John Andrew Ross
Appointed by President Barack Obama in 2011 and confirmed by voice vote, John Andrew Ross is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri. He earned a law degree from Emory University School of Law in 1979. Sources ↓
- Born
- 1954 · age 72
- Appointed by
- Barack Obama, 2011
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- Emory 1976 · Emory Law 1979
- Succeeded
- Charles Alexander Shaw
- Succeeded by
- Zachary Maxwell Bluestone
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Eastern District of Missouri succeeded Charles Alexander Shaw | Obama (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
| Emory University | B.A. | 1976 |
| Emory University School of Law | J.D. | 1979 |
Judicial Record
Caseload & case types
In our data, Ross was assigned 2,274 district-court cases (1988–2026). Median time from filing to termination: 214 days across 1,980 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 199 of Ross’s decisions reviewed on the merits by the U.S. courts of appeals in our data, 168 were affirmed, 24 reversed or vacated, and 7 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.
Questions & answers
- Who appointed John Andrew Ross?
- President Barack Obama appointed John Andrew Ross to the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri in 2011.
- Was John Andrew Ross appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- John Andrew Ross was appointed by President Barack Obama, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was John Andrew Ross's confirmation vote?
- John Andrew Ross was confirmed by voice vote on September 20, 2011. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court is John Andrew Ross on?
- John Andrew Ross is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri.
Sources
Each fact on this page traces to a primary public record.
- FJC Biographical Directory
- Wikidata
- Portrait: United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri (Public domain), via Wikimedia Commons
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14 years on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).