Liam O'Grady
Appointed by President George W. Bush in 2007 and confirmed by the Senate 88–0, Liam O'Grady was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia. He earned a law degree from International School of Law (now George Mason University Antonin Scalia Law School) in 1977. Sources ↓
- Born
- 1950 · age 76
- Appointed by
- George W. Bush, 2007
- Confirmed
- 88–0
- Education
- Franklin and Marshall College 1973 · International Law (now George Mason Antonin Scalia Law School) 1977
- Succeeded
- Claude M. Hilton
- Succeeded by
- Patricia Tolliver Giles
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Eastern District of Virginia succeeded Claude M. Hilton | G.W. Bush (R) | 88–0 |
Party letters show the appointing president’s party, not the judge’s own.
Confirmation vote
Nomination Confirmed 88–0 on July 9, 2007 · 110th Congress, Roll Call 239. Each senator links to their judicial-voting record.
Voted to confirm · 88
44 D, 42 R, 2 I
- Daniel Akaka(D-HI)
- Lamar Alexander(R-TN)
- John Barrasso(R-WY)
- Max Baucus(D-MT)
- Evan Bayh(D-IN)
- Robert Bennett(R-UT)
- Joe Biden(D-DE)
- Jeff Bingaman(D-NM)
- Christopher Bond(R-MO)
- Barbara Boxer(D-CA)
- Sherrod Brown(D-OH)
- Samuel Brownback(R-KS)
- Jim Bunning(R-KY)
- Robert Byrd(D-WV)
- Maria Cantwell(D-WA)
- Benjamin Cardin(D-MD)
- Thomas Carper(D-DE)
- Bob Casey(D-PA)
- Hillary Clinton(D-NY)
- Tom Coburn(R-OK)
- Thad Cochran(R-MS)
- Norm Coleman(R-MN)
- Susan Collins(R-ME)
- Kent Conrad(D-ND)
- Bob Corker(R-TN)
- John Cornyn(R-TX)
- Larry Craig(R-ID)
- Mike Crapo(R-ID)
- James DeMint(R-SC)
- Christopher Dodd(D-CT)
- Elizabeth Dole(R-NC)
- Pete Domenici(R-NM)
- Richard Durbin(D-IL)
- Michael Enzi(R-WY)
- Russ Feingold(D-WI)
- Dianne Feinstein(D-CA)
- Lindsey Graham(R-SC)
- Charles Grassley(R-IA)
- Judd Gregg(R-NH)
- Chuck Hagel(R-NE)
- Tom Harkin(D-IA)
- Orrin Hatch(R-UT)
- Kay Hutchison(R-TX)
- Jim Inhofe(R-OK)
- Johnny Isakson(R-GA)
- Edward Kennedy(D-MA)
- John Kerry(D-MA)
- Amy Klobuchar(D-MN)
- Herb Kohl(D-WI)
- Jon Kyl(R-AZ)
- Mary Landrieu(D-LA)
- Frank Lautenberg(D-NJ)
- Patrick Leahy(D-VT)
- Carl Levin(D-MI)
- Joe Lieberman(I-CT)
- Trent Lott(R-MS)
- Richard Lugar(R-IN)
- Mel Martinez(R-FL)
- Claire McCaskill(D-MO)
- Mitch McConnell(R-KY)
- Robert Menendez(D-NJ)
- Barbara Mikulski(D-MD)
- Lisa Murkowski(R-AK)
- Patty Murray(D-WA)
- Bill Nelson(D-FL)
- Ben Nelson(D-NE)
- Mark Pryor(D-AR)
- Jack Reed(D-RI)
- Harry Reid(D-NV)
- Pat Roberts(R-KS)
- Jay Rockefeller(D-WV)
- Ken Salazar(D-CO)
- Bernard Sanders(I-VT)
- Charles Schumer(D-NY)
- Jeff Sessions(R-AL)
- Richard Shelby(R-AL)
- Gordon Smith(R-OR)
- Olympia Snowe(R-ME)
- Arlen Specter(R-PA)
- Debbie Stabenow(D-MI)
- Ted Stevens(R-AK)
- John Sununu(R-NH)
- Jon Tester(D-MT)
- David Vitter(R-LA)
- John Warner(R-VA)
- James Webb(D-VA)
- Sheldon Whitehouse(D-RI)
- Ron Wyden(D-OR)
Did not vote · 12
5 D, 7 R
- A. Allard(R-CO)
- Richard Burr(R-NC)
- Saxby Chambliss(R-GA)
- Byron Dorgan(D-ND)
- John Ensign(R-NV)
- Daniel Inouye(D-HI)
- Tim Johnson(D-SD)
- Blanche Lincoln(D-AR)
- John McCain(R-AZ)
- Barack Obama(D-IL)
- John Thune(R-SD)
- George Voinovich(R-OH)
Education
| Franklin and Marshall College | B.A. | 1973 |
| International School of Law (now George Mason University Antonin Scalia Law School) | J.D. | 1977 |
Judicial Record
Caseload & case types
In our data, O'Grady was assigned 2,790 district-court cases (1989–2023). Median time from filing to termination: 139 days across 2,783 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 345 of O'Grady’s decisions reviewed on the merits by the U.S. courts of appeals in our data, 301 were affirmed, 26 reversed or vacated, and 18 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 Liam O'Grady?
- President George W. Bush appointed Liam O'Grady to the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia in 2007.
- Was Liam O'Grady appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Liam O'Grady was appointed by President George W. Bush, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Liam O'Grady's confirmation vote?
- The Senate confirmed Liam O'Grady 88–0 on July 9, 2007.
- Which court was Liam O'Grady on?
- Liam O'Grady was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia.
Sources
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16 years on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).