Lenore Carrero Nesbitt
Appointed by President Ronald Reagan in 1983 and confirmed by voice vote, Lenore Carrero Nesbitt was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida. She earned a law degree from University of Miami School of Law in 1957. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Lived
- 1932–2001
- Appointed by
- Ronald Reagan, 1983
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- Northwestern 1954 · University of Miami Law 1957
- Succeeded
- Carl Clyde Atkins
- Succeeded by
- Adalberto Jose Jordan
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Southern District of Florida succeeded Carl Clyde Atkins | Reagan (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
| Stephens College | A.A. | 1952 |
| Northwestern University | B.S. | 1954 |
| University of Miami School of Law | LL.B. | 1957 |
Judicial Record
Caseload & case types
In our data, Nesbitt was assigned 4,039 district-court cases (1978–2001). Median time from filing to termination: 219 days across 4,039 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 20 of Nesbitt’s decisions reviewed on the merits by the U.S. courts of appeals in our data, 19 were affirmed, 1 reversed or vacated. 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, Nesbitt authored 95 published opinions for the court (1984–1999). Most cited: Windmere Corp. v. Remington Products, Inc. (45 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | Windmere Corp. v. Remington Products, Inc. | 617 F. Supp. 8 | 45 |
| 1990 | Feltman v. Prudential Bache Securities | 122 B.R. 466 | 35 |
| 1996 | Bashir v. National RR Passenger Corp.(Amtrak) | 929 F. Supp. 404 | 25 |
| 1993 | Burger King Corp. v. Holder | 844 F. Supp. 1528 | 23 |
| 1988 | Dellapa v. Vazquez (In Re Vazquez) | 92 B.R. 533 | 22 |
| 1987 | Official Labor Creditors Committee v. Jet Florida Systems, Inc. (In Re Jet Florida Systems, Inc.) | 80 B.R. 544 | 22 |
| 1989 | Heininger v. Wecare Distributors, Inc. | 706 F. Supp. 860 | 19 |
| 1992 | NCL Corp. v. Lone Star Building Centers (Eastern) Inc. | 144 B.R. 170 | 18 |
| 1992 | Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc. v. Hagerty | 808 F. Supp. 1555 | 16 |
| 1989 | Citron v. Armstrong World Industries, Inc. | 721 F. Supp. 1259 | 16 |
| 1993 | Paul v. Avril | 812 F. Supp. 207 | 14 |
| 1984 | Florida Monument Builders v. All Faiths Memorial Gardens | 605 F. Supp. 1324 | 14 |
| 1997 | Ramirez-Centeno v. Wallis | 957 F. Supp. 1267 | 13 |
| 1989 | Brisk v. City of Miami Beach, Fla. | 709 F. Supp. 1146 | 13 |
| 1991 | Acquisition Corp. of America v. Federal Deposit Insurance | 760 F. Supp. 1558 | 11 |
Showing the 15 most-cited of 95 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 Lenore Carrero Nesbitt?
- President Ronald Reagan appointed Lenore Carrero Nesbitt to the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida in 1983.
- Was Lenore Carrero Nesbitt appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Lenore Carrero Nesbitt was appointed by President Ronald Reagan, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Lenore Carrero Nesbitt's confirmation vote?
- Lenore Carrero Nesbitt was confirmed by voice vote on November 15, 1983. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court was Lenore Carrero Nesbitt on?
- Lenore Carrero Nesbitt was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.
Sources
Each fact on this page traces to a primary public record.
- FJC Biographical Directory
- Wikidata
- CourtListener bulk data (Free Law Project): authored opinions & citation counts
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17 years on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).