Kevin McNulty
Appointed by President Barack Obama in 2012 and confirmed by the Senate 91–3, Kevin McNulty is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey. He earned a law degree from New York University School of Law in 1983. Sources ↓
- Born
- 1954 · age 72
- Appointed by
- Barack Obama, 2012
- Confirmed
- 91–3
- Education
- Yale 1976 · New York Law 1983
- Succeeded
- Garrett E. Brown Jr.
- Succeeded by
- Edward Sunyol Kiel
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | District of New Jersey succeeded Garrett E. Brown Jr. | Obama (D) | 91–3 |
Party letters show the appointing president’s party, not the judge’s own.
Confirmation vote
Nomination Confirmed 91–3 on July 16, 2012 · 112th Congress, Roll Call 178. Each senator links to their judicial-voting record.
Voted to confirm · 91
49 D, 40 R, 2 I
- Daniel Akaka(D-HI)
- Lamar Alexander(R-TN)
- Kelly Ayotte(R-NH)
- John Barrasso(R-WY)
- Max Baucus(D-MT)
- Mark Begich(D-AK)
- Michael Bennet(D-CO)
- Jeff Bingaman(D-NM)
- Richard Blumenthal(D-CT)
- Roy Blunt(R-MO)
- John Boozman(R-AR)
- Barbara Boxer(D-CA)
- Sherrod Brown(D-OH)
- Scott Brown(R-MA)
- Richard Burr(R-NC)
- Maria Cantwell(D-WA)
- Benjamin Cardin(D-MD)
- Thomas Carper(D-DE)
- Bob Casey(D-PA)
- Saxby Chambliss(R-GA)
- Dan Coats(R-IN)
- Tom Coburn(R-OK)
- Thad Cochran(R-MS)
- Susan Collins(R-ME)
- Kent Conrad(D-ND)
- Christopher Coons(D-DE)
- Bob Corker(R-TN)
- John Cornyn(R-TX)
- Mike Crapo(R-ID)
- Richard Durbin(D-IL)
- Michael Enzi(R-WY)
- Dianne Feinstein(D-CA)
- Al Franken(D-MN)
- Kirsten Gillibrand(D-NY)
- Lindsey Graham(R-SC)
- Chuck Grassley(R-IA)
- Kay Hagan(D-NC)
- Tom Harkin(D-IA)
- Orrin Hatch(R-UT)
- John Hoeven(R-ND)
- Kay Hutchison(R-TX)
- Jim Inhofe(R-OK)
- Daniel Inouye(D-HI)
- Johnny Isakson(R-GA)
- Mike Johanns(R-NE)
- Tim Johnson(D-SD)
- Ron Johnson(R-WI)
- John Kerry(D-MA)
- Amy Klobuchar(D-MN)
- Herb Kohl(D-WI)
- Jon Kyl(R-AZ)
- Mary Landrieu(D-LA)
- Frank Lautenberg(D-NJ)
- Patrick Leahy(D-VT)
- Carl Levin(D-MI)
- Joe Lieberman(I-CT)
- Richard Lugar(R-IN)
- Joe Manchin(D-WV)
- John McCain(R-AZ)
- Claire McCaskill(D-MO)
- Mitch McConnell(R-KY)
- Robert Menendez(D-NJ)
- Jeff Merkley(D-OR)
- Barbara Mikulski(D-MD)
- Jerry Moran(R-KS)
- Patty Murray(D-WA)
- Bill Nelson(D-FL)
- Ben Nelson(D-NE)
- Rob Portman(R-OH)
- Mark Pryor(D-AR)
- Jack Reed(D-RI)
- Harry Reid(D-NV)
- James Risch(R-ID)
- Pat Roberts(R-KS)
- Jay Rockefeller(D-WV)
- Marco Rubio(R-FL)
- Bernard Sanders(I-VT)
- Jeff Sessions(R-AL)
- Jeanne Shaheen(D-NH)
- Richard Shelby(R-AL)
- Olympia Snowe(R-ME)
- Debbie Stabenow(D-MI)
- John Thune(R-SD)
- Pat Toomey(R-PA)
- Mark Udall(D-CO)
- Tom Udall(D-NM)
- David Vitter(R-LA)
- Mark Warner(D-VA)
- James Webb(D-VA)
- Sheldon Whitehouse(D-RI)
- Ron Wyden(D-OR)
Voted against · 3
3 R
- James DeMint(R-SC)
- Mike Lee(R-UT)
- Rand Paul(R-KY)
Present · 1
1 D
- Charles Schumer(D-NY)
Did not vote · 5
1 D, 4 R
- Dean Heller(R-NV)
- Mark Kirk(R-IL)
- Lisa Murkowski(R-AK)
- Jon Tester(D-MT)
- Roger Wicker(R-MS)
Education
| Yale University | B.A. | 1976 |
| New York University School of Law | J.D. | 1983 |
Judicial Record
Caseload & case types
In our data, McNulty was assigned 3,312 district-court cases (1997–2023). Median time from filing to termination: 219 days across 3,309 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 154 of McNulty’s decisions reviewed on the merits by the U.S. courts of appeals in our data, 117 were affirmed, 28 reversed or vacated, and 9 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 Kevin McNulty?
- President Barack Obama appointed Kevin McNulty to the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey in 2012.
- Was Kevin McNulty appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Kevin McNulty was appointed by President Barack Obama, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Kevin McNulty's confirmation vote?
- The Senate confirmed Kevin McNulty 91–3 on July 16, 2012.
- Which court is Kevin McNulty on?
- Kevin McNulty is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey.
Sources
Each fact on this page traces to a primary public record.
- FJC Biographical Directory
- Wikidata
- Portrait: U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee (Public domain), via Wikimedia Commons
- Confirmation roll-call (Senate.gov, 2012)
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14 years on the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).