Marc Thomas Treadwell
Appointed by President Barack Obama in 2010 and confirmed by the Senate 89–0, Marc Thomas Treadwell is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Georgia. He earned a law degree from Mercer University School of Law in 1981. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Born
- 1955 · age 71
- Appointed by
- Barack Obama, 2010
- Confirmed
- 89–0
- Education
- Valdosta State College 1978 · Mercer Law 1981
- Succeeded
- Hugh Lawson
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Middle District of Georgia succeeded Hugh Lawson | Obama (D) | 89–0 |
Party letters show the appointing president’s party, not the judge’s own.
Confirmation vote
Nomination Confirmed 89–0 on June 21, 2010 · 111th Congress, Roll Call 196. Each senator links to their judicial-voting record.
Voted to confirm · 89
53 D, 34 R, 2 I
- Daniel Akaka(D-HI)
- Lamar Alexander(R-TN)
- John Barrasso(R-WY)
- Max Baucus(D-MT)
- Mark Begich(D-AK)
- Michael Bennet(D-CO)
- Jeff Bingaman(D-NM)
- Barbara Boxer(D-CA)
- Sherrod Brown(D-OH)
- Scott Brown(R-MA)
- Samuel Brownback(R-KS)
- Jim Bunning(R-KY)
- Richard Burr(R-NC)
- Roland Burris(D-IL)
- Maria Cantwell(D-WA)
- Benjamin Cardin(D-MD)
- Thomas Carper(D-DE)
- Bob Casey(D-PA)
- Saxby Chambliss(R-GA)
- Tom Coburn(R-OK)
- Thad Cochran(R-MS)
- Susan Collins(R-ME)
- Kent Conrad(D-ND)
- Bob Corker(R-TN)
- John Cornyn(R-TX)
- Mike Crapo(R-ID)
- James DeMint(R-SC)
- Christopher Dodd(D-CT)
- Byron Dorgan(D-ND)
- Richard Durbin(D-IL)
- John Ensign(R-NV)
- Michael Enzi(R-WY)
- Russ Feingold(D-WI)
- Dianne Feinstein(D-CA)
- Al Franken(D-MN)
- Kirsten Gillibrand(D-NY)
- Lindsey Graham(R-SC)
- Charles Grassley(R-IA)
- Kay Hagan(D-NC)
- Tom Harkin(D-IA)
- Orrin Hatch(R-UT)
- Jim Inhofe(R-OK)
- Daniel Inouye(D-HI)
- Johnny Isakson(R-GA)
- Mike Johanns(R-NE)
- Tim Johnson(D-SD)
- Edward Kaufman(D-DE)
- John Kerry(D-MA)
- Amy Klobuchar(D-MN)
- Herb Kohl(D-WI)
- Mary Landrieu(D-LA)
- Frank Lautenberg(D-NJ)
- George LeMieux(R-FL)
- Patrick Leahy(D-VT)
- Carl Levin(D-MI)
- Joe Lieberman(I-CT)
- Blanche Lincoln(D-AR)
- Richard Lugar(R-IN)
- John McCain(R-AZ)
- 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)
- Ben Nelson(D-NE)
- Mark Pryor(D-AR)
- Jack Reed(D-RI)
- Harry Reid(D-NV)
- James Risch(R-ID)
- Pat Roberts(R-KS)
- Jay Rockefeller(D-WV)
- Bernard Sanders(I-VT)
- Charles Schumer(D-NY)
- Jeff Sessions(R-AL)
- Jeanne Shaheen(D-NH)
- Richard Shelby(R-AL)
- Olympia Snowe(R-ME)
- Arlen Specter(D-PA)
- Debbie Stabenow(D-MI)
- Jon Tester(D-MT)
- Mark Udall(D-CO)
- Tom Udall(D-NM)
- George Voinovich(R-OH)
- Mark Warner(D-VA)
- James Webb(D-VA)
- Sheldon Whitehouse(D-RI)
- Roger Wicker(R-MS)
Did not vote · 11
4 D, 7 R
- Evan Bayh(D-IN)
- Robert Bennett(R-UT)
- Christopher Bond(R-MO)
- Robert Byrd(D-WV)
- Judd Gregg(R-NH)
- Kay Hutchison(R-TX)
- Jon Kyl(R-AZ)
- Bill Nelson(D-FL)
- John Thune(R-SD)
- David Vitter(R-LA)
- Ron Wyden(D-OR)
Education
| Valdosta State College | B.A. | 1978 |
| Mercer University School of Law | J.D. | 1981 |
Judicial Record
Caseload & case types
In our data, Treadwell was assigned 3,132 district-court cases (1986–2026). Median time from filing to termination: 147 days across 2,547 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 195 of Treadwell’s decisions reviewed on the merits by the U.S. courts of appeals in our data, 165 were affirmed, 17 reversed or vacated, and 13 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, Treadwell authored 4 published opinions for the court (2011). Most cited: United States Ex Rel. Parato v. Unadilla Health Care Center, Inc. (10 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | United States Ex Rel. Parato v. Unadilla Health Care Center, Inc. | 787 F. Supp. 2d 1329 | 10 |
| 2011 | Seaman v. Peterson | 762 F. Supp. 2d 1363 | 7 |
| 2011 | Sallie v. Humphrey | 789 F. Supp. 2d 1351 | 1 |
| 2011 | North American Specialty Insurance v. Pen Pals Productions, LLC | 789 F. Supp. 2d 1343 | 0 |
Showing the 4 most-cited of 4 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 Marc Thomas Treadwell?
- President Barack Obama appointed Marc Thomas Treadwell to the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Georgia in 2010.
- Was Marc Thomas Treadwell appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Marc Thomas Treadwell was appointed by President Barack Obama, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Marc Thomas Treadwell's confirmation vote?
- The Senate confirmed Marc Thomas Treadwell 89–0 on June 21, 2010.
- Which court is Marc Thomas Treadwell on?
- Marc Thomas Treadwell is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Georgia.
Sources
Each fact on this page traces to a primary public record.
- FJC Biographical Directory
- Wikidata
- Portrait: United States Attorney's Office for the Middle District of Georgia (Public domain), via Wikimedia Commons
- Confirmation roll-call (Senate.gov, 2010)
- CourtListener bulk data (Free Law Project): authored opinions & citation counts
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16 years on the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Georgia. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).