Who appointed Marcia G. Cooke?

President George W. Bush appointed Marcia G. Cooke to the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida in 2004.

Was Marcia G. Cooke appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?

Marcia G. Cooke was appointed by President George W. Bush, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.

What was Marcia G. Cooke's confirmation vote?

The Senate confirmed Marcia G. Cooke 96–0 on May 18, 2004.

Southern District of Florida / Appointed 2004 / Served to 2023

Marcia G. Cooke

Judge, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida

Appointed by President George W. Bush in 2004 and confirmed by the Senate 96–0, Marcia G. Cooke was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida. She earned a law degree from Wayne State University Law School in 1977. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓

Lived: 1954–2023
Appointed by: George W. Bush, 2004
Confirmed: 96–0
Education: Georgetown 1975 · Wayne State Law School 1977
Succeeded: Wilkie D. Ferguson Jr.
Succeeded by: Jacqueline Becerra

Federal judicial service

Year	Court	Appointed by	Vote
2004	Southern District of Florida succeeded Wilkie D. Ferguson Jr.	G.W. Bush (R)	96–0

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

Confirmation vote

Nomination Confirmed 96–0 on May 18, 2004 · 108th Congress, Roll Call 97. Each senator links to their judicial-voting record.

Voted to confirm · 96

45 D, 50 R, 1 I

Did not vote · 4

3 D, 1 R

Education

Georgetown University	B.S.F.S.	1975
Wayne State University Law School	J.D.	1977

Judicial Record

Caseload & case types

In our data, Cooke was assigned 7,294 district-court cases (1980–2022). Median time from filing to termination: 172 days across 7,285 closed cases.

Civil rights16%

Labor & ERISA16%

Contract14%

Personal-injury torts13%

Prisoner & habeas12%

Other federal statutes10%

Other19%

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 461 of Cooke’s decisions reviewed on the merits by the U.S. courts of appeals in our data, 380 were affirmed, 42 reversed or vacated, and 39 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, Cooke authored 29 published opinions for the court (2005–2011). Most cited: Hewlett-Packard Co. v. Brother's Trucking Enterprises, Inc. (52 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	Hewlett-Packard Co. v. Brother's Trucking Enterprises, Inc.	373 F. Supp. 2d 1349	52
2010	National Auto Lenders, Inc. v. Syslocate, Inc.	686 F. Supp. 2d 1318	36
2011	Segal v. Amazon. Com, Inc.	763 F. Supp. 2d 1367	14
2006	In Re the Complaint of Royal Carribean Cruises Ltd.	459 F. Supp. 2d 1275	10
2011	Mt. Hawley Insurance v. Dania Distribution Centre, Ltd.	763 F. Supp. 2d 1359	7
2006	Rios v. Direct Mail Express, Inc.	435 F. Supp. 2d 1199	7
2005	Beck v. Boce Group, L.C.	391 F. Supp. 2d 1183	7
2011	Reyes v. AT & T CORP.	801 F. Supp. 2d 1350	6
2010	Pandora Jewelers 1995, Inc. v. Pandora Jewelry, LLC	703 F. Supp. 2d 1307	6
2011	ZAKI KULAIBEE ESTABLISHMENT v. McFLICKER	788 F. Supp. 2d 1363	5
2010	Ruiz v. CARNIVAL CORPORATION	754 F. Supp. 2d 1328	5
2009	Palma v. BP PRODUCTS NORTH AMERICA, INC.	594 F. Supp. 2d 1306	4
2006	BP Products North America, Inc. v. Super Stop 79, Inc.	464 F. Supp. 2d 1253	3
2011	FLAVA WORKS, INC. v. City of Miami, Fla.	800 F. Supp. 2d 1182	2
2011	Hobirn, Inc. v. Aerotek, Inc.	787 F. Supp. 2d 1298	2

Showing the 15 most-cited of 29 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 Marcia G. Cooke?: President George W. Bush appointed Marcia G. Cooke to the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida in 2004.
Was Marcia G. Cooke appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?: Marcia G. Cooke was appointed by President George W. Bush, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
What was Marcia G. Cooke's confirmation vote?: The Senate confirmed Marcia G. Cooke 96–0 on May 18, 2004.
Which court was Marcia G. Cooke on?: Marcia G. Cooke was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.

Sources

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