Katherine Bolan Forrest
Appointed by President Barack Obama in 2011 and confirmed by voice vote, Katherine Bolan Forrest was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York. She earned a law degree from New York University School of Law in 1990. Sources ↓
- Born
- 1964 · age 62
- Appointed by
- Barack Obama, 2011
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- Wesleyan 1986 · New York Law 1990
- Succeeded
- Jed Saul Rakoff
- Succeeded by
- Dale Edwin Ho
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Southern District of New York succeeded Jed Saul Rakoff | 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
| Wesleyan University | B.A. | 1986 |
| New York University School of Law | J.D. | 1990 |
Judicial Record
Caseload & case types
In our data, Forrest was assigned 2,045 district-court cases (1999–2018). Median time from filing to termination: 222 days across 2,044 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 203 of Forrest’s decisions reviewed on the merits by the U.S. courts of appeals in our data, 156 were affirmed, 29 reversed or vacated, and 18 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 Katherine Bolan Forrest?
- President Barack Obama appointed Katherine Bolan Forrest to the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York in 2011.
- Was Katherine Bolan Forrest appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Katherine Bolan Forrest was appointed by President Barack Obama, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Katherine Bolan Forrest's confirmation vote?
- Katherine Bolan Forrest was confirmed by voice vote on October 13, 2011. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court was Katherine Bolan Forrest on?
- Katherine Bolan Forrest was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.
Sources
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6 years on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).