Who appointed Mae Avila D'Agostino?

President Barack Obama appointed Mae Avila D'Agostino to the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of New York in 2011.

Was Mae Avila D'Agostino appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?

Mae Avila D'Agostino was appointed by President Barack Obama, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.

What was Mae Avila D'Agostino's confirmation vote?

The Senate confirmed Mae Avila D'Agostino 88–0 on March 28, 2011.

Northern District of New York / Appointed 2011 / Active

Mae Avila D'Agostino

Judge, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of New York

Appointed by President Barack Obama in 2011 and confirmed by the Senate 88–0, Mae Avila D'Agostino is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of New York. She earned a law degree from Syracuse University College of Law in 1980. Sources ↓

Born: 1954 · age 72
Appointed by: Barack Obama, 2011
Confirmed: 88–0
Education: Siena College 1977 · Syracuse College of Law 1980
Succeeded: Frederick James Scullin Jr.

Federal judicial service

Year	Court	Appointed by	Vote
2011	Northern District of New York succeeded Frederick James Scullin Jr.	Obama (D)	88–0

Party letters show the appointing president’s party, not the judge’s own.

Confirmation vote

Nomination Confirmed 88–0 on March 28, 2011 · 112th Congress, Roll Call 46. Each senator links to their judicial-voting record.

Voted to confirm · 88

47 D, 39 R, 2 I

Did not vote · 12

4 D, 8 R

Education

Siena College	B.A.	1977
Syracuse University College of Law	J.D.	1980

Judicial Record

Caseload & case types

In our data, D'Agostino was assigned 2,544 district-court cases (2004–2026). Median time from filing to termination: 231 days across 1,975 closed cases.

Other civil matters39%

Prisoner & habeas12%

Civil rights11%

Criminal6%

Contract6%

Personal-injury torts6%

Other20%

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 201 of D'Agostino’s decisions reviewed on the merits by the U.S. courts of appeals in our data, 161 were affirmed, 23 reversed or vacated, and 17 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 Mae Avila D'Agostino?: President Barack Obama appointed Mae Avila D'Agostino to the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of New York in 2011.
Was Mae Avila D'Agostino appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?: Mae Avila D'Agostino was appointed by President Barack Obama, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
What was Mae Avila D'Agostino's confirmation vote?: The Senate confirmed Mae Avila D'Agostino 88–0 on March 28, 2011.
Which court is Mae Avila D'Agostino on?: Mae Avila D'Agostino is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of New York.

Sources

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15 years on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of New York. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).