Joanna Seybert
Appointed by President William J. Clinton in 1993 and confirmed by voice vote, Joanna Seybert is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York. She earned a law degree from St. John's University School of Law in 1971. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Born
- 1946 · age 80
- Appointed by
- William J. Clinton, 1993
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- University of Cincinnati 1967 · St. John's Law 1971
- Succeeded by
- Joan Marie Azrack
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Eastern District of New York | 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 Cincinnati | B.A. | 1967 |
| St. John's University School of Law | J.D. | 1971 |
Judicial Record
Caseload & case types
In our data, Seybert was assigned 7,655 district-court cases (1976–2026). Median time from filing to termination: 321 days across 7,472 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 245 of Seybert’s decisions reviewed on the merits by the U.S. courts of appeals in our data, 195 were affirmed, 22 reversed or vacated, and 28 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, Seybert authored 173 published opinions for the court (1994–2011). Most cited: Rodriguez v. Almighty Cleaning, Inc. (104 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Rodriguez v. Almighty Cleaning, Inc. | 784 F. Supp. 2d 114 | 104 |
| 1995 | Gecevic v. Secretary of Health and Human Services | 882 F. Supp. 278 | 73 |
| 2011 | Ferrari v. County of Suffolk | 790 F. Supp. 2d 34 | 61 |
| 1998 | Vasile v. Dean Witter Reynolds Inc. | 20 F. Supp. 2d 465 | 56 |
| 1998 | In Re Playmobil Antitrust Litigation | 35 F. Supp. 2d 231 | 53 |
| 1995 | Stupakevich v. Chater | 907 F. Supp. 632 | 49 |
| 1999 | Carson v. Lewis | 35 F. Supp. 2d 250 | 47 |
| 1996 | Crown Heights Jewish Community Council, Inc. v. Fischer (In Re Fischer) | 202 B.R. 341 | 47 |
| 1997 | Hendler v. Intelecom USA, Inc. | 963 F. Supp. 200 | 37 |
| 2010 | Waldman v. New Chapter, Inc. | 714 F. Supp. 2d 398 | 36 |
| 2009 | Hooda v. Brookhaven National Laboratory | 659 F. Supp. 2d 382 | 32 |
| 1999 | United States v. Alfano | 34 F. Supp. 2d 827 | 31 |
| 2009 | Velu v. Velocity Express, Inc. | 666 F. Supp. 2d 300 | 30 |
| 1996 | Quartararo v. Catterson | 917 F. Supp. 919 | 30 |
| 2010 | Morpurgo v. Incorporated Village of Sag Harbor | 697 F. Supp. 2d 309 | 28 |
Showing the 15 most-cited of 173 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 Joanna Seybert?
- President William J. Clinton appointed Joanna Seybert to the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York in 1993.
- Was Joanna Seybert appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Joanna Seybert was appointed by President William J. Clinton, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Joanna Seybert's confirmation vote?
- Joanna Seybert was confirmed by voice vote on November 20, 1993. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court is Joanna Seybert on?
- Joanna Seybert is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York.
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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32 years on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).