Louise W. Flanagan
Appointed by President George W. Bush in 2003 and confirmed by voice vote, Louise W. Flanagan is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina. She earned a law degree from University of Virginia School of Law in 1988. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Born
- 1962 · age 64
- Appointed by
- George W. Bush, 2003
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- Wake Forest 1984 · University of Virginia Law 1988
- Succeeded
- James Carroll Fox
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Eastern District of North Carolina succeeded James Carroll Fox | 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
| Wake Forest University | B.A. | 1984 |
| University of Virginia School of Law | J.D. | 1988 |
Judicial Record
Caseload & case types
In our data, Flanagan was assigned 7,522 district-court cases (1990–2026). Median time from filing to termination: 235 days across 5,880 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 1,292 of Flanagan’s decisions reviewed on the merits by the U.S. courts of appeals in our data, 1,102 were affirmed, 128 reversed or vacated, and 62 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, Flanagan authored 55 published opinions for the court (2004–2011). Most cited: Godfredson v. JBC Legal Group, P.C. (29 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Godfredson v. JBC Legal Group, P.C. | 387 F. Supp. 2d 543 | 29 |
| 2011 | Stonecrest Partners, LLC v. Bank of Hampton Roads | 770 F. Supp. 2d 778 | 27 |
| 2008 | Med-Trans Corp. v. Benton | 581 F. Supp. 2d 721 | 26 |
| 2004 | DirecTV, Inc. v. Hart | 366 F. Supp. 2d 315 | 25 |
| 2010 | Russ v. Causey | 732 F. Supp. 2d 589 | 23 |
| 2008 | Musselman v. eCast Settlement Corp. (In Re Musselman) | 394 B.R. 801 | 21 |
| 2005 | Baldwin v. Barnhart | 444 F. Supp. 2d 457 | 15 |
| 2007 | Bouygues Telecom, S.A. v. Tekelec | 472 F. Supp. 2d 722 | 13 |
| 2008 | Home Concrete & Supply, LLC v. United States | 599 F. Supp. 2d 678 | 11 |
| 2009 | Preston v. Leake | 629 F. Supp. 2d 517 | 10 |
| 2006 | Southtech Orthopedics, Inc. v. Dingus | 428 F. Supp. 2d 410 | 9 |
| 2004 | Korzinski v. Jackson | 326 F. Supp. 2d 704 | 9 |
| 2011 | Kelly v. United States | 809 F. Supp. 2d 429 | 8 |
| 2005 | Ivey v. Barnhart | 393 F. Supp. 2d 387 | 8 |
| 2005 | Food Lion, LLC v. Schuster Marketing Corp. | 382 F. Supp. 2d 793 | 8 |
Showing the 15 most-cited of 55 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 Louise W. Flanagan?
- President George W. Bush appointed Louise W. Flanagan to the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina in 2003.
- Was Louise W. Flanagan appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Louise W. Flanagan was appointed by President George W. Bush, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Louise W. Flanagan's confirmation vote?
- Louise W. Flanagan was confirmed by voice vote on July 17, 2003. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court is Louise W. Flanagan on?
- Louise W. Flanagan is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina.
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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23 years on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).