Who appointed Margaret Catharine Rodgers?

President George W. Bush appointed Margaret Catharine Rodgers to the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Florida in 2003.

Was Margaret Catharine Rodgers appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?

Margaret Catharine Rodgers was appointed by President George W. Bush, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.

What was Margaret Catharine Rodgers's confirmation vote?

The Senate confirmed Margaret Catharine Rodgers 82–0 on October 20, 2003.

Northern District of Florida / Appointed 2003 / Active

Margaret Catharine Rodgers

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

Appointed by President George W. Bush in 2003 and confirmed by the Senate 82–0, Margaret Catharine Rodgers is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Florida. She earned a law degree from California Western School of Law in 1992. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓

Born: 1964 · age 62
Appointed by: George W. Bush, 2003
Confirmed: 82–0
Education: University of West Florida 1989 · California Western Law 1992
Succeeded: Lacey A. Collier

Federal judicial service

Year	Court	Appointed by	Vote
2003	Northern District of Florida succeeded Lacey A. Collier	G.W. Bush (R)	82–0

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

Confirmation vote

Nomination Confirmed 82–0 on October 20, 2003 · 108th Congress, Roll Call 401. Each senator links to their judicial-voting record.

Voted to confirm · 82

39 D, 42 R, 1 I

Did not vote · 18

9 D, 9 R

Education

University of West Florida	B.A.	1989
California Western School of Law	J.D.	1992

Judicial Record

Caseload & case types

In our data, Rodgers was assigned 405,741 district-court cases (1990–2026), including large consolidated multidistrict litigation. Median time from filing to termination: 1,022 days across 395,031 closed cases.

Other civil matters73%

Personal-injury torts27%

Civil rights0%

Prisoner & habeas0%

Contract0%

Labor & ERISA0%

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 647 of Rodgers’s decisions reviewed on the merits by the U.S. courts of appeals in our data, 570 were affirmed, 38 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, Rodgers authored 28 published opinions for the court (2003–2011). Most cited: Crowe v. Paragon Relocation Resources, Inc. (11 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
2007	Crowe v. Paragon Relocation Resources, Inc.	506 F. Supp. 2d 1113	11
2009	Estate of McCall v. United States	663 F. Supp. 2d 1276	10
2010	JDI HOLDINGS, LLC v. Jet Management, Inc.	732 F. Supp. 2d 1205	9
2008	United States v. Marsh	548 F. Supp. 2d 1295	9
2004	Feraci v. Grundy Marine Construction Co.	315 F. Supp. 2d 1197	9
2008	Sun Ray Village Owners Ass'n v. Old Dominion Insurance	546 F. Supp. 2d 1283	8
2006	Langhorne v. Fireman's Fund Insurance	432 F. Supp. 2d 1274	6
2005	Action Outdoor Advertising JV, L.L.C. v. Town of Shalimar	377 F. Supp. 2d 1178	6
2003	Pate v. Peel	256 F. Supp. 2d 1326	6
2011	Allen v. SCHOOL BD. FOR SANTA ROSA COUNTY, FLORIDA	787 F. Supp. 2d 1293	3
2005	Schultz v. Hall	365 F. Supp. 2d 1218	3
2005	Foxworth Ex Rel. Estate of Durden v. Kia Motors	377 F. Supp. 2d 1196	3
2010	Emerald Coast Utilities Authority v. 3M Co.	746 F. Supp. 2d 1216	2
2009	Gulf Power Co. v. Coalsales II, L.L.C.	661 F. Supp. 2d 1270	2
2009	Roy v. Board of County Commissioners	607 F. Supp. 2d 1297	2

Showing the 15 most-cited of 28 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 Margaret Catharine Rodgers?: President George W. Bush appointed Margaret Catharine Rodgers to the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Florida in 2003.
Was Margaret Catharine Rodgers appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?: Margaret Catharine Rodgers was appointed by President George W. Bush, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
What was Margaret Catharine Rodgers's confirmation vote?: The Senate confirmed Margaret Catharine Rodgers 82–0 on October 20, 2003.
Which court is Margaret Catharine Rodgers on?: Margaret Catharine Rodgers is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Florida.

Sources

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