Who appointed Marcia S. Krieger?

President George W. Bush appointed Marcia S. Krieger to the U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado in 2002.

Was Marcia S. Krieger appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?

Marcia S. Krieger 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 S. Krieger's confirmation vote?

The Senate confirmed Marcia S. Krieger 83–0 on January 25, 2002.

District of Colorado / Appointed 2002 / Senior status since 2019

Marcia S. Krieger

Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado

Appointed by President George W. Bush in 2002 and confirmed by the Senate 83–0, Marcia S. Krieger is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado. She earned a law degree from University of Colorado Law School in 1979. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓

Born: 1954 · age 72
Appointed by: George W. Bush, 2002
Confirmed: 83–0
Education: Lewis and Clark College 1975 · University of Colorado Law School 1979
Succeeded: Daniel B. Sparr
Succeeded by: Regina Marie Rodriguez

Federal judicial service

Year	Court	Appointed by	Vote
2002	District of Colorado succeeded Daniel B. Sparr	G.W. Bush (R)	83–0

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

Confirmation vote

Nomination Confirmed 83–0 on January 25, 2002 · 107th Congress, Roll Call 4. Each senator links to their judicial-voting record.

Voted to confirm · 83

43 D, 39 R, 1 I

Did not vote · 17

7 D, 10 R

Education

Lewis and Clark College	B.A.	1975
University of Colorado Law School	J.D.	1979

Judicial Record

Caseload & case types

In our data, Krieger was assigned 4,994 district-court cases (1980–2022). Median time from filing to termination: 238 days across 4,957 closed cases.

Criminal47%

Civil rights8%

Contract8%

Other federal statutes7%

Prisoner & habeas7%

Social Security5%

Other18%

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 309 of Krieger’s decisions reviewed on the merits by the U.S. courts of appeals in our data, 264 were affirmed, 29 reversed or vacated, and 16 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, Krieger authored 43 published opinions for the court (2002–2011). Most cited: Vialpando v. Johanns (129 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	Vialpando v. Johanns	619 F. Supp. 2d 1107	129
2002	In Re Ribozyme Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Securities Litigation	209 F. Supp. 2d 1106	70
2010	Tara Woods Ltd. Partnership v. Fannie Mae	731 F. Supp. 2d 1103	24
2006	Securities and Exchange Commission v. Nacchio	438 F. Supp. 2d 1266	21
2009	Llewellyn v. Shearson Financial Network, Inc.	622 F. Supp. 2d 1062	13
2006	Murphy v. Gardner	413 F. Supp. 2d 1156	13
2010	Felix v. City and County of Denver	729 F. Supp. 2d 1243	12
2009	Johnstown Feed & Seed, Inc. v. CONTINENTAL WESTERN INSURANCE COMPANY	641 F. Supp. 2d 1167	12
2007	Jordan v. Pugh	504 F. Supp. 2d 1109	10
2011	United States Ex Rel. Maxwell v. Kerr-McGee Oil & Gas Corp.	793 F. Supp. 2d 1260	8
2007	Board of County Commissioners v. Rocky Mountain Christian Church	481 F. Supp. 2d 1181	8
2009	United States v. Nacchio	608 F. Supp. 2d 1237	7
2005	Robinson v. Board of Regents of the University of Colorado	390 F. Supp. 2d 1011	7
2004	United States v. Alamosa County, Colo.	306 F. Supp. 2d 1016	7
2010	Elvig v. NINTENDO OF AMERICA, INC.	696 F. Supp. 2d 1207	6

Showing the 15 most-cited of 43 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 S. Krieger?: President George W. Bush appointed Marcia S. Krieger to the U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado in 2002.
Was Marcia S. Krieger appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?: Marcia S. Krieger 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 S. Krieger's confirmation vote?: The Senate confirmed Marcia S. Krieger 83–0 on January 25, 2002.
Which court is Marcia S. Krieger on?: Marcia S. Krieger is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado.

Sources

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