush appointed Jerome B. Simandle to the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey in 1992.
- Was Jerome B. Simandle appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Jerome B. Simandle was appointed by President George H.W. Bush, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Jerome B. Simandle's confirmation vote?
- Jerome B. Simandle was confirmed by voice vote on May 21, 1992. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court was Jerome B. Simandle on?
- Jerome B. Simandle was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey.
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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27 years on the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).