John Antoon II
Appointed by President William J. Clinton in 2000 and confirmed by voice vote, John Antoon II is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida. He earned a law degree from Florida State University College of Law in 1971. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Born
- 1946 · age 80
- Appointed by
- William J. Clinton, 2000
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- Florida Southern College 1968 · Florida State College of Law 1971
- Succeeded
- George Kendall Sharp
- Succeeded by
- Carlos Eduardo Mendoza
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Middle District of Florida succeeded George Kendall Sharp | 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
| Florida Southern College | B.A. | 1968 |
| Florida State University College of Law | J.D. | 1971 |
| Florida Institute of Technology | M.S. | 1993 |
| University of Virginia School of Law | LL.M. | 2001 |
Judicial Record
Caseload & case types
In our data, Antoon was assigned 5,508 district-court cases (1994–2026). Median time from filing to termination: 202 days across 5,349 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 322 of Antoon’s decisions reviewed on the merits by the U.S. courts of appeals in our data, 269 were affirmed, 34 reversed or vacated, and 19 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, Antoon authored 78 published opinions for the court (2000–2011). Most cited: Shibata v. Lim (50 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Shibata v. Lim | 133 F. Supp. 2d 1311 | 50 |
| 2002 | In Re Sunterra Corp. Securities Litigation | 199 F. Supp. 2d 1308 | 27 |
| 2004 | Hufford v. Harris Corp. | 322 F. Supp. 2d 1345 | 24 |
| 2008 | Ernie Haire Ford, Inc. v. Universal Underwriters Insurance | 541 F. Supp. 2d 1295 | 23 |
| 2002 | Lord v. Fairway Electric Corp. | 223 F. Supp. 2d 1270 | 23 |
| 2009 | Pierson v. Orlando Regional Healthcare Systems, Inc. | 619 F. Supp. 2d 1260 | 21 |
| 2003 | United States Ex Rel. Campbell v. Lockheed Martin Corp. | 282 F. Supp. 2d 1324 | 18 |
| 2008 | Rebman v. Follett Higher Education Group, Inc. | 575 F. Supp. 2d 1272 | 17 |
| 2010 | Westport Ins. Corp. v. VN HOTEL GROUP, LLC | 761 F. Supp. 2d 1337 | 16 |
| 2008 | In Re Seminole Walls & Ceilings Corp. | 388 B.R. 386 | 14 |
| 2006 | McMahon Ex Rel. Estate of McMahon v. Presidential Airways, Inc. | 460 F. Supp. 2d 1315 | 13 |
| 2001 | Resnick v. Magical Cruise Co., Ltd. | 148 F. Supp. 2d 1298 | 13 |
| 2002 | Lockheed Martin Corp. v. Galaxis USA, Ltd. | 222 F. Supp. 2d 1315 | 12 |
| 2006 | Instabook Corp. v. Instantpublisher. Com | 469 F. Supp. 2d 1120 | 11 |
| 2003 | Miller v. Berman | 289 F. Supp. 2d 1327 | 11 |
Showing the 15 most-cited of 78 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 John Antoon II?
- President William J. Clinton appointed John Antoon II to the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida in 2000.
- Was John Antoon II appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- John Antoon II was appointed by President William J. Clinton, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was John Antoon II's confirmation vote?
- John Antoon II was confirmed by voice vote on May 24, 2000. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court is John Antoon II on?
- John Antoon II is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida.
Sources
Each fact on this page traces to a primary public record.
- FJC Biographical Directory
- Wikidata
- Portrait: US Senate Judiciary Committee (Public domain), via Wikimedia Commons
- CourtListener bulk data (Free Law Project): authored opinions & citation counts
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26 years on the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).