Who appointed Marcia Morales Howard?

President George W. Bush appointed Marcia Morales Howard to the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida in 2007.

Was Marcia Morales Howard appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?

Marcia Morales Howard 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 Morales Howard's confirmation vote?

The Senate confirmed Marcia Morales Howard 93–0 on February 15, 2007.

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Marcia Morales Howard

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

Appointed by President George W. Bush in 2007 and confirmed by the Senate 93–0, Marcia Morales Howard is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida. She earned a law degree from University of Florida College of Law (now Fredric G. Levin College of Law) in 1990. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓

Born: 1965 · age 61
Appointed by: George W. Bush, 2007
Confirmed: 93–0
Education: Vanderbilt 1987 · University of Florida College of Law (now Fredric G. Levin College of Law) 1990
Succeeded: Harvey Erwin Schlesinger

Federal judicial service

Year	Court	Appointed by	Vote
2007	Middle District of Florida succeeded Harvey Erwin Schlesinger	G.W. Bush (R)	93–0

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

Confirmation vote

Nomination Confirmed 93–0 on February 15, 2007 · 110th Congress, Roll Call 50. Each senator links to their judicial-voting record.

Voted to confirm · 93

46 D, 45 R, 2 I

Did not vote · 7

3 D, 4 R

Education

Vanderbilt University	B.S.	1987
University of Florida College of Law (now Fredric G. Levin College of Law)	J.D.	1990

Judicial Record

Caseload & case types

In our data, Howard was assigned 8,616 district-court cases (1984–2026). Median time from filing to termination: 196 days across 7,587 closed cases.

Personal-injury torts24%

Other civil matters23%

Prisoner & habeas18%

Civil rights8%

Other federal statutes7%

Labor & ERISA6%

Other14%

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 353 of Howard’s decisions reviewed on the merits by the U.S. courts of appeals in our data, 296 were affirmed, 40 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.

In our data, Howard authored 14 published opinions for the court (2007–2011). Most cited: Rumler v. DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS, FLORIDA (16 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
2008	Rumler v. DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS, FLORIDA	546 F. Supp. 2d 1334	16
2010	Epolito v. Prudential Insurance Co. of America	737 F. Supp. 2d 1364	14
2010	Haddad v. Arnold	784 F. Supp. 2d 1284	12
2011	Haddad v. Dudek	784 F. Supp. 2d 1308	8
2010	ZISSER v. Florida Bar	747 F. Supp. 2d 1303	8
2009	Tindell v. TREE OF LIFE, INC.	672 F. Supp. 2d 1300	8
2007	Leonard v. Astrue	487 F. Supp. 2d 1333	8
2011	Durden v. CITICORP TRUST BANK, FSB	763 F. Supp. 2d 1299	6
2011	Howard v. Hartford Life & Accident Insurance	769 F. Supp. 2d 1366	4
2010	Green v. United States	700 F. Supp. 2d 1280	4
2008	United States v. Crisp	542 F. Supp. 2d 1267	4
2007	Grunau v. Waage (In Re Grunau)	376 B.R. 322	3
2011	Howard v. Hartford Life & Accident Insurance	765 F. Supp. 2d 1341	1
2008	In Re Beane	404 B.R. 942	1

Showing the 14 most-cited of 14 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 Morales Howard?: President George W. Bush appointed Marcia Morales Howard to the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida in 2007.
Was Marcia Morales Howard appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?: Marcia Morales Howard 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 Morales Howard's confirmation vote?: The Senate confirmed Marcia Morales Howard 93–0 on February 15, 2007.
Which court is Marcia Morales Howard on?: Marcia Morales Howard is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida.

Sources

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