Who appointed Kristi DuBose?

President George W. Bush appointed Kristi DuBose to the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Alabama in 2005.

Was Kristi DuBose appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?

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

What was Kristi DuBose's confirmation vote?

Kristi DuBose was confirmed by voice vote on December 21, 2005. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.

Southern District of Alabama / Appointed 2005 / Active

Kristi DuBose

Judge, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Alabama

Appointed by President George W. Bush in 2005 and confirmed by voice vote, Kristi DuBose is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Alabama. She earned a law degree from Emory University School of Law in 1989. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓

Born: 1964 · age 62
Appointed by: George W. Bush, 2005
Confirmed: by voice vote
Education: Huntingdon College 1986 · Emory Law 1989
Succeeded: Charles Randolph Butler Jr.

Federal judicial service

Year	Court	Appointed by	Vote
2005	Southern District of Alabama succeeded Charles Randolph Butler Jr.	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

Huntingdon College	B.A.	1986
Emory University School of Law	J.D.	1989

Judicial Record

Caseload & case types

In our data, DuBose was assigned 2,502 district-court cases (1998–2026). Median time from filing to termination: 212 days across 2,213 closed cases.

Other civil matters25%

Personal-injury torts19%

Contract14%

Civil rights10%

Prisoner & habeas8%

Other federal statutes7%

Other17%

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 253 of DuBose’s decisions reviewed on the merits by the U.S. courts of appeals in our data, 219 were affirmed, 24 reversed or vacated, and 10 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, DuBose authored 38 published opinions for the court (2006–2011). Most cited: Hamilton v. City of Jackson (18 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
2007	Hamilton v. City of Jackson	508 F. Supp. 2d 1045	18
2010	DeLEON v. ST Mobile Aerospace Engineering, Inc.	684 F. Supp. 2d 1301	11
2010	Mosley v. Wyeth, Inc.	719 F. Supp. 2d 1340	8
2007	United States v. $52,000.00, More or Less, in United States Currency	508 F. Supp. 2d 1036	8
2009	Caribbean I Owners' Ass'n v. Great American Insurance	600 F. Supp. 2d 1228	7
2010	Pettis v. BOSARGE DIVING, INC.	751 F. Supp. 2d 1222	6
2011	Sylvan Learning Inc. v. Learning Solutions, Inc.	795 F. Supp. 2d 1284	5
2008	Swanstrom v. Teledyne Continental Motors, Inc.	531 F. Supp. 2d 1325	5
2007	Drago v. Holiday Isle, L.L.C.	537 F. Supp. 2d 1219	5
2007	Stephens v. CITY BUTLER, ALA.	509 F. Supp. 2d 1098	5
2010	Armentrout v. Atlantic Cas. Ins. Co.	731 F. Supp. 2d 1249	4
2007	Dial v. Healthspring of Alabama, Inc.	501 F. Supp. 2d 1348	4
2007	Redman Home Builders Co. v. Lewis	513 F. Supp. 2d 1299	4
2009	Crow v. COOPER MARINE & TIMBERLANDS CORP.	657 F. Supp. 2d 1248	3
2009	Temploy, Inc. v. National Council on Compensation Insurance	650 F. Supp. 2d 1145	3

Showing the 15 most-cited of 38 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 Kristi DuBose?: President George W. Bush appointed Kristi DuBose to the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Alabama in 2005.
Was Kristi DuBose appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?: Kristi DuBose was appointed by President George W. Bush, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
What was Kristi DuBose's confirmation vote?: Kristi DuBose was confirmed by voice vote on December 21, 2005. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
Which court is Kristi DuBose on?: Kristi DuBose is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Alabama.

Sources

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