Luis Felipe Restrepo
Appointed by President Barack Obama in 2016 and confirmed by the Senate 82–6, Luis Felipe Restrepo is a Judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. He earned a law degree from Tulane University Law School in 1986. He previously served on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. Opinions & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Born
- 1959 · age 67
- Appointed by
- Barack Obama, 2016
- Confirmed
- 82–6
- Education
- University of Pennsylvania 1981 · Tulane Law School 1986
- Succeeded
- Anthony Joseph Scirica
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Eastern District of Pennsylvania succeeded Anita Blumstein Brody | Obama (D) | Voice vote |
| 2016 | Third Circuit succeeded Anthony Joseph Scirica | Obama (D) | 82–6 |
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
Nomination Confirmed 82–6 on January 11, 2016 · 114th Congress, Roll Call 1. Each senator links to their judicial-voting record.
Voted to confirm · 82
42 D, 39 R, 1 I
- Lamar Alexander(R-TN)
- Kelly Ayotte(R-NH)
- Tammy Baldwin(D-WI)
- John Barrasso(R-WY)
- Michael Bennet(D-CO)
- Richard Blumenthal(D-CT)
- Cory Booker(D-NJ)
- John Boozman(R-AR)
- Barbara Boxer(D-CA)
- Sherrod Brown(D-OH)
- Richard Burr(R-NC)
- Maria Cantwell(D-WA)
- Shelley Capito(R-WV)
- Ben Cardin(D-MD)
- Thomas Carper(D-DE)
- Bob Casey(D-PA)
- Thad Cochran(R-MS)
- Susan Collins(R-ME)
- Christopher Coons(D-DE)
- Bob Corker(R-TN)
- John Cornyn(R-TX)
- Tom Cotton(R-AR)
- Steve Daines(R-MT)
- Joe Donnelly(D-IN)
- Richard Durbin(D-IL)
- Mike Enzi(R-WY)
- Joni Ernst(R-IA)
- Dianne Feinstein(D-CA)
- Deb Fischer(R-NE)
- Jeff Flake(R-AZ)
- Cory Gardner(R-CO)
- Kirsten Gillibrand(D-NY)
- Chuck Grassley(R-IA)
- Orrin Hatch(R-UT)
- Martin Heinrich(D-NM)
- Heidi Heitkamp(D-ND)
- Dean Heller(R-NV)
- Mazie Hirono(D-HI)
- John Hoeven(R-ND)
- Ron Johnson(R-WI)
- Timothy Kaine(D-VA)
- Angus King(I-ME)
- Mark Kirk(R-IL)
- Amy Klobuchar(D-MN)
- James Lankford(R-OK)
- Patrick Leahy(D-VT)
- Joe Manchin(D-WV)
- Edward Markey(D-MA)
- John McCain(R-AZ)
- Claire McCaskill(D-MO)
- Mitch McConnell(R-KY)
- Robert Menendez(D-NJ)
- Jeff Merkley(D-OR)
- Barbara Mikulski(D-MD)
- Jerry Moran(R-KS)
- Lisa Murkowski(R-AK)
- Christopher Murphy(D-CT)
- Patty Murray(D-WA)
- Bill Nelson(D-FL)
- Rand Paul(R-KY)
- David Perdue(R-GA)
- Gary Peters(D-MI)
- Rob Portman(R-OH)
- Jack Reed(D-RI)
- Harry Reid(D-NV)
- Pat Roberts(R-KS)
- Mike Rounds(R-SD)
- Ben Sasse(R-NE)
- Brian Schatz(D-HI)
- Charles Schumer(D-NY)
- Jeanne Shaheen(D-NH)
- Dan Sullivan(R-AK)
- Jon Tester(D-MT)
- John Thune(R-SD)
- Thomas Tillis(R-NC)
- Pat Toomey(R-PA)
- Tom Udall(D-NM)
- Mark Warner(D-VA)
- Elizabeth Warren(D-MA)
- Sheldon Whitehouse(D-RI)
- Roger Wicker(R-MS)
- Ron Wyden(D-OR)
Voted against · 6
6 R
- Roy Blunt(R-MO)
- Jim Inhofe(R-OK)
- Mike Lee(R-UT)
- James Risch(R-ID)
- Jefferson Sessions(R-AL)
- Richard Shelby(R-AL)
Did not vote · 12
2 D, 9 R, 1 I
- Bill Cassidy(R-LA)
- Dan Coats(R-IN)
- Mike Crapo(R-ID)
- Ted Cruz(R-TX)
- Al Franken(D-MN)
- Lindsey Graham(R-SC)
- Johnny Isakson(R-GA)
- Marco Rubio(R-FL)
- Bernie Sanders(I-VT)
- Timothy Scott(R-SC)
- Debbie Stabenow(D-MI)
- David Vitter(R-LA)
Education
| University of Pennsylvania | B.A. | 1981 |
| Tulane University Law School | J.D. | 1986 |
Judicial Record
Caseload & case types
In our data, Restrepo was assigned 609 district-court cases (2003–2015). Median time from filing to termination: 167 days across 609 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 25 of Restrepo’s decisions reviewed on the merits by the U.S. courts of appeals in our data, 21 were affirmed, 1 reversed or vacated, and 3 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, Restrepo authored 2 published opinions for the court (2009–2010). Most cited: Ocasio v. Ollson (7 citations).
Published, precedential opinions from the CourtListener corpus. Counts and rankings are objective and recomputable: how we count. We describe the record, not the judge.
Selected opinions
| Year | Case | Citation | Cited |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Ocasio v. Ollson | 596 F. Supp. 2d 890 | 7 |
| 2010 | Li Min v. Morris | 737 F. Supp. 2d 332 | 5 |
Showing the 2 most-cited of 2 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 Luis Felipe Restrepo?
- President Barack Obama appointed Luis Felipe Restrepo to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit in 2016.
- Was Luis Felipe Restrepo appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Luis Felipe Restrepo was appointed by President Barack Obama, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Luis Felipe Restrepo's confirmation vote?
- The Senate confirmed Luis Felipe Restrepo 82–6 on January 11, 2016.
- Which court is Luis Felipe Restrepo on?
- Luis Felipe Restrepo is a Judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit.
Sources
Each fact on this page traces to a primary public record.
- FJC Biographical Directory
- Wikidata
- Portrait: United States Sentencing Commission (Public domain), via Wikimedia Commons
- Confirmation roll-call (Senate.gov, 2016)
- CourtListener bulk data (Free Law Project): authored opinions & citation counts
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10 years on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).