Joel Fredrick Dubina
Appointed by President George H.W. Bush in 1990 and confirmed by voice vote, Joel Fredrick Dubina is a Judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit. He earned a law degree from Samford University, Cumberland School of Law in 1973. He previously served on the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Alabama. Opinions & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Born
- 1947 · age 79
- Appointed by
- George H.W. Bush, 1990
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- University of Alabama 1970 · Samford, Cumberland Law 1973
- Succeeded
- Robert Smith Vance
- Succeeded by
- Kevin Christopher Newsom
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Middle District of Alabama succeeded Robert Edward Varner | Reagan (R) | Voice vote |
| 1990 | Eleventh Circuit succeeded Robert Smith Vance | 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
Judicial Record
In our data, Dubina authored 14 published opinions for the court (1986–1990). Most cited: Mashburn v. National Healthcare, Inc. (52 citations).
Published, precedential opinions from the CourtListener corpus. Counts and rankings are objective and recomputable: how we count. We describe the record, not the judge.
Selected opinions
| Year | Case | Citation | Cited |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Mashburn v. National Healthcare, Inc. | 684 F. Supp. 679 | 52 |
| 1990 | Hollingshead v. Burford Equipment Co. | 747 F. Supp. 1421 | 27 |
| 1988 | Mashburn v. National Healthcare, Inc. | 684 F. Supp. 660 | 19 |
| 1989 | Southern Christian Leadership Conference v. Siegelman | 714 F. Supp. 511 | 15 |
| 1987 | Hammond v. Auburn University | 669 F. Supp. 1555 | 15 |
| 1989 | Samson Plastic Conduit & Pipe Corp. v. Battenfeld Extrusionstechnik GMBH | 718 F. Supp. 886 | 12 |
| 1987 | Grice v. City of Dothan | 670 F. Supp. 318 | 11 |
| 1987 | Strength v. Hubert | 660 F. Supp. 878 | 9 |
| 1987 | State Farm Fire & Casualty Co. v. Balmer | 672 F. Supp. 1395 | 6 |
| 1986 | Williams v. Alford | 647 F. Supp. 1386 | 6 |
| 1990 | Daniel v. Thigpen | 742 F. Supp. 1535 | 4 |
| 1987 | Carroll v. City of Prattville | 653 F. Supp. 933 | 4 |
| 1989 | Warr v. Horsley | 705 F. Supp. 540 | 3 |
| 1989 | Stinson v. American Sterilizer Co. | 724 F. Supp. 868 | 2 |
Showing the 14 most-cited of 14 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 Joel Fredrick Dubina?
- President George H.W. Bush appointed Joel Fredrick Dubina to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit in 1990.
- Was Joel Fredrick Dubina appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Joel Fredrick Dubina 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 Joel Fredrick Dubina's confirmation vote?
- Joel Fredrick Dubina was confirmed by voice vote on September 28, 1990. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court is Joel Fredrick Dubina on?
- Joel Fredrick Dubina is a Judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit.
Sources
Each fact on this page traces to a primary public record.
- FJC Biographical Directory
- Wikidata
- Portrait: United States District Court for the Middle District of Alabama (Public domain), via Wikimedia Commons
- CourtListener bulk data (Free Law Project): authored opinions & citation counts
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35 years on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).