Who appointed Joy Flowers Conti?

President George W. Bush appointed Joy Flowers Conti to the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania in 2002.

Was Joy Flowers Conti appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?

Joy Flowers Conti was appointed by President George W. Bush, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.

What was Joy Flowers Conti's confirmation vote?

The Senate confirmed Joy Flowers Conti 96–0 on July 29, 2002.

Western District of Pennsylvania / Appointed 2002 / Senior status since 2018

Joy Flowers Conti

Judge, U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania

Appointed by President George W. Bush in 2002 and confirmed by the Senate 96–0, Joy Flowers Conti is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania. She earned a law degree from Duquesne University School of Law in 1973. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓

Born: 1948 · age 78
Appointed by: George W. Bush, 2002
Confirmed: 96–0
Education: Duquesne 1970 · Duquesne Law 1973
Succeeded: Alan Neil Bloch
Succeeded by: William Shaw Stickman IV

Federal judicial service

Year	Court	Appointed by	Vote
2002	Western District of Pennsylvania succeeded Alan Neil Bloch	G.W. Bush (R)	96–0

Party letters show the appointing president’s party, not the judge’s own.

Confirmation vote

Nomination Confirmed 96–0 on July 29, 2002 · 107th Congress, Roll Call 195. Each senator links to their judicial-voting record.

Voted to confirm · 96

50 D, 45 R, 1 I

Did not vote · 4

4 R

Education

Duquesne University	B.A.	1970
Duquesne University School of Law	J.D.	1973

Judicial Record

Caseload & case types

In our data, Conti was assigned 4,113 district-court cases (1991–2026). Median time from filing to termination: 226 days across 3,338 closed cases.

Other civil matters22%

Civil rights17%

Personal-injury torts13%

Contract11%

Labor & ERISA9%

Prisoner & habeas7%

Other21%

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 264 of Conti’s decisions reviewed on the merits by the U.S. courts of appeals in our data, 220 were affirmed, 18 reversed or vacated, and 26 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, Conti authored 66 published opinions for the court (2003–2011). Most cited: Ent. Rent-A-Car Wage & Hour Emp. Practices Lit. (63 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
2010	Ent. Rent-A-Car Wage & Hour Emp. Practices Lit.	735 F. Supp. 2d 277	63
2008	Johnson v. Community College of Allegheny County	566 F. Supp. 2d 405	40
2009	Mascioli v. Arby's Restaurant Group, Inc.	610 F. Supp. 2d 419	34
2010	Sabbrese v. Lowe's Home Centers, Inc.	320 F. Supp. 2d 311	32
2009	Prise v. Alderwoods Group, Inc.	657 F. Supp. 2d 564	25
2009	Tristani Ex Rel. Karnes v. Richman	609 F. Supp. 2d 423	24
2007	Employers Mutual Casualty Co. v. Loos Ex Rel. Loos	476 F. Supp. 2d 478	23
2009	Trefelner Ex Rel. Trefelner v. Burrell School District	655 F. Supp. 2d 581	22
2010	Yeager v. UPMC HORIZON	698 F. Supp. 2d 523	18
2009	Poskin v. TD Banknorth, N.A.	687 F. Supp. 2d 530	18
2007	Gagliardi v. Fisher	513 F. Supp. 2d 457	18
2011	Cerutti v. FRITO LAY, INC.	777 F. Supp. 2d 920	17
2003	Nicolette v. Caruso	315 F. Supp. 2d 710	17
2010	Ilori v. CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY	742 F. Supp. 2d 734	15
2010	Hubbell v. World Kitchen, LLC	688 F. Supp. 2d 401	15

Showing the 15 most-cited of 66 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 Joy Flowers Conti?: President George W. Bush appointed Joy Flowers Conti to the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania in 2002.
Was Joy Flowers Conti appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?: Joy Flowers Conti was appointed by President George W. Bush, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
What was Joy Flowers Conti's confirmation vote?: The Senate confirmed Joy Flowers Conti 96–0 on July 29, 2002.
Which court is Joy Flowers Conti on?: Joy Flowers Conti is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania.

Sources

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24 years on the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).