Who appointed Lawrence F. Stengel?

President George W. Bush appointed Lawrence F. Stengel to the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania in 2004.

Was Lawrence F. Stengel appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?

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

What was Lawrence F. Stengel's confirmation vote?

The Senate confirmed Lawrence F. Stengel 97–0 on June 16, 2004.

Eastern District of Pennsylvania / Appointed 2004 / Served to 2018

Lawrence F. Stengel

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

Appointed by President George W. Bush in 2004 and confirmed by the Senate 97–0, Lawrence F. Stengel was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. He earned a law degree from University of Pittsburgh School of Law in 1980. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓

Born: 1952 · age 74
Appointed by: George W. Bush, 2004
Confirmed: 97–0
Education: St. Joseph's College (now St. Joseph's) 1974 · University of Pittsburgh Law 1980
Succeeded: Ronald Lawrence Buckwalter
Succeeded by: John Frank Murphy

Federal judicial service

Year	Court	Appointed by	Vote
2004	Eastern District of Pennsylvania succeeded Ronald Lawrence Buckwalter	G.W. Bush (R)	97–0

Party letters show the appointing president’s party, not the judge’s own.

Confirmation vote

Nomination Confirmed 97–0 on June 16, 2004 · 108th Congress, Roll Call 122. Each senator links to their judicial-voting record.

Voted to confirm · 97

46 D, 50 R, 1 I

Did not vote · 3

2 D, 1 R

Education

St. Joseph's College (now St. Joseph's University)	B.A.	1974
University of Pittsburgh School of Law	J.D.	1980

Judicial Record

Caseload & case types

In our data, Stengel was assigned 2,635 district-court cases (1988–2018). Median time from filing to termination: 250 days across 2,633 closed cases.

Personal-injury torts31%

Civil rights19%

Prisoner & habeas11%

Contract11%

Other federal statutes10%

Labor & ERISA5%

Other12%

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 161 of Stengel’s decisions reviewed on the merits by the U.S. courts of appeals in our data, 137 were affirmed, 16 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.

In our data, Stengel authored 25 published opinions for the court (2005–2011). Most cited: Sheet Metal Workers Local 441 Health & Welfare Plan v. Glaxosmithkline, PLC (51 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
2010	Sheet Metal Workers Local 441 Health & Welfare Plan v. Glaxosmithkline, PLC	737 F. Supp. 2d 380	51
2007	Hanover Insurance v. Ryan	619 F. Supp. 2d 127	32
2007	Sykes v. Glaxo-SmithKline	484 F. Supp. 2d 289	26
2010	Boandl v. Geithner	752 F. Supp. 2d 540	23
2008	Morilus v. Countrywide Home Loans, Inc.	651 F. Supp. 2d 292	20
2009	Pelzer v. City of Philadelphia	656 F. Supp. 2d 517	19
2009	In Re Sanitate	415 B.R. 98	19
2010	Waterfront Renaissance Associates v. City of Philadelphia	701 F. Supp. 2d 633	15
2009	Allstate Insurance Co. v. Hopfer	672 F. Supp. 2d 682	11
2005	Harris v. Lehigh County Office of Children & Youth Services	418 F. Supp. 2d 643	9
2010	Artz v. Continental Casualty Co.	720 F. Supp. 2d 706	6
2005	Prudential Insurance Co. of America v. Prusky	413 F. Supp. 2d 489	6
2011	CMR D.N. Corp. v. City of Philadelphia	803 F. Supp. 2d 328	4
2006	Snyder v. Norfolk Southern Railway Corp.	463 F. Supp. 2d 528	4
2005	RCN Telecom Services, Inc. v. DeLuca Enterprises, Inc.	413 F. Supp. 2d 464	3

Showing the 15 most-cited of 25 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 Lawrence F. Stengel?: President George W. Bush appointed Lawrence F. Stengel to the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania in 2004.
Was Lawrence F. Stengel appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?: Lawrence F. Stengel was appointed by President George W. Bush, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
What was Lawrence F. Stengel's confirmation vote?: The Senate confirmed Lawrence F. Stengel 97–0 on June 16, 2004.
Which court was Lawrence F. Stengel on?: Lawrence F. Stengel was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.

Sources

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