Marianne O. Battani
Appointed by President William J. Clinton in 2000 and confirmed by voice vote, Marianne O. Battani was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan. She earned a law degree from Detroit College of Law (now Michigan State University College of Law) in 1972. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Lived
- 1944–2021
- Appointed by
- William J. Clinton, 2000
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- University of Detroit (now of Detroit Mercy) 1966 · Detroit College of Law (now Michigan State College of Law) 1972
- Succeeded
- Anna Katherine Johnston Diggs Taylor
- Succeeded by
- Matthew Frederick Leitman
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Eastern District of Michigan succeeded Anna Katherine Johnston Diggs Taylor | 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
| University of Detroit (now University of Detroit Mercy) | B.A. | 1966 |
| Detroit College of Law (now Michigan State University College of Law) | J.D. | 1972 |
Judicial Record
Caseload & case types
In our data, Battani was assigned 3,383 district-court cases (1989–2020). Median time from filing to termination: 239 days across 3,368 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 197 of Battani’s decisions reviewed on the merits by the U.S. courts of appeals in our data, 148 were affirmed, 29 reversed or vacated, and 20 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, Battani authored 39 published opinions for the court (2002–2011). Most cited: Mitchell v. Vasbinder (32 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Mitchell v. Vasbinder | 644 F. Supp. 2d 846 | 32 |
| 2008 | Sudden Service, Inc. v. Brockman Forklifts, Inc. | 647 F. Supp. 2d 811 | 15 |
| 2003 | Gilbert v. Ferry | 298 F. Supp. 2d 606 | 11 |
| 2010 | Nehasil v. Grenier (In Re Grenier) | 430 B.R. 446 | 7 |
| 2008 | Yarbrough v. Garrett | 579 F. Supp. 2d 856 | 7 |
| 2008 | Transnation Title Insurance Ex Rel. Mulloy v. Livingston (In Re Livingston) | 389 B.R. 1 | 7 |
| 2011 | JP Morgan Chase Bank, N.A. v. First American Title Insurance | 795 F. Supp. 2d 624 | 6 |
| 2009 | SWARTZ AMBULANCE SERVICE, INC. v. Genesee County | 666 F. Supp. 2d 721 | 6 |
| 2005 | GRIEVANCE ADM'R, ATTY. GRIEVANCE COM'N v. Fieger | 409 F. Supp. 2d 858 | 6 |
| 2003 | DirecTV, Inc. v. Cavanaugh | 321 F. Supp. 2d 825 | 6 |
| 2003 | International Ass'n of Firefighters Local 3233 v. Frenchtown Charter Township | 246 F. Supp. 2d 734 | 6 |
| 2010 | JP Morgan Chase Bank, N.A. v. First American Title Insurance | 725 F. Supp. 2d 619 | 5 |
| 2009 | Gold v. Deloitte & Touche LLP (In Re NM Holdings Co.) | 411 B.R. 542 | 5 |
| 2008 | Byrd v. Trombley | 580 F. Supp. 2d 542 | 5 |
| 2007 | Araj v. Kohut (In Re Araj) | 371 B.R. 240 | 5 |
Showing the 15 most-cited of 39 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 Marianne O. Battani?
- President William J. Clinton appointed Marianne O. Battani to the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan in 2000.
- Was Marianne O. Battani appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Marianne O. Battani was appointed by President William J. Clinton, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Marianne O. Battani's confirmation vote?
- Marianne O. Battani was confirmed by voice vote on May 24, 2000. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court was Marianne O. Battani on?
- Marianne O. Battani was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan.
Sources
Each fact on this page traces to a primary public record.
- FJC Biographical Directory
- Wikidata
- Portrait: United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit (Public domain), via Wikimedia Commons
- CourtListener bulk data (Free Law Project): authored opinions & citation counts
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21 years on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).