Margaret B. Seymour
Appointed by President William J. Clinton in 1998 and confirmed by voice vote, Margaret B. Seymour was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the District of South Carolina. She earned a law degree from American University, Washington College of Law in 1977. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Born
- 1947 · age 79
- Appointed by
- William J. Clinton, 1998
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- Howard 1969 · American, Washington College of Law 1977
- Succeeded
- William Byrd Traxler Jr.
- Succeeded by
- Bruce Howe Hendricks
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | District of South Carolina succeeded William Byrd Traxler Jr. | Clinton (D) | Voice vote |
Party letters show the appointing president’s party, not the judge’s own. A voice vote means the chamber approved aloud. No senator-by-senator tally is recorded.
Confirmation vote
Voice vote
The Senate approved this confirmation aloud, with no senator-by-senator tally recorded. Recorded roll-call votes begin in 1989.
Education
| Howard University | B.A. | 1969 |
| American University, Washington College of Law | J.D. | 1977 |
Judicial Record
Caseload & case types
In our data, Seymour was assigned 5,298 district-court cases (1991–2022). Median time from filing to termination: 238 days across 5,298 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 472 of Seymour’s decisions reviewed on the merits by the U.S. courts of appeals in our data, 395 were affirmed, 58 reversed or vacated, and 19 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, Seymour authored 12 published opinions for the court (2001–2011). Most cited: Chavis v. Fidelity Warranty Services, Inc. (22 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Chavis v. Fidelity Warranty Services, Inc. | 415 F. Supp. 2d 620 | 22 |
| 2011 | ASHLEY II OF CHARLESTON, LLC v. PCS Nitrogen, Inc. | 791 F. Supp. 2d 431 | 15 |
| 2001 | Sunex International, Inc. v. Travelers Indemnity Co. | 185 F. Supp. 2d 614 | 11 |
| 2010 | Gleaton v. Monumental Life Insurance | 719 F. Supp. 2d 623 | 8 |
| 2007 | Bickford v. Denmark Technical College | 479 F. Supp. 2d 551 | 6 |
| 2008 | GTR RENTAL, LLC v. DalCanton | 547 F. Supp. 2d 510 | 4 |
| 2011 | Friends of Congaree Swamp v. Federal Highway Administration | 786 F. Supp. 2d 1054 | 3 |
| 2008 | Bailey v. Bazzle | 628 F. Supp. 2d 651 | 3 |
| 2010 | ASHLEY II OF CHARLESTON, LLC v. PCS Nitrogen, Inc. | 746 F. Supp. 2d 692 | 2 |
| 2011 | Liberty Mutual Fire Insurance v. J.T. Walker Industries, Inc. | 817 F. Supp. 2d 784 | 1 |
| 2010 | Gilliam v. Hovis (In Re Marine Energy Systems Corp.) | 430 B.R. 348 | 0 |
| 2003 | United States v. Taylor | 292 F. Supp. 2d 791 | 0 |
Showing the 12 most-cited of 12 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 B. Seymour?
- President William J. Clinton appointed Margaret B. Seymour to the U.S. District Court for the District of South Carolina in 1998.
- Was Margaret B. Seymour appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Margaret B. Seymour was appointed by President William J. Clinton, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Margaret B. Seymour's confirmation vote?
- Margaret B. Seymour was confirmed by voice vote on October 21, 1998. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court was Margaret B. Seymour on?
- Margaret B. Seymour was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the District of South Carolina.
Sources
Each fact on this page traces to a primary public record.
- FJC Biographical Directory
- Wikidata
- CourtListener bulk data (Free Law Project): authored opinions & citation counts
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23 years on the U.S. District Court for the District of South Carolina. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).