Madeline Cox Arleo
Appointed by President Barack Obama in 2014 and confirmed by voice vote, Madeline Cox Arleo is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey. She earned a law degree from Seton Hall University School of Law in 1989. Sources ↓
- Born
- 1963 · age 63
- Appointed by
- Barack Obama, 2014
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- Rutgers College 1985 · Seton Hall Law 1989
- Succeeded
- Dennis M. Cavanaugh
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | District of New Jersey succeeded Dennis M. Cavanaugh | Obama (D) | 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
| Rutgers College | B.A. | 1985 |
| Rutgers University | M.A. | 1986 |
| Seton Hall University School of Law | J.D. | 1989 |
Judicial Record
Caseload & case types
In our data, Arleo was assigned 4,877 district-court cases (1992–2026). Median time from filing to termination: 246 days across 4,146 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 122 of Arleo’s decisions reviewed on the merits by the U.S. courts of appeals in our data, 101 were affirmed, 14 reversed or vacated, and 7 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 Madeline Cox Arleo?
- President Barack Obama appointed Madeline Cox Arleo to the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey in 2014.
- Was Madeline Cox Arleo appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Madeline Cox Arleo was appointed by President Barack Obama, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Madeline Cox Arleo's confirmation vote?
- Madeline Cox Arleo was confirmed by voice vote on November 20, 2014. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court is Madeline Cox Arleo on?
- Madeline Cox Arleo is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey.
Sources
Each fact on this page traces to a primary public record.
- FJC Biographical Directory
- Wikidata
- Portrait: United States District Court, District of New Jersey (Public domain), via Wikimedia Commons
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11 years on the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).