Who appointed Legrome D. Davis?

President George W. Bush appointed Legrome D. Davis to the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania in 2002.

Was Legrome D. Davis appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?

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

What was Legrome D. Davis's confirmation vote?

The Senate confirmed Legrome D. Davis 94–0 on April 18, 2002.

Eastern District of Pennsylvania / Appointed 2002 / Senior status since 2017

Legrome D. Davis

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

Appointed by President George W. Bush in 2002 and confirmed by the Senate 94–0, Legrome D. Davis is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. He earned a law degree from Rutgers School of Law -- Camden in 1976. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓

Born: 1952 · age 74
Appointed by: George W. Bush, 2002
Confirmed: 94–0
Education: Princeton 1973 · Rutgers Law -- Camden 1976
Succeeded: Edmund V. Ludwig
Succeeded by: Karen Spencer Marston

Federal judicial service

Year	Court	Appointed by	Vote
2002	Eastern District of Pennsylvania succeeded Edmund V. Ludwig	G.W. Bush (R)	94–0

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

Confirmation vote

Nomination Confirmed 94–0 on April 18, 2002 · 107th Congress, Roll Call 76. Each senator links to their judicial-voting record.

Voted to confirm · 94

47 D, 46 R, 1 I

Did not vote · 6

3 D, 3 R

Education

Princeton University	B.A.	1973
Rutgers School of Law -- Camden	J.D.	1976

Judicial Record

Caseload & case types

In our data, Davis was assigned 3,441 district-court cases (2000–2017). Median time from filing to termination: 201 days across 3,439 closed cases.

Personal-injury torts33%

Civil rights17%

Contract12%

Prisoner & habeas11%

Other federal statutes10%

Labor & ERISA5%

Other14%

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 153 of Davis’s decisions reviewed on the merits by the U.S. courts of appeals in our data, 138 were affirmed, 11 reversed or vacated, and 4 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, Davis authored 20 published opinions for the court (2005–2011). Most cited: Ciolli v. Iravani (17 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
2009	Ciolli v. Iravani	625 F. Supp. 2d 276	17
2007	Diaz v. D.L. Recovery Corp.	486 F. Supp. 2d 474	15
2006	Watson v. NCO Group, Inc.	462 F. Supp. 2d 641	11
2009	Ciolli v. Iravani	651 F. Supp. 2d 356	10
2008	Van Doren v. Coe Press Equipment Corp.	592 F. Supp. 2d 776	9
2007	U.S. Claims, Inc. v. Flomenhaft & Cannata, LLC	519 F. Supp. 2d 515	9
2011	In Re Aspartame Antitrust Litigation	817 F. Supp. 2d 608	7
2010	Langbord v. United States Department of the Treasury	749 F. Supp. 2d 268	7
2008	Padalino v. Standard Fire Insurance	616 F. Supp. 2d 538	7
2005	Boarhead Farm Agreement Group v. Advanced Environmental Technology Corp.	381 F. Supp. 2d 427	7
2006	In Re Grand Jury Investigation	447 F. Supp. 2d 453	6
2005	Berrier v. Simplicity Corp.	413 F. Supp. 2d 431	6
2009	Langbord v. United States Department of the Treasury	645 F. Supp. 2d 381	5
2008	Davis v. Riddle & Associates, P.C.	579 F. Supp. 2d 692	5
2005	Nesbitt v. Sears, Roebuck and Co.	415 F. Supp. 2d 530	4

Showing the 15 most-cited of 20 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 Legrome D. Davis?: President George W. Bush appointed Legrome D. Davis to the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania in 2002.
Was Legrome D. Davis appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?: Legrome D. Davis was appointed by President George W. Bush, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
What was Legrome D. Davis's confirmation vote?: The Senate confirmed Legrome D. Davis 94–0 on April 18, 2002.
Which court is Legrome D. Davis on?: Legrome D. Davis is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.

Sources

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24 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).