Joan A. Lenard
Appointed by President William J. Clinton in 1995 and confirmed by voice vote, Joan A. Lenard is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida. She earned a law degree from Antioch School of Law (now University of the District of Columbia Clarke School of Law) in 1976. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Born
- 1952 · age 74
- Appointed by
- William J. Clinton, 1995
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- Roger Williams College (now Roger Williams) 1973 · Antioch Law (now of the District of Columbia Clarke School of Law) 1976
- Succeeded
- James Lawrence King
- Succeeded by
- Roy Kalman Altman
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Southern District of Florida succeeded James Lawrence King | 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
| Rockland Community College | A.A. | 1972 |
| Roger Williams College (now Roger Williams University) | B.A. | 1973 |
| Antioch School of Law (now University of the District of Columbia Clarke School of Law) | J.D. | 1976 |
Judicial Record
Caseload & case types
In our data, Lenard was assigned 8,781 district-court cases (1985–2026). Median time from filing to termination: 142 days across 8,694 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 444 of Lenard’s decisions reviewed on the merits by the U.S. courts of appeals in our data, 364 were affirmed, 55 reversed or vacated, and 25 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, Lenard authored 52 published opinions for the court (1996–2011). Most cited: Jarzynka v. St. Thomas University School of Law (45 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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 | Jarzynka v. St. Thomas University School of Law | 310 F. Supp. 2d 1256 | 45 |
| 1999 | Pesin v. Osorio Rodriguez | 77 F. Supp. 2d 1277 | 33 |
| 2000 | Mallo v. Public Health Trust of Dade County | 88 F. Supp. 2d 1376 | 26 |
| 2002 | Temple v. Gorman | 201 F. Supp. 2d 1238 | 19 |
| 2002 | Kaisha v. Swiss Watch International, Inc. | 188 F. Supp. 2d 1350 | 18 |
| 2008 | Bien-Aime v. Nanak's Landscaping, Inc. | 572 F. Supp. 2d 1312 | 16 |
| 2001 | Estate of Cabello v. Fernandez-Larios | 157 F. Supp. 2d 1345 | 15 |
| 2002 | Hanft v. Church (In Re Hanft) | 315 B.R. 617 | 14 |
| 2002 | Cannon v. METRO FORD. INC. | 242 F. Supp. 2d 1322 | 13 |
| 2011 | American Empire Surplus Lines Insurance v. Chabad House of North Dade, Inc. | 771 F. Supp. 2d 1336 | 12 |
| 2002 | Cabello Barrueto v. Fernandez Larios | 205 F. Supp. 2d 1325 | 11 |
| 2006 | Hollywood Community Synagogue, Inc. v. City of Hollywood | 430 F. Supp. 2d 1296 | 10 |
| 1996 | Sanders v. Mayor's Jewelers, Inc. | 942 F. Supp. 571 | 10 |
| 2011 | Securities & Exchange Commission v. Monterosso | 768 F. Supp. 2d 1244 | 9 |
| 2008 | Alvi Armani Medical, Inc. v. Hennessey | 629 F. Supp. 2d 1302 | 9 |
Showing the 15 most-cited of 52 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 Joan A. Lenard?
- President William J. Clinton appointed Joan A. Lenard to the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida in 1995.
- Was Joan A. Lenard appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Joan A. Lenard was appointed by President William J. Clinton, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Joan A. Lenard's confirmation vote?
- Joan A. Lenard was confirmed by voice vote on December 22, 1995. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court is Joan A. Lenard on?
- Joan A. Lenard is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.
Sources
Each fact on this page traces to a primary public record.
- FJC Biographical Directory
- CourtListener bulk data (Free Law Project): authored opinions & citation counts
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30 years on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).