Jose Alejandro Gonzalez Jr.
Appointed by President Jimmy Carter in 1978 and confirmed by voice vote, Jose Alejandro Gonzalez Jr. is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida. He earned a law degree from University of Florida College of Law (now Fredric G. Levin College of Law) in 1957. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Born
- 1931 · age 95
- Appointed by
- Jimmy Carter, 1978
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- University of Florida 1952 · University of Florida College of Law (now Fredric G. Levin College of Law) 1957
- Succeeded
- Charles Britton Fulton
- Succeeded by
- Alan Stephen Gold
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Southern District of Florida succeeded Charles Britton Fulton | Carter (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 Florida | B.A. | 1952 |
| University of Florida College of Law (now Fredric G. Levin College of Law) | J.D. | 1957 |
Judicial Record
Caseload & case types
In our data, Gonzalez was assigned 3,240 district-court cases (1981–2013). Median time from filing to termination: 250 days across 3,238 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 20 of Gonzalez’s decisions reviewed on the merits by the U.S. courts of appeals in our data, 16 were affirmed, 3 reversed or vacated, and 1 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, Gonzalez authored 241 published opinions for the court (1978–2006). Most cited: Bulk Distribution Centers, Inc. v. Monsanto Co. (54 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Bulk Distribution Centers, Inc. v. Monsanto Co. | 589 F. Supp. 1437 | 54 |
| 1990 | Post v. City of Fort Lauderdale | 750 F. Supp. 1131 | 48 |
| 1990 | Tew v. Chase Manhattan Bank, N.A. | 728 F. Supp. 1551 | 48 |
| 1985 | Donovan v. Walton | 609 F. Supp. 1221 | 39 |
| 1979 | Bennett v. Behring Corp. | 466 F. Supp. 689 | 36 |
| 1995 | Johnson v. City of Fort Lauderdale, Fla. | 903 F. Supp. 1520 | 30 |
| 1985 | United States v. Certain Real Estate Property Located at 4880 S.E. Dixie Highway | 612 F. Supp. 1492 | 29 |
| 1979 | Jacobs v. BD. OF REGENTS, ETC. | 473 F. Supp. 663 | 22 |
| 1992 | United Van Lines, Inc. v. Shooster | 860 F. Supp. 826 | 21 |
| 1993 | Federal Deposit Insurance v. Mintz | 816 F. Supp. 1541 | 20 |
| 1985 | Finn v. Davis | 610 F. Supp. 1079 | 19 |
| 1988 | Stanton v. Paine Webber Jackson & Curtis, Inc. | 685 F. Supp. 1241 | 18 |
| 1986 | Shuttleworth v. Broward County | 639 F. Supp. 654 | 18 |
| 1990 | Gangitano v. NN Investors Life Ins. Co., Inc. | 733 F. Supp. 342 | 17 |
| 1981 | Bryne v. GULFSTREAM FIRST BANK & TRUST CO., ETC. | 528 F. Supp. 692 | 17 |
Showing the 15 most-cited of 241 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 Jose Alejandro Gonzalez Jr.?
- President Jimmy Carter appointed Jose Alejandro Gonzalez Jr. to the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida in 1978.
- Was Jose Alejandro Gonzalez Jr. appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Jose Alejandro Gonzalez Jr. was appointed by President Jimmy Carter, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Jose Alejandro Gonzalez Jr.'s confirmation vote?
- Jose Alejandro Gonzalez Jr. was confirmed by voice vote on July 26, 1978. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court is Jose Alejandro Gonzalez Jr. on?
- Jose Alejandro Gonzalez Jr. 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
- Wikidata
- CourtListener bulk data (Free Law Project): authored opinions & citation counts
How we source & reconcile data → Data & Sources
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48 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).