Linda R. Reade
Appointed by President George W. Bush in 2002 and confirmed by voice vote, Linda R. Reade is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Iowa. She earned a law degree from Drake University Law School in 1980. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Born
- 1948 · age 78
- Appointed by
- George W. Bush, 2002
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- Drake 1970 · Drake Law School 1980
- Succeeded
- Michael Joseph Melloy
- Succeeded by
- Charles Joseph Williams
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Northern District of Iowa succeeded Michael Joseph Melloy | G.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
| Drake University | B.A. | 1970 |
| Iowa State University | M.S. | 1973 |
| Drake University Law School | J.D. | 1980 |
Judicial Record
Caseload & case types
In our data, Reade was assigned 2,236 district-court cases (1986–2023). Median time from filing to termination: 228 days across 2,228 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 702 of Reade’s decisions reviewed on the merits by the U.S. courts of appeals in our data, 655 were affirmed, 24 reversed or vacated, and 23 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, Reade authored 135 published opinions for the court (2003–2011). Most cited: Cedarapids, Inc. v. Chicago, Central & Pacific Railroad (23 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Cedarapids, Inc. v. Chicago, Central & Pacific Railroad | 265 F. Supp. 2d 1005 | 23 |
| 2003 | Antunez-Fernandes v. Connors-Fernandes | 259 F. Supp. 2d 800 | 20 |
| 2007 | Salazar v. Agriprocessors, Inc. | 527 F. Supp. 2d 873 | 19 |
| 2009 | Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. CRST Van Expedited, Inc. | 611 F. Supp. 2d 918 | 18 |
| 2007 | McCabe v. MacAulay | 551 F. Supp. 2d 771 | 18 |
| 2008 | United States v. Thomas | 534 F. Supp. 2d 912 | 17 |
| 2009 | United States v. Fiorella | 602 F. Supp. 2d 1057 | 14 |
| 2007 | United States v. Bentley | 475 F. Supp. 2d 852 | 14 |
| 2006 | United States v. Johnson | 456 F. Supp. 2d 1016 | 13 |
| 2006 | HAWKE YE COMMODITY PROMOTIONS, INC. v. Miller | 432 F. Supp. 2d 822 | 13 |
| 2007 | United States v. Starr | 486 F. Supp. 2d 940 | 11 |
| 2006 | United States v. Postel | 524 F. Supp. 2d 1120 | 10 |
| 2005 | American Express Financial Advisors, Inc. v. Yantis | 358 F. Supp. 2d 818 | 10 |
| 2003 | Transamerica Financial Life Insurance v. Merrill Lynch & Co. | 302 B.R. 620 | 10 |
| 2007 | Brown v. the McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. | 526 F. Supp. 2d 950 | 9 |
Showing the 15 most-cited of 135 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 R. Reade?
- President George W. Bush appointed Linda R. Reade to the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Iowa in 2002.
- Was Linda R. Reade appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Linda R. Reade was appointed by President George W. Bush, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Linda R. Reade's confirmation vote?
- Linda R. Reade was confirmed by voice vote on November 14, 2002. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court is Linda R. Reade on?
- Linda R. Reade is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Iowa.
Sources
Each fact on this page traces to a primary public record.
- FJC Biographical Directory
- Wikidata
- Portrait: United States District Court for the Northern District of Iowa (Public domain), via Wikimedia Commons
- CourtListener bulk data (Free Law Project): authored opinions & citation counts
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23 years on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Iowa. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).