Lorna Gail Schofield
Appointed by President Barack Obama in 2012 and confirmed by the Senate 91–0, Lorna Gail Schofield is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York. She earned a law degree from New York University School of Law in 1981. Sources ↓
- Born
- 1956 · age 70
- Appointed by
- Barack Obama, 2012
- Confirmed
- 91–0
- Education
- Indiana 1977 · New York Law 1981
- Succeeded
- Shira A. Scheindlin
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Southern District of New York succeeded Shira A. Scheindlin | Obama (D) | 91–0 |
Party letters show the appointing president’s party, not the judge’s own.
Confirmation vote
Nomination Confirmed 91–0 on December 13, 2012 · 112th Congress, Roll Call 228. Each senator links to their judicial-voting record.
Voted to confirm · 91
48 D, 41 R, 2 I
- Daniel Akaka(D-HI)
- Lamar Alexander(R-TN)
- Kelly Ayotte(R-NH)
- John Barrasso(R-WY)
- Max Baucus(D-MT)
- Mark Begich(D-AK)
- Michael Bennet(D-CO)
- Jeff Bingaman(D-NM)
- Richard Blumenthal(D-CT)
- Roy Blunt(R-MO)
- John Boozman(R-AR)
- Sherrod Brown(D-OH)
- Scott Brown(R-MA)
- Richard Burr(R-NC)
- Maria Cantwell(D-WA)
- Benjamin Cardin(D-MD)
- Thomas Carper(D-DE)
- Bob Casey(D-PA)
- Saxby Chambliss(R-GA)
- Dan Coats(R-IN)
- Tom Coburn(R-OK)
- Thad Cochran(R-MS)
- Susan Collins(R-ME)
- Kent Conrad(D-ND)
- Christopher Coons(D-DE)
- Bob Corker(R-TN)
- John Cornyn(R-TX)
- Mike Crapo(R-ID)
- James DeMint(R-SC)
- Richard Durbin(D-IL)
- Michael Enzi(R-WY)
- Dianne Feinstein(D-CA)
- Al Franken(D-MN)
- Kirsten Gillibrand(D-NY)
- Lindsey Graham(R-SC)
- Chuck Grassley(R-IA)
- Kay Hagan(D-NC)
- Tom Harkin(D-IA)
- Orrin Hatch(R-UT)
- Dean Heller(R-NV)
- Kay Hutchison(R-TX)
- Johnny Isakson(R-GA)
- Mike Johanns(R-NE)
- Tim Johnson(D-SD)
- Ron Johnson(R-WI)
- John Kerry(D-MA)
- Amy Klobuchar(D-MN)
- Herb Kohl(D-WI)
- Jon Kyl(R-AZ)
- Mary Landrieu(D-LA)
- Patrick Leahy(D-VT)
- Mike Lee(R-UT)
- Carl Levin(D-MI)
- Joe Lieberman(I-CT)
- Richard Lugar(R-IN)
- Joe Manchin(D-WV)
- Claire McCaskill(D-MO)
- Mitch McConnell(R-KY)
- Robert Menendez(D-NJ)
- Jeff Merkley(D-OR)
- Barbara Mikulski(D-MD)
- Lisa Murkowski(R-AK)
- Patty Murray(D-WA)
- Bill Nelson(D-FL)
- Ben Nelson(D-NE)
- Rand Paul(R-KY)
- Rob Portman(R-OH)
- Mark Pryor(D-AR)
- Jack Reed(D-RI)
- Harry Reid(D-NV)
- James Risch(R-ID)
- Pat Roberts(R-KS)
- Jay Rockefeller(D-WV)
- Marco Rubio(R-FL)
- Bernard Sanders(I-VT)
- Charles Schumer(D-NY)
- Jeff Sessions(R-AL)
- Jeanne Shaheen(D-NH)
- Richard Shelby(R-AL)
- Olympia Snowe(R-ME)
- Debbie Stabenow(D-MI)
- Jon Tester(D-MT)
- John Thune(R-SD)
- Pat Toomey(R-PA)
- Mark Udall(D-CO)
- Tom Udall(D-NM)
- Mark Warner(D-VA)
- James Webb(D-VA)
- Sheldon Whitehouse(D-RI)
- Roger Wicker(R-MS)
- Ron Wyden(D-OR)
Did not vote · 9
3 D, 6 R
- Barbara Boxer(D-CA)
- John Hoeven(R-ND)
- Jim Inhofe(R-OK)
- Daniel Inouye(D-HI)
- Mark Kirk(R-IL)
- Frank Lautenberg(D-NJ)
- John McCain(R-AZ)
- Jerry Moran(R-KS)
- David Vitter(R-LA)
Education
| Indiana University | B.A. | 1977 |
| New York University School of Law | J.D. | 1981 |
Judicial Record
Caseload & case types
In our data, Schofield was assigned 3,673 district-court cases (1993–2026). Median time from filing to termination: 149 days across 3,443 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 185 of Schofield’s decisions reviewed on the merits by the U.S. courts of appeals in our data, 144 were affirmed, 25 reversed or vacated, and 16 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 Lorna Gail Schofield?
- President Barack Obama appointed Lorna Gail Schofield to the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York in 2012.
- Was Lorna Gail Schofield appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Lorna Gail Schofield was appointed by President Barack Obama, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Lorna Gail Schofield's confirmation vote?
- The Senate confirmed Lorna Gail Schofield 91–0 on December 13, 2012.
- Which court is Lorna Gail Schofield on?
- Lorna Gail Schofield is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.
Sources
Each fact on this page traces to a primary public record.
- FJC Biographical Directory
- Wikidata
- Portrait: U.S. Government -- Judiciary -- S.D.N.Y. (Public domain), via Wikimedia Commons
- Confirmation roll-call (Senate.gov, 2012)
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13 years on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).