Linda Hodge McLaughlin
Appointed by President George H.W. Bush in 1992 and confirmed by voice vote, Linda Hodge McLaughlin was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California. She earned a law degree from University of California, Berkeley, School of Law in 1966. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Lived
- 1942–1999
- Appointed by
- George H.W. Bush, 1992
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- Stanford 1963 · University of California, Berkeley, Law 1966
- Succeeded by
- Florence-Marie Cooper
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Central District of California | G.H.W. Bush (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
| Stanford University | B.A. | 1963 |
| University of California, Berkeley, School of Law | LL.B. | 1966 |
Judicial Record
Caseload & case types
In our data, McLaughlin was assigned 2,229 district-court cases (1988–1999). Median time from filing to termination: 70 days across 2,229 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 10 of McLaughlin’s decisions reviewed on the merits by the U.S. courts of appeals in our data, 8 were affirmed, 1 reversed or vacated, and 1 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, McLaughlin authored 1 published opinion for the court (1993).
A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | United States v. Znider (In Re Znider) | 167 B.R. 603 | 0 |
Showing the 1 most-cited of 1 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 Linda Hodge McLaughlin?
- President George H.W. Bush appointed Linda Hodge McLaughlin to the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California in 1992.
- Was Linda Hodge McLaughlin appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Linda Hodge McLaughlin was appointed by President George H.W. Bush, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Linda Hodge McLaughlin's confirmation vote?
- Linda Hodge McLaughlin was confirmed by voice vote on August 12, 1992. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court was Linda Hodge McLaughlin on?
- Linda Hodge McLaughlin was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California.
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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6 years on the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).