Kathleen Cardone
Appointed by President George W. Bush in 2003 and confirmed by voice vote, Kathleen Cardone is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas. She earned a law degree from St. Mary's University School of Law, Texas in 1979. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Born
- 1953 · age 73
- Appointed by
- George W. Bush, 2003
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- State of New York at Binghamton 1976 · St. Mary's Law, Texas 1979
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Western District of Texas | G.W. Bush (R) | 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
| State University of New York at Binghamton | B.A. | 1976 |
| St. Mary's University School of Law, Texas | J.D. | 1979 |
Judicial Record
Caseload & case types
In our data, Cardone was assigned 3,578 district-court cases (1998–2026). Median time from filing to termination: 161 days across 2,685 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 265 of Cardone’s decisions reviewed on the merits by the U.S. courts of appeals in our data, 224 were affirmed, 28 reversed or vacated, and 13 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, Cardone authored 71 published opinions for the court (2005–2011). Most cited: United States v. Torres (19 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | United States v. Torres | 566 F. Supp. 2d 591 | 19 |
| 2009 | United States v. Martinez | 599 F. Supp. 2d 784 | 15 |
| 2008 | Arismendiz v. University of Texas at El Paso | 536 F. Supp. 2d 710 | 15 |
| 2008 | United States v. Torres | 573 F. Supp. 2d 925 | 14 |
| 2007 | Guzman v. Cordero | 481 F. Supp. 2d 787 | 14 |
| 2009 | Petro Franchise Systems, LLC v. All American Properties, Inc. | 607 F. Supp. 2d 781 | 13 |
| 2010 | El Paso Healthcare System, Ltd. v. Molina Healthcare of New Mexico, Inc. | 683 F. Supp. 2d 454 | 12 |
| 2005 | Cruz v. Chang | 400 F. Supp. 2d 906 | 12 |
| 2006 | United States Ex. Rel. Lam v. Tenet Healthcare Corp. | 481 F. Supp. 2d 673 | 11 |
| 2010 | Douglas v. Mission Chevrolet | 757 F. Supp. 2d 637 | 10 |
| 2006 | Edwards v. Aaron Rents, Inc. | 482 F. Supp. 2d 803 | 10 |
| 2010 | Escobedo v. Dynasty Insulation, Inc. | 694 F. Supp. 2d 638 | 9 |
| 2011 | Muniz v. EL PASO MARRIOTT | 773 F. Supp. 2d 674 | 8 |
| 2008 | FERNANDO GARCIA v. MVT Services, Inc. | 589 F. Supp. 2d 797 | 8 |
| 2010 | City Bank v. Compass Bank | 717 F. Supp. 2d 599 | 7 |
Showing the 15 most-cited of 71 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 Kathleen Cardone?
- President George W. Bush appointed Kathleen Cardone to the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas in 2003.
- Was Kathleen Cardone appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Kathleen Cardone was appointed by President George W. Bush, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Kathleen Cardone's confirmation vote?
- Kathleen Cardone was confirmed by voice vote on July 28, 2003. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court is Kathleen Cardone on?
- Kathleen Cardone is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas.
Sources
Each fact on this page traces to a primary public record.
- FJC Biographical Directory
- Wikidata
- Portrait: U.S. Federal Judiciary (Public domain), via Wikimedia Commons
- CourtListener bulk data (Free Law Project): authored opinions & citation counts
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23 years on the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).