Who appointed Kristine Gerhard Baker?

President Barack Obama appointed Kristine Gerhard Baker to the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas in 2012.

Was Kristine Gerhard Baker appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?

Kristine Gerhard Baker was appointed by President Barack Obama, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.

What was Kristine Gerhard Baker's confirmation vote?

Kristine Gerhard Baker was confirmed by voice vote on May 7, 2012. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.

Eastern District of Arkansas / Appointed 2012 / Active

Kristine Gerhard Baker

Judge, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas

Appointed by President Barack Obama in 2012 and confirmed by voice vote, Kristine Gerhard Baker is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas. She earned a law degree from University of Arkansas School of Law in 1996. Sources ↓

Born: 1971 · age 55
Appointed by: Barack Obama, 2012
Confirmed: by voice vote
Education: St. Louis 1993 · University of Arkansas Law 1996
Succeeded: James Maxwell Moody

Federal judicial service

Year	Court	Appointed by	Vote
2012	Eastern District of Arkansas succeeded James Maxwell Moody	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

St. Louis University	B.A.	1993
University of Arkansas School of Law	J.D.	1996

Judicial Record

Caseload & case types

In our data, Baker was assigned 3,011 district-court cases (1984–2026). Median time from filing to termination: 386 days across 1,988 closed cases.

Other civil matters69%

Prisoner & habeas6%

Civil rights5%

Personal-injury torts4%

Criminal4%

Labor & ERISA4%

Other8%

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 313 of Baker’s decisions reviewed on the merits by the U.S. courts of appeals in our data, 283 were affirmed, 22 reversed or vacated, and 8 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 Kristine Gerhard Baker?: President Barack Obama appointed Kristine Gerhard Baker to the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas in 2012.
Was Kristine Gerhard Baker appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?: Kristine Gerhard Baker was appointed by President Barack Obama, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
What was Kristine Gerhard Baker's confirmation vote?: Kristine Gerhard Baker was confirmed by voice vote on May 7, 2012. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
Which court is Kristine Gerhard Baker on?: Kristine Gerhard Baker is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas.

Sources

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